…or get aimed elsewhere.

Zohran Mamdani beaming a big smile.

I read up on his artistic works (policies & legislation), watch his performances (like the NYC snowstorm prep video), and gush over his smile like he's an unhelmeted Mandalorian.

Zohran Mamdani is the Pedro Pascal of politicians.

Exclusive: ICE Masks Up in More Ways Than One Feds could be in your group chat

🚨 ICE is authorized to covertly infiltrate and interact with social media accounts under a new program called "masked engagement," per documents leaked to me:

www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-...

Friendrils (n.)
The tendrils of friends of a local community that live non-locally. Example:

’The Minneapolis community has many friendrils around the country, many of whom have come to their aid in the fight against ICE.’

The Revolution of Love Are you aware that we’re currently in the midst of a revolution?

I’m getting back to writing essays, because that’s always been a fruitful outlet for me. To wit, I present to you: The Revolution of Love
medium.com/lovefirst/th...

Such a treat chatting love & other deeper topics with you, @matthewoliphant.com !

Make With Love First — a conversation with Faruk Ateş — E29 YouTube video by Matthew Oliphant

Had a nice, long chat about Love First with @farukates.bsky.social on the latest episode of the ux matto show!

youtu.be/p1Y1xdFuNDQ

USAID shutdown has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health The Trump administration’s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition, accord...

Elon Musk and the Trump administration gleefully shutting down USAID “has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children.”

People throw around terms like genocide quite freely online but it’s hard to find other words to describe this level of man-made death.

This future sucks the joy out of everything.

I ask because my gf has never seen any Star Wars, and I’m wondering what kind of first-time experience I could create for her. I know R1 isn’t part of the core, but it’s so good. And Andor would be amazing to start with, but it’s a lot.

I don’t, hence my inquiry about a new machete order, like one in which that one gets cut somehow.

I’m gonna pretend Solo doesn’t exist and say Rogue One + episodes VII, VIII, and IX.

Are you incorporating any of the additional films? Is there a new machete order for that?

Oligarchs are drunk & high on wealth.

Authoritarians drunk & high on power.

Fascists are people who overdosed on both—or who desperately want some of those drugs, too.

For all of them, the symptoms reveal a lack of Love in their experience of life.

The Nested Observer Window Model Explained. YouTube video by Essentia Foundation

“I would rather have a day that feels like a lifetime, than a lifetime that feels like a day.”

And just like that, Jonathan Schooler unintentionally explained why Burning Man is so magical.

youtu.be/6oHNzc4s7Og?...

Growing as a person isn’t always hard work. Sometimes it’s barely even effort.

Mostly, it’s willingness and courage.

Part of evolving your consciousness involves crafting a more precise (and profound) lens of language, terminology, and metaphors, to understand your life experiences through.

Conversely, in heartbreak, the more sophisticated your understanding of the depth of your love, the harder it hurts to lose.

New Productivity Hack:

Take a 25-minute break from doomscrolling and be productive!

Dear Americans, You’re Smarter Than This A letter to my friends, neighbors, and frenemies in the USA.

Dear Americans, You're Smarter Than This

medium.com/lovefirst/de...

My Career (e)Volution Bringing multi-faceted and holistic disciplines into Tech.

I'm returning to technology, evolved:
lovefirst.substack.com/p/my-career-...

I think it’s really important we identify the companies that are doing the right thing and reward them with our business.

Together with Love we can create a better world.

What fictional stories from books, TV & movies do you feel have basically become reality, and how so?

Wow, it's like the 7 years I spent envisioning a radically new way of doing social media platforms just had a job opening created for it! 💖

Universal Love: The Cosmic Breath of Existence Understanding the cosmic energy that flows between us all.

Hi, I'm Faruk, and I'm a public speaker and facilitator of experiences around all things Love, connection, consciousness, and growth.

I'd love to begin by sharing my latest Substack newsletter, on the topic of Universal Love:
open.substack.com/pub/lovefirs...