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Pagan_Animist

@Pagan_Animist@beekeeping.ninja

Witch, devoted to Goddess, political activist, she/her, LGBTQIA+ Mom, ADHD - neurodivergent. Dog Mom, owned by cats, gardener, ex-hiker, voracious reader - especially Urban Fantasy. Energy Impairing Chronic Illnesses. Cushing’s Syndrome, Disabled. Mobility scooter dependent. Domestic Violence survivor- expect me to call out abusive behavior. My #coffee is in a Witch’s Brew mug. #Brigid #Scathach

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LALegault, to mastodon
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This is the reason social blocked me from the server and this social media site is doomed if it has this level of reading comprehension. I once again, would not recommend a mastodon migration to anyone who asks.

LA Legault @LALegault Younger generations will only remember the Holocaust as the excuse that was used to commit the Palestinian genocide and it is a disservice to everyone who fought to prevent both. Apr 24, 2024 at 13:28 • 0•177•*8

Pagan_Animist,
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@LALegault

The consolation is that @mastodon.social is just one of the servers here.

There are so many more that he has nothing to do with, nor do his moderators.

BlackAzizAnansi, to random
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Absolutely this

Pagan_Animist,
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@boby_biq @BlackAzizAnansi

I’m loving the New Yorker and the Atlantic.

I still have LA Times.

My WSJ is cancelled.
Not renewing NYT, Washington Post.

Mrfunkedude, to random
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It’s my birthday!

Gimme boosts?

Pagan_Animist,
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@Mrfunkedude

Happy Birthday! 🎂 🍰 🍾

Free_Press, to news
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Even MORE flooding in Russia. This is flooded Yakutia.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #flooding #GlobalWarming #climatecrisis #climatechange

video/mp4

Pagan_Animist,
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@Free_Press

That’s horrifying.

Adam_Cadmon1, to random
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"What if you gave me most of your bananas in exchange for this spectacularly embroidered twig? And then you just kept doing that even though I'm not giving you anymore twig? Sounds good right?"

Pagan_Animist,
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@Adam_Cadmon1

That sounds a lot like the HP ink deal I was offered the other day but for an extra banana, I could get a “free” printer.

The extra banana charge never ended, by the way. Ever.

goatrodeo, to random
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Hey God, can you make Israel stop? Enough is enough. Netanyahu must go.

Pagan_Animist,
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@goatrodeo

If I thought it would help I’d BEG for us all to do a simultaneous group ritual.

Beg.

mariyadelano, (edited ) to Polls
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Running a poll to make myself feel better:

At what age did your hair start turning gray?

#askFedi #askMastodon #poll #polls #question

Pagan_Animist,
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@mariyadelano

I started greying at 16.

I didn’t dye it for years.
Then, at about 25, I was told by a person whose opinion really mattered to me that it made me distinctive.

Well, okay then!
I rode with that for 10 years then started coloring.

I’ve been very grey/clear for many years. I love it.

Now I’m purple. Grapey.

StillIRise1963, to random
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I married a guy from college who hated sports. Now, this same guy watches golf.☹️

Pagan_Animist,
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@StillIRise1963

My husband has only ever watched baseball and that was with ME.
He has dementia and he’s been watching sports and sports commentary shows the last two days.

I told him jokingly if he was going to watch sports I was finding some soap operas to watch!

Adam_Cadmon1, to random
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What does Tony Robbins do except get paid to give motivational speeches? Lol, always found people like that and their faithful converts interesting.

Like the people who tell you if you attend their seminar they'll teach you how to be a real estate investor. Well...are they making their money from real estate investments or from the people paying to attend those flimsy seminars?

Pagan_Animist,
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@VirginiaMurr

Guy has always creeped me out.

Always. Every time I see him.

@Adam_Cadmon1

bdiss, to politics
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Four years ago today, I would have logged onto Zoom to "attend" a Winnipeg Pentecostal church service that adherred to pandemic restrictions (thankfully it wasn't more extreme like many NAR Christian nationalist churches in the US). Now I don't know what to believe anymore.

But here's the first thing I discovered after leaving Christianity.

You know how in the Bible in Romans 12:2, it says "Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by renewing your mind"? The first question I asked when reading this verse again 20 years later was this "What is the pattern of this world currently?"

I soon realized the pattern pretty much goes something like this:

Obey your parents
Go to school
Get a job
Work 8 hours a day or more
Get married
Pop out tons of babies if you're a woman
Pay your bills
Go to church on Sunday and hang out with church members before going to work on Monday
Buy a car
Buy a house
Watch talking heads on Fox
Listen to "podcasts"
Buy the latest thing because it helps keep the economy going
Watch the latest TV shows but keep it G or PG rated
Listen to music unless it talks about drugs, sex, or has tons of swear words
Start a side hustle if you can't get a job
Help your neighbors if they're nice to you and not trying to shove an "agenda" down your throat

The second question I asked was "How does any of this renew the mind or transform a person?" And I found that all it does is remove their freedom to simply be and exist, while following a social order that "fights for spiritual freedom."

The third and final question I asked, going back to the idea of the pattern of this world, is "What group pushes the pattern of this world on its citizens the most?"
And the answer I came up with is very simple: straight vvhite American Christians.

Think about that.

Pagan_Animist,
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@bdiss

Welcome to the real World.

It really is fun out here!

CoachMark, to random
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When I was a kid I used to like Cream of Wheat. Just had some as a 55 year old adult - meh, not so good. Why did i like it as a kid? 🤔

Pagan_Animist,
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@CoachMark

The butter and sweetener would be my guess.

