“I’m smarter and more concerned about important issues than you."

• Subverting norms
• Systems of oppression
• Critical theory
• Cultural appropriation
• Postmodernism
• Overton Window
• Heuristic
• Existential threat to [climate, the planet, democracy, the economy]

these words tell others "I’m more empathetic than you, and you are callous to hurting other’s feelings.

• Privilege
• Violence (as in “environmental violence”)
• Dialoguing
• Othering
• Triggering
• Microaggression / assault/ invalidation
• Progressive stack
• Centering
• Safe space
• Holding space
• Body shaming

The most dangerous cities in the US;

1. Memphis

2. Oakland

3. St Louis

4. Baltimore

5. Detroit

6. Alexandria, LA

7. Cleveland

8. New Orleans

9. Monroe, LA

10. Pueblo, CO

There's a common denominator here.

Just another Shit Hole Democrat run State! Daily News

party of leftist radicals drags Maryland into a power-bill crisis, fiscal turmoil, years of violent crime and chaos, and an ongoing sanctuary state mess.

manufactures

"biggest surprise wasn’t speed, it was consistency. Robots don’t call in sick during peak production periods.”

It’s all about where banks lend as bank lending creates the money supply.

1)   If they lend for productive purposes you get economic growth and no problems

2)   If they lend for consumer spending you get consumer price inflation.

3)   If they lend to purchase assets you get asset price inflation.

effort, patience, and intention — form a kind of progression for how real change or achievement tends to happen. Here’s a breakdown of how they work together:

Effort

This is the active piece — the work you put in. Effort is energy directed toward a goal, whether physical (building something, training, practicing) or mental (learning, focusing, strategizing). Without effort, nothing moves. But effort alone can be exhausting if not balanced by the other two.

Patience

Effort only pays off over time. Patience is the willingness to endure delays, setbacks, or slow progress without giving up. It keeps effort sustainable. Think of farming: you can plow and sow, but you also have to wait for the season to change and the plants to grow. Patience is the steady trust that time is part of the process.

Intention

This is the why. Intention gives direction and meaning to both effort and patience. It’s the inner compass — making sure your energy is not wasted, and your waiting is not idle. With clear intention, effort is focused rather than scattered, and patience feels purposeful rather than passive.

How They Work Together

• Effort without intention can be busywork.
• Patience without effort becomes stagnation.
• Intention without patience leads to frustration.
• All three together = progress with meaning.

The joke is an old piece of Jewish humor, and like much Jewish humor it’s both self-deprecating and layered. Here’s the breakdown:

The Story

A Jewish man is stranded alone on an island for decades. He builds all the essentials: a house, a workshop, a gym, a synagogue. But then there’s a second synagogue. When asked why, he explains: “That one I would never go into.”

The Point of the Joke

The humor rests on a few cultural themes:

1. Jews and Synagogues
2. Jewish communities throughout history have often been split into different congregations, sometimes because of differing traditions, prayer styles, levels of observance, or even simple disagreements. The joke exaggerates this tendency: even if only one Jew exists, there will still be two synagogues—one he attends and one he boycotts.
3. Self-Deprecating Humor
4. It plays on the stereotype of Jews as argumentative or prone to schisms, but it’s told from within the community, making fun of themselves in a warm way.
5. Human Nature in General
6. On a deeper level, it’s not just about Jews—it’s about how people define themselves partly by what they reject. The man builds an extra synagogue simply so he can say, “I don’t go there.” It’s a way of marking identity by drawing lines, even when no one else is around.

Why It Lasts

The joke sticks around because it’s simple, absurd, and true enough to resonate. It’s both a parody of Jewish communal life and a universal commentary on human nature—we all like to belong to one group and distinguish ourselves from another.