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J.C. Joranco @jcjoranco.bsky.social · 7h

“Space flights are merely an escape, a fleeing away from oneself, because it is easier to go to Mars or to the moon than it is to penetrate one’s own being.”

— Carl Jung (1875–1961)

J.C. Joranco @jcjoranco.bsky.social · 1d

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John Prine Sings "Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore..."

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J.C. Joranco @jcjoranco.bsky.social · 1d

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FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER Trailer (2025) Adam Driver, Cate Blanchett

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The Authors Guild @authorsguild.org · 2d

That’s a wrap on Banned Books Week but theres still so much more you can do to protect books and libraries in the next election: bookriot.com/library-elec...

Be an Informed Pro-Library, Pro-Literary Voter Now: Book Censorship News, October 10, 2025

Elections in several states will be coming up throughout the months of October and November. Here's how to be a pro-library voter.

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Indigenous Environmental Network @ienearth.bsky.social · 2d

On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, the world celebrates our culture but what’s often unseen is the daily work to protect, revitalize, and honor in today's busy society.

Each day, Indigenous peoples step into our role as caretakers of the land, defending our waters, air, and territories.
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J.C. Joranco @jcjoranco.bsky.social · 2d

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I’m looking forward to seeing this film when I can!

Eye For Film: Interview with Jim Jarmusch and the cast of Father Mother Sister Brother

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J.C. Joranco @jcjoranco.bsky.social · 2d

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To Morrow

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 2d

"A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.”

~ Thomas Paine

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J.C. Joranco @jcjoranco.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve been revising a 170k word novel for years now, and today I’ve decided I’m going to split the novel into 3 parts. Or volumes. Sectors. Something.

J.C. Joranco @jcjoranco.bsky.social · 2d

The Three Elements of the Good Life www.themarginalian.org/2025/10/05/c...

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The Three Elements of the Good Life

To be a true person is to be entirely oneself in every circumstance, with all the courage and vulnerability this requires. And yet because a person is a confederacy of parts often at odds and somet…

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J.C. Joranco @jcjoranco.bsky.social · 2d

“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else.”

— Charles Dickens (1812–1870)

J.C. Joranco @jcjoranco.bsky.social · 3d

Fran Lebowitz: “Think before you speak. Read before you think. This will give you something to think about that you didn’t make up yourself.”