CJ and the Dude
@outbeyondideas.bsky.social
Mirroring your light
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"In the solitude of a book, we find ourselves a little more willing to be vulnerable to having our mindset challenged." - Nick Raines
The main difference between people who want to ban books and me:
They would feel threatened by that quote.
I feel *energized* by it.
The main difference between people who want to ban books and me:
They would feel threatened by that quote.
I feel *energized* by it.
November 27, 2025 at 8:33 AM
"In the solitude of a book, we find ourselves a little more willing to be vulnerable to having our mindset challenged." - Nick Raines
The main difference between people who want to ban books and me:
They would feel threatened by that quote.
I feel *energized* by it.
The main difference between people who want to ban books and me:
They would feel threatened by that quote.
I feel *energized* by it.
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one hand opens in grief
the other in gratitude
pressing them together to pray
— Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, “One on Thanksgiving”
the other in gratitude
pressing them together to pray
— Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, “One on Thanksgiving”
November 25, 2025 at 1:23 AM
one hand opens in grief
the other in gratitude
pressing them together to pray
— Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, “One on Thanksgiving”
the other in gratitude
pressing them together to pray
— Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, “One on Thanksgiving”
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Greetings and love on #SmallPoemSunday 💙
November 23, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Greetings and love on #SmallPoemSunday 💙
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Really @kaine.senate.gov You sold us out . . .and for what? My husband and I have voted for you since you were governor. Our daughter worked on your first Senate campaign. And you cave NOW!
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Really @kaine.senate.gov You sold us out . . .and for what? My husband and I have voted for you since you were governor. Our daughter worked on your first Senate campaign. And you cave NOW!
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This is how it works: We protect each other, period. These are our neighbors, our friends, our family. We do the things we have to do to ensure that as many of us can make it to tomorrow as possible. Not everyone does. I need you to understand that we tried.
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What I Need You To Understand, Notes from Chicago in Late October | dansinker.com
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October 24, 2025 at 11:26 PM
This is how it works: We protect each other, period. These are our neighbors, our friends, our family. We do the things we have to do to ensure that as many of us can make it to tomorrow as possible. Not everyone does. I need you to understand that we tried.
dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
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My sweet Tesla- still going to be killed - BUT WE HAVE A RESCUE FOR HIM! I just need a foster #home -NY NJ CT ME RI VT PA DE DC MD NH NE VA- SOME1 foster this baby! Transport/vet/food provided! Why would u not foster? REPOST& #fuckTrump
September 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
My sweet Tesla- still going to be killed - BUT WE HAVE A RESCUE FOR HIM! I just need a foster #home -NY NJ CT ME RI VT PA DE DC MD NH NE VA- SOME1 foster this baby! Transport/vet/food provided! Why would u not foster? REPOST& #fuckTrump
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I stand with Matthew Dowd.
September 11, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I stand with Matthew Dowd.
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They want you numb. Overworked. Distracted. Apologizing for how much you feel in a world that profits off your disconnection. But staying soft in a world broken like this is not a weakness. It’s proof that you haven’t given up on being human.
September 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
They want you numb. Overworked. Distracted. Apologizing for how much you feel in a world that profits off your disconnection. But staying soft in a world broken like this is not a weakness. It’s proof that you haven’t given up on being human.
Haven’t made a sourdough boule lately, but cooler weather has inspired me to bake bread.
September 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Haven’t made a sourdough boule lately, but cooler weather has inspired me to bake bread.
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The new ICE song by Jesse Welles nails it.
ICE isn’t recruiting heroes, it’s recruiting the bitter, the rejected, the ones desperate for a badge to cover their failures.
Losers with power become the most dangerous kind.
(c/o Caroline Codsi)
ICE isn’t recruiting heroes, it’s recruiting the bitter, the rejected, the ones desperate for a badge to cover their failures.
Losers with power become the most dangerous kind.
(c/o Caroline Codsi)
August 29, 2025 at 12:18 AM
The new ICE song by Jesse Welles nails it.
ICE isn’t recruiting heroes, it’s recruiting the bitter, the rejected, the ones desperate for a badge to cover their failures.
Losers with power become the most dangerous kind.
(c/o Caroline Codsi)
ICE isn’t recruiting heroes, it’s recruiting the bitter, the rejected, the ones desperate for a badge to cover their failures.
Losers with power become the most dangerous kind.
(c/o Caroline Codsi)
His future is in our hands
#WeAreAmerica
#WeAreAmerica
August 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
His future is in our hands
#WeAreAmerica
#WeAreAmerica
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The ability to recognize the suffering of others and offer assistance is not only honorable, but it will serve you well in many situations, some unexpected. Compassion is a transferable skill.
August 13, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The ability to recognize the suffering of others and offer assistance is not only honorable, but it will serve you well in many situations, some unexpected. Compassion is a transferable skill.
My letters to you
lope of pen
on paper
each word
. . .a kiss
lope of pen
on paper
each word
. . .a kiss
August 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
My letters to you
lope of pen
on paper
each word
. . .a kiss
lope of pen
on paper
each word
. . .a kiss
The grace
in letting go
How a leaf
loves the air
as it falls
in letting go
How a leaf
loves the air
as it falls
August 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The grace
in letting go
How a leaf
loves the air
as it falls
in letting go
How a leaf
loves the air
as it falls
We plant our flag
here, there, everywhere
as if it is possible
to lay claim to something
outside this Self
here, there, everywhere
as if it is possible
to lay claim to something
outside this Self
August 13, 2025 at 12:26 PM
We plant our flag
here, there, everywhere
as if it is possible
to lay claim to something
outside this Self
here, there, everywhere
as if it is possible
to lay claim to something
outside this Self
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August 9, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Open hearts may let the light in, but it is seen through tears.
"I don't know if I'm too sensitive or if life is simply unbearable."
— Vincent Van Gogh
#ChasingClouds ☁️☁️☁️
— Vincent Van Gogh
#ChasingClouds ☁️☁️☁️
August 3, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Open hearts may let the light in, but it is seen through tears.
Who knew there existed a creature called a curly tailed lizard? Certainly not a mature woman who hails from Pennsylvania.
July 31, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Who knew there existed a creature called a curly tailed lizard? Certainly not a mature woman who hails from Pennsylvania.
When you are enamored with an iguana. . .
July 31, 2025 at 12:33 AM
When you are enamored with an iguana. . .