Norbert F.Hoofman
@norbertfhoofman.bsky.social
It is only when we take chances that our lives improve. The initial and the most difficult risk we need to take is to become honest.
Wait - @MarshaBlackburn refused to back @RonWyden’s subpoena of Epstein’s bank records, which show billions linked to sex trafficking?
Has her Epstein crusade been entirely performative?
Maybe local media could ask the governor wannabe about this?
newrepublic.com/article/1982...
Has her Epstein crusade been entirely performative?
Maybe local media could ask the governor wannabe about this?
newrepublic.com/article/1982...
July 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Reposted by Norbert F.Hoofman
“A lead organization monitoring for food crises around the world withdrew a new report this week warning of imminent famine in north Gaza under what it called Israel’s “near-total blockade,” after the U.S. asked for its retraction”
The US govt is sick.
The US govt is sick.
The US says it pushed retraction of a famine warning for north Gaza. Aid groups express concern.
U.S. officials say they asked for — and got — the retraction of an independent monitor's warning of imminent famine in north Gaza.
apnews.com
December 26, 2024 at 9:16 PM
“A lead organization monitoring for food crises around the world withdrew a new report this week warning of imminent famine in north Gaza under what it called Israel’s “near-total blockade,” after the U.S. asked for its retraction”
The US govt is sick.
The US govt is sick.
Compliment of the season and we hope for a better American 🗽 🎄❄️🌇❤️🙏 It's all LOVE 😍 💕💘
December 26, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Compliment of the season and we hope for a better American 🗽 🎄❄️🌇❤️🙏 It's all LOVE 😍 💕💘
Christmas spirit: Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.
Christmas cheer: Where there's family, there's Christmas cheer.
Christmas memories: Christmas with family is a memory to treasure forever.
Christmas cheer: Where there's family, there's Christmas cheer.
Christmas memories: Christmas with family is a memory to treasure forever.
December 26, 2024 at 7:08 PM
Christmas spirit: Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.
Christmas cheer: Where there's family, there's Christmas cheer.
Christmas memories: Christmas with family is a memory to treasure forever.
Christmas cheer: Where there's family, there's Christmas cheer.
Christmas memories: Christmas with family is a memory to treasure forever.
Blessings: I hope you receive one blessing after another this coming year.
New year: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from our family to yours.
New year: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from our family to yours.
December 26, 2024 at 7:08 PM
Blessings: I hope you receive one blessing after another this coming year.
New year: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from our family to yours.
New year: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from our family to yours.
Love: May your home be filled with love and laughter this Christmas.
Joy: Wishing you joy, love, and peace this Christmas.
Joy: Wishing you joy, love, and peace this Christmas.
December 26, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Love: May your home be filled with love and laughter this Christmas.
Joy: Wishing you joy, love, and peace this Christmas.
Joy: Wishing you joy, love, and peace this Christmas.
Family: Christmas is best spent with those who make your heart feel at home
December 26, 2024 at 7:05 PM
Family: Christmas is best spent with those who make your heart feel at home
Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable.
December 22, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable.
There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.
December 22, 2024 at 6:51 PM
There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.
Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.
December 22, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.
Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.
December 22, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.
Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.
December 22, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.
Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.
December 22, 2024 at 6:49 PM
Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.
Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.
December 22, 2024 at 6:49 PM
Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.
The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same.
December 22, 2024 at 6:48 PM
The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same.
“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.
December 22, 2024 at 6:48 PM
“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.
Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.
December 22, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.
Reposted by Norbert F.Hoofman
- Amplify disinformation
- Embolden right wing extremism
- Stoke division and unrest
- Buy off politicians
- Meddle in elections
- Destabilize governments
- Install compliant leaders
This is the Musk playbook.
He's using it all over...Brazil, the UK, Germany...and most successfully in America.
- Embolden right wing extremism
- Stoke division and unrest
- Buy off politicians
- Meddle in elections
- Destabilize governments
- Install compliant leaders
This is the Musk playbook.
He's using it all over...Brazil, the UK, Germany...and most successfully in America.
December 22, 2024 at 1:57 AM
- Amplify disinformation
- Embolden right wing extremism
- Stoke division and unrest
- Buy off politicians
- Meddle in elections
- Destabilize governments
- Install compliant leaders
This is the Musk playbook.
He's using it all over...Brazil, the UK, Germany...and most successfully in America.
- Embolden right wing extremism
- Stoke division and unrest
- Buy off politicians
- Meddle in elections
- Destabilize governments
- Install compliant leaders
This is the Musk playbook.
He's using it all over...Brazil, the UK, Germany...and most successfully in America.
Reposted by Norbert F.Hoofman
"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."
Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke
December 21, 2024 at 1:05 PM
"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."
Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke
Reposted by Norbert F.Hoofman
And which is what another big car manufacturer in the US, Ford, did at that time, with dire consequences for Europe.
www.chicagohumanities.org/media/podcas...
www.chicagohumanities.org/media/podcas...
December 21, 2024 at 3:33 PM
And which is what another big car manufacturer in the US, Ford, did at that time, with dire consequences for Europe.
www.chicagohumanities.org/media/podcas...
www.chicagohumanities.org/media/podcas...
The first duty of a man is to think for himself
December 21, 2024 at 4:10 PM
The first duty of a man is to think for himself
I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.
December 21, 2024 at 4:10 PM
I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.
What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or in the holy name of liberty or democracy?
December 21, 2024 at 4:09 PM
What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or in the holy name of liberty or democracy?
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy.
December 21, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy.
Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
December 21, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.