Tod Hilton
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Same 💯
“Keep moving forward” is the central theme of the movie Meet the Robinsons. It’s a simple phrase that’s stayed with me ever since and captures the growth mindset.
No matter the setback, take what learnings you can from it and figure out how to stay on the path to your goals. Keep moving forward.
No matter the setback, take what learnings you can from it and figure out how to stay on the path to your goals. Keep moving forward.
December 15, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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MacKenzie Scott has ramped up her charitable donations this year from $2.1B in 2023, $2.6B in 2024 to $7.1B in 2025, totaling $26.3B since 2019.
I love that she just gives the money to charities without strings versus giving them conditions or establishing her own charity to work on pet projects.
I love that she just gives the money to charities without strings versus giving them conditions or establishing her own charity to work on pet projects.
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gave $7.1B to nonprofits in 2025, a major increase
The author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott revealed $7.1 billion in donations to nonprofits in 2025 Tuesday, marking a significant increase in her annual giving from recent years
abcnews.go.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
MacKenzie Scott has ramped up her charitable donations this year from $2.1B in 2023, $2.6B in 2024 to $7.1B in 2025, totaling $26.3B since 2019.
I love that she just gives the money to charities without strings versus giving them conditions or establishing her own charity to work on pet projects.
I love that she just gives the money to charities without strings versus giving them conditions or establishing her own charity to work on pet projects.
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What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
December 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
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Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
December 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
Sad, but true. 🤬
👵🏻Support our troops!
🧔🏿♂️Yes! I'm with you! Should we increase VA funding and improve medical coverage and service?
👵🏻No, not like that!
🧔🏿♂️Increase pay?
👵🏻Not like that either!
🧔🏿♂️Expedited family green card processing?
👵🏻No!
🧔🏿♂️Increase housing benefits?
👵🏻Look, I'm just still mad at Kaepernick, OK?!
🧔🏿♂️Yes! I'm with you! Should we increase VA funding and improve medical coverage and service?
👵🏻No, not like that!
🧔🏿♂️Increase pay?
👵🏻Not like that either!
🧔🏿♂️Expedited family green card processing?
👵🏻No!
🧔🏿♂️Increase housing benefits?
👵🏻Look, I'm just still mad at Kaepernick, OK?!
November 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Sad, but true. 🤬
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If you want to give/get signed books by me for the holidays, you can place an online order with Hyperbole Bookstore (a family-owned indie) in College Station, TX hyperbolebookstore.com and ask for signature via their email contact for the Murderbot books, Witch King, Queen Demon, anything in print.
Hyperbole Bookstore
A family-owned independent bookstore in College Station, TX
hyperbolebookstore.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
If you want to give/get signed books by me for the holidays, you can place an online order with Hyperbole Bookstore (a family-owned indie) in College Station, TX hyperbolebookstore.com and ask for signature via their email contact for the Murderbot books, Witch King, Queen Demon, anything in print.
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Here's how silly US racism is.
Black people in California vote consistently for us to to be taxed more, because we are a rich state. We also vote to send that money to West Virginia to help them.
But white people in WV vote consistently to cancel the very programs and assistance they depend on.🤦🏿♂️
Black people in California vote consistently for us to to be taxed more, because we are a rich state. We also vote to send that money to West Virginia to help them.
But white people in WV vote consistently to cancel the very programs and assistance they depend on.🤦🏿♂️
‘Deeply demoralizing’: how Trump derailed coal country’s clean-energy revival
Biden earmarked billions for former coal communities in Appalachia – and his successor came and took it away
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Here's how silly US racism is.
Black people in California vote consistently for us to to be taxed more, because we are a rich state. We also vote to send that money to West Virginia to help them.
But white people in WV vote consistently to cancel the very programs and assistance they depend on.🤦🏿♂️
Black people in California vote consistently for us to to be taxed more, because we are a rich state. We also vote to send that money to West Virginia to help them.
But white people in WV vote consistently to cancel the very programs and assistance they depend on.🤦🏿♂️
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Let debate rage for days, then vote, as the founders intended; end the antique veto and force both parties to own their visions before the people…
hartmannreport.com/p/a-republic...
hartmannreport.com/p/a-republic...
A Republic, If You Can Count to 51: Why the Filibuster’s Demise Could Save Democracy
Let debate rage for days, then vote, as the founders intended; end the antique veto and force both parties to own their visions before the people…
hartmannreport.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Let debate rage for days, then vote, as the founders intended; end the antique veto and force both parties to own their visions before the people…
hartmannreport.com/p/a-republic...
hartmannreport.com/p/a-republic...
