Progressive Stoic
@progressivestoic.bsky.social
Stoics believe that society gradually matures into a more perfect form & that, being dependent on social institutions, you should take some responsibility for them to that end.
Follow virtue
Set progressive goals
Act justly & courageously
Fate permitting
Follow virtue
Set progressive goals
Act justly & courageously
Fate permitting
We don't let them get to us. We #resist peacefully. "If your body was turned over to just anyone, you would doubtless take exception. Why aren't you ashamed that you have made your mind vulnerable to anyone who happens to criticize you so that it automatically becomes confused and upset?" #Epictetus
October 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
We don't let them get to us. We #resist peacefully. "If your body was turned over to just anyone, you would doubtless take exception. Why aren't you ashamed that you have made your mind vulnerable to anyone who happens to criticize you so that it automatically becomes confused and upset?" #Epictetus
October 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Don't be discouraged by what's happening. The gradual development of a better society isn't steady. Never has been. There will be dips, like now. Keep pushing. #RESIST. The #Trump era will end, but not without people like us finding the #courage to stand together against it.
October 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Justice means treating everyone, despite their stature, with fairness. Pedophiles don't do that. People who protect #pedophiles don't do that. The head of the Department of JUSTICE doesn't do that. We must take matters into our own hands. We demand justice and truth. We demand the #EpsteinFiles.
October 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Justice means treating everyone, despite their stature, with fairness. Pedophiles don't do that. People who protect #pedophiles don't do that. The head of the Department of JUSTICE doesn't do that. We must take matters into our own hands. We demand justice and truth. We demand the #EpsteinFiles.
#Republicans, stop letting history repeat itself. This is #Authoritarianism. It may feel good for you to have such power, for now. But it will end poorly, for everyone.
September 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
#Republicans, stop letting history repeat itself. This is #Authoritarianism. It may feel good for you to have such power, for now. But it will end poorly, for everyone.
We don't support what happened to Charlie Kirk. Charlie Kirk supported what happened to Charlie Kirk.
#GunViolence #2ndAmendment #CharlieKirk
#GunViolence #2ndAmendment #CharlieKirk
September 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
We don't support what happened to Charlie Kirk. Charlie Kirk supported what happened to Charlie Kirk.
#GunViolence #2ndAmendment #CharlieKirk
#GunViolence #2ndAmendment #CharlieKirk
Some things we can control. Some we can't. #Genocide is one of those things. The Ukrainians, Uyghurs, Rohingya. But the Palestinians in #Gaza? You CAN help. Contact your representatives EVERY DAY and tell them you don't want your tax dollars funding genocide. Dial that phone. You CAN control that.
August 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Another reason he's the worst:
He ran on releasing the #Epstein files
They were on Bondi's desk
The files don't exist
Obama made it up
#Democrats vote to release them
#Republicans block
Republicans take a recess to delay
Trump's attorney coaches Ghislaine Maxwell
The files exist again
The fix is in
He ran on releasing the #Epstein files
They were on Bondi's desk
The files don't exist
Obama made it up
#Democrats vote to release them
#Republicans block
Republicans take a recess to delay
Trump's attorney coaches Ghislaine Maxwell
The files exist again
The fix is in
July 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Another reason he's the worst:
He ran on releasing the #Epstein files
They were on Bondi's desk
The files don't exist
Obama made it up
#Democrats vote to release them
#Republicans block
Republicans take a recess to delay
Trump's attorney coaches Ghislaine Maxwell
The files exist again
The fix is in
He ran on releasing the #Epstein files
They were on Bondi's desk
The files don't exist
Obama made it up
#Democrats vote to release them
#Republicans block
Republicans take a recess to delay
Trump's attorney coaches Ghislaine Maxwell
The files exist again
The fix is in
Are we surprised that the President cheats in other spheres of his life? No. He has a long recorded history of cheating. Stay focused. Seek #justice. The #Epstein files need to be released. #Pedophiles and #rapists need to be held accountable, whether they're #Republicans or #Democrats.
July 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Are we surprised that the President cheats in other spheres of his life? No. He has a long recorded history of cheating. Stay focused. Seek #justice. The #Epstein files need to be released. #Pedophiles and #rapists need to be held accountable, whether they're #Republicans or #Democrats.
If you want #liberals to hold power forever, you're a fool. That's not how reality works. You don't control that. Instead, pay attention to what's really up to you. Keep building and re-building. When #conservatives have power, #AmorFati, adhere to virtue, keep resisting. Our time will come again.
July 18, 2025 at 2:54 AM
If you want #liberals to hold power forever, you're a fool. That's not how reality works. You don't control that. Instead, pay attention to what's really up to you. Keep building and re-building. When #conservatives have power, #AmorFati, adhere to virtue, keep resisting. Our time will come again.
Why is it easier to believe that 150,000,000 Americans are being #lazy, rather than 400 Americans are being #greedy? Because the #propaganda has tapped into something: mental heuristics & #stereotype. Easy "us vs. them" thinking. Don't fall for it, #Stoic. Use reason. See through the veil. Then act.
July 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Why is it easier to believe that 150,000,000 Americans are being #lazy, rather than 400 Americans are being #greedy? Because the #propaganda has tapped into something: mental heuristics & #stereotype. Easy "us vs. them" thinking. Don't fall for it, #Stoic. Use reason. See through the veil. Then act.
Aged like milk.
