Fran
@apresto101.bsky.social
They tried to bury us, but they didn't know we were seeds-anon.
77 yo retired NJ teacher dedicated to advancing social justice.
Daughter of Italian immigrants.
Ex racing Greyhounds, cooking, gardening, locating eyeglasses bring me immense joy.
77 yo retired NJ teacher dedicated to advancing social justice.
Daughter of Italian immigrants.
Ex racing Greyhounds, cooking, gardening, locating eyeglasses bring me immense joy.
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I love my country. I think our military for their service. If the military decides to invade other countries or cause harm to American people people, I will no longer cherish them. They have to stand up for themselves and for the country and for people of the country. That's America.
January 5, 2026 at 4:48 PM
I love my country. I think our military for their service. If the military decides to invade other countries or cause harm to American people people, I will no longer cherish them. They have to stand up for themselves and for the country and for people of the country. That's America.
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He knows he is loved and cared for in his senior years ❤️
January 6, 2026 at 2:45 AM
He knows he is loved and cared for in his senior years ❤️
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You know it's fucking cold on the moor when the trees start wearing their thermal leggings.
January 4, 2026 at 8:48 PM
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There are over 18,000 types of lichen in existence. My personal favourite is ‘village bench lichen’, which devotes its entire existence selflessly to gradually making communal public seating more furry and comfortable.
November 19, 2025 at 9:05 AM
There are over 18,000 types of lichen in existence. My personal favourite is ‘village bench lichen’, which devotes its entire existence selflessly to gradually making communal public seating more furry and comfortable.
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This is Ollie. He found a perfectly placed carrot snack on his walk. Simply can't believe his luck. 13/10 best day ever (TT: maxime_aries)
January 5, 2026 at 11:10 PM
This is Ollie. He found a perfectly placed carrot snack on his walk. Simply can't believe his luck. 13/10 best day ever (TT: maxime_aries)
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Yes, and;
"You and I are all as much continuous with the physical universe as a wave is continuous with the ocean"
From On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are by Alan Watts
"You and I are all as much continuous with the physical universe as a wave is continuous with the ocean"
From On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are by Alan Watts
January 5, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Yes, and;
"You and I are all as much continuous with the physical universe as a wave is continuous with the ocean"
From On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are by Alan Watts
"You and I are all as much continuous with the physical universe as a wave is continuous with the ocean"
From On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are by Alan Watts
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As host of the On Being radio show, Krista Tippett asked guests countless metaphysical questions. But this new year, she recommends tossing the resolutions and turning the big questions on yourself.
Forget New Year's resolutions. For 2026, sit with a question instead
As host of the On Being radio show, Krista Tippett asked guests countless metaphysical questions. But this new year, she recommends tossing the resolutions and turning the big questions on yourself.
n.pr
January 5, 2026 at 10:39 PM
As host of the On Being radio show, Krista Tippett asked guests countless metaphysical questions. But this new year, she recommends tossing the resolutions and turning the big questions on yourself.
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A Gentle Reminder
From Our Sisters/Brothers
Let Us Work Together
As A Team
Putting Our Mother
Back Together Again
From Our Sisters/Brothers
Let Us Work Together
As A Team
Putting Our Mother
Back Together Again
January 5, 2026 at 2:38 PM
A Gentle Reminder
From Our Sisters/Brothers
Let Us Work Together
As A Team
Putting Our Mother
Back Together Again
From Our Sisters/Brothers
Let Us Work Together
As A Team
Putting Our Mother
Back Together Again
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To be fully seen
is to be encountered where we do not resolve-
where the light breaks
not to be admired for coherence,
but to be recognized in contradiction,
To be fully seen
is to have one’s unfinished edges
met without urgency,
as if incompleteness were not a problem
but a presence.
#Selfloved
is to be encountered where we do not resolve-
where the light breaks
not to be admired for coherence,
but to be recognized in contradiction,
To be fully seen
is to have one’s unfinished edges
met without urgency,
as if incompleteness were not a problem
but a presence.
#Selfloved
January 4, 2026 at 3:57 PM
To be fully seen
is to be encountered where we do not resolve-
where the light breaks
not to be admired for coherence,
but to be recognized in contradiction,
To be fully seen
is to have one’s unfinished edges
met without urgency,
as if incompleteness were not a problem
but a presence.
