2026-10-28T01:39:39Z https://nostr.now Mx. Luna Corbden 🪿🐸 https://nostr.now/npub1yelvfj93g9hz6eapqcurmf9nh3stp379pnc8q9dju6570qnzmsvsnnv8a4 https://files.defcon.social/dcsocial-s3/accounts/avatars/109/882/567/694/612/069/original/f7d2c89291f267fd.jpg https://files.defcon.social/dcsocial-s3/accounts/avatars/109/882/567/694/612/069/original/f7d2c89291f267fd.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvsynfswp7ttt9tfys0xkn2r5lf72g2gcayfqrg3mly45xtuee8mszyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjldq2eh RE: <a href="https://flipboard.com/@theseattletimes/seattle-news-27p8llobz/-/a-oFjxkSNOR7qC47h6_b2mcg%3Aa%3A2857557016-%2F0">https://flipboard.com/@theseattletimes/seattle-news-27p8llobz/-/a-oFjxkSNOR7qC47h6_b2mcg%3Aa%3A2857557016-%2F0</a><br/><br/>We&#39;ve got some hard choices to make in this state.<br/><br/>(Abortion is also on the ballot.)<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1fwrvqh30r9r9qfk4k2vj7jy539ffnqkmmsksjq2rg0qn8gj305cqw93x5k" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1fwr…3x5k</a></span><br/> </div> Idaho voters will pick their state gun Tuesday<br/>[<a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/idaho-voters-will-pick-their-state-gun-tuesday/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub">https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/idaho-voters-will-pick-their-state-gun-tuesday/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub</a> ](<a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/idaho-voters-will-pick-their-state-gun-tuesday/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub">https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/idaho-voters-will-pick-their-state-gun-tuesday/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub</a> )<br/><br/>Posted into Seattle News [@seattle-news-TheSeattleTimes](<a href="https://flipboard.com/@theseattletimes/seattle-news-27p8llobz">https://flipboard.com/@theseattletimes/seattle-news-27p8llobz</a> ) </blockquote> 2026-10-30T03:57:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxj79q83fe264v2vgqayx5kfajh5amc9wvm8gvnraqzjn76ljxauczyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjxds7y3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ucqfx749yvj7jw8k2zjcfnmcfar35vmy6k290p3yp7hs3lxyn0c7p79xk'>nevent1q…79xk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh hello!<br/><br/>I&#39;m sorry, I won&#39;t be able to help anymore. It&#39;s been over a decade since I self-published my last book. The tools and process have changed slightly, and I don&#39;t remember much anyway. <br/><br/>The basic idea is that you&#39;re converting the text to a specially formatted HTML file (like webpages use) and then reviewing to make sure everything looks good. Back then I used a tool called Calibri to convert it from Word or PDF, and I think I used something else to polish it up. Then you upload it to Lulu or wherever else. (I was using Amazon KDP for ebook and CreateSpace for print. Lulu is also a fine option, and not Amazon as a bonus.)<br/><br/>There are professional formaters. The editorial association I belong to, the EFA, has a searchable directory of professionals and lists average rates. After breakfast I can pull up a link for you. 2026-10-26T16:51:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9jc7gqumjljjayukdc3w36mk5wq0pac2yq0606hw3jqjechxhmwgzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjezgyrl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrx53t6n6ta9jtc9st3q0umgfv74jzjztnhnps8td55a2ernu07ts957ge5'>nevent1q…7ge5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Because, having lived life as a woman, I can tell you how much energy I put into avoiding being perceived with negative woman stereotypes. <br/><br/>Does he think I&#39;m stupid? Does that small mistakes make me look like a bad driver? If I don&#39;t phrase this just right, will he think I don&#39;t know what I&#39;m talking about? Don&#39;t ever change your mind, that&#39;s a thing stereotypical women do. Am I using this tool incorrectly and will someone mock me if they notice? I will lift that heavy thing no matter what so they know I&#39;m just as strong. I will endure this pain without complaint so they know I can take it. I will keep my emotions calm and measured so they don&#39;t think I&#39;m just a hysterical woman.<br/><br/>I AVOID these stereotypes. I feel it incumbent upon me as a woman to disprove these stereotypes! We all do. Feminists do. To the point of being unhealthy. In fact, I&#39;m remembering a blog post I wrote (I may link it later) during one of the Twitter dramas way back, over whether it was ok for a female gamer to openly enjoy picking the healer role ona raid because that reinforces the stereotype.<br/><br/>Men&#39;s rights activists, where the hell are you on this? It seems as if you LIKE having the stereotype of being rapey. What is this??? 2026-10-25T16:16:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrx53t6n6ta9jtc9st3q0umgfv74jzjztnhnps8td55a2ernu07tszyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjkeyuqw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqpe5zhvngrqg8ts72m4jv7wp8memh70y2wlm5gme9x9d8vdaennqam2vzj'>nevent1q…2vzj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Cis men, do you LIKE the stereotype that you&#39;re rapey???????? 2026-10-25T16:08:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqpe5zhvngrqg8ts72m4jv7wp8memh70y2wlm5gme9x9d8vdaennqzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjnfhewj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxcdsuktu00yv8sszvdlyer9h06pgdfme7rwk72egylesau4phcyqnkj3g7'>nevent1q…j3g7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s absolutely bonkers! Underlying all this trans panic is the assumption that any random group of men will get rapey. That we&#39;ve got to keep all men away from women or women are going to get hurt. Where is the manosphere on that?? You&#39;re outraged over &#34;she would pick the bear&#34; yet are ok that she doesn&#39;t feel safe with you in a public bathroom. Where is your outrage over men who make men look bad?? Is that why you fear trans women? Because the discussion reveals the true issues about women&#39;s safety??? Because it points the arrow at who is allowing what and how ridiculous that is?? Cis men, do you LIKE the stereotype that you&#39;re rapey????????<br/><br/>?????????????????!????????????????? 2026-10-25T16:08:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxcdsuktu00yv8sszvdlyer9h06pgdfme7rwk72egylesau4phcyqzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjut06eg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfk0fwm3zmxe9sn2ar0lkvp7u8vqnw7mmpt7khlk09ny4rmk5p3vcrw200c'>nevent1q…200c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Like, I have only recently and partially joined the ranks of manhood, and I gotta say guys, this is some sorry state you&#39;ve left this place in. Clean up! The women think we&#39;re monsters!! 2026-10-25T16:02:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfk0fwm3zmxe9sn2ar0lkvp7u8vqnw7mmpt7khlk09ny4rmk5p3vczyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjm07xpk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz96aqayvekys5lwmuwteqgvcqadsee4zg0y4lz6xy3zd69k5ydwqkjranc'>nevent1q…ranc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Like, it occurs to me that the assumption that men will get rapey is deeply misandrist. &#34;Well if you let men into women&#39;s locker rooms they&#39;ll get handsy!&#34; wtf is that horrible stereotype all about?? Men are letting some smaller percentage define this terrible traits against the whole gender! Such that women are afraid to sleep in the same hospital ward? How is that ok?? Maybe it&#39;s rapey people we should be segregating off! 2026-10-25T16:00:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz96aqayvekys5lwmuwteqgvcqadsee4zg0y4lz6xy3zd69k5ydwqzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjxzvyaj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg5f0lv4eugk9nsknjf5nfsrqhx785qf0vvupxj7e46ry8fv85q7q9wn4ge'>nevent1q…n4ge</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And people are like &#34;well if men and women are sleeping on the same floor, the men might get rapey!&#34; Well about that, why do we let men get rapey?? We don&#39;t have guards standing over people&#39;s jello in the hospital to make sure no one steals it. Why not? Because if someone screams &#34;he took my jello!&#34; someone would try to stop that. He&#39;d be punished and everyone would be mad at him. Why not have a &#34;rapey ward&#34; where we put all the people known to be rapey? And let all the people who know how to not rape share a ward regardless of gender? 2026-10-25T15:53:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg5f0lv4eugk9nsknjf5nfsrqhx785qf0vvupxj7e46ry8fv85q7qzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpje6w0wx But why the hell does the NHS have separate cancer wards for men and women in the first place?? Do we have that here in the US? I&#39;m pretty sure our hospitals are coed? It would make sense to segregate multi-person rooms, since you&#39;re walking to the bathroom with your but hanging out. Speaking of, why do we have gowns that are open in the back? I get why they need to open quickly for medical emergencies, but surely a gown can be designed so it opens fast but doesn&#39;t flap around. Hasn&#39;t anyone heard of snaps in the front? Why is any of this like this in the first place?? 2026-10-25T15:49:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8s6fdl3ne4dy8f4v3suge3k57ezj5ah6ca8jnqlggq8a2hukrcwszyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjn3lzys Who decided to call it crypto and not laughing stocks? 2026-10-25T04:20:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2xvk580g4xftv5vd0lke06xy4fr0gdhz7kzq3p044v6yk902pv0gzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjda72q9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv7355sc5v5fc20s6qezhzcejlq65nds4ddqgfh0qsnhn65ktrs9snnh6tn'>nevent1q…h6tn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No. Stop. Why. 2026-10-24T16:40:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspe8uhzs9d4rqekq95pgfq5e4lc79m2x8lvh2seme0trzelkxz6uczyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjphz3qz I texted my mom today after a long period of no contact. Nothing dramatic, just polite logistics stuff.<br/><br/>But now it feels like I&#39;ve been crying all day. Or had a meltdown even. <br/><br/>I haven&#39;t cried at all. I&#39;m just so heavy. 2026-10-24T00:28:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx65uqcznk2qhmjmspyuhz3jpdmzc9qkwrfvc6cvrrcst74w3kcagzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjfjqv3w Turns out you can have daylight savings anytime you want...<br/><br/>...if you set up solar power.<br/><br/>#DaylightSavings #Solarpunk #solarpunkSunday 2026-10-23T20:00:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv0vv88t0rfx8eq9fz3gnmg5d74f8rm0z64473ltk7qe4d6ev6lcczyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpj34ys6j How to operate a poll. Fake answers only.<br/><br/>#SillyPoll #poll #polls 2026-10-23T16:05:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd8g07rfn8yk32lqm35fw2krkm8jlhk9h6mwl8k4s2unm73jrm7vqzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjh5z7nl You know what&#39;s spooky about radios?<br/><br/>The static.<br/><br/>The static is always there. It&#39;s all around you right now, like an omnipresent ghost. Static is the default, and it&#39;s going on everywhere, all the time, whether or not you measure it by building a radio to ever notice.<br/><br/>The static only ends when someone pushes organized radio waves out into the air to displace it.<br/><br/>As soon as the signal ends, the static rushes back. 2026-10-22T02:58:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgfgesg6jte9kz333zfmlqcqyk8rl06zhdys3qhzu59vp5h6hvlsqzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjyv0mjc Whenever an app or website I frequently use finally offers me dark mode, the moment I set it:<br/><br/>*ahhhhhhhhhhh.....* 2026-10-20T18:11:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrke7hf8wagtpt0j0wfc6n0u7wv6acsru9jts6w9nuttyaa2jk8fczyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjk5ngc6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfc900qc6vw62ljz5elfc4d4d57gth3sfw8tpwm82yhl38cczacvcxr6dn8'>nevent1q…6dn8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, it&#39;s a huge problem with decentralization. Propagation is not consistent, so it can get hard to figure things out. It must be even worse on a big account. <br/><br/>Sorry I was rude. I didn&#39;t realize at first you were the OP; thought you were a reply guy and I&#39;m in a bad mood today. 2026-10-16T20:17:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgcq4grrks2kgw6uzkf3ym95thay8eevkcdmuqgmk8943ya7xn80qzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjqa0lzl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsftqf57zjevj0muaryansz2dn50vdkrdmvajtl5gegnzjl3q4qxyg65xs0k'>nevent1q…xs0k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sounds good. I thought I replied directly to your original post along with the person I follow who boosted it. Dunno where the Google stuff came from. 2026-10-16T20:03:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy3dp88jupxy74xf048skgx4vcal4kygghy7j42vvwaznlakq6emqzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpj97nk3z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxuru2dn4dltgar72s4n95hfymxjlt02tpsyes0rku63uryt73t3sjxzvxg'>nevent1q…zvxg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I never said anything about Google? No Google or who owns Mapquest syntax? Anywhere?<br/><br/>Misunderstandings happen. I was merely expressing my paranoia of tech companies in this day and age, my suspicion that the only reason they (Mapquest) would do such a thing is to get people to download the latest version because they&#39;ve put their own updated surveillance tools in it. Half joke, half serious. Sorry if it didn&#39;t land. 2026-10-16T19:41:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdhsfwj62a85x0vv5r7w6qu9jahsrunhjyt523da8qvx6c7falrjczyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpj9rlcae In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstatum5350hp78x2a69cnxpquxq7rdfrphtpft7zng0uqsv9rzqksgtwlva'>nevent1q…wlva</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Excellent job of missing my point. 2026-10-16T18:06:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswgnqn6p7cx6et4peukfsulv0pyv5pmf89upquqdlmez2hux2tc0gzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpj4z0hmw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2cpv0ykkdlhyqu8sn2wlteza62lzh9n0fyrckefpdyas4l6pw8kcn3jrq7'>nevent1q…jrq7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I noticed my un-updated app didn&#39;t seem to have it so I&#39;m wondering if it&#39;s a trick to get people to download their secret phone surveillance tools. 2026-10-16T16:53:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqly5pvfsz8wxzlx9km3vxzkcwylt23qedmklp7vjak3ez6e8v9cqzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpj09w9n3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfvs9jx8makp2k9aynztkz5q2r0xdkuwwn333ep47dzpaa6zlp68cfcymr2'>nevent1q…ymr2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>One more thing before I go to rest.<br/><br/>A music rec:<br/><br/>Nahko and Medicine for the People<br/><br/>Lyrics are revolutionary, healing, and uplifting.<br/><br/>#IndigenousPeoplesDay #LandBack #AbuseCulture #decolonization 2026-10-12T21:16:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfvs9jx8makp2k9aynztkz5q2r0xdkuwwn333ep47dzpaa6zlp68czyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjf3pc9q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf5ftj8ucg5mxs3nn6ppx9sjyxf78uh25zdex7ytrcvga20damatshm3d29'>nevent1q…3d29</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Here&#39;s an easy concrete step you can take to begin (or further) your effort to decolonize your mind:<br/><br/>Intentionally follow indigenous accounts on social media. From the Americas but also from other places in the world. (Fighting colonialism isn&#39;t limited to the US/Canada.)<br/><br/>Then read their posts as part of your regular social media diet. You don&#39;t have to agree, but don&#39;t argue either. Don&#39;t be a pest. Set your biases aside as much as you can, decenter yourself (you don&#39;t have to express an opinion on EVERYTHING), and just listen and learn. <br/><br/>Practice &#34;extrospection,&#34; that is, trying to understand the mind of another. It isn&#39;t school; it isn&#39;t a test. Relax and just take in what comes along. Let it simmer. See what it does to your worldview.<br/><br/>Do the same in other areas of content you consume. YouTube, movies, documentaries, books, and music. Just spruce up your media diet a bit with stuff made by indigenous people.<br/><br/>I started doing this intentionally way back in my Twitter days, early &#39;10s. In fact, I still try to intentionally follow and boost people from lots of backgrounds I don&#39;t normally encounter in my IRL circles. It&#39;s enriching and has made me a better person, and more helpful to whatever causes I take up.