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✨ we are messy, but we are equals ✨
trying to live wholeheartedly.
writer. eco-nerd. beginner chaplain. anarchist.
Sorrel, they/them
sorrelvirginiahester.substack.com
trying to live wholeheartedly.
writer. eco-nerd. beginner chaplain. anarchist.
Sorrel, they/them
sorrelvirginiahester.substack.com
Pinned
If you are reading this, here's a virtual checkpoint. After you do a few rounds of breathing with this image, close your laptop and pick up a book or open a playlist and take a break from the internet.
I will suggest this one for now bc I'm a nerd: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-EA...
I will suggest this one for now bc I'm a nerd: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-EA...
a black and white drawing of an octagon with the words breathe out below it
ALT: a black and white drawing of an octagon with the words breathe out below it
media.tenor.com
VIRTUAL CHECKPOINT 🤠 PLEASE HALT. ✋
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We need those who claim to be “left” to stop punching down on the disabled, covid cautious and immune compromised.
Masking is resistance.
It’s community care.
The ruling class wants you sick and weak so you won’t fight back.
Healthcare is being gutted.
There’s never been a better time to mask
Masking is resistance.
It’s community care.
The ruling class wants you sick and weak so you won’t fight back.
Healthcare is being gutted.
There’s never been a better time to mask
December 27, 2025 at 4:32 AM
We need those who claim to be “left” to stop punching down on the disabled, covid cautious and immune compromised.
Masking is resistance.
It’s community care.
The ruling class wants you sick and weak so you won’t fight back.
Healthcare is being gutted.
There’s never been a better time to mask
Masking is resistance.
It’s community care.
The ruling class wants you sick and weak so you won’t fight back.
Healthcare is being gutted.
There’s never been a better time to mask
ah yes, the end of year "limbo".
The days between Christmas and NYE are a vortex. I’m just out here vibing.
December 28, 2025 at 3:53 AM
ah yes, the end of year "limbo".
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In June, Cincinnati Imam Ayman Soliman was arrested, held in a freezing cold jail cell for months. He had no criminal record and is beloved by countless patients he served at the local children's hospital.
Yet, ICE tried to deport him to Egypt, an effective death sentence.
Read more below. 👇
Yet, ICE tried to deport him to Egypt, an effective death sentence.
Read more below. 👇
'It can happen to anybody': Inside ICE's Attempted Deporatition of Cincinnati Imam Ayman Soliman
Inside the story of how a pillar of Cincinnati's local community faced the real threat of deportation, and how his community rallied to support him.
thefreeradical.org
December 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
In June, Cincinnati Imam Ayman Soliman was arrested, held in a freezing cold jail cell for months. He had no criminal record and is beloved by countless patients he served at the local children's hospital.
Yet, ICE tried to deport him to Egypt, an effective death sentence.
Read more below. 👇
Yet, ICE tried to deport him to Egypt, an effective death sentence.
Read more below. 👇
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If you're a nondriver, especially one who is disabled, you regulary have to deal with inaccessible infrastructure like this. I regularly encourage people to navigate their communities through the lens of someone who might use a mobility device or have trouble walking. Because it will be eye-opening.
I know the 38 isn’t the route with the highest ridership, but dang if this isn’t a ridiculously inaccessible stop.
December 27, 2025 at 10:52 PM
If you're a nondriver, especially one who is disabled, you regulary have to deal with inaccessible infrastructure like this. I regularly encourage people to navigate their communities through the lens of someone who might use a mobility device or have trouble walking. Because it will be eye-opening.
*sings in Sharpay*
December 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
*sings in Sharpay*
I'm never gonna be able to move past the casual use of "skeet" on Bluesky/Blacksky in replacement of Twitter's "tweet".
Like we out here just normalizing calling our posts "skeets". We could have chosen "bleets" but collectively chose "skeet."
No one is holding us at gunpoint, y'all.
Like we out here just normalizing calling our posts "skeets". We could have chosen "bleets" but collectively chose "skeet."
No one is holding us at gunpoint, y'all.
December 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I'm never gonna be able to move past the casual use of "skeet" on Bluesky/Blacksky in replacement of Twitter's "tweet".
Like we out here just normalizing calling our posts "skeets". We could have chosen "bleets" but collectively chose "skeet."
No one is holding us at gunpoint, y'all.
Like we out here just normalizing calling our posts "skeets". We could have chosen "bleets" but collectively chose "skeet."
No one is holding us at gunpoint, y'all.
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Ending 2025 with the grounded sense of hope I picked up in Chicago, as told here:
Inside Chicago’s Neighborhood ICE Resistance
Residents have organized a formidable network to protect immigrant communities from Trump’s brutal deportation program. Their efforts are making a genuine difference.
newrepublic.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Ending 2025 with the grounded sense of hope I picked up in Chicago, as told here:
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House Republicans are moving to expel Ilhan Omar from Congress.
