Barbara

Well done! I hope you run for office again.

Five timeless lessons that changed how I deal with anxiety Join me for the "Five Things I Learned" live workshop online on Dec 4th

Five timeless lessons that changed how I deal with anxiety
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"Tonight, I say this to my Republican colleagues who are defending the indefensible: There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, but your dishonor will remain."
- Liz Cheney

Excellent article! Billionaires sweeping us up in a flash flood of defective philosophical conclusions. Too wealthy to be checked.

The Real Stakes, and Real Story, of Peter Thiel’s Antichrist Obsession Thirty years ago, a peace-loving Austrian theologian spoke to Peter Thiel about the apocalyptic theories of Nazi jurist Carl Schmitt. They’ve been a road map for the billionaire ever since.

Thirty years ago, a peace-loving Austrian theologian spoke to Peter Thiel about the apocalyptic theories of Carl Schmitt, the German legal theorist tapped by the Nazi's to justify Germany's slip from democracy to dictatorship.

Those theories have been a roadmap for the billionaire
ever since.

YouTube video by Museum of Science Understanding Vaccine Misinformation: A Conversation with Dr. Peter Hotez

Some White House RFK Jr announcements expected early this week about autism, here’s my detailed interview with Boston @museumofscience.bsky.social explaining why it’s not related to vaccines www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHxb...

This is an excellent conversation. Thank you for all you do.

Sophists in the Manosphere An excerpt from How to Think Like Socrates

How manly is your Sophistry?

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Check out my latest podcast on Substack, for an in-depth discussion of the relationship between Stoic and Buddhist meditation exercises, and their approaches to anger with former Buddhist monk, Matthew Gindin.
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This was a fascinating discussion. I enjoyed the review of historical context as well as examples of practical applications. Thank you!

Naturalized citizens or elderly. People whose parents didn’t or couldn’t maintain good records for them will need to order BC. A barrage of requests may overwhelm the state offices.

Data brokers have a minimum of 2200 pieces of data on all people online. Their algorithm pushes for extreme emotions. Anger makes social media more money. Interestingly, Christians were fed the most q posts. It paid in spades. Btw~ this post will be seen by whoever the algorithm allows.

Hoodwinked addresses cult tactics in social media, MLM’s, crypto, prosperity gospel, qanon, the use of faith branding to deceive, etc. and how you are manipulated by the science of data.

“We must never forget that when we are online, we are part of a marketing research project…. We are being programmed ~ for capital gain”

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Reading it now. “…we are being programmed ~ all for capital gain”
I have been confounded by watching many people, who I hold in some regard, being consumed by q, trump, conspiracy theories and misinformation. Thank you for making sense of it all.

Reading this was a balm for my soul. Thank you!

You have given the reader a vivid picture of Socrates, how his life possibly evolved, and displayed the Socratic method of questioning in a compelling way. Rhetoric does not equal truth, knowledge, trustworthiness, etc., and the question IS IT JUST? are truths society needs to know and ask.

Rhetoric does not equal trustworthiness, knowledge, experience, or truthfulness.

Socrates listens to a famous orator convince Athenians to go to war.Socrates asks the orator if he has experience or knowledge of war.The orator says no but is proud to be able to make a convincing argument on any subject making people slaves to him. Socrates asks: But is it just? #booksky #books

3rd book, January
A moving account of perseverance, survival, and a road map for dealing with devastating trauma while finding purpose and joy. We have a #choice
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Forward of pure fire by @gtconway.bsky.social

@joeconason.bsky.social names names and comes with receipts.
Outstanding.
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2nd book of 2025 ✔️
I enjoyed every chapter, every detail of these famous adjacent, impactful, mighty, citizens by Sharon McMahon @realsharonmcmahon.bsky.social. I highly recommend.
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Forward of pure fire by @gtconway.bsky.social

@joeconason.bsky.social names names and comes with receipts.
Outstanding.

Why Is the American Diet So Deadly? — The New Yorker A scientist tried to discredit the theory that ultra-processed foods are killing us. Instead, he overturned his own understanding of obesity.

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Excellent reminder to eat real food.