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a group of men in white shirts are running on a beach . ALT: a group of men in white shirts are running on a beach .

When you had your best run in a while, settled into your cool down, then this song shows up...

Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.

This is a hostile takeover of the federal government by a private citizen of unlimited means with no restrictions and no transparency. Welcome to the Deep State www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...

Strength lies in mastering your emotions, adapting to challenges, and maintaining clarity under pressure. Success is not just about intelligence or talent but about resilience, discipline, and the ability to navigate adversity with composure.

For me it's because there are progressive churches that help those not helped by government, that welcome LGBTQ as members and clergy, that speak out against hatred and injustice and that foster civil discourse. To the original point, the big money in the front row were technocrats not theologians.

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The most influential forces in our culture have mastered the technique of defining rivalries and then pitting sides against each other. Moving from where we are requires finding a common goal and working toward it, with others who want the same thing, even if we disagree about lots of other things.

Seems ironic. Those books likely express some version of "love your neighbor." You don't like how Christians fail to live up to that, then behave the same. Librarians get to curate their own libraries. Underlying free access to ideas is trust that people should be able to make their own decisions.

I'm trying to ask questions that make people think more foundationally. Is this what we signed up for? Is this what you stand for? Same approach, but now the consequences are more real to people. Also an idea for an app that would structure a constructive dialogue about what made America great.

Just have to say that the $Trump meme coin is a gift to all of us who are not fans of his.

It’s just a matter of time until a lot of people lose money from this.

I’m a crypto fan. This is not crypto any more than Madoff was just buying and selling shares of stock

When I think about Dr. King as a civil rights leader, I can't help but focus on the leadership part of his example. Leadership is about directing energy. His speech, while grounded in hard truths about racism, directed that energy in a positive direction.

#MLKDay #Leadership #CivilRights

We have the same gap in the US where we don't even consider candidates' leadership skills or style

Justice is coming... eventually. ⚖️

#MartinLutherKingDay2025

Using Bluesky has made me realize how often I think about my likes and reposts influencing the narrative on other platforms. Here, it’s just my opinion, with no other agenda. Honest, and honestly freeing.

Passage from Carl Sagan’s A demon-haunted world book.

Some folks are pretty good seeing things coming.

Case Closed: Pasco Sheriff Admits “Predictive Policing” Program Violated Constitution - Institute for Justice For more than three years, the Pasco County, Fla. Sheriff vigorously resisted a federal lawsuit brought by the Institute for Justice (IJ) challenging a controversial […]

For more than 3 years, the Pasco Co. Florida Sheriff vigorously resisted a federal lawsuit brought by IJ challenging a controversial policing program that resulted in repeated harassment of children and their families.

Yesterday, on the eve of trial, the Sheriff capitulated.

Great article for explaining why the patterns we saw in the election didn't fit the model we're used to. The angry comments here support the case.

The End of Democratic Delusions The Trump Reaction and what comes next

America has entered a new political era: the Trump Reaction. George Packer on what comes next, and the two Democratic delusions that brought us here:

✅ Create an inviting outdoor area

I'm off for the night 🦋

It's 9:10pm Saturday here down under!

Catch you tomorrow 💙

“There are whole books on psychology that don't get anywhere near this paragraph from Dostoevsky,” says Dylan o’Sullivan

A graph titled "Cost of Transport" showing the relationship between body weight (in kilograms) and energy consumption for distance traveled (calories per gram per kilometer) for various animals and machines. It highlights that a person on a bicycle ranks first in efficiency.

A person on a bicycle is by far the most energy-efficient among animals and machines per distance traveled relative to body weight. The bicycle is magic.

www.jstor.org/stable/24923...

Roblox, thanks for updating these parental controls we set up back in 2010. I'll discuss it with my 'child' right after his engineering team meeting 👶➡️👨‍💻

Don’t like a book? Don’t read it. Pretty simple.