Hey Graphic designers.
We're gonna need new ones for the coming Rump II era,

@White_Rabbit
@voltronic

Tolkien and Loss

I’ve argued elsewhere that one of the most important themes in Tolkien’s work is loss. Loss of technological ability, loss of lifespan, loss of population, loss of — well, let’s not put too fine a point on it — grace, something that might have resonated with Tolkien’s Catholicism and (I think) inherent pessimism.

by Henry Gee

https://occamstypewriter.org/cromercrox/2024/11/16/tolkien-and-loss/

Don't believe everything that you breathe.

-Beck

Save your outrage, and pause to consider that every other social is doing everything they can to amplify it because outrage is good for their bottom line. #CoSoRocks

https://www.saintjavelin.com/pages/holiday-2024-landing-page

If you would like to support Ukraine still please look into spending money with St. Javelin. They are doing the lords work.

I think music helps.

People will hate you, rate you, break you, and shake you

How strong you stand is what makes you

It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog

And even if I don't have a dog in the fight
They ain't never gonna get rid of the fight in the dog

Today, I recited this poem to every one of my classes.
Every veteran who serves writes a check to his country, signed in his life's blood, when he enlists. For the lucky ones, like me, the check is handed back when your service is complete. For too many others, it is cashed in, and they lie where they fell, serving their homeland, all over the world. Yet - they went anyway.

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@mikeharmanos @Zevon

What I am using:

(only a suggestion)

Chat = SimpleX
https://simplex.chat

Email = GnuPG
https://www.gnupg.org/download/

or

GPG Suite
https://gpgtools.org

Also:
All things Proton. VPN, Mail, and file sharing

https://proton.me

@Zevon

Do Not trust anyone that says they're the "resistance media network."

The revolution will not be televised. Nor will it be on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok. Now is the time to learn how to use good encrypted communication channels.

Small bands of trusted people can do more good than you think.

Don't forget the power of song.

Love your animals. They don't know any better than you.

PA info... Point 4...

Be safe. Inform yourself. Protect yourself.

#Labor

Hundreds of tech workers at the New York Times walked off the job Monday, November 4, in an open-ended strike. They are fighting for more equitable wages, better job security, and flexibility around remote work.

The workers are asking the public to honor their picket line by boycotting the NYT Games app and the NYT Cooking app. (As an alternative, check out the growing selection of solidarity-themed games and recipes that strikers are assembling.)

https://nytimesguild.org/tech/guild-builds/index.html

Hell, alright going to share this live to everyone on the Firehose. Alright, if you want to help LGBTQ+ folk across the globe, including here in the US, there's an organization that does just that. If you are looking for a way to help us get to safer states or locations around the globe, this is the organization to contact for sponsorships, donations, and volunteer work. https://www.rainbowrailroad.org/ #LGBTQ #MutualAid #FightBackWithKindness

#cosomusic #distractionplaylist

Sara Bareilles - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

https://youtu.be/Ozd2ja7mAgM