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The Internet Classics Archive | The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, part of the Internet Classics Archive
classics.mit.edu
“It is in our power to have no opinion about a thing, and not to be disturbed in our soul; for things themselves have no natural power to form our judgements.” (Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Book 6: classics.mit.edu/Antoninus/me...)
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There's a pretty great Tumblr post about this:
November 26, 2025 at 2:53 AM
There's a pretty great Tumblr post about this:
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now shifting into Jólakötturinn (child-eating Icelandic Yule cat ) season
November 28, 2025 at 3:43 AM
now shifting into Jólakötturinn (child-eating Icelandic Yule cat ) season
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This is a story being repeated around the world... the terrible impacts of our retreat from foreign assistance.
kathmandupost.com/health/2025/...
kathmandupost.com/health/2025/...
Foreign aid cut causes sharp drop in HIV testing in Nepal
USAID gone and Global Fund grants delayed, vulnerable groups at high risk of HIV, experts warn.
kathmandupost.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM
This is a story being repeated around the world... the terrible impacts of our retreat from foreign assistance.
kathmandupost.com/health/2025/...
kathmandupost.com/health/2025/...
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The Gangster State strikes again, with a full-blown presidential pardon for a convicted cocaine trafficker and conspirator who corrupted the Honduran government with his crimes as president. The people must defend freedom and the rule of law against mobster politicians.
In Announcing Pardon of Drug Trafficker While Threatening Venezuela, Trump Displays Contradictions
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The Gangster State strikes again, with a full-blown presidential pardon for a convicted cocaine trafficker and conspirator who corrupted the Honduran government with his crimes as president. The people must defend freedom and the rule of law against mobster politicians.
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I’ve played a lot of simcity but I didn’t know you could go pro
November 27, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I’ve played a lot of simcity but I didn’t know you could go pro
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Click through and read the assignment feedback, which was constructive, kind, and frankly very gentle. Suspending the instructor over this is a deranged overreaction in support of a clearly bad faith student, and the university choosing this action is once again another stain on higher education.
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Click through and read the assignment feedback, which was constructive, kind, and frankly very gentle. Suspending the instructor over this is a deranged overreaction in support of a clearly bad faith student, and the university choosing this action is once again another stain on higher education.
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A new post by a Republican state Senator in Indiana, saying she will "not cave" on redistricting as she shares that she was just the target of a pipe bomb threat to due "DC political pundits."
November 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
A new post by a Republican state Senator in Indiana, saying she will "not cave" on redistricting as she shares that she was just the target of a pipe bomb threat to due "DC political pundits."
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The Pledge to the American People was a foundation for Walter Dowdle’s Mountin lecture in 1990, and it used to be as prominent on our website as this 20ft mural in the lobby of one of our buildings.
I used to walk past these words every day, proud that we could rise together with these principles.
I used to walk past these words every day, proud that we could rise together with these principles.
November 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The Pledge to the American People was a foundation for Walter Dowdle’s Mountin lecture in 1990, and it used to be as prominent on our website as this 20ft mural in the lobby of one of our buildings.
I used to walk past these words every day, proud that we could rise together with these principles.
I used to walk past these words every day, proud that we could rise together with these principles.
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Commander White is one of the very few people involved in family separation from the inside who acquitted himself well. He raised alarm bells, pushed back, and got ORR to start tracking separations long before DHS did, so that it was possible later to reunite kids and know the scale.
He reunited families separated under Trump. Now he’s running for Congress. wapo.st/3KdDBQ1
He reunited families separated under Trump. Now he’s running for Congress.
Jonathan White, a longtime civil servant who fought Trump officials’ efforts to separate migrant families, says Democrats must do more to combat the president.
wapo.st
November 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Commander White is one of the very few people involved in family separation from the inside who acquitted himself well. He raised alarm bells, pushed back, and got ORR to start tracking separations long before DHS did, so that it was possible later to reunite kids and know the scale.
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Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
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What biologists see...
Watched S5 E1 ("The Crawl") of #StrangerThings last night & was thrilled to see gorgeous examples of drill holes made by a yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) in the trunk of what's likely a loblolly pine (Pinus taeda); Will Byers (Noah Schnapps) for scale. 🧪🌲🪵🐦🕳️
November 30, 2025 at 7:30 PM
What biologists see...
