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5 Stoic Truths That The Sooner You Realize, The Easier Your Life Will Be
1. You can’t control everything.
2. It’s not about you; stop taking things personally.
3. Know that you know nothing
4. The people you hang out with will determine your success.
5. Most suffering is self-inflicted.
1. You can’t control everything.
2. It’s not about you; stop taking things personally.
3. Know that you know nothing
4. The people you hang out with will determine your success.
5. Most suffering is self-inflicted.
December 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
5 Stoic Truths That The Sooner You Realize, The Easier Your Life Will Be
1. You can’t control everything.
2. It’s not about you; stop taking things personally.
3. Know that you know nothing
4. The people you hang out with will determine your success.
5. Most suffering is self-inflicted.
1. You can’t control everything.
2. It’s not about you; stop taking things personally.
3. Know that you know nothing
4. The people you hang out with will determine your success.
5. Most suffering is self-inflicted.
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You'll see this article posted a lot today. That's only because everyone should read it. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
Kids Rarely Read Whole Books Anymore. Even in English Class.
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM
You'll see this article posted a lot today. That's only because everyone should read it. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
Just another beautiful Sunday looking at Capri from Naples 😍
November 24, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Just another beautiful Sunday looking at Capri from Naples 😍
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Professor Noah Feldman was my classmate twice over. He is one of the more brilliant minds I have ever encountered. I love how he lays it plain here.
November 23, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Professor Noah Feldman was my classmate twice over. He is one of the more brilliant minds I have ever encountered. I love how he lays it plain here.
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Holy shit. More on it here: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The Plot Against American Democracy That Isn't Taught in Schools
The Depression-era authors of the "Business Plot" aimed to take power away from President Roosevelt and stop his "socialist" New Deal.
www.rollingstone.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Holy shit. More on it here: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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🧪The global Green Sea Turtle population has been recovering and they are no longer considered endangered species! But in some regions they are not out of the woods yet 🐢 so, who wants to babysit a sea turtle? 🥹
www.lbscience.org/en/2025/11/0...
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www.lbscience.org/en/2025/11/0...
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Good News for Sea Turtles - Little, Big Science
In early October, the World Conservation Congress of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species [1] took place in Abu Dhabi. Experts at the conference upd...
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November 14, 2025 at 1:21 AM
🧪The global Green Sea Turtle population has been recovering and they are no longer considered endangered species! But in some regions they are not out of the woods yet 🐢 so, who wants to babysit a sea turtle? 🥹
www.lbscience.org/en/2025/11/0...
@lbscience.org
www.lbscience.org/en/2025/11/0...
@lbscience.org
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Trump’s weaponization of SNAP continues to be cruel. How can Vance and Hegseth stand idly by while veterans went hungry?
November 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Trump’s weaponization of SNAP continues to be cruel. How can Vance and Hegseth stand idly by while veterans went hungry?
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What we value...is priceless.
November 6, 2025 at 1:54 AM
What we value...is priceless.
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"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
Pope Leo calls for ‘deep reflection’ about treatment of detained migrants in U.S.
“Many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now,” Chicago-born pope says.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:02 AM
"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
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Reposting with Alt-text:
October 27, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Reposting with Alt-text:
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Due process. Academic freedom. An independent judiciary. A free press. A professional civil service. A protected environment. These aren't partisan talking points; they are the pillars of a healthy nation. And every single one of them is under direct assault by the Trump administration.
October 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Due process. Academic freedom. An independent judiciary. A free press. A professional civil service. A protected environment. These aren't partisan talking points; they are the pillars of a healthy nation. And every single one of them is under direct assault by the Trump administration.
The West Is Lost www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/o...
Opinion | The West Is Lost
www.nytimes.com
October 5, 2025 at 7:24 AM
The West Is Lost www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/o...
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And stop chiming in with your negative comments when Black folks tell other Black folks to “stay home”. It’s for our safety as well as yours. Also, nobody asked you!
She 👇🏾 gets it…
She 👇🏾 gets it…
October 3, 2025 at 4:45 AM
And stop chiming in with your negative comments when Black folks tell other Black folks to “stay home”. It’s for our safety as well as yours. Also, nobody asked you!
She 👇🏾 gets it…
She 👇🏾 gets it…
This is the first thing I saw this morning 😍
September 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM
This is the first thing I saw this morning 😍
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Right-wing Sinclair Broadcasting owns all these local media stations and many others all across America. This is not journalism, it is scripted propaganda.
September 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Right-wing Sinclair Broadcasting owns all these local media stations and many others all across America. This is not journalism, it is scripted propaganda.
The Essence of Trumpian Language, in One Three-Letter Word www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/o...
Opinion | The Essence of Trumpian Language, in One Three-Letter Word
www.nytimes.com
September 16, 2025 at 6:27 AM
The Essence of Trumpian Language, in One Three-Letter Word www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/o...
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This breakdown is 🔥
The debate on which side uses political violence as a weapon is over. The receipts are here, and they all point right.
PS: Only one side has been threatening civil war, and it isn’t the left.
The debate on which side uses political violence as a weapon is over. The receipts are here, and they all point right.
PS: Only one side has been threatening civil war, and it isn’t the left.
September 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
This breakdown is 🔥
The debate on which side uses political violence as a weapon is over. The receipts are here, and they all point right.
PS: Only one side has been threatening civil war, and it isn’t the left.
The debate on which side uses political violence as a weapon is over. The receipts are here, and they all point right.
PS: Only one side has been threatening civil war, and it isn’t the left.
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"Kafka’s rehabilitation in Russia ended during the Putin regime...Oleg Orlov went on trial in Feb. 2024 for criticizing the invasion of Ukraine. At his first hearing, Orlov, in protest, began reading The Trial aloud. He was sentenced to four years in prison."
compass.icwa.org/p/kafkas-the...
compass.icwa.org/p/kafkas-the...
Kafka’s The Trial: 1925 – 2025
A century after the novel’s publication, its portrait of arbitrary justice is increasingly relevant.
compass.icwa.org
August 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
"Kafka’s rehabilitation in Russia ended during the Putin regime...Oleg Orlov went on trial in Feb. 2024 for criticizing the invasion of Ukraine. At his first hearing, Orlov, in protest, began reading The Trial aloud. He was sentenced to four years in prison."
compass.icwa.org/p/kafkas-the...
compass.icwa.org/p/kafkas-the...
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Where are the hard-working Americans who screamed, “They’re stealing our jobs”?
You’re getting your wish. Immigrant workers aren’t showing up, and farm owners are hiring.
You’re getting your wish. Immigrant workers aren’t showing up, and farm owners are hiring.
August 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Where are the hard-working Americans who screamed, “They’re stealing our jobs”?
You’re getting your wish. Immigrant workers aren’t showing up, and farm owners are hiring.
You’re getting your wish. Immigrant workers aren’t showing up, and farm owners are hiring.
August 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Eresus Kollari (?) Matera, Apulia, Italy
May 30, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Eresus Kollari (?) Matera, Apulia, Italy
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Morning Swimmer 8 (2023) by Jon Doran.
Oil on panel.
Oil on panel.
June 30, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Morning Swimmer 8 (2023) by Jon Doran.
Oil on panel.
Oil on panel.