When you think about it, our own identity is really just the narratives we tell ourselves about ourselves.

It’s why it’s necessary to let go of ego in order to see the world, and ourselves, as we really are.

Biden's arrogant anti-Russian sanctions have amounted to a price hike on working class Americans that have so far failed to weaken the Russian economy. His neocon policy accelerates the process of de-dollarization, diplomatic isolation & imperial decline. tabletmag.com/sections/news/…

This dynamic wherein the scope of acceptable debate is strictly limited to favor those in power has of course been lucidly described by the elderly scholar we all love to have opinions about.

Heartened by the ratio--it's good to know there remain anti-war leftists, if only just a handful.

Duss says that he is 'addressing [leftist] arguments in their strongest form.' He is lying. Any article on Ukraine that omits mention of the 2014 coup is just war propaganda. This guy is a total phony. It is sadly quite revealing that Sanders takes advice from him.

As the brilliant Ukrainian Canadian researcher Ivan Katchanovski has pointed out this war could have easily been prevented had the West negotiated neutrality and full implementation of the Minsk accords. readthemaple.com/yes-the-ukrain…

The scope of acceptable debate on US foreign policy ranges from (A) war hawks who insist the US has never done anything wrong to (B) 'progressives' who say the US is basically a good faith actor who just makes well-intentioned oopsie poopsie mistakes but should still arm Ukraine.

Caitlin gives a brilliant analyses about why people cling to their beliefs. Understanding that people have built their identities on core beliefs.

Galileo argued that planets revolved around the sun, it only took 300 years for his idea to be accepted.

This amazingly convenient coincidence has been one of the most important and consequential political developments in recent history, but we can't spend any time talking about it because we're too busy arguing about how hard you should punch a TERF.

'So in order to punish Vladimir Putin for his war crimes and his assault on freedom and democracy, Biden will be courting a tyrannical war criminal whose country has no freedom or democracy.'
caitlinjohnstone.com/2022/06/03/bid…

'One only believes the US is undermining its values by partnering with SA if one assumes that US values include freedom, democracy, justice & peace. This is not acceptable for a grown adult to believe in 2022. US values in the real world are domination & power. That's it'-Caitlin Johnstone

As the world slides closer to nuclear war it would be cool if Americans could take a break from a debate about gun laws that will with 100% certainty lead nowhere and seriously discuss whether they want their government waging a rapidly escalating proxy war against Russia.

Between 1995 and 2019, the net-worth of the median college grad increased from $202k to $309k, while the net worth of the median high-school grad decreased from $86k to $74k.

federalreserve.gov/econres/scf/da…

10 fun facts abt the police, from reason. Wait for it.

Reuters Harvard Biz Review:
Add the cost of waste to Solar, & LCOE (levelized cost of energy) increases 4x.

'The economics of solar — so bright-seeming from the vantage point of 2021 — would darken quickly as the industry sinks under the weight of its own trash'
hbr.org/amp/2021/06/th…

Reuters There's this little-known nasty fact: Solar panels are partially made of coal and a large coal furnace is required to manufacture them. They're not so clean.

Here's a clip from Michael Moore's film, Planet of the Humans that explains...

Children’s learning loss in the pandemic isn’t just in reading and math. It’s also in social and emotional skills. In a New York Times survey of 362 school counselors across the U.S., they said students are behind in abilities to learn, cope and relate. nyti.ms/3GseQcw

Glenn Greenwald Rand Paul What ever happened to the 2.3 trillion they lost on 9/10/2001?

$40 billion in US weapons to Ukraine--ink's barely dry on the bill & they're already available on the darknet.