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Live for Love's Sake
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The atoms in your left hand may come from a different star than your right.
We’re stardust arguing with itself.
Anti-supremacy, anti-misogyny, anti-genocide—because how can you hate what’s literally you?

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It’s happened again.

The scale this morning placed me 17 pounds away from a number that feels like a ghost and a milestone all at once: 100 pounds lost.

For the second time in my life. 🧵
A photo of a car's side rearview mirror, in black and white, reflecting a hand with the word "HOPE" written on the palm, right above the words "OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR."
November 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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You made it already!
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October 22, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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It begins. It hope people see this, and can find @ret.social (aka Robert Taylor) and block him.

What a not fun thing to be labeled after Trump's crazy "We have to 'take care' of this little gnat that’s on our shoulder called the Democrats" speech: ca.news.yahoo.com/disgusting-c...

Happy Monday!
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October 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Good morning. Feeling philosophical before my day really even begins today.

This is a great, short deep dive into the quote: “It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society" - attributed to Jiddu Krishnamurti.

kfoundation.org/it-is-no-mea...
I'm not sure where I am here, but this is a nice photograph of a lake with blue sky with white and grey puffy clouds reflecting off the water from my camera roll. Taken in 2020.
October 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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I used to think my problem was that I couldn't keep the leaves green. I'd pour all my energy into the branches, and be confused when they'd wither again.

It took me too long to realize I was diagnosing and caring for the wrong end of the tree.

I was ignoring the roots. A thread on root causes. 🧵
A photo of a the exposed root system of a tree, next to a street in South Carolina. My son was about 5 at the time and looks tiny, standing on a giant root.
October 13, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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I remember the intense, quiet tension of holding two conflicting truths. My childhood preached "love thy neighbor," yet demanded I fear the outsider.

That inner friction has a name: cognitive dissonance. It's the mind's signal that our beliefs and realities have fallen out of sync.
COGNITIVE DISSONANCE "Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are presented with evidence that works against that belief, the new evidence cannot be accepted. It would create a feeling that is extremely uncomfortable, called cognitive dissonance. And because it is so important to protect the core belief, they will rationalize, ignore and even deny anything that doesn't fit in with the core belief." Frantz Fanon
October 1, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Haha! whatever you sent is so sick that Bluesky automatically protected me from it, so I'm going to let it.

I hope you really look at that passage someday and apply it to your own life, instead of preaching it at strangers on the internet.

I'm sorry you are so sad and bitter and lost right now.
October 1, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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The Global Sumud Flotilla is under attack. Israeli forces have boarded multiple ships, cutting communications. While some boats are intercepted, the flotilla continues toward Gaza.

"This is an illegal attack on unarmed humanitarians in international waters."

#SumudFlotilla #Gaza #BreakTheSiege
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BREAKING: GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA INTERCEPTED BY ISRAELI NAVAL FORCES October 1, 2025 On Wednesday, 1 October 2025 at around 8:30 pm Gaza time, multiple vessels of Global Sumud Flotilla—notibly Alma, Surius, Adara—were illegally intercepted and boarded by Israeli Occupation Forces in international waters. Prior to illegally boarding the ships, it appears as though the Israeli naval vessels intentionally damaged ship communications, in an attempt to block distress signals and stop the live-stream of their illegal boat boarding. In addition to the boats confirmed to be intercepted, live-stream coverage and communication has been lost with multiple other boats. We are diligently working to account for all participants and crew. We will share updates as soon as we have confirmed information about the status of boats, detentions, injuries and potential casualties. This is an illegal attack on unarmed humanitarians in international waters. We call on governments, world leaders, and international institutions to demand the safety and release of all on board and continue to monitor this situation closely. Despite interception of a few vessels, the Global Sumud Flotilla is 70 nautical miles away from the Gaza coastline and will continue undeterred. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Hasina Kathrada: +44 1414 620 950 Email: media@globalsumudflotilla.org Instagram/Telegram: @globalsumudflotilla
October 1, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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As #SuicidePreventionMonth comes to a close, I'm sitting with all your kind words, stories, and the shared weight of memory. You've helped me honor the complexity of her life and our loss.

