Richard Bohn
@abarefootboy.bsky.social
Humanity is one family
with one heart
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with one heart
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It really seems that his objective is to destroy our country.
August 5, 2026 at 9:25 PM
It really seems that his objective is to destroy our country.
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Trump Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins just called his SNAP cuts a "pretty big win".
Throwing 5 million struggling Americans — including families with children — off food aid to fund tax cuts for the rich isn't a "win".
It's a national disgrace.
Throwing 5 million struggling Americans — including families with children — off food aid to fund tax cuts for the rich isn't a "win".
It's a national disgrace.
August 6, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Trump Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins just called his SNAP cuts a "pretty big win".
Throwing 5 million struggling Americans — including families with children — off food aid to fund tax cuts for the rich isn't a "win".
It's a national disgrace.
Throwing 5 million struggling Americans — including families with children — off food aid to fund tax cuts for the rich isn't a "win".
It's a national disgrace.
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Platner is quickly losing key endorsements in the Maine Senate race
July 6, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Platner is quickly losing key endorsements in the Maine Senate race
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Maine Dems call on Platner to withdraw…
July 6, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Maine Dems call on Platner to withdraw…
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Graham Platner should take responsibility, recognize the larger good, and withdraw before July 13. And everyone who lifted him up must rally around a new nominee. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Maine Democrats Must Replace Graham Platner Now
The Senate seat can be saved, but the window to act is going to close in days, not weeks.
www.thenation.com
July 6, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Graham Platner should take responsibility, recognize the larger good, and withdraw before July 13. And everyone who lifted him up must rally around a new nominee. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
"Rest in natural great peace,
This exhausted mind,
Beaten helpless by karma and neurotic thought,
Like the relentless fury of pounding waves
In the infinite ocean of saṃsāra"
~ Nyoshul Khenpo Jamyang Dorje
This exhausted mind,
Beaten helpless by karma and neurotic thought,
Like the relentless fury of pounding waves
In the infinite ocean of saṃsāra"
~ Nyoshul Khenpo Jamyang Dorje
April 23, 2026 at 10:57 PM
"Rest in natural great peace,
This exhausted mind,
Beaten helpless by karma and neurotic thought,
Like the relentless fury of pounding waves
In the infinite ocean of saṃsāra"
~ Nyoshul Khenpo Jamyang Dorje
This exhausted mind,
Beaten helpless by karma and neurotic thought,
Like the relentless fury of pounding waves
In the infinite ocean of saṃsāra"
~ Nyoshul Khenpo Jamyang Dorje
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Pick up the nearest book, turn to p. 42, and post the second sentence:
"These practices, labeled as strivings (padhāna), were traditionally considered to be forms of asceticism and self-mortification, and not meditation in the strict sense."
~ Polak, Grzegorz. 2024. Nikāya Buddhism and Early Chan
"These practices, labeled as strivings (padhāna), were traditionally considered to be forms of asceticism and self-mortification, and not meditation in the strict sense."
~ Polak, Grzegorz. 2024. Nikāya Buddhism and Early Chan
Pick up the nearest book, turn to p. 42, and post the second sentence:
"While the rest of the human family suffers and stares, enjoying false security and wealth can only be seen as a sign of insanity."
Thich Nhat Hanh, "The Individual, Society, and Nature" in The Path of Compassion, 2nd ed (1988)
"While the rest of the human family suffers and stares, enjoying false security and wealth can only be seen as a sign of insanity."
Thich Nhat Hanh, "The Individual, Society, and Nature" in The Path of Compassion, 2nd ed (1988)
Pick up the nearest book, turn to p. 42, and post the second sentence:
"It was only a picture, but sighing deeply he let his thoughts feed on it, and his face was wet with a stream of tears."
Virgil, The Aenied. translated by W. F. Jackson Knight
"It was only a picture, but sighing deeply he let his thoughts feed on it, and his face was wet with a stream of tears."
Virgil, The Aenied. translated by W. F. Jackson Knight
April 23, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Pick up the nearest book, turn to p. 42, and post the second sentence:
"These practices, labeled as strivings (padhāna), were traditionally considered to be forms of asceticism and self-mortification, and not meditation in the strict sense."
~ Polak, Grzegorz. 2024. Nikāya Buddhism and Early Chan
"These practices, labeled as strivings (padhāna), were traditionally considered to be forms of asceticism and self-mortification, and not meditation in the strict sense."
