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Tom Joad™️

@theoriginaltomjoad.bsky.social

His debut collection, Nine Miles, is a #1 Amazon Bestseller in New Releases in Anthologies. He's currently at work on a novel. "Wherever there's a fight so hungry people can eat, I'll be there". https://substack.com/@tomjoad3

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Vivian M. Lumbard@vivian-m-lumbard.bsky.social · 6d ago

"The chair does not belong to him. The office does not belong to him. The party does not belong to him. The voters do not belong to him. And certainly the people who work beneath him do not belong to him. The chair is borrowed. For a little while. That's all."

Tom Joad™️@theoriginaltomjoad.bsky.social · 6d ago

No men should run for office. Not one. Democrats dropped Graham Platner in 48 hours over an allegation. Republicans keep accused men in power for years,Hegseth, RFK Jr., a president found liable for sexual abuse and elected anyway twice. Same accusation. Different chair.

Jacki@ftd1969.bsky.social · last wk.

"I want to ask you something, and I want you to actually sit with it instead of reaching for the talking point you've already got loaded. Why the fuck did you stay?" Really, why? I really don't know if network management talk to each other, but bet the journalists do. Protest en mass!

David Hart@hartdp2000.bsky.social · 2w ago

Thanks for this Tom. “Do the old owe the young something back, …I ask myself that one too. Yes. The humility not to spend the whole house down to the studs on the way out the door. To leave behind more gratitude than I think my own generation has managed to show for what it's been given.”

David Hart@hartdp2000.bsky.social · 2w ago

This stuck with me: “Do the old owe the young something back, …I ask myself that one too. Yes. The humility not to spend the whole house down to the studs on the way out the door. To leave behind more gratitude than I think my own generation has managed to show for what it's been given.”

Tom Joad™️@theoriginaltomjoad.bsky.social · 2w ago

What do we owe each other across the gap of a generation? Not repayment. Not a balanced ledger. Something else entirely and it's the part every policy paper leaves out. joadt.substack.com/p/what-we-ow...

Red Lori Bright Eyes A Fucking Bitch@redloribrighteyes.bsky.social · 2w ago

I have spent a lot of time talking about abuse because it's what I learned growing up. In my adult life, I've pursued something else though. And I feel like in THESE times, this is an even more important set of principles to share. We can have these. 2xs 2 fit all alt txt bsky.app/profile/redl...

Principles of Virtue Always tell the truth, represent yourself accurately, and describe others fairly. Be transparent about your motives, principles, methods, and intended outcomes. Accept legitimate calls for accountability, engage with criticism honestly, and accept appropriate consequences. Make only promises you intend to keep, represent your actions truthfully, and follow through on what was agreed. Protect institutions, communities, and environments from deliberate harm; address problems honestly rather than creating or worsening failures for personal gain. Strengthen support systems, expand access to resources, and help people build healthy connections and independence. Distribute resources fairly, prioritize those in greatest need, and ensure that essential workers and vulnerable communities are adequately protected. Respond to crises equitably, reduce harm wherever it occurs, and never exploit suffering for political or personal advantage. Hold those who cause harm responsible and never blame people for the abuse or mistreatment inflicted upon them. Acknowledge who has been harmed, take responsibility for your role, and respect rather than appropriate others’ methods and symbols of self-defense. Allow meaningful scrutiny, cooperate with independent investigations, and make relevant information accessible. Use respect, honesty, safety, support, and empowerment to protect people from abuse. Admit wrongdoing, apologize sincerely, repair the harm where possible, and change the behavior that caused it. Treat other people’s needs, rights, and well-being as important, and prevent or minimize suffering caused by your actions. Protect people’s ability to make informed choices, exercise their rights, and maintain agency over their own lives. Work to reduce vulnerability, improve stability, and give people the resources and security needed to live independently. Act with honesty, fairness, restraint, and compassion, and refuse to harm others in pursuit of what you want. Protect the right to dissent, encourage open discussion, and respond to disagreement without retaliation. Normalize all of the above.
Red Lori Bright Eyes A Fucking Bitch@redloribrighteyes.bsky.social · 2y ago

Everything that is wrong with the GOP can be explained in these 4 charts The principles of Abuse The failures of racism The Special Snowflake chart The Virtue/Abuse Quadrant chart redloraine.wixsite.com/website/post...

A chart of an asshole - each pucker of the rose represents another spoke on the wheel of abuse - it includes things like abuse, exploitation, transphobia, misogyny, sexual assault