Probably the healthiest thing to do since that place is such a cesspool. I am so sick of the tribalism on on both sides of the aisle. I was so hopeful for the right for a while. There I was thinking that they were truly going to rise above all of this, but unfortunately, the right has turned into the left, but just with their own policies and agendas. I know it’s difficult when we get super emotional, but anyone who thinks this particular election is unique compared to previous ones, and that were in an existential crisis, is operating from a place of fear which is fundamentally not healthy for us. Fear is our enemy, our main enemy. Fear causes us to behave in ways we otherwise wouldn’t and to give up our values and liberties. The only thing to fear is fear itself. Democrats real discount into a dystopian place because of their fear, and sadly I’m beginning to see Republicans do the same.
Had a fun time this weekend at a birthday party and wanted to share my GIF. btw..I learned it's pronounced JIFF with a soft G not GIFF with a hard G. The more you know I suppose.
The Duran, W Jan 07, 2026
Europe-Russia, two-century failure w/ Jeffrey Sachs (Live)
In this podcast, Jeffrey Sachs provides information on European History which is not the official narrative. He recommends two books, both available online - though only one of them is available for downloading for offline use, the other needs to be read online.
1. The genesis of Russophobia in Great Britain; a study of the interaction of policy and opinion; Gleason, John Howes, 1972 - not available for offline(though Jeffrey Sachs indicates that this material from the 1950s. Sachs must have been thinking of Jackie Gleason, or perhaps the archive page got the date wrong.) | https://archive.org/details/genesisofrussoph0000glea/page/n7/mode/2up
2. The Grand Chessboard by Zbigniew Brzezinski, 1997 | https://www.cia.gov/library/abbottabad-compound . This is available offline as a pdf. It's available at the CIA website. ...
