Brianna Mercado

Seriously, what can we do about the fascist now loose upon America? , by @RBReich open.substack.com/pub/robertreic…

The Gospel According to Dogs open.substack.com/pub/thecorners…

To Get Happier, Make Yourself Smaller - The Atlantic apple.news/AXjjhcWlkQnKNF…

The Age of Anti-Social Media Is Here - The Atlantic apple.news/A_5WXybq8Swmy7…

"The aim of all #education is, or should be, to teach people to educate themselves." Arnold J. Toynbee

Northern Lights from Harwich Port, MA

"The world’s poorest countries will suffer the most from climate change despite being least responsible for it." nytimes.com/2025/10/28/cli…

At Stanford, amara tabor-smith Explores a More Expansive Vision of Dance Education dancemagazine.com/amara-tabor-sm… "My greatest hope is that people are teaching in ways that are liberatory and contributing to social transformation, recalibration and collective well-being..."

“I’m trying to shift from extrinsic validation to intrinsic validation, the belief that I am using my skills for a worthy purpose.” apple.news/AAq3yJUNFRCGbp…

Practice is a rehearsal open.substack.com/pub/lisaoliver…

“Talent is insignificant. I know a lot of talented ruins. Beyond talent lie all the usual words: discipline, love, luck, but most of all, endurance.” Baldwin's timeless advice on writing, which applies to all creative work themarginalian.org/2016/02/08/jam…

#AaronBushnell bbc.com/news/world-us-…

“You cannot, you cannot use someone else’s fire. You can only use your own. And in order to do that, you must first be willing to believe that you have it.” - #AudreLorde

“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence. It is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” -#AudreLorde

When Relationships Change: Anne Morrow Lindbergh on Embracing the Intermittency and Mutability of Love themarginalian.org/2024/02/11/ann… via @brainpicker

The Israeli military is bombing Rafah, the most densely populated area in the world, while Americans watch the Super Bowl. This is intentional. This is genocide. We're demanding the world watching the #superbowl turn their eyes to #Rafah. #alleyesongaza #CeasefireNOW

"Whatever one’s views on the fairness, or lack thereof, of individual cases, the evidence now clearly shows that, in many cases, talent and power have been valued over acceptable human behavior." chicagotribune.com/entertainment/…

When the abuser is the job-creator, speaking out becomes harder chicagotribune.com/entertainment/…

Society is made up of you, me and many other people. The practice of seeing another’s suffering and opening our heart to them is one that will help create a positive and peaceful ripple in our society More on this topic in the first piece on our substack: thelaundry.substack.com

This film is nothing short of a masterpiece. An intimate observation of the symphony of life told with such an assured and honest lens by Mathew Heinermann And as for @JonBatiste and the hypernova that is @suleikajaouad , your love is the prototype. We are all so lucky to be able to bear witness to your waltz through life together. Astonishing in every way.