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When I talk about "most Americans," this is who I'm talking about. ♥️🇺🇸
I reject the idea that the very worst 36% of us, speak for all of us.
(And yes, some Americans are Canadians! ♥️🇨🇦🙂)
I reject the idea that the very worst 36% of us, speak for all of us.
(And yes, some Americans are Canadians! ♥️🇨🇦🙂)
Stranded tourists helping to clean up debris from Melissa in Jamaica: 🔊 #AGoodPlace
Source: www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmil...
Source: www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmil...
November 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
When I talk about "most Americans," this is who I'm talking about. ♥️🇺🇸
I reject the idea that the very worst 36% of us, speak for all of us.
(And yes, some Americans are Canadians! ♥️🇨🇦🙂)
I reject the idea that the very worst 36% of us, speak for all of us.
(And yes, some Americans are Canadians! ♥️🇨🇦🙂)
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Scenes from the Great Gatsby Halloween Party at Mar-a-Lago on the eve of SNAP benefits expiring for 40 million Americans due to the federal government shutdown.
November 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Scenes from the Great Gatsby Halloween Party at Mar-a-Lago on the eve of SNAP benefits expiring for 40 million Americans due to the federal government shutdown.
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Your regular reminder that we desperately need to overturn Citizens United and get big money out of politics.
It is among the worst Supreme Court decisions in history.
It corrupts our political system every day.
It is among the worst Supreme Court decisions in history.
It corrupts our political system every day.
October 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Your regular reminder that we desperately need to overturn Citizens United and get big money out of politics.
It is among the worst Supreme Court decisions in history.
It corrupts our political system every day.
It is among the worst Supreme Court decisions in history.
It corrupts our political system every day.
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Again, most people in the US like each other! ♥️👍🏿
Most Black people, most Hispanic people, most Asian people, most Indigenous people, and about 48% of White people, like the majority of Americans, and want to enjoy life with them.
When you say you "love America," that's who you should mean.
Most Black people, most Hispanic people, most Asian people, most Indigenous people, and about 48% of White people, like the majority of Americans, and want to enjoy life with them.
When you say you "love America," that's who you should mean.
October 23, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Again, most people in the US like each other! ♥️👍🏿
Most Black people, most Hispanic people, most Asian people, most Indigenous people, and about 48% of White people, like the majority of Americans, and want to enjoy life with them.
When you say you "love America," that's who you should mean.
Most Black people, most Hispanic people, most Asian people, most Indigenous people, and about 48% of White people, like the majority of Americans, and want to enjoy life with them.
When you say you "love America," that's who you should mean.
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I don't know about you, but what I get from Trump's social media posts is that he could easily be replaced by AI slop and literally no one, including his wife and kids, would notice the difference.
October 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I don't know about you, but what I get from Trump's social media posts is that he could easily be replaced by AI slop and literally no one, including his wife and kids, would notice the difference.
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Conservatives: I have no idea why leftists are protesting about having no kings. This is Trump Derangement Syndrome.
Trump: <literally posting several memes where he is the king>
Trump: <literally posting several memes where he is the king>
October 19, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Conservatives: I have no idea why leftists are protesting about having no kings. This is Trump Derangement Syndrome.
Trump: <literally posting several memes where he is the king>
Trump: <literally posting several memes where he is the king>
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At some point, the people of the US are going to have to ask themselves why in 2025, we still have a system of "democracy" that is intentionally designed to give the 60% of pro ethno-state white voters more power than everyone else in the country combined.
Questions for the 40% of white folk.
Questions for the 40% of white folk.
October 19, 2025 at 8:30 AM
At some point, the people of the US are going to have to ask themselves why in 2025, we still have a system of "democracy" that is intentionally designed to give the 60% of pro ethno-state white voters more power than everyone else in the country combined.
Questions for the 40% of white folk.
Questions for the 40% of white folk.
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A historian’s alarm: when these twelve familiar steps appear in a nation, the result is often irreversible—unless citizens rise up and demand otherwise…
hartmannreport.com/p/twelve-ste...
hartmannreport.com/p/twelve-ste...
Twelve Steps to National Collapse: A Blueprint for How Democracies Die
A historian’s alarm: when these twelve familiar steps appear in a nation, the result is often irreversible—unless citizens rise up and demand otherwise…
hartmannreport.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
A historian’s alarm: when these twelve familiar steps appear in a nation, the result is often irreversible—unless citizens rise up and demand otherwise…
hartmannreport.com/p/twelve-ste...
hartmannreport.com/p/twelve-ste...
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The proposals for next year’s UFC fight at the White House look even tackier than I imagined.
Idiocracy was a documentary.
Idiocracy was a documentary.
