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Tom O Brien
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Being of the universe
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The Christmas Tree in Space...
December 23, 2024 at 4:35 PM
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When Nalanda monks in ancient India thought Master Shantideva was lazy, they forced him to teach, expecting failure. His profound insight stunned them all. And the Buddhist text "The Way of the Bodhisattva" was born. True wisdom often hides in humble forms. #Shantideva #Buddhism #Compassion
December 24, 2024 at 1:21 PM
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Tried my best. Sorry I couldn’t pull it through everyone - we live to fight another day. ♥️
December 17, 2024 at 5:56 PM
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Capitalism is using neurodivergence "to dismantle subcultural rebellion by labelling 'deviant' behaviour to make it acceptable enough to be integrated into the mainstream". Is neurodivergent activism truly radical or surreptitiously enabling the status quo?
www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture...
How neurodivergence became a subculture
In recent years, social media has allowed neurodivergent people to find community online – but is there a darker side to the ‘subculturalification’ of mental health conditions?
www.dazeddigital.com
December 6, 2024 at 8:02 AM
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This is huge.

The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries 👇
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...
European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 2, 2024 at 9:19 AM
Find a scapegoat #fascism
Trump thinks he just invented DARE
November 28, 2024 at 9:39 AM
Good morning Dublin
November 27, 2024 at 9:14 AM
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'Don't be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.'

Rumi

#wisdom #philosophy #psychology #spirituality #poetry #ai #aiart #art #surrealism #psychedelic #dream

November 26, 2024 at 7:56 AM
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'You are a divine being. You matter, you count. You come from realms of unimaginable power and light, and you will return to those realms.'

Terence McKenna

#wisdom #philosophy #psychology #spirituality #poetry #ai #aiart #art #surrealism #psychedelic #dream

November 25, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Writing needs to be valuable, persuasive, organized and clear (Larry McEnerney)
November 25, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Some on the left ignore or avoid talking about medical power and its impact on our understanding of mental health which disappoints me
Many on the Left have long criticised over-medicalisation, preferring more de-pathologised & socially-informed mental health interventions. Yet many commentators on the right are co-opting this critique for their own ends. My article unravels what's going on👇
www.madinamerica.com/2024/09/righ...
Right-Wing or Left-Wing: Who Really Owns the Critique of Over-Medicalisation?
Left-wing critique has always challenged powerful vested interests that prefer not to be disturbed.
www.madinamerica.com
November 25, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Simplistic argument, even provocative, controversial and in the end lacking evidence.

Many YouTube videos are made by scientists and philosophers
November 25, 2024 at 6:58 PM
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One woman was killed by a partner or relative every 10 minutes worldwide in 2023, the United Nations has warned, stressing that femicides remained at "alarmingly high levels"
One woman killed by partner, relative every 10 mins - UN
One woman was killed by a partner or relative every 10 minutes worldwide in 2023, the United Nations has warned, stressing that femicides remained at "alarmingly high levels".
www.rte.ie
November 25, 2024 at 12:30 PM
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What I support:

Immigrant rights ✊🏼
LGBTQIA+ 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
BLM 🖤
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
Indigenous People 🫶
Women’s Rights 💖
Animal Rights 🐮
Human Rights 🫂
Pro-Choice ❤️‍🔥
Gender Identity 🤍
Mental Health Awareness 🎗
Autism Awareness ♾
Disability Awareness 🏥
Climate Change Awareness 🍃
Love ❤️
November 22, 2024 at 11:26 PM