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Welcome to my world Won't you come on in? Miracles, I guess Still happen now and then Step into my heart Leave your cares behind Welcome to my world Built with you in mind Knock and the door will open Seek and you will find Ask and you'll be given The...
by TexDem
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on Fri Mar 22, 2024 at 07:30 AM PDT
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We face a global epidemic of physical injuries; physical inactivity; and air pollution. 354,272; that is the number of U.S citizens who lost their lives in car accidents, with additional 17,5 million receiving injuries requiring medical attention...
by Neon Neo
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on Tue Feb 13, 2024 at 11:26 AM PST
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Sharing a fascinating podcast which presents some science on how our brains work — which actually explains a lot about our MAGA “friends” & how they can be so, shall I say it?, delusional about Trump while seemingly reasonable in. hiddenbrain.org/… It...
by dlsamson
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on Sun Jan 14, 2024 at 06:57 AM PST
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This post probably won’t make a lot of people happy. The news from our world, and from its human populations, seems to be generally bad, and seems likely to be worse in the future. I am hoping, however, by helping you understand why everything seems so...
by leftcoast ron
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on Wed Dec 13, 2023 at 09:48 PM PST
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We, as Americans, have never been nurtured with the concept of soft power. We're told from cradle to grave to be firm, unyielding, unbending, never allowing room for doubt, always hustling, always competing with everyone, looking out for number one. We...
by Audreybeardsley
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on Wed Oct 25, 2023 at 02:27 PM PDT
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A deep dive into the mind of Donald Trump with mental health experts: In � June of 2023 , Hillary Clinton suggested former President Donald Trump was the leader of a cult. This was not the first ...
by frankfaiola
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on Mon Oct 23, 2023 at 09:00 PM PDT
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In the time since I wrote my diary last week where I expressed anti-war sentiments, I’ve returned to my normal stance of observer. Perhaps, as it was suggested in the comments attached to nancyjones’ diary Tuesday, people have “fatigue” when it comes...
by novapsyche
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on Sat Oct 21, 2023 at 11:12 AM PDT
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Once you know: growing our capacity to face darkening climate predictions 2023 Charles D Keeling Memorial Lecture, Scripps Institution of Oceanography May 8, 2023 Susan Moser, Affiliate Faculty at University of Massachusetts Amherst; Research Faculty...
by gmoke
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on Wed Oct 11, 2023 at 11:00 AM PDT
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The subcortical mind is also colloquially known as the animal mind. (Up to ~6:30 of the video provides the backdrop.) Automatic processes occur here, including sexual arousal. What we today call hypnotism was first known as animal magnetism. Mesmer...
by novapsyche
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on Fri Oct 06, 2023 at 12:06 PM PDT
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Even at the heights of our enchantment and homage to the charismatic leader, the discerