Want a simple rule to reign in oligarch influence? Pass a law that states that the maximum amount you can donate = the average amount you paid in taxes the last 5 years. The amount you donate also sets a minimum income tax obligation the next 5 years. Apply to individuals and corporations.

I find it fascinating watching words slowly lose their meaning but remain attached to concepts. I see generations that wonder why we get a new “line” for a cell phone or why we “dial” a number by pressing numbers. Why directors yell “cut” and material is left on the “cutting room” floor? #words

Perfection is not attainable. But this should not be de-motivating or cause for despair. The futility of perfection necessarily implies limitless opportunities for improvement. That is the womb of progress if indomitable will, perseverance, honesty, and humble reflection serve as its nursemaids.

Just some thoughts I wanted to ponder. Societies are an amalgamation of tribes. The boundaries of those tribes are subject to individual perception which is subject to cultural winds and manipulation through media. Identification with a tribe can provide shortcuts to social interaction.

I would much rather see an FTC and CPA with good leadership and teeth do a surprise roundup of deceitful advertisers on #Youtube than see half-baked #ICE agents assault workers in a home depot parking lot. But then again i despise lies and value people. Half of America feels the opposite.

I would love to have a national as-free holiday. One day a year where all advertising and ads are banned. No one trying to manipulate or deceive to make a quick buck.

Back-to-back headlines on Washpost homepage tonight

Did not have Columbia University becoming so trashy on my bingo card.

Much of the IT and cybersecurity infrastructure underpinning the US health system is in danger of a possible collapse following a purge of IT staff and leadership at the Dept. of Health and Human Services, four current and former agency workers tell WIRED.

That moment when you look up info to help you stop getting into anger spirals and it seems so out-of-touch, useless, and poorly evidenced it threatens to start another raging episode.

My adult daughter Rachel works everyday, pays taxes, loves going to movies with her friends, and listens to awful (IMO) music. Our U.S. Dept HHS has lost all of its humanity, compassion, and intellectual curiosity

Governments love asking what scientific research will bring society, but the most important discoveries come from wondering without direction

Aging Painting

How it started // how it's going

Was watching a documentary about the old Jerry Springer show and saw this…Looks familiar…where have I seen this gesture before? #doge

Will no one rid me of this troublesome pumpkin?

“When an iterator speaks the truth, it is not only for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but also to defend those that do.” Graham McNeill ‘Fulgrim’

Trade relationships are all over the news lately, and new research from the School of Economics can predict the stability of trade relations between countries. b.gatech.edu/4hkZRlj

Today I: Went to work Swam 1000 yds in 30 minutes on my break Played in the 1st snowfall here in 15 yrs or so Played a computer game from 1989 on a modern pc using a 65 inch 4K oled tv as a monitor Pushed down disappointment in others and elevated the love from dogs and friends. Productive

How much better off would humanity be if we treated absolute certainty as a shameful character flaw. The willingness to acknowledge error and recognition of our own fallibility are the only paths that lead to improvement.

For Maths fans, 2025 is a square. 45² = 45 x 45 = 2025 Also, 9² x 5² = 2025 40² + 20² + 5² = 2025 My favourite? 1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025 #Mathematics #teaching #education

Holy wow! Some very cool and much-needed-to-hear news.

1/19 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 #𝗟𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗸𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮: During the years of famine in the mid-to-late 1920s in Russia, Russian agricultural scientists were pressured to produce new crop varieties. Trofim Lysenko was the Scientist who jumped at the chance and made the biggest promises. #Pseudoscience #Propaganda

Living in a rural area you’d think the growth of online #ttrpg would be a huge boon. However, 1)rural areas are more likely to have spotty internet service, and 2) as an experienced, OG DM, I find not being able to see player reactions in person makes it more difficult to

Language is ever evolving, and in that spirit I made up a new term I may use on here occasionally. I have been with the same woman for 20 years. Live together-Not married. Significant other- too wordy Partner- works but can lead to misunderstanding Girlfriend- Sounds weird for over 40 so Pseudowife

A U.S. Congresswoman disappeared for the last six months of her term. Nobody noticed. Turns out she's in a memory care unit, & her staff (and apparently other people?) covered it up (though she was somehow propped up for an event a month ago?) WILD story

I am going through a lot of change. I have walled myself off from the level of political and social engagement I embraced for many years. I’ve been focusing on myself to keep bitterness, spitefulness, and madness at bay. More of my posts may be self reflection than my old Twitter account.

Worth a listen. youtu.be/cHaRiL8Eqkw?...

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