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merlusina.bsky.social
Where there is fear there is power-over.

Joy and friendship is resistance

#fightfordemocracy
rcwmsn.bsky.social Richard Williamson @rcwmsn.bsky.social · 10d
Friday Finnish!

☃️🎄Merry Christmas🎄☃️

Tove Marika Jansson 1914-2001 Swedish-speakingFinnish author, novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. Brought up by artistic parents, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Helsinki, Stockholm, and Paris. She drew illustrations and postcards.
January 4, 2026 at 8:04 AM
merlusina.bsky.social
La collaboration, les liens sociaux, c'est ce qui a permi aux humains de survivre de tous temps. Comment les redevelopper ?
January 4, 2026 at 7:54 AM
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rviker.bsky.social
I sure hope this lonely fisherman catches dinner, or there will be death to pay. Life along the river #Alna is harsh now, but the will to survive is strong.
📷:me #animism #NewAni #Lillomarka
A grey heron standing in the dark river stream. Behind it there is fallen logs and stones covered by snow
January 3, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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thorncoyle.bsky.social
We find a way to help someone, anyone.
Again, and again, and again.

#poetry
On Sorrow and Terror by T Thorn Coyle Grief and horror at the actions Of others is real. The kidnappings. The bombings. The families starved or torn apart. The gasping of the earth itself. We feel the pain. We scream and cry into the void Or in each other’s arms. Then we wash our faces. Take a deeper breath. Find a way to help someone, Anyone Again. And again. And again.
January 3, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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rcwmsn.bsky.social
And now for something completely different…

Lennart Helje 1940-2017
Swedish painter and illustrator was known for his enchanting illustrations of tomtar, gnome-like creatures of Scandinavian folklore, in beautiful forest landscapes

Tomte Gnome with Cat
December 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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nichkaie.bsky.social
December 24, 2025 at 7:39 AM
merlusina.bsky.social
N'écoutez pas la propagande 🇷🇺 🇺🇸 sur l'🇪🇺 comme faible et impuissante, c'est ce qu'ils souhaiteraient.
L'Europe n'est pas parfaite, pas plus que les systèmes politiques de nos pays, mais c'est cette union qui peut nous permettre d'être de négocier avec les grandes puissances et defendre nos intérêts.
December 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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thorncoyle.bsky.social
“In these times, let us be light for one another.
In these times, let us offer respite and warmth.
In these times, let us remember: No one can hold back the dawn….”

My solstice newsletter: thorncoyle.kit.com/posts/let-us...
Wishing you warmth, hope, and love.

#solstice
Glowing colored lights on a feathered wreath at night.
December 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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rcwmsn.bsky.social
Rise & Shine!

Elsa Beskow (1874 – 1953) Swedish author/illustrator of children's books. Among her better known books are Tale of the Little Little Old Woman & Aunt Green, Aunt Brown & Aunt Lavender.
December 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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thewildhunt.bsky.social
“This is the solstice’s quiet gift,” Its power isn’t in revelation, but in the small, stubborn persistence of light. The sun returns not with fanfare, but with a flicker — a single flame that dares to whisper not yet done.”

wildhunt.org/2025/12/the-...

#pagan #witchcraft #wintersolstice
The Shortest Day in the Longest Year - Living, Paganism, Perspectives, Politics, Witchcraft
Witchcraft & Pagan News - "This is the solstice’s quiet gift," writes Erick DuPree. "Its power isn’t in revelation, but in the small, stubborn persistence of light. The sun returns not with fanfare, b...
wildhunt.org
December 21, 2025 at 10:52 PM
merlusina.bsky.social
The mechanism is familiar to every student of #propaganda. First, establish false equivalence (“both sides must compromise”). Next, invert causality (“Ukraine’s refusal prolongs the war”). Finally, sanctify the inversion through performance (“I alone can bring peace”).
December 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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utaodruid.bsky.social
Groups based on regular practice, inquiry, and a deep desire to be as good as they can possibly be will succeed and grow. How big they grow isn’t important. What’s important is that they will be here for those who need and want them for generations to come.

www.patheos.com/blogs/johnbe...
Building The Future Of Paganism
Groups based on regular practice, inquiry, and a deep desire to be as good as they can possibly be will succeed and grow. How big they grow isn’t important. What’s important is that they will be here ...
www.patheos.com
December 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
merlusina.bsky.social
les femmes et enfants maltraités, les malades, les handicapés, les vieux, les precaires... les personnes les plus fragiles sont les premières victimes de la politique actuelle 😥
December 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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thorncoyle.bsky.social
Word on the street is:
Beautiful things are happening.

