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Friday, December 28, 2018

The Apprentice Created Trumps Persona

Jul 31, 2017 - If “The Apprentice” didn't get Trump elected, it is surely what made ... he wonders whether Burnett softened Trump with an image “makeover”; ...
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Saturday, December 22, 2018

Absurd Times

AbsurdTimes

@HonestCharlie

Ph.D., Cognitive Science, Secular Humanist, and cursed with a preference for things that make sense. At times, Arthur Schopenhauer is editor.
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Choose Your Friends With Care (and your Presidents likewise)






Distance yourself from people who: 


1 speak poorly about others 

2 have problems for every solution 

3 enjoy complaining 

4 always feel entitled 

5 blame others for losing 

6 take more than give 

7 make you feel bad about yourself 

8 cheat or lie 

9 bully or troll 

10 nitpick as a hobby






 *Choose Your Friends With Care (and your Presidents likewise)

 

Friday, December 21, 2018

Big Baby Blimp: Is Trump going to be tried as an adult? asked Michael Moore


Is Trump going to be tried as an adult? asked Michael Moore.

 

Link: https://youtu.be/YLAlofRAWRM


Is Trump going to be tried as an adult? asked Michael Moore

Giant 'Trump Baby' blimp takes flight in London

On July 13, a gigantic blimp depicting President Trump as a diapered baby was flown in London's Parliament Square, during Trump's first visit to London since taking office.

The Post spoke with the key organizer behind the project.

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Is Trump going to be tried as an adult? asked Michael Moore

Link: https://youtu.be/YLAlofRAWRM





Monday, December 10, 2018

Author Michael Lewis On ‘The Fifth Risk’ Within The Trump Administration






Author Michael Lewis On ‘The Fifth Risk’ Within The Trump Administration
Michael Lewis, author of The Big Short, Moneyball and more, joined Jim
Braude to discuss his latest book, The Fifth Risk, and his fears about
the bureaucrats behind the wheel of the Trump administration.







Thursday, December 6, 2018

"Character Is Destiny"

"Character Is Destiny"

Written by Christine Bartsch
“Character is destiny,” is a quote attributed to the Greek philosopher, Heraclitus.  
This quote implies that destiny, or fate, is not a predetermined outside force, but that one’s future, or destiny, is determined by his own inner character. This quote is sometimes incorrectly attributed to 19th century English author George Eliot, who quoted the phrase in her 1860 novel, “The Mill on the Floss.”

Who is Heraclitus?

Heraclitus was a Greek philosopher who was active around 500 B.C., and is known as the last of the Ionian philosophers.

Little is known about his life and family, beyond his birthplace, which is believed to be Ephesus.

His work is notable for obscurity and riddles.

During his lifetime, Heraclitus was critical of peers and predecessors who had different views or rejected his own philosophies, such as the unity of opposites and universal flux, a philosophy that theorizes that all things in the universe are constantly changing.

He is also considered to be the first Western philosopher to search for moral applications for his philosophies.







Dreaming In Stripes





"Snitches telling all their business, sitting in court and being their own star witness"





A month after was elected, Saudi-funded lobbyists began reserving blocks of rooms at Trump's DC hotel. We estimate they reserved 500 rooms, in the middle of the busy weeks around Trump's inauguration. Total cost: more than $272K.



Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Can’t stomach Trump









Read more here: https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorial-cartoons/jim-morin/article222348445.html#storylink=cpy

Sunday, November 25, 2018

Bear walks into Truckee CHP station


VIDEO: Bear walks into Truckee CHP station 

https://abc7news.com/4760452/ via @abc7newsbayarea








The Endangered Species Act.

Congress is moving quickly to gut the Endangered Species Act. This bedrock law has a proven track record of success in providing a safety net that protects our most vulnerable wildlife. It has prevented 99 percent of the species under its care from going extinct, including America's symbol, the Bald Eagle. We should allow this critical law to continue to protect wildlife for future generations, not undermine it.
Please ask your members of Congress to oppose efforts to weaken the Endangered Species Act.
Photo: Tim Timmis/Audubon Photography Awards 




Whooping Cranes






More Trump Lies



Defiant Trump threatens to CLOSE the US border again

 https://dailym.ai/2DFc9FY

Saudi crown prince brags Jared Kushner handed him U.S. intelligence




Jared Kushner took part in a lunch at the White House last week which his father-in-law threw for Mohammed bin Salman