Thank you for letting me hold my sister Sarah's light high, and for helping it shine so brightly here.
My sister Sarah, smiling at the camera.
September 30, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Hey, look! I got a 20% off code for you, if it's your first purchase at bookshop! refer.bookshop.org/bn335rdy
September 29, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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I've been thinking a lot about intergenerational trauma.

The patterns of intergenerational trauma are written in our families.

I'm deeply grateful for the science that validates this. It's vital. But it's almost heartbreaking to me how much science it takes for us to see the patterns. 🧵
A photo of Swimmers, 1990. A statue by Artist Paul Granlund at the MN Landscape Arboretum. It depicts a person holding up 4 individuals of various ages that look a little a bit like they are flying in bronze.
September 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Crazy busy weekend? Check. Hectic couple days ahead? Check. But, the countdown has begun.

My spirit has officially checked out and is already sitting by the campfire. My body just needs to get through the next 48 hours. ♡
A photograph of a directional arrow sign that says camping on it, in a wooded setting.
September 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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The double standard in medicine is real.

Birth control trials for sperm-producers were canceled after men reported side effects (like acne, nausea) that are routinely accepted for those who can get pregnant. It puts the burden of contraceptive into perspective.

www.npr.org/sections/hea...

#PINKS
Text: "Focus on Dick, not Jane! One man can impregnate 9 women every day for 9 months. Those are 2,430 pregnancies. One woman can only get pregnant once within 9 months, even if she beds 9 men every day within 9 months. That's only 1 pregnancy. So clearly, society is placing the birth control responsibilities on the wrong gender. Science is busy making pills, and hormone-altering devices for the wrong person."
September 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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This morning, I sought comfort and found it once again within the pages of Let This Radicalize You.

It is a profound source of solace and a necessary guide for navigating a world on fire.

I cannot recommend this book strongly enough to anyone looking to understand how to shape their path.
A picture of my well-loved kindle, displaying an excerpt from the book: “It’s important to both ground ourselves in the here and now and also remember that the world is much bigger than this moment, bigger than us and our experience of it, and much bigger than we imagine when we are afraid. Organizers seek to impact all of these things—the way people reconstruct the past, the way we understand the present, and ultimately the way we envision what could be. Creating against the grain. What stories are we telling ourselves? What are we sowing into the world when we speak? Our politics are the product of this world-building process. And storytelling is a fight for the future. That fight is inescapable in a world on fire. The only questions are how the fight and the fire will shape us, and how we will shape the fight and the fire.”
September 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Hahahaha
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September 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Enough. I've officially filed a complaint with the DFL over the Feminist Caucus's harmful meeting and their gaslighting response.