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I was trying to track down the source of Gramsci's "time of monsters" quote and found that it's a "mistranslation" (ie he just made it up) by Slavoj Zizek. Gramsci's line clearly translates as "morbid symptoms" instead. Mad that you can just rewrite a famous quote and get it widely accepted.
November 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I was trying to track down the source of Gramsci's "time of monsters" quote and found that it's a "mistranslation" (ie he just made it up) by Slavoj Zizek. Gramsci's line clearly translates as "morbid symptoms" instead. Mad that you can just rewrite a famous quote and get it widely accepted.
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Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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yeah AI Ben Garrison is incredible
November 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
yeah AI Ben Garrison is incredible
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When this criminal was jailed, the judge told David Gentile and America: ‘This is a warning to would-be fraudsters that seeking to get rich by taking advantage of investors gets you only a one-way ticket to jail.’ I guess not
November 30, 2025 at 9:27 AM
When this criminal was jailed, the judge told David Gentile and America: ‘This is a warning to would-be fraudsters that seeking to get rich by taking advantage of investors gets you only a one-way ticket to jail.’ I guess not
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Polls for months have shown a huge lead for Orban's opponent. Now the HU government is doing what it always does before elections: increase social benefits, threaten opponents, rewrite election law. Trump promised to underwrite Orban's election spending spree.
dailynewshungary.com/latest-poll-...
dailynewshungary.com/latest-poll-...
Latest poll suggests PM Orbán may keep his seat until 2030
According to the latest poll of Medián, PM Orbán may keep his seat even after the 2026 general elections.
dailynewshungary.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Polls for months have shown a huge lead for Orban's opponent. Now the HU government is doing what it always does before elections: increase social benefits, threaten opponents, rewrite election law. Trump promised to underwrite Orban's election spending spree.
dailynewshungary.com/latest-poll-...
dailynewshungary.com/latest-poll-...
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RIP Tom Stoppard
“It’s not the voting that’s democracy, it’s the counting” the rare literary reference that highlighted the value of election administration
“It’s not the voting that’s democracy, it’s the counting” the rare literary reference that highlighted the value of election administration
November 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
RIP Tom Stoppard
“It’s not the voting that’s democracy, it’s the counting” the rare literary reference that highlighted the value of election administration
“It’s not the voting that’s democracy, it’s the counting” the rare literary reference that highlighted the value of election administration
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“Put *me* in coach?”
November 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
“Put *me* in coach?”
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Tense D&D session. The Necromancer in the bunny graveyard encounter was tight! A real hare-raiser.
November 30, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Tense D&D session. The Necromancer in the bunny graveyard encounter was tight! A real hare-raiser.
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The White House’s new anti-media website includes denunciations of:
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
November 30, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The White House’s new anti-media website includes denunciations of:
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
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mary worth is BACK everyone
November 30, 2025 at 5:18 AM
mary worth is BACK everyone
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Let us hear the infamous story about the necessity of a “land swap” again..
These Ukrainians will be demoralized, tortured and men will be forced to fight on Russia’s behalf. Don’t be naive or romantic about it.
EU, the people you leave with Putin, will be forced to kill your citizens. Wake up.
These Ukrainians will be demoralized, tortured and men will be forced to fight on Russia’s behalf. Don’t be naive or romantic about it.
EU, the people you leave with Putin, will be forced to kill your citizens. Wake up.
November 30, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Let us hear the infamous story about the necessity of a “land swap” again..
These Ukrainians will be demoralized, tortured and men will be forced to fight on Russia’s behalf. Don’t be naive or romantic about it.
EU, the people you leave with Putin, will be forced to kill your citizens. Wake up.
These Ukrainians will be demoralized, tortured and men will be forced to fight on Russia’s behalf. Don’t be naive or romantic about it.
EU, the people you leave with Putin, will be forced to kill your citizens. Wake up.
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This is interesting -- electric charging at a distance is starting to creep into the consumer space.
AirEnergy| Wireless Charging, Finally Unleashed.
16 ft radius wireless charging system. Walk into range and your iPhone, Android, earbuds charge automatically. Truly cut the cord.
www.kickstarter.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:33 AM
This is interesting -- electric charging at a distance is starting to creep into the consumer space.
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In baseball, we call this a wheeeeeeeeee!
November 29, 2025 at 9:53 PM
In baseball, we call this a wheeeeeeeeee!