Don't let the sudden disappearance of the #EpsteinFiles slide. Contact your representatives and demand an investigation of the #DOJ.
Don't let the sudden disappearance of the #EpsteinFiles slide. Contact your representatives and demand an investigation of the #DOJ.
July 12, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Aged like milk.
Don't let the sudden disappearance of the #EpsteinFiles slide. Contact your representatives and demand an investigation of the #DOJ.
Don't let the sudden disappearance of the #EpsteinFiles slide. Contact your representatives and demand an investigation of the #DOJ.
The #EpsteinFiles, suddenly nonexistent, should not be swept under the rug. #Stoic courage means doing the right thing, both physically and morally, under all circumstances, even when those in power want you to ignore what's right. Contact your representatives & demand an investigation of the #DOJ.
July 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The #EpsteinFiles, suddenly nonexistent, should not be swept under the rug. #Stoic courage means doing the right thing, both physically and morally, under all circumstances, even when those in power want you to ignore what's right. Contact your representatives & demand an investigation of the #DOJ.
July 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The GOP is voting to get richer & kill off those who don't benefit the rich. Yes, KILL. That's what happens when low-income people - children, pregnant women, the elderly, people w/disabilities - lose their healthcare; they DIE. Follow #justice. Call your reps in #GOP districts NOW to #BlockTheBill.
July 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The GOP is voting to get richer & kill off those who don't benefit the rich. Yes, KILL. That's what happens when low-income people - children, pregnant women, the elderly, people w/disabilities - lose their healthcare; they DIE. Follow #justice. Call your reps in #GOP districts NOW to #BlockTheBill.
Compared to your grandparents' generation:
Life expectancy is higher
We carry powerful computers in our pockets
We can learn almost anything from anywhere
Many work jobs less demanding/more flexible
Society gradually gets better. Don't give up hope, #Stoic. Trump is just a belch to the #progress.
Life expectancy is higher
We carry powerful computers in our pockets
We can learn almost anything from anywhere
Many work jobs less demanding/more flexible
Society gradually gets better. Don't give up hope, #Stoic. Trump is just a belch to the #progress.
July 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
If you're feeling down because you care deeply about #justice, and #SCOTUS just undermined that, that's OK. It's OK to feel that. But also check your impressions. Remember that a trillion-dollar #propaganda machine was built to make you numb, and it didn't work on you. Keep resisting. Stay #Stoic.
June 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
If you're feeling down because you care deeply about #justice, and #SCOTUS just undermined that, that's OK. It's OK to feel that. But also check your impressions. Remember that a trillion-dollar #propaganda machine was built to make you numb, and it didn't work on you. Keep resisting. Stay #Stoic.
Have you already forgotten about:
The biggest #protest in US history
#Trump in the #Epstein files
The political #assassination in #Minnesota
The $40 million birthday parade
The federal kidnappings/slave trade
The national debt going up, not down
The #ConstitutionalCrisis
Stay focused. #Resist.
The biggest #protest in US history
#Trump in the #Epstein files
The political #assassination in #Minnesota
The $40 million birthday parade
The federal kidnappings/slave trade
The national debt going up, not down
The #ConstitutionalCrisis
Stay focused. #Resist.
June 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Have you already forgotten about:
The biggest #protest in US history
#Trump in the #Epstein files
The political #assassination in #Minnesota
The $40 million birthday parade
The federal kidnappings/slave trade
The national debt going up, not down
The #ConstitutionalCrisis
Stay focused. #Resist.
The biggest #protest in US history
#Trump in the #Epstein files
The political #assassination in #Minnesota
The $40 million birthday parade
The federal kidnappings/slave trade
The national debt going up, not down
The #ConstitutionalCrisis
Stay focused. #Resist.
June 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Treat every #human, regardless of their stature in life, with #fairness & #kindness. #Resist, but don't #hate. There's no #virtue in it. Your opponents have been shaped by different forces. If you walked in their shoes, you may be no different. Check your impressions. Lead by example. Be a #Stoic.
June 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
June 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The final count: over 13 million. We've surpassed the critical 3.5%. That is, political scientists' "3.5% rule" claims no government has ever held power after 3.5% of its population took to the streets. BLUE WAVE INCOMING.
#Protest #Resist #BlueWave #NoKings #ImpeachTrump #ConvictTrump #RemoveTrump
#Protest #Resist #BlueWave #NoKings #ImpeachTrump #ConvictTrump #RemoveTrump
June 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The final count: over 13 million. We've surpassed the critical 3.5%. That is, political scientists' "3.5% rule" claims no government has ever held power after 3.5% of its population took to the streets. BLUE WAVE INCOMING.
#Protest #Resist #BlueWave #NoKings #ImpeachTrump #ConvictTrump #RemoveTrump
#Protest #Resist #BlueWave #NoKings #ImpeachTrump #ConvictTrump #RemoveTrump
Authoritarianism is outside your control, but it doesn't need to cause despair. Focus on what you can control: your character, actions, responses to #adversity. Still overwhelmed? Meditate on #virtue & strive for inner #resilience. And when those around you stand up to #authoritarianism, join them.
June 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Authoritarianism is outside your control, but it doesn't need to cause despair. Focus on what you can control: your character, actions, responses to #adversity. Still overwhelmed? Meditate on #virtue & strive for inner #resilience. And when those around you stand up to #authoritarianism, join them.