<br/><br/>#IndigenousPeoplesDay #LandBack #AbuseCulture #decolonization 2026-10-12T21:09:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf5ftj8ucg5mxs3nn6ppx9sjyxf78uh25zdex7ytrcvga20damatszyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpj92239v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0k7yvvjesgcdljxqnefmlzg30ylyr0w7r5m9t0sjakn3nv0ulkjg67rfpd'>nevent1q…rfpd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Also I think we should put any Native American tribes in charge of environmental restoration, when that&#39;s a thing that they want to do.<br/><br/>Another thing about the Kootenai is that they have a huge role in bringing back the sturgeon in this area and in restoring the river, and are involved in managing Idaho fish and game policies for the area. (I&#39;m probably saying this wrong; my memory of the details are fuzzy.)<br/><br/>This one is a no-brainer. I don&#39;t trust anyone with this as much as I trust the people who swore to protect this land thousands of years ago.<br/><br/>#IndigenousPeoplesDay #LandBack #AbuseCulture #decolonization 2026-10-12T20:54:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0k7yvvjesgcdljxqnefmlzg30ylyr0w7r5m9t0sjakn3nv0ulkjgzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpj58wnpa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqdnuw3r9ryy6rsvg7jr2s0lzwg3tutvurpexje8dxww9rxfpu05gscyv0j'>nevent1q…yv0j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Let me do a little decolonization for you today:<br/><br/>White &#34;guilt&#34; only happens because our ability to address wrongs has been amputated through the European Christian culture. <br/><br/>We are taught that guilt is an eternal state brought about by opposing the will of an infinite, omnipotent authority. We are taught to resolve guilt by submitting to authority and demonstrating how very sorry we are. <br/><br/>Even after resolving guilt the way we&#39;re taught, we are still indebted forever to God.<br/><br/>It is a worldview that centers the wrongdoer and their god, leaving any victims of real harm out of the conversation.<br/><br/>Even if you weren&#39;t raised Christian, this moral view still permeates the core of secular American culture, just subtracting &#34;God.&#34;<br/><br/>This is why white people feel so threatened by concepts like Land Back or Reparations. Or even just by giving BIPOC more equal share of power. We fear that we will be asked to fully submit the way we are expected to fully submit to white authorities.<br/><br/>An alternate view is that wrongdoing comes from causing harm to our fellow creatures, and that resolving those wrongs comes from making it right with whoever we&#39;ve harmed and helping them heal.<br/><br/>In this there is real release, fulfillment, and connection rather than perpetual indebtedness and guilt.<br/><br/>Let that simmer today.<br/><br/>#IndigenousPeoplesDay #LandBack #AbuseCulture #decolonization 2026-10-12T20:41:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqdnuw3r9ryy6rsvg7jr2s0lzwg3tutvurpexje8dxww9rxfpu05gzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpj8uyszz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxt9zpewtzq9zycxjqxlrs8s5yr4vh23w2hermmcuu08gu9h8pvccc03htg'>nevent1q…3htg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I feel very fortunate to have learned about the Kootenai people via a booklet they published. Their tribe is amazing and has held out against the US government longer than most because they refused to sign treaties or move to a reservation. The retaliation against them almost ended the tribe.<br/><br/>But in 1974, they declared war against the US government! They set up toll stations at the two major highways in the county and charged 10 cents per car to fund their war. Local police would not move against them. (An incredibly non-bastard move.) <br/><br/>It was a peaceful war that is still officially declared. Through their direct action, they won back quite a bit of land and some governing power, and now are relatively thriving. They even run own police force *not on a reservation* that shares local policing power with the sheriff and municipal police. They own a resort, a major gas station, and a few other businesses here.<br/><br/>It was heartbreaking to read their story but I&#39;m glad I did. I will support them in any way I can. (Guess where I buy gas?)<br/><br/>#IndigenousPeoplesDay #LandBack 2026-10-12T20:27:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxt9zpewtzq9zycxjqxlrs8s5yr4vh23w2hermmcuu08gu9h8pvcczyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjjgm7yj White peoples:<br/><br/>1. Please remember to boost the voices of indigenous people today in honor of Indigenous Peoples Day.<br/><br/>2. Learn a little bit about the land you&#39;re on and the people who lived or still live there. Especially if you&#39;re in a colonized territory like the US. Try to find their perspectives, not outsiders writing about them.<br/><br/>3. Decolonize. It&#39;s good for you! It&#39;s good for everyone! It&#39;ll dump a bunch of unhealthy and limiting views to enrich and expand your horizons.<br/><br/>4. Remember that you, too, came from an indigenous background. It was just a lot longer ago! Think about digging into your own roots, learning about your specific tribal background(s), and your own culture(s) that were erased or misappropriated when Christianity colonized Europe a thousand years ago.<br/><br/>#IndigenousPeoplesDay #LandBack 2026-10-12T20:18:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqtp4geywzys77qpj5wsg6lny9rw4rkczu5tarnlu48yle4s363vczyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpj4f8m8t My missionary position is that missionaries are colonizers. <br/><br/>Always.<br/><br/>#IndigenousPeoplesDay #ReligiousTrauma #exmo #exmormon #AbuseCulture 2026-10-12T17:19:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsffcs8jzn65l53me98vld6wjzxhq7tmsvj68djtp0suh7erp56u0czyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjgqrcvp If you&#39;re looking for a slow-burn art film that will hold your attention while not demanding much from your brain, I recommend Koyaanisqatsi (1981) which happens to be free on YouTube.<br/><br/>Though I recognized in it the would of my childhood, its message is more timely than ever.<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/cOA_dOrm_Mk">https://youtu.be/cOA_dOrm_Mk</a> 2026-10-12T03:30:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd2x0u9dcskjz3yd8yay4f445zklv068d0evsacqdn8rue0x28ljqzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpj20mkdv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9ewm5msvmnzjz5e388d5k8fw0wa3tqlu9wdj5l5aj6gtlkx774lccwthpt'>nevent1q…thpt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>US culture is one of the few in the world that keeps salary secret. 2026-10-06T15:50:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9j87epmqxnpgh9wc7043x2rkmxnns9af5qz35r3qyja7v63pd4qszyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjq2mx7c RE: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@cantspell/117394696403142515">https://mastodon.social/@cantspell/117394696403142515</a><br/><br/>That&#39;s because Vulcans have three ears... the right ear, the left ear, and the final front ear. 2026-10-06T15:38:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2zj4x92vaul0mlhrclgdpldl433aezzgx82shv37x6c3z9rz6q9szyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpj4j8cs3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxza4axxs8wnxjs5tghdtz47aae9mh4nscnjpkds8xtvvsq2u5zfgwdffmr'>nevent1q…ffmr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s an art collective apparently! (Where do they get their money???) <br/><br/>They operate out of an old bicarbonate soda factory, and one artist built an aolian (sp?) harp at scale in a silo as a resonance chamber.<br/><br/>They broadcast the sound it makes in the wind. 2026-09-29T02:42:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxza4axxs8wnxjs5tghdtz47aae9mh4nscnjpkds8xtvvsq2u5zfgzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjc0tlv5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxva7gt5uzy8c4uvsdz840pc2zct0ale92m5uuwfjn29zjqj8vllqpkv75f'>nevent1q…v75f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I didn&#39;t know about this one until just now. A low-wattage radio broadcast coming from a silo. This one turns out to be really cool. The answer surprised me.<br/><br/>This video is an exploration of the area, with the bit about the radio station in the last segment.