Raman Frey
@ramanfrey.bsky.social
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Raman Frey
@ramanfrey.bsky.social
· Nov 25
Tools to find the others.
Ways to build islands of #sanity.
A #refuge from the storm, a break from anxiety.
Open heart, eyes, ears, mind.
Shared #ethics.
Shared creative guardrails.
A shared vision, things to do.
Bridges between islands.
An actual transformative #movement.
#systemschange
Ways to build islands of #sanity.
A #refuge from the storm, a break from anxiety.
Open heart, eyes, ears, mind.
Shared #ethics.
Shared creative guardrails.
A shared vision, things to do.
Bridges between islands.
An actual transformative #movement.
#systemschange
Pickling watermelon radish and Persian cucumbers today.
I get liberal about what spices I use, then vary vinegar, salt and sugar to dial in what I prefer and I hope our friends will enjoy.
Fenugreek, cardamom, garlic, pomegranate blossom, pink peppercorn and mustard seeds went into these.
I get liberal about what spices I use, then vary vinegar, salt and sugar to dial in what I prefer and I hope our friends will enjoy.
Fenugreek, cardamom, garlic, pomegranate blossom, pink peppercorn and mustard seeds went into these.
July 25, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Pickling watermelon radish and Persian cucumbers today.
I get liberal about what spices I use, then vary vinegar, salt and sugar to dial in what I prefer and I hope our friends will enjoy.
Fenugreek, cardamom, garlic, pomegranate blossom, pink peppercorn and mustard seeds went into these.
I get liberal about what spices I use, then vary vinegar, salt and sugar to dial in what I prefer and I hope our friends will enjoy.
Fenugreek, cardamom, garlic, pomegranate blossom, pink peppercorn and mustard seeds went into these.
Mamdani shares a patriotism we all can happily celebrate.
"And yet today, too many of our leaders do not believe in a vision of this nation as an asylum for the persecuted—but rather as one that persecutes those seeking asylum."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcxR...
"And yet today, too many of our leaders do not believe in a vision of this nation as an asylum for the persecuted—but rather as one that persecutes those seeking asylum."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcxR...
Mayor Mamdani Delivers Address Marking America’s 250th Birthday
YouTube video by NYC Mayor's Office
www.youtube.com
July 3, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Mamdani shares a patriotism we all can happily celebrate.
"And yet today, too many of our leaders do not believe in a vision of this nation as an asylum for the persecuted—but rather as one that persecutes those seeking asylum."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcxR...
"And yet today, too many of our leaders do not believe in a vision of this nation as an asylum for the persecuted—but rather as one that persecutes those seeking asylum."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcxR...
"We do not live inside this web; we are expressions of it. My encounter left me not just with this insight, but with the feeling. I felt safe. I felt held. What the comfort class tries to attain through accumulation and control was already there the moment I stopped standing apart."
May 29, 2026 at 4:45 PM
"We do not live inside this web; we are expressions of it. My encounter left me not just with this insight, but with the feeling. I felt safe. I felt held. What the comfort class tries to attain through accumulation and control was already there the moment I stopped standing apart."
The increased connectivity of the modern era has further entrenched this system, imposing economic and cultural uniformity, consolidating the power of dominant groups, and making transformative change almost unthinkable
@jeremylent.bsky.social #ecocivilization
jeremylent.substack.com/p/reweaving-...
@jeremylent.bsky.social #ecocivilization
jeremylent.substack.com/p/reweaving-...
Reweaving Society’s Fabric: How Civilizational Transformation Might Happen
History offers a grim account of how structural change occurs. But concealed within that bleakness is a window of possibility that opens just when things fall apart.
jeremylent.substack.com
May 20, 2026 at 3:54 PM
The increased connectivity of the modern era has further entrenched this system, imposing economic and cultural uniformity, consolidating the power of dominant groups, and making transformative change almost unthinkable
@jeremylent.bsky.social #ecocivilization
jeremylent.substack.com/p/reweaving-...
@jeremylent.bsky.social #ecocivilization
jeremylent.substack.com/p/reweaving-...
"When it comes to single-payer healthcare, Steyer is also committed to making California a model for the rest of the nation."
robertreich.substack.com/p/tom-steyer...
robertreich.substack.com/p/tom-steyer...
Tom Steyer for Governor of California
Here's Why
robertreich.substack.com
May 20, 2026 at 3:34 AM
"When it comes to single-payer healthcare, Steyer is also committed to making California a model for the rest of the nation."
robertreich.substack.com/p/tom-steyer...
robertreich.substack.com/p/tom-steyer...
Please filmmakers, be careful and delicate and wise with this man's reputation, legacy and story.
Don't make him a caricature, but a deeply nuanced, imperfect person in love with the entire world, because I believe that's his offering, full carpe diem but also deep empathy.
youtu.be/JHVHtiotgMs?...
Don't make him a caricature, but a deeply nuanced, imperfect person in love with the entire world, because I believe that's his offering, full carpe diem but also deep empathy.
youtu.be/JHVHtiotgMs?...
