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perfect_brains

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photogolographer,
art guy,
it might seem crazy now, but if we stay connected we can steer through

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bibliolater , to bookstodon group
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How To Read ANY book in Just 7 Days

“In this video I show you how to read any book in just one week. I then go on to give you some of my best reading tips to helped you stay focused and actually accomplish your reading goals.”

length: nine minutes and forty seven seconds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_brZLPDqC1M

@bookstodon

perfect_brains ,
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@bibliolater @bookstodon

basically 2 not so brilliant ideas

  1. divide up pages by time

  2. keep several expensive leather notebooks

  3. is useful if you are under time constraints

  4. seems like an obsession with notebooks for their own sake

riggbeck , to bookstodon group French
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@bookstodon

I agree with Horowitz. Censoring books and literary characters to suit modern sensibilities is very like Winston Smith's job in 1984. It gives a false sense of history. We're free to read or not read them.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/may/24/anthony-horowitz-writers-not-told-books-more-diverse

perfect_brains ,
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@riggbeck @bookstodon

almost as bad is reading the guardian, which tries to steer your thoughts

perfect_brains ,
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@mpk

this is not necessarily true from the guardian

it is a prediction, but really fearporn to push people into accepting the guardian's political agenda

perfect_brains ,
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@mawhrin

the commies' favorite label, fascist
but I think fascism means at least 2 things: a social and a political definition
which one of these 2 do you mean (don't say both)
and can you unpack your answer?
you should answer so you won't look stupid in front of "everyone"

perfect_brains ,
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@silence7

quid pro quo
exactly what the democrats do

perfect_brains ,
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@silence7

actually it is the opposite

joe biden
has not faced any charges for Burisma

perfect_brains ,
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@silence7

not BS at all, biden demanded the firing of a DA who was investigating Hunter
or he would block funds to Ukraine
the DA was fired

perfect_brains ,
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@silence7

yes, and we can always believe CNN fact checkers

perfect_brains ,
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@silence7

and you have cnn

https://www.acsh.org/news/2019/11/04/debunkers-debunked-who-fact-checks-fact-checkers-14378

perfect_brains ,
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@silence7

not being "known" for something is not exactly a fact or reason for anything

and in fact there is no such thing as a right-wing health group

do you have anything better?

perfect_brains ,
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@silence7

the term, fringe, is value-judgement attempt to denigrate something or someone,

not a fact or even a good reason for anything

something can be on the fringe and be correct while the majority center can be incorrect

perfect_brains ,
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@silence7

as opposed to lies

dbsalk , to bookstodon group
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My heart aches for the children who will no longer have access to their local library because some arrogant assholes decided to be offended by books with new ideas and different perspectives.

The cruelty is the point.

https://bookriot.com/donnelly-public-library-adults-only/

#Books #BookBans #Bookstodon #Libraries @bookstodon on@a.gup.pe

perfect_brains ,
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@dbsalk @bookstodon

are you one of those people that banned Huckleberry Finn and To Kill a Mockingbird?

are those the ideas you meant?

perfect_brains ,
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@trajekolus

it's not nato's failure, ukraine was engineered to be a puppet state of the west to attack russia

perfect_brains ,
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@troed @trajekolus

how so?

perfect_brains ,
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@GreyShuck

does a real worm get a real little crown?

wdlindsy , to random
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Simon Rosenberg tells Greg Sargent why he's cautiously optimistic about Biden's chances this fall. Trump has working against him the following:

  1. He raped E. Jean Carroll in a department store dressing room.

  2. He oversaw one of the largest frauds in America history and that he and Rudy Giuliani through all their various misdeeds own over $700M dollars.


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https://newrepublic.com/article/179821/trump-scary-poll-numbers

perfect_brains ,
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@wdlindsy

what a surprise that the new republic would think that

wdlindsy , to random
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"To give hate no safe harbor."

~ President Joe Biden, SOTU

perfect_brains ,
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@wdlindsy

yes like leftist colleges teaching students to hate white males

MikeDunnAuthor , to random
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The Lutz report was written by expert Republican pollster and political strategist Dr Frank Luntz, in 2009, to help the Israeli government, and its supporters, like AIPAC and the ADL, to sway public opinion toward Israel. One of the most fundamental rules of the playbook is to always spin every conflict or scandal as one in which Israel is the victim of terrorism, and in which Israel has the “right to defend itself.” This strategy, according to the Lutz report, will always win the support of the majority of Americans. In contrast, you should never mention borders, territory, or the loss of Palestinian land usurped by Israel in 1948, 1967, or in 1973. That will make Americans much more sympathetic toward Palestinians, at the expense of Israel’s ambitions.

