DesertRat
@desertrat
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I'm a nomad, documentary photographer, writer & curator of news. Former blockchain exec and recovering journalist. I can usually be found sipping an espresso in a tiny coffeeshop contemplating life, creating art as resistance or documenting the human condition.
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2018-05-09 18:05
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mindfullife
7y
Surrendering During the Climate Crisis
Surrendering During the Climate Crisis
For those of us who choose to live in places where Mother Nature reveals her viscous side every year, there’s a special lesson to be absorbed. Surrender. As soon as I was old enough to choose my dwellings,
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mindfullife
7y
Growing Up Under The Patriarchy & Breaking The Cycle
Growing Up Under The Patriarchy & Breaking The Cycle
Exploring my tenuous relationship with the patriarchy is something I’m beginning to devote more time to these days. And I’m guessing my fellow female “tomboys” of the 80s & 90s might be doing the same.
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ecotrain
7y
Breaking Down Reality-- Without Breaking Down Completely
Breaking Down Reality-- Without Breaking Down Completely
Let’s break it down our eco-reality and get real for a second. There’s a conversation we, as a collective, are not having on a regular basis. What is your ten year plan for living on this planet and how
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crystals
7y
A Staple for Healing Crystal Collections: Amethyst
A Staple for Healing Crystal Collections: Amethyst
Amethyst is an essential healing crystal for your collection and a great starting point if you're just beginning your crystal journey! Amethyst brings protection and purification into your daily life and
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mindfulness
7y
Cultivating Hope Amidst The Chaos
Cultivating Hope Amidst The Chaos
It’s 2019. Hope is a commodity that’s hard to come by and even harder to keep hold of. I mean, just scan my Twitter timeline and see what I’ve retweeted in the past 24 hours and you’ll understand where
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privacy
7y
For the Love of All Things Holy-- Mind Your Data!
For the Love of All Things Holy-- Mind Your Data!
Our data exhaust is everywhere. Everywhere we walk, (almost) everything we do in the modern world produces a tsunami of data and corporations are making millions from our resistance to protect ourselves.
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mindfullife
7y
Tools for Inner Peace
Tools for Inner Peace
Our worlds are chaos. Between navigating our personal struggles to make ends meet, staying balanced as we travel through the day and surviving the political and environmental turmoil we are all collectively
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sustainability
7y
Seeking Sustainability
Seeking Sustainability
As a digital nomad, I navigate the impacts of my lifestyle with grit and grace-- ha! -- more like chaos and doubt. I’m a girl who longs for a simple home, but has no idea where that home should be located.
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travelfeed
7y
The Artist's Poverty Narratives
The Artist's Poverty Narratives
Here’s my poverty narrative. I fight like hell to land some client work and get inspired. I love my clients and helping people. I do the work. We’re all happy. There’s money in the bank and that’s lovely.
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steemit
7y
How is everyone feeling about Steem?
How is everyone feeling about Steem?
Just curious...I took a break from Steemit for a spell and I'm curious if it's worth the effort to dive back in? Comment below and give me some insight! Would be greatly appreciated!
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slow
8y
The Drive To Consume
The Drive To Consume
Black Friday points a magnifying glass to our society’s need to consume in unhealthy proportions. Black Friday showcases our addiction to consumption and magnifies it for the entire world to watch. The
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ecotrain
8y
Mindful Technology Use & Removing Fear
Mindful Technology Use & Removing Fear
Using technology mindfully isn’t something we normally address until something forces us to open our eyes to our technology habits and beliefs. We get hacked. Our identity is stolen. Our government shuts
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news
8y
Normalizing Treason
Normalizing Treason
Yesterday was a rough one for America. It was downright tragic. A US president stated on live television, on an international stage, standing next to our biggest foreign adversary, with the entire world
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news
8y
A Seat At The Table
A Seat At The Table
So excited to have spent the weekend in DC at the Families Belong Together March. Inspiring to see so many people standing up for what they believe in and demanding better from their government. This little
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news
8y
One Too Many
One Too Many
Rage. Anger. Frustration. Depression. Futility. All emotions I experience on a daily basis in America circa 2018. Once acknowledged, the following arise. Resolution. Preservation. Action. Grounding.
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life
8y
Birthdays Alone
Birthdays Alone
I have a strange confession to make. I enjoy spending my birthdays alone. No plans. No agendas. Open to anything. Accepting of everything. I began my solo birthday tradition when I turned 30. I was living
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ecotrain
8y
Our Response to Baby Internment Camps Will Define Us
Our Response to Baby Internment Camps Will Define Us
Watching the coverage at the border last night was heart wrenching. Seeing seasoned journalists breaking down in tears while live, on the air, was something I've only seen once. All images are from my
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writing
8y
Is Our Cognitive Dissonance Slowly Destroying Us?
Is Our Cognitive Dissonance Slowly Destroying Us?
Think about it, we all know what’s happening in our country--or world-- right now. We know that 90% of it is not what we want as citizens of the world. What’s happening now is the desires and visions of
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travelfeed
8y
A Digital Nomad’s Guide to Adulting Part 1 — License, Mail & Your Nexus
A Digital Nomad’s Guide to Adulting Part 1 — License, Mail & Your Nexus
Let’s face it, adulting is a necessary evil of being over the age of 18. I know it’s rough, but sometimes we have to pony up and do what’s required to be a participant in society. I get it. I give myself
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life
8y
Exploring the Intersections of Humanity & Technology — Through The Blockchain
Exploring the Intersections of Humanity & Technology — Through The Blockchain
For the past few years, I’ve been exploring the intersections of humanity and technology. Privacy, free speech, human rights — all impacted by our relationships with tech. The layers of this exploration