<br/><br/>But if you just want me to tell you, I&#39;ll put it behind a spoiler tag next post.<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/8IB1XY29dL4">https://youtu.be/8IB1XY29dL4</a><br/><br/>#Urbex 2026-09-29T02:39:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxva7gt5uzy8c4uvsdz840pc2zct0ale92m5uuwfjn29zjqj8vllqzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpju4qdfp The Lost Radio Stations of Nevada 2026-09-29T02:28:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyvxskzg8ajnaxgkqan7ve8d9uw4y9wzr89rluq7499fsl8ff26lqzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjvlygx6 Just a reminder because I need to make money to live:<br/><br/>I am currently seeking clients.<br/><br/>I offer freelance services. Primarily ghostwriting, developmental editing, and copyediting, but I can also research, write book proposals, create outlines or synopses for an existing work, and coach.<br/><br/>I&#39;m a trauma-informed writer with 16 years of experience who finds purpose in helping people find their personal voice.<br/><br/>Broadly, my specialties include religion, religious trauma, cult research, psychology, autism, social justice topics, the art of fiction and nonfiction narrative, and speculative fiction. I&#39;m adaptable and know a little about a lot. I&#39;m a member of the EFA, AoG, and SFWA.<br/><br/>My most recent ghostwritten book is Sexcommunicated, a memoir for sex therapist Natasha Helfer who spoke up in the Mormon community and was excommunicated for it. It is scheduled for publication (with co-byline) next spring.<br/><br/>Reach out!<br/><br/>(I do not use LLMs in my work, and prefer to not edit LLM-produced work.)<br/><br/>#FediHire #FediHired #writer #editor 2026-09-28T18:31:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrnw2xqqr3puykqhh8cnzkk3zhl8d2sze9laj5aa397z8q43vf4pgzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjfslxfk RE: <a href="https://wandering.shop/@susankayequinn/117349473500717138">https://wandering.shop/@susankayequinn/117349473500717138</a><br/><br/>I have an extrospective insight, if I may.<br/><br/>A &#34;self as a collection of tasks who should subcontract to a machine&#34;...<br/><br/>Stepping into a mind who would think such a thing is a positive...<br/><br/>I thought, well that makes the human role just an executive functioner, or...<br/><br/>An executive...<br/><br/>And realized that&#39;s what management does... organize and assign tasks.<br/><br/>And this is how they see laborers, knowledge workers, and creatives. <br/><br/>Machines they subcontract tasks to.<br/><br/>And they&#39;re the mind that makes the machine work.<br/><br/>And they think that&#39;s the preferred role.<br/><br/>What a terrible worldview to operate under. What a terrible way to exist.<br/><br/>They must think they&#39;re elevating us to their level. Freeing us from the doldrums of being mere production machines. <br/><br/>When in fact it&#39;s the opposite for us. <br/><br/>Producing for its own sake is the best part. The worst part is producing on behalf of an executive for the purpose of soulless profit that isn&#39;t ours.<br/><br/>By making us become like them, they think they&#39;re *helping*.<br/><br/>I consume a lot of horror content, and this is the most chilling thing I&#39;ve seen all week.<br/><br/>(But sir, it&#39;s only Monday.)<br/><br/>#AbuseCulture<br/> <img src="https://files.defcon.social/dcsocial-s3/media_attachments/files/117/349/578/644/545/109/original/ff081e99de3a7b75.png"> <blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note19667vrqxcynw3qe0q4fhhh5pat2tcrfu5txhxu3h3nuwdwud428s0hjal7" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1966…jal7</a></span><br/> </div> AI is a fundamental attack on what it means to be human... which makes it incredibly dangerous to people and society, but it also inherently prompts a re-examination of all our social constructs, which opens the possibility of re-imagination...<br/><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/tressiemcphd.bsky.social/post/3mwll5j6xq22v">https://bsky.app/profile/tressiemcphd.bsky.social/post/3mwll5j6xq22v</a><br/> <img src="https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/117/349/471/270/971/231/original/9a2b0786ac259228.png"> <br/> </blockquote> 2026-09-28T16:18:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz3llp43qgqd2qug4jsgw9nyw3x8sxfauqp3mvwkzqmdf7qsuzy4qzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpj52jh8p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszge9u6p8ckuyru7ny5rgn463f2ay7a2u624suun47jkh7wev9hdsjy0stl'>nevent1q…0stl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Credit is just renting money.<br/><br/>So when you buy a house with a mortgage, yeah of course you own the house. <br/><br/>But you&#39;ve rented the money you used to buy the house. 2026-09-27T04:54:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszge9u6p8ckuyru7ny5rgn463f2ay7a2u624suun47jkh7wev9hdszyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjf0nf4g Credit is just renting money. 2026-09-27T04:53:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx6srw4egzcx8pvdy89mp4z39a06t79ta8u6gp5akqmwqexpel8vczyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjn48y89 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9u7gxtn9cfakprgtjjsmyfefvpk3adxkvrjg6lwpyjj9jdtrydsgwwsjx6'>nevent1q…sjx6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Er, wait, that makes even less sense.<br/><br/>I guess that would still make my woman side white supremacist.<br/><br/>Context will be lost, so BBC said women not painting nails is a class issue and we&#39;re white supremacist. 2026-09-26T23:04:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9u7gxtn9cfakprgtjjsmyfefvpk3adxkvrjg6lwpyjj9jdtrydsgzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjy8zv45 LRT good thing it&#39;s only my man-side that paints his nails. 2026-09-26T23:03:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw2jqhy7q6dcuh07aazcfrhnmtludrgxl3nmhaymmsy47g3a9e34qzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjcjzqgy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg6heeyyy0fzggersse0xp3vya6hw6063gnqcvr09jhzz3dnj3kvsa42890'>nevent1q…2890</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I worked with my hands all day. And had energy to do it. Feels good.<br/><br/>I might post a pic later of the &#34;temporary&#34; solar panel setup I cobbled together. Load-bearing zip ties and all.<br/><br/>The one panel turned out to not be enough to power my whole cubby now that a northern fall brings cloudy days. But it has still been enough to power my devices.<br/><br/>I haven&#39;t plugged in the second panel yet. I want to make 100% sure I&#39;m doing it right. (Even though there only seems to be one way the plugs will fit.)<br/><br/>#Solarpunk #Offgrid<br/> <img src="https://files.defcon.social/dcsocial-s3/media_attachments/files/117/339/880/478/471/359/original/038a9367d7f95e7c.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-09-26T23:01:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspsmhxlkr2celrdgtas6cess7p9rlh4k4ltavj7ry8u3r0wqt2x5czyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjnpgf3e RE: <a href="https://defcon.social/@corbden/115192479725348539">https://defcon.social/@corbden/115192479725348539</a><br/><br/>Ugh, a year on and people are still misusing the term &#34;cognitive dissonance.&#34; <br/><br/>I guess psychology not being a &#34;hard science&#34; means well-meaning folk think they know what a term means just by hearing it once without looking into the actual mechanisms or theory.<br/><br/>It&#39;s a really good theory though, and understanding the basics will help you understand both yourself and others.<br/><br/>Because yes, it is in fact possible to hold two conflicting beliefs at the same time without feeling dissonance. That&#39;s the whole deal! That&#39;s how it works. *YOU&#39;RE DOING IT RIGHT THIS SECOND.*<br/><br/>In fact, if you look down on someone you think is doing this without realizing that you&#39;re doing it too, that is in and of itself a dissonance resolution. &#34;They can&#39;t see what&#39;s wrong with their mind and that starts to feel uncomfortable because what if.... but no, unlike them, I&#39;ve got it all figured out! I&#39;m better than them! This feels really good!&#34;<br/><br/>Self-awareness of that shit is what will help you align yourself closer to reality.<br/><br/>So read below for the broad strokes.