Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
Yep!
NO DM's please... Unless I know you F, 65, loved and loves... Australian... But really a born again Kiwi. Committed to challenging oppressive systems. Big on social justice and healing carried trauma. Have you balanced your nervous system today?
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view profile on Bluesky Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
Yep!
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social)
And we all know which country this is about without even checking!!
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
Agree!! They just found the perfect evil narcissist to carry it out.
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
Actually this has all been in play in the Republican party for decades... He's just the perfect ars*hole to carry it out.
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social)
Favourite!
Jessica Rosengard (@jrosengard.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Mobilize.us
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social)
What a turnout!
Tibor M. Kalman (@kalmantibs.bsky.social) reposted
The Heard and McDonald Islands - 4,000 km (2,485 miles) south-west of Australia 🇦🇺 - are only accessible via a seven-day boat trip from Perth, and haven't been visited by humans in almost a decade. - How's it going, bro? - Not good. - What's up? - 10% tariffs, man. 🔎🐧💸
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
Very good, thanks for the laugh, well pretty much a grimace really
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social)
THIS!!!
Frank Amari (@frankamari.bsky.social) reposted
"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." -- Maya Angelou, born #OTD 1928 Trump’s false or misleading claims total 30,573 over 4 years www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh it's about money .. but it's about submission first.
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
Agreed! Not something people want to hear though apparently
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
And everyone else playing out the Project 2025 playbook... This has never just been about the felon, he's always just been the hook to catch the very significant portion of the population who behave and think like he does
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social)
More than 177,000 cases against them, they've put aside $16Billion to settle and they still say it's safe 🤔
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
He knows full well what he's saying and why... He's not deluded, he's evil!
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
And his mother most definitely isn't trying to survive on SS alone... He's not deluded, he's evil! He knows what he's doing and saying and is playing by the rulebook
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social)
Is it any wonder?! Oppressive systems of all sorts are our fishbowl
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
If you believe anything he says you probably need therapy
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
Rhetorical question! I get it
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes! Why are so many people having such difficulty believing what is happening? They have stated quite clearly what they're doing
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
I totally agree with "he DELIBERATELY set this up" for a particular outcome... in regards to EVERYTHING he says or does.
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
They not only know it, they are doing it DELIBERATELY!! This is NOT a group of people who have lost their way and need help to change and help them see... It is a group of people who have consciously decided to participate in a set course of action to achieve predictable outcomes.
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh I needed that laugh 🤣 thank you
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social)
...and ANYONE who supports or colludes with the evil bas*+rds
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
So are they taking any notice of the judges yet?
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
I have empathy and compassion for people anywhere suffering as a result of the evil administration in the US ... I also know that the systems the American people had/have in place (knowingly or unknowingly) allowed this to happen.
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
Watching from outside the US it blows my mind that the figure is that low! I guess the rest have to learn the hard way huh?
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
But they are going to get away with Mushie having access forevermore
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
You mean the puppet masters who control the whole thing and all the systems from here on... And will get away with it all because most people still don't even believe it's happening
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
Doesn't anyone realise the whole point is that he will have access to all of these systems FOREVER
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
Made sure they would have access forevermore
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
Geez, I'm all the way over here in Australia and I have no doubt
Alt National Park Service (@altnps.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
We as a country will save nothing. Federal employee salaries make up just 4% of the budget—roughly $271 billion. So even if every federal worker were fired, that’s the maximum you’d save. Meanwhile, the U.S. House GOP has released a budget that raises the debt limit by $4 trillion.
Alt National Park Service (@altnps.bsky.social) reposted
We are calling for a nationwide and international boycott of all Elon Musk-related products and services. Sell your Tesla shares, avoid buying Tesla vehicles, cancel Starlink, and delete your X accounts.
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
Apparently he didn't realise? Stop letting him off the hook!! He knew, he knows!! This is an absolute fu*king farce... It's theatre to distract from Mush burning down the govt over the weekend
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
Not a lot of people talking about WHY the MAGA supporter is no longer spitting with rage. Most of them voted for him on grievance and the need for vengeance (which has more to do with abusive parenting than is acknowledged by most) Now he's in power and flicking rage around, they no longer have to.
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
Looks like she's going to a funeral
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social)
If you're reeling after the changes in the last day or so "Grounding and Orienting my Body" by Lynn Fraser on Insight Timer (free version is fine) works well with balancing the nervous system... I use this regularly and consistently, please be gentle with the parts of you that are overwhelmed.