I don't understand how their behavior—platforming an alleged killer, misgendering members and then blaming them—isn't a betrayal of every DFL value.
Dear DFL Code of Conduct Committee and Party Leadership, I am writing to file a formal complaint regarding the deeply concerning conduct within the DFL Feminist Caucus and the equally concerning official response from its leadership. During the September 9th meeting, multiple attendees reported a deeply uncomfortable and harmful environment where individuals were misgendered and felt silenced. The subsequent email from Caucus leadership, however, is what has done the greatest damage. The leadership's response did not seek to understand or address these reports. Instead, it: Dismissed and Inverted the Harm: It characterized reports of misconduct as "attacks," effectively blaming those who felt harmed for speaking up. This is a classic gaslighting tactic that compounds initial injuries, and as a survivor of domestic violence it feels sickeningly familiar. I find it deplorable. Engaged in Victim-Blaming: It suggested that those who were misgendered were at fault for not using a technical feature, a claim that is both factually questionable (given the meeting's use of GOOGLE FORMS TO VOTE) and a cruel way to avoid addressing the core issue of respect. Weaponized Trauma: Invoking national tragedies injuries, and as a survivor of domestic violence it feels sickeningly familiar. I find it deplorable. Engaged in Victim-Blaming: It suggested that those who were misgendered were at fault for not using a technical feature, a claim that is both factually questionable (given the meeting's use of GOOGLE FORMS TO VOTE) and a cruel way to avoid addressing the core issue of respect. Weaponized Trauma: Invoking national tragedies to shut down criticism is a manipulative strategy that exploits collective grief to shield leadership from accountability. It demonstrates a horrifying prioritization of self-protection over genuine care. Furthermore, the decision to elevate Cyndy Martin—a individual currently facing serious criminal charges for leaving a teenager to die after hitting him with her car—to a leadership role raises significant ethical questions about the judgment and values guiding the caucus. The impact of this response is undeniable: it has told an entire population of Minnesotans that their safety and dignity are less important than the reputation of those in power. How is this not the antithesis of DFL values? I am not just disappointed; I am furious that this is being done in the name of Minnesotans who support women. I urge you to investigate this conduct and ensure the DFL is a party where accountability is real, and all who interact with it are truly safe. With grave concern,
September 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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My response email to them:
To the DFL Feminist Caucus Leadership Team, I am writing in response to your email. Your statement is a profound exercise in gaslighting and moral cowardice that has only deepened the damage. Your characterization of calls for dignity and correct procedure as "attacks" is a malicious misrepresentation. Most egregiously, your claim that misgendered individuals “chose not to” use a technical feature to identify themselves is a lie. The meeting was plagued by your own technical incompetence, forced to use Google Forms to VOTE because you could not manage Zoom’s built-in systems. To blame attendees for your failure is beyond the pale. Furthermore, your attempt to invoke the murders of children and the death of a right-wing activist to shield your caucus from accountability is a morally bankrupt tactic. It is a cynical manipulation of tragedy designed to silence legitimate criticism and avoid introspection. You speak of a “Big Tent.” Yet your tent seems to have space for Cyndy Martin, who stands accused of leaving a child to die, but no space for trans members asking for basic human respect. Which feminist ethics prioritizes the alleged over the marginalized? You adopted new language on “caring, empathy, and cooperation.” How do you reconcile those words with platforming a figure like Martin and dismissing the trauma of your members? How do you square this with blaming others for your own meeting's chaotic failures? This response is not a defense of your caucus; it is an indictment of it. You have demonstrated a stunning lack of integrity, competence, and basic human empathy. You have not only failed to address the problem—you have embodied it. With all due disrespect, withdraw my membership.
September 11, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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The Feminist Caucus leadership's response is a gaslighting masterpiece. They reframe bigotry as "attack" and blame targets for their own misgendering. It is vile.
September 10, 2025 Dear Feminist Caucus Members, DFL activists, and other Party leaders, Last night over 175 members attended our annual meeting to elect new leadership. I am proud to announce our new leadership team, elected by an overwhelming majority, which includes two Native American men, two AAPI women, four African American women, two gay men, and our leadership team comes from five of our eight congressional districts. Our membership of nearly two hundred is statewide. However, this achievement has been undermined by a group of people who attended the meeting in order to attack one of our members in very personal and cruel ways. There are also claims that people on the call were willfully using incorrect pronouns, even though all parties were asked and instructed on how to change their pronouns, and those now saying they were called by incorrect pronouns chose not to do this. They also weaponized Robert's Rules of Order to lengthen debate and make the call so uncomfortable and such a marathon session, that the majority of the body would drop off. This did not happen. After meeting for nearly five hours, we still had nearly 100 people remaining on the call voting on constitutional amendments. This voting body consisted of our party leadership from across the state: the chairs of the Veterans Caucus, AAPI Caucus, African American Caucus, other officers from those community caucuses, as well as from the Native Peoples Caucus. We also had members of the CBRC and the Code of Conduct Committees with us, along with the Chairs from Anoka County, CD3 (convening the election), CD5, CD7 (serving as teller), CD8, as well as the State Party Vice Chairs, our State Party Secretary, and multiple DNC representatives in attendance. Truly, this voting body reflected our party in all of its diversity, and represented a very deep bench of our volunteer activists who keep our party functioning across the state. Apparently, during the meeting and afterwards, those who we…
September 11, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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This #SuicidePreventionMonth, I hold two truths:

The crushing pain of losing my sister to suicide in 2018, and my own lifelong struggle with those same thoughts. I'm speaking from both sides of this chasm.
One of my favorite pictures of my sister Sarah and I, in the mountains of North Carolina, laughing our butts off, I think around 3 years before her death.
September 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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My email to the chair of the DFL.

