Li Lightfoot ~ Spectra Excognito

Blue heron - urban scratch.

'Infinity in the palm of your hand,

Eternity in an hour'...

The very heart of the universe

Reflected in a flower.

The Duh! Dept.

Caitlyn Jenner: 'I was wrong' about Trump being good for #LGBT people

"When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace."

~ Jimi Hendrix b. Nov. 27, 1942 –

d. Sept. 18, 1970

#RiseforClimate 35 foot reclaimed metal polar bear erected at the foot of Market Street by the Ferry Building in San Francisco this morning. It was originally at Burning Man, the artist name is Dan Kennell.

Hope to see you tomorrow - this is gonna be amazing! #RiseforClimate

#OCCUPYSILICONVALLEY

On September 17th, the masses gather for a digital occupation to disrupt Big Tech.

We jam the behemoth corporations that have a stranglehold on our attention, our time, our mental health, and our thoughts—Alphabet (Google), Apple, Facebook, Amazon.

These are the megalithic companies who monetize our likes and clicks, and feed us endless algorithms that exacerbate our weaknesses, vulnerabilities, and our addiction to the instant gratification that they provide. They claim to connect us, yet a crisis of loneliness pervades our culture like never before.

This is a call for everyone—activists, social media addicts, celebrities, hackers, friends, family, radicals, artists, business people—to take a stand for our rights and freedoms, in whatever way works for them.

This could mean leaving your phone at home for the day, avoiding social media for 24 hours, or deleting Facebook and Instagram altogether. Maybe you meme the crap out the social media outlets and the internet. Change your profile picture to #OSV. Put a dent in Google’s traffic (No Search Day) and boycott Bezos (put a lull in the Amazon income). Whatever makes Silicon Valley do a double take.

Let’s see if we can shake loose the grip that Big Tech has on our minds—if only for a day—to feel the power the people are capable of and, at the very least, help us rethink the way social media affects our lives. Let’s flip the power balance.

Let’s make the internet ours again.

abillionpeople.org

Reminder! If you're in or near the Bay Area on September 8, please join us as we #RiseForClimate! ca.riseforclimate.org

#ClimateChaos #californiafires ca.riseforclimate.org

“No matter what you think of WikiLeaks (and Julian Assange),if Trump’s Justice Dept brings charges against them for publishing, it would be a unprecedented blow to the rights of countless US journalists who report on classified information. It would open them up for prosecution too.”

Freedom of the Press Foundation

I am the Green Man... Photoart by Li Lightfoot. (A Green Man is a sculpture or other representation of a face surrounded by or made from leaves. Branches or vines may sprout from the mouth, nostrils, or other parts of the face and these shoots may bear flowers or fruit. Commonly used as a decorative architectural ornament, Green Men are frequently found in carvings on both secular and ecclesiastical buildings. "The Green Man" is also a popular name for English public houses and various interpretations of the name appear on inn signs, which sometimes show a full figure rather than just the head. The Green Man motif has many variations. Found in many cultures from many ages around the world, the Green Man is often related to natural vegetative deities. It is primarily interpreted as a symbol of rebirth, representing the cycle of growth each spring. Some speculate that the mythology of the Green Man developed independently in the traditions of separate ancient cultures and evolved into the wide variety of examples found throughout history.) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Man

During the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), which started on this date, almost forty thousand men and women from fifty-two countries, including 2,800 Americans volunteered to travel to Spain and join the International Brigades to help fight fascism. The U.S. volunteers served in various units and came to be known collectively as the #AbrahamLincolnBrigade. #AntiFa

Bliss Wheel ☸ Heart of the Dakini (Photoart by Li Lightfoot)

Still true. Thank you #IdaBWells "I felt that one had better die fighting against injustice than to die like a dog or a rat in a trap.” ~ Ida B. Wells Pioneering journalist and anti-lynching activist Ida B. Wells was born this day in 1862.

"The planet we have assaulted will convulse with fury." #ChrisHedges 🌏🔥🌎🔥🌍🔥

🇺🇸America🇺🇸 "Just letting you know, the U.K is PUMPED for protesting that orange, racist, sexist piece of shit. I don't think you understand how many people HATE this prick. Your English brothers and sisters across the pond support you" #TheResistance 🇬🇧💪🏻🗣🎩☔️ 🇬🇧