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Bill Ryan

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I write essays for the pure fun of doing so. My topics pertain mostly to philosophy, culture, history, politics, and economics. Check out my essay collection free of charge at billryanwritings.com or Substack https://billryan.substack.com

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Bill Ryan @billr1953.bsky.social · 9h

"Let it be forever remembered that all racism and hate lead to genocide, past, present and future. In a society of hate no one is safe. The haters and the hated are in constant danger."

Rev. Otis Moss, Jr.

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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 1d

"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain." This James Baldwin quote is hitting harder than ever.

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Kara Jorgensen @authorkaraj.bsky.social · 19h

I really love this Vincent Van Gogh quote:

"To do good work one must eat well, be well housed, have one's fling from time to time, smoke one's pipe, and drink one's coffee in peace."

No romanticizing the starving artist. Van Gogh said UBI all the way.

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Howie @howardbr.bsky.social · 1d

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NetworkforDemocracy @simple-truth.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing is normal anymore.

It's a picture of Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock. A quote of him says: "it's a sad day when a judge has to order the president of the United States to feed vulnerable families and hungry children with funds already designated for that purpose." Credit for the image goes to Brian Tyler Cohen

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Introvert Problems @introvertproblems.bsky.social · 19h

Working remotely was probably invented by an introvert who was tired of being asked how their weekend was

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Bill Ryan @billr1953.bsky.social · 9h

“The artist who is after success lets himself be influenced by the public. Generally such an artist contributes nothing new, for the public acclaims only what it already knows, what it recognizes.”

André Gide

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Bill Ryan @billr1953.bsky.social · 9h

“The fallacy is to believe that under a dictatorial government you can be free inside. Quite a number of people console themselves with this thought, now that totalitarianism in one form or another is visibly on the up-grade in every part of the world."

George Orwell

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Bill Ryan @billr1953.bsky.social · 9h

“All a man has is pride. Sometimes you have it so much it is a sin. We have all done things for pride that we knew were impossible. We didn’t care. But a man must implement his pride with intelligence and care.”

Ernest Hemingway from “Islands in the Stream”

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Bill Ryan @billr1953.bsky.social · 9h

“Space flights are merely an escape, a fleeing away from oneself, because it is easier to go to Mars or to the moon than it is to penetrate one’s own being.”

Carl Jung

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Bill Ryan @billr1953.bsky.social · 9h

Nearly done with my latest essay, "The Relevance of Kant's Categorical Imperative in Today's World". One more proofread to go. Hope to post it on billryanwritings.com tomorrow.

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Jim Musil Painter @jimmusilpainter.bsky.social · 10h

My painting LAKE HARRIET SUNSET

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Bill Ryan @billr1953.bsky.social · 1d

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Gavin Newsom says Trump ‘rigging the game’ with redistricting push: Full interview

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Bill Ryan @billr1953.bsky.social · 1d

"Given Americans’ pervasive belief in U.S. exceptionalism, I think it’s likely that few Americans realize just how marginal the United States has become in the global renewable energy revolution and how badly we continue to lag behind."

Paul Krugman

Bill Ryan @billr1953.bsky.social · 1d

It is here, in the deep connections with others; here where we give and receive; here where sustaining our individual and collective lives is the ultimate goal that morality is fundamental.

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Introvert Problems @introvertproblems.bsky.social · 2d

An introverts dream life:

- a loving partner who understands their need for alone time
- living in a cozy cabin by nature
- having a personal library filled with books
- working from home
- minimal social obligations

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heather 🎄 @aroundtuit.bsky.social · 2d

I don’t know who needs to see this but…

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Bill Ryan @billr1953.bsky.social · 2d

Claude tells me that the current world population of about 8 billion represents roughly 7% of all humans who have ever lived. And the estimate of all homo sapiens to have ever lived is 117 billion. Who knew?

Bill Ryan @billr1953.bsky.social · 3d

Let's face it Democrats. Newsome is filling the gap of the party needing a strong single voice. youtu.be/lWB0lsSPaAM?...

California Governor Gavin Newsom sits for wide-ranging interview with Jonathan Karl

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Bill Ryan @billr1953.bsky.social · 3d

“I had to deny knowledge in order to make room for faith.”

Immanuel Kant

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Jim Musil Painter @jimmusilpainter.bsky.social · 4d

My painting PACIFIC NORTHWEST

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Bill Ryan @billr1953.bsky.social · 4d

What Five Countries Can Teach America About Apprenticeships
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Bill Ryan @billr1953.bsky.social · 4d

"It’s the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen."

Muhammad Ali

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Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 4d

An article of mine has just appeared in the @lrb.co.uk on Maimonides! Pretty excited about this since I subscribe to the paper.

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#philsky #maimonides #rambam

Peter Adamson · Five Hundred Parasangs: Maimonides works it out

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Bill Ryan @billr1953.bsky.social · 4d

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Kant's Moral Philosophy

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