TONY Official Trailer (2026)
YouTube video by ONE Media
youtu.be
May 6, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Please filmmakers, be careful and delicate and wise with this man's reputation, legacy and story.
Don't make him a caricature, but a deeply nuanced, imperfect person in love with the entire world, because I believe that's his offering, full carpe diem but also deep empathy.
youtu.be/JHVHtiotgMs?...
Don't make him a caricature, but a deeply nuanced, imperfect person in love with the entire world, because I believe that's his offering, full carpe diem but also deep empathy.
youtu.be/JHVHtiotgMs?...
We have had zero troll sightings today here in The Misty Mountains.
May 4, 2026 at 8:16 PM
We have had zero troll sightings today here in The Misty Mountains.
Just signed the AI Pledge for Humanity. The next time someone says AI will require UBI without doing anything about it, send them this.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/th...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/th...
The AI Pledge for Humanity
I just signed the AI Pledge for Humanity and I want to tell you why.
For fifty years, productivity has soared and wages haven't. Now AI is about to accelerate that pattern. The people building it say...
actionnetwork.org
May 1, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Just signed the AI Pledge for Humanity. The next time someone says AI will require UBI without doing anything about it, send them this.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/th...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/th...
How might a system operate that rewards everyone in both explicit and implicit ways for restoring fisheries, kelp forests, grasslands, jungles and other ecologies?
substack.com/@ramanfrey/n...
substack.com/@ramanfrey/n...
April 27, 2026 at 12:03 AM
How might a system operate that rewards everyone in both explicit and implicit ways for restoring fisheries, kelp forests, grasslands, jungles and other ecologies?
substack.com/@ramanfrey/n...
substack.com/@ramanfrey/n...
"How would an economy that drives wealth to the middle operate, rather than using regulation, punitive justice and progressive taxation after the fact to try to curtail bad behaviors?"
open.substack.com/pub/ramanfre...
open.substack.com/pub/ramanfre...
A Call for Resourced Redesign
Earth Day, 2026
open.substack.com
April 24, 2026 at 5:41 AM
"How would an economy that drives wealth to the middle operate, rather than using regulation, punitive justice and progressive taxation after the fact to try to curtail bad behaviors?"
open.substack.com/pub/ramanfre...
open.substack.com/pub/ramanfre...
"What if the problem is not that there's something wrong with our heads, but with the systems in which we live?
What if the very act of framing distress as disease is part of how these systems sustain themselves?
bennetzelner.com/essays/what-...
What if the very act of framing distress as disease is part of how these systems sustain themselves?
bennetzelner.com/essays/what-...
What If It's Not a Mental Health Crisis? — Bennet Zelner
We are spending more on psychiatric medication than ever before, and we are getting sicker.
bennetzelner.com
April 22, 2026 at 6:39 PM
"What if the problem is not that there's something wrong with our heads, but with the systems in which we live?
What if the very act of framing distress as disease is part of how these systems sustain themselves?
bennetzelner.com/essays/what-...
What if the very act of framing distress as disease is part of how these systems sustain themselves?
bennetzelner.com/essays/what-...
We've got your t-shirts for your kids, just in today.
Jordan Colton and Dace James are in on our Fertile Mountain jokes about Camp Earnest. Many moments and memories these last few days when they absolutely thrilled and delighted our son.
Jordan Colton and Dace James are in on our Fertile Mountain jokes about Camp Earnest. Many moments and memories these last few days when they absolutely thrilled and delighted our son.
April 21, 2026 at 3:03 AM
We've got your t-shirts for your kids, just in today.
Jordan Colton and Dace James are in on our Fertile Mountain jokes about Camp Earnest. Many moments and memories these last few days when they absolutely thrilled and delighted our son.
Jordan Colton and Dace James are in on our Fertile Mountain jokes about Camp Earnest. Many moments and memories these last few days when they absolutely thrilled and delighted our son.
We call these "family walks," almost a mile out and back to Karin's Cairn, at the path that leads down to our biggest waterfalls.
April 21, 2026 at 2:59 AM
We call these "family walks," almost a mile out and back to Karin's Cairn, at the path that leads down to our biggest waterfalls.
After a run, workout and breakfast at Chug's we made our only visit to Bill Baggs beach on Key Biscayne.
April 14, 2026 at 12:14 AM
After a run, workout and breakfast at Chug's we made our only visit to Bill Baggs beach on Key Biscayne.
Good People,
After a long time in development, our gorgeous new GP Dinners website is live!
www.gpdinners.com/private-dini...
Please have a look and if you feel inspired, repost it yourself with your own reflections.
After a long time in development, our gorgeous new GP Dinners website is live!
www.gpdinners.com/private-dini...
Please have a look and if you feel inspired, repost it yourself with your own reflections.
Private Dining Events in the SF Bay Area
We design turnkey San Francisco Bay Area private dining farm-to-table events including a beautiful venue, speaker, & emcee.
www.gpdinners.com
April 3, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Good People,
After a long time in development, our gorgeous new GP Dinners website is live!
www.gpdinners.com/private-dini...
