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Former Fortune 10 executive. Now I help businesses in flux, focusing on leadership, integrity, empathy, and working together. 🖥️ https://scottmonty.com 🖋️ https://www.timelesstimely.com 🔗 https://linktr.ee/scottmonty

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Scott Monty @scottmonty.com · 6d

Scumbags

Scott Monty @scottmonty.com · 11d

Amid the cacophony of the present, take a step into the path to give it some perspective.

Lifelong learners only, please.

Timeless & Timely | Scott Monty | Substack

Finding the past in the present and the present in the past. Timeless virtues for life. Click to read Timeless & Timely, by Scott Monty, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

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Scott Monty @scottmonty.com · 16d

And here we are…

Frank Cogliano @frankcogliano.bsky.social · 16d

Graduate seminar did a deep dive on Thomas Paine’s Common Sense yesterday. At the line, “in America the law is king,” they (14 students from 6 countries) burst out laughing. I've been doing this for 35 years and this is the first time that was a laugh line.

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Scott Monty @scottmonty.com · 16d

Cholesterol

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Scott Monty @scottmonty.com · 16d

The way this is laid out makes it *extremely* unlikely to happen. Like the planets would have to line up.

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Scott Monty @scottmonty.com · 16d

I see he’s getting out in front of the issue, attempting to defuse it before it becomes public.

It won’t work.

Scott Monty @scottmonty.com · 16d

A consistent lack of respect for history and art.

When Donald Trump Razed the Bonwit Teller Building, He Promised the Met Its Art Deco Friezes. A New Book Details How He Pulverized Them Instead | Artnet News

Read an excerpt from the book 'Art and Crime: The Fight Against Looters, Forgers, and Fraudsters in the High-Stakes Art World.'

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Scott Monty @scottmonty.com · 17d

And then *she* shared the texts, thinking it made her look good.

Scott Monty @scottmonty.com · 17d

The President's House by George Munger; c. 1814-1815.

The burned-out shell of a once elegant and imposing house stands alone in the landscape. It is the White House as it looked following the conflagration of August 24, 1814, the low point of the War of 1812.

The fire was the work of British troops, the first--and only--foreign army to invade the capital city of the United States. Viewed from the northeast, from the public common, the empty scene is a vivid reminder of the elemental state of the capital city at that date.

One prominent but puzzling detail is the S-curved shape above the near corner of the roof. It is most readily interpreted as part of a lightning protection system. Not a lightning rod, given its length, but rather part of the metallic conductor that encircled the roof, now torn from its mooring. This record of fact could also be interpreted ironically since the British had destroyed what thunder and lightning could not.

Scott Monty @scottmonty.com · 17d

This White House ballroom project will be a breeding ground for corruption, as it’s being paid for by corporations and its price per square foot is off the charts.

Scott Monty @scottmonty.com · 17d

And he should stay there.

Scott Monty @scottmonty.com · 17d

At least they’re consistent across the board.

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Scott Monty @scottmonty.com · 17d

He destroys national historic landmarks, shares videos of him shitting on Americans, and has a press secretary who treats legitimate questions like a third-rate cast member from Mean Girls.

www.timelesstimely.com/p/new-word-o...

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Scott Monty @scottmonty.com · 17d

If these “Seven Social Sins” were meant as a warning 100 years ago, our century seems intent on treating them as a to-do list.

This week’s essay (out on Wednesday!) explores how each item on this list plays out in our current culture of excess and distraction.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 19d

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

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Scott Monty @scottmonty.com · 22d

The Epstein file coverup continues

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 22d

House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted Tuesday that he would not swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva until Democrats relent and end the government shutdown.

Grijalva, speaking alongside Democrats, including Sen. Mark Kelly, on Wednesday, said the delay “is not procedural. It’s intentional.” 🧵

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Scott Monty @scottmonty.com · 22d

Those pesky escalators…

Scott Monty @scottmonty.com · 23d

“Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for ’tis better to be alone than in bad company.” — George Washington

Scott Monty @scottmonty.com · 23d

I don’t know. I think his neck is too old for him.

Scott Monty @scottmonty.com · 23d

Hey, who wants to nominate this guy for the Nobel Peace Prize?

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Tuesday said he will work with other parliamentary leaders around the world to nominate President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in securing a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages.

Scott Monty @scottmonty.com · 23d

Seems consistent

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Scott Monty @scottmonty.com · 23d

Not surprising, but still shocking.

Politico @politico.com · 23d

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Scott Monty @scottmonty.com · 23d

Surprising exactly no one

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Scott Monty @scottmonty.com · 23d

Look at Fox News, inserting their own interpretation in there.

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 23d

I seem to recall that it was the biggest 1st Amendment attack in American history when the Biden admin alerted social media companies to some content and said "hey does this violate your policies?" Will Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger and (lol) CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss call this out?

Tweet from Pam Bondi:

Today following outreach from
@thejusticedept
, Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target
@ICEgov
agents in Chicago.

The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.

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