TL;DR: I AM RUNNING FOR OFFICE! VISIT SANITYSAM.COM

So I have been mentioning a side project. Before I get to that I want to say Thanks again for the immaculate vibes we have here. Having this space where we focus on visual art has made it possible for me to consciously engage and disengage from the news - your cat pictures are keeping me sane.

In fact, this was one of the places I turned when I quit #Reddit for good, the day a child molester was reelected president of the united states. At the time, I didn't know what to do, but I knew the feeling of helpless rage that I got from #doomscrolling was the opposite of what I needed.

Giving up Reddit for #Pixelfed was a change of time but also of feeling, exchanging time crawling deeper into despair for time spent gazing into the faces of flowers. Connecting to love of nature like this really helped me let go of the wrong idea that I'm a powerless spectator. What I have learned from #Pixelfed is that we can take our power back, right now, if we just stop letting them make us angry.

But it wasn't all #florespondence. I also joined my local #Democratic Party as a precinct committee person. If you don't like the way things are, don't get mad, get involved. I got involved where I live, in Oracle, #Arizona. Love for our homes is something thing lots of us have in common here, and I love Arizona! But I don't love our legislature.

So, that's my side project! I am running for office in the most beautiful place in the world, and I am bringing my camera. Specifically, I am running for the State House of Representatives in Arizona's 7th Legislative District.
I stand for fairness and democracy, and if elected I'll work for the people to make Arizona fair for everyone.

support my campaign: visit sanitysam.com or follow @[email protected]

support my photos: visit https://ko-fi.com/dusktreader63455

Stay cool out there, and I'll see you all on Saturday for #NoKings! #uspol #azpol #bloomscrolling #photography
to be honest... how about instead of the #ageverification we forbid use of the manipulative #algorithms instead?
I don't see myself #doomscrolling #mastodon daily for hours (technically, I can, of course), because I can see all I follow in less then 30 minutes.
So, instead blaming kids for their curiosity and urge to belong to inline communities, let's fight #cybercrime #exploitation and #AlgorithmicManipulation .
Here, nothing new under the sun. Simple and doable.

@gimulnautti +9001%

Instead we need to ban #addiction mechanics like #doomscrolling aka. #InfiniteScrolling as well as #Algorithms that reward #RageBait, #ClickBait and #HateBait garbage!

RE: https://retro-gaiden.com/@Oregon_Pacifist/116290862114495529

#DoomScrolling just got a whole new meaning now. Anytime you see someone on online talking about doomscrolling just drop this in the replies for a laugh, maybe it will brighten up their day 

#retrogaming #doom

I believed this was apochryphal, but apparently it is true.

It feels a little like that today - nothing much has changed, mass killing is going on around the world, some reported on some ignored, the environment is going to hell in a diesel powered handcart, authoritarianism is on the rise, supported by apparently liberal governments such as the one in London, BUT there is a blue sky. Better make the best of it.

https://historyfacts.com/world-history/fact/bbc-announced-no-news/

#DoomScrolling #Media #News #Running

On April 18, 1930, the BBC announced, “There is no news.”

The unexpected declaration was followed by 15 minutes of piano music, before the radio station resumed its broadcast of Wagner’s opera "Parsifal."

History Facts

Earworm I woke up with this morning and possibly my new theme song... https://youtu.be/7ltTquF9BlY

#USPol #doomscrolling

1980 Randy Hanzlick, M.D. - I’d Rather Have A Bottle In Front Of Me (Than A Frontal Lobotomy) (45)

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Warm sunny #morning. Stepped outside with my coffee and it started raining. Looked up and - poof! - instant #rainbow. Too many trees and neighbor house to take a pic but it was there. Needed that - had just been #doomscrolling on #mastodon
#bloomscrolling #doomscrolling
Don't do drugs kids

You do realize we're not gonna survive all this, don't you?

#Doomscrolling #ClimateCrisis #KooksWithNukes #Fascism #TrumPutin