EXCLUSIVE: 

Saudi crown prince bragged that Jared Kushner gave him CIA intelligence about other Saudis saying 'here are your enemies' 
days before 'corruption crackdown' which led to torture and 
death 


Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman met with Jared Kushner in October
Salman has since bragged about using classified intelligence from Kushner as part of a crackdown on 'corrupt' princes and businessmen in Saudi Arabia 

He said the intelligence from Kushner included information on those who were disloyal to Salman and who were his 'enemies', insiders tell DailyMail 

The crown prince launched his crackdown on corruption in November, days after he met Kushner for talks in Riyadh 

Hundreds were rounded up, including princes from rival parts of the Saudi royal family and some of the country's wealthiest businessmen 

The New York Times later reported that one of the detainees had died from his injuries.


Sources have told DailyMail.com that the prince – known by his initials MBS – has been boasting about his close relationship with the president's son-in-law and senior adviser, and the intelligence which he has told his circle Kushner passed to him.


The president's son-in-law took a copy of information from the daily intelligence briefing provided by the intelligence community to the White House, and Kushner copied it and provided its contents to MBS.


MBS bragged to his closest regional ally, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed – the de facto joint ruler of the United Arab Emirates that
Kushner was 'in his pocket,'  

 





Saudi crown prince brags Jared Kushner handed him U.S. intelligence


By Ryan Parry West Coast Correspondent For Dailymail.com and Josh Boswell For Dailymail.com

Published: April 2018 



Link: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5575395/Saudi-crown-prince-brags-Jared-Kushner-handed-U-S-intelligence.html




Inferiority Complex

 
 
 

noun: inferiority complex
  1. an unrealistic feeling of general inadequacy caused by actual or supposed inferiority in one sphere, sometimes marked by aggressive behavior in compensation. 





    An inferiority complex consists of lack of self-esteem, a doubt and uncertainty about oneself, and feelings of not measuring up to standards. It is often subconscious, and is thought to drive afflicted individuals to overcompensate, resulting either in spectacular achievement or
    extremely asocial behavior. In modern literature, the preferred terminology is "lack of covert self-esteem".[1]


    Causes

    An inferiority complex occurs when the feelings of inferiority are intensified in the individual through discouragement or failure. Those who are at risk for developing a complex include people who: show signs of low self-esteem or self-worth, have low socioeconomic status, or have a history of depression symptoms. Children reared in households where they were constantly criticized or did not live up to parents' expectations may also develop an inferiority complex. Many times there are warning signs to someone who may be more prone to developing an inferiority complex. For example, someone who is prone to attention and approval-seeking behaviors may be more susceptible.

    According to Classical Adlerian psychology the second inferiority feeling results when adults feel inadequate from desires to achieve an unobtainable or unrealistic result, "The need for perfection." Stresses associated with feelings of failure and inferiority cause a pessimistic attitude and an inability to overcome difficulties in life.     
     
    According to Adler, "Everyone (...) has a feeling of inferiority. But the feeling of inferiority is not a disease; it is rather a stimulant to healthy, normal striving and development. It becomes a pathological condition only when the sense of inadequacy overwhelms the individual and, far from stimulating him to useful activity, makes him depressed and incapable of development."[5]
     
     
     
     







Saturday, November 24, 2018

Stump Typical Tyrant


Trump Typical Tyrant


Stump as Victim




Tree as Victim

Trump Typical Tyrant







Robert Reich: Fifteen Ways to Spot a Tyrant






As tyrants take control of democracies, they typically:

1.  Exaggerate their mandate to govern—claiming, for example, that they won an election by a landslide even after losing the popular vote.
2.  Repeatedly claim massive voter fraud in the absence of any evidence, in order to restrict voting in subsequent elections.
3.  Call anyone who opposes them “enemies.”
4.  Turn the public against journalists or media outlets that criticize them, calling them "deceitful” and “scum.”
5.  Hold few if any press conferences, preferring to communicate with the public directly through mass rallies and unfiltered statements.
6.  Tell the public big lies, causing them to doubt the truth and to believe fictions that support the tyrants’ goals.
7.  Blame economic stresses on immigrants or racial or religious minorities, and foment public bias and even violence against them.
8.  Attribute acts of domestic violence to “enemies within,” and use such events as excuses to beef up internal security and limit civil liberties.
9.  Threaten mass deportations, registries of religious minorities and the banning of refugees.
10. Seek to eliminate or reduce the influence of competing centers of power, such as labor unions and opposition parties.
11. Appoint family members to high positions of authority.
12. Surround themselves with their own personal security forces rather than security details accountable to the public.
13. Put generals into top civilian posts.
14. Make personal alliances with foreign dictators.
15. Draw no distinction between personal property and public property, profiteering from their public office.



