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08 Jun 2023, 9:14 pm

auntblabby wrote:
Leon Botstein, the president of Bard College, said, “Among the very rich is a higher percentage of unpleasant and not very attractive people.”


My ex went to Bard.


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08 Jun 2023, 9:14 pm

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Fighting over different opinions and hating each other for it serves no purpose, and ultimately, only makes everything worse.


All it takes for evil to take root is for good people to refuse to stand up for what's right.


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Just a reminder: under international law, an occupying power has no right of self-defense, and those who are occupied have the right and duty to liberate themselves by any means possible.


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08 Jun 2023, 9:18 pm

Nothing will improve unless people take a stand and advocate for change.


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22 Jun 2023, 7:15 pm

Telling the truth is better than keeping secrets in the same way keeping secrets is better than full-on lying.


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06 Jul 2023, 4:07 pm

The biopic Oppenheimer has a runtime of three hours and is rated R.


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06 Jul 2023, 4:42 pm

Keeping secrets is very important, especially when they'll protect someone else.
Telling the truth can often lead to serious consequences.

I'm thinking of abuse / DV situations.


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06 Jul 2023, 5:08 pm

The 2024 Summer Olympics will be happening in Paris.


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