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Once you see it you can't unsee it:
A "civil rights leader," is often what a "political leader" looks like in a system where pervasive racism prevents Black people from achieving the highest office.๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฟโ€โ™‚๏ธ

What civil rights leaders call for today, becomes sound, accepted, proven good policy 20 years in the future, that improves life for all of us.

This goodness or badness compounds year over year. If we had listened to Frederick Douglass about reconstruction, the US would not be so messed up today.

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@SrRochardBunson
Everybody's family tree has an interesting spot or two. One leg of mine traces back to a disgraced priest in County Cork, who was defrocked and banished to The Colonies.

Would "Finding Your Roots" be nearly as interesting if they did normal people?

I just saw where #NFL star Tony Gonzalez was related to William Shakespeare.

Mine would probably be like "they lived in this Appalachian holler for 200 years.

@ScottSoCal @pivoinebleue

Flinging birdseed has the same effect. Plus, nobody actually cares. By that time, everyone is drunk anyway.

#OnMyWalk to more gorgeous #Camellias! Have loved them ever since I saw Garbo in Camille when I lived in NY in the โ€˜70s. Loved those old retrospective movie houses! And I actually saw Garbo on the street one day!! #BeKind #PinkFlowers Sending Love To You All๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒท๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒบ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒท๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒบ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŒท๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒท๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒบ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒท๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒบ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒท๐Ÿ’—

@skaly
This is the first time you've posted a song link when I could listen to it. You have an incredible, arresting voice.
But the song doesn't feel fire and darkness, to me, it feels like sanctuary.

@debihope
It's sort of like the multiverse in Everything Everywhere All At Once, but with fewer butt plugs. Or, maybe the same number of butt plugs. But definitely not more. Probably.

If you want to improve your mental well-being, you should,

Sleep 8 hours a day
Drink plenty of water
Eat a healthy, balanced diet
Exercise regularly
Collect the hair of your work enemies
Take evening walks to clear your head
Meditate
Manifest a peaceful outlook
Apply flamethrower to stressors
Smile more

@pivoinebleue@mstdn.social
Don't release doves at your wedding. They have no idea how to survive in the wild, and they're attacked and killed by other birds, like crows.
This is Silly Bird. She was lucky, and my neighbor waded into a flock of Crows to save her. She would have been torn apart otherwise. She lived with me for 15 years, and she was sweet, gentle, and smart. She deserved better than to be tossed out because someone thought it would be pretty.

Welcome @joelato_gelato to the neighbourhood!!! And bloody marvellous it is too! The richness and diversity of independent traders in Stockbridge just keeps getting better and better. #independenttraders #shoplocal

Fuck right off, Jeff Bezos. Raise the cap. Thatโ€™ll take care of any โ€œreformsโ€. Raise the tax cap and stop trying to screw people.

Opinion | Social Security and Medicare still need to be reformed โ€” soon - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/opinions/20

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