"I distrust idealism’s authoritarian streak; I believe in incremental change that takes into account what people say they want, and why." — E. J. Graff ()
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Tim Wilson
@wilsonti7
Pro-democracy, pro-union; anti-fascist, anti-monarchist, anti-communist. He/him. Gay, gay married. Port Orange, Florida.
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As someone who shoulda been a prole but escaped through combinations of unknown circumstances, le’me just state that I am both in awe of and stand before this universe w gratitude for the gift of life.
And of music. Thank you, life!
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tonight was care as method night in trans method. my students asked me to leak their list of suggestions to make education feel less like suffering so here it is.
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Instructions: “Tolerate uncertainty. Normalize feelings. Minimize regret. Know that people have the capacity to change and connect, right up to the end.” (Free link.)
Wonderfully creepy things little kids say! Free link.
I’m still a “wait, the Astros are in the *American* league?” kinda guy. How long’s that been? 15? 20? years. (It was 2013 actually.)
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My granddaddy on my father’s side was a coal miner; my granddaddy on my mother’s side was a dirt farmer. My daddy was “a successful businessman “ but I’ll still side w labor time in, time out.
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Don’t listen to the polls.
Don’t listen to the news.
Don’t listen to the naysayers.
Don’t listen to the MAGAts.
All you have to do is go & vote Blue.
That’s it.
There are millions more of us.
If we all vote, there will be a Blue Wave which will save America from fascism.
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My first HIV doctor advised us to get our flu shots toward the end of October to have protection into February and later. Done, thank you
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Has anyone out there used glasses w built-in Bluetooth audio? For correction? For sound protection? Any experiences out there?
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The city currently has 11 debris removal trucks operating in Zones 2, 3, 5, 6 & 8 throughout the city. In total, our contractor has picked up 66,000 cubic yards of debris to date, focusing heavily on C&D (construction & demolition) For more details, visit:
port-orange.org/CivicAlerts.as
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Of course, the situation in 1860/1861 was insane. FOR THE SLAVES. It had been insane FOR THE SLAVES since 1619. Do you get it??
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I first heard this on Fripp’s _Discipline_ album, and it has *sustained* me for decades now. There are things to do, so don’t be pissy about it.
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“If you know you have an unpleasant nature and dislike people, that is no obstacle to work.”
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It’s hard to accept, but history suggests that at certain points, nations just go nuts, lose it completely. I fear that moment is upon this nation again, as in 1860/1861.
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45 Seconds of Defiance: An Iranian woman blocks the street, headscarf off, arms uncovered, combs her hair for the world (and the regime) to see. All are crimes in today’s #Iran , as protests enter day 38 twitter.com/Smollamohammad
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In memory of Lemmy Kilmister , Hawkwind - Silver Machine ,1972
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Rewatched ’s doc this a.m. The Q&A mentioned the pause and the tango dancers, but no one mentioned the cut (after “some real c***s, and one . . . ” (paraphrased)). Dayum, that was *harsh*.
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