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guest2u.bsky.social @guest2u.bsky.social · 9d

The Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog

Caspar David Friedrich

#Art
#Romanticism
#OilOnCanvas

Rückenfigur (German: Rear-facing figure)

#Mountainouslandforms
#Sky
#Mountain
#Atmosphericphenomenon
#Standing
#Ridge
#Summit
#Cloud

I just found Wikiart.org
Thank you BlueSky!

Original Title: Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer
Date: 1818; Germany
Style: Romanticism
Genre: allegorical painting
Media: oil, canvas
Location: Kunsthalle Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Dimensions: 94.8 x 74.8 cm

https://www.wikiart.org/en/caspar-david-friedrich/the-wanderer-above-the-sea-of-fog

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guest2u.bsky.social @guest2u.bsky.social · 10d

On a per capita basis, U.S. health spending (*in constant 2023 dollars*) has increased in the last five decades from

$2,151 per year per American in 1970 to

$14,570 per year per American in 2023.

#Inequality
#M4A
#Econsky

https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/u-s-spending-healthcare-changed-time

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guest2u.bsky.social @guest2u.bsky.social · 10d

Where Americans Can’t Afford Healthcare, by State

Southern states post higher shares of surveyed adults who skipped visiting doctor due to costs in 2023.

Texas, highest at 18% unable to afford healthcare, has some of the strictest Medicaid eligibility requirements.

#Inequality
#M4A
#Econsky

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/where-americans-cant-afford-healthcare-ranked-by-state/

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guest2u.bsky.social @guest2u.bsky.social · 11d

Minimum Wages in 50 U.S. States & 35 Countries, Adjusted for Living Costs, before tax

Germany, Australia, & France are higher than all 50 states.

Fed min wage clusters at the bottom end of this ranking, closer to upper-middle-income economies like Colombia & Peru.

#Inequality
#LivingWage
#Econsky

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/minimum-wages-in-50-u-s-states-35-countries-adjusted-for-living-costs

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Mike Hargis @miketakespics.bsky.social · 12d

“World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.”
~ Dalai Lama XIV

Have a beautiful day ❤️

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guest2u.bsky.social @guest2u.bsky.social · 11d

#AGoodPlace

OceanBlueStar 🌎💧🐬 @oceanbluestar.bsky.social · 12d

“Your life matters, and you are here for a reason.”-Jane Goodall

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guest2u.bsky.social @guest2u.bsky.social · 11d

Exactly!

guest2u.bsky.social @guest2u.bsky.social · 11d

What is Medicaid and How Many Americans Use It? Ep 2 of Just the Facts: Do you Qualify?

7 mins

#Poverty
#Inequality
#Medicaid
#EconSky

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guest2u.bsky.social @guest2u.bsky.social · 12d

#AGoodPlace

Guy Thomas 〓〓 @guywrites.bsky.social · 12d

As the day draws to a close, please know that your best was good enough. If you know you gave it your best shot, the day was well lived. In these times of anxiety, and in this world of hollow status, simply recognising that You and your effort matter is gold dust. Rest well, my friends. 😊

#life

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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 14d

"Once intelligent beings achieve technology and the capacity for self-destruction of their species, the selective advantage of intelligence becomes more uncertain."

-Carl Sagan, The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 15d

A controversial prediction about black holes and the expansion force of the universe could explain a cosmology mystery

Are Black Holes Creating Dark Energy?

A controversial prediction about black holes and the expansion force of the universe could explain a cosmology mystery

www.scientificamerican.com

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Carolirene @carolirene75.bsky.social · 16d

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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 16d

"We must understand the Cosmos as it is and not confuse how it is with how we wish it to be."

-Carl Sagan, Cosmos

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guest2u.bsky.social @guest2u.bsky.social · 16d

I get teary-eyed.

Jane Goodall was one of those top people making a better world.

She sits alongside:

David Attenborough, Dalai Lama, Gandhi, Mandela, et al.

Jane Goodall Institute of Canada @janegoodallcan.bsky.social · 17d

She may no longer be with us, but we don't have to lose what she taught us. We don't have to give up on that mission.

It's now up to us to move her work forward. To advance her mission. To make choices that matter. To look back on our own lives and know that, like Dr. Jane, we made a difference.

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Jane Goodall Institute of Canada @janegoodallcan.bsky.social · 16d

Dr. Jane always said that each animal matters – not only for the role they play to support life, but for their intrinsic value.

"The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves," she said.

Photos: Kristin Mosher / Rob Sassor / Stacey Lorraine / Susana Name / Sylvie Le

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 16d

Serious dose of cuteness:

Wildlife photographer Michael Poliza visited the Evaro Gorilla Orphanage in Gabon in 2007 & captured amazing photos of these orphaned chimp & gorilla babies bonding & sharing with each other.

Orphaned Baby Gorilla and Chimpanzee Form an Adorable Friendship

"In the wild, chimpanzees and gorillas do not get along...Growing up together in an orphanage breaks down that trained barrier."

mymodernmet.com

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⭐️Mel⭐️ @mel789.bsky.social · 16d

'We have a genetic kinship with all life on earth, an atomic kinship to all matter in the cosmos, So when I look at the universe, I feel large, because I remind myself that not only are we living in this universe, the universe is living within us.'
- NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON

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guest2u.bsky.social @guest2u.bsky.social · 16d

This was an incredibly good interview!

To the last answer, in my estimation, high housing costs is #1 issue to help the most Americans.

Steve Inskeep @steveinskeep.bsky.social · 19d

Watch the NPR interview here:

youtu.be/phjuIezI7R4?...

In Trump country, Andy Beshear critiques Trump — and talks of succeeding him | Morning Edition

YouTube video by NPR

youtu.be

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guest2u.bsky.social @guest2u.bsky.social · 16d

Fairness & care means opposite things based on personal politics.

(Party) loyalty matters the most.

Many for authority.

guest2u.bsky.social @guest2u.bsky.social · 16d

Moral Foundations and Politics

Relationship between moral foundations and views on various political issues

Loyalty > Authority > Purity > Care > Fairness

https://hiddentribes.us/media/qfpekz4g/hidden_tribes_report.pdf

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guest2u.bsky.social @guest2u.bsky.social · 16d

The PDF is so very long (but worth sharing.) But “just wow” keeps happening to me too!

The big one was…

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guest2u.bsky.social @guest2u.bsky.social · 16d

Are we too sensitive?

Racial category and sensitivity to racism

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guest2u.bsky.social @guest2u.bsky.social · 16d

Personal Responsibility and Political Favorability

Relationship between views on personal responsibility and approval of Presidents

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guest2u.bsky.social @guest2u.bsky.social · 16d

What Causes Success in Life?

Tribes differ in their views on the role of personal responsibility in life outcomes

guest2u.bsky.social @guest2u.bsky.social · 16d

Moral Foundations and Politics

Relationship between moral foundations and views on various political issues

Loyalty > Authority > Purity > Care > Fairness

guest2u.bsky.social @guest2u.bsky.social · 16d

Shifts in the moral bedrock

Tribes differ in their endorsement of the moral foundations

Left: Care, Fairness

Right: Authority, Loyalty, Purity

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