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Bodhipaksa

@bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy

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Scotland's most prolific Buddhist author? Living in New Hampshire. Author of books on meditation and Buddhist practice. Dad. Vegan. FakeBuddhaQuote-ologist. 🌉 bridged from ⁂ mastodon.scot/@bodhipaksa, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 16h

It just kills me that The Authors Guild doesn't have a possessive apostrophe. But at least it's not The Proofreaders Guild.

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Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 18h

This is the best response to this prompt that I've seen.

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Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 22h

#WritersCoffeeClub Oct 10. Do you have a guiding principle as a writer? The reader should always learn something that helps them live a richer, happier, more fulfilled life. #WritingCommunity

Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

If you see anyone here advocating violent resistance against the Trump regime, assume they're a cop. Authoritarian regimes use agents provocateurs to provoke violence so that they have an excuse to be even more authoritarian: cancelling elections, banning opposition parties, etc because it's an […]

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Who's stopping him? Anyone? Bueller?

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Hi #Kansas "...Marshall & his chief of staff regularly using congressional staff & taxpayer-funded travel for campaign purposes Text exchange: ..booked a single official Chicago meeting, then told staff the whole campaign trip would be labeled "Official," so flights could be paid w public $"

‘Breathtaking’ texts suggest GOP senator tapped tax money to power his campaign: experts

A joint investigation by Kansas Reflector and MS NOW suggests Sen. Roger Marshall's office blurred the line between official work and his 2020 Senate campaign, according to records and experts.The out...

Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

Apparently children have to be protected from picture books that show same-sex parents, but it's okay for them to see a man being executed. To the fascist, these things both make sense. Children have to be forced to recognize the fascist view of the "natural order" of things, which includes […]

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Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

I'm getting my Covid, flu, and pneumonia shots this afternoon. I had planned to finish sanding our side porch tomorrow and then stain it. I'm not sure that's going to work out.

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Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

@timtfj ſay ȝes to þe ð.

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

This is what so many have been waiting for: Direct, tough, unafraid.

Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

#WritersCoffeeClub for Oct 9. How does your own sense of mortality influence what you write? I think it's there all the time. Life is short; be kind. #WritingCommunity

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

“…you’ve promoted Neo Nazi content online…” ⚡️

Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

I'm all caught up on Slow Horses, Season 6. It's on its best form.

Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

This feeble attempt at a pre-midterm bribe from the felon president arrived by email this afternoon. Really, Donald! You'll have to do much better than this! I mean, we* can just pocket the money and vote against you! * Not me. I'm on a greeen card and can't vote in the US.

Text from an email I received today.

Subject: A message from President Trump
Message body: Dear Bodhipaksa,
Congress provided 2 Billion Dollars to make improvements to the Medicare program for Americans enrolled in traditional Medicare. | believe the best way to do that is to put healthcare dollars back where they belong—directly in the hands of the American People. As a result, you are receiving a One-Time Payment of $90 to offset some of the cost of your October Medicare premium. This will ensure these funds benefit YOU and your individual healthcare needs.

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Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

Now we get to watch and see whether the tech bro billionaires race each other to lick Trump's behind...

Social media post from Donald J. Trump.
'The White House considers anyone that uses the term, “Artificial Intelligence,” as
opposed to the highly accepted new and more accurate term, “Super
Intelligence,” THE ENEMY! President DONALD J. TRUMP"

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Andrew Gallagher @andrewg.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

“Lobbying” is such a bullshit word for “bribery and blackmail”.

Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

#WritersCoffeeClub Oct 8. Tell us about someone who supports you on the sidelines. I'm supported by too many people to mention them individually. Hundreds of people contribute every month to financially support me so that I can explore and write about meditation and Buddhist practice. I feel […]

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Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

This article on how inequality destroys democracy, written by Casey Michel, author of "United States of Oligarchy," is well-worth the five minutes it takes to read. lucid.substack.com/p/heres-how-to-s…

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Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

This morning we had our first frost of the autumn. The house almost got cold enough that the central heating (set to 16C/61°F) came on. I love these marks of the seasons changing.

Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

Due to a shopping mishap yesterday, I had roasted garlic ciabatta for breakfast this morning.

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Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

#WritersCoffeeClub for Oct 7. Does your editing process tend towards addition or reduction? I do both, obviously, but I end up removing a huge amount, which I keep in an "offcut" document for the project in question. Often I have gone into too much detail or otherwise am not happy with the […]

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Let me try this once more. It was a choice. EITHER the Greens adopted a slogan. OR they could have joined the next govt, where they could push for an end to arms sales, sanctions, support for the arrest warrants etc. It was never going to be both. Which one makes a material difference? #GazaGenocide

Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

It looks like Putin is attacking cargo ships in NATO members' territorial waters. I'm curious what his plan is. Create a supply-chain crisis by making ships stay in port? Try to convince Nato countries that it will be damaging for them if they continue to support Ukraine? Create tensions in […]

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Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

Tonight I stopped to let an elderly couple cross at an crosswalk. They were 3/4 of the way across when a driver heading toward us ran them down. It was very upsetting. My partner and a passer-by stayed with the couple, while I ran after their dog, which I think it was hit by the car, too […]

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Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

#WritersCoffeeClub for Oct 7. Does your editing process tend towards addition or reduction? I do both, obviously, but I end up removing a huge amount, which I keep in an "offcut" document for the project in question. Often I have gone into too much detail or otherwise am not happy with the […]

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Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

#WritersCoffeeClub Oct 6. What might an inattentive reader miss in your work? I sometimes try to slip in as many quotes from Scottish people as I can.

