raf
@goodfriendraf.bsky.social
dharma practitioner. hospice chaplain. former screamo guy
Polyam 🇵🇷 ☸️ 🌱
Polyam 🇵🇷 ☸️ 🌱
Dangerously close to going to this
September 23, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Dangerously close to going to this
We finally decided not to have a kid but I really appreciate the Nikole Hannah-Jones piece on choosing schools and the resulting discourse
My wife & I never fully agreed on schooling. I wanted the racist super white rural and kinda bad local school district bc I wanted to “support” public schools
My wife & I never fully agreed on schooling. I wanted the racist super white rural and kinda bad local school district bc I wanted to “support” public schools
September 22, 2026 at 2:28 PM
We finally decided not to have a kid but I really appreciate the Nikole Hannah-Jones piece on choosing schools and the resulting discourse
My wife & I never fully agreed on schooling. I wanted the racist super white rural and kinda bad local school district bc I wanted to “support” public schools
My wife & I never fully agreed on schooling. I wanted the racist super white rural and kinda bad local school district bc I wanted to “support” public schools
Shaved my beard to get fit tested for a mask because of the measles outbreak and boy I am not a fan. Who is this guy? Hate them
September 22, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Shaved my beard to get fit tested for a mask because of the measles outbreak and boy I am not a fan. Who is this guy? Hate them
this isn't a particularly good food doc. but it's about the big smorgasbord in my county that i spent stoned high school/college birthdays visiting. so that's neat
The Largest Buffet In America Serves 10,000+ People A Day
YouTube video by Alvin Zhou Films
www.youtube.com
September 21, 2026 at 5:35 PM
this isn't a particularly good food doc. but it's about the big smorgasbord in my county that i spent stoned high school/college birthdays visiting. so that's neat
a persistent thought i have online is 'damn there's some stupid motherfuckers out here online' which makes me wonder why i click around on here at all
September 5, 2026 at 4:52 PM
a persistent thought i have online is 'damn there's some stupid motherfuckers out here online' which makes me wonder why i click around on here at all
wow goddamn www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK4o...
September 5, 2026 at 3:53 AM
wow goddamn www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK4o...
i know this video has already had its viral moment but damn this video is so crazy. the way his song just shuts the room up and brings them to rapt attention is so wild www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0M6...
Elliott Smith - Clementine live on Breakfast Time (07-28-95) *Better quality*
YouTube video by Gavin Vaughn
www.youtube.com
September 5, 2026 at 3:38 AM
i know this video has already had its viral moment but damn this video is so crazy. the way his song just shuts the room up and brings them to rapt attention is so wild www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0M6...
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Dates and Apes | Broden Kelly and Tom Walker
YouTube video by Grouse House
youtu.be
August 26, 2026 at 11:38 PM
No one near me follows me on here but hey!! New location for Tuesday meditations!!
We’re considering hybrid options, so let me know if you’re interested in joining via zoom
We’re considering hybrid options, so let me know if you’re interested in joining via zoom
August 25, 2026 at 1:34 PM
No one near me follows me on here but hey!! New location for Tuesday meditations!!
We’re considering hybrid options, so let me know if you’re interested in joining via zoom
We’re considering hybrid options, so let me know if you’re interested in joining via zoom
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"We hired you to research modern liberalism and you spend all day associating us with debunked race science" I dunno, feels pretty firable
Here is the full suspension letter from UGent that was sent to Nathan Cofnas, it shows ample reason for his suspension and potential termination. Including breach of contract, using the University of Ghent’s name and legitimacy to promote his racial supremacist views and causing reputational damage.
August 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM
"We hired you to research modern liberalism and you spend all day associating us with debunked race science" I dunno, feels pretty firable
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“Universities denounced themselves as complicit in systemic racism.” Well yes, my university for example held the charred bones of Black children killed by Philadelphia police and at least one faculty member was using them to teach forensics so yes, gosh, there was some necessary self-denouncing
finally reading the Atlantic piece on “Woke 1” and it’s interesting how even in their attempt to list the movement’s sins they struggle to identify anything significant
August 12, 2026 at 1:32 PM
“Universities denounced themselves as complicit in systemic racism.” Well yes, my university for example held the charred bones of Black children killed by Philadelphia police and at least one faculty member was using them to teach forensics so yes, gosh, there was some necessary self-denouncing
Seems like not many people really care about Hong’s loss in Wisconsin?
I don’t know much but it does seem like she was a pretty weak candidate personality wise who was sitting on top of a great organizing outfit. And hell, even I was “worried about how she’d do in the general”
I don’t know much but it does seem like she was a pretty weak candidate personality wise who was sitting on top of a great organizing outfit. And hell, even I was “worried about how she’d do in the general”
August 12, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Seems like not many people really care about Hong’s loss in Wisconsin?
I don’t know much but it does seem like she was a pretty weak candidate personality wise who was sitting on top of a great organizing outfit. And hell, even I was “worried about how she’d do in the general”
I don’t know much but it does seem like she was a pretty weak candidate personality wise who was sitting on top of a great organizing outfit. And hell, even I was “worried about how she’d do in the general”
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"One of the beautiful reminders of Buddhism is that we are among a group of people coming together to practice the 2,500-year-old teachings of the Buddha." –Wendy Biddlecombe Agsar #DailyDharma
tricycle.org/magazine/med...
tricycle.org/magazine/med...
