It’s surprising this hasn’t received more attention, but a breathtaking 50ft sculpture, Dignity, was recently unveiled in South Dakota. Created by artist Dale Lamphere, this incredible piece honors the women of the Sioux Nation and their enduring strength, grace, and resilience.

Writers: yes, you are still a "real" writer if you - have never published anything - have no readers - didn't write anything this month - didn't write anything this year - can't articulate words anymore - can only float and mournfully wail - were murdered ten years ago on this very spot

If you ever wonder if you can have an impact, I suggest getting a small bird and seeing how they quickly begin to run your home.

Felt cute

Hi, I’m God. Vaccines save lives. Love, God

On echo chambers/preaching to the choir, cont'd: @charliejane.bsky.social: "But another huge reason I love community is because it helps us build a consensus reality, something that is sometimes dismissed as "filter bubbles" but is actually a powerful form of organizing and rallying."

For my newsletter wrote about a question from a recent Q&A that has stayed with me. Doesn’t happen so often, so I paid attention. open.substack.com/pub/querent/...

I feel seen

Remember, it’s okay for radio, cable, local news, newspapers, podcasts, youtube, facebook, and twitter to be right wing echo chambers. But IT IS NOT OKAY for a new app that’s starting to gain traction to be a left wing echo chamber. NO NO NO NOT FAIR! 😠 😭

Sharing to save. Looks yummy.

Neighborhood night watch is slacking. In his defense the laundry is warm from the dryer!

Bread bakers will understand and now, so do I. I am making milk bread and the dough is supposed be kneaded into “window pane” consistency. I succeeded with help from my kitchen aid mixer. It didn’t happen in one day. I was persistent in my learning. Isn’t that obnoxious?

I am not betraying humanity or my values when I take breaks. I do not have the ability to be a superhero. I’m in the resistance as a support person. ~Notes from therapy

This is Fred. He just found out he can chew his own ear. There aren't actually any rules against it, he checked. 12/10

day 7 of not using twitter: the brain swelling has lessened. i see visions of the future, you are in it. dolphins splashing in the horizon

Joe Scarborough and Mika from Morning Joe, their ratings plummeting, made a pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago because they decided if you can't beat him, grovel for access and help normalize him AGAIN. STOP 👏 WATCHING👏 MORNING👏 JOE👏

"does bluesky have drafts" no but we have kindness. we have friendship. we know love. we know how to see the world in a grain of sand, and heaven in a wildflower. we know how to hold infinity in the palm of my hand, and eternity in an hour.

Gymsight: I haven’t been able to breathe properly since Nov 6. I sometimes feel as if my stomach has collapsed and is stuck against my spine. I came to the gym and couldn’t last more than 20mn of CV. Today I got in 30mn and began breathing with the rhythm. What a relief.

The Onion be spot-on

Sometimes I want someone to feel sorry for me and say “poor sweet baby” because Drumpf won. To those who feel the same: Poor sweet babies from me to you.

still adding accounts but if you want a one click to block all these “there are only two gender” fuckknuckles you can sub to this list (note this is not a general anti-trans list, just single purpose atm) bsky.app/profile/did:...

This is a proposed law targeting exactly one person: Incoming trans Congresswoman Sarah McBride of Delaware. Nancy Mace is a transphobic, hateful troll who voted with teen rapist Matt Gaetz to depose her own party’s speaker, but the bathrooms. That’s where she’s focused.

Would read a novel about a writer who gets included in a Starter Pack with a load of other writers he considers inferior.

And if you're asking, "what if there are too many things deeply wrong with me for me to pick one?" well honey, that's what side characters are for

McD’s, this is deeply disturbing.

I would like to speak up today for the trans community. You see, I know a bit of what it’s like to be politically scapegoated. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, suddenly anyone in America who had any amount of Japanese ancestry became suspect. Politicians preyed upon ignorance and fear. /1

Loads of #literary #magazines are coming to Bluesky, here is a great list to follow! PLEASE SHARE TO HELP THEM LEAVE TWITTER! #litmags #writer #writingcommunity go.bsky.app/7cWNC2j

This is still my advice: Become a writer anyway. Fuck it, do it, it won't save you, but it's still a beautiful dream to write novels and short stories and poems and mingle with other dreamers and make art and laugh in the face of death. And writing is constant death. Live más.

Have I always dropped things numerous times a day or am I just aware of it because of how much it hurts to pick stuff up?

Crockpot Ziti Ratatouille (see comments for recipe found on the box of my fancy new $20 crockpot)

“A sheriff in Sidney, a town 40 miles (64km) north-west …allegedly told local police in September to “get a hold of these people and arrest them”. “Bring them – I’ll figure out if they’re legal,” he said. So basically, lynchings have been given a green light. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

I just sorted all the ingredients in the cupboards so I know what I can make; all the while my birb screamed orders at me. Now I want take out.

For my newsletter I wrote about some things I learned as a young activist that have just stayed true over the last 35 years. I’ve thought of a few more, will put those in the next one.

Vanity Fair reports: “Trump transition team had a meeting today to discuss sexual assault allegations against Sec of Defense nominee @PeteHegseth.” They are, after all, a job prerequisite these days for the Trump White House.

when you scare off Stephen King…