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· Nov 16
Why Emotionally Intelligent Minds Embrace the 3-Question Rule
A few seconds can make a huge difference.
www.inc.com
This is so simple and elegant to comprehend and practice. The world would be both kinder and, counterintuitively, braver if we all stopped to consider the 3-Question Rule of Emotional Intelligence before speaking (or posting):
www.inc.com/justin-baris...
www.inc.com/justin-baris...
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AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
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"That is why I will sign the discharge petition right now to release the Epstein files" -- Rep. Grijalva
November 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
"That is why I will sign the discharge petition right now to release the Epstein files" -- Rep. Grijalva
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Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) is the 218th signature on the bipartisan discharge petition demanding the release of the Epstein files. Under House rules, the House must act in 7 legislative days.
November 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) is the 218th signature on the bipartisan discharge petition demanding the release of the Epstein files. Under House rules, the House must act in 7 legislative days.
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Here’s a gift link (no paywall) to the article, “Catholic bishops condemn ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’ in rare statement”:
wapo.st/448fDw6
wapo.st/448fDw6
November 13, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Here’s a gift link (no paywall) to the article, “Catholic bishops condemn ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’ in rare statement”:
wapo.st/448fDw6
wapo.st/448fDw6
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Adelita Grijalva is being sworn in at 4:00 today. She can vote on the Epstein discharge petition any time after that.
November 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Adelita Grijalva is being sworn in at 4:00 today. She can vote on the Epstein discharge petition any time after that.
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When our forefathers wrote the Constitution, checks and balances were basically a pinky swear that everyone would play fair. It’s hard to imagine that they foresaw a 40+ day government shutdown because a president spent decades unable to keep it in his pants around young girls.
November 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
When our forefathers wrote the Constitution, checks and balances were basically a pinky swear that everyone would play fair. It’s hard to imagine that they foresaw a 40+ day government shutdown because a president spent decades unable to keep it in his pants around young girls.
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It’s funny to think about how right wingers treat someone like Zohran as if he’s going to do another 9/11 when he’s just some guy from New York vs. how they treat the Syrian president, who was an actual top level member of Al-Qaeda
November 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
It’s funny to think about how right wingers treat someone like Zohran as if he’s going to do another 9/11 when he’s just some guy from New York vs. how they treat the Syrian president, who was an actual top level member of Al-Qaeda
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'The current affordability crisis will not be solved simply by bringing inflation down. What is required is an approach that also addresses the income side of the standard of living calculus in a sustainable, inclusive and, most important of all, forward-looking manner.’ www.ft.com/content/88b0...
Markets should pay heed to the affordability squeeze
Political pressure in response to public anxiety will demand policy responses
www.ft.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
'The current affordability crisis will not be solved simply by bringing inflation down. What is required is an approach that also addresses the income side of the standard of living calculus in a sustainable, inclusive and, most important of all, forward-looking manner.’ www.ft.com/content/88b0...
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Nothing like a proposal for a modest amount of lower-income housing nearby to find out who your neighbors are.
November 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Nothing like a proposal for a modest amount of lower-income housing nearby to find out who your neighbors are.
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Reminder that Mike Johnson named a law school he was dean of after child sex predator Paul Pressler, got his job because of Matt Gaetz and is now committed to protecting Donald Trump. This is not his first time at this rodeo. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Reminder that Mike Johnson named a law school he was dean of after child sex predator Paul Pressler, got his job because of Matt Gaetz and is now committed to protecting Donald Trump. This is not his first time at this rodeo. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
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Nova Scotia has been giving a Christmas tree to the city of Boston for 50 years as a show of appreciation for the aid Boston sent to Halifax after the devastating Halifax explosion of 1917.
globalnews.ca/news/1152288...
globalnews.ca/news/1152288...