Take heart.

#photography
Graffiti on a wall: beautiful things are happening
December 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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rcwmsn.bsky.social
Friday Finnish!!

Rise and Shine!!

Inge Löök - Finnish Illustrator 1951 -
“The Merry Aunties “

“I couldn’t understand why 2 old aunties became so cherished. I prefer to explore the inner world as opposed to their outer shell; to stay in the small moments which they share so well”-Inge Löök
December 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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theskyisnotblue.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
merlusina.bsky.social
December can be very busy. Let's remember what's most important !

www.patheos.com/blogs/nature...
Oops Chaos Happens, Time To Ground, Center And Shield
I realized late yesterday that I did not write my blog for November. I am taking a deep breath., grounding and centering.
www.patheos.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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thorncoyle.bsky.social
It’s another good day to remember who you are and why you’re here.
Small yellow flowers grow between a dark wood fence and sidewalk.
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
merlusina.bsky.social
What’s happening follows an authoritarian playbook common throughout history and around the globe today. But we have a playbook too - one that offers frameworks and lessons from people who have successfully resisted invasions, occupations and authoritarianism.
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/11/the-...
The playbook of every successful nonviolent struggle
Nonviolent movements that have toppled oppressive regimes, prevented coups and transformed societies follow these four essential steps.
wagingnonviolence.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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bethowl.bsky.social
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A way for 𝘌𝘝𝘌𝘙𝘠𝘖𝘕𝘌 to join together. ⁣⁣
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Tonight we begin. 🕯️Join us.
tinyurl.com/SunWheel2025
The 2025 Advent Sun Wheel Circle
Subtle as the incremental steps from Solstice light to Solstice dark, barely noticeable on any one date, this is how profound change is born, different as night and day.
tinyurl.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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thorncoyle.bsky.social
“We—humanity—are made whole by a series of interacting acts of love. Love is an act of hope and defiance. Love helps keep us alive.”

My latest newsletter is a musing on love in the midst of struggle: thorncoyle.kit.com/posts/to-lov...

#photography
Embroidery stapled to a utility pole: Love People on Purpose
November 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
merlusina.bsky.social
✨Enjoy your week end !
Time to have fun wherever you are.
strengh

🌞
Joy is resistance,
Joy gives us strengh !
rcwmsn.bsky.social Richard Williamson @rcwmsn.bsky.social · Nov 3
Rise and Shine!!

Inge Löök - Finnish Illustrator 1951 -
“The Merry Aunties “

“I couldn’t understand why 2 old aunties became so cherished. I prefer to explore the inner world as opposed to their outer shell; to stay in the small moments which they share so well”-Inge Löök
November 15, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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ldh.fr
🔴 Blocages, silences, non-renouvellements de titres de séjour des prefectures : comment créer artificiellement de nouveaux sans-papiers. Stop !
La #LDH appelle à se mobiliser ce samedi 15 novembre à Paris, porte de Montreuil à 12h.
➤ www.ldh-france.org/s...
Communiqué LDH : stop à la fabrique des sans papiers !
November 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
merlusina.bsky.social
Some clues to understand what is really going on (anywhere woldwide), behind speech manipulation and big news titles
November 15, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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johnrraymond.bsky.social
Dear #BlueWizards, Here is my attempt to build on @vladvexler.bsky.social's work directed at the hyper-neoliberalism of Trump & Putin

johnrraymondesq.medium.com/why-western-...

@aoc.bsky.social @georgetakei.bsky.social @realjakebroe.bsky.social @markhamillofficial.bsky.social @avindman.bsky.social
Why Western Elites Don’t Fault Russia
Thesis. Western elites tolerate the Kremlin not out of naivety but affinity. Hyper-neoliberalism — the ideology that wealth equals virtue…
johnrraymondesq.medium.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM