In addition to being absolutely brilliant, amazing & charming in her own right, we all know she was raised by a single dad w/4 siblings and that he came to the US bc of persecution bc of his participation in the ‘89 Tiananmen democracy uprising, right?

The volume & geographic distribution of protest nationwide during year 1 of Trump's second term was extraordinary.

Pope Leo in message for Lent 2026: “Let us begin by disarming our language, avoiding harsh words and rash judgement, refraining from slander and speaking ill of those who are not present and cannot defend themselves.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

A group of Buddhist monks has finally reached Washington, D.C., on foot, completing a 15-week trek for peace from Texas apnews.com/article/budd...

An online four-day experiential intensive in relational neuroscience and trauma healing, featuring 35+ live workshops by #NVC certified trainer #SarahPeyton Free 2026 Resonant Healing Summit - Sarah Peyton (in March) sarahpeyton.com/2026-resonan...

When I look at what is happening in Minneapolis, I see people practicing dissidence, acting out of a human instinct to defend what feels most normal. The practice comes out of a tradition, it has a history, one that also points the way forward.

I caught glimpses of MLK's strategy in Minneapolis.

Just the most astonishing, zeitgeisty piece on animal ‘tyrants’ by @chrisbaraniuk.com for our BBC Earth team: “In some cases, circumstances can lead to the removal of aggressive leaders. And some animal societies that work together appear able to evade despotism.” www.bbc.com/future/artic...

@willbunch.bsky.social: One of the many remarkable and lasting ideas the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. placed into the national conversation was the concept of something he called “negative peace.” 🎁🔗⤵️ share.inquirer.com/0SEdMs

Watch "How Blowing A Whistle Is An Act Of #NonviolentResistance - Maria J. Stephan" on YouTube youtu.be/N7MgLMzsnmE

I always thought MLK’s ‘Mountaintop’ speech was his best, which was given the day before he was killed. It is especially relevant given what is happening now in MN and elsewhere. He was getting many serious threats, which he references in his line “I may not get there with you.”

"In a real sense all life is inter-related. All men are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly..." #MLK streetgiraffes.wordpress.com/2018/02/04/t...

NYT: The Message in Renee Good’s Last Words 🎁🔗⤵️ www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o... "That 'dude' is a please and thank you."

Watch "Why Non-violent Resistance Matters" by @timothysnyder.bsky.social on YouTube: youtube.com/shorts/9Iq75...

Renee Nicole Good, RIP "The Good I Am Waiting For" by Minneapolis resident #YvetteErasmus, PsyD, the Nonviolent Therapist: yvetteerasmus.com/the-good-i-a...

America… where a singing giraffe wearing a thong is considered more of a threat than multiple masked men with guns. Robby Roadsteamer was also arrested in Portland despite not breaking any laws. Free speech but only if you’re a fascist I guess.

After federal troops forced a fugitive slave named Anthony Burns back into slavery in the 1850s, one Bostonian wrote, “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.” The abuse of power radicalizes people. We are seeing that now.

Watch "From Self-Silencing to Self-Connection: A New Way to Handle Family Dynamics" on YouTube w/ #YvetteErasmus youtu.be/IgUk1-yCu_U

"People often say that our problem in America today is incivility or intolerance. This is incorrect. Motive attribution asymmetry leads to something far worse: contempt, which is a noxious brew of anger & disgust. And not just contempt for other people’s ideas..." 1/2 www.nytimes.com/2019/03/02/o...

Watch "Every Person Watching This Has a Town Square | Marc Elias" on YouTube w/ @hcrichardson.bsky.social : youtube.com/shorts/RkzQ2... #MediateOnesCivicLife

"So in this week’s GROUP HELP Session, we focused on a skill that is not just useful, but required for a connected life: to know how to hold healthy heat and when and how to cool it down." Conflict Facilitator #PriyaParker (re: how to #MediateOnesLife) open.substack.com/pub/priyapar...

Francis Weller interviewed during Thomas Huebel's #Climate Consciousness Summit climateconsciousness.net/summit-hub-d...

