Culture explains behavior; it doesn’t excuse harm.
No culture has a moral exemption from consent and safety.

Freedom of belief doesn’t include freedom to coerce.

When belief becomes a system that restricts consent, exit, or safety, it deserves scrutiny—not deference.

Mark Twain did not say “No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot.”
There’s no reliable source for it.

But Twain did write similar ideas, e.g.:

“How easy it is to make people believe a lie, and how hard it is to undo that work again!”

Anyone else think the name was a bad idea?

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100 Years of Abusing Child Stars for Profit YouTube video by Abby Cox

Western civilization is sick. Sure, a lot of "good" things have come out of it, but we can no longer ignore the TOXIC, GROSS, DISGUSTING things that persist. For example, the exploitation of children. ESPECIALLY since every single adult was once a child.

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@garyhuskeyforgov.bsky.social have you checked out the populistplank.com?

How is following American politics any different than following Bridgerton? #palaceintrigue

Speculation is not data.

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My BeFutureFocused (BFF) lens: thinking from the future means building systems that are not just efficient but enduringly humane.

Selective Curiosity: Wisdom lies in choosing what not to know.

Gun Companies Gave Customers’ Sensitive Personal Information to Political Operatives At least 10 gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over names, addresses and other data to lobbyists, who used the details to rally firearm o...

At least 10 gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over names, addresses and other data to lobbyists, who used the details to rally firearm owners to elect pro-gun politicians.

By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social
(Published Oct. 2024)

Not being even vaguely sarcastic:

At some point, a journalist needs to ask Johnson “you regularly claim you have no idea what your own government is doing. If we take you at your word, how are you so poorly informed, and do you this level of ignorance should disqualify you as speaker?”

Collective ignorance fuels manipulation; collective knowledge enables democracy.

On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

If I’m never going to be acceptable, I might as well be honest.
If my voice makes them uncomfortable, maybe that’s proof it still matters.

They keep raising the bar so people like me stay quiet.
But silence never earned anyone freedom.

I’m going to air my opinion—because I’m never going to meet their expectations anyway.

Empires fear pluralism’s autonomy, not chaos. When people act morally from within, they defy guilt, myth, and hierarchy—threatening authoritarian control. That’s why religion preaches obedience.

Yorgos Lanthimos, Olivia Colman, Ayo Edebiri and Josh O’Connor Among 1,200 Industry Names Pledging Not to Work With Israeli Film Institutions ‘Complicit in War Crimes’ Yorgos Lanthimos, Olivia Colman, Ayo Edebiri, Josh O'Connor, Ava DuVernay and Hannah Einbinder are among those to sign the pledge

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Hot take: What might actually save America from dictatorship isn’t the Constitution.
It’s that Americans are loud, obnoxious jerks with guns—and authoritarians can’t control noise that refuses to shut up.

Empiric Rot: Notes on a Dying Order

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Capitalist tolerance for democratic participation ends when working-class movements threaten to abolish private property.

She was erased from history. This book writes her back in. Support “Ink and Ether” before Aug 30 to be named in the acknowledgments:

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I updated my vineyard story:

Uncorking Rebellion: In Vino Veritas
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Big weekend for The 75!
We launched the first 3 episodes of The 75 Podcast www.youtube.com/@The75Podcast
Connected with voters at the Money Out of Politics Rally in DC
And Mike gave an impassioned speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial! (video of speech coming soon)

Wanna hear my voice? Check out The 75 Podcast!