Modern Cicero
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Amateur philosopher and #publichealth champion.
Great post from @ryanholiday.bsky.social today on applied Stoicism to achieve better habits in 2026: ryanholiday.net/the-secret-t...
The Secret To Better Habits In 2026 - RyanHoliday.net
Here we are…past the halfway point of the 2020s. With another year looming before us, I’ve been thinking, if I could flash forward to December 2026, what would it take for me to look back and call it...
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December 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Great post from @ryanholiday.bsky.social today on applied Stoicism to achieve better habits in 2026: ryanholiday.net/the-secret-t...
Love this good news story. "The Citizen Lawyer" would make a great book or limited television series! www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/u...
Edwin Kneedler, a ‘Citizen Lawyer,’ Gets a Standing Ovation at the Supreme Court
In a remarkable scene, the justices applauded Edwin S. Kneedler, a government lawyer with a reputation for candor, care and integrity.
www.nytimes.com
April 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Love this good news story. "The Citizen Lawyer" would make a great book or limited television series! www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/u...
One of the most realistic and pragmatic perspectives on healthcare reform that I've seen from physician and former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber blog.johnkitzhaber.com/the-politics... #healthcarereform
The Politics of Transformational Change - John Kitzhaber
To create a health care system that is both affordable and sustainable requires transformational change—that shifts the focus of the political debate from where we want to go, to how we are going to g...
blog.johnkitzhaber.com
April 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
One of the most realistic and pragmatic perspectives on healthcare reform that I've seen from physician and former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber blog.johnkitzhaber.com/the-politics... #healthcarereform
Thank you, Sen. Booker for representing the values of our sacred country and holding the constitution in your heart. #ThisIsOurMoment #BookerforPresident
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@corybooker.com
I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
April 2, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Thank you, Sen. Booker for representing the values of our sacred country and holding the constitution in your heart. #ThisIsOurMoment #BookerforPresident
@corybooker.com
@corybooker.com
"This moment calls for courage and collective action — not capitulation — by universities, scientists, journalists, the legal community, and the arts."
#TrumpRegime
#Resist
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#TrumpRegime
#Resist
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The Big Chill
Trump’s attacks on the four pillars of civil society will succeed unless the pillars demonstrate courage and take collective action against the attacks.
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March 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
"This moment calls for courage and collective action — not capitulation — by universities, scientists, journalists, the legal community, and the arts."
#TrumpRegime
#Resist
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
#TrumpRegime
#Resist
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
Nietzche wrote that "since there have been human beings there have also been human herds." They seek peace through obedience, and with "little discrimination," accept whatever the commander "shouts in [their] ears."
#TrumpRegime
#MAGAHerd
#Resist
#TrumpRegime
#MAGAHerd
#Resist
March 25, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Nietzche wrote that "since there have been human beings there have also been human herds." They seek peace through obedience, and with "little discrimination," accept whatever the commander "shouts in [their] ears."
#TrumpRegime
#MAGAHerd
#Resist
#TrumpRegime
#MAGAHerd
#Resist
This is what a war of aggression looks like. This is why Putin is a war criminal. This is the evil that the #TrumpRegime is willing to accept for more power: www.nytimes.com/card/2025/03...
#resist
#resist
A War Within the War: Ukraine’s Ill Children
In three years of full-scale war, Ukrainian families of children with long-term illnesses have had to overcome countless challenges.
www.nytimes.com
March 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
This is what a war of aggression looks like. This is why Putin is a war criminal. This is the evil that the #TrumpRegime is willing to accept for more power: www.nytimes.com/card/2025/03...
#resist
#resist
Jefferson, Franklin, and Adams all practiced Pythagorean self-awareness. History, philosophy, and science show that this centuries old practice can reduce stress and improve physical and mental health.
#Longetivity #MentalHealth
Source: Jeffrey Rosen, #PursuitofHappiness
#Longetivity #MentalHealth
Source: Jeffrey Rosen, #PursuitofHappiness
The Effect of the Pythagorean Self-Awareness Intervention on Psychological, Lifestyle and Cognitive Measures of a Community Sample
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a novel cognitive-behavioral stress management intervention, termed “Pythagorean Self-Awareness Intervention” (PSAI). Materials and Methods: The PSA...
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March 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Jefferson, Franklin, and Adams all practiced Pythagorean self-awareness. History, philosophy, and science show that this centuries old practice can reduce stress and improve physical and mental health.
#Longetivity #MentalHealth
Source: Jeffrey Rosen, #PursuitofHappiness
#Longetivity #MentalHealth
Source: Jeffrey Rosen, #PursuitofHappiness
"The spectacle that unfolded in the Oval Office was not merely a diplomatic blunder; it was a stark manifestation of the ideological rot that has been festering at the heart of our democracy."
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Clear Thinking v. Curtis Yarvin
This is, after all, a philosophy blog.
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March 2, 2025 at 12:35 PM
"The spectacle that unfolded in the Oval Office was not merely a diplomatic blunder; it was a stark manifestation of the ideological rot that has been festering at the heart of our democracy."
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...