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/israelgaza-conflict-the-secret-report-that-helps-israelis-to-hide-facts-9630765.html

#israel #palestine #WarCrimes #Terrorism #Territory #AIPAC #ADL #Republican #FreeGaza #FreePalestine #EndTheOccupation

perfect_brains ,
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@MikeDunnAuthor

"victim of terrorism, and in which Israel has the “right to defend itself.” "

unless these happen to be objectively true facts (that we can conveniently forget, black september)

"you should never mention borders, territory, or the loss of Palestinian land usurped by Israel in 1948, 1967, or in 1973."

just a little problem here: the entire land of israel was stolen by those same moslem arabs starting around 700 AD, and the specific usurpations mentioned were lost by israel was attacked therefore had valid claim to according to the laws of war.

then let's remind ourselves of what the slogan "from the river to the sea" means. you do know, don't you?

but never let the truth be an obstacle

luckytran , to random
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We absolutely need an alternative to Twitter, but Threads, Instagram, and Facebook all being down at the same time shows how dangerous it is to consolidate all social media under a single corporation, and people need to stop encouraging it.

perfect_brains ,
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@luckytran

but internet can be still taken down by wifi infrastructure can't they?

wdlindsy , to random
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Why place your daughter-in-law as co-chair of the Republican National Committee, as Trump has done with his son's wife Lara Trump?

Roger Sollenberger explains:

"Trump will have more than enough say to turn on the money spigot, and can demand large personal cuts from party funds."

The RNC, flush with money given by donors to the party itself — not to Donald Trump — is a cash cow for Trump and he intends to keep milking it.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-truth-about-trumps-rnc-shakeupand-why-the-gop-will-suffer

perfect_brains ,
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@wdlindsy

I am not sure the RNC has much cash now since ronna mcdaniels did such a poor job

banned_tweets_of_john_cusack , to bookstodon group
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@bookstodon

https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250212863/thedangerouscaseofdonaldtrump

perfect_brains ,
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@banned_tweets_of_john_cusack @bookstodon

shows how degraded the mental health profession really is

perfect_brains ,
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@BlueintheSouth @banned_tweets_of_john_cusack @bookstodon

he is losing lawyers because the left has weaponized the technique of filing false ethics complaints against any lawyer who dares to represent him

and of course all those professional intelligence agencies who swore that that hunter biden laptop was russian disinformation

and all those professional doctors who cooperated with pushing a harmful and ineffective fake mrna vaccine

because they were paid off and pressured

fur fukks sake

and of course like all communists you include in your post a personal insult against anyone who disagrees with you

perfect_brains ,
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@BlueintheSouth @banned_tweets_of_john_cusack @bookstodon

jovan hutton pulitzer on rumble explains this

https://rumble.com/v4cu875-demonic-attack-on-our-legal-system-liberal-lawfare-let-loose.html

wdlindsy , to random
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"Hur’s description of Biden as 'well-meaning' has generally been ignored or interpreted as a condescending pat on the head. But in an election against Trump, it’s deadly serious. The special counsel investigations have found that while Biden acted with good intentions, Trump acted with bad intentions. And that’s why Trump, not Biden, got indicted."

~ Will Saletan


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https://plus.thebulwark.com/p/decision-2024-well-meaning-vs-corrupt-old-men

perfect_brains ,
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@wdlindsy

not really
Biden just before the last indictment by the dems's kangaroo courts against Trump

Biden said, "All I need is one more indictment." pretty clear signal to his illegitimate special counsel Smith.

then let's not forget his quip about how "we" have F-16's

not well intentioned at all

but if your hero is Pol Pot, he might seem so

philip_cardella , to random
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    perfect_brains ,
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    @philip_cardella

    you really mean that Trump wants to destroy one arm of your one world government

    constantorbit , to bookstodon group
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    Recommendations on a good biography of Billie Holiday? 🙏

    @bookstodon

    perfect_brains ,
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    @constantorbit @bookstodon

    probably something by an academic would be best

    wdlindsy , to random
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    The corporate media do much to withhold information from us that would, if we had this information, help us see that the serious dysfunction in D.C. and the federal government is virtually entirely due to Republican obfuscation driven by a politics of authoritarianism.

    In not highlighting this information and making it central to the narrative of the 2024 election, the corporate media allow too many of us to claim ignorance as we make our voting choices.


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    perfect_brains ,
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    @wdlindsy

    real border crisis created by our commie captured dems

    impeachment charades staged entirely by dems

    aid to ukraine only for expansionist war by EU-NATO

    wdlindsy , to random
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    “The Republicans want you to believe there is a literal invasion at our southern border, but also that it doesn’t need to be repelled or stopped … till January 2025.”