#Selfloved
is to be encountered where we do not resolve-
where the light breaks
not to be admired for coherence,
but to be recognized in contradiction,
To be fully seen
is to have one’s unfinished edges
met without urgency,
as if incompleteness were not a problem
but a presence.
#Selfloved
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For those of us not in the cult, this is what we hear when anyone from the Trump administration speaks.
For the people in the back, this is satire and so well done…
For the people in the back, this is satire and so well done…
January 4, 2026 at 7:56 PM
For those of us not in the cult, this is what we hear when anyone from the Trump administration speaks.
For the people in the back, this is satire and so well done…
For the people in the back, this is satire and so well done…
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If we can capture another country's president, can another country come and capture ours? Asking for a friend.
January 3, 2026 at 6:41 PM
If we can capture another country's president, can another country come and capture ours? Asking for a friend.
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JESUS: "Feed, clothe, and provide shelter to the homeless."
CHRISTIANS: "Nah, let's just KILL them instead. Glory!"
CHRISTIANS: "Nah, let's just KILL them instead. Glory!"
Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
September 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
JESUS: "Feed, clothe, and provide shelter to the homeless."
CHRISTIANS: "Nah, let's just KILL them instead. Glory!"
CHRISTIANS: "Nah, let's just KILL them instead. Glory!"
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The most depressing lesson of the Trump era is that scandals don’t matter if the perpetrator and their supporters don’t feel shame.
Shamelessness is now a political superpower.
Shamelessness is now a political superpower.
December 7, 2025 at 2:44 AM
The most depressing lesson of the Trump era is that scandals don’t matter if the perpetrator and their supporters don’t feel shame.
Shamelessness is now a political superpower.
Shamelessness is now a political superpower.
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Tonight, the President of the United States has launched an unconstitutional war of aggression, dooming another generation to spill their blood for oil, and lay waste to a sovereign nation.
I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
January 3, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Tonight, the President of the United States has launched an unconstitutional war of aggression, dooming another generation to spill their blood for oil, and lay waste to a sovereign nation.
I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
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I remember when Walter Cronkite gave us the fucking news without have to make apologies, excuses or lame-ass bullshit like this.
CBS is bumping bottom.
CBS is bumping bottom.
January 2, 2026 at 9:52 PM
I remember when Walter Cronkite gave us the fucking news without have to make apologies, excuses or lame-ass bullshit like this.
CBS is bumping bottom.
CBS is bumping bottom.
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Absolutely 💯 True......
December 25, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Absolutely 💯 True......
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Wonder if he noticed that when Colbert last hosted the Kennedy Center Honors, he got 8.6 million viewers vs the 2.6 million the show drew when Trump hosted. Or 30,000% less in Trumpmath.
December 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Wonder if he noticed that when Colbert last hosted the Kennedy Center Honors, he got 8.6 million viewers vs the 2.6 million the show drew when Trump hosted. Or 30,000% less in Trumpmath.
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"He took every Advanced Placement class he could, earned a scholarship to Brown and worked at Wawa over the summer to make enough money to buy a laptop, according to his two sisters."
Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, a freshman at Brown, had a condition as a child that required brain surgery. The experience created an unshakable ambition to become a brain surgeon, his sister said.
He died after being shot on campus on Saturday.
He died after being shot on campus on Saturday.
Brown shooting victim was pursuing dream of becoming brain surgeon
Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, 18, was one of two people killed at Brown University on Saturday.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
"He took every Advanced Placement class he could, earned a scholarship to Brown and worked at Wawa over the summer to make enough money to buy a laptop, according to his two sisters."
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For Christmas, I got my MAGA uncle a "smart" TV that changes channels whenever Donald Trump comes on.
December 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM
For Christmas, I got my MAGA uncle a "smart" TV that changes channels whenever Donald Trump comes on.
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NEW JERSEY — bonkers… the husband of an ICE agent uses her marked car to pretend to be Homeland Security and respond to a call HE MADE HIMSELF… with a gun and sirens and everything.
December 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
NEW JERSEY — bonkers… the husband of an ICE agent uses her marked car to pretend to be Homeland Security and respond to a call HE MADE HIMSELF… with a gun and sirens and everything.
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Sounds about right.
December 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Sounds about right.