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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/09/2026

Shanah Tovah, New York! Wishing all Jewish New Yorkers celebrating a sweet, joyful and meaningful Rosh Hashanah. Here’s to a new year filled with health, happiness and blessings (and yes, even another Knicks championship).

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shiragabriel.bsky.social @shiragabriel.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Every word of this. Thank you to this young man

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

When top NIH scientist Dr. Jenna Norton organized a letter condemning the destruction of American medical research, the regime sent her home. They thought they broke her. Instead, she filed a whistleblower complaint, spoke out, and fought back. Full story: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trumps-dep...

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shiragabriel.bsky.social @shiragabriel.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Some people think they are avoiding social interactions when they stay home to read a book (or watch a show) and cuddle with an animal. But they are wrong. A night home with a pet and a book is a perfect one — you are filling your social needs in two ways and you are allowing yourself to unwind.

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Pets Love You No Matter What

How animals satisfy belongingness needs in a way that humans sometimes can’t

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 21/04/2026

Spent Saturday with President Obama and New York's Cutest — turns out my first name is Mayor and I need to be doing more squats. Here’s to building a City where families can thrive and every classroom is full of this much joy.

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shiragabriel.bsky.social @shiragabriel.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Of all the concepts from psychology, this is the one people get wrong the most. Everyone wants to tell you they are an extrovert. or an introvert. or an extroverted introvert. Not only do people not understand what that means, but that misunderstanding harms them. Here is what they really mean:

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Introverts Need People Too. You've Been Thinking About Introversion (and Extraversion) All Wrong.

Everyone needs social connection and everyone needs time alone

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Cook Political moved Trump from Lean Antichrist to Solid Antichrist.

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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

It's migration season! Monarch butterflies travel over 4,000 km to winter in Mexico's stunning oyamel forests. Witness the beauty of nature's incredible journey.

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shiragabriel.bsky.social @shiragabriel.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

"It's giving war crime" the most 2026 statement ever. This timeline sucks

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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Marg Leehane, part owner of Great Bear Lodge in Port Hardy, British Columbia, decided it was worth waking up the guests at 6 a.m. to show them two humpback whales in the bay. TT: bookofcabins

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Sister and Friend, 2024 by Betty Acquah, Ghanaian painter #WomensArt

Painting with dashes reflecting two young black girls, one with her arm around the other's shoulder, dressed in a red and a purple dress, walking away

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Talia al Ghoul 🏳️‍⚧️ @usili.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Oh my gd, the Artemis II crew doing a parody of a bad 1980s sitcom intro from in space. Source: www.instagram.com/p/DWwuHPfCZ8Z/

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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

The power of Niagara Falls. Good Morning Blue Sky

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shiragabriel.bsky.social @shiragabriel.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Wherever we find it, being accepted not despite, but because of our weirdness is the best, most secure, joyful, and safe feeling out there.

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Who Loves You at Your Weirdest?

My favorite video clip of all time

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shiragabriel.bsky.social @shiragabriel.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

They are literally taking tactical war advice from The Hunger Games.

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shiragabriel.bsky.social @shiragabriel.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

In this moment of disconnection and fear and uncertainty, there is perhaps nothing more important for our wellbeing than feeling bonded to so many because of our shared love and care for a tiny and lonely little monkey. Punch just wants to be loved and a part of his community. And so do we.

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Why We Care About Punch The Monkey

On parasocial bonds, viral moments, and why we all just want to belong

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 03/03/2026

This is quite dismissive of very real accomplishments by the Biden Administration. Under him, we passed the largest ever investment in fighting climate change, the largest investment in decades to fix our infrastructure, and the first GVP bill in over 30 years. People are alive because of those.

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shiragabriel.bsky.social @shiragabriel.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Watching our young men win gold for the first time since the 1980 game was joyful and electric. It felt like those walls between us were down and we were all united. The video of the locker room was heartbreaking because it stole the unity and joy and connection that had just been given to us.

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Why The Men's Olympic Hockey Team Broke So Many Hearts

The Psychology Behind Belonging, Politics, and the Olympics

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AkivaMCohen @akivamcohen.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

You'd *still* rather have Fetterman in the Senate than Oz. You'd WAY rather have Cortez Masto than Adam fucking Laxalt, who's insane. Corey Booker? Are we pretending he's a problem now? Newsom is a slime - and still a better governor than Brian Dahle would've been THINK! CRITICALLY!

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shiragabriel.bsky.social @shiragabriel.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

I’m featured in episode 3 of the Science of Love, a new three episode series produced by The Science of Happiness podcast at the Greater Good Science Center, hosted by Geena Davis. • Listen on Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/2mntbyxu • Listen on Spotify: tinyurl.com/58vh69vc

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The Science of Love (Episode 3)

Podcast Episode · The Science of Happiness · 02/13/2026 · 25m

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shiragabriel.bsky.social @shiragabriel.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Our primitive brains can't notice the difference between actual and parasocial relationships. The ability to form parasocial bonds is the same ability that allows us to love deeply. It’s not a flaw in the system. It is the system. Mourning celebrities is a sign that you let others into your heart.

