Litsy

The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality | Amanda Montell

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Enjoyable! Felt a little cheesy at points when she uses personal examples, but also very fitting for a book talking about our communal self-obsessions. Loved the pop psychology/sociology/behavioral economics and loved how it explained so many modern phenomena. Honestly made me feel better about my brain. Super speedy read.

Smarkies

How to Relax | Thich Nhat Hanh, Nhaaat

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A slim book but I read it slowly over days trying to fully appreciate his thoughts.
It also made me restart my meditation / breathwork practice. Hoping that it sticks. 🙏

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Floresj

How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them | Jason Stanley

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While reading, I kept thinking, “A better example of this is actually…”, then, horrifically, realized this was published in 2018. Unfortunately, things have gotten worse, the strategy clearer, and our understanding of fascism is in real time. Ugh.

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Robotswithpersonality

Why We Make Things and Why It Matters: The Education of a Craftsman | Peter Korn

Thanks, Mom. ☺️ 🏦💸

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bibliothecarivs

Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True | Richard Dawkins

Random book from our personal library.

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vivastory

Politics | Aristotle

I do talk about politics on my feed from time to time, however I don't often speak about how it impacts my job. That changed today when because of the government shutdown (& to be clear R's currently control the entire federal government); it was made clear that beginning 11-1 (SNAP AKA Food stamps for people w/ IDD ,in my field) end. We went from a yr ago when people complained about the price of eggs to *literally“ no longer being able (CONT);

vivastory To buy eggs whatsoever bc they will no longer have SNAP benefits. These are the most vulnerable people in our country, but we have politicized EVERYTHING to the point where I am seeing emergency meetings held in my agency. If you voted for this, WTF. IF this pisses you off, then you can explain to a vulnerable individual In your family on SNAP why they are no longer worthy of receiving the *bare minimum “ of being a human who should receive food (edited) 3d

Readergrrl It is beyond exhausting, but we simply must not let this cruelty stand. I am so sorry that you are dealing with this as so many are. 🫂 3d

vivastory @Readergrrl Where I work at I'm in the health department and we're already planning food drives etc. & Im not saying this to give my department self-congrats, but just to point out how cruel & absurd this is. My agency serves people with disabilities of varying types... it's not like a lot of them can go and get jobs that would pay enough...but their food benefits are being cut off (month of Thanksgiving no less) It's enough to make Scrooge blush (edited) 3d

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DrSabrinaMoldenReads This is so awful 3d

vivastory @DrSabrinaMoldenReads America 10-205.... 3d

Prairiegirl_reading I also work with people with disabilities but I live in Canada. I‘m terrified for folks down there. I‘m so sorry this is happening to them and to you. I can‘t believe people voted for this. 3d

Posh_Salad I was just talking about this. A women my friends and I know feeds her 5 kids with SNAP benefits and she voted for this regime. Now the kids aren't getting school lunches and they aren't going to have enough food for the holidays. Meanwhile, the government is handing out planes like Halloween candy. 3d

TheBookHippie @vivastory I literally fought every day this summer and through the fall to make sure the kids got free breakfast and lunch. 3d

TheBookHippie @vivastory we have the kids taking home food on the weekends we figured out sack lunches for supper… we are setting up pantries in the schools. My everyday is trying to get kids fed and it‘s abhorrent. There is enough food. I‘m terrified for my Teen moms WIC will be cut. SNAP running out soon. We‘re all just trying to figure out a plan. 3d

TheBookHippie @vivastory I‘m terrified for the disabled as well. 3d

Deblovestoread It is all devastating. We can afford to remodel the White House but not feed our most vulnerable citizens WTAF are we doing. 🤬🤬🤬 3d

IriDas This must‘ve so hard for you and your coworkers. I‘m going to have to see if my work is doing anything. We are a TK-8 low income come district so we should be doing something. Maybe we‘ll all finally come together and create community to help. 3d

