Meg
@megcloud.bsky.social
Daughter of my Mother, ergo, Seeker of Truth.
Homeschooled in the 90’s, ergo, FORMER: Republican, Xian, “proLife” picketer, ignorant racist/sexist/ableist, “pro-States’ Rights” Libertarian, scientifically-illiterate, aspiring TradWife. “I once was blind”
Homeschooled in the 90’s, ergo, FORMER: Republican, Xian, “proLife” picketer, ignorant racist/sexist/ableist, “pro-States’ Rights” Libertarian, scientifically-illiterate, aspiring TradWife. “I once was blind”
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I’ve devoted the last 12 years of my life to imagining and creating a model of farming that blends the realities of modern corporatism with the idea that the public good should not be enclosed by their profits.
And then I wrote a book about it, which I hope you’ll share: stan.store/sylvanaquafa...
And then I wrote a book about it, which I hope you’ll share: stan.store/sylvanaquafa...
First Generation Farming by @sylvanaquafarms | Stan
A blueprint for coordinated, cooperative agribusiness that will keep you on the land for generations
stan.store
March 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I’ve devoted the last 12 years of my life to imagining and creating a model of farming that blends the realities of modern corporatism with the idea that the public good should not be enclosed by their profits.
And then I wrote a book about it, which I hope you’ll share: stan.store/sylvanaquafa...
And then I wrote a book about it, which I hope you’ll share: stan.store/sylvanaquafa...
Third graders, our children, the real heroes of tomorrow. We must not fail them.
As requested by a third grader in a letter to my office:
Happy Third Graders Day, Minnesota!
Happy Third Graders Day, Minnesota!
March 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Third graders, our children, the real heroes of tomorrow. We must not fail them.
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A grim but essential memory: 80 years ago today Auschwitz was liberated. That there was an Auschwitz to liberate is unspeakably tragic. . .
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
Auschwitz is liberated | January 27, 1945 | HISTORY
The Soviet Red Army enters Auschwitz, Poland, and liberates the survivors of the network of concentration camps—and finally reveals to the world the depth of the horrors perpetrated there.
www.history.com
January 27, 2025 at 12:16 PM
A grim but essential memory: 80 years ago today Auschwitz was liberated. That there was an Auschwitz to liberate is unspeakably tragic. . .
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
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If she can do it, we can all do it.
January 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
If she can do it, we can all do it.
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"Hope is not blind optimism, but a grounded belief in our ability to persevere. By focusing on what we can control and reframing challenges as opportunities, we cultivate both resilience + clarity."
Every Wed the mindfulness coach on our team sends us helpful quotes; this one, based on the Stoics.
Every Wed the mindfulness coach on our team sends us helpful quotes; this one, based on the Stoics.
January 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
"Hope is not blind optimism, but a grounded belief in our ability to persevere. By focusing on what we can control and reframing challenges as opportunities, we cultivate both resilience + clarity."
Every Wed the mindfulness coach on our team sends us helpful quotes; this one, based on the Stoics.
Every Wed the mindfulness coach on our team sends us helpful quotes; this one, based on the Stoics.
This is what a sincere, committed, courageous humanist looks like. There is overlap, but the two should not be conflated.
Can you imagine the courage it took to preach this message directly to the president? This is what a follower of Jesus looks like. (Partial transcript below.)
1.21.25 Homily by The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde
YouTube video by Washington National Cathedral
youtu.be
January 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
This is what a sincere, committed, courageous humanist looks like. There is overlap, but the two should not be conflated.
“Fascism, Anyone?” by Laurence Britt, 2003
January 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
“Fascism, Anyone?” by Laurence Britt, 2003
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I am a former incarcerated firefighter. I served in a California fire camp from 2009 to 2012.
Misinformation is afire on the internet, so here are facts about the prison firefighter program, all in one place.
A thread.
Misinformation is afire on the internet, so here are facts about the prison firefighter program, all in one place.
A thread.
January 15, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I am a former incarcerated firefighter. I served in a California fire camp from 2009 to 2012.
Misinformation is afire on the internet, so here are facts about the prison firefighter program, all in one place.
A thread.
Misinformation is afire on the internet, so here are facts about the prison firefighter program, all in one place.
A thread.
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“The expert has failed more times than the beginner has even tried” is a great reminder that you learn the most *after* you screw up and manage to find a way forward.
January 15, 2025 at 10:19 PM
“The expert has failed more times than the beginner has even tried” is a great reminder that you learn the most *after* you screw up and manage to find a way forward.
Remember that no matter what “camp” you belong to, within said camp will always be the bell curve of Humanity: the average, the fringe, the statistical anomalies (for better & for worse).
January 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Remember that no matter what “camp” you belong to, within said camp will always be the bell curve of Humanity: the average, the fringe, the statistical anomalies (for better & for worse).
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Hi, ASL interpreter of 30 yrs & a person w/ Deaf family here.
In response to the anti-ASL horseshit going around:
ASL and English are not the same language.
ASL has no written form.
Reading English subs is not = to seeing ASL & many Deaf ppl need sign to fully understand info.
In response to the anti-ASL horseshit going around:
ASL and English are not the same language.
ASL has no written form.
Reading English subs is not = to seeing ASL & many Deaf ppl need sign to fully understand info.
January 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Hi, ASL interpreter of 30 yrs & a person w/ Deaf family here.
In response to the anti-ASL horseshit going around:
ASL and English are not the same language.
ASL has no written form.
Reading English subs is not = to seeing ASL & many Deaf ppl need sign to fully understand info.
In response to the anti-ASL horseshit going around:
ASL and English are not the same language.
ASL has no written form.
Reading English subs is not = to seeing ASL & many Deaf ppl need sign to fully understand info.
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If RFK Jr. is confirmed. @donttreadonkids.bsky.social
January 13, 2025 at 1:27 AM
If RFK Jr. is confirmed. @donttreadonkids.bsky.social
Apparently new Bluesky users are the target demographic for barely-legal OF account owners.
January 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Apparently new Bluesky users are the target demographic for barely-legal OF account owners.