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Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

You know things are getting really bad when you find yourself agreeing with Ted Cruz. ""Yes, Tucker, the UK is better off for winning WWII,. America is better off for winning World War II. And the world would be much worse off if the Nazis had won WWII. This is not complicated." […]

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Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

The US has a treasonous leader: Trump hopes that Iran will destroy American cities. The right is infested with this kind of thinking: Tucker Carlson said in an interview that it would have been a good thing if Britain had been invaded by the Nazis […]

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Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Archer was a man who did some pretty reprehensible things. The one that stands out for me is when he was a judge in a short story competition, and he took one of the entries, rewrote it, and published it as his own.

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Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

#WritersCoffeeClub Oct 5. What haunts the narrative of your current work? The fact that our fragile progress toward peace, cooperation, and recognizing the dignity and worth of all humans is under attack and is being reversed in many parts of the world.

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David Gerard @davidgerard.circumstances.run.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

henstomper

oh my god the slot machine company says i have to keep putting coins in their machine or Im Gonna Get Left Behind. thats so scary. and it has to be true because they know more about slot machines than i do

oh my god the slot machine company says if we dont give them money to build the world's biggest slot machine the chinese are gonna build it first and win all the prizes. and then there wont be any prizes anymore

Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

Climate activists in prison in the UK on "terrorism" charges are political prisoners: ""individuals [who] have been sanctioned by legal systems and imprisoned by political regimes not for their violation of codified laws but for their thoughts and ideas that have fundamentally challenged […]

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Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

[Wordle 1,933 2/6*] After boycotting Wordle during the 2022 NYT strike I got out of the habit and only resumed playing a few days ago. I've been lucky. I've beaten the Bot three days out of five. I'm pretty sure I'm not going to be able to keep that up!. Wordle 1,933 2/6* 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

deanblundell.substack.com

BOMBSHELL: MAGA's Plan to Break Up Canada Just Got Exposed in Alberta and Quebec

MAGA operatives flew into Calgary to help break Canada. The separatists said thanks and asked what else they could sell as CSIS opens investigations into the Trump Regime/treasonous Canadians.

Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

#WritersCoffeeClub Oct 3. How do you feel about spoilers? Knowing how a book or movie ends just makes me curious about how that destination will be reached. In fact sometimes a spoiler enhances my enjoyment of the book or film.

Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

I saw this at my daughter’s college yesterday.

Assigned taped to the glass door of a study room, saying “please do not tap on the glass. It scares the math majors” there is also an infinity symbol and a couple of math formulas.

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M.S. Bellows, Jr. @msbellows.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

I'm so old, I remember when software that spread into the wild and infiltrated other people's computers and did harmful things to them that the users didn't ask it to was called "malware" instead of "AI" and the people that spread it were prosecuted instead of given billions in venture capital […]

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Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

I borrowed my partner's reading glasses, and oh my, what a difference they make! Unfortunately they make me a little disoriented, so the strength probably isn't right. But I can try other pairs at the pharmacy and see if I can get something that works better.

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Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

#WritersCoffeeClub Oct 2 Do you have plans for your next work yet? I have several books planned, but I'm not sure which one will be next. I'll make that decision after I've looked for a publisher for the one I'm working on now.

Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

I had to wait almost a week to watch S2 E5 of Dark Matter, "Love and Be Loved," and it was a very dull filler episode.

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com

A figure stands in a barren landscape; reaches for the lever on a large, eccentric contraption covered in wires, pipes, dials and buttons; looks over towards two figures inside a bunker and says:

"'Trust me, it's safe' would sound a lot more reassuring if you weren't saying it from inside a concrete bunker."

Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

RE: mastodon.ie/@EugeneMcParland/117353… May the Russian military, which is rotting from within, quickly collapse.

Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

RE: mastodon.me.uk/@ChrisMayLA6/1173498… This article is horrifying in many ways. One thing that’s chilling is that the US is developing a national police service, with local police directly under Trump’s control. But the most horrifying thing for me is the kangaroo court […]

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Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

Holy shit! A squad of Ukrainian “kamikaze ground robots” airdropped behind enemy lines have taken out 3,000 Russian soldiers and reclaimed 48 square miles of occupied territory in Donetsk, officials announced […]

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Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

RE: universeodon.com/@georgetakei/11734… This is devastating for Trump and the GOP. We need to be ready. I can only imagine that they're going to attempt another self-coup.

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Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

RE: beige.party/@bkahn/1173440168835542… This is one of the most powerful, meaningful, and funny/sad things I've read in my entire life.

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Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

#WritersCoffeeClub Sep 27: How much time passes between sitting down to write and actually writing? Usually none. Often I'm editing, and so I'm deleting, rewriting, moving things around, etc. I can plunge straight into that. When I'm actually writing nonfiction I often need a few minutes to […]

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Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

#WritersCoffeeClub Sept 26. How does your faith feature in your works? I’m a Buddhist, and my published writing focuses on Buddhist practice. I wouldn’t say Buddhism is my “faith” however. It’s a practical philosophy that doesn’t hinge on unprovable beliefs. The unpublished fiction I wrote has […]

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Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

“Trump thinks Xi is laughing at the Biden autopen jab,” Madden wrote. “He isn’t. Xi is laughing because he cannot believe the American electorate was so fucking dumb they elected this buffoonish imbecile to a second term.” Trump really is a vile specimen […]

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Bodhipaksa @bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

RE: mastodon.scot/@thisismyglasgow/1173… I love stories of people-power and popular rebellion against the rich. Especially when they take place in Scotland.