    ~Mehdi Hassan as cited by Joyce Vance

    https://joycevance.substack.com/p/texas-ignores-the-constitution-and

    perfect_brains ,
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    @wdlindsy

    incorrect mehdi
    they believe it is an invasion using immigration law violations
    they want to solve it without violence and using lawful means

    nice try lindsay on trying to deceive the people

    rbreich , to random
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    The price of Huggies diapers went up 6% between April- June 2023.

    Inflation, right? Wrong.

    Kimberly-Clark, the maker of Huggies, reported that the cost to make its products fell by $75 million.They took the money and ran, banking $168 million in operating profits in Q3 2023.

    Now, new research shows that corporate profits drove 53% of inflation during the 2nd and 3rd quarters of 2023. During the 40 years prior to the pandemic, profits drove just 11% of price growth.

    perfect_brains ,
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    @rbreich

    here's our little socialist troll, reich

    making sure nothing is blamed on the illegitimate government and all the blame goes to those evil capitalists

    self , to bookstodon group
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    I highly recommended Cannibal Capitalism to @academicchatter and @bookstodon. I remember reading in undergrad. I don’t think I cited her as often in grad school but that is another story. Cannibal Capitalism is written for a mass audience but what is overwhelmingly obvious is that she has mastered her craft of inserting large complex ideas into concise language. It is a masterwork.

    perfect_brains ,
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    @self @academicchatter @bookstodon

    how does Stalin's execution of the entire Polish officer class at Katin fit into Fraser's ideas?

    futurebird , to random
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    What is something you have learned you wish you could have told your younger self... but, you also know your younger self would never believe you?

    Here are mine:

    • Even if you are a smarty pants you still need to study, probably a lot.
    • Brush your teeth twice a day. Not once. TWICE.
    • The few things about your appearance you have (some) control over are not very important in romance.
    • No, you really do need to sleep.
    • Don't just study what's hard & impressive study what fascinates you.
    perfect_brains ,
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    @futurebird

    1. learn about the legal system
    perfect_brains ,
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    @SmokeInFog

    their being pressured and bribed by business

    they may be desperate to do anything to beat Trump

    thoughtpunks , to random
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    Enjoy a little catharsis.
    Get a little satisfaction.
    DICK PUNCH EVERY SUIT

    https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/452281/DICK-PUNCH-EVERY-SUIT--Corporate-Revenge-TTRPG?affiliate_id=741284

    Character Sheet for DICK PUNCH EVERY SUIT

    Cover image for PDF book "DICK PUNCH EVERY SUIT" light tan background, with two businesspeople in the foreground both in tailored black suits. figure on left if a blonde woman wearing red boxing gloves and heels, kneeling on one knee, punching the man on the right in the dick figure on right is a man wearing black boxing gloves screaming in pain as he receives a blow to the groin top left text in messy typewriter style "DICK PUNCH EVERY SUIT" before the woman at an angle in red text "Though Punks" underneath in the figures in bold typewriter text "by rev casey corpo smashing ttrpg".
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    perfect_brains ,
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    @thoughtpunks

    how do we dickpunch a woman in a suit?

    have you thought this through that far?

    antipode77 , to bookstodon group
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    @bookstodon

    Free book

    The End of Loser Liberalism.
    Chapter 1

    . . .

    The political system and the “free market” are rigged to the advantage of the rich and powerful, which makes it difficult for progressives to make headway in pushing policies that advance the interests of everyone else.

    There are enormous obstacles in our path, but if we don’t know where we are going, then we can be absolutely sure that we are not going to get there.

    https://deanbaker.net/books/books.htm

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    perfect_brains ,
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    @antipode77 @bookstodon

    "The political system and the “free market” are rigged to the advantage of the rich and powerful, which makes it difficult for progressives to make headway in pushing policies that advance the interests of everyone else. "

    which is why progressives have chosen to deprive the people of their choice in elections

    and break laws they don't like

    and hold kangaroo courts for their political enemies

    wdlindsy , to random
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    Robert Reich on why only the rich and powerful can go bankrupt:

    "Bankruptcy was designed so people could start over. But these days, the only ones starting over are those with enough political clout to shape bankruptcy laws to their liking, and enough money to hire bankruptcy lawyers to use those laws to their full advantage."


    /1

    https://robertreich.substack.com/p/who-gets-to-use-bankruptcy

    perfect_brains ,
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    @wdlindsy

    after Reich told us that Trump should be taken off the ballot for something he never did, I studiously avoid that 2nd-rate whore

    perfect_brains ,
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    @wdlindsy

    then reich should be off your radar

    perfect_brains ,
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    @UKFilmNerd

    oh, wonderful

    here's an anti-brexit activist

    still beating that horse

    (hint: it's not drug shortages he cares about)

    perfect_brains ,
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    @Hossenfeffer

    typical communist behavior: go straight to the personal insults

    the commies have been given a script to do this if they face any criticism

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    @rayquetzalcoatl

    can't take em?

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