Cornmeal mush is better. 😉

Pagan_Animist,
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@CoachMark

Yeah, no.

Grits are flavorless. (Sorry, Southern friends)
Cornmeal is just dried, ground corn, so it tastes like cornbread/muffins.

JuliusGoat, to random
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I wrote about Harrison Butker, Sam Alito, the cult of fascists that intend to control our bodies and lives, and why we need to start treating people who have demolished all good faith as if they have demolished all good faith.

The case for lying to fascists:

https://www.the-reframe.com/lying-to-fascists/

Pagan_Animist,
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@JuliusGoat

I should wait to comment but I’m not. I’ll lose it in my non-neurotypical fashion.

I’m here:
“Here's what I want you to understand today: the ends do not justify the means, but they do define them. Lying is usually wrong.”

I’m learning at THIS late stage that all of the rules and standards I’ve set for myself aren’t necessarily set in stone and that bothers me.

Manipulating people is always wrong unless it’s really the truth in a different light, exposed.

Pagan_Animist,
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@JuliusGoat

That truly helped re-frame my thoughts, which was your intent.

I’m very, very liberal in a purple area. Purple because Penn State is in my county. I’m in the rural dead red area.

I’ve tried flying just under the radar and that hasn’t been effective. I’m tempted to just jump off the cliff and fly, letting my freak flag trail behind me.

Pagan_Animist, to random
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Good morning!

It’s my day off so I get to choose what I do!

I think, since the house is clean, I’ll spend the day working in my room with my headphones on.

I have two shelving units FULL of craft supplies and assorted other items.

The end result will be a photo of actual organized results.

I’m looking forward to the day.

I hope you are too.

DrALJONES, to random
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Powerful mini doco

...from Prof Danny Shaw, City College New York, who got fired & arrested for protesting against Israeli & US actions in Gaza

Shaw was accused of antisemitism & fired for his outspoken criticism of Israel’s actions & the use of US weapons & money in Gaza.

“They try to label us as terrorists, but what are our crimes? Student encampments, books, the truth?” says Shaw.

https://aje.io/29g1kk?update=2909427

..

Pagan_Animist,
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@DrALJONES

Those of us on the left that are old enough to remember the sixties aren’t surprised in the least.

If you ARE, you haven’t learned a damned thing.

Actual dissent is not allowed. Not on campus, not anywhere.

Not if it bothers the oligarchs.

Pagan_Animist, to random
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It IS purple, and aside from needing a cut, I love it!

Not the most flattering angle, you know!

Pagan_Animist,
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@mjausson

Thank you!
In darker light I look like a purple crayon but that’s not a bad look. 😂

Pagan_Animist, to random
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Whoa!

Purple!

Just gorgeous!

I have 45 minutes left on the timer.
The model on the site:
https://bleachlondon.com/us/products/super-cool-colour-bruised-violet-150ml

cstross, to random
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I'm going to stick my neck out and suggest that the extremist settler movement in Israel is rooted in the USA and culturally has a lot in common with US white supremacist/settler ideology—there's a reason Netanyahu is so comfortable with Republicans who dine at the Christian Nationalist table.
https://mastodon.social/@cmonagle/112462865808610948

Pagan_Animist,
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@MadeyeTheCarnaptious

It IS.

I don’t know what power he has but I do know whatever he has, he needs to USE it.

Pagan_Animist, to random
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Is anyone else suffering from cognitive dissonance?

I’m beginning to trust Aljazeera more than US media outlets.

Bombing refugee camps? WTF?

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/5/18/israels-war-on-gaza-live-battles-in-jabalia-and-rafah-as-israel-advances

matthewskelton, to random

"Surprisingly, our results show that women's contributions tend to be accepted more often than men's. However, when a woman's gender is identifiable, they are rejected more often. Our results suggest that although women on GitHub may be more competent overall, bias against them exists nonetheless."

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308716997_Gender_bias_in_open_source_Pull_request_acceptance_of_women_versus_men

🤬

Pagan_Animist,
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@drandrewv2

I wanted to ask if the author was male because it’s not a surprise to any women I know.

I submitted various pieces of my work for analysis once. They were looking for female and male authored text to analyze to see how they could discern differences.

Every piece of mine came back as male authored.

Pagan_Animist, (edited ) to random
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The situation.
WaPo Daily $104/yr 28¢/day
The New Yorker weekly $99.99/yr .27¢/day
The Atlantic. 10 issues a year. $49.99/yr 14¢/day for much less to read but higher caliber writers
NYT daily 2 months free then
$104/yr 28¢/day.
I just renewed The Atlantic.
I called to cancel NYT. That’s why it’s free for 2 months.

What would you keep, if any?
I’m a news junkie but I need to eat. It’s come to this.

Boost, please

Pagan_Animist, to random
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Yearning for one’s early home as a means of reconnecting with your previous selves, among other reasons.

Ambivalence about it if you physically visit it, sometimes.

Very different reactions for different people.

Mom and I lived with her Mom for years.

I went back for weekends and vacations whenever I could. Grandma died when I was 17.

I dream of her home all of the time.

Gift article I hope

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2024/05/childhood-home-memory-identity/678399/?gift=IPXp_BLgqgmCpJ_jPl9FukipxBf0GEDKB4QEkHcZXI4&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

muz4now, to random
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Taughannock Falls inspiration https://muz4now.com/2021/inspiration-from-tall-taughannock-falls/

Pagan_Animist,
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@muz4now

Close to home!

Thanks for posting. ❤️

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