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AnnCrystal
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As I've posted before, we have rediscovered Walgreens because it feels safer than going to some of the other stores.

While there, we saw this Christmas Chihuahua, who sings and moves to the Macarena song 😍🐕😍🎶😍.

We just couldn't resist this adorableness!

When we paid & left the store, we walked out to a parking lot with a sudden burst of activity.

Four semi moving trucks and several unmarked SUVs & vans with the engines on.

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AnnCrystal
And there we were, two Brown-Skin Americans holding our brand new Chihuahua who was dressed like a Mexican musician.

One vehicle stopped right in front of the store and men came storming out.

We waited a second to see if they were Barbarians who jumped out.

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AnnCrystal
When none of the men seemed to be Barbarian agents, and didn't come towards us, we walked to our vehicle, and it felt like we were in a getaway scene as we slowly made our escape while laughing all the way and holding our Little Chihuahua.

Going Wacky & Crazy in Our America 😂🐕🛍️🤗.

#HighlightsfromCalifornia

#californiananncrystal

#TroublingTimesinOurUSA
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kspenmoll I love your new Chihuahua! You have the best attitude while living with threats to you all in this US climate right now! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 3d
AnnCrystal Thank You 🫂😘 @kspenmoll 👏🏼💃👍🏼 Americans have to live life with cautions, not allowing for Little t to take the Joy away from Living Life is a form of resistance ✊🏼🌞🌟❤️🤍💙. 2d
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AnnCrystal
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✊🏼🥲
🌟❤️🤍💙
🇺🇸🦅🇺🇲
✌🏼.

#HighlightsfromCalifornia

#TroublingTimesinOurUSA

AmyG He is a real GEM. 6d
ncsufoxes Our local DC affiliate of course did not carry it. I watched clips on Threads last night while watching Colbert. Both were great & both are not backing down ✊🏻 6d
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AnnCrystal @AmyG a real Gem indeed 💎👏🏼🥲✊🏼💙. 5d
AnnCrystal @ncsufoxes that's terrible! This craziness really is Anti-American 🤬. Glad you at least have Stephen Colbert to cheer for. Both are Champions, fighting for more than themselves, they are fighting for their fans too! ✊🏼🦅🌟📺🌟💙.

P.S. the Anti-American was highlighted by Jimmy Kimmel.
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GingerAntics Welcome back, truth warrior! 5d
AnnCrystal @GingerAntics 📺 “Truth Warrior“ 👏🏼🥳✊🏼💙. 5d
dabbe 💙💙💙 5d
AnnCrystal @dabbe 💙📺✊🏼🦅✊🏼💙. 5d
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AnnCrystal
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This seems dangerous...I mean, it seems like when “Witchcraft“ was first outlawed in Europe. The definition of what was actually “witchcraft“ was not defined, therefore anything could be considered unlawful. Thousands (who were mainly women) were tortured, condemned, and murdered.

This feels like the beginning of a genuine threat to the safety of every American who disagrees with republicans and conservatives.

#TroublingTimesinOurUSA

GingerAntics I think that as well. 1. Yes, they are admitting to being fascists. It‘s only cliche because it‘s true: every accusation is a confession. 2. I think it‘s very important to know what is meant by antifa when someone is saying it. When the right says it, it‘s anyone on the left. When the left says it, I think they are talking more specifically. 3. This is VERY dangerous for ANYONE, anywhere on the political spectrum, who disagrees with this regime. 7d
AnnCrystal @GingerAntics this reality we're all living is genuine insanity ✊🏼🫂 I had hoped we would all be more advanced in the 21st century, that we'd automatically know better ✊🏼🤨❤️‍🔥. (edited) 7d
GingerAntics @AnnCrystal yeah, it‘s really a mental trip… and yeah, you‘d think we would know better. I love the people claiming that Charlie Kirk was a great man, and I am clearly ignorant for thinking he was a racist, misogynistic, xenophobic monster. 🙄 All these folks are living loud and proud with the quiet part. 6d
AnnCrystal @GingerAntics ✊🏼🫂✊🏼❤️‍🔥. 6d
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AnnCrystal
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#HighlightsfromCalifornia
#TroublingTimesinOurUSA

✊🏼🐻✊🏼🥳✊🏼💃🌞.

