Ornery
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Ornery
@ample-sum.bsky.social
Hi! I post climate solutions as warmingxglobal (yep, reverse it). Not zero-sum? Well, then, ample-sum. U.S. culture accepts being Ornery. If you'll not go along with it then, hey, that's OK. Ornery, not passive, NO! Ornery ain't a thought; an interaction.
Missing: name of any country, the prison or mental health facility, and identity of one person arrested, charged, or found guilty who was sent from a foreign prison or facility being “emptied out” . . . Needed: news challenging DJT to supply facts and call out lies.
www.newsweek.com/trump-bret-b...
Fact Check: Trump claims patients from "insane asylums" emptied into U.S.
Former President Donald Trump used his interview with Fox News' Bret Baier to make the astonishing migrant claim.
www.newsweek.com
April 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
World Happiness Report, 2025 - “The United States (24th) falls to its lowest-ever position” (and) “Declining happiness and social trust in the US and parts of Europe combine to explain the rise and direction of political polarisation and anti-system votes.” www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-03...
World Happiness Report 2025 shows people are much kinder than we
Belief in the kindness of others is much more closely tied to happiness than previously thought, according to World Happiness Report 2025, published by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University
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April 12, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Re “Makers & Takers,” is society a “zero sum” game; when one person gains, another person loses? Is it possible for exchange to occur in a way that, overall, more is gained than lost? Is it possible for every member of society to gain more than they lose? How about historic trend in well-being?
April 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
OK, let’s hypothesize there exist persons who fit the label “taker.” Beyond mere labels, who are they? psmag.com/economics/a-...
A Genealogy of the "Makers/Takers" Theory of America
The Mitt Romney video you’ve probably heard about—the one where he talks about the 47 percent of Americans…
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April 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Makers and Takers - two distinct types of people or simply Loaded Labels? Read and see if this is the governance you want. www.dallasfed.org/~/media/docu...
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March 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Wind the clock back to discourse? Trapped simply moving molecules of air, not communicating? When talking, transition from message to interchange. Might mandate rewiring how we talk . . . & listen! Hear’s (sic) one that’s FUN! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfwy...
#CCL2023 June Conference: Motivational Interviewing for Climate Advocacy
YouTube video by Citizens' Climate Lobby
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March 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
John Rawls gives us a direct, easy to understand way to see justice.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ00...
John Rawls' Theory of Justice
YouTube video by Nathan Nobis
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March 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Before you cast what’s right or wrong in concrete, know that morality evolves through levels. You may move beyond, “Well, he did it!” at some level.
Are there 6 Moral Development levels? Will an awareness of moral theory help avoid a dead-end conversation or debate?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=boun...
Kohlberg’s 6 Stages of Moral Development
YouTube video by Sprouts
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March 27, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Scott Galloway on Amanpour, insightful on impacts of ’47 > www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3Jt...
Scott Galloway on Markets, Musk, and Trump’s “Weapons of Mass Distraction” | Amanpour and Company
YouTube video by Amanpour and Company
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March 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
A question of Taiwan Digital Minister Tang, who was hosted by the Wilson Institute, "Can digital democracy demonstrate that self-governance works," and refute nay-sayers in the ongoing worldwide struggle between representative democracy and authoritarianism?” www.wilsoncenter.org/event/conver...
Conversation With Audrey Tang
Join the Wilson Center for a virtual conversation with Audrey Tang, a TIME100 “Most Influential People in AI” honoree, Taiwan’s 1st digital minister and the world’s 1st nonbinary cabinet minister (201...
www.wilsoncenter.org
March 11, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Digital Democracy questions: can digital democracy depolarize politics, guide changes to the US Constitution to prevent “gaming,” and can it reestablish that democracy works? Will a non-binding “digital twin” let citizens positively “chime in” on their governance? www.youtube.com/watch?v=LscT...
Digital Social Innovation to Empower Democracy | Audrey Tang | TEDxVitoriaGasteiz
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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March 11, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Impunity v Accountability may be a better frame for ongoing worldwide clash pitting self-determination v populism, autocracy, oligarchy, or tyranny. Chicago Council on Global Affairs and partner rank countries on 5 accountability metrics, the 5th climate policy. www.eurasiagroup.net/live-post/at...
Atlas of Impunity
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March 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM