“Keep faith in the long game. While narcissistic dynamics rely on urgency and alarm, deep change comes from staying calm, clear and connected. …Boundaries, civic mobilization and long-haul strategy are how we begin to heal the democratic spirit; … stop reacting and start remembering who we are.”
I’m A Psychologist Who Specializes In Narcissists. Here’s What We Need To Do To Stop Trump.
"The same patterns that destabilize families destabilize democracies."
www.huffpost.com
May 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
“Keep faith in the long game. While narcissistic dynamics rely on urgency and alarm, deep change comes from staying calm, clear and connected. …Boundaries, civic mobilization and long-haul strategy are how we begin to heal the democratic spirit; … stop reacting and start remembering who we are.”
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In business and in many other areas of life, a lot of confusion comes down to correctly distinguishing the difference between selection and treatment effects.
I couldn't find a good explainer today, so I made one.
I couldn't find a good explainer today, so I made one.
March 6, 2025 at 3:45 AM
In business and in many other areas of life, a lot of confusion comes down to correctly distinguishing the difference between selection and treatment effects.
I couldn't find a good explainer today, so I made one.
I couldn't find a good explainer today, so I made one.
“They’re witnessing things they thought could happen only in China: sycophantic official announcements, intimidation of the media and top entrepreneurs vying for favor from the leadership, not to mention a president who calls himself a king.”
Many Chinese See a Cultural Revolution in America
People in China are expressing alarm at what seems to be an authoritarian turn in the United States, long their role model of democracy, that feels familiar.
www.nytimes.com
March 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
“They’re witnessing things they thought could happen only in China: sycophantic official announcements, intimidation of the media and top entrepreneurs vying for favor from the leadership, not to mention a president who calls himself a king.”
$70,000 tax cut for the rich and $130 tax cut for working class people, WHILE reducing their insurance subsidy through Medicaid cuts swallowing far more than $130. Explain again how this helps the economy, or PEOPLE for that matter?
GOP Gambles on Budget Plan That Helps the Rich and Cuts Aid to the Poor
The House Republican budget plan would pair tax cuts that primarily benefit the rich with cuts to programs that help the poor.
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
$70,000 tax cut for the rich and $130 tax cut for working class people, WHILE reducing their insurance subsidy through Medicaid cuts swallowing far more than $130. Explain again how this helps the economy, or PEOPLE for that matter?
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I'm so fucking tired of hearing Republicans whine about the "NEED" 2 cut "entitlements" 2cut the deficit BULLSHIT! If they just cut fraud from defense budget & taxed the top 5% of wealthiest & made corporations pay the same rate as a middle class tax payer we would be 80% to ending the deficit!
February 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I'm so fucking tired of hearing Republicans whine about the "NEED" 2 cut "entitlements" 2cut the deficit BULLSHIT! If they just cut fraud from defense budget & taxed the top 5% of wealthiest & made corporations pay the same rate as a middle class tax payer we would be 80% to ending the deficit!
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everyone seeing how when you takeaway the DEI the planes start falling out of the sky
💥 BREAKING: At John Deere's annual shareholders meeting today, shareholders overwhelmingly rejected an anti-DEI proposal brought by the same group that targeted Costco and Apple. An anti-DEI proposal from the NCPPR received less than 1 percent of votes.
Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out
Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out
February 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
everyone seeing how when you takeaway the DEI the planes start falling out of the sky
I just cancelled my Washington Post subscription, a publication I have admired and read for years. I have no need for billionaires firing talented editors and stacking opinion columns with “personal liberties and free markets”.
Jeff Bezos Overhauls Washington Post Editorial Pages, Opinion Editor Exits
The newspaper's billionaire owner announced the opinion section will now focus on “personal liberties and free markets.”
www.huffpost.com
February 27, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I just cancelled my Washington Post subscription, a publication I have admired and read for years. I have no need for billionaires firing talented editors and stacking opinion columns with “personal liberties and free markets”.
USA may have pulled out of WHO but they are still serving us. Let’s hope this disease stays contained.
Health Officials Warn Of Deadly, Mystery Disease Rapidly Spreading In Congo
The disease, which has infected more than 400 people and killed 53 within a few weeks, “poses a significant public health threat,” the World Health Organization said.
www.huffpost.com
February 25, 2025 at 11:35 PM
USA may have pulled out of WHO but they are still serving us. Let’s hope this disease stays contained.
Thank you Dan Sinkar. We got this. Right?!
In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…
February 25, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Thank you Dan Sinkar. We got this. Right?!
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Gosh, if only there were a substance that could control the spread of such a dread disease, a vaccine, if you will
February 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Gosh, if only there were a substance that could control the spread of such a dread disease, a vaccine, if you will
Many states and counties that would lose the most federal funds voted for Trump. People don’t realize that blue states and city folk vote for and contribute higher shares of their tax dollars to red states and rural areas. Because it’s the right thing to do. www.urban.org/research/pub...
What is the Financial Risk of Nonprofits Losing Government Grants?
www.urban.org
February 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Many states and counties that would lose the most federal funds voted for Trump. People don’t realize that blue states and city folk vote for and contribute higher shares of their tax dollars to red states and rural areas. Because it’s the right thing to do. www.urban.org/research/pub...
Severn River Maryland 7:51am; BlueSky February
February 23, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Severn River Maryland 7:51am; BlueSky February
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Just look at these paragraphs from the AP story.
Hegseth called Brown unqualified solely because he's Black. Then they fired him... and replaced him with a white guy so indisputably unqualified that he requires a Presidential waiver.
This is what "merit" means to them.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Hegseth called Brown unqualified solely because he's Black. Then they fired him... and replaced him with a white guy so indisputably unqualified that he requires a Presidential waiver.
This is what "merit" means to them.
apnews.com/article/trum...
February 22, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Just look at these paragraphs from the AP story.
Hegseth called Brown unqualified solely because he's Black. Then they fired him... and replaced him with a white guy so indisputably unqualified that he requires a Presidential waiver.
This is what "merit" means to them.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Hegseth called Brown unqualified solely because he's Black. Then they fired him... and replaced him with a white guy so indisputably unqualified that he requires a Presidential waiver.
This is what "merit" means to them.
apnews.com/article/trum...
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Research shows that LGBTQ+ inclusion can drive economic activity. Open For Business’ latest report shows the economic case for LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Poland: open-for-business.org/poland
Poland — Open for Business
open-for-business.org
February 21, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Research shows that LGBTQ+ inclusion can drive economic activity. Open For Business’ latest report shows the economic case for LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Poland: open-for-business.org/poland
Black Chairman of Joint Chiefs fired for being Black, I mean, uh, for his focus on diversity.
Trump Fires Joint Chiefs Chairman Amid Turmoil at Pentagon
The decision to fire Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. reflects the president’s insistence that the military’s leadership is too mired in diversity issues and has lost sight of its combat role.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Black Chairman of Joint Chiefs fired for being Black, I mean, uh, for his focus on diversity.
Fight the Power! open.spotify.com/track/6lrs0I...
Fight The Power - From "Do The Right Thing" Soundtrack
Public Enemy · Do The Right Thing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · Song · 2001
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February 22, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Fight the Power! open.spotify.com/track/6lrs0I...
New here! Hello BlueSky
February 22, 2025 at 12:42 AM
New here! Hello BlueSky