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Unite in Love and Humanity
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All who value love & humanity from all backgrounds, religions, sexuality, race, or nationality belong here. I share daily quotes from random books (any book) and art—music, movie clips, paintings, statues—to inspire love, wisdom, understanding, & tolerance
Once Upon a Time: "The Death of Cleopatra" (1876) by Edmonia Lewis the female black artist (July 4, 1844 – September 17, 1907)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonia...
May 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Today's quote: “It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.” J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
May 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Once Upon a Time: Mystery and Melancholy of a Street by the Italian artist Giorgio de Chirico - 1914. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery....
May 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Today's quote: “Choosing intrinsic values—like investing in friendships, neighbors, or volunteer groups—has been found to sustain our happiness and well-being in a way that pursuing extrinsic goals, like higher income or higher status in a career, doesn’t.” By Jennifer Wallace - Neven Enough
May 15, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Once Upon a Time: youtu.be/B1UlYm4ttQA?...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streets...

A highly recommended documentary series: www.netflix.com/title/81572104
Streets Of Laredo
YouTube video by Johnny Cash - Topic
youtu.be
April 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Today's quote: "While teens have always wondered how they measure up against their peers, social media now offers a public and objective tally of popularity: The number of photos you're tagged in, your follow ratio (how many people you follow vs. how many follow you), ...👇
April 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Monsieur Preston...
April 16, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Once Upon a Time: The Garden of Earthly Delights, by Hieronymus Bosch, 1490~1510 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gar...
April 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Today's quote: "Mattering expresses the deep need we all have to feel seen, cared for and understood by those around us, notes social psychologist Gregory Elliott of Brown University." Jennifer B. Wallace, Never Enough, When Acheivement Becomes Toxic - and What We Can Do About It
April 15, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Monsieur Preston, wine and orchid...
April 15, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Once Upon a Time: Dance in the Country (Danse à la campagne) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1883
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_i...
April 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Today's quote: "In a civics classroom, we might talk about education as a public good, intended to mold informed citizens and strengthen democracy. In reality, higher education has become what economists call a 'positional good". This means its value lies less in the actual education provided ...👇
April 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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April 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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April 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Monsieur Preston.
April 9, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Once Upon a Time: "The Night Watch" by Rembrandt van Rijn (1642): This masterpiece is painted during the Dutch Golden Age and depicts a city guard moving out, led by Captain Frans Banning Cocq. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nig....
April 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Today's quote: Growing up in a culture that teaches our children that certain types of people matter more, those on the varsity team, those w/ the most As, those w/ the most likes, those who fit into the "idealized norm" can set students up to chronically questioning their own importance and worth.👇
April 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Monsieur Preston.
April 8, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Once Upon a Time: Ride of the Valkyries - Richard Wagner - 1851~1854 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ride_of...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQM9...
Richard Wagner: The Valkyrie - Ride of the Valkyries
YouTube video by Trondheim Symfoniorkester & Opera
www.youtube.com
April 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Today's quote: "In the critical stage of adolescent development, as they (our children) are grappling w/ questions of self-identity -Who am I? - they begin to question their place in society. They begin to feel valued not for their intrinsic worth,but for their external appeal,for their resume....👇
April 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Monsieur Preston...
April 7, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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Use Blockchain for Transparency

Imagine every government transaction being recorded on a blockchain.

It’s public, secure, and anyone can check it

so there’s no funny business with taxpayer money.

Every cent, tracked and verified.

#GovTransparency
#GovReform

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April 7, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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Meanwhile, the United States is banning books 🥴📚

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April 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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April 6, 2025 at 1:25 PM