~ Polak, Grzegorz. 2024. Nikāya Buddhism and Early Chan
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Tailor Bird sews leaves together with plant fibre to form its nest!
April 10, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Tailor Bird sews leaves together with plant fibre to form its nest!
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Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations:
Alphabet: 8.01%
AT&T: 4.6%
Meta: 3.57%
General Motors: 3.09%
Amazon: 1.37%
Exxon Mobil: 1.31%
Disney: -1.57%
CVS Health: -3.88%
Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5%
This is what a rigged system looks like.
Alphabet: 8.01%
AT&T: 4.6%
Meta: 3.57%
General Motors: 3.09%
Amazon: 1.37%
Exxon Mobil: 1.31%
Disney: -1.57%
CVS Health: -3.88%
Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5%
This is what a rigged system looks like.
April 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations:
Alphabet: 8.01%
AT&T: 4.6%
Meta: 3.57%
General Motors: 3.09%
Amazon: 1.37%
Exxon Mobil: 1.31%
Disney: -1.57%
CVS Health: -3.88%
Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5%
This is what a rigged system looks like.
Alphabet: 8.01%
AT&T: 4.6%
Meta: 3.57%
General Motors: 3.09%
Amazon: 1.37%
Exxon Mobil: 1.31%
Disney: -1.57%
CVS Health: -3.88%
Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5%
This is what a rigged system looks like.
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Long-delayed Jan. 6 plaque honoring police installed in Capitol at 4 a.m. wapo.st/4aYkbco
Long-delayed Jan. 6 plaque honoring police installed in Capitol at 4 a.m.
The memorial honoring officers who defended the Capitol was required by law to be installed by March 2023.
wapo.st
March 7, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Long-delayed Jan. 6 plaque honoring police installed in Capitol at 4 a.m. wapo.st/4aYkbco
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🔔 NEW TRANSLATION: The Precious Torch: A History of the ‘Looks Like Me’ Statue of Omniscient Longchenpa
by Nyoshul Khenpo (1932–1999)
☸️ A short text written in Hong Kong following the author's commissioning of 1025 portrait statues of Longchen Rabjam in 1992
🔗 www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-mast...
by Nyoshul Khenpo (1932–1999)
☸️ A short text written in Hong Kong following the author's commissioning of 1025 portrait statues of Longchen Rabjam in 1992
🔗 www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-mast...
February 4, 2026 at 10:19 AM
🔔 NEW TRANSLATION: The Precious Torch: A History of the ‘Looks Like Me’ Statue of Omniscient Longchenpa
by Nyoshul Khenpo (1932–1999)
☸️ A short text written in Hong Kong following the author's commissioning of 1025 portrait statues of Longchen Rabjam in 1992
🔗 www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-mast...
by Nyoshul Khenpo (1932–1999)
☸️ A short text written in Hong Kong following the author's commissioning of 1025 portrait statues of Longchen Rabjam in 1992
🔗 www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-mast...
Treasure
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Longchenpa (Longchen Rabjam) ~ Dzogchen Master - YouTube
A selection of profound teachings and pointers from the great Master, Longchenpa.
youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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The president of the United States thinks asylum-seekers come from mental asylums.
He says it in almost every interview where the topic of migration comes up.
How is this not 25th Amendment territory? How is he not an embarrassment to this entire country?
He says it in almost every interview where the topic of migration comes up.
How is this not 25th Amendment territory? How is he not an embarrassment to this entire country?
November 4, 2025 at 1:55 AM
The president of the United States thinks asylum-seekers come from mental asylums.
He says it in almost every interview where the topic of migration comes up.
How is this not 25th Amendment territory? How is he not an embarrassment to this entire country?
He says it in almost every interview where the topic of migration comes up.
How is this not 25th Amendment territory? How is he not an embarrassment to this entire country?
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DHS czar Kristi Noem testified:
"Habeas corpus is a
constitutional right that the
president has to be able
to remove people from
this country."
Nope.
Habeas corpus protects
each of us from unlawful
imprisonment &
guarantees we can go to
court to review our
detention.
"Habeas corpus is a
constitutional right that the
president has to be able
to remove people from
this country."
Nope.
Habeas corpus protects
each of us from unlawful
imprisonment &
guarantees we can go to
court to review our
detention.
