Me: *stares into the abyss* The abyss:

A friend just sent me this:

We need to hear from YOU --> How should $60M from the state be spent to help the cultural sector recover from COVID-19? Join our virtual meeting on Jan. 24 and/or submit written comments by Feb. 7. #PowerOfCulture #mapoli massculturalcouncil.org/blog/mass-cult…

Sharing this message from UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray on this Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Let us remember that #MLKDay2022 is not a day off, but a day of action.

“I’m proud of you, you know that? I hope you do.”

"More and more, I am understanding how justice is not something any person or system can give us. It is something we create and nurture for each other in community and connection." #ReimagineSeattle

In her poem, Seattle Sonata, queer poet and Native folk artist, Arianne True contemplates her relationship with her hometown as she reflects on the ways she has watched the city shift. #ReimagineSeattle frontporch.seattle.gov/2022/01/31/rei…

To learn more about the truth of this nation please get the Equal Justice Initiative calendar. This calendar EVERYDAY highlights an injustice that has taken place in the Death Dealing States of America. Get one for you and someone else. ♥️🖤💚✊🏾

Timothy LeDuc will become the first openly nonbinary U.S. athlete at the Winter Games. “It’s been a really long journey for me, embracing my gender," they said. #Beijing2022 apne.ws/M8tfiuH

Black History Month is not about white education, white progress, or making white people “get it.” It is about loving black people, telling our stories, and creating a better world for us to live in. It is about embracing the fullness of our humanity, complexity, and power.

Guilty ☝️🍓

The safest communities aren’t the ones that are policed most heavily. They’re the ones that receive robust investments in education and quality of life. Stop pouring money into violent “solutions.” They will not free us. That was never their design.

Powerful reminder that context is everything, but especially in this era of stratification of wealth, privilege and priorities. lnkd.in/ddVszuWS

One of our clients—sentenced to die in prison. He was given a new chance and now drives trucks for a living. He just saw snow for the very first time in his life.

Look at the size of anti-war protestors in St Petersburg, Russia. Wow

Russian picketer in the Kolomenskaya Metro in Moscow with a sign that says "Hug me if you are against the war!".

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has reportedly led to the destruction of roughly 25 works by the beloved Ukrainian folk painter, Maria Prymachenko. trib.al/DEhUVIT

A long time coming to this predicted hell scape. Let us remember this eliminates the constitutional right to SAFE abortions, & will most impact low income women/femmes/trans people of color. People will still do what they need to - now it will be more expensive & dangerous,