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@thoms-babington.bsky.social
December 23, 2024 at 10:40 PM
I am just a Heartland Rustic. Not educated or smart enough to live in the Acela Corridor where Elites do.

But, something seems wrong up there.
December 23, 2024 at 10:27 PM
There is an ancient Confucian philosophy which would endorse Trump's proposed Tariff regime, even if there is some pain.

It holds that the first aim of a State is to make the State so independent of outside supplies that it never has to go to war for them.
December 23, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Beauty begets vanity and destroys humility.
December 23, 2024 at 8:02 PM
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December 22, 2024 at 10:18 AM
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How to grift on social media:

1. Say the most sensible thing you can think of during a time of mass hysteria.

2. Profit.
December 21, 2024 at 5:20 AM
Quotes attributed to Yogi Berra:

“You can observe a lot by just watching.”
“Its hard to make predictions, particularly about the future.”
“It was hard to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.”
About a restaurant in New York---“No one goes there anymore, it’s too crowded.”
December 21, 2024 at 4:40 PM
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December 20, 2024 at 4:32 PM
“If you compare two people with equal opportunities when it comes to money, it’s delayed gratification that separates them.” Ray Dalio
December 21, 2024 at 2:48 PM
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December 21, 2024 at 1:53 AM
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December 20, 2024 at 4:58 PM
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Magical view ✨
December 20, 2024 at 7:41 PM
“The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude.” – Voltaire
December 20, 2024 at 10:52 AM