October 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
DHS czar Kristi Noem testified:
"Habeas corpus is a
constitutional right that the
president has to be able
to remove people from
this country."
Nope.
Habeas corpus protects
each of us from unlawful
imprisonment &
guarantees we can go to
court to review our
detention.
"Habeas corpus is a
constitutional right that the
president has to be able
to remove people from
this country."
Nope.
Habeas corpus protects
each of us from unlawful
imprisonment &
guarantees we can go to
court to review our
detention.
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Kristi Noem is LYING to you to appease one person.
Donald Trump.
Donald Trump.
October 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Kristi Noem is LYING to you to appease one person.
Donald Trump.
Donald Trump.
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Past administrations used #SNAP contingency funds to prevent benefit gaps. Despite clear legal authority, the current Administration refuses to do, putting 1 in 8 people in the U.S. who need SNAP to afford their grocery bill. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...
SNAP’s Contingency Reserve Is Available for Regular SNAP Benefits, as USDA and OMB Have Ruled in Past
The Administration must use all available options to fund November benefits for the 1 in 8 people in the U.S. who need SNAP to afford their grocery bill.
www.cbpp.org
October 27, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Past administrations used #SNAP contingency funds to prevent benefit gaps. Despite clear legal authority, the current Administration refuses to do, putting 1 in 8 people in the U.S. who need SNAP to afford their grocery bill. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...
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perfect response: www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
California will dispatch observers to watch DOJ’s election monitors
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday that the federal administration would deploy staff to evaluate California’s Nov. 4 redistricting election.
www.politico.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:16 PM
perfect response: www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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Abughazaleh: I think Kristi Noem should be tried at The Hague. And if the response from ICE to people exercising their first amendment right is to drive vehicles through them, they should not be an agency in the US.
October 4, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Abughazaleh: I think Kristi Noem should be tried at The Hague. And if the response from ICE to people exercising their first amendment right is to drive vehicles through them, they should not be an agency in the US.
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Carney emotionally recites Leonard Cohen: "Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There's a crack, a crack in everything. That's where the light gets in." In every moment where there's a crack, there is possibility. It's our opportunity as Canada in this moment to find it.
September 24, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Carney emotionally recites Leonard Cohen: "Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There's a crack, a crack in everything. That's where the light gets in." In every moment where there's a crack, there is possibility. It's our opportunity as Canada in this moment to find it.
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of course she doesn’t. the (republican) president is rightfully, by her lights, an elected dictator. trump is doing nothing that the constitution does not give him the power to do, according to her and her republican colleagues.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett tonight: "I don't think that we are currently in a constitutional crisis."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
Justice Amy Coney Barrett says country is not in a 'constitutional crisis'
Speaking to Free Press founder Bari Weiss to promote her new book, the conservative justice said the American people should trust the Supreme Court.
www.nbcnews.com
September 5, 2025 at 1:38 AM
of course she doesn’t. the (republican) president is rightfully, by her lights, an elected dictator. trump is doing nothing that the constitution does not give him the power to do, according to her and her republican colleagues.
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News Analysis: By ordering the U.S. military to summarily kill a group of people aboard what he said was a drug-smuggling boat, President Trump used the military in a way that had no clear legal precedent or basis, according to specialists in the laws of war and executive power.
Trump Claims the Power to Summarily Kill Suspected Drug Smugglers
The move to treat criminals as if they were wartime combatants escalated an administration pattern of using military force for law enforcement tasks at home and abroad.
nyti.ms
September 5, 2025 at 2:05 AM
News Analysis: By ordering the U.S. military to summarily kill a group of people aboard what he said was a drug-smuggling boat, President Trump used the military in a way that had no clear legal precedent or basis, according to specialists in the laws of war and executive power.
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"Workers are fighting for a society where public schools take precedence over private profits, healthcare is prioritized over hedge funds, and affordable housing is valued more than homelessness," said organizer May Day Strong.
Americans Take to the Streets for 1,000+ 'Workers Over Billionaires' Labor Day Rallies | Common Dreams
"Workers are fighting for a society where public schools take precedence over private profits, healthcare is prioritized over hedge funds, and affordable housing is valued more than homelessness," sai...
www.commondreams.org
September 2, 2025 at 12:21 AM
"Workers are fighting for a society where public schools take precedence over private profits, healthcare is prioritized over hedge funds, and affordable housing is valued more than homelessness," said organizer May Day Strong.