AnnCrystal There seems to be no empathy in this new government...feels like empathy is outlawed ✊🏼🤬🥺🌟. 3d

BarbaraBB I am so sorry for this. I hope it will at least finally open the eyes of people who voted for this mad government. 3d

KT1432 I hate seeing nasty people gloat about it too. I hate it here. 3d

Amiable @KT1432 Same. I vacillate between wanting to escape and wanting to march on DC with pitchforks, tar and feathers. 3d

Cuilin @KT1432 yes! I watched a TikTok of someone criticizing people with snap as she herself was eating. It was disgusting. What happened to America first?? 3d

lil1inblue My heart just aches. 💔 3d

TieDyeDude I don't understand how, in one of the wealthiest countries on earth, we need to do food drive for community kitchens, teachers and parents have to buy supplies to stock their schools, and healthcare puts people in life-long debt, and half the country votes for those who say we are giving away too much. This is why you can't run the country like a business; the gov't is supposed to support all, not just those who can afford to pay for everything. 3d

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vivastory @Cuilin That is repulsive. That person needs to have the guts to walk up to an individual with a disability and tell them why they aren't worthy of a basic need. Hiding behind a social platform is easy, the title of this book keeps popping up in my mind

The Cruelty Is the Point: The Past, Present, and Future of Trump's America

sarahbarnes I‘m sorry Scott. I was in a meeting this week where people were talking about needing to ask the public to make cash donations to food banks to brace for November without SNAP. Of course if the govt wanted the payments to go out to states they could do that, but they‘re choosing another way to hurt the people who have the least. Again. 2d

Branwen I hate it here 😔 2d

vivastory @sarahbarnes It's sickening 💝 1d

Suet624 Pressure needs to be put on all of these Republicans. Sit-ins at their offices, at their homes. They are complicit. Lack of health care and food will kill so many people. 1d

vivastory @Suet624 They'd probably see that as an act of terrorism now 😡 1d

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BarbaraJean

Blueprint for Revolution: How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators, or S | Srdja Popovic, Sra Popoviac

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Popovic was part of the movement (Otpor) that ousted Milosevic from power in Serbia, and this book is a handbook of sorts—taking principles from Otpor and discussing how those principles could be applied in a variety of contexts, using nonviolent activism and resistance to effect change. The wealth of examples he offers are inspiring and often hilarious. I can‘t help but wonder if the Portland Frog was inspired by this book… ⤵️

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) I read this with an online book group over the summer, and I‘m so glad I did. The final session was a discussion with the author—rich with relevant and practical ideas for our current context in the USA. 3d

JamieArc I read this years ago when it first came out and I think about it all the time. I think it‘s been the book I recommend most these days. I, too, thought of the connection between Portland and this book. I‘ve been hoping someone would get into some creative protest! 3d

BarbaraJean @JamieArc Right?! I just keep talking about it. I even talked about it with my (conservative but horrified by Trump) dad as we saw protests over the weekend here in the LA area. I was so glad to see the creative protests in Portland and am hoping that kind of action gets more prominent. 1d

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xicanti

Letters to a Young Poet | Rainer Maria Rilke

There are a lot of powerful thoughts in this tiny book. Rilke‘s ideas often reminded me of Buddhist texts for how deeply he considers concepts like emotion and solitude.

TheBookHippie One of my favourites. 3d

Karisa Love this book! 🥹 3d

Singout My life has been transformed by work with Buddhist teacher of the Work That Reconnects, Joanna Macy, who is also a translator of Rilke. 3d

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dabbe 🖤🐾🤎 3d

zezeki I love this one! 3d

xicanti @Karisa @TheBookHippie @zezeki it was so good. Definitely one to return to again and again. 2d

xicanti @Singout I guess Rilke draws in all the Buddhists. 2d

xicanti @dabbe he‘s a stellar reading buddy, this guy. 2d

TheBookHippie @xicanti I find something in every reread 2d

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