Bryan W. Van Norden

Played $1/$3 NLHE poker last night at @RWCatskills. In for $507, out for $820. Took a brief break for dumpling soup with udon noodles at Good Friends Market.

I went to the poker room at Resorts World Catskills on Friday. Played $1/$3 NLHE. Bought in for $302, cashed out for $1207. 😎 My dog Diego was, once again, fascinated by my hand histories.

Love the new poker room at Resorts World Catskills, and not just because last night I bought in for $311 and cashed out for $812. My dog Diego was very interested in my poker stories.

For fans of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."

Every accusation is a confession with them.

Andrew's service in the Royal Navy during the Falklands War was actually creditable, though not more so than that of many others, and he was probably at the peak of his career when he returned. (pp. 52-55)

Andrew went to Gordonstoun boarding school, like his father and his brother Charles. A classmate described him as "a pompous git," and he was beaten up so badly by his classmates that he had to go to the infirmary. (p. 32)

Sarah Ferguson's mother had an affair with Prince Philip (Sarah's future father-in-law), and later left Sarah's father for an Argentinian polo player. Sarah's elder sister ran off with an Australian rancher at the age of 16. (pp. 27-29)

Someone who knew Andrew as a child said he wad already "a tiresome little shit," who regularly reminded everyone that he was a prince. (p.23)

Currently reading this. It was rushed into print because Giuffre's book was coming out, so there are lots of formatting errors, like footnotes in the middle of a page, and what should be block quotes set as ordinary text. But the content is interesting. 1/

I study fascism. I’ve already fled America. On this week’s “More To The Story,” former Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley explains his recent move to Canada and calls the Trump administration’s takeover of the US government a “coup.”

“A coup is happening in the United States.”

Jason Stanley, author of How Fascism Works, argues that President Donald Trump is leading an unlawful takeover of the US government.

There are caves, and then there are caves that go darker

What's one difference between the US and China? You can teach Plato in China.

I applied for a position in the Trump administration. This is my headshot.

People were sucking up to Trump so much, he had to take 4 naps during his cabinet meeting

It feels so on the nose that Stephen Miller is such an obviously creepy loser and he also has this politics. The least subtle morality play about racists basically entirely accurately characterises the sorta people they are.

YouTube video by Bryan Van Norden Wisdom of China: Laozi

The bilingual version of the documentary I hosted, "Wisdom of China: Laozi," is now available. Feel free to use it in your classes, and please like and comment on the video to help promote it.

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YouTube video by Bryan Van Norden Wisdom of China: Laozi

Here’s a good introduction to Daoism with some fun contemporary applications. Great work from @bryanvannorden.bsky.social

youtu.be/lvglQJDrgJI

Thank you for your support!

YouTube video by Bryan Van Norden Wisdom of China: Laozi

I really enjoyed this video about Laozi youtu.be/lvglQJDrgJI?... made by @bryanvannorden.bsky.social Looking forward to the rest of the series

YouTube video by Bryan Van Norden Wisdom of China: Laozi

The bilingual version of the documentary I hosted, "Wisdom of China: Laozi," is now available. Feel free to use it in your classes, and please like and comment on the video to help promote it.

youtu.be/lvglQJDrgJI?...

Nero fiddled while Rome burned.

Q: My condolences on the loss of your friend Charlie Kirk. How are you holding up?

TRUMP: I think very good. And by the way, right there you see all the trucks. They just started construction of the new ballroom for the White House, which is something they've been trying to get for about 150 years.

Donald Trump: “smart people don’t like me”

Thank you for your kind words!

Bryan, I enjoyed today’s substack video post “The Rest Understand the West Better...
...than the West Understands the Rest.” I wish I had taken more Philosophy at Vassar than the one class I had with Jesse Kalin.

Bryan Van Norden, "The Rest Understands the West Better than the West Understands the Rest," United Nations Pre Summit of the Future, 22 September 2024

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YouTube video by Robert Reich Why Does Trump Hate Sesame Street?

Trump is attacking the Smithsonian museum, saying there’s too much focus on "how bad slavery was."

Authoritarians know that if they can convince us our country has never been wrong, they can make us believe our ruler is always right.

This is part of a larger plan. Watch: youtu.be/rEH7sF6pA4s?...