<br/>nostr:note1vreslqs0lkwerxahwx0pa74xpx9dju4kw9u0gcrqtwpy7yrvkyyqrztfgf<br/> 2026-09-26T16:46:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszkkdek5dtag6dvufmz0cq0np9pe2ksgnu33hc077m56yu6l3sqegzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjs7chj2 I watched that M. Night movie last night on Netflix, Knock at the Cabin or whatever, and I can&#39;t stop thinking about how horrible its messages were on so many levels, and how much potential it had to thoughtfully explore some timely topics.<br/><br/>It dealt with a cosmic trolley problem, apocalyptic themes, and faith vs doubt vs delusion in absence of evidence when the stakes are high.<br/><br/>It was bad in a &#34;but it could have been so good&#34; way that is sticking with me.<br/><br/>Overall it ended up feeling like one of those media illiterate Christian horror movies that happened to have a media literate director who wanted to make it a little bit marketable.<br/><br/>#MovieReview 2026-09-26T16:29:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqudk7wgtgqepefjf03pl8x8tn8vc2l5zw47thnlahmxu8gvyeq0czyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjcgfl98 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsygl3xmxc677l5trd9px09nj534jnddjcvt4jux876s6cwgzxuhesnr9ss2'>nevent1q…9ss2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>But they should have called him El Shaddad.<br/><br/>(It&#39;s a shaddad joke.) 2026-09-24T16:07:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsygl3xmxc677l5trd9px09nj534jnddjcvt4jux876s6cwgzxuheszyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjxuds32 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8cylea6n094slny6mlpl5cyrekjhmkmw9q93muk5fknjqewwuncczz9zax'>nevent1q…9zax</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wait till she hears about Ashura. 2026-09-24T16:06:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqxu9z8sxaxpg48qya30lamt752yu45djz5qhykxg3gdlu7ckk8jczyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpj2zqnwk My son is reading Lord of the Rings for the first time and he just stuck his head out the door:<br/><br/>&#34;Who the fuck is Tom Bombadil??&#34; 2026-09-19T21:47:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg6heeyyy0fzggersse0xp3vya6hw6063gnqcvr09jhzz3dnj3kvszyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpj7w92t3 Everything my bed cubby, including charging of personal devices, is now on solar power. Except the TV. The battery is now inside and I can use the inverter for AC plugs, so adding devices is just a matter of swapping outlets.<br/><br/>Next I&#39;ll see how well the one 200W panel can keep up. It&#39;s been more than enough over the summer for just charging devices. The load now isn&#39;t *much* higher, but going down to 0% would not be ideal. I doubt I&#39;ll get enough under winter cloud cover.<br/><br/>I can probably cobble together pallets and baling wire to add a second panel before winter starts. Wind is my greatest enemy. This is just my temporary setup and I&#39;ll get 3 panels on a roof hopefully next year for a total of 600W.<br/><br/>This increases my &#34;partially off-grid&#34; by another 10%. No water, sewer, or trash pickup, and I&#39;m maybe 20% solar powered now.<br/><br/>#Solarpunk #Offgrid 2026-09-19T20:36:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq5fn67dammuxluc6uk47wmp605lsd6hx0lj2a0a53pcjz4aax90szyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpj0f07dw Benebell Wen on what we in the west call &#34;flow,&#34; ziran, and how it is an integral part of Taoism.<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/EvXSuKYA_Gg">https://youtu.be/EvXSuKYA_Gg</a><br/><br/>#Tao 2026-09-19T17:19:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswltfg0tpht6mp9mchaeldayx62uc53wsq9e46lyg8750jkjrwmsszyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjcf9pkz RE: <a href="https://sciences.social/@anthropology/117282432263808343">https://sciences.social/@anthropology/117282432263808343</a><br/><br/>I&#39;m &#34;Hitler gets all the blame but this shit had actually been going on for some time and still is&#34; level of woke.<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1hu8t09qfs4z57hyjgeaywedpdmp49x7tszszgu2z5h7c5c32wy8s2gqa3e" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1hu8…qa3e</a></span><br/> </div> More than 2 million Indigenous people likely lived in Australia in 1788, over seven times the figure used for a century, and numbers fell by over 90 percent by 1861. #Archaeology #IndigenousAustralia #PopulationGenetics <a href="https://www.anthropology.net/p/australia-was-home-to-22-million">https://www.anthropology.net/p/australia-was-home-to-22-million</a> </blockquote> 2026-09-16T20:40:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0xuv6v8fw0h4gtvrgtsy7qwnhl9p5ru0c6vqdang2q5fk54tewgszyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpje0t9q6 RE: <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@kevingranade/116976328083537323">https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@kevingranade/116976328083537323</a><br/><br/>And this is how I discovered the CDDA developer is both trans and on Fedi.<br/><br/>(Right when I started playing Dwarf Fortress again!)<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1my4082nlmpdqh2ph3em6qf5uqrjz83vxtv6lc68l45450ml48zaqzu35j6" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1my4…35j6</a></span><br/> </div> RE: <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@kevingranade/116976014537149629">https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@kevingranade/116976014537149629</a><br/><br/>To elaborate on what I mean by "it's not NOT involved".<br/>My first reaction on seeing this meme (originally about a/the Silksong developer coming out) was "Author's thinly veiled gender dysphoria is my favorite genre", but then I was like, "oops that was supposed to be a joke, but it's the truth". 1/4<br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1use3zgl6l3qgdfvfrke04fk9necaf8qw7dsacp3lf9jev4gl88jqxj9qk6" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1use…9qk6</a></span><br/> </blockquote> 2026-09-16T17:21:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2xw9adyw33k25exer8yum397j2gywg0n2xqcalaaa9l2gxp9xd0qzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjsrnq7g Apple: How dare you continue to be happy with the older products we told you would make you happy!!! 2026-09-09T17:54:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyf0l6ls5tv2vsvu8a6ku4zxxew7wwy3g4mdw7c9munl2hcu9p8qszyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjyehcnv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvzhrjjxusdh3t6wsz0kndkncgvw00y58uszes5fs8y0e7622m6mgc2synw'>nevent1q…synw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Ignore the trolls&#34; was also a huge mistake. I think consistent, swift, protective, and firm &#34;that&#39;s not ok&#34; responses from multiple bystanders to make the troll feel socially uncomfortable and show support for the victim would have reduced trauma in victims, demonstrated to other bystanders that it was unacceptable behavior, and negatively balanced any sense of popularity or status the troll was getting out of it.<br/><br/>Good moderation would have been even better, but this thing we could have collectively done on our own. 2026-09-02T06:03:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszvktrf9akvhkd245qex02lenhhttwxkj7j8vluhr4esqccwxy4qczyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjww2rfx RE: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@vicfroh/117191034136051086">https://mastodon.social/@vicfroh/117191034136051086</a><br/><br/>🎶The legend lives on <br/>from the Chippewa on down<br/>Of the big lake they call <br/>Gitche Gumee<br/><br/>The lake, it is said, <br/>never gives up her dead<br/>When the skies of November <br/>turn gloomy🎶 2026-08-31T16:35:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2y74tqdup8u3g9sucsctrfs2hhl94akxqdhf3v6xdadagu8k3g9qzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjs3g9s7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0vty5rgaq9kpxzlluwnsgqlq54j6anz7mjwyh6yf4gjq2xpxlg2gam968s'>nevent1q…968s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Putting it back on the person with lower societal power than you because they used their voice to explore a complicated issue is a lower blow. I will stand up for em. It&#39;s my responsibility to defend em since I boosted and you replied. <br/><br/>I mean this is kindness: Sit with your discomfort, or no. That&#39;s not a blow. I didn&#39;t put those feelings there. The OP didn&#39;t put those feelings there. <br/><br/>You didn&#39;t put them there either. Nevertheless, those feelings are yours to resolve. Your feelings here are not and should not become eir problem.