making lives better, making better lives ... retired #mentalhealth professional #haiku #peace #amwriting #buddhism #pagan #LongCovid #radicalfaeries

coast salish territory (#YVR)
Joined March 2007
May all beings be happy All beings without exception Weak or strong, omitting none Great or mighty, Seen & unseen Near & far Born or yet unborn May all beings be happy Let no one deceive another Or despise anyone anywhere Or in anger wish another harm May all beings be happy
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Hello @carlitopablo - I'm really not on Twitter anymore but was hoping I could interest you in my new book about mental health and addiction to come out March 29. Where can I reach you?
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A record store patron enjoying the music, Harlem, NYC c.1967 by Art Kane
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Can't help but think whether we'll have posts like that soon - coming from the US.
The Islamic Republic continues to sentence to death people who defend human rights. There’s no due process. There are always trumped up charges. Varishe Moradi’s sentence was given by the infamous Judge Salavati, known for his cruelty and meting out of execution sentences.
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Israel says it won’t allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza. It’s been clear from the start that the plan is ethnic cleansing and land theft. We demand @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris cut off weapons and support to Israel to stop this genocide NOW!
Palestinians will not be allowed to return to homes in northern Gaza, says IDF dlvr.it/TG2dw1
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Hopeful, but I don't think it's going to happen.
Replying to @newrepublic
The last off ramp: uphold the constitution... Trump is disqualified from being sworn into office on 1/20/25, and Chief Justice Roberts knows it. In November of 2023: "The court found that, “Petitioners have established that Trump engaged in an insurrection on January 6, 2021 through incitement, and that the First Amendment does not protect Trump’s speech.” Link: citizensforethics.org/news/p… The 14th Amendment is unambiguous: Trump is constitutionally NOT qualified to hold office. The SCOTUS ruling on that Colorado case said that Trump couldn't be disqualified from ballots by the states, and ruled congress must determine eligibility, re: section 3. Link: constitutioncenter.org/blog/… ***Nothing in that ruling exonerated Trump or overturned that finding. No legislation or SCOTUS ruling can override the disqualification clause. It is a constitutional mandate.*** Before Trump can be constitutionally eligible to be sworn into office, Congress MUST vote to remove his disability. And anyone serving in government is bound by their oath to uphold that. This is what our laws explicitly say. Ask Justice Roberts: What are you going to do? Will you defend our constitution? Or will you throw it away for Trump, one of the dumbest, most dishonest, criminal, and incompetent people to ever live in our country. Every time he gets a pass, it gets worse, and worse, and worse, increasing the debt to paid by innocent people, patriots, and future generations. It doesn't have to be this way, all that has to be done is to simply uphold our laws. #14thAmendment
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Hey followers - if you haven’t moved to Bluesky yet, I really encourage you to try it. It’s MUCH better than Twitter and so many of the people you follow are already there. I’m on SimonFrCox.bsky.social Here’s some tips if you make the move. Hope to see you there.
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Do not obey in advance. @TimothyDSnyder
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.@StatCan_eng, yesterday, released new data showing Canada’s economy grew faster than predicted. This is good news for Canadians — and another proof point that our economy is strong and resilient. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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This is almost exactly the castle I envisioned when I wrote my haibun novel about a young monk whose best friend is a comfrey plant
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isabella mori retweeted
“They began attacking houses of people in Amsterdam with Palestinian flags, so that's actually where the violence started,” Amsterdam riots started by Maccabi hooligans — Amsterdam city council member Jazie Veldhuyzen tells Al Jazeera.
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.@FranceskAlbs finished her talk @UofT with a quote by Primo Levi, Jewish Italian survivor of Auschwitz. "Rejection of human solidarity, obtuse and cynical indifference to the suffering of others, abdication of the intellect and of moral sense to the principle of authority, and above all, at the root of everything, a sweeping tide of cowardice, a colossal cowardice which masks itself as warring virtue, love of country and faith in an idea.” 👉 youtu.be/VEqpNeEIdNw?feature…
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My friend David on the homelessness crisis in Coquitlam bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-city-counc…
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I'm gonna wake up and keep trying to do good and so are you and nobody gets to vote on that.
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This is Matan Ahlfeld, CEO of Axiom Media Inc. He was charged this weekend at an overpass demonstration on the 400 & King, expressing anger at the banners displayed. Witnesses state that Ahlfeld attacked an anti-war demonstrator with a bat, striking him three times and causing injuries to his leg, hand, and back. Ahlfeld's firm has previously worked with both the Liberal and Conservative parties, raising concerns about impartiality. It is unclear if police have filed charges. We demand immediate accountability for this violent incident, which we view as an anti-Palestinian and Islamophobic attack. This is clearly hate-motivated. Let us hope that the Crown does not drop the charges, if any, like they did with Lorna Bernbaum whose charges for assaulting a protestor was dropped last week because, according to the Crown, she may have been provoked by pro-Palestine chants.
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The amazing thing about America is anybody can grow up to become president. The horrible thing about America is anyone can become president. Except women.
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“You are not allowed to give up” - Navalny
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Recovery is about change. For me it's been a complete overhaul on all aspects of physical, mental, spiritual health. What we put in our bodies does have an impact on how we feel. I always start my day with the humble oatmeal, some fruit and 2 hard boiled eggs to keep me energized! Look out world here I come. 💪🏼💪🏼#Wedorecover
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Incredible news. Zooey Zephyr, my fiancée, was re-elected to the Montana House of Representatives, getting 83% of the vote. Many of you will remember her for standing up for trans people in Montana, and then getting censured and kicked off the House floor. I'm so proud of her.
It is an honor to have been re-elected to the Montana House of Representatives. And I promise to do as I have always done: fight for my constituents, stand up against those who seek to break democracy, and be a bulwark against the rising tide of American fascism.
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