A poem by Mary Oliver, first published in her 1986 collection Dream Work
Wild Geese
By Mary Oliver
You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.
Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain are moving across the landscapes, over the prairies and the deep trees, the mountains and the rivers.
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air, are heading home again.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination, calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting - over and over announcing your place in the family of things.
iβd like to hope that the world goes on
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain are moving across the landscapes, over the prairies and the deep trees, the mountains and the rivers.
01.03.2026 13:08
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01.03.2026 16:14
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No wonder Elon is obsessed.
25.02.2026 17:52
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This is clearly blatantly intentional voter suppression and any claim otherwise is completely unserious
26.02.2026 02:35
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How California Can Neuter βCitizens Unitedβ and Improve Democracy for Us All
The Golden State has an opportunity to save American democracy from big corporate money
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
"...individual states have the authority to limit corporate political activity and dark money spending, because states determine what powers corporations have...the power to define their form, limits, and privilege has belonged only to the states..."
#blueCrew
26.02.2026 03:15
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An article in The Century Magazine, 1903, entitled "A Million Immigrants a Year, 1. Efforts to Restrict Undesirable Immigration". This portion of the article is by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, R-MA, famous for opposing the League of Nations and wanting more American imperialism. A second portion, by Frank P. Sargent, is blatantly eugenic in its outlook.
Today in The More Things Change,,,
24.02.2026 23:35
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Cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social
23.02.2026 22:55
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Maybe you live in an immoral country if its priority is killing people abroad instead of keeping people at home alive.
23.02.2026 20:32
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21.02.2026 22:32
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Trump appears to favor the concept of an endless financial resource, seemingly without any prospect of insolvency.
16.02.2026 19:50
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16.02.2026 15:00
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If this country was truly βpro-life,β we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.
The right-wing agenda isnβt about βlife.β
Itβs about control.
15.02.2026 23:00
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15.02.2026 13:29
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Trump's trying to dictate how elections are run...is UNCONSTITUTIONAL...and completely unnecessary
15.02.2026 09:43
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Throwback to Pam Bondiβs campaign ad for Florida AG:
βIβll fight to put human trafficking monsters where they belong. Behind bars.β
The ad aged. The internet remembers.
12.02.2026 03:26
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05.02.2026 07:18
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The correct answer is ALWAYS "Fuck ICE"
05.02.2026 23:28
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Let's Do This. Chump Loves To Be
On TV........
04.02.2026 10:44
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Aonther thing wrong with the Patent system. If the justification is to protect IP for creators, including being able to sell the patent to someone who has the resources to manifest it, why not have it go public domain if not used in 3-5 years?
04.02.2026 18:09
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WRONG. I-205 administrative warrants are not issued by immigration judges. Theyβre signed by ICE officers. And EVEN IF THEY WERE issued by an immigration judge - they are executive branch employees, NOT judicial branch. JUDICIAL warrants are needed to enter a home without consent.
03.02.2026 15:49
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Wearing a black T-shirt with a design featuring two columns. On the left:
Things Kids Have Sacrificed For Drivers -Playing on their street
-Safe school streets
-Walking to school
-Bking/Rolling to school
-Random play
-Crossing the street
-Playing outside at night
-Independence
-Freedom
-Quality street life
-Air quality
-A planet
-Their lives
On the right:
Things Drivers Have Sacrificed For Kids
*taps the @tomflood.bsky.social t-shirt*
06.01.2026 11:53
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THIS π HERE......
31.01.2026 11:01
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31.01.2026 12:04
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Man ponders if he is still a good person if helping others benefits him. The universe answers and tells him: 'Be kind, I don't care why'
26.01.2026 19:38
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26.01.2026 23:50
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Chump's Regime Lies To Our Faces, While Video Evidence
Proves The TRUTH,And Their Lies.
26.01.2026 10:33
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Went to my local library this morning to do a bit of research for my current book project and my goodness such a life-affirming space! There was an adult being taught to read on the next table, children enjoying story time, countless people taking out books. So grateful for our libraries β€οΈ
26.01.2026 15:33
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Naming someone is not doxxing. They arenβt undercover. They arenβt intelligence agents overseas. This is outrageous - we are supposed to be a free Republic and these people want an authoritarian police state. Lawsuits should be filed & ranking Dems in Congress should act.
26.01.2026 16:35
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