<br/><br/>That&#39;s not an attack. If it feels like one, then unpacking that is decolonization work that is (speaking from experience) well worth doing. 2026-08-30T22:26:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw308zp9vrznzmwg8d36wj2dztju9zv8pmmxnlusp8jh2t5k7la2qzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjhc6l3x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxax67a26tncnhltz6f7nucvln53r9rnf3vu099f7xy8ty6hdeuds9r0h38'>nevent1q…0h38</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I boosted <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fje49fh553r2330ywk7alqgjghpmw27xnph7thm8984fq90gpwfqwfxenk" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>emsenn</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fje…xenk</span>)</a></span> &#39;s thread because I found it thought provoking and I&#39;d been wondering how some indigenous YouTube channels I follow reconcile their use of what appear to be AI thumbnails, especially if it helps them find a voice and reach for their messages.<br/><br/>I don&#39;t think there is any moral position that is pure and correct in all circumstances, and I consider my ability to avoid AI-use in my life to be a huge privilege of circumstance that too many don&#39;t have access to.<br/><br/>These are difficult issues that come from our shared oppressors, so it&#39;s important to listen to each other in search of answers.<br/><br/>I like to understand many different perspectives, especially those outside my bubble, so I would like you to consider Emsenn&#39;s points very carefully. This is part of the decolonization work that rests on us to actively do. It&#39;s not always comfortable to exist in these grey areas. <br/><br/>&#34;Guilt tripping&#34; is a hell of a thing to say in this situation, and maybe something to sit with, dig into. There is no guilt to be found if you are actively doing the work. Listening to and seriously considering indigenous perspectives (even when the message is uncomfortable) is doing the work. Learning how to process this screwed up world without flipping the message back in a (marginalized) messenger&#39;s face, that is doing the work. 2026-08-30T21:35:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs88l5ls2zm7cr5s4s0c98jmvy6nyzv0ynf4w9ctem2346s6w4r7vgzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjr7jt56 Do not allow your compost toilet to smoke.<br/><br/>Do not stand and piss like a man.<br/><br/>Feed your toilet a half cup of milk daily.<br/><br/>Sit and have a good think with every use.<br/> <img src="https://files.defcon.social/dcsocial-s3/media_attachments/files/117/180/097/622/684/536/original/14e8798b86232431.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-08-29T17:59:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8tt9dgn4rq5ykdzthz6fr7uk9gs8qqm8cemden8txpaease9swcgzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjtvsczj What&#39;s your favorite Carpenters&#39; song?<br/><br/>#poll #GenX 2026-08-27T17:38:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqdhtj6t2v6uerz4v8mtzve66mxpkdd4l0kr0jckaasyjz8mfme7qzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjc3f29k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0jft357pt7r9jduus9jxut0j8sgx5lz3rmfwye5g9pu35pj0g9fsygcltc'>nevent1q…cltc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Dial-up Days is a YouTube channel covering the history of retro media. They covered Mr. Wizard recently, the science show? And apparently younger generations watching clips of him telling kids they&#39;re wrong makes him really mean. I never thought Mr. Wizard was mean. <br/><br/>🤷🏻 2026-08-21T18:34:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgchlnj84hrg99v8nu64q46vt6qy65xqjv8l53yx2lms836nnhlpszyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpj3qmz3k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszmavpl5v7grajhxqjjke5fgq7w5rhkwup9dlskf2cyfk8yyv0dfcg7lrzv'>nevent1q…lrzv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s good to be well-rounded. <br/><br/>I always said security is only as strong as the weakest link, and if any effort is put into infosec, that link almost always becomes people. <br/><br/>Psychology (not just social engineering) is perhaps the most overlooked aspect. Geopolitics of the last decade has unfortunately vindicated that position.<br/><br/>My area is trauma, particularly wrt cults and manipulation at every level. Social engineering focuses on individuals in one-off situations — get the password and we&#39;re done. Where my focus is on patterns, group dynamics, and long-term commitments. Belief systems. Conditioning. Habitual behaviors.<br/><br/>It&#39;s great to meet you! 2026-08-20T22:27:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9y3yauluemthx2sgka8wsnfpkcdh9m0xuxpf7yu0a7q48du0ypmczyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjdjd6n6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyl0cly2pvez9zst9evmksjcdlgvptprx8mz9vutf5ewwtffgs4pgcqm7f9'>nevent1q…m7f9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You could say I now dabble in the security of the human brain. :D That&#39;s the core focus of my thinking and writing, when I can. 2026-08-20T21:51:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspjam6hs3dlragmzle0ttxfayumw5qum47rp57lcqrlmrznk3rktgzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjr85vzr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspefej672fcuxfl9c24a3hljeszemt83lscym2me9hvgusydfjsss5mxeky'>nevent1q…xeky</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You&#39;re cool. :) It&#39;s a super long backstory, but in short, I&#39;ve suffered significant cognitive decline. While I&#39;m working to get some of my brain back, it&#39;s not realistic that I&#39;ll be capable of in-depth hands-on tinkering again.<br/><br/>But I do still keep my toe in the water, follow a lot of infosec accounts so I can at least understand the in-jokes. 2026-08-20T21:45:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs83edzat7typ4a7f5p5qdrzl096l056kueta7uhhf2hfy98ctat8szyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjna02vh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq283fx8rsvccgzvz6ey4g2zey50g7754t00fz8slx0s2kdxs20zgvamwee'>nevent1q…mwee</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Alas, I&#39;m completely out of the biz now, and never really was on either team even when I was in IT doing mostly non-security stuff. I still dream. 2026-08-20T21:40:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8d6n47ejqzqhvfua4nsgjlqenlqy9mg538cqu4y47z5690c7c2vqzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjltrxc6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs07pxjadca7fgcsx7am5u5z7q7dy2xkpv0v20gphh6uktpj4azq4sv253xm'>nevent1q…53xm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ooh, oohh! I want Blue Team! 2026-08-20T20:37:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvvtw969kmgczpx87yugymt0t3965eremn78h3f0epzy6d8dr7nmczyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjsxjpxf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrs0rjgzhutgwqquw59cf6nevf2dazxfl8peh84sytdycrsum60ugjusdne'>nevent1q…sdne</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;What&#39;s the matter?? I took the bomb out!!!&#34; 2026-08-19T17:53:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8t6pnc90ceatgmekgwz7lf3nmvkqr9f2zxe6v5ee9p2xtjap8wuszyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjm9d0q3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszjxyqwfrhz3zdte4jn0390z57qh9htfv8g2500velmcq209xx6sgddsgp7'>nevent1q…sgp7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This basically explains the entire 90s vampire zeitgeist after Ann Rice released the book. 2026-08-19T17:43:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyeuas3qrd6gwmr0wgcqlc653h8ml66uspyqhdzg08hv2467fjpjqzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjfymyra In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyq8laatt4hs8ghzjgfjd60pt5n387z96hp8768alkj94qzdwa9es9hpkdz'>nevent1q…pkdz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Could make it a sequel to the stormchaser movie, call it Twister Metal. 2026-08-19T17:40:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyq8laatt4hs8ghzjgfjd60pt5n387z96hp8768alkj94qzdwa9eszyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjj42gnt I dreamed I was mechchaser. Like a stormchaser, but there were these giant mechs that would just show up places to stomp around and nobody knew why.<br/><br/>So we had these old minivans and when there was a mech report we&#39;d rush over there to film them.