Rex Raymond

@rexraymond.bsky.social

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Left of progressive. IT guy. Photographer. Follower of science and spirituality. Explorer of inner and outer realms. Old sailor who doesn’t sail much. Environmentalist, proudly collectivist. We live in a beautiful world.

Therapist: What do we say to people to let them know we're welcoming them into our lives? Me: Buckle up. Therapist: No.
Wild animals sitting on a bench (left to right, lion, elephant, giraffe, monkey, raccoon, and sloth), with their backs to the reader, facing a broken and burning cityscape, with flying war machines and missiles filling the sky above with smoke and fire. The Sloth is saying to the other animals, "Humans are really stupid."
A photograph of the curved horizon of the Moon with a side-lit, "crescent " Earth setting behind, set against the blackness of space.
Wooden fence in a suburban neighborhood that has these words spray-painted on the fence: "IT SHOULDN'T HAVE TO HAPPEN TO YOU FOR IT TO MATTER TO YOU"
A photo of Gustavo Petro, President of Columbia, with his quote, "There is no superior race. There is no 'chosen people of God.' It is neither the United States nor Israel. The 'chosen people of God' is all of humanity."
A cartoon of a BIG OIL corporate executive sitting behind his desk, saying, "You want coal? We own the mines. You want oil and gas? We own the wells. You want nuclear energy? We own the uranium. You want solar power? We own the, er ... ah ... Solar Power isn't feasible."
Two photos, one showing a sparse turnout for Trump's birthday military parade and the caption "WHEN YOU SPEND $61M ON YOUR OWN BIRTHDAY MILITARY PARADE;" and the other photo showing thousands of people packing the Boston Commons during yesterday's No Kings II protest, with the caption "WHEN A DAY IS DEDICATED SOLELY TO TELL YOU WHAT A DICK YOU ARE"
A photo of Terence McKenna, with a quote, “We have the money, the power, the medical understanding, the scientific know-how, the love and the community to produce a kind of human paradise. But we are led by the least among us - the least intelligent, the least noble, the least visionary."
Don Knight posted “According to RFK Jr., autistic people will "never pay taxes and never hold a job." That's weird—I'm autistic, and I've built global brands that brought joy to millions. My companies have probably paid more in taxes than his companies have ever earned. Autism is my superpower. Grifting is his.”
The Facebook account Brains and Spoons posted, "My favorite kind of acetaminophen is Tylenol Rapid Release the Epstein Files"
Social media post by Senator Bernie Sanders, saying "This is what American media looks like today: The wealthiest person in the world, Elon Musk, owns X. The second wealthiest person in the world, Larry Ellison, owns Paramount, including CBS, and will possibly now be taking over TikTok and CNN. Jeff Bezos owns the Washington Post and Twitch. Mark Zuckerberg owns both Facebook and Instagram. In fact, the top five richest men in the world are ALL media owners or executives. When we talk about oligarchy in America, it's not only income and wealth inequality. It's control over the media and what the American people are able to see, hear and read."
Screenshot of a social media post by FCC Chairman Brendan Carr on December 30, 2023 that reads “Free speech is the counterweight—it is the check on government control. That is why censorship is the authoritarian's dream.”
A photo of Bertrand Russell sitting in a chair, smoking a pipe, with the caption "When asked how fascism starts, Bertrand Russell replied: 'First, they fascinate the fools. Then they muzzle the intelligent.'"
A cartoon of a young woman with her arms crossed, saying "THE GOVERNMENT WON'T TELL YOU THAT THEY ARE FASCISTS, BUT THEY WILL TELL YOU THAT ANTI-FASCISTS ARE THEIR ENEMIES."
"If you don't believe in freedom of speech for people you disagree with, you don't believe in freedom of speech at all." - Noam Chomsky
A photograph of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy, overlaid with the text "ASK NOT WHAT YOUR COUNTRY CAN DO FOR YOU - ASK WHAT MY NEPHEW'S FUCKING PROBLEM IS."
It's odd that it's always framed that other countries "stole" American jobs, and never that the ultra rich shipped our jobs away for a quick buck.
An image of a skeleton with the text, “Sometimes antisocial, always anti-fascist.”
Democrats fled Texas? Do we actually need to be reminded the Republicans fled DC to avoid a vote to release the Epstein Files?
DOGE Wasted Tens of Billions While Chainsawing the Government in the Name of 'Efficiency': Senate Report A new report found that in just six months, Elon Musk's cost-cutting agency wasted more than $21 billion. Other estimates have found that the cuts will cost more than they save in the long run.
A cartoon of the Devil which appeared in a recent episode of SouthPark, and he’s saying, “I will be suing SouthPark for $50M. Showing Trump in bed with me has done irreparable harm to my reputation”
Americans For Tax Fairness (@4TaxFairness) posted: "House Republicans will shut the whole place down to avoid releasing the Epstein files. But just this month they stayed up all night to steal your healthcare and give billionaires giant tax breaks. Priorities."
Peter Faulk as TV’s Detective Columbo saying, “Just one more thing... Why did Republicans unanimously vote against releasing files that don't exist?”
Hope deferred makes the heart sick. - Proverbs 13:12 Don't forget to find joy and chase your dreams! 💟
Rev. Benjamin Cremer posted, "It is moments like this that you begin to understand why so many have demonized empathy and compassion. They want us to care so little for others that we will ignore injustices being carried out against them. It is in moments like these that love for others is revolutionary."
A man standing beside an older man who is lying in a hospital bed says, "C'MON, DAD -DON'T THINK OF IT AS LOSING YOUR HEALTHCARE, THINK OF IT AS GAINING A TAX BREAK FOR BILLIONAIRES"
We are in the hands of men whose power and wealth have separated them from the reality of daily life and from the imagination. We are right to be afraid. Grace Paley - American short story author, poet, teacher and political activist
"Glad to see so many embracing therapy. A few of you need an exorcism as well but.. baby steps."
A cartoon meme of a donkey looking at the viewer, wearing a stars and stripes hat, while Donald Trump is on his hands and knees kissing the donkey's butt, with the caption, "Hey TACO! Kiss my Big, Beautiful Ass!"
Andy Borowitz posted a photo of a Kent State student lying dead after being shot by a National Guardsman during a peaceful protest of America’s involvement in the Vietnam War in May, 1970, with the caption, “I was just a kid growing up in Cleveland when the National Guard attacked antiwar protesters at nearby Kent State in May of 1970. I was with my mom in the kitchen when the news came over the radio. Four years later, Nixon resigned in disgrace. One year after that, Saigon fell.”
Photo of Buckminster Fuller holding a geodesic dome, with the caption, "It is now highly feasible to take care of everybody on Earth at a higher standard of living than any have ever known. It no longer has to be you or me. Selfishness is unnecessary. War is obsolete. It is a matter of converting our high technology from WEAPONRY to LIVINGRY." - Buckminster Fuller
Screenshot of post by @tsengputterman which says, "It's wild how so many Americans view the outsourcing of domestic manufacturing to China over the past 25 years as some devious Chinese plan for domination rather than a strategy by which the American ruling class exploded its profit margin by exploiting global inequality"
John Pavlovitz posted, “I’d like to thank Donald Trump for keeping Canada great.“
Imagine being scared of diversity but not dictatorship.
Portrait of J. Krishnamurti with the caption, "“It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.”
Painting of Pandora holding a smoking box, with the caption "Hey guys! It's me, Pandora. Welcome to my unboxing video."