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I read this piece and wanted to share it. (Itâs not my work)
âNever enough money to fund education,
always enough to fund wars
Never enough money to house the homeless,
always enough money for bombs
Never enough money for healthcare,
always enough money to poison our resourcesâ
Jun 24, 2025
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âso this is the great american dream my parents came to this country for: work hard, get a good education, follow the rules, and you will be rich. i donât want to be rich. i just want to be able to feed my children and live with some semblance of dignityâ
âevery gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, [means] a theft from those who are hungry and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothedâ
Mar 13, 2025
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I do think that large scale war is more possible than it has ever been in our lifetimes. There's a powder keg feel to much of it. Towering empires, armed and empowered.
This thing that many western nations have experiencedâseveral generations of peaceâis a luxury, maybe even a historical anomaly.
Neither you or I (as far as I know) have our hands on the levers of power or command armies with our decrees.
But we aren't powerless. And one of my biggest concerns is the hallowing out of care for our communities.
Of course it starts with our own hearts:
Are there particular people groups that I'd like to see "get what's coming to them"?
We know that marginalizing people based on race and ethnicity and class and nationality is bad. But what about those people whose religion we think is narrow and harmful? Whose beliefs are wacky? Or who support causes we find offensive?
Do we find ourselves justified in wanting them to suffer because of what they think or say or which political faction they support?
â that's a dangerous place to live.
As an American who pays attention to the historical record, I can see that since its founding, my country has been marked by compromise, national sin, and perpetration of injustice. But I can also see that there have been timesâaround the second world war, for instanceâwhen we were a force for global good: pushing back waves of fascism. That was only possible because of a willful working together among the people.
And "together among the people" seems to be a great area of vulnerabilityâ"a house divided cannot stand"âand also the opportunity space where each of us can influence our communities for the better.
My challenge to me: show kindness and love to someone whose beliefs I dislike.
Jun 17, 2025
What if the US is being isolated in steps?
Make the economy function within, sans foreign trade.
Make enemies of neighboring foreign countries so we have nowhere to turn.
But we don't have enough 'low economy' work force.
End abortion and force increased childbirth numbers on those who can't afford kids, and who can't fight the system.
Use schools and education as an excuse to program the populus for compliance, to give up their daily 8 hours, from childhood through retirement.
Never question the government. They have your best interests at heart.
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Apr 15, 2025
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The other day, a business man, stuck in the 5 oâclock weekday rush rammed into my side, completely oblivious to the fact that I existed. He had his head turned down onto his phone. Naturally I peeked over only to be at a complete loss for words. This grown man had asked chatgpt âwhat is 35 divided by 4?â. So, while stuck in between the man who canât do basic math nor open the calculator app, and the man picking his nose, I became to wonder, is this really what ai searches are like?
Jun 12, 2025
Takeaways:
1. I doubt iâve ever wanted to live in a movie more than I have ever wanted watching this.
2. The best soundtrack in a movie iâve ever watched (so far).
3. Oh to be a teen living in the 90s/early 2000s, working (hanging out and getting paid) at a record shop.
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Jun 24, 2025
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I think any woman who understands themselves are all witches in some way
Jun 24, 2025