An analogy to #NVC & the coexistence of the long-necked "giraffe" (w/ its self-like energy), who can see the bigger picture & more long-term view, verses the more short-sighted "jackal" (akin to protector parts &/or exiles). A Critical Mass Of Self Energy — Max Littman maxlittman.com/critical-mass

Research shows that it takes around 3.5% of the population actively participating in actions to bring about transformative change. Keep going! #upupup

Very good @shteyngart.bsky.social piece illuminating below.

From a 2022 piece by Gledhill, Shay, & @allardduursma.bsky.social: "campaigns that are more creative, humorous, cathartic, and/or fun are also more likely to be large-scale" civil resistance campaigns bc of the "feelings of empowerment, solidarity, catharsis, or glee that accompany these events."

“They want to let people in power know: That’s me too. I stand with wiener dog, I stand with giraffe, I stand with frog army.” { gift link } wapo.st/4nfuWKj

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There’s Nothing More Patriotic Than Dissent. Don’t Let Anyone Tell You Otherwise (via YouTube): youtu.be/CSnKizu1PeA Prof. Eddie Glaude praises ‘No Kings’ protests: ‘We are the salvation this country needs’ (via YouTube): youtu.be/E8hgVheDbtM

This talk -- via Thomas Huebel's summit -- references #NVC & #Nonviolence ⤵️ Watch "The Courage to Choose Nonviolence | Rana Salman & Eszter Koranyi | Collective Trauma Summit 2025" on YouTube youtu.be/MIuqrwM6jXQ Speaker Talks - Collective Trauma Summit collectivetraumasummit.com/speaker-talk...

Do you know what a group of frogs is called? AN ARMY

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

Panel discussion w/ Maddow re: Andrew Young (YouTube): Clark Atlanta University Presents “Andrew Young: The Dirty Work” Panel www.youtube.com/live/qoyWJAT...

We’re in a moment now where it would be worth people taking three hours to watch Gandhi, particularly the scene of the salt march. There is value to making the brutality of your opponent so plain as day that no one can argue with it. The clarity of that brought down an empire

Via Thich Nhat Hanh

Enemy Imagery | Process streetgiraffes.wordpress.com/enemy-imagery

NYT: How to Make Up After a Fight 🎁 ⤵️ www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/w...

Yvette Erasmus, PsyD interviewed today at 4 pm/ET ⤵️ The Impactful You Show impactfulyoushow.com

On #Nonviolence & #NonviolentCommunication streetgiraffes.wordpress.com/nonviolence

I don’t say this lightly, this may be the most important video right now— from the man who took on the Klan and saw what hate and dangerous rhetoric does first hand.

Four Black girls were murdered in a church for daring to exist in a desegregated America. Decades later, justice came, because people refused to let the story die. Watch Sen Doug Jones and historian Heather Cox Richardson break it down. History isn’t past. It’s a warning. youtu.be/bccqUo0mZvQ?...

In my experience, courage is usually the product of love and/or solidarity. When we are deeply invested in each other, we are more likely to take risks that we wouldn't take out of mere principle, or for the sake of people we feel disconnected from. Our alienation mass produces cowardice.

This quote from Gillian Mitchell really moved me today. She writes a marvelous newsletter this excerpt comes from: open.substack.com/pub/sparkint...

I'm surprised how many people are quick to make a defense of violence in my replies. For them it's necessary, foreclosing on its use is a privilege. For me, non-violence is a powerful tool. It is the lesson of one of my heroes, Bayard Rustin. 1/ wagingnonviolence.org/2022/08/reme...

Vincent van Gogh, Wheat Field with Cypresses (St-Rémy 1889) Cypresses gained ground in Van Gogh’s work by late June 1889 when he resolved to devote one of his first series in Saint-Rémy to the towering trees. Distinctive for its rich impasto, Van Gogh viewed this as among his best landscape works.

This past weekend would have been my late father's 94th birthday and recently I wrote a bit about his life, placed in the context of current events: streetgiraffes.wordpress.com/politics-nvc Also posted here ⤵️ www.facebook.com/share/p/1FMe...

“It’s like witnessing a death of an ideal.” Casey Dreier, space policy chief at the Planetary Society www.wired.com/story/the-de...

Wednesday, September 10th: How do we restore trust after it's been broken? (via NVC Academy & #NVC certified trainer Aya Caspi): t.co/EnR4JwgYpd Save your spot for the free webinar here: t.co/mu5mxxyYF5