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Parasocial Bonds and Primitive Brains: Why Celebrity Deaths Hurt so Deeply

Why we mourn James Van Der Beek, Catherine O'Hara, Rob Reiner, and Bobby Weir

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Jenny @loraxthatshit.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

The DOJ attorneys are not okay. I repeat, their attorneys are not okay.

Daniel Suitor remarks "This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it." The post he refers to is from Fox 9's Paul Blume, and reads "SHOCKING FEDERAL COURT MOMENT: DOJ attorney Julie Le, "the system sucks, this job sucks" to Judge Jerry Blackwell who pressed her on why so many court orders are being ignored by ICE/Trump administration. She asked to be held in contempt just so she could get 24 hours of sleep. @FOX9

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shiragabriel.bsky.social @shiragabriel.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

In this moment, when powerful people are pushing us to believe that the world is “us” versus “them,” we need to remember that all humans are connected by a common thread -- that the best of us awakens when we are in community with strangers -- that separation is an illusion that keeps us from joy.

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The Beautiful Thread That Connects Us

Collective Effervescence and the Illusion of Separateness

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 30/01/2026

“Defund ICE or we’ll close the airports and the coast guard” is a better rallying cry than “Defund ICE or we’ll starve disabled people and kick patients off life saving clinical trials.” That’s why separating DHS out is important.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 30/01/2026

I don't think people understand that if you shut down the government, ICE and CBP do NOT shut down. They're funded by supplemental money from the BBB. That's why dems are separating the DHS funding bill and asking for restrictions. I want them to demand a rescission of that funding or shut DHS down

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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

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shiragabriel.bsky.social @shiragabriel.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

People trash Dems for not doing enough. Then trash them for doing a ton but not abolishing ICE. Newsflash: Democrats literally can't abolish ICE or take away the funding that from the BBB (passed without one Democratic vote) from the minority. They just can't. Remember who the real enemy is PLEASE!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/01/2026

Trump: "With that being said, you can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns. You just can't. You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that. But it's just a very unfortunate incident."

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shiragabriel.bsky.social @shiragabriel.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Know this: the pain you are feeling because of the pain of people you do not even know —an ICU nurse, a 5 year old, a mom — that pain comes from the best thing about you. Don’t lose it. Don’t ignore it. Feel glad that you can feel it. Because if you couldn’t, you would be pitiable and dangerous.

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Our Grief Will Save Us:

What Mourning for Pretti and Good says about us.

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shiragabriel.bsky.social @shiragabriel.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

This is a great article about why we need to block the ICE funding bill even thought ICE will still be funded. Worth a read.

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Why Democrats Must Block the ICE Funding Bill

Some fights are worth having no matter the outcome

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Jon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

The ENTIRETY of the blame for this is on Trump, Miller, Noem and ALL of the elected Republicans that enable and defend their crimes on a daily basis.

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Minnesota is the best of us.

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shiragabriel.bsky.social @shiragabriel.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

With the ICE protests, perhaps for the first time, majority group members are, in breathtaking numbers, including the marginalized in the definition of “we.” open.substack.com/pub/manyways...

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Who We Call "We" Couldn't Matter More

An incredible change has happened and its a reason for hope

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shiragabriel.bsky.social @shiragabriel.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

This is not only good news and she is not only amazing but she is also adorable! Have some joy, everyone. We need it

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shiragabriel.bsky.social @shiragabriel.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Plato. They can't teach Plato at Texas A&M. wtaf.

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shiragabriel.bsky.social @shiragabriel.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

I'll be live tomorrow at noon at KQEW talking about collective effervescence @kqedforum.bsky.social

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shiragabriel.bsky.social @shiragabriel.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

We are living in a time that pushes us to narrow our sense of belonging—to choose sides and tribes. This week's post in Many Ways to Belong is a reminder of something old and true: we are a part of something big, inclusive, and beautiful and no one is outside the circle of humanity.

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What It Means to Belong

No One Is Outside the Circle

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shiragabriel.bsky.social @shiragabriel.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Empathy distinguishes good humaning from bad humaning. It distinguishes people who make the world better from people who make it worse. It distinguishes people who feel real joy from those who are constantly seeking empty and meaningless highs.

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Empathy Distinguishes Good Humaning from Bad Humaning.

When our leaders respond to human suffering without empathy, we need new leaders.

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shiragabriel.bsky.social @shiragabriel.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

There are many ways to feel belonging. And there continue to be many ways during the holiday season. Don't let the pressure of the "right way to holiday" end up making you unhappy. A night spent cuddling with your pet and a good book may be just what you need.

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Stop Forcing Holiday Cheer—Connection Comes in Many Forms

Curl Up, Opt Out, Lean In: There are many ways to find belonging (and happiness) in the holiday season.

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