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Dare I Say?, by @bob_mcinnis open.substack.com/pub/bobmcinnis…

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

I took the @leavenotrace_ca pledge to explore Canadian parks and natural areas responsibly. Take the pledge and share, to plant a tree. Will you take the pledge? #LNTCanPledge #SubaruAdventureOn takethepledge.leavenotrace.ca

Being Online Makes You Feel Bad But You're Still Here, by @LooraKennedy open.substack.com/pub/lkennedy/p…

@Truthseeker2344 @simonateba @realDonaldTrump And at least half of Americans won't believe or accept the results.

@simonateba It’s obvious the American people on both sides see what they are doing to the @realDonaldTrump He should not be removed from any ballot. Let the election happen fair and square and let the best man for the job win!

In ancient Rome, a group of men loyal to the Republic feared that Julius Caesar was going to make his dictatorship permanent and establish a monarchy. In 44 BC, they decided to assassinate him, thereby restoring the Republic. In the ensuing chaos and power vacuum, Caesar's great nephew Octavius quickly rose to the top, assumed power, and permanently ended the Republic by establishing a de facto monarchy. After Caesar's death, it came out that he had never intended to create a monarchical system. The conspirators brought about precisely what they had tried to stop. In 19th-century India, under British colonial rule, authorities decided there were too many venomous cobras in the streets of Delhi, making life uncomfortable for the British residents and their families. To solve this, they offered a reward for every dead cobra residents would bring in. Soon, enterprising locals began to breed cobras in order to make a living from the bounty. The government caught on to this and canceled the program. The breeders, resentful of the rulers and angered by their actions, decided to release their cobras back on the streets, thereby tripling the population from before the government program. Other notorious examples would include the 18th Amendment establishing prohibitions in the United States in 1920, which was designed to stop the spread of alcoholism but only ended up increasing alcohol consumption by a substantial amount. Another example is the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese in 1941, designed to decimate the US Naval force in one blow and bring America to its knees. Instead, it shook the American public out of its deep isolationism, ensuring the total mobilization of the country's superior manpower and resources to not only defeat the Japanese but also to obliterate its military for good. The very success of the attack guaranteed the opposite of the intended result, Robert Greene writes in his spectacular book, "The Laws of Human Nature."

Why the Human Brain Perceives Small Numbers Better quantamagazine.org/why-the-human-… via @QuantaMagazine

@OilerAnalytics Combined Stanley Cups?

NHL point leaders past 5 seasons: 1. McDavid - 503 2. Draisaitl - 460 Next closest is 77 points behind 2nd If you don’t think these two are the best players in the world, you’re lying to yourself

A Knight's Tale, by @bob_mcinnis open.substack.com/pub/bobmcinnis…

Compulsion, Addiction and Agency, by @LooraKennedy open.substack.com/pub/lkennedy/p…

Trust?, by @bob_mcinnis open.substack.com/pub/bobmcinnis…

@OilerAnalytics And Pride tape

Three words Oilers need Ekholm

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My word for the day is curious! Come play

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Why You Should Definitely Just Do the Thing, by @LooraKennedy open.substack.com/pub/lkennedy/p…

Why I've Decided to Emigrate in My Thirties, by @LooraKennedy open.substack.com/pub/lkennedy/p…