Joshua D Phillips

Be sure to read 1. All of Tolstoy 2. All of Dostoevsky 3. All of Shakespeare 4. KJV Bible That’ll put you on a solid foundation

@returnofgrupey It’s really a thing. I read the article. Real interviews and quotes

@JoshPhillipsPhD Is this really a thing that will happen, or is it just a clickbait thing just to stir people into a frenzy?

The more I read this, the more I realize how it is utterly illiterate. How exactly do you decolonize someone’s birthplace? He lived there. No one came in and conquered his house. It’s just a house of a man that exists. These people are exhausting 🙄

@baaslaunch I kinda like this

I actually like the Singapore approach. Pay the top tier of public servants a LOT of money. $500k would be OK. Then prosecute them aggressively if they or anyone in their family/friend circles get even one penny of outside money connected to their office/access. This includes stock picking. Blind trust, index only.

No public servant should make more than $250,000. This is obscene.

@boysmom4306 Yes. Public v private sector.

@JoshPhillipsPhD So it’s ok for a company owner to make millions but heaven forbid the people in charge of your child’s education have a tenth of that?

@JoshPhillipsPhD Utter nonsense. Some of the best books are 900+ pages else I wouldn’t have embarked on Anna Karenina

@MichaelGryboski Link?

@JoshPhillipsPhD Remind me ... have I self-promoted my novels to you yet?

This app is great. Just connect and interact with great people :) I find such cool content and book recommendations from y’all Keep them coming 😎📚

False. And of all the accounts to peddle such nonsense. 🤨

@MatRyanELATeach What?!?!?!!!!?????!!! No judgement. But dang! You’re going to love it.

@JoshPhillipsPhD It's been on my shelf for so long and I haven't read it yet.

“Native Son” by Richard Wright is a superb American novel that doesn’t get talked about nearly enough.

@AllieRyanNYC Ps: it’s only a 4 hour drive!

@AllieRyanNYC Whoa! I’ve never heard of this! But it looks incredible! Now I’m planning a trip

See a Shakespeare play in person and with friends. americanshakespearecenter.com/visit/

@Old_But_Gold50s I’ve been to this theater! (2017, I think?) It’s beautiful 🤩

In 2014, audiences in Buenos Aires’s Teatro Colón were bowled over by a stunning rendition of Ravel's iconic Boléro, performed by the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra and acclaimed maestro Daniel Barenboim!

Yes, this includes a “To Read List”😎

Absolutely not.

@CaitlinPacific After a full investigation, if the initial reports hold up, then yes. I think that’s a worthy idea.

Shouldn’t all the place names being changed from Chavez be re-instated in honor of Dolores Huerta?

To everyone in my mentions asking why I need advice to read a book: I don't. It's fun. People like to talk about the books they've read. They have thoughts and opinions. Did I mention it's fun? You lack joy. Touch grass.

@boodad12 @JeremyRyanSlate They are. I know plenty of ppl who went to community college for nursing, emt/paramedic, firefighting, police officer, welding , heavy machinery, electrical work

@JoshPhillipsPhD @JeremyRyanSlate You think the community colleges are still doing voc ed well?? Hahahahahahahaha

“Oh. You want to be an English major?!” “Yes.” “Great! Here’s some books to read.” “No.” 🙄

@PabloAQuin4054 When I started seriously lifting (age 12) my dad was big on not using all the extra straps, etc. He basically said that “if your joints weren’t ready to lift the weight, you shouldn’t be lifting it.” So I never lifted heavy weights until my whole body was ready for it

@JoshPhillipsPhD No gloves or wristwraps, no elbow protection, just a t-shirt and a flat bench: very impressive.

Read classic books. 📚 Lift heavy weights. 🏋️ 480 - 1 rep PR max

@scottbe68160181 @DeAngelisCorey You can find plenty of capable ppl for $250k

@JoshPhillipsPhD @DeAngelisCorey Why should public servants be paid less? I’d like capable people on par with private industry running cities and ISDs.

@eigenuser1 Unbelievable

@JoshPhillipsPhD It's not just the humanities. I teach AP physics and I remember reading online about how some physics teachers were saying "Fundamental Laws of Motion" to "decolonize" Newton's Laws of Motion.