at work? I want to be more zen, more calm at work. How can I sleep better at night? How can I stop feeling so anxious? Where is that anxiety stemming from??? So instead of demanding change and better conditions. We go through life “mindlessly” tolerating everything, all thanks to that mindfulness book, app, quote.

Oh I feel so calm. I’m in the present moment and I smile. Isn’t everything so great now. There is a really popular book called "Mindful Work,"  and the author states,“Stress isn’t

i enjoy not seeing TERFs around let’s keep it that way

The United States Supreme Court just DENIED Lindsey Graham’s emergency request to stop his testimony before the Fulton County, GA special grand jury investigating Trump & others’ efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.

Free e-book

On the first day of every month the University of Chicago Press gives away a free e-book. You can sign up to get an email notification of the title with instructions and options to download.

Today’s offer is for “ Edible Memory;
The Lure of Heirloom Tomatoes and Other Forgotten Foods” by Jennifer A. Jordan

https://press.uchicago.edu/books/freeEbook.html

Are you experiencing slowness or having issues uploading media?

That's because we've suddenly become extremely popular. Give it some time. These sorts of issues seldom last long. #CoSoTips

#cosohumor

Are you tired of the same old radio drivel? It's time for your weekly 2-hour dose of brand new underground alternative music you won't hear on commercial radio, on pastFORWARD presents: Sonic Supernova #019. Starts @ 3:00 PM ET, LGT streaming options

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Many people fleeing the birdsite have said they are creating accounts on Counter.Social along with Bluesky, Tribel, and Mastodon. Please take a moment to read about each one, and ask yourself whether or not you think your privacy and safety will be protected on these other platforms.

Bluesky
https://davetroy.medium.com/no-elon-and-jack-are-not-competitors-theyre-collaborating-3e88cde5267d

Tribel
https://twitter.com/travisakers/status/1584359435765710849
https://www.thedailybeast.com/lefts-new-free-of-hate-social-media-proves-impossible-to-police

Mastodon
https://www.dailydot.com/debug/mastodon-fediverse-eugen-rochko/

#cososec
#Twexit
#twitfugee
#twitterrefugee
#cstips

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Ketanji Brown Jackson grills lawyer in case seeking to end affirmative action

#news #politics

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2022/nov/01/ketanji-brown-jackson-affirmative-action-higher-education-admissions

Thank you all
Thank you 2 @th3j35t3r 4 putting his blood, sweat & tears, not to mention a whole lot of time & $$$ to build a community that is like no other

Thank you 2 all the OGs 4 their taking time 2 help out all the fresh faces

And thank you 2 all the new people who have come in w/the willingness to explore a new world
w/the patience 2 try a new thing & the willingness 2 ask & accept help
& then turn right around 2 extend a welcome & a hand 2 continue the spirit of which CoSo is based upon

PSA - We are aware of extended page-load times affecting *some* users when they initially land on the primary interface.

We're investigating and aiming for a fix... today.

Good morning from the Wasatch Mountains in Utah!

Panama river cleaned up by trash-trapping wheel in a green first

#News
#CosoNews

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/panama-river-cleaned-up-by-trash-trapping-wheel-green-first-2022-11-01/

Not asking or writing about SARS-Cov-2 or politics because I enjoy being a bummer, but because they are extremely critical issues for, everyone, in my opinion.

That said, the culture here and the understandings it has internalized seem both realistic and fairly healthy.

But a huge portion of the new users are coming from environments so rife with misinformation and outright lies, they are starved for candid accurate dialogue to help calibrate their barometers, if you will.

McDonald's releases "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" Happy Meal

#News
#CosoNews
#Cosomovies

https://www.axios.com/2022/11/01/mcdonalds-happy-meal-toys-black-panther

The witching season is over, but never done.
Off to work today, play nice💚

Would love some mutuals into any of the following diverse interests! Don't quite know the right hashtags yet.

✨ dungeons & dragons / ttrpgs
✨ critical role
✨ rpg games (mass effect, dragon age, witcher, fire emblem, etc)
✨ hobbyist writing
✨ #a11y & game coding
✨ embroidery craft
✨ art appreciation
✨ music of many genres

$6Billion to feed the world.

Buys Twitter for $44Billion instead.

LET THAT SINK IN