Art: Nikki Friede "The coup is underway, but it is not complete. A dictatorship is possible, but it is not inevitable. Trump and his accomplices are counting on confusion, exhaustion, cynicism and division to finish the work for them" -Michael Jochumhttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mu2k7momqo2oIt is that void that creates chaos, and chaos creates opportunity for people who know how to exploit it. It also creates fear among people who don’t. I think both help explain the global authoritarian reaction we are seeing now. Some people look at the disorder produced by enormous27 Aug 2026 09:34 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2k7momqo2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mu2jx7inbw2o27 Aug 2026 09:29 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2jx7inbw2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mu2jwp7gl62o27 Aug 2026 09:29 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2jwp7gl62ohttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mu2jvsgazw2o27 Aug 2026 09:29 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2jvsgazw2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mu2juwkfxs2oThat drive for growth and opportunity was behind Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which Parton founded in 1995 to put books into the hands of every young child in Sevier County. Her inspiration, she said, was her father, who was27 Aug 2026 09:28 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2juwkfxs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mu2jnmrxx22o27 Aug 2026 09:24 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2jnmrxx22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mu2jmpc4t22o27 Aug 2026 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2jmpc4t22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mu2jlqe64c2o27 Aug 2026 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2jlqe64c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mu2jhk66v22o27 Aug 2026 09:21 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2jhk66v22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mu2jge3op22o27 Aug 2026 09:20 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2jge3op22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mu2jbt4y7s2o27 Aug 2026 09:17 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2jbt4y7s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mu2jb3fhjs2o27 Aug 2026 09:17 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2jb3fhjs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mu2jabl3722o27 Aug 2026 09:17 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2jabl3722ohttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mu2j7gpwz22o27 Aug 2026 09:16 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2j7gpwz22o