<br/><br/>That would have been a much better movie than Pacific Rim or Transformers. 2026-08-19T17:40:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv23m7g2zx34r0aa203kd84yjat636zwrv4gdhz2rt56jg472umpgzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjra3xcx I know there&#39;s bigger things to worry about, and I&#39;m not with Dynadot anymore, but this is hinky as fuck.<br/><br/>This is one of those things that a couple of domain registrars and hosting providers tried back in the day and the tech world exploded in protest and boycott until it became unthinkable.<br/><br/>Well, it&#39;s thinkable now.<br/><br/>Watch your domains. They might get stolen.<br/> <img src="https://files.defcon.social/dcsocial-s3/media_attachments/files/117/123/354/670/607/734/original/c6482c39dd7d1a66.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-08-19T17:29:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvy7z2vfsjvkhpu062dl3emqvuqpykrv0t82sk4p4rv0fhtu0yvaszyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpj4m6rnf Leonardo deScorpio 2026-08-19T07:07:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs97fe7z5fxcsxsu6sfdnrg2zejevnaj2pye8ytjczf0l486sc83tszyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpj0axzu9 Crave Robber Brand Nicotine Gum™ 2026-08-19T06:54:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9rhngawy3jhs9jw2dq48jatq0czstq8md05wk26gvq3fvtxpe46czyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjmafh7z Ebay shopping tip: Put it in your cart and wait overnight to see if you get a discount from the seller. 2026-08-19T04:15:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd3gjdz9a5euzjn677568s2wp3fam75sv7fm9ecmvwcya3e88a03gzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpja8awys UGH conifer bug season is starting again.m<br/><br/>They are so annoying. 2026-08-19T00:06:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvkffze8cgpy8xfmj0p0kgx3hjaf7yt5rukgkmsqefur2794m37qszyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjgetxme Is it a microplastic? Or just a really small macroplastic? 2026-08-18T23:51:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs96z59n83zhdlppsrltz2agkzdw8vs64dmsz3x7020rzevr9r0jcgzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjxlnu2q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2shz2697hq6slzx82rhr058l74g53hdvfhkqs3rc9qcwl48r6d7cekwd85'>nevent1q…wd85</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes, there&#39;s a very clear line right down the middle!<br/><br/>I still feel very much like I don&#39;t know what I&#39;m doing and just guessing half the time. I so rarely watch instructional videos. I used to be very competitive in games until my abuser, well, he didn&#39;t like being out-competed. So this lets me just let go and not care either way. I&#39;m taking the Yin role, where I try, but not too hard.<br/><br/>I do think I&#39;d benefit from live-play, where I can more immediately see the result of my choices, but I&#39;m still not up for that. 2026-08-18T22:59:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstm5tn6q3vt6t7qlldk20rzvq4mzzeny7rljwq6wezm0q0tpx0jagzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjgcpqgh You use your RV to travel. I use my RV to live in. We are not the same. 2026-08-18T21:43:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx9zyxqe09sxgl4c2fcjwsv5ye8zk8lhcxfz3sl8acrxmnfpzfdxczyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjpt2k39 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0s9l3n2upsmna3ss5g4kdvpplqdhcjfchunjl6ravdp03ghm2pygmtdkaa'>nevent1q…dkaa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>🎶 it was pourin like an avalanche comin down the mountain 🎶 2026-08-18T17:03:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd0kedqy460jn2h0vv5cm70daw5dnet9rn7xqp9tkqrn7v9w8eesgzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpj3222fj RE: <a href="https://flipboard.com/@theseattletimes/seattle-music-okluhsrkz/-/a-vJwVBQ4fQPWLmG8XbWM29Q%3Aa%3A2857557016-%2F0">https://flipboard.com/@theseattletimes/seattle-music-okluhsrkz/-/a-vJwVBQ4fQPWLmG8XbWM29Q%3Aa%3A2857557016-%2F0</a><br/><br/>I&#39;ve heard of personal chefs, but Springsteen had his own personal music critic??<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note17r237cmcc4t07aaa55p2ppu6ajfv5g4dwyvrqtvysjh4y3fjjf2sh74xx3" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note17r2…4xx3</a></span><br/> </div> Bruce Springsteen biographer and music critic Dave Marsh dies at 76<br/>[<a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/bruce-springsteen-biographer-and-music-critic-dave-marsh-dies-at-76/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub">https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/bruce-springsteen-biographer-and-music-critic-dave-marsh-dies-at-76/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub</a> ](<a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/bruce-springsteen-biographer-and-music-critic-dave-marsh-dies-at-76/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub">https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/bruce-springsteen-biographer-and-music-critic-dave-marsh-dies-at-76/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub</a> )<br/><br/>Posted into Seattle Music [@seattle-music-TheSeattleTimes](<a href="https://flipboard.com/@theseattletimes/seattle-music-okluhsrkz">https://flipboard.com/@theseattletimes/seattle-music-okluhsrkz</a> ) </blockquote> 2026-08-18T16:59:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszg0md7rl2lr3vy7mma7mzujhrf52zhcs6xl3gdxq986kychslesszyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjggfc9s Dang, Dang, and Danger 2026-08-18T06:05:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstaj8sfnc5lee3fzvrpncp4rnafczr4270fjx07gnvlgnhy9hgf4czyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjsxuxa0 A finely aged Jude Law would be the perfect star of a Phil Colins biopic. 2026-08-18T03:44:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2ucfhcy09htaevddw439nr534k5363zu4u0y6pmvhsey0tq0cptqzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpj5g9rqa 90s Alternative Bands: Who needs time signatures??<br/><br/>TOOL: We do. We need ALL the time signatures. 2026-08-18T01:36:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsggwkugyl63hy757y7ane7gtgq6t0d8nau8r2h8xhcq3ks5xqt7aqzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjzt3skv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2f9zeamrc6r8tcdx83xj7tmslg766xa5z82el7tcuhwsdd2vstxs73xcta'>nevent1q…xcta</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Cunning &#34;Dinga&#34; Lingus 2026-08-17T18:40:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2f9zeamrc6r8tcdx83xj7tmslg766xa5z82el7tcuhwsdd2vstxszyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjva5qwl cunning dingaling 2026-08-17T18:40:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz5zk8cfds8h7v8uj870k0mthn3u0hupcx5xn6g6zd9f2pna2gceqzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjx5gq3g Speaking of less toxic masculinity trends of the 90s, one of the most-played radio songs by Pearl Jam was Better Man, also one of the many feminist tracks of the era.<br/><br/>As a recently-divorced single mom, this song — along with others like Birmingham, Where Have All The Cowboys Gone, Furious Rose, everything by Tori Amos — spoke to my situation: how I was supposed to find a husband, yet there didn&#39;t seem to be anyone who wasn&#39;t some level of asshole, at least not that would be into me. But it wasn&#39;t just women writing feminist music depicting women&#39;s problems emphatically.<br/><br/>It&#39;s been awhile (ha!) but I&#39;m watching a reaction video that&#39;s brought it all back.<br/><br/>More to my thesis that activism took a very different role for GenX. It was a shift in culture rather than politics. I took for granted songs like these and the messages and warnings they shared with young women to help us interpret our lived experiences in new ways. My mother never had a song like this.<br/><br/>#GenX 2026-08-17T17:26:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgdqeh2kdxnzzne45t53a33kpyakzhc0vmmevqpcrr9vauya8z7hszyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjmf5ut5 My synchronicity theme right now is &#34;Connections.&#34; 2026-08-17T06:19:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrenr0augcnqexmca4yn5wzhsdn677anuc464m59n0lvx8ch3lxagzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjxt2cev In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszvcjamdeudxayngdvkqxdn93zra23ztyvfnv09urx2mexc8ljjwqrjsh67'>nevent1q…sh67</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Have you ever heard Everclear&#39;s cover? It&#39;s perfect. 