“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

Jon Stewart on election night: "We're all going to have to wake up tomorrow morning and work like hell to move the world to the place that we prefer it to be." #DailyShow

Believe the words we can’t bare to hear.. Today is a day to feel our losses, deeply. This is it its own form of resistance — to feel — This is not despair, this is grief —. and grief demands our presence. It moves with us, through us. This is what it feels like to care and to

If we can be prepared, recognize what is going on beyond us, & move from reactivity to response, we can do more good, cause less harm, & learn. Jess Pettitt's book, Almost Good Enough, explores the shifts between doing harm and doing good. studentaffairsnow.com/almost-good-en…

It's not that there are people here I disagree with. It is the Musk tweet lying every time I open the app. It is the push notifications encouraging accounts that I have no interest in & no algorithm could think I am interested in. The sess pool of bots, porn solicitations, etc.

This app was great. It no longer is. I would love to actually connect, share, and engage with real people on real things. bsky.app/profile/keithe…