“CA Governor Gavin Newsom, has signed into law a ban for most law enforcement officers, including federal agents like ICE, from wearing face coverings while on duty. The “No Secret Police Act“ aims to prevent “secret police“ tactics by requiring officers to be identifiable. It includes exemptions for specific situations like SWAT operations & undercover work.“ -News Article👇🏼

AnnCrystal Plus

“Liberty Vans“ in Los Angeles are a new initiative by the Save America Movement (SAM) to document Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations and support affected immigrant communities. Launched in September 2025, these rapid-response vehicles are staffed by volunteers, including legal, faith, and community leaders, who aim to provide assistance, document events, and ensure federal agents comply with the law during raids.“ 👇🏼
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AnnCrystal “The initiative is described as a national rapid-response and civic empowerment initiative starting in Los Angeles.“ -News Article

✊🏼🐻✊🏼🥳✊🏼💃🌞🌟❤️🤍💙🦅🇺🇲🦅🇺🇸🦅.
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AnnCrystal P.S. If crime fighting was the true goal, funding Law Enforcement Depts. would be the solution NOT militarizing our streets. Beware of fearmongers!

✊🏼🦅✌🏼.
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Jari-chan ✊✊✊ 1w
AnnCrystal 🫂 @Jari-chan ✊🏼🥳✊🏼🌞💙. 1w
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AnnCrystal @Susanita ✊🏼🦅❤️‍🔥. 1w
Leftcoastzen 👏👏👏👋✊✊✊✊✊✊ 1w
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AnnCrystal @Leftcoastzen ✊🏼🦅❤️‍🔥. 1w
AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie ✊🏼🦅❤️‍🔥. 1w
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AnnCrystal @lil1inblue ✊🏼🦅❤️‍🔥. 1w
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AnnCrystal
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Leftcoastzen Truth! ✊ 1w
AnnCrystal @Leftcoastzen ✊🏼🦅❤️‍🔥🐻✊🏼. 1w
Jari-chan So true. 1w
AnnCrystal @Jari-chan ✊🏼🦅❤️‍🔥🐻✊🏼. 1w
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AnnCrystal
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We are all living through dark, scary times right now, and I want to share this with anyone I can.

Not that I believe any one here needs this, but because I believe we all need this highlighted right now.

It is an important message that I hope you will read and share.

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AnnCrystal Batman has taught me well on the necessity of empathy, and the dangers of falling into rage over injustice.

A week or two ago, I saw a very interesting episode of Professor T (Ben Miller version) where Professor Jasper Tempest gave a compelling classroom lecture about this subject (without the Batman element).

Episode: September Gardens
Second episode of season four

I couldn't source a direct transcript of this lecture, so I will summarize...👇
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AnnCrystal Professor Tempest speaks about the dark side of empathy, about how Empathy is not always a purely positive emotion if combined with rage, which could cause a distorted view of justice.

Professor Tempest states that the witnessing of extreme injustice can cause the powerful, sometimes destructive, feelings of an empath to unleash. Because suppressed anger can lead to “volcanic rage“ that erupts uncontrollably.

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AnnCrystal With all the hatred and injustice that we are experiencing and witnessing, we must keep ourselves from falling into the traps of rage.

We must be strong, have endurance, resist, make our voices heard, etc. Yet, we must continue this work to defend and protect Democracy with peace as the foundation or we'll lose the game being played.

They want us to fail, to give up, to fall into their traps.

REPHRASED: Rage can be a trap if not filtered.
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ImperfectCJ "Rage is a trap." I have been pondering the power and limitations of rage a lot lately. Outrage is tempting and addictive, especially as it allows us to ignore more challenging emotions. It also makes it pretty much impossible to think rationally. 2w
TheBookHippie I think people mix up literal rage and figurative rage .. you can rage against injustice without it being evil. Rage can also keep you safe. To take away rage especially from women is a disservice. I understand your point. I agree don‘t give into hatred. Keep peace inside yourself. But one can have peace within and rage at injustice at the same time. It‘s a nuance people do not get. 2w
dabbe @TheBookHippie 🎯🎯🎯 2w
Chrissyreadit These are challenging times. Rage is supposed to occur in extreme situations to give us the adrenaline and cortisol we need to survive. I think one of the struggles is that what causes us to feel rage is not in front of us- and so rage doesn‘t serve the same purpose but boy do i feel it. 2w
lil1inblue @TheBookHippie ❤️🎯❤️ 2w
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@ImperfectCJ “makes it pretty much impossible to think rationally“ 👏🏼😎👍🏼

@TheBookHippie “you can rage against injustice without it being evil.“ 👏🏼😎👍🏼

@dabbe ✊🏼😎

@Chrissyreadit “Rage is supposed to occur in extreme situations to give us the adrenaline and cortisol we need to survive.“ 👏🏼😎👍🏼

@lil1inblue ✊🏼😎

I love that you all have weighed this topic.