2026-08-17T06:12:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd9vx8w97cw6khnl62xkzm2j5zmf2ft9cg8g36c2fncvmj9ma7l4szyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjx3p2q0 Charity never faileth, and is brought to you exclusively by Downtown Godsend Megachurch.™ 2026-08-17T01:50:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2x6ju4y2fr4tmrpsdpyjvxvt83zr2tw94ndrnvlsmf3qm4c2t9gczyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjejkszl Nero&#39;s Journey 2026-08-16T19:00:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg9fux03u2hax5khpckh82z3p3zc9vjds6jy89kvhmyd88repkatqzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjd49s4m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz58lscxz3rhajmx5xmmcytut7klg08l57a0c6stzv24rxgv747hs2k4hdm'>nevent1q…4hdm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If you (or your parents) were a real speed demon, you would get a CB to listen to trucker chatter, and then later when they invented radar detectors you were home free. (Ask how I know.) 2026-08-16T17:44:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrsgs70j38lel6elq3t5p78qnuqng9dy6dgx3u67z5vakxfa6xe0szyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjuammcz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst0wdqsszd7dfccenqd4pssheu9wa5r65n0k0g307chwwf4k02a6qge0e5u'>nevent1q…0e5u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I say this and I participated in Seattle&#39;s poly/kink scene for over a decade. We didn&#39;t talk about sex half as much as Mormon leadership did when I was a teenager. It&#39;s super fucked up. 2026-08-13T21:45:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyuxgyvecwqua44c93jymdcy40acjvmnlndzrh4jphvmsaghspg0czyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpj5jqr65 I just read a snippet on here from a book about GenX and the class war that I disagreed with but am willing to consider.<br/><br/>It included what I feel is a misinterpretation of an Edie Brickell lyric.<br/><br/>To me, What I Am cut through all the academia (read: colonized thinking) to the simplicity of true philosophy. It echoes the message Indigo Girls, Closer to Fine.<br/><br/>&#34;Philosophy is a line on a cereal box, religion is a smile on a dog.&#34;<br/><br/>It&#39;s not dismissive — it&#39;s deconstructionist. It&#39;s our generation questioning everything.<br/><br/>Brickell&#39;s lyrics hit this particular GenXer with a powerful message that undermined my Mormon upbringing: <br/><br/>Don&#39;t overthink it. It&#39;s the Tao which cannot be spoken. It doesn&#39;t take a bunch of book learning to unlock the secret of life because it&#39;s everywhere. Don&#39;t look to authority for answers because they&#39;re wrong!<br/><br/>The genx class war snippet said some other stuff, but I&#39;m trying to reign in my energies and while I&#39;d love to make this an essay, I don&#39;t want to argue, and I don&#39;t have energy to put in the work to read the full book to understand its context. <br/><br/>I do think many of my GenX fellows took some things some certain ways that I didn&#39;t, but ultimately, while GenX DID &#34;give up&#34; in the struggle in an organized sense, we DID the cultural deconstruction work required for the next phase of rebuilding. I firmly stand on this point, not from book learning, but from having lived a life of personal transitions and global upheaval from the 1970s through now. I can compare and contrast. <br/><br/>Deconstruction wasn&#39;t even a widely used term when I was coming of age, but OMG it&#39;s all we did in our pop culture. We laid it all out there in its full beauty and ugliness so that the next generation knew what we all were facing.<br/><br/>I maintain that it was necessary and important work, even if most of us didn&#39;t realize that. I fear that next generations will forget it. Will misinterpret it. 2026-08-12T19:17:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd55vdfvp3gkvx8w380skse8lj8rh3jy26ttqe27s0yfcrxnmxs7czyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpj5x8w73 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs209tnfk3ftwg4radf7mvl96znllhrkh0qpj2qscstvmjv3vkra4c4eh6m2'>nevent1q…h6m2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Love that song. A reboot of that might be closer to Ladytron&#39;s Seventeen! <br/><br/>More like:<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/hAFuD-S-e_E">https://youtu.be/hAFuD-S-e_E</a> 2026-08-11T22:47:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswufdv0mnk3dguhvf2zrktff3kah8u6sphf5yfdyfzxymxylefuqszyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjmp7el9 Why are you popular?<br/><br/>#Poll #SillyPoll #GenX #music 2026-08-11T20:58:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs99tjfts7hn903zplg5awy0x7pmv9pwnlg6szpz37mnyvqzjunz6qzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjnf5w7l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsya843pz3hd98qs987vqnnhlwjpkgv4tqu5fqmeqcz8fe6k4te74qyakmmu'>nevent1q…kmmu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Glad you were able to take a break. That&#39;s what it takes sometimes! I myself am on here far less than I was. I look forward to your wisdom and silliness. 2026-08-09T18:24:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstgm6e35uuqkpgvl7xrwcra3s0j3k870uk4tj67p9uysqanuy30hszyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjygzjat In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw39pu6ucv5kln9dt0utsprvgw0qept9tml4vk5yzupt2y8phepwgapx695'>nevent1q…x695</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>hey, you&#39;re back! 2026-08-09T18:16:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8m7dlhy579xxnw3etnuzlspjuvrl97d73dga78wu6k6xdgvy0rxczyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpj5m85ds In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy9a80a2x7zn3j36kgqluhllg3gatd0hem4lcz9kl9t43hlxxz90csf2668'>nevent1q…2668</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Always settings. 2026-08-09T05:00:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf56eadukwfspyrrpr8gnaf0qu2gzwhnxtl39mf3xuqsrln65nfnszyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjf02rm8 RE: <a href="https://ohai.social/@redsad/116864159640938298">https://ohai.social/@redsad/116864159640938298</a><br/><br/>As a GenXer, I only hear: You&#39;ll sell out by middle age for the promise of a free-ride retirement that will never come.<br/>nostr:note19x9n8q74g3vx8lf44qw3cmffzzhr4azt63wdnyxputyk8z8z7vgshjv9pk<br/> 2026-08-07T20:01:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx5pjpmnkwkuaevhlycjuyh52h6cku6q50jgyflqes75jdhhrk96gzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpjk5ukaf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp3rhuuxzv4jajfwduqu7t6kz47d7veuw2jk0cy48c47lszreeyjcn93xjz'>nevent1q…3xjz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s worse than gambling when said bros also have control over the magnet under the roulette wheel, and can use it to steal your money and put it in their pocket. 2026-08-06T17:17:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw2pthljzp4dt57224jlks3lkz3yt9rfwkncmlc5448t9dzy66hfgzyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpj3aedyw You come across a creation that you don&#39;t understand. It makes no sense! <br/><br/>Is this because the creator is more intelligent and knowledgeable than you? Or less?<br/><br/>#poll #philosophy 2026-08-05T05:23:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstqxqs0e072jxc33tltpe2lp0y8lvl44qyj5kxl48jl3s6tsvp40szyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpj0tt30n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp87k35cv5d9an4vhn3vefr5cs9wh4929qqg5lk9cvq0xhr7r2wtgzgh94j'>nevent1q…h94j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Great! Thanks for spreading the word about this. Solidarity with the Tohono Oodham Nation! 2026-08-04T22:56:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8c83y0g84pqwdxd3dhalt8j5a0lpsvx3fcgm979rtrz76n64rd8szyqn8a3xgk9qkutt85yrrs0dykw7xpvx8c5x0quq4ktn2neuzvtwpj6ezlty RE: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/116496299299662675">https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/116496299299662675</a><br/><br/>LRT: The post and story is from April.<br/><br/>The Martynecs were actively watching the area, so were able to stop the remaining destruction.<br/><br/>“The remaining portion of the site has been secured and will be protected in place.”<br/><br/>I hope that&#39;s still true!<br/>nostr:note1kq8yyumwwza88fu6rpj3ywdt90hpz7xx3jmp07ft0z5wf8c6ctqqlcxrr5<br/> 2026-08-04T21:45:22Z