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· Nov 16
Why Emotionally Intelligent Minds Embrace the 3-Question Rule
A few seconds can make a huge difference.
www.inc.com
This is so simple and elegant to comprehend and practice. The world would be both kinder and, counterintuitively, braver if we all stopped to consider the 3-Question Rule of Emotional Intelligence before speaking (or posting):
www.inc.com/justin-baris...
www.inc.com/justin-baris...
The bonus hidden "benefit" of big data, crypto, and AI.
Sleeper "features" of these recklessly developed and deployed technologies abound in our brave new world.
Sleeper "features" of these recklessly developed and deployed technologies abound in our brave new world.
The main reason any state needs energy is because data centers are hogging it …🔻
November 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The bonus hidden "benefit" of big data, crypto, and AI.
Sleeper "features" of these recklessly developed and deployed technologies abound in our brave new world.
Sleeper "features" of these recklessly developed and deployed technologies abound in our brave new world.
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Feckless is a word I don't use very much (along with a lot of other pejoratives), but it seems peculiarly appropriate to employ it whenever I refer to Little Mike.
I feel nothing but revulsion at the thought of this toad and his ilk governing our country -- if you can call it governing.
I feel nothing but revulsion at the thought of this toad and his ilk governing our country -- if you can call it governing.
Speaker Mike Johnson is "crushed by his workload."
Bitch, please! You've been on a self-conferred vacation the past few months.
Bitch, please! You've been on a self-conferred vacation the past few months.
November 27, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Feckless is a word I don't use very much (along with a lot of other pejoratives), but it seems peculiarly appropriate to employ it whenever I refer to Little Mike.
I feel nothing but revulsion at the thought of this toad and his ilk governing our country -- if you can call it governing.
I feel nothing but revulsion at the thought of this toad and his ilk governing our country -- if you can call it governing.
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This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
Democracy cannot survive this kind of assault on the fundamental right to representation. Gerrymandering undermines fair elections, and when it's combined with the unfettered influence of big money in the election process, we risk losing our country to the most base bigotry and utter corruption.
Judges allow North Carolina to use Republican-drawn congressional map
New map takes aim at state’s only swing sweat and gives Republicans chance to flip seat as part of Trump campaign
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
New map takes aim at state’s only swing sweat and gives Republicans chance to flip seat as part of Trump campaign
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Judges allow North Carolina to use Republican-drawn congressional map
New map takes aim at state’s only swing sweat and gives Republicans chance to flip seat as part of Trump campaign
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Democracy cannot survive this kind of assault on the fundamental right to representation. Gerrymandering undermines fair elections, and when it's combined with the unfettered influence of big money in the election process, we risk losing our country to the most base bigotry and utter corruption.
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JFC, how do they keep finding these idiots who embarrass us, show zero respect for others, and debase the very notion of what America is and aspires to become?
US Ambassador to Canada: But let me tell you, I go around the country and people will say, “Pete, you just don’t understand why we’re so mad about the 51st state.” And it’s kind of like, “Yeah, you’re right. I don’t.
November 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
JFC, how do they keep finding these idiots who embarrass us, show zero respect for others, and debase the very notion of what America is and aspires to become?
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Embattled reproductive healthcare providers and patients in the US are already dealing with unprecedented harassment and intimidation. The resurgence of blockades as a tactic carries significant potential for radicalizing participants to violence.
Antiabortion Militants Open Training Facility in Memphis, Aim to Restart Large-Scale Clinic Blockades
As FACE enforcement collapses, anti abortion groups are gearing up to launch a new wave of coordinated clinic blockades.
msmagazine.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Embattled reproductive healthcare providers and patients in the US are already dealing with unprecedented harassment and intimidation. The resurgence of blockades as a tactic carries significant potential for radicalizing participants to violence.