Tariff tensions don’t stop annual Christmas tree gift from Nova Scotia to Boston - Halifax | Globalnews.ca
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu was on hand to officially receive the tree, and even took a turn holding the chainsaw to cut it down.
globalnews.ca
November 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Nova Scotia has been giving a Christmas tree to the city of Boston for 50 years as a show of appreciation for the aid Boston sent to Halifax after the devastating Halifax explosion of 1917.
globalnews.ca/news/1152288...
globalnews.ca/news/1152288...
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Thanksgiving travel could be impacted as airlines will need time to retool their flight and staffing schedules once the shutdown ends.
Shutdown End In Sight—Here's When Disrupted Services Could Go Back To Normal
Thanksgiving travel could be impacted as airlines will need time to retool their flight and staffing schedules once the shutdown ends.
www.forbes.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Thanksgiving travel could be impacted as airlines will need time to retool their flight and staffing schedules once the shutdown ends.
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Epstein survivor: “It strikes me as odd that this was a campaign promise of Trump, and he has backpedaled on that...
This is an issue that has been highly politicized when it's not a political issue whatsoever.”
I think we all know why the White House has politicized this.
This is an issue that has been highly politicized when it's not a political issue whatsoever.”
I think we all know why the White House has politicized this.
November 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Epstein survivor: “It strikes me as odd that this was a campaign promise of Trump, and he has backpedaled on that...
This is an issue that has been highly politicized when it's not a political issue whatsoever.”
I think we all know why the White House has politicized this.
This is an issue that has been highly politicized when it's not a political issue whatsoever.”
I think we all know why the White House has politicized this.
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The central question in American politics is simple.
Do you stand with forgotten Americans or the Epstein class?
That's it.
Do you stand with forgotten Americans or the Epstein class?
That's it.
November 12, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The central question in American politics is simple.
Do you stand with forgotten Americans or the Epstein class?
That's it.
Do you stand with forgotten Americans or the Epstein class?
That's it.
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MSNBC: What is holding Republicans back from voting to release all the files?
GARCIA: They're complicit in this coverup
GARCIA: They're complicit in this coverup
November 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
MSNBC: What is holding Republicans back from voting to release all the files?
GARCIA: They're complicit in this coverup
GARCIA: They're complicit in this coverup
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The effort is to release the Epstein files is bipartisan
November 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The effort is to release the Epstein files is bipartisan
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The cruelty is the point.
Catalina “Xóchitl” Santiago spent nearly two months in ICE detention—despite having protection under DACA—until a federal judge ruled that the government had no reason to keep her in custody and ordered her release.
DHS is still vowing to "explore every available option to remove" her. My latest:
DHS is still vowing to "explore every available option to remove" her. My latest:
Then they came for the Dreamers
Immigrants brought here as children were told they wouldn’t be deported. Now, they’re being targeted anyway.
www.motherjones.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The cruelty is the point.
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will never not be wild to me that an entire group of Americans said THERE ARE ELITES RAPING CHILDREN!! LET'S ELECT THEM!
November 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
will never not be wild to me that an entire group of Americans said THERE ARE ELITES RAPING CHILDREN!! LET'S ELECT THEM!
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We have all been thinking about this, Ghislaine.
November 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
We have all been thinking about this, Ghislaine.
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the Montgomery County animal shelter has become overcrowded because families are giving up their pets due to housing insecurity— meanwhile, a new subsidized housing complex here in Silver Spring won’t allow pets. these things are connected: to clear the shelters, we need pet-friendly housing
November 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
the Montgomery County animal shelter has become overcrowded because families are giving up their pets due to housing insecurity— meanwhile, a new subsidized housing complex here in Silver Spring won’t allow pets. these things are connected: to clear the shelters, we need pet-friendly housing
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The president will discuss the economy, but he will also provide important updates about Hannibal Lecter's dinner plans and Arnold Palmer's substantial penis. Additionally, his team of military physicians will reveal the record-setting results of his latest cognitive testing.
November 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The president will discuss the economy, but he will also provide important updates about Hannibal Lecter's dinner plans and Arnold Palmer's substantial penis. Additionally, his team of military physicians will reveal the record-setting results of his latest cognitive testing.