Subject: Urgent Concerns Regarding Transphobia and Ethical Judgment at DFL Feminist Caucus
Dear Chair Carlbom, I am writing to you as a Minnesota woman who is deeply disillusioned by what I have learned about last night's DFL Feminist Caucus meeting. To be frank, I am precisely the kind of voter the DFL should be working to attract and retain. I was raised in a conservative Republican household but left that party in my early twenties. As a single mother focused on survival, I stayed out of politics for a long time. In recent years, I have been cautiously looking to the DFL as a political home that aligns with my values. However, stories like this from last night actively keep me from fully engaging and make me doubt whether there is a place for me here. The reports from the meeting indicate an atmosphere that was openly hostile and unsafe for our trans and nonbinary members. Specifically, I am deeply troubled by accounts of: Deliberate Misgendering and TERF Rhetoric: Attendees reported that individuals were deliberately misgendered and that Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminist (TERF) ideology was allowed to flourish. This is absolutely unacceptable for any DFL space, but especially one that bears the name "Feminist." True feminism is inclusive of all women, including trans women. Procedural Silencing: A point of order was raised noting that the chair cannot unilaterally cancel candidate speeches and that stating pronouns is not sufficient to declare one's gender. The report that this valid point of order was ignored is deeply concerning and suggests a failure of basic parliamentary procedure to protect marginalized voices Furthermore, I was horrified to learn that Cyndy Martin, who is currently on trial for Criminal Vehicular Homicide and leaving the scene of an accident for her role in the death of a young boy, was not only present but was reportedly in a position of control. It is atrocious that an individual who allegedly left a child to die would be elevated within a group that claims to uphold feminist values of care, community, and justice.
September 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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A small business sent me an Instagram link at 6am last Sunday. This was my response.

At the time, I worried it might be a grumpy overreaction. After catching up on recent news about Zuckerberg this week, it feels like a reasonable public service announcement.
Screenshot of a text with a link to an Instagram post, sent to me, and my response: "Please don't send me Instagram links at 6 am. Zuckerberg is a monsterous human, and I don't make him money any time of day. If this continues, I'll have to block this number. Thank you!"
September 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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No new pictures, where are you at mentally?
Small child in brown coveralls and a giant medieval-looking helmet on, with text that reads: "You do not meet the level requirement for this item."
August 26, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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Hey, I just found a packet of awesome book club questions inside!

Does anyone want to help me start my first virtual book club? 📖👀

#booksky #bookclub #books #reading
The cover of a packet of book club questions, with: "Healing Our History & Co-Creating a Culture of Oneness Book Club Questions www.pamelagraydaniel.com" written on it.
July 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Rough week, but I'm very grateful that my new books arrived from @pamelagraydaniel.bsky.social. It's such an amazing experience, buying books straight from the hands of the author. Struggling to find the words myself this morning, so I'll leave this quote from Anne Lamott in the thread below:
A package with black, plastic wrapping with "thank you for your order" written on it in gold text - My package from Pamela Gray Daniel! A photo of both the new books: Healing Our History & Co-creating a Culture of Oneness, and Life of my Dreams by Pamela Gray Daniel (Note: She does use a pen name for Life of My Dreams, so that book has "Pamella Gray" listed as the author. They are both very easy to find on her website: https://pamelagraydaniel.com/books.) Along with a little card in an envelope with "Katherine" written on it, which is my name. A quote directly from the end of the first chapter of Healing Our History & Co-creating a Culture of Oneness - "This manual highlights principles for us to help us move out of a system of socialization that was created to seperate, devalue, and oppress some, to give dominance, power and privilege to others. It demonstrates how to shed the old paradigm and deliberately co-create a new on that works for us all."
July 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM