Phillip Winn @pwinn@social.cleverlibre.org

I bought stress balls the other day, and they're totally working. Every time I throw them at a person stressing me out, I feel instantly relieved.

"In 2001, he declines, in scathing tones of barely contained fury, an invitation to speak to the employees of the pharmaceutical company Novartis, whose industry he attacked in his novel “The Constant Gardener.” “I think I struck a nerve, and made you angry,” le Carré writes. “Which, believe it or not, is one of the most useful functions that a free writer can perform in an era of insufferable corporate arrogance.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/30/books/lecarre-book-letters.html

Ever wonder why we assign ideas about masculinity & femininity to certain colors & styles?

Until the 1940s, pink was considered a strong color most suitable for boys. Ultimately, retailers decided to associate specific colors to gender to sell more stuff... which, in reality, is kind of a scam.

Boys also used to wear dresses until age 6 or 7. They were considered gender neutral until someone dictated how we should perceive them.

This cutie is former president Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1885 ⬇️

Time for a #WaterfallWednesday photo!

How about Upper Macleans falls in the Catlins? Quite a remote area of stunning natural beuty with heaps of accessible waterfalls to go look at, well worth a visit.. Expect rain.

#Aotearoa #nz #Photography #Nature #naturephotography #LandscapePhotography #NewZealand

Photographer Susanne Kremer
Miami Beach, Florida

#photography #beach

BREAKING: Disney warns that while piracy is safe, and it is convenient, and it does allow people to access high quality versions of music, movies, and TV shows for vastly reduced costs, that the hypothetical lost revenue may also impact their share price, and limit the capital on hand for political lobbying.

Here is @karenattiah answering @Jelaniya on why she is staying on Twitter. She's right, I think: Much of the migration looks like white flight by the privileged deserting the city and its residents.
"In real life, Black women have not had the privilege of retreating every time things get tough or our spaces get taken over by rich, obnoxious White men.... The racists, fascists and trolls haven’t stopped me before. We shouldn’t let them stop us now."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/30/twitter-elon-musk-black-women-resistance/

The best dating advice I ever got was to remember that if someone ghosts me, they were probably a hired assassin who fell in love and couldn't finish the job.

Hey, can anyone here recommend me short stories by trans women authors?

Anything speculative fiction (fantasy, sci-fi, horror, etc) published in the last 5 or years. Bonus points for POC, and/or new/unestablished authors.

@transbookstodon @sffbipoc @lgbtqbookstodon #WritingCommunity #trans

"After a month on Mastodon, I’ve realized I was wrong."
by @malwaretech

https://escapingtech.com/tech/opinions/i-was-wrong-about-mastodon-moderation.html

“People always say that I didn’t give up my seat because I was tired but that isn’t true. I was not tired physically… No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.”

#OnThisDay, 1 Dec 1955, Rosa Parks does not give up her seat on the bus for a white passenger, and is arrested. Although not the first black woman to be arrested Parks' refusal is a key moment in the American civil rights movement.
#WomenInHistory #RosaParks @histodons #Histodons

Try saying these without sounding sarcastic:

1. That's great
2. Good for you
3. Have fun
4. Fascinating
5. Thanks for that
6. Well done you
7. Good luck with that
8. Sounds thrilling
9. What a shame
10. Wow

Nambia
Tree under starry sky
- Harry Cunningham

#BeautifulWorld #BlackTwitter #BlackMastodon #BlackFediverse #Photography #Africa #Nature

About time I did an #introduction post...

I write stories. I create images. I am looking to join those two passions and create a film.

I am fighting cynicism and my own ego-driven fantasies of how the world works in order to somehow gain a clear view of reality.

Every day I doubt a little more that this is at all possible.

IF I COULD TELL YOU ONE THING:

Everything is going to be okay. You are worthy. You can't do it wrong.

One day at a time.

Everything is going to be okay.