Poems in true chronological order by post date
-> file: notes/elections-measure-fear ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── this election is a measurement of fear red states fear disorder and terror more than anything else blue states fear restriction and un-self directed personal development both perspectives are valid, and don't have to cross one another. But each couple years, we're forced to contest each other. someone should make an app that was basically a massive tree structure that started small and expanded in growth at each node [computer programming term] it would ask a moral or philosophical question, and depending on the user's answer it would map out their preferences for politics. using the power of technology, we might revolutionize the way we vote. In doing so, we could each have our own shared understanding, and we would keep each other from harm's way. when war comes to a land, it destroys all who live within. Everyone everywhere will be spending their lives picking up the ashes. instead, we might decide that having a deeper understanding of what we share is more valuable than winning a contest of wills. against a friend. to train, and improve, and stay in shape. like, sparring in a martial art, or playing a game of chess with your heart. [basically she's saying that we could create a "permanent vote" that is able to be tweaked at any time. the elections are still taking place every 4 years, which is when all the changes we've drifted toward will begin to take effect. "oh boy I can't wait 6 more months for the next election when abortion is made legal again" "gosh it sure is nice to have a small period between deciding something should be done and having it come into effect." sure would give us a lot more time to discuss and engage with each other on important topics. Like gender reveal parties and their excessive [wait hang on, think about the important parts.] ugh right okay like transsexual marriage and "anti-ugliness trackers where people compare flaws all day and try to be the best [you're just talking about social media] oh um, yeah, was there a different type of service like that? oh, right, you don't know about grindr yet. okay so there's this website where people would go on to have sex, it was like an app on your phone and you could just open it up and update your preferences whenever you wanted. They had this neat tool you could use to "suss it out" with swiping and choosing you could pick your own spouse. but ah, alas, what about all the other people who aren't using the app? eh who cares they'll find love eventually, this is more fun than dating people you deeply know. [sorry dipped out there for a moment - what's this about dating applications?] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: notes/electoral-college-results ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── a picture of the electoral college results [so far] there are large swathes of the country that are red, and tiny pockets sprinkled roughly equidistantly all over that are blue. pnw is surrounded and split california and nevada is too focused inward NE is just going to become little canada meanwhile the states south-east of colorado and north-east of california are going to be the birthplaces of the new confederacy fucking bastards colorado defends from the mountains the military faces theft of equipment which is used en-masse to disrupt combat convoys while command struggles to hold everything clear the south and east (Austin) fall under siege aviation experts fly bomb-laden civilian aircraft into convoys drones and landmined highways abound volunteers from canada turned away at the border except in vancouver portland unites with seattle montana is an unexpected ally pseudo-confederate trump followers break and run in the north-east moments of calm as the right sizes up their foes while democrats march on cities expand, more people can cover more land blitzkrieg doesn't do shit if your car is broken or the roads are deformed. ... well, I mean most of middle america can just be driven over. Like, no road for the next few miles? whatever, I got a truck because I live by the roadside before you leave, make sure you leave a note at your desk with your name and old home phone. People can look you up after the fact and maybe reunite you with your stuff. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4330 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ if all the democrats work in accounting and all of the republicans work in shipping and receiving, then who's driving the boat? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4331 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── I feel like any family member that cared about another person would forgive them for how they behaved in the past. like... "I was a stressed and depressed little boy, now I'm a blossoming flower. Treat me like a flower. This is who I am." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4332 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ direct action is not just methods of fulfilling our needs it's about practicing the skills necessary to get things done the homeless can't feed themselves if there's no war afoot. but learning how to work with an organization to accomplish a real, tangible goal... that's the beauty of it. you do pushups, right? you practice your singing voice, and brush your hair out at night. You clean up your carpets, you take care of a home, all these are skills and routines that you practice, to practice doing little things bit-by-bit. It's okay if it feels untenable. Just work as best as you can. Tomorrow might feel like unending, but there's always more for us to tend. until, of course, it gets easier. And it will, in due course. Sooner if we all cooperated, but still just enough for us to contend. there are more of us than them. We don't all need to fight, we just need to support and to tend. Trust me. We're alright. It's going to get better before it's done. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4333 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── @user-1660 welcome to the fight nurture that ember, and spark others alight what feelings you have tonight are what give you sight. the strength in our core delivers us from plight. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4334 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── @user-1663 who would you follow instead? don't tell me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ |