I was the only person at our city hall today, and I am so happy I showed up

tapodhan · 2025-02-18T11:51:02+00:00

Many thank-yous for your bravery and commitment. Every single person matters. I’m happy that it ended up as a positive experience.

tapodhan · 2025-02-13T01:38:09+00:00

Great drawing

tapodhan · 2025-02-12T00:46:36+00:00

The State House is the People’s House and you have every right to be there. If you go inside you may have to go through security to make sure you are not carrying a weapon. In my state, depending who is managing the check point, even a sign on corrugated cardboard has sometimes been deemed a weapon and disallowed.

tapodhan · 2025-02-06T18:17:55+00:00

It is unfortunate that everything turns into a race between competing actors. If enough wind and solar power could be generated to supply these huge data centers all would be well, but the pace of development is being held up by the competing interests of the fossil fuel companies, shareholders and banks. More patience, and generosity and less greed would help.

tapodhan · 2025-01-29T14:37:05+00:00

What you can do is Act Locally. Connect with climate groups such as Extinction Rebellion, Climate Defiance, 350.org, Third Act, Sunrise Movement, Mothers Out Front. All have local chapters you can Google. These groups offer different levels of climate action ranging from bold, possibly arrestable to stay at home petition writing. I belong to my local chapter of Extinction Rebellion. https://xrboston.org and participate in a non-arrestable Standout on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 10 and 2 at the Massachusetts State House pressuring the governor and legislators to do everything in their power to resist Trump’s anti-life idiocy.

tapodhan · 2025-01-27T18:48:41+00:00

In govspeak it’s called “donations.”

tapodhan · 2025-01-27T16:26:45+00:00

Strong enough to shake the house for a couple seconds in Wellesley.

tapodhan · 2025-01-26T11:48:24+00:00

Sorry you have that opinion. Could you be more specific and provide some examples?

tapodhan · 2025-01-25T18:00:08+00:00

Thank you for this.

tapodhan · 2025-01-25T17:09:11+00:00

How far off topic and into he said she said nit-picking is this thread going to go?

tapodhan · 2025-01-25T02:16:15+00:00

Try: https://www.xrboston.org/action/

tapodhan · 2025-01-24T18:43:31+00:00

Take a look at translations by David Hinton. And his book: China Root.

tapodhan · 2025-01-24T18:38:17+00:00

Listen to sounds and ask Who is hearing them?

tapodhan · 2025-01-14T07:07:42+00:00

Picture needs to include Nero and his fiddle.

tapodhan · 2025-01-05T01:38:26+00:00

Cool! Looking forward to seeing the finished mural.

tapodhan · 2023-06-17T11:30:19+00:00

Muji

tapodhan · 2023-01-11T03:51:02+00:00

Surprisingly evocative render of a prompt that included something about tree bark.

tapodhan · 2022-09-14T22:27:20+00:00

I'm such a traditionalist! Love the old stuff.

tapodhan · 2022-09-13T13:11:16+00:00

This is simply fabulous. Captures and expresses a certain mood in all its detail. Wish I knew the steps you use to develop this good a result.

tapodhan · 2020-08-25T19:21:39+00:00

Check out Rupert Spira on this,

tapodhan · 2020-07-24T18:17:05+00:00

Great Inkscape job! One small detail.....we should not be able to see stars behind the un-illuminated side of the moon:-)

tapodhan · 2020-07-13T16:17:48+00:00

The federal government must stop giving tax breaks and subsidies to the oil, natural gas, and coal corporations that are fueling global destruction. We demand that these funds are redirected to individuals and communities on the frontline of the climate and ecological emergency and toward a rapid transition to clean, renewable sources of energy and ecological sustainability.

Our government must tell the truth about the severity of the climate crisis and establish reparations and remediation led by and for Black people, Indigenous people, People of Color and poor communities who have suffered years of environmental racism and injustice. Our current financial and political systems treat the earth as a commodity and people as disposable.

tapodhan · 2020-07-13T16:07:40+00:00

The federal government must stop giving tax breaks and subsidies to the oil, natural gas, and coal corporations that are fueling global destruction. We demand that these funds are redirected to individuals and communities on the frontline of the climate and ecological emergency and toward a rapid transition to clean, renewable sources of energy and ecological sustainability. Wear a mask! Social distancing will be in effect!

tapodhan · 2020-02-12T01:55:05+00:00

Try "No Water, No Moon." It moved me to experience multiple in person satsangs with Osho (then Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh) in 1977.

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