Kai offered us this great prompt for our group last Thursday. We had some really interesting discussions around this. Any thoughts?
"Some of us feel like victims of woke and other forms of authoritarianism. Even in our confusion and fear, we know in our bones that inciting race hatred, compelling speech, and cutting healthy body parts off of children are evil. So, we find others, like ourselves, trade stories, hold emotions, experiment with language and ideas. We feel connected and reassured. Becoming “anti-woke” is natural and healthy, but, as the language reveals, it is a fundamentally negative orientation that keeps us paranoid, playing defense.
The gift of woke is that it reminds us of something we fogotten: we have core values. The way out of victimhood is to articulate what we want and to pursue it. Saying “no” to woke is insufficient: we must say “yes” to life. So, what are your values? What do you truly want? What lights you up? What makes you laugh? Fills you with wonder? Relaxes you? What makes you strong? What makes you feel engaged? What gifts of your ancestors do you want to transmit and instantiate?"
I made this for my friend's daughter who is trying out pottery. I've been making her little instructional videos and this one is a timelapse of me trimming and putting a handle on a mug. Thought I would share in case you guys find this interesting.
Someone shared this with me who said it had been circulating in the Hasidic community. Will likely offend a lot of people these days.
Hi everyone, I haven't been active in Solid Ground for a while, but I am still alive and kicking! I now work as personal assistant to a mind-bendingly weird and diva-esque artist-lip-syncher-performer named Fiona Blueberry. She is blissfully clueless about politics and seems to be completely unaware of the culture wars. Working with her is a breath of fresh air. If you need a mood lift, I encourage you to watch this video we made together. Happy 4th, everyone! Wishing you fun/love/peace on this holiday. :) www.fionablueberry.com
Just moved into a new apartment!
Great central location, manageable rent, and next to the commons (oval, pickle ball, swimming pool etc) tho, here pictured from my window is a public sculpte I am less than pleased about looking at.
Gender woo.
US supreme court just banned a Colorado law that disallowed alternative counseling options to gender affirmation policy. the vote was 8-1 after textbook determination as a direct violation of the first amendment through viewpoint discrimination by the state. as expected far leftist judge Ketanji Jackson dissented.... in addition to Colorado, this will reverse similar bans in: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington
My daughter had the musician Madilyn Mei on repeat for the better part of 2024/25. Madilyn - now Elio - just came out as he/they. Mei has such a large fandom and I fear how they will be affected by this. Not sure how/if to discuss with my daughter. https://atwoodmagazine.com/mdym-madilyn-mei-a-thousand-songs-about-it-all-album-interview-music-feature/
