Alyj
@alyj.bsky.social
Liberal, feisty, champion of communication and empathy.
NYC until college, now in rural PA (yes, that Butler). Working in palliative care, encouraging agency over choices, comfort over suffering, and dignity in dying.
NYC until college, now in rural PA (yes, that Butler). Working in palliative care, encouraging agency over choices, comfort over suffering, and dignity in dying.
"I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right temporarily defeated is stronger than evil triumphant"
Dr. M. L. King Jr
Nobel Prize acceptance speech, in Oslo on
12/10/1964
Dr. M. L. King Jr
Nobel Prize acceptance speech, in Oslo on
12/10/1964
February 2, 2026 at 6:41 AM
"I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right temporarily defeated is stronger than evil triumphant"
Dr. M. L. King Jr
Nobel Prize acceptance speech, in Oslo on
12/10/1964
Dr. M. L. King Jr
Nobel Prize acceptance speech, in Oslo on
12/10/1964
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"Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in it's quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency. And the rule of law be damned."
February 1, 2026 at 11:54 AM
"Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in it's quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency. And the rule of law be damned."
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It's literally the definition of EVIL
January 29, 2026 at 3:01 PM
It's literally the definition of EVIL
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable"
—John F. Kennedy, 1962
—John F. Kennedy, 1962
January 27, 2026 at 3:15 PM
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable"
—John F. Kennedy, 1962
—John F. Kennedy, 1962
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From 2016: "I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters, OK?" Trump remarked at a campaign stop at Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa. "It's, like, incredible."
(C. Dwyer,NPR)
(C. Dwyer,NPR)
January 25, 2026 at 1:28 PM
From 2016: "I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters, OK?" Trump remarked at a campaign stop at Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa. "It's, like, incredible."
(C. Dwyer,NPR)
(C. Dwyer,NPR)
"Our only hope today lies in our ability to recapture the revolutionary spirit and go out into a sometimes hostile world declaring eternal hostility to poverty, racism, and militarism."
~Rev. M.L.King
April 4, 1967
Beyond Vietnam speech
~Rev. M.L.King
April 4, 1967
Beyond Vietnam speech
January 19, 2026 at 11:45 AM
"Our only hope today lies in our ability to recapture the revolutionary spirit and go out into a sometimes hostile world declaring eternal hostility to poverty, racism, and militarism."
~Rev. M.L.King
April 4, 1967
Beyond Vietnam speech
~Rev. M.L.King
April 4, 1967
Beyond Vietnam speech
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Senator Chris Murphy speaks truth 👇
January 16, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Senator Chris Murphy speaks truth 👇
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Good morning & TY MErlin
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January 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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Thank you @kaplanikids.bsky.social! 💙💙💙💟
January 13, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Thank you @kaplanikids.bsky.social! 💙💙💙💟
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The first time Charlie Chaplin spoke onscreen, he implored the people of the world to resist the rising tide of fascism.
Nearly 90 years later, it remains a timely message.
Nearly 90 years later, it remains a timely message.
January 8, 2026 at 9:05 PM
The first time Charlie Chaplin spoke onscreen, he implored the people of the world to resist the rising tide of fascism.
Nearly 90 years later, it remains a timely message.
Nearly 90 years later, it remains a timely message.
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Senseless 🤦🏻♂️
January 7, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Senseless 🤦🏻♂️
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"Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism than war. It demands greater fidelity to the truth and a much more perfect purity of conscience"
~Thomas Merton
~Thomas Merton
January 5, 2026 at 12:36 AM
"Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism than war. It demands greater fidelity to the truth and a much more perfect purity of conscience"
~Thomas Merton
~Thomas Merton
Just War Theory: requires that the cause for war is just; the right authority makes the decision; the decision is made with the right intention of bringing about peace; the war is a last resort; the overall evil of the war does not outweigh the good.
www.carnegiecouncil.org/explore-enga...
www.carnegiecouncil.org/explore-enga...
Just war
Access a definition of Just War, along with featured reading, discussion questions, and a list of resources on the topic.
www.carnegiecouncil.org
January 3, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Just War Theory: requires that the cause for war is just; the right authority makes the decision; the decision is made with the right intention of bringing about peace; the war is a last resort; the overall evil of the war does not outweigh the good.
www.carnegiecouncil.org/explore-enga...
www.carnegiecouncil.org/explore-enga...
"Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it"
~William Penn
~William Penn
December 30, 2025 at 5:02 AM
"Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it"
~William Penn
~William Penn
Wishing for a peaceful and restorative holiday time for everyone!
December 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Wishing for a peaceful and restorative holiday time for everyone!
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Thank you, sister Cindy!
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December 11, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The motto of war is: "Let the strong survive; let the weak die." The motto of peace is: "Let the strong help the weak to survive."
* from Franklin D. Roosevelt's address before a Joint Session of the National Congress and the Supreme Court of Brazil at Rio de Janeiro.
November 27, 1936
* from Franklin D. Roosevelt's address before a Joint Session of the National Congress and the Supreme Court of Brazil at Rio de Janeiro.
November 27, 1936
December 2, 2025 at 5:35 AM
The motto of war is: "Let the strong survive; let the weak die." The motto of peace is: "Let the strong help the weak to survive."
* from Franklin D. Roosevelt's address before a Joint Session of the National Congress and the Supreme Court of Brazil at Rio de Janeiro.
November 27, 1936
* from Franklin D. Roosevelt's address before a Joint Session of the National Congress and the Supreme Court of Brazil at Rio de Janeiro.
November 27, 1936
I spent a few minutes catching up with a friend at work. She said she was running for election to a local schoolboard seat in May and also that she had a new 'equation'. She shared this with me:
Joy =(compassion x rage)^action
Joy =(compassion x rage)^action
April 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I spent a few minutes catching up with a friend at work. She said she was running for election to a local schoolboard seat in May and also that she had a new 'equation'. She shared this with me:
Joy =(compassion x rage)^action
Joy =(compassion x rage)^action
Quite a few years ago (maybe 35) I took the tag off my teabag and saved it in my wallet. Transferring it every time I got a new wallet. Today I looked for it and found it was missing
*Live and let live is good. Live and help live is better*
How lately does it seem lost to so many others too?
*Live and let live is good. Live and help live is better*
How lately does it seem lost to so many others too?
February 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Quite a few years ago (maybe 35) I took the tag off my teabag and saved it in my wallet. Transferring it every time I got a new wallet. Today I looked for it and found it was missing
*Live and let live is good. Live and help live is better*
How lately does it seem lost to so many others too?
*Live and let live is good. Live and help live is better*
How lately does it seem lost to so many others too?