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Aimee L @aimuntethered.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

I feel like the word ‘defenestration’ will be trending again soon. #vocabulary #history

Aimee L @aimuntethered.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

That’s why so many people assume queer kids must be “brainwashed” by progressive parents, because they can’t imagine what it’s like to raise a child without controlling them. They project authoritarianism onto others because it’s the only model they know.

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We Are Not Meant To Live Like This

Pride 2025

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Aimee L @aimuntethered.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

“…the cog you’ve become in someone else’s machine? That’s only a fraction of who you are. You were never meant to spend your brief time on this spinning planet just turning someone else’s gears.”

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The Rain Still Knows

I was talking with some coworkers the other day about how Sundays used to feel different.

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Aimee L @aimuntethered.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

‘And when the only way to survive is by extracting value from someone else, it becomes something even worse: a pyramid scheme dressed up as freedom. A Ponzi scheme of protection.‘ New on Substack: April. Revolution, collapse, resurrection. I think a change is coming. I hope we’re right for it.

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A Change Is Gonna Come (I Think)

With a nod to Sam Cooke, whose voice carried hope through history.

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Aimee L @aimuntethered.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

This ship is not going to right itself.

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Aimee L @aimuntethered.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

This isn’t about peace. This is about power. And a system that fears accountability enough to post something like that is a system that knows exactly what it did. 6/6 🧵

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Aimee L @aimuntethered.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

People who’ve lived through this, really lived through it, know that the most dangerous part isn’t the blow, it’s the hush that follows. The pressure to swallow it down, smooth it over, be the bigger person. 5/6

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Aimee L @aimuntethered.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

They’ll call it unity. But what they’re really offering is silence in exchange for safety. That’s not healing, that’s gaslighting. 4/6

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Aimee L @aimuntethered.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

This is what abusers do when they sense they’ve lost control. They dangle peace like a treat. They reframe justice as vengeance. They make you feel like speaking up is just as bad as the thing that hurt you. And they’ll call it grace. 3/6

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Aimee L @aimuntethered.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

That is not diplomacy. That is not wisdom. That is the exact language abusers use when they realize the reckoning might finally be coming. It’s the tone of someone who isn’t sorry, just scared. 2/6

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Aimee L @aimuntethered.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

🧵 I don’t know who needs to hear this at the White House, but telling people “do not retaliate and you will be rewarded” is not the flex you think it is. 1/6

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Aimee L @aimuntethered.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

What if we could see our impact as clearly as footprints in fresh snow? Where would we walk more gently, more boldly, more consciously? #SundaySelfReflection #IntentionalLiving #ConsciousConnection #RippleEffect #YouMatter #SoulQuestions #aimuntethered

A galaxy spiral with vivid pinks and violets radiates from the center of the image. A large, translucent circle overlays the starscape, holding the reflective question:
“If I could see my impact on the world as clearly as footprints in snow, where would I go more carefully? And where would I step with more confidence?”

A dreamlike arctic scene at sunset, with swirling pink and purple clouds reflected on still water and a snow-covered shore. Three soft circles contain follow-up questions:
• “What traces have I already left behind that I’m proud of?”
• “Where might I be leaving marks without realizing their weight or reach?”
• “What would it mean to walk with more intention—and more trust—in the path ahead?”

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Aimee L @aimuntethered.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Due process is a legal line. Dignity is a human one. What we’re witnessing violates both.

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Aimee L @aimuntethered.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Due process is a legal line. Dignity is a human one. What we’re witnessing violates both.

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Aimee L @aimuntethered.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Hillary’s emails, Hunter’s laptop, and Benghazi. Now? Crickets while their side leaks national security in a group chat like it’s fantasy football. Their outrage is their entertainment. Their willful ignorance is our national liability.

