Bodhisattva vow: Suffering beings are numberless, I vow to liberate them all. Attachment is inexhaustible, I vow to release it all. The gates to truth are numberless, I vow to master them all. The way of awakening is supreme, I vow to realize…
Robert Terrill
@robotterror.bsky.social
Writer, reader, dog and parakeet friend. Eco-socialist, Buddhist, Bisexual and proud. #BlackLivesMatter #TransLivesMatter #MedicareForAll #PalestineMustBeFree https://bobeliththeterrillbull.blogspot.com/
I tried to come up w/ a pronoun peeps could use to holla at cute transgender/non-binary folks. I wanted to combine "homie" and "honey" for it, but all I came up with was home-knee and hun-me... I don't think either of those necessarily work.
Is predation the best way to kick off a complex web of life?
I put my trust in Bodhisattva Jizo, caretaker of hell.😓
Some things I like: The psychedelic left. The occult left. The Buddhist Left (aka all of it) Left-handedness. Left side dominance. The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin Leftovers. p.s. I finally watched Don't Look Up on netflix and it was real darn good.
"You can teach a viper to eat from your hands, but you cannot take away how much it likes to bite." -from "Circe" by Madeline Miller
Microsoft, your climate plan ran into a problem and needs to restart. Read our open letter and add your name. microsoftlies.com?utm_source=e...
Microsoft, Your Climate Plan Ran Into a Problem
An open letter to Microsoft demanding accountability on climate commitments. Microsoft promised to be carbon negative by 2030 — but emissions keep rising. Sign the letter and demand action.
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I signed this petition organized by Pennsylvania United. They still need more signatures. Can you sign and share as well? www.mobilize.us/paunited/eve...
Tell PA Congress to solve the affordability crisis -- Tax the rich! · Pennsylvania United
“*...In my household, taking installment loans to pay for groceries has become normal… ‘Middle class’ now means too poor to live, but not poor enough for any help.*” - Larissa Land, Erie Across Penn...
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ol' bobby stalwart These days I get high on sitting with pain. Sitting with fear, sitting with shame. Shitting the same: not all that great. To do a good deed, it's not too late.
"You don't find a phoenix poking around in rotten mouse guts." -Zen Master Hakuin
For my birthday I would like you all to have a general strike. 😁👍
Great @citationspod.bsky.social news brief with author and professor @ajbauer.bsky.social on the origins of the "liberal media". It was especially informative, and could easily have been a full episode. #StraightBanger
"We don't negotiate with terrorists." Well you probably should because that's the only thing that's going to end the cycle of violence. #TheMoreYouKnow 🌠 #MyTedTalk
Some humans have always sought to kill, trick, and marginalize others of their species. Don't let any do this to you, but also refuse to do it to any others.
My new rap name is yoUPeeeMCee and the title of my first album is gonna be named "urine trouble!"
ICYMI: The Trump administration is reportedly receiving millions of immigration applications, pocketing the hefty fees, and never processing the applications. It’s collected over $1 billion in fees so far. Where is the outcry over this fraud and abuse?
Trump State Dept. Accused of ‘Largest Fee Fraud in History’ of US Immigration System | Common Dreams
An immigration researcher at the Cato Institute found that the Trump administration is "raking in billions of dollars in
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Want your google search results ai free? Just type -ai at the end of the search. It's that easy!!
A person who works for too many years often comes too long to give up their shifts to death.
Hosting a world cup after pissing off everybody in the world seems like a very bad and dangerous decision.
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Tell Allegheny County Council to BAN ICE Cooperation!
On March 10th, the Allegheny County Council is voting on a proposed bill to restrict local cooperation with ICE. The Pittsburgh DSA has endorsed this bill and is encouraging residents of Allegheny Cou...
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I have to watch a slow motion apocalypse for this?!?
Life on earth is a cosmic being that is attempting to stop warring with itself.
The new Star Trek show, Starfleet Acadamy is really really really good! I needed this.
JFC ICE error meant some recruits were sent into field offices without proper training, sources say share.google/1zKENvhqoce7...
ICE error meant some recruits were sent into field offices without proper training, sources say
An AI tool used to help ICE identify potential new recruits with law enforcement experience wrongly categorized some potential new officers, sources say.
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They've unleashed thousands of overpowered and untrained white supremacists against the US populace. I fear that even if it is stopped (which it may not be) it is a wrong that will likely never be righted... we don't have a good track record redressing our self inflicted horrors.
"The tyranny of power is such that even self-defense becomes a kind of surrender. Not to resist is to be transformed at the hands of the mighty."