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AnnCrystal To pull my Batman obsession back into this conversation 🦇👀🦇, I feel that he makes a good model on how we should channel our rage...not literally 🤔😂, but allow rage to fuel us instead of destroy us ✊🏼😎✌🏼. (edited) 2w
Bookwomble As John Lydon sang, "Anger is an energy." Anger is a valid emotion in the face of injustice, it's what we do with our anger that matters. 2w
AnnCrystal @Bookwomble that's the concerning part, especially with our young. Regardless of politics, or culture, or whatever sperates us, humans...how do we teach to filter anger? Perhaps there should be classes in schools that focus on the importance of Empathy, anger management, and creative channeling of emotions 😎✌🏼. 2w
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AnnCrystal
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The Power Of The Lady
A Petite Story By Ann Crystal
Art by Ann Crystal
#petitestoriesbyAnnCrystal

The Lady could always feel the shift before it happens. It has happened before. Generally the shift in weight is barely noticeable, but there have been times when the weight causes an almost intolerable imbalance.

Yet it is usually this Woman's obligation to wait and assess, to give the imbalance a chance to even out and restore equality.

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AnnCrystal It was within the powers of this Lady to anticipate that this current shift would become such an intolerable imbalance that the period of time needed to assess would not be lengthy.

And by the time the Scales of Justice became completely imbalanced, the Woman had already placed the scales down at her feet.

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AnnCrystal Lady Justice kept her sword firmly gripped with one hand as her other hand retrieved a Judges Hammer from a hidden pocket in the folds of her dress.

To the Great Bell of Justice, Lady Justice took her Judge's Hammer and slammed it against the Great Bell three times.

The Bell rang the call of Justice across the Lands of America.

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AnnCrystal From sea to glittering sea, Lady Justices who were as small as tiny statuettes and as large as lifesize monuments heard the call.

Ceramic, marble, and concrete began to crack as the Spirits of Justice broke free from their places of slumber.

Together, they sing a song well known, a folk song by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays

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AnnCrystal “Well, I got a Hammer, and I got a Bell, and I got a Song to Sing all over this Land. It's the Hammer of Justice, it's the Bell of Freedom, it's a Song about Love between my Brothers and my Sisters, All Over This Land!“

#petitestories

#writtenbyanncrystal
#illustratedbyanncrystal
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AnnCrystal @lil1inblue
🔔🔨⚖️✊🏼😉🦅💫.
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AnnCrystal
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TheBookHippie 🙌🏼 1mo
AnnCrystal @TheBookHippie ✊🏼🐻🦅💖. 1mo
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AnnCrystal @dabbe ✊🏼🐻🦅💖. 1mo
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AnnCrystal
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I've been keeping out of the comments and debates about God and Prayers both here on Litsy and in RL.

Until today.

A friend came to me and demanded for me to explain how my “good“ “kind“ “loving“ God could allow such bad things to happen in the world “all the time.“ And don't give me, “God Works In Mysterious Ways“ or that “There's A Reason For Everything“ crap.

If you'd like to know how this conversation continued, please keep reading.

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AnnCrystal Me: The truth, I can't. I don't believe anyone can truly answer that question.

People mistakingly believe that I have a strong faith BECAUSE I was born and raised Catholic. But the strength in my faith came with time. It's a journey. A journey that can't be mimicked because it's truly unique and personal for every single person. A journey that can only be guided by forces unknown.

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AnnCrystal Friend: that's a horrible reply! What kind of 🤬🤬🤬🤬 response is that?

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AnnCrystal Me: I'm sorry, but we're done speaking about this.

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AnnCrystal Friend: Cries...

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AnnCrystal Me: OK, look. I can't give you the answers you're looking for but here's something I can say.

I was raised believing that my Catholic God has a son named Lucifer. I was raised understanding the symbol of the ying-yang. One of the first legends I learned about from my ancestral world was the, Wendigo. Many cultures and religions from around the world believe in some kind of darkness or evil.

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AnnCrystal Me: When I was 4/5 years old, when my 14 year old brother was in the hospital and my mom needed to be with him. My father abandoned me to his multi-abusive family members and friends (note: that's the most that I am willing to speak about involving this abuse in my life). That was my personal encounter with some of the evil humans are capable of doing.

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AnnCrystal Me: You know a little about my obsession with the paranormal-

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AnnCrystal Friend: oh, please don't twist this into something supernatural!