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Aimee L @aimuntethered.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

These quotes are a small thread through time that reminds me that resistance isn’t chaos. It’s how justice breathes. Feel free to save them, share them, use them as anchors when things feel heavy. #resist #humanityfirst #dignityaalways #weareallconnected #aimuntethered

A final slide with silhouettes of people raising their arms across the bottom. The top half features a copper gradient with the words: “The arc only bends if we push it.” Below, in soft text: “Write. Speak. Cook. Care. Love. Hope. Connect. Interrupt. Create. Imagine. Whatever your tool, use it!” At the bottom: “Justice isn’t handed down. It’s held up.” Watermark @aimuntethered in the lower right.

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Aimee L @aimuntethered.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Liberty isn’t handed down. It’s held up. These quotes have been hitting me different lately, so I gathered them up and gave them a home. Resistance isn’t chaos, I am learning. It’s how justice lives. #QuoteThread #Justice #Resistance #HoldTheLine

A stylized graphic with bold, layered stripes in gold and copper tones. Silhouettes of people standing together with raised hands span the bottom. The text reads: “Liberty isn’t granted. It’s reclaimed. Some quotes that remind us: resistance is how justice breathes.” The handle @aimuntethered appears in the corner.

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Aimee L @aimuntethered.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

We are treating America’s emotional pain with torture. And worse. We are making it entertainment.

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When Does Your Pain Become Someone Else’s Torture?

We are taught that pain must be erased.

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Aimee L @aimuntethered.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Spring fever is in full swing… but she just wants a snack! 🌸🐿️ #SpringFling #SquirrelDrama #LetHerEat #Anxiety

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Aimee L @aimuntethered.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Good morning- for days and days and DAYS 🤪… ‘all day, everyday, therapist, mother, maid nymph then a virgin, nurse then a servant, just an appendage…’ 🎶 Paris Paloma, Labour

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Aimee L @aimuntethered.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

They may not see what they’ve become, but they’re still responsible for it. Meanwhile, I find joy in the small things—hands in the earth, nurturing growth that feeds both body and spirit. #GardenMagic #SpringVibes #GonkLife #basil #spiceoflife #herbgarden

A small, colorful garden gnome decoration stands on a thin metal stake in a planter. The gnome wears a red and white striped hat, a blue coat, and holds a yellow tulip. In the background, green plants climb a screen enclosure, with a bright blue sky above. A single leafy basil plant in the foreground hints at new growth.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

"town hall night in america" -- every congressional district, once a month, all on the same night: oldgoats.substack.com/p/lets-creat...

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Let’s Create “Town Hall Night in America”

It’s time for Democrats to institutionalize our oldest form of democracy

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Aimee L @aimuntethered.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

‘Critical thinking isn’t reserved for academics or journalists; it’s a fundamental part of being an informed citizen. The issue isn’t that people lack access to information—it’s that many have been conditioned to believe that all information is equally unreliable.’ My latest on Substack-

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The Power of Critical Thinking in a World of Uncertainty

Imagine you wake up one day with a strange sensation in your chest.

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Aimee L @aimuntethered.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Even the weather is over-compensating.

A close-up of a car window covered in raindrops, with one unusually long, thick droplet stretching downward, creating an unintentionally phallic shape against the cloudy sky.

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Aimee L @aimuntethered.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Morning visitors doing their ibis thing—peck, step, repeat. Nature’s little lawn aerators at work. #FloridaWildlife #Ibises #BackyardVisitors #NatureMoments #BirdWatching #Springtime

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Aimee L @aimuntethered.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

So many Ponderosa Lemon Blossoms!

A Ponderosa lemon tree in full bloom, with clusters of creamy white flowers and pink-tinged buds against vibrant green leaves. The petals are open, revealing bright yellow stamens. Sunlight filters through the foliage, casting dappled shadows, while a metal-framed screen enclosure and a portion of a palm tree are visible in the background.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 20/02/2025

Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.

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Aimee L @aimuntethered.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

In 1861 my fourth great-grandfather Aaron left his home in Pepperell, Massachusetts, to join the war, one of the first to respond to Lincoln’s call for troops, marching through Baltimore with the 6th Massachusetts Regiment. #livinghistory #genealogy #americanhistory ##disabilityhistory

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Inbox | Substack

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