September 20, 2025 at 5:02 AM
The proposals for next year’s UFC fight at the White House look even tackier than I imagined.
Idiocracy was a documentary.
Idiocracy was a documentary.
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Normal countries:
1. Gun training and safety classes for all adults.
2. Gun ownership for very few people.
3. Gun ownership requires proof of training and competence, and background checks.
The US:
1. Gun safety training for almost no one!🤡
2. Give kids guns for their birthday! Baby boom stick!🤡
1. Gun training and safety classes for all adults.
2. Gun ownership for very few people.
3. Gun ownership requires proof of training and competence, and background checks.
The US:
1. Gun safety training for almost no one!🤡
2. Give kids guns for their birthday! Baby boom stick!🤡
September 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Normal countries:
1. Gun training and safety classes for all adults.
2. Gun ownership for very few people.
3. Gun ownership requires proof of training and competence, and background checks.
The US:
1. Gun safety training for almost no one!🤡
2. Give kids guns for their birthday! Baby boom stick!🤡
1. Gun training and safety classes for all adults.
2. Gun ownership for very few people.
3. Gun ownership requires proof of training and competence, and background checks.
The US:
1. Gun safety training for almost no one!🤡
2. Give kids guns for their birthday! Baby boom stick!🤡
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To all the new dads out there: Take your paternity leave.
It's just one of the suggestions from this research roundup on ways for men to be better allies, brought to you by my friend Lisa Kaplowitz, Center for Women in Business at Rutgers University
www.timesunion.com/news/article...
It's just one of the suggestions from this research roundup on ways for men to be better allies, brought to you by my friend Lisa Kaplowitz, Center for Women in Business at Rutgers University
www.timesunion.com/news/article...
From intention to impact: 3 ways men in leadership can build equitable workplaces that work for everyone
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)
www.timesunion.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM
To all the new dads out there: Take your paternity leave.
It's just one of the suggestions from this research roundup on ways for men to be better allies, brought to you by my friend Lisa Kaplowitz, Center for Women in Business at Rutgers University
www.timesunion.com/news/article...
It's just one of the suggestions from this research roundup on ways for men to be better allies, brought to you by my friend Lisa Kaplowitz, Center for Women in Business at Rutgers University
www.timesunion.com/news/article...
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The most meaningful way to succeed is to help others succeed.
August 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The most meaningful way to succeed is to help others succeed.
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Once you realize most conservative arguments are in bad faith and their philosophy is actual the the 5 principles below, you will know peace
• men > women
• white people > other races
• straight people > LGBTQ
• Christians > other religions
• rich people > poor people
Everything else is flexible
• men > women
• white people > other races
• straight people > LGBTQ
• Christians > other religions
• rich people > poor people
Everything else is flexible
August 26, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Once you realize most conservative arguments are in bad faith and their philosophy is actual the the 5 principles below, you will know peace
• men > women
• white people > other races
• straight people > LGBTQ
• Christians > other religions
• rich people > poor people
Everything else is flexible
• men > women
• white people > other races
• straight people > LGBTQ
• Christians > other religions
• rich people > poor people
Everything else is flexible
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I have gone ahead and written up a more organized piece about why I think recommending decades-old genre "classics" to young people new to the space is not, shall we say, a great thing to do
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/08/11/p...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/08/11/p...
Poking the Discourse Bear Re: “Classic” Science Fiction
Over on Bluesky I got a lot of guff about the above post, but you know what? I 100% stand by it. I’m 56 now, and if you’re recommending the same science fiction books to a ten-year-old …
whatever.scalzi.com
August 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I have gone ahead and written up a more organized piece about why I think recommending decades-old genre "classics" to young people new to the space is not, shall we say, a great thing to do
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/08/11/p...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/08/11/p...
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CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
August 3, 2025 at 12:01 AM
CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
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Don't like the numbers? Just fire the person responsible for gathering them.
Trump's doing what every tyrannical regime has always done: wiping out the truth and replacing it with lies.
Trump's doing what every tyrannical regime has always done: wiping out the truth and replacing it with lies.
BREAKING: Trump says he has told his team to fire the Commissioner of Labor Statistics.
This announcement comes after worse than expected jobs numbers in July, and a downward revision of -258,000 jobs for the May and June jobs reports.
This announcement comes after worse than expected jobs numbers in July, and a downward revision of -258,000 jobs for the May and June jobs reports.
August 1, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Don't like the numbers? Just fire the person responsible for gathering them.
Trump's doing what every tyrannical regime has always done: wiping out the truth and replacing it with lies.
Trump's doing what every tyrannical regime has always done: wiping out the truth and replacing it with lies.
This!
July 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
This!