Consider yourself warned.

Robert Reich is the chancellor’s professor of public policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and a senior fellow at the Blum Center for Developing Economies. He served as secretary of labor in the Clinton administration, and Time magazine named him one of the 10 most effective Cabinet secretaries of the 20th century. He has written 14 books, including the best-sellers Aftershock, The Work of Nations and Beyond Outrage and, most recently, Saving Capitalism. He is also a founding editor of The American Prospect magazine, chairman of Common Cause, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and co-creator of the award-winning documentary Inequality for All.



 

 

Robert Reich explains Authoritarianism, Trump's threat to Democracy





Robert Reich: Fifteen Ways to Spot a Tyrant


Donald Trump's authoritarian approach to rule is at odds with American democracy, and the fundamental ideals upon which this country was founded. Reich views Trump's behavior as something which is a menace to traditional American freedoms and democracy, itself.


Link: https://youtu.be/9cgYsrfMhDs  



























Thursday, November 22, 2018

Michael Moore: How Democrats Win In 2020 | The Last Word | MSNBC



  

Michael Moore: How Democrats Win In 2020 | The Last Word | MSNBC










Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore says the 'blue wave' in states like Michigan shows a path for Democrats to defeat Trump in 2020. 
He tells Ali Velshi about a plan to motivate Democratic voters in 2020.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2018

OptionSellers.com / James Cordier - Full apology video


  

OptionSellers.com / James Cordier - Full apology video


James Cordier of Optionsellers.com humbled by extreme market
fluctuations in natural gas & crude oil. Apologises to his clients,
who were totally wiped out in the process. It appears he lost big w/
short calls in crude, and saw an opportunity in natural gas. Things got
much worse as natural gas rallied beyond what most expected, and buyers
of the calls he sold cashed in, wiping his Hedge Fund out.



Deep sympathy
for his clients. More than likely Mr. Cordier was attempting to recover
losses for his fund so his clients would finish 2018 on a high note. No
speculation at all on intent other than giving the benefit of the
doubt. It is a warning to all traders and investors to be cautious and
manage risk.

Situation explanation taken from Jon'z Vidz description:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTFBm...





TRUMP abuses his power says Rob Reiner‏





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TRUMP:

H
e abuses his power, obstructs justice, perverts the rule of law and condones murder. Just another Tuesday. Decent caring Democracy loving Americans are in a constant state of rage. We will continue to harness this rage and the corrupt liar will be gone.



Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Garry Kasparov: Fight for Liberty | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)



Garry Kasparov: Fight for Liberty | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)


Russian political activist and former world chess champion Garry Kasparov joins Bill to discuss the challenges facing democracy worldwide.




Garry Kasparov on Bill Maher

by Frederic Friedel 
 
11/17/2018 – On Friday American comedian, talk show host and political agitator had, for the third time at least, former World Champion Garry Kasparov on his show. 
Kasparov, who lives in quasi-exile in New York, is a ferocious critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and in recent years has been equally critical of the US President Donald Trump. 

You can watch the Real Time with Bill Maher show on HBO, or catch the section with Kasparov on YouTube
You probably know Bill Maher. He is an American TV talk show host and political commentator who in 1993 started a show called Politically Incorrect on Comedy Central (and then on ABC).

In 2003 he switched to HBO and has hosted the political talk show Real Time with Bill Maher until today. Maher is famous for his comedic skills, his sarcasm, satire and political commentary. 

He is known as a vocal critic of creeping political correctness, of bureaucracy, religion, and currently of Donald Trump and the Republican Party. Maher supports LGBT rights and same-sex marriage, as well as the legalisation of marihuana. In 2010 he received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star.

You certainly know Garry Kasparov: born in Azerbaijan, 13th World Chess Champion, dominated the chess world for decades, retired in 2005, etc. 

