Today there are more of us.

I feel like the word ‘defenestration’ will be trending again soon. #vocabulary #history

That’s why so many people assume queer kids must be “brainwashed” by progressive parents, because they can’t imagine what it’s like to raise a child without controlling them. They project authoritarianism onto others because it’s the only model they know.

“…the cog you’ve become in someone else’s machine? That’s only a fraction of who you are. You were never meant to spend your brief time on this spinning planet just turning someone else’s gears.”

#MeToo #AutisticWomen #NeurodivergentVoices #PowerAndProximity #ChildhoodMemories #GirlsLikeUs #QuietReckonings #ChooseTheBear #UnfilteredGirl #MemoryAndMeaning #ContainAndQuiet #EmotionalArchaeology #MemoryandMeaning #GrowingUpUndiagnosed

‘And when the only way to survive is by extracting value from someone else, it becomes something even worse: a pyramid scheme dressed up as freedom. A Ponzi scheme of protection.‘ New on Substack: April. Revolution, collapse, resurrection. I think a change is coming. I hope we’re right for it.

This ship is not going to right itself.

🧵 I don’t know who needs to hear this at the White House, but telling people “do not retaliate and you will be rewarded” is not the flex you think it is. 1/6

And now I riff on language. #woke #ubuntu #language open.substack.com/pub/aimuntet...

See me. Know that I matter too. That’s what The Gathering is. Not agreement. But alignment. A pull toward each other in the face of every system that tries to keep us apart.

What would America’s obituary sound like? The truth. A prelude and a wake, a love letter and a reckoning. America’s Obituary: A Layered Wake #AmericasObituary #LayeredWake #UntetheredThoughts #GriefAndGrace #TruthTelling #ReclaimTheStory #AmericaTheBeautiful #WitnessNotWorship

A million to a billion is more than a level up. I explore what that looks like in my latest Substack post https://open.substack.com/pub/aimuntethered/p/whats-a-billion-really?r=eltkp&utm_medium=ios #WealthInequality #Billionaires #EconomicJustice #LateStageCapitalism #Spiraltruth #WealthGap

What if we could see our impact as clearly as footprints in fresh snow? Where would we walk more gently, more boldly, more consciously? #SundaySelfReflection #IntentionalLiving #ConsciousConnection #RippleEffect #YouMatter #SoulQuestions #aimuntethered

Tolerance, Snowflakes, and the power we have. @aimuntethered on Substack

Due process is a legal line. Dignity is a human one. What we’re witnessing violates both.

Due process is a legal line. Dignity is a human one. What we’re witnessing violates both.

Hillary’s emails, Hunter’s laptop, and Benghazi. Now? Crickets while their side leaks national security in a group chat like it’s fantasy football. Their outrage is their entertainment. Their willful ignorance is our national liability.

Liberty isn’t handed down. It’s held up. These quotes have been hitting me different lately, so I gathered them up and gave them a home. Resistance isn’t chaos, I am learning. It’s how justice lives. #QuoteThread #Justice #Resistance #HoldTheLine

Sunday Self-Reflection #Reflection #InnerWork #Interconnection #SundayPause #HumanityUnlocked #YouMatter

We are treating America’s emotional pain with torture. And worse. We are making it entertainment.

Spring fever is in full swing… but she just wants a snack! 🌸🐿️ #SpringFling #SquirrelDrama #LetHerEat #Anxiety

They may not see what they’ve become, but they’re still responsible for it. Meanwhile, I find joy in the small things—hands in the earth, nurturing growth that feeds both body and spirit. #GardenMagic #SpringVibes #GonkLife #basil #spiceoflife #herbgarden

It’s time to stop asking for directions from the people laughing at us from the ladders. #History #Politics #Power #Shame #Untethered #Truth #CognitiveDissonance #GoldenRule #FindYourWayOut #substack

It’s not #Caturday, but I can still declare it #LucyAppreciationDay. Bow before her fluffy majesty. #CatsofBluesky #CatFlash #FlashesCat #Purrfect #MajesticMaineCoonEnergy

"town hall night in america" -- every congressional district, once a month, all on the same night: oldgoats.substack.com/p/lets-creat...

‘Critical thinking isn’t reserved for academics or journalists; it’s a fundamental part of being an informed citizen. The issue isn’t that people lack access to information—it’s that many have been conditioned to believe that all information is equally unreliable.’ My latest on Substack-

Even the weather is over-compensating.

Morning visitors doing their ibis thing—peck, step, repeat. Nature’s little lawn aerators at work. #FloridaWildlife #Ibises #BackyardVisitors #NatureMoments #BirdWatching #Springtime

So many Ponderosa Lemon Blossoms!

They turned death into a sensory experience. That should stop everyone in their tracks. Because that is not just desensitization, that is conditioning people to associate violence with pleasure.

Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.

In 1861 my fourth great-grandfather Aaron left his home in Pepperell, Massachusetts, to join the war, one of the first to respond to Lincoln’s call for troops, marching through Baltimore with the 6th Massachusetts Regiment. #livinghistory #genealogy #americanhistory ##disabilityhistory

Sunday Reflection

This is how you lead!

“I don’t remember his exact words, just the general tone, mild judgment, maybe discomfort. Tattoos weren’t for him. And that’s the point. They weren’t.”

The people who scream “Constitution!” to block gun control sure fall silent when unelected bad actors trample it for their own gain. Turns out, it’s not about the Constitution. It’s about what serves their interests.

If whatever his ads are going to say were the truth, they wouldn’t need to be ads.

I’m plunking some writing over on Substack, would love for you to join me over there, too!

Excuse me, but I believe there’s been a mistake- I’m far too important to be contained like this. #caturday #catofbluesky #meow

Where I show you how my own personal HIV management has consequences for everyone. #HealthNotPolitics #FundGlobalHealth #HIVFunding #PEPFAR #MedicaidMatters #humanrights

Penthouse suite vs. garden view—both come with prime squirrel-watching real estate. Happy #caturday #catsofbluesky #catlife

Not me over here clipping my toenails wondering if Tulsi Gabbard is hungry 🤔

Public raids and the ‘camera-ready’ filming of deportations are deliberate acts of terror. #deportations #humanity #historyknows

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde responds to Trump and death threats.

I sure do have a lot of clips in my archives of things that longer exist at Walt Disney World. 2018ish #epcot

May his spirit of liberation and justice guide us, grounding us amid chaos, especially when it’s a fragile attempt to feel power through control. May we march forward with compassion and resolve, rooted in shared humanity.

So much to process right now. Writing it out helps. #tiktok #oligarchy #thegoldenrule

Everything is dumb and terrible, and it's gonna be dumb and terrible for a while. It’s important to do what you can to make it less dumb and terrible, and it's important to find a way make some contentment for yourself in spite of everything being dumb and terrible.