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I’m curious whether people think anger and outrage is necessary for action? Because anger hurts—it’s exhausting and toxic. I’m trying to find a place of inner peace AND action motivated by love. “May I be free from anger, afflictions, fear, and anxiety.” Teachings on Love, Thich Nhat Hanh

Sleeping cat laying on person wearing a white sweater.

Timeline cleanse: cuddle break with my office mate. #catsky

I only check the news (Reuters or BBC) once a day for about 5 minutes. I lift heavy weights. I go for walks with my dog. Connect to friends. Read history and philosophy. Write in my gratitude journal every day. Try to live in alignment with my values and let go of what I can’t control. 🤷🏻‍♀️

NYT headline: "Trump's Frustration With Generals Resulted in an Unconventional Pick"

TRUMP: *fires black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; fires female chief of naval operations; hires unqualified replacement, a white man*

NYT:

Yeaah, I said it. #WomenInSTEM 🧪 💙📚

Nightly votive in the porch garden.

“Be yourself. Love freely, even if you are likely — almost guaranteed — to be hurt, betrayed.... And never be afraid to admit that you just don’t know, you just don’t fucking know, how you’re going to make it. That’s when the help — the human and the divine help — shows up.” —Tennessee Williams
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Woman holding a sign outside of a Mexican restaurant reading “I drink my horchata warm because fuck ICE.”

Seen in Berkeley. #legend

Elon Musk and Donald Trump are tearing down this country one good American at a time.

I work in government and we’re all downloading the data sets as fast as we can 😖😭

The discounts colleges and universities provide veterans???

DEI

Red beans and rice for dinner and homemade coconut macaroons for dessert. Comfort for this Thursday evening. 🍽️ #food #whaticooked #whatiate

In fascism, incompetence is a feature not a bug. Can’t have anyone actually competent or capable of independent thought with any power.

Photo of chocolate Labrador retriever standing up and looking forlornly over a fence—a sign on the fence reads “please keep the gate shut, dog planning escape”.

My dog and I came across this pitiful boy on our walk this morning 😂 #cute #dogs

it’s perfect, like a guided tour through the mentions of anyone who’s ever had a post go viral

Picture of a birthday cake decorated with bright yellow sunflowers.

Daughter’s 14th bday cake—she asked for sunflowers. I’m pretty pleased with the result, produced minutes after I googled “how do you pipe buttercream sunflowers?” 🍽️ #baking #birthdaycake

Plate of food including roast duck, red cabbage, potato dumplings, and a bit of cranberry sauce.

A chocolate Yule log cake that has been cut into revealing a swirl of cream and berry filling.

Christmas dinner: roast duck, red cabbage, and potato dumplings. Plus a slice of bûche de Noël for dessert. 🍽️ #christmasdinner #holidaycooking #baking #christmas

Bûche de Noël with marzipan mushrooms (and a little almond hedgehog) made by me and my 8 yo assistant. 🍽️ #christmas #yulelogcake #baking

Well done RollingStone for reporting it accurately.

On the one hand, I love being older and wiser and not giving a shit about trivial dumb stuff anymore, but on the other hand I had two glasses of wine with a festive dinner with friends last night and have a gnarly hangover. Just not able to metabolize alcohol anymore. #perimenopause #nomorewine #meh

Photo of a bed

I constantly marvel at the fact that my IKEA bed and Costco mattress is more comfortable, clean, and private than anything even royalty slept on until approximately 100 years ago. Medieval kings literally slept on straw mattresses.

Can confirm.

Making 5 gallons of Glühwein (mulled wine), as one does. 🍽️🍷🎄🇩🇪 #glühwein #christmas #weihnachten #weihnachtsmarkt #schoolfundraiser