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Finally good news from my home state: this is what a million dollar election bribe buys for you in Wisconsin

watch and share this video now and join me in Raging Against the BS Machine!
https://www.youtube.com/live/YnJ5o09zucI?si=NSPZuL0W4ZApjHE3

Serendipitous snow sculpture: what do you see?

And the first of a bumper crop of heirloom tomatoes on the way!

Todays basil harvest

Annual viewing of Christmas and holiday lights…

[Journey Milestones from the Archives]
The Blessings of Babel

"It’s the secret of Babel. The insatiable quest to push back the mystery of our interconnectedness, to address the roots of despair, and aspire toward new heights, in a quest that ultimately ends in a yet deeper mystery, a profound appreciation for how much more “all that is” is. That at the end of the exploration and discovery is a return, perhaps at a higher level and greater expanse, to the encounter with how much more is yet to be known and may, in fact, never be known, even in the most intimate and most enduring relationships."

https://vist.ly/3mn3w8a

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Anonymity as a Seed of Transparency

"For I suspect there are night-and-day cycles for people and ideas, like other living beings. Most if not all seeds germinate in the dark, under the protective blanket of soil. And at key junctures, the developing “shoots” must be nurtured outside the range of view of management, co-workers, and the general public. I’m not talking about intellectual property or even privacy here; I’m referring to what I have experienced as the natural maturation of the best in people and the best in ideas."

https://vist.ly/3mmwmg9

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From a different wing of my journey constituents and the "world in which we lived in" in the midst of this world as the driving force for engagement

https://vist.ly/3mmrcq8

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A not-widely shared early posting on my early experimentation with applying Liberating Voice patterns in Rainier Beach, now memorable for the central role that Citizen Journalism played in the development of the work.
https://vist.ly/3mmhfk9

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This should properly be posted under "Rainier Beach Rising" but was published before I created the category, and reflects an early outline of the formation of was then called, the Rainier Beach Wisdom Commons, and an early set of FreedomNet milestones. Watch for more detailed reflections to follow soon...

https://vist.ly/3mmc6ub

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Archives]

This early contribution to Liberating Voices: A Pattern Language for Communications Revolution could use some reworking now, but still captures the spirit of my journey in exploring communication as engagement, and seeking to shape communication environments that encouraged participation in community transformation.

Demystification and Reenchantment | Public Sphere Project — Liberating Voices Pattern Language The Good Life, Memory and Responsibility, Back to the Roots, Spiritually Grounded Activism, Opportunity Spaces, Media Literacy, Techno-Criticism, Transparency, Voices of the Unheard, Community Building Journalism, The Power of Story