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Joe

Joe

@phaedris.bsky.social

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Clarion call to action for Progressives. Hard left leaning. Vegan. Anti-CatastrophePorn advocate. Silly grandpa jokes, poetry quotes and some of my artwork. My heart is full of love and gratitude. 🙏🫶🕊️🔅🪷

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Joe @phaedris.bsky.social · 6d

OMG I’m so cold! 🥶

Joe @phaedris.bsky.social · 6d

Well I remember, I remember don't worry
How could I ever forget
It's the first time, the last time we ever met
But I know the reason why you keep your silence up
No, you don't fool me
The hurt doesn't show, but the pain still grows
It's no stranger to you or me

Joe @phaedris.bsky.social · 7d

Just leave me the [~~~k] alone.

Joe @phaedris.bsky.social · 7d

Effing cankles and a burnt tongue.

Joe @phaedris.bsky.social · 7d

Partocracy

Joe @phaedris.bsky.social · 7d

(2 of 2) - in religion, literature, colleges, and schools - democracy in all public and private life.”

- Walt Whitman

Quoted in “Giving up is Unforgivable: A Manual for Keeping a Democracy” by Joyce Vance

Joe @phaedris.bsky.social · 7d

(1 of 3) “Did you, too, O friend, suppose democracy was only for elections, for politics, and for a party name? I say democracy is only of use there that it may pass on and come to its flower and fruit in manners, in the highest forms of interaction between men, and their beliefs -

Joe @phaedris.bsky.social · 8d

The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
Of the big lake, they called Gitche Gumee
The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead
When the skies of November turn gloomy

Joe @phaedris.bsky.social · 8d

Why the hell am I crying listening to Ratt Round and Round? I’m a mess y’all. 🥹

Joe @phaedris.bsky.social · 11d

Love it!

Joe @phaedris.bsky.social · 11d

Lightening flashing, thunder growling ominously and a flood watch for more than 24 hours. Fortunately I don’t live in a flood zone.

Joe @phaedris.bsky.social · 12d

3/3 If Padukas are so important, why aren’t they offered for free to everyone?

Her response will be interesting.

Joe @phaedris.bsky.social · 12d

2/3 TBH I don’t pray much any more. Things have been so awful for so long I feel Amma has forsaken me. I live in almost constant pain. Why? Karma? TBH I spend a lot of time crying each day because of the pain. Is that fair?

Joe @phaedris.bsky.social · 12d

1/2 One of my best friends is deeply religious. I just asked her about Padukas, which she highly recommended.

Padukas?

I had to look that one up. I have various physical issues related to my feet. Bunions, infection, and especially neuropathy. $300 would be a major investment for me.

Joe @phaedris.bsky.social · 12d

Dear Mr./Ms. driver in a vehicle with heavily tinted windows: I can’t see you and I can’t read your mind. Do you see me, or are you busy looking at your cell phone?

Joe @phaedris.bsky.social · 15d

It’s a cold and it’s a broken hallelujah.

Joe @phaedris.bsky.social · 17d

I forgot my debit card PIN number! I’ve only typed it in 1,000+ times since I got my card. I think the idea of going to the No Kings rally has really rattled me.

Joe @phaedris.bsky.social · 18d

F[___] ing at

Joe @phaedris.bsky.social · 18d

OMG The pain is so intense. But I can deal with it.

Joe @phaedris.bsky.social · 18d

When your tears drip onto your iPad

Joe @phaedris.bsky.social · 21d

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS DALLAS” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

NO KINGS DALLAS · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

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Joe @phaedris.bsky.social · 21d

The story behind this painting is interesting:
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The Virgin and Child with Saints Louis and Margaret | Unknown | c. 151

About the artwork: The Virgin and Child with Saints Louis and Margaret (c. 1510) is an exquisite example of early Flemish devotional art that unites sacred symbolism, royal iconography, and monastic d...

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Joe @phaedris.bsky.social · 22d

Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day!

Joe @phaedris.bsky.social · 24d

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GRIM GRINNING GHOSTS | Low Bass Singer Cover | The Haunted Mansion | Geoff Castellucci

YouTube video by Geoff Castellucci

Joe @phaedris.bsky.social · 27d

So many people have come and gone
Their faces fade as the years go by
But I still recall as I walk along
As clear as the sun in the summer sky