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"We followed everything we were supposed to do"
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"We followed everything we were supposed to do"
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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🇪🇺⚔️ Ideas range from joint offensive cyber operations against Russia, and faster and more coordinated attribution of hybrid attacks by quickly pointing the finger at Moscow, to surprise NATO-led military exercises, according to two senior European government officials - Politico
November 27, 2025 at 10:31 AM
🇪🇺⚔️ Ideas range from joint offensive cyber operations against Russia, and faster and more coordinated attribution of hybrid attacks by quickly pointing the finger at Moscow, to surprise NATO-led military exercises, according to two senior European government officials - Politico
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About 40% of SNAP recipients are children. Around half of ALL children in the country are covered by Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
And the so-called “party of family values” gutted both programs by billions of dollars.
Doesn’t sound very pro-family to me.
And the so-called “party of family values” gutted both programs by billions of dollars.
Doesn’t sound very pro-family to me.
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
About 40% of SNAP recipients are children. Around half of ALL children in the country are covered by Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
And the so-called “party of family values” gutted both programs by billions of dollars.
Doesn’t sound very pro-family to me.
And the so-called “party of family values” gutted both programs by billions of dollars.
Doesn’t sound very pro-family to me.
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Because it is illegal.
November 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Because it is illegal.
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MOTHER JONES: “You should be paying attention to the race in Tennessee’s 7th congressional district”
November 22, 2025 at 12:54 AM
MOTHER JONES: “You should be paying attention to the race in Tennessee’s 7th congressional district”
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Unless Trump is hauled off in hand cuffs it’s a cover up ‼️
November 21, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Unless Trump is hauled off in hand cuffs it’s a cover up ‼️
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Bought and paid for...
Now here’s the kind of news you drop going into a long holiday weekend. Maybe no one will notice. 🤡
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
November 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Bought and paid for...
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This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Says Noem Made Final Decision on El Salvador Removals in Breach of Court Order
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Seems there are phone calls spilling into public knowledge that need to be shared, publicly.
Vindman had a request for a call Trump had with Mohammed Bin Salman.
Now, one between Witcoff & Russia. The plot thickens. Witcoff was acting like a Russian agent. Most likely is.
vt.tiktok.com/ZSfPCMAX8/
Vindman had a request for a call Trump had with Mohammed Bin Salman.
Now, one between Witcoff & Russia. The plot thickens. Witcoff was acting like a Russian agent. Most likely is.
vt.tiktok.com/ZSfPCMAX8/
November 26, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Seems there are phone calls spilling into public knowledge that need to be shared, publicly.
Vindman had a request for a call Trump had with Mohammed Bin Salman.
Now, one between Witcoff & Russia. The plot thickens. Witcoff was acting like a Russian agent. Most likely is.
vt.tiktok.com/ZSfPCMAX8/
Vindman had a request for a call Trump had with Mohammed Bin Salman.
Now, one between Witcoff & Russia. The plot thickens. Witcoff was acting like a Russian agent. Most likely is.
vt.tiktok.com/ZSfPCMAX8/
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The number of immigrants in detention without criminal records has surged by over 2,000% since Trump reentered the White House.
Nearly half of all detainees have no criminal charges or conviction.
Trump was always lying about going after the “worst of the worst.”
Nearly half of all detainees have no criminal charges or conviction.
Trump was always lying about going after the “worst of the worst.”
November 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The number of immigrants in detention without criminal records has surged by over 2,000% since Trump reentered the White House.
Nearly half of all detainees have no criminal charges or conviction.
Trump was always lying about going after the “worst of the worst.”
Nearly half of all detainees have no criminal charges or conviction.
Trump was always lying about going after the “worst of the worst.”
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To anyone who thinks it’s an “exaggeration” that the rule of law is in danger…
U.S. Senator Mark Kelly is being investigated for the “crime” of telling people not to commit crimes.
We’ve fallen far.
U.S. Senator Mark Kelly is being investigated for the “crime” of telling people not to commit crimes.
We’ve fallen far.
November 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
To anyone who thinks it’s an “exaggeration” that the rule of law is in danger…
U.S. Senator Mark Kelly is being investigated for the “crime” of telling people not to commit crimes.
We’ve fallen far.
U.S. Senator Mark Kelly is being investigated for the “crime” of telling people not to commit crimes.
We’ve fallen far.