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
Probably a good time to note that this has been in play since the R's called for the ban on national security grounds... Mushie buying up the world
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
That is entirely the reason for the change. And he paid a lot of money to be told to do it... He's sold what little soul he had left
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
THIS!! And his supporters are vengeful people full of unhealed rage who get off on him being an absolute ars*hole... to EVERYONE (including them but most of them don't know that yet)
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
Agreed!!!
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
Unfortunately only history will validate this... It's too well hidden
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
What he's actually selling is vengeance. He attracts the unhealed (and no interest in healing) crowd who watch him and feed off of him attacking others. They are filled with their own rage and hatred and he has harnessed their need for others to pay a price for their mental anguish!
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
But at least the president can't carry a gun!! Let's take the wins where we can get them.
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
Yep, here in Australia too
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
Mine... Seriously though this is starting to look like teenage girls social media BS ... Grow up
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
Actually knowing what they have power over and what they don't is a great place to start...
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social)
Also applicable in so many other countries where people vote on the need for vengence
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
I would FAR prefer a more progressive left wing govt but seriously if you rubbish Labor without providing relevant details, there's a whole lot of voters who don't want to be informed and pick up on the anti type sentiment.
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
He's definitely not going to have time for golf if he does what he says he's going to 🤣
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social)
And this one too!! More power to you Stormy and Nathan!!
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social)
With my tiny little following here I don't anticipate my sharing this will change much so why do I do it? Because it's the next right thing to do! Please repost
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social)
THIS
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
Sound like begging to anyone else?
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
The irony of a J6 type rebellion on Inauguration day... Oh dear god I am enjoying the idea far too much 🤣🤣
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social)
It is in fact my favourite day of the season... Being the furthest away from doing all over again 🤣
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
In 300 characters or less?? 🤣🤣🤣 Awesome question!! ...but far too important to answer in shorthand. Nevertheless, my answer is suspension of disbelief plays the long game
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
Denial and dissociation if they're lucky... Until they're old enough and safe enough to start healing the trauma
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social)
... Or mine, or anyone's actually...
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social)
It really is!!
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social)
She's my hero! She could have had name suppression but instead went public to show that the shame belongs on the perpetrators, not the victim!
🌸🌺Cindy Alexander Capaldo🌺 (@cyn1422.bsky.social) reposted
Hey Media.....or is it already.... State Run Media...👇
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
I wondered... And had added a piece about how the behaviour is monstrous but we can continue to make a path for the perpetrators... ordinary, everyday men if we don't clarify who they are. Bsky character limitations had me edit it out.
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
Having worked in the dv sector for years the truth is men hit women and you walk past those men every day in the streets... Wearing a suit and tie, dropping his kids to school, working everyday jobs, living every day lives... and everyone outside of his family thinks he's a great guy.
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social)
Completely agree!
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
Because so many of them do it themselves
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
Not that all legacy media has given in to Trump. But enough have, including too many owners, that it affects the overall effectiveness of the industry. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/dona...
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social)
OMG I miss this beautiful country
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social)
And I met myself along the way
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
And I met myself along the way
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social)
Buying craft supplies and crafting are too
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
Just realised with your post that I've been driving for 50 years now... My license could have ancestors
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
If I had a $ for everytime I've written a very caustic reply and then deleted it... LOL and maybe even more pertinent to this post, a $ for the times when I haven't deleted it!!
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
With the amount of people following you it's obvious that more than a handful know who you are... I don't and based on this ridiculous comment colluding with the incoming system, don't want to so yeah I'm blocking you.
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
OMG I'll enjoy fantasising about that!
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
Lived there for half my life and it's my favourite country in the world too
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
Sober too... Just wanted to let you know I saw this and care ❤️ Hope you've moved past whatever the hiccup was and have some support
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social)
Watch this space for new words... While I may not be creating them I applaud and champion the use of appropriate (to many of us) descriptors
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social)
I cannot find it in me to celebrate murder but I definitely hope the young man has an exceptionally good lawyer. Like many of you I've been aware and angry about the literal human cost of neoliberalism for many years. What I celebrate today is that more people are angry about it now too!!
Me, myself, & I (@tired1973.bsky.social) reposted
So apt
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social) reply parent
Breathe consciously and deeply for a little while and then reevaluate what needs doing 💐
Science Explorist (@scipexplorist.bsky.social) reposted
James Webb telescope just dropped its latest image, Neptune, and its rings.
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social)
One day I might be past this... But it's not today!
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social)
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
For the Love of Missy (@missybbbobtail.bsky.social) reposted
“You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think, and loved more than you know” ~Winnie the Pooh
Chestra (@chestra.bsky.social)
I can't even... With ANYONE who didn't see this coming