Barry deVille

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@GadSaad @KamalaHarris Come on Gad .. in what universe would it be preferable to elect Trump-Vance? Frankly though, as the canticle says “whether or not it is clear to you undoubtedly the universe is unfolding as it should”. Even Canada, even now, as catastrophic fires rage through our national jewel.

I cannot state this strongly enough. If the United States "elects" (in quotes because there will be massive cheating) @KamalaHarris, I do not believe that this will be recoverable. If you make this mistake as Canadians have in three election cycles, you will deserve all that befalls you.

Holy Smokes, the Marsh Family has put out this parody song about J.D. Vance and not only is it catchy but it hits the nail on the head… “Anti Trump a few years ago,  Called him out as a ‘Hitler’ show.  Now you’re playing his sidekick,   Kissing Donald’s ring” I watched it 70 times.  @MarshSongs

@tribelaw You are spot on … I suggest we recruit Roy Cooper from North Carolina into the race! He has been in the “purple state” trenches for at least a decade so has all the intelligence, skills, background, and experience.

Here’s one theory: “What better way to recast yourself with the electorate than through a gripping, episodic fight for leadership? What could draw more people into politics than a must-watch nightly drama, with the fate of the nation at stake? I have to believe that Trump — a modern-day P.T. Barnum who feeds off the boring artifice of his adversaries — fears that spectacle more than anything. And in a political age in which familiarity breeds distrust, what could be more advantageous than choosing a nominee — preferably one from outside Washington — with only two months to campaign? Imagine the explosion of interest that would surround some fresh, non-octogenarian — Gretchen Whitmer, Gavin Newsom, Gina Raimondo, Josh Shapiro — during a 10-week barnstorming tour. How’s Trump going to handle that? Even Harris, for all her flaws as a political messenger, would benefit immensely from an open fight, should she ultimately triumph. It would reintroduce her as a unifier and a winner, and afford her a rare opportunity to commandeer the national stage.” washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…

@CommonSense4444 @tribelaw The dinosaurs were the dominant social form on the planet much longer than we were and they are gone now. We'll be gone some day too — perhaps hastened by our propensity to leave our fates in the hands of autocrats?

“He was getting away with all of it. Again. Until he didn’t.” newrepublic.com/article/182111…

Personal Thoughts: (not for everyone, feel free to skip) For the longest time, I struggled with my identity. A Palestinian kid born inside Israel. Like…wtf. Many of my friends refuse to this day to say the word “Israel” and call themselves “Palestinian” only. But since I was 12, that did not make sense to me. So I decided to mix the two and become a “Palestinian-Israeli” I thought this term reflected who I was. Palestinian first. Israeli second. But after recent events, I started to think. And think. And think. And then my thoughts turned to anger. I realized that if Israel were to be “invaded” like that again, we would not be safe. To a terrorist invading Israel, all citizens are targets. 900 Israelis died so far. More than 40 of them are Arabs. Killed by other Arabs. And even 2 Thai people died too. And I do not want to live under a Palestinian government. Which means I only have one home, even if I’m not Jewish: Israel. That’s where all my family lives. That’s where I grew up. That’s the country I want to see continue to exist so I can exist. Palestine should exist too as an independent state. And I hope to see the country thrive and become less extreme and more prosperous. I love Palestine and have invested in Palestine. But it’s not my home. So from today forward, I view myself as an “Israeli-Palestinian”. Israeli first. Palestinian second. Sometimes it takes a shock like this to see so clearly.

@drjasonfung I think that non-HDL lipids are a proxy for “diabetes” and that diabetes is the stronger statistical effect so non-HDL has no additional explanatory power. I think this pretty much follows the theory and suggests treating the up stream causes. Pharma doesn’t want to hear this!

Hmm.. this huge (1.5 million people) new study says Increasing non-HDL levels don't increase mortality, unlike all the other risk factors. Diabetes BY FAR the worst. Published last week in the NEFJM (New England F***ing Journal of Medicine)

@heyBarsee AI is like any other technology in the sense we humans are struggling to catch up with the last wave (e.g. Netscape) when the new wave (e.g. ChatGPT) starts rolling out🤔 Some of us are still struggling with the opposable thumb🥴

ChatGPT is getting 65 million visits per day. But almost everyone's STUCK in beginner mode, missing out on its true potential. Copy-Paste these 9 Advanced ChatGPT prompt techniques that will SAVE you hours a day: 🧵

The craziest thing about the Chinese spy balloon is that Republicans want you to forget that they’re coming for your books, your history lessons, your teachers, your right to bodily autonomy, the pronouns you use, the words you say, your Medicaid, Medicare & your Social Security.

@VinceFHorn Thanks for sharing Vince! All of us are fighting a (mostly) losing fight to maintain our psychological boundaries — whatever they are — in the face of a plethora of world views and information overload. Humans haven’t evolved the cognitive capacity to do this very well.

@corymuscara @chrisweekly … the strongest recognize they already *are* the self and work hard to remove obstacles to that understanding 🤗

So, perhaps this can be the beginning of a new relationship with yourself. Here is my best starting point for becoming your own best friend:

Buddhist monks have some of the strongest & happiest minds in the world. I wanted to know why. So, when I was 22, I spent half a year training with them in a Burmese monastery. My biggest insight and transformation was NOT what I expected. Here's what it is:

@Liz_Cheney The high road offers grace and redemption! We’ll done @liz_cheney!

You’re welcome, @KariLake.

@_TheFigen What ever happened to sleeping with the book under the pillow?😉

If you’re thankful to the brave inside informant who two senior government officials just revealed provided intelligence for the FBI raid of Mar-a-Lago by identifying the classified documents that Trump stole and telling agents where to find them, please retweet and follow us!!

When you have a peaceful and tamed mind, life is more pleasant for your friends, spouse, parents, children, and acquaintances; your home is quiet, and all who live there enjoy an excellent sense of relaxation. Upon entering your house, others feel a sense of happiness.

Hilarious

@vttoth Thank you for your clarity Viktor. If people only knew how perilously close we are to complete, abusive, totalitarian rule such as we see in Hungary today. We think it can’t happen here but the Convoy shows how. Even Canada, maybe especially Canada, is not safe.

I am fed up to my eyeballs with people who pick charlatans over honest scientists, who pick thugs with weaponized transport trucks over law-abiding citizens.

@PeterAttiaMD @bariweiss @DavidSacks No it won’t happen in the US and that’s why Canada set up a different political system going back to 1776. The US constitution favors the individual, the Canadian constitution (1982) favors the collective, each with associated rewards and punishments.