Please have a look and if you feel inspired, repost it yourself with your own reflections.
After a long time in development, our gorgeous new GP Dinners website is live!
www.gpdinners.com/private-dini...
Please have a look and if you feel inspired, repost it yourself with your own reflections.
Karin's keen eye spotted these MAMMOTH oyster mushrooms sprouting from one of the dead alders in our creek, so I headed down and harvested them.
Pasta tonight!
Pasta tonight!
April 2, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Karin's keen eye spotted these MAMMOTH oyster mushrooms sprouting from one of the dead alders in our creek, so I headed down and harvested them.
Pasta tonight!
Pasta tonight!
"This metaphor offers a chillingly accurate diagnosis of the dominant system that came to engulf the world. At its heart lies a mode of seeing that objectifies humans and nonhumans alike."
jeremylent.substack.com/p/our-civili...
jeremylent.substack.com/p/our-civili...
Our Civilization's Disease Has a Name: Windigo
Indigenous wisdom offers a diagnosis of what ails our world — and understanding it is the first step toward a cure.
jeremylent.substack.com
March 20, 2026 at 3:34 PM
"This metaphor offers a chillingly accurate diagnosis of the dominant system that came to engulf the world. At its heart lies a mode of seeing that objectifies humans and nonhumans alike."
jeremylent.substack.com/p/our-civili...
jeremylent.substack.com/p/our-civili...
Most of America for quite some time may have noticed a faint sucking sound everywhere but especially in small towns and rural areas.
March 15, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Most of America for quite some time may have noticed a faint sucking sound everywhere but especially in small towns and rural areas.
Ran to the end of our trail, about 1.2 miles at about a 10 minute per mile pace, then back again.
March 11, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Ran to the end of our trail, about 1.2 miles at about a 10 minute per mile pace, then back again.
We ended up at Trick Dog where I encountered a delicious and intimidating head of cauliflower.
March 9, 2026 at 3:53 AM
We ended up at Trick Dog where I encountered a delicious and intimidating head of cauliflower.
Reposted by Raman Frey
“I wouldn’t be a chef without my community. My community has played a huge role in what I do and what I advocate for.”
Read our conversation with Kickapoo chef Crystal Wahpepah, where she discusses her first cookbook, “A Feather and a Fork.". ⬇️
Read our conversation with Kickapoo chef Crystal Wahpepah, where she discusses her first cookbook, “A Feather and a Fork.". ⬇️
Kickapoo Chef Crystal Wahpepah Showcases Oakland’s Native American Side
In her new book, the Kickapoo chef and self-proclaimed ‘Indigenous food warrior’ presents the healing properties of intertribal cuisine.
civileats.com
March 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM
“I wouldn’t be a chef without my community. My community has played a huge role in what I do and what I advocate for.”
Read our conversation with Kickapoo chef Crystal Wahpepah, where she discusses her first cookbook, “A Feather and a Fork.". ⬇️
Read our conversation with Kickapoo chef Crystal Wahpepah, where she discusses her first cookbook, “A Feather and a Fork.". ⬇️
Okay, let's hit pause now on berry and vegetable starts. I've made a lot of work for myself.
If you're planning to visit Camp Earnest and want to chip in with some garden help and planting berries, flowers and fruit trees around campus, let me know.
If you're planning to visit Camp Earnest and want to chip in with some garden help and planting berries, flowers and fruit trees around campus, let me know.
March 6, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Okay, let's hit pause now on berry and vegetable starts. I've made a lot of work for myself.
If you're planning to visit Camp Earnest and want to chip in with some garden help and planting berries, flowers and fruit trees around campus, let me know.
If you're planning to visit Camp Earnest and want to chip in with some garden help and planting berries, flowers and fruit trees around campus, let me know.
Reposted by Raman Frey
So far the war in Iran has cost an estimated $5.5 billion.
That's roughly $1 billion per day.
$41,666,667 per hour.
$11,574 per second.
People do not want this.
They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.
That's roughly $1 billion per day.
$41,666,667 per hour.
$11,574 per second.
People do not want this.
They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.
March 5, 2026 at 5:31 PM
So far the war in Iran has cost an estimated $5.5 billion.
That's roughly $1 billion per day.
$41,666,667 per hour.
$11,574 per second.
People do not want this.
They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.
That's roughly $1 billion per day.
$41,666,667 per hour.
$11,574 per second.
People do not want this.
They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.
When when my daughter was born and I first became a father, my friends gave me the nickname "Papa Smurf."
Well our bathhouse at Camp Earnest is going full Smurf, deep blue.
Well our bathhouse at Camp Earnest is going full Smurf, deep blue.
March 6, 2026 at 2:06 AM
When when my daughter was born and I first became a father, my friends gave me the nickname "Papa Smurf."
Well our bathhouse at Camp Earnest is going full Smurf, deep blue.
Well our bathhouse at Camp Earnest is going full Smurf, deep blue.