He now lives in New York and is chairman for the Human Rights Foundation. Kasparov is a vocal critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin — which is clear from his book Winter is Coming

Since 2016 his ire has also been directed at US President Donald Trump.



















Kasparov has an article in Fight for Liberty, a newly published book (October 2018) that makes an urgent case for liberal democracy — reinvigorating its central values in an age of doubt and discord.
  On Friday Kasparov was on Real Time with Bill Maher, the last show before a two-month pause. He was quick-witted and eloquent, and displayed an astonishing degree of knowledge about US politics, including the Midterm Elections:
    

Maher portrait | Angela George CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia 





Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Mika Brzezinski's 'Know Your Value' is an empowered community helping women



Mika Brzezinski's 'Know Your Value' is an empowered community helping women

Know Your Value: empowering women in business and in life | NBC ...

https://www.nbcnews.com/knowyourvalue

 

Mika Brzezinski's Know Your Value is an empowered community helping women to know their value, get what they deserve and reach their full potential


Know Your Value: empowering women in business and in life | NBC ...

https://www.nbcnews.com/knowyourvalue



Mika Brzezinski's Know Your Value is an empowered community helping women to know their value, get what they deserve and reach their full potential 

Moral heroism is not Trumpian behavior 

"Simply put, then, the key to heroism is a concern for other people in need—a concern to defend a moral cause, knowing there is a personal risk, done without expectation of reward." —Philip Zimbardo, "What Makes a Hero?"

For Girls: daughters, grand daughters, nieces.... 

Know Your Value: empowering women in business and in life | NBC ...

https://www.nbcnews.com/knowyourvalue

 


Mika Brzezinski's Know Your Value is an empowered community helping women to know their value, get what they deserve and reach their full potential


Know Your ValueVerified account


@MikaKYV365

Know Your Value is an empowered community helping women to know their value, get what they deserve and reach their full potential.
New York, NY 
 
Joined January 2017






Tuesday, November 13, 2018

“Home” (you only leave home when home is a shark's mouth) by Warsan Shire

 

“Home” by Warsan Shire



Refugees seeking sdylum


Original Text:

"Home" by Warsan Shire

no one leaves home unless 
home is the mouth of a shark 
you only run for the border 
when you see the whole city running as well 

your neighbors running faster than you 
breath bloody in their throats 
the boy you went to school with 
who kissed you dizzy behind the old tin factory 
is holding a gun bigger than his body 
 
you only leave home
when home won’t let you stay. 

no one leaves home unless home chases you
fire under feet
hot blood in your belly
it’s not something you ever thought of doing 
until the blade burnt threats into 
your neck 
and even then you carried the anthem under 
your breath 
only tearing up your passport in an airport toilets
sobbing as each mouthful of paper 
made it clear that you wouldn’t be going back. 

you have to understand, 
that no one puts their children in a boat 
unless the water is safer than the land 
no one burns their palms 
under trains 
beneath carriages 
no one spends days and nights in the stomach of a truck
feeding on newspaper unless the miles travelled
means something more than journey. 
no one crawls under fences 
no one wants to be beaten 
pitied 






Trumpy needs to read:this bestseller: Emotional Intelligence.






Trumpy needs to read:
 

bestseller Emotional Intelligence.



Daniel Goleman on Focus: The Secret to High Performance and Fulfilment
 Psychologist Daniel Goleman shot to fame with his groundbreaking bestseller Emotional Intelligence. 
The premise of the book, now widely accepted, is that raw intelligence alone is not a sure predictor of success in life.

A greater role is played by 'softer' skills such as self-control, self-motivation, empathy and good interpersonal relationships. 
Now Goleman comes to Intelligence Squared for an exclusive talk on the themes of his latest book,

Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence.

Attention, he will argue, is an underrated asset for high achievers in any field.
Incorporating findings from neuroscience, Goleman will show

why we need three kinds of focus:

1 = inner, for self-awareness;
2 = other, for the empathy that builds effective relationships; and
3 = outer, for understanding the larger systems in which organisations operate. 


Those who excel rely on Smart Practices such as mindfulness meditation, focused preparation and positive emotions that help improve habits, add new skills, and sustain excellence.

Filmed at the Royal College of Music on 25th October 2013. 







Friday, November 9, 2018