Trump was found liable for sexual assault.
He’s a 34 time convicted felon.
He’s all over the Epstein files.
He gets to be President.
But if you’re born in Somalia & critical of the regime?
You’re targeted & threatened.
Trump was found liable for sexual assault.
He’s a 34 time convicted felon.
He’s all over the Epstein files.
He gets to be President.
But if you’re born in Somalia & critical of the regime?
You’re targeted & threatened.
December 27, 2025 at 3:35 AM
House Republicans are moving to expel Ilhan Omar from Congress.
Trump was found liable for sexual assault.
He’s a 34 time convicted felon.
He’s all over the Epstein files.
He gets to be President.
But if you’re born in Somalia & critical of the regime?
You’re targeted & threatened.
Trump was found liable for sexual assault.
He’s a 34 time convicted felon.
He’s all over the Epstein files.
He gets to be President.
But if you’re born in Somalia & critical of the regime?
You’re targeted & threatened.
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There are definitely practical reasons to voluntarily do van life, and there are definitely people who actively crave/choose that lifestyle. But I can never shake the suspicion that a lot of it is fueled by a despairing acceptance that traditional home ownership will be impossible before age 40.
December 27, 2025 at 3:50 AM
There are definitely practical reasons to voluntarily do van life, and there are definitely people who actively crave/choose that lifestyle. But I can never shake the suspicion that a lot of it is fueled by a despairing acceptance that traditional home ownership will be impossible before age 40.
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I feel this way about "van life" and "tiny houses."
Capitalism trying to transform the broken promises made to Millennials and younger into hip, fun lifestyles, instead of acknowledging *their* parents were homeowners at 25 and something terrible has changed that trajectory.
Capitalism trying to transform the broken promises made to Millennials and younger into hip, fun lifestyles, instead of acknowledging *their* parents were homeowners at 25 and something terrible has changed that trajectory.
December 27, 2025 at 3:49 AM
I feel this way about "van life" and "tiny houses."
Capitalism trying to transform the broken promises made to Millennials and younger into hip, fun lifestyles, instead of acknowledging *their* parents were homeowners at 25 and something terrible has changed that trajectory.
Capitalism trying to transform the broken promises made to Millennials and younger into hip, fun lifestyles, instead of acknowledging *their* parents were homeowners at 25 and something terrible has changed that trajectory.
For everyone posting that Christmas is over: Many Christian traditions around the world celebrate for 12 days, beginning on the 25th. This season is called "Christmastide". Then there's Epiphany or Three King's Day after the 12th day.
The capitalist version of the holiday isn't the whole story.
The capitalist version of the holiday isn't the whole story.
December 26, 2025 at 6:26 AM
For everyone posting that Christmas is over: Many Christian traditions around the world celebrate for 12 days, beginning on the 25th. This season is called "Christmastide". Then there's Epiphany or Three King's Day after the 12th day.
The capitalist version of the holiday isn't the whole story.
The capitalist version of the holiday isn't the whole story.
Healing has made me grittier, softer, sillier, less controlling, less stoic, more discerning, and more courageous. It has not made me more “detached” or "productive".
December 24, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Healing has made me grittier, softer, sillier, less controlling, less stoic, more discerning, and more courageous. It has not made me more “detached” or "productive".
the picture is giving Linkin Park more than anarchism, ngl
December 23, 2025 at 7:10 AM
the picture is giving Linkin Park more than anarchism, ngl
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Because I've seen some confusion on this: The above isn't a link to the "60 Minutes" piece CBS pulled, it's a different piece on the same topic produced for "Frontline" on PBS.
And on a related note: If you want to support PBS stations right now, here's a link to do that: adoptastation.org
And on a related note: If you want to support PBS stations right now, here's a link to do that: adoptastation.org
Adopt A Station - Rescue Public Media
Help preserve independent journalism and community programming across America by adopting a public media station. Congress has voted to rescind public media's funding.
adoptastation.org
December 22, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Because I've seen some confusion on this: The above isn't a link to the "60 Minutes" piece CBS pulled, it's a different piece on the same topic produced for "Frontline" on PBS.
And on a related note: If you want to support PBS stations right now, here's a link to do that: adoptastation.org
And on a related note: If you want to support PBS stations right now, here's a link to do that: adoptastation.org
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Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
m.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
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Bari Weiss & CBS pulled the plug on 60 Minutes CECOT special just hours before it was scheduled to air.
Men who had been sent there risked their lives to tell their stories, and they’ve been silenced by the regime.
This article by The Guardian shines light on the torture & abuse they suffered:
Men who had been sent there risked their lives to tell their stories, and they’ve been silenced by the regime.
This article by The Guardian shines light on the torture & abuse they suffered:
Venezuelans sent by Trump to El Salvador endured systematic torture, report finds
Human rights groups accuse Trump officials of complicity and draw comparison with scandal at Abu Ghraib prison
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Bari Weiss & CBS pulled the plug on 60 Minutes CECOT special just hours before it was scheduled to air.
Men who had been sent there risked their lives to tell their stories, and they’ve been silenced by the regime.
This article by The Guardian shines light on the torture & abuse they suffered:
Men who had been sent there risked their lives to tell their stories, and they’ve been silenced by the regime.
This article by The Guardian shines light on the torture & abuse they suffered:
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So beautiful! (they're secure in their masculinity and enjoy being called beautiful)
Alright this guy is calling it for the weekend. Busy few days of unioning and hummingbird photography before loading up the sleigh. In the meantime, may I offer two mandarin ducks? 🪶
December 22, 2025 at 5:22 AM
So beautiful! (they're secure in their masculinity and enjoy being called beautiful)
I love confident men who think I'm funny and will have fun with me. i fold, i fall in love, I feel so cozy. 😭
I hope this man is single/available bc I feel so cozy and comfortable around him. 😭💕🥰
I hope this man is single/available bc I feel so cozy and comfortable around him. 😭💕🥰
December 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I love confident men who think I'm funny and will have fun with me. i fold, i fall in love, I feel so cozy. 😭
I hope this man is single/available bc I feel so cozy and comfortable around him. 😭💕🥰
I hope this man is single/available bc I feel so cozy and comfortable around him. 😭💕🥰
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Hey Minneapolis pals,
I know someone who needs some help with moving on Monday or Tuesday this week. This family has a kid and they are scared about being profiled while renting a truck.
Does anyone have a pickup truck they can help out with for a little bit of time?They need about three hours.
I know someone who needs some help with moving on Monday or Tuesday this week. This family has a kid and they are scared about being profiled while renting a truck.
Does anyone have a pickup truck they can help out with for a little bit of time?They need about three hours.
December 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Hey Minneapolis pals,
I know someone who needs some help with moving on Monday or Tuesday this week. This family has a kid and they are scared about being profiled while renting a truck.
Does anyone have a pickup truck they can help out with for a little bit of time?They need about three hours.
I know someone who needs some help with moving on Monday or Tuesday this week. This family has a kid and they are scared about being profiled while renting a truck.
Does anyone have a pickup truck they can help out with for a little bit of time?They need about three hours.
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The shit that really sucks is the animal posting accounts were QUICK to hop onto ai.
Every animal video I get sent, the profile has the most ai avatar I’ve seen in my life lmao
Every animal video I get sent, the profile has the most ai avatar I’ve seen in my life lmao
Funny animal videos no longer being trustworthy just fucking sucks all around. I love the wonder of animal behavior and what it says about the experience of being alive. It's because it happened in reality that it's so fun. It's not fun if it was just made up. There's no wonder there.
December 19, 2025 at 5:53 AM
The shit that really sucks is the animal posting accounts were QUICK to hop onto ai.
Every animal video I get sent, the profile has the most ai avatar I’ve seen in my life lmao
Every animal video I get sent, the profile has the most ai avatar I’ve seen in my life lmao
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As always, a reminder that according to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Jewish people made up less than 1% of the German population in 1933.
Some Dems have told themselves only ~1% of the population is trans so they can dip their toe in the anti-trans filth and come out clean.
I don't have any trans family members—but it still makes me irate. I see it as a huge red flag, a sign you are unprincipled and untrustworthy. And I'm not alone.
I don't have any trans family members—but it still makes me irate. I see it as a huge red flag, a sign you are unprincipled and untrustworthy. And I'm not alone.
We are parents of a trans kid and our family takes this very, very personally. If you intentionally make life harder for our beloved daughter, it’s EXTREMELY hard to think of you as an ally, to say the least. @amyklobuchar.com - you still send us requests for money, while hurting our kid. Disgusted.
December 19, 2025 at 2:31 AM
As always, a reminder that according to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Jewish people made up less than 1% of the German population in 1933.
as a nonbinary/genderfluid person, I just feel like i need a support group and a massage therapist after watching tgirls and tboys fighting each other for weeks cuz i love y'all but damn what was that 😔
December 17, 2025 at 7:04 AM
as a nonbinary/genderfluid person, I just feel like i need a support group and a massage therapist after watching tgirls and tboys fighting each other for weeks cuz i love y'all but damn what was that 😔
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He said don’t trip I can handle dat 😭😭😭
December 12, 2025 at 10:34 PM
He said don’t trip I can handle dat 😭😭😭
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I’m still laughing at declaring your back is good to shoot your shot.
December 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I’m still laughing at declaring your back is good to shoot your shot.
A day later, Thom's shot shooting one-liner has me in a pensive and contemplative state. How can one deliver such an iconic line? And then just... poof, vanish.
December 14, 2025 at 5:41 AM
A day later, Thom's shot shooting one-liner has me in a pensive and contemplative state. How can one deliver such an iconic line? And then just... poof, vanish.