Meditation Sickness
A new sourcebook makes the case for taking the dangers of meditation as seriously as its benefits.
tricycle.org
August 12, 2026 at 10:01 AM
"One of the beautiful reminders of Buddhism is that we are among a group of people coming together to practice the 2,500-year-old teachings of the Buddha." –Wendy Biddlecombe Agsar #DailyDharma
tricycle.org/magazine/med...
tricycle.org/magazine/med...
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Bernie Sanders is leading the charge against data centers, but his AI policy leaves a lot to be desired.
As Sanders follows the hype, AOC is taking a different tack by targeted the real harms of generative AI. We need policy that takes on the reality of AI, not the industry’s exaggerations.
As Sanders follows the hype, AOC is taking a different tack by targeted the real harms of generative AI. We need policy that takes on the reality of AI, not the industry’s exaggerations.
Bernie Sanders has AI policy all wrong
His criticisms are responding to industry hype, not the real harms of generative AI
disconnect.blog
August 7, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Bernie Sanders is leading the charge against data centers, but his AI policy leaves a lot to be desired.
As Sanders follows the hype, AOC is taking a different tack by targeted the real harms of generative AI. We need policy that takes on the reality of AI, not the industry’s exaggerations.
As Sanders follows the hype, AOC is taking a different tack by targeted the real harms of generative AI. We need policy that takes on the reality of AI, not the industry’s exaggerations.
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Why aren’t more millennials talking about how Girl Talk produced the new Michael Christmas track?
youtu.be/32MaK8yxaBQ?...
youtu.be/32MaK8yxaBQ?...
Michael Christmas, Chris Crack, Girl Talk - Vending Machine Charcuterie Board (Official Video)
YouTube video by Girl Talk
youtu.be
August 9, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Why aren’t more millennials talking about how Girl Talk produced the new Michael Christmas track?
youtu.be/32MaK8yxaBQ?...
youtu.be/32MaK8yxaBQ?...
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good morning. our second lp is out today. i am exceptionally proud of it and hope you’ll listen if you like music that is loud and fast. i love making music with these dudes so much
FOUR HOMBRES, by daddy's boy
11 track album
daddysboy.bandcamp.com
August 7, 2026 at 12:01 PM
good morning. our second lp is out today. i am exceptionally proud of it and hope you’ll listen if you like music that is loud and fast. i love making music with these dudes so much
I can’t believe there was ever a time in my life where I was interested in “contributing to the discourse” or “joining the conversation.” I simply will not
August 6, 2026 at 6:01 PM
I can’t believe there was ever a time in my life where I was interested in “contributing to the discourse” or “joining the conversation.” I simply will not
Rural Lancaster county vegan struggle meal/panic snack
The fries were overkill, woulda been all set with the hummus and olives. Woulda done anything for an uncrustable tho
The fries were overkill, woulda been all set with the hummus and olives. Woulda done anything for an uncrustable tho
August 6, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Rural Lancaster county vegan struggle meal/panic snack
The fries were overkill, woulda been all set with the hummus and olives. Woulda done anything for an uncrustable tho
The fries were overkill, woulda been all set with the hummus and olives. Woulda done anything for an uncrustable tho
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Cori Bush, who I‘m a huge fan of, is a much better activist than a legislator and likely would have lost regardless, but it shouldn’t be ignored that she was literally outspent 27 to 1.
NEW: The left is notching big victories in Democratic races. But in St. Louis, center-left Wesley Bell just flipped the script and crushed his lefty rival.
I asked him about defying the trend.
And we spoke to voters to understand why.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
I asked him about defying the trend.
And we spoke to voters to understand why.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
How a center-left Democrat flipped the script on a fiery progressive in one primary battle
Amid a summer of trouble for other Democratic House members facing progressive challengers, Rep. Wesley Bell managed to defeat former Rep. Cori Bush.
www.nbcnews.com
August 5, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Cori Bush, who I‘m a huge fan of, is a much better activist than a legislator and likely would have lost regardless, but it shouldn’t be ignored that she was literally outspent 27 to 1.
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If Stevens won they would not print that moderates didn’t get the big election night they wanted, they would print that moderates have struck back and reasserted their place leading the party
Progressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted
Progressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted
The razor-thin margin will only deepen divisions over the future of the Democratic Party.
dlvr.it
August 5, 2026 at 2:25 PM
If Stevens won they would not print that moderates didn’t get the big election night they wanted, they would print that moderates have struck back and reasserted their place leading the party
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I'm weirdly upset by Stevens's gracious concession, because it makes her lie from just a few days ago that AES harbors personal animus against Jewish ppl all the more transparent. We should discourage lying to inflame tensions against two targeted religious minorities for personal political gain imo
August 5, 2026 at 2:27 PM
I'm weirdly upset by Stevens's gracious concession, because it makes her lie from just a few days ago that AES harbors personal animus against Jewish ppl all the more transparent. We should discourage lying to inflame tensions against two targeted religious minorities for personal political gain imo
truth bomb 👇🏽
Netanyahu and Haley Stevens look like Shrek and Fiona
August 5, 2026 at 1:25 AM
truth bomb 👇🏽
Cori Bush’s results made me sad. But El-Sayed looks like he may sweep so that’s a thrill
August 5, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Cori Bush’s results made me sad. But El-Sayed looks like he may sweep so that’s a thrill