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AnnCrystal Me: You opened this door. Now listen.

Believe me or not, you can't “seriously“ dabble in the paranormal without sometimes accidentally encountering negative spirits or daemons.

I know, not just believe, but personally know that there are evil forces that exists because I've dealt with them.

Now, you don't have to believe me about any of this.

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AnnCrystal Me: I believe that just because evil has had large and small victories throughout history, the “war“ hasn't been won one way or another. 1mo
AnnCrystal Friend: But doesn't that scare you?

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AnnCrystal Me: Do I fear for my family, community, our whole country and world. Of course. My Prayers are not only for protection and to seek guidance, they are for strength. Strength for myself to find creative ways to aspire and inspire each day forward.

But Prayers are more, they are lending any “good“ forces at work strength and endurance. No matter from which cultural belief or religion because they're all as real as mine.

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AnnCrystal My Friend was silent for awhile before saying: Will you hate me for saying that none of this has made me a true believer?

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AnnCrystal Me: I would be more surprised if you were suddenly a believer.

Just promise me this, never stop questioning. And don't only focus on the bad, see the good too...even in the darkest events throughout history, seek out the “good“ that is at work giving light to the darkness.

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AnnCrystal Friend: you don't really, like, really, really believe in Demons do you?

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AnnCrystal Me: let's just say that I'd prefer to battle it out with a daemon over a “bad“ human any day.

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Friend: I don't know what's worse...believing there is a good God who doesn't care, or no God at all, or that there is actual evil out there who knows how to outwit the Almighty.
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Jari-chan Thanks for sharing this 💯🫂🫂 1mo
AnnCrystal 🫂 @Jari-chan Thank You for reading. I was a little unsure about posting this one. ✊🏼🦅💝. 1mo
Jari-chan @AnnCrystal 🫂 understandable. But it's your feed and you should be allowed to post what is important to you 💖 1mo
AnnCrystal Thank You 😘 @Jari-chan ✊🏼🫂✊🏼💝. 1mo
Dralex090 @AnnCrystal … to summarize your note, are you saying You prefer to serve the Devil since the good God doesn‘t care. Do you know the story of Job ?? 1mo
Dralex090 @AnnCrystal …. Job, a righteous, God-fearing man, experienced severe trials and afflictions. Job lost all of his property, his children died, and he suffered great physical agony. In the midst of his suffering, Job was visited by three friends. Though Job's friends intended to comfort him, they accused him of transgression 1mo
Dralex090 @AnnCrystal …God mentions Job to Satan saying, "There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.” However, Satan contends that Job is only righteous because God has favored him generously. 1mo
Dralex090 @AnnCrystal … Satan dares God that, if given the approval to inflict suffering, Job will change and curse God. God permits Satan to abuse Job to experiment with this brazen claim, but he forbids Satan to take Job‘s life in the manner. 1mo
Dralex090 Have faith in God. If you know the end story of Job 1mo
AnnCrystal @Dralex090 You've misunderstood the message here 🤗. I am a daughter of a Catholic God. To acknowledge Lucifer, is not to serve the devil, it's to acknowledge the existence of evil. ✝️ 1mo
AnnCrystal @Dralex090 Catholic POV of the story of Job is a teaching lesson. Teachings that include the following:

The book shows that it is not a sin to mourn and struggle with pain. Job does not pretend his suffering away, but honestly expresses his grief and confusion to God. His raw, honest prayers serve as a model for how believers can express their sorrow and bewilderment to God in times of crisis. 👇🏼
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AnnCrystal Now, I will admit that my own Church would call me a Cafeteria Catholic. I call myself an Out of the Box Catholic. I weigh things differently. Finding my own understandings for stories like Job and Abraham (when God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son). I read them with a unique POV. 🤗✝️. (edited) 1mo
TieDyeDude Thank you for sharing your feelings. As a non-believer, I know that I have dismissed the faithful before, mostly out of frustration that well-meaning platitudes have been co-opted by those in power to avoid taking responsibility for their lack of action. I am also aware that, as someone who often dismisses “thoughts and prayers,“ I have signed online petitions before; it probably isn't going to enact change, 👇 4w
TieDyeDude but you are putting your voice out there in the hopes that it will fortify those who are struggling. Evil is out there, and there isn‘t a “right” way to push back against it. Thank you for giving me something to think about ✌❤ (edited) 4w
AnnCrystal 💫 Thank You @TieDyeDude for reading and your honesty. I am grateful you read this with such an open opinion ✊🏼🦅💫. 4w
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