sometimes i wonder how many versions of myself i’ve outgrown without even noticing. i look back at old photos and remember the thoughts i used to carry, the dreams i thought would save me. it’s strange how you can live inside yourself every day and still not realize you’re evolving. it’s only when you look back that you realize how far you’ve come, how many lives you’ve already lived in the same skin.
“i asked chatgpt—“
okay well i asked the moon and she said you’re a fucking loser for that
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Sometimes I fantasize about disappearing.
Not dying.
Just logging off.
Getting a job no one cares about.
Growing tomatoes.
Writing poems in the margins of a notebook no one reads.
Not as a failure.
But as a kind of freedom.
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Best mental reset I’ve learned:
If your mind is loud — Write.
If your mind is empty — Read.
If your mind is racing — Walk.
If your mind is tired — Sleep.
If your mind is sharp — Build.
Most problems are just mismatched energy. Get the inputs right, the rest follows.
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One day, you'll realize that no one was really watching, and you could have done whatever you wanted.
I just hope you don't figure it out too late.
With love 🇺🇸 and pride 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ from France. 🇫🇷
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You hit publish, and there’s no reaction.
No likes. No shares. Just silence.
But writing isn't about receiving praise.
It’s about leaving parts of yourself for others to discover.
It may take days.
It may take years.
But keep writing, regardless.
I cannot express how much I admire and respect this man. I supported him for president back in 2019 and will support him for ANY elected office in the future. He’s the real deal 💙💙
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RFK Jr is preparing to ban Pharmaceutical Ads on TV..
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I might get slightly bashed for this one—but just my personal intake;
Can we please stop giving the “universe” credit for what GOD is doing?
It’s not the stars aligning — it’s the Savior making a way.
Doors don’t just open on their own. That’s GOD.
Let’s start calling it what it is and giving honor where it’s due.
Question: If abortion bans in these states result in much higher birth rates of Asian, Black and brown babies compared to those of European descent, then what? Will these courts and legislators claim that these birth rates are a plot by Democrats to "replace 'real' America?" Will they legislate and use courts again to rule that some lives are more of a life than others, and it's unnecessary to work too hard to save the others?
Thanks James. I did look at yours shortly after I hit send on my own. I thought of the unfavorable outcomes among women of color in childbirth too as I was writing my comment but didn't broach it. I hadn't considered population engineering to guarantee a desperate and perpetually low paid workforce. Very likely and possible.
Yet, just like many things mankind attempts to accomplish concerning natural processes, these plans could have unintended demographic results. It may not be immediate but a …
You are quite right. The complex and unpredictable nature of these 'social experiments' gives added importance to the full menu of autocratic right-wing strategies. They take a shot-gun approach (sometimes literally). Every outrageous technique they come up with - gerrymandering, for example - only adds to their power and the susceptibility of their supporters to propaganda. (It wasn't possible that Trump lost! Hence the insurrection). It is sinister and anti-democratic in the extreme. And we m…
Sigh...can't disagree. Frustrating state of affairs, James. I'll still be stubbornly casting my blue votes, the only weapon I still have in the face of what often appears an inexorable march to a SCOTUS-backed autocracy.
Hear! Hear!
“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
― Malcolm X, The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965)
I need Oversight Dems to listen!
5/20 Why regret is NOT redemption. Remember the farmer who cried about losing his farm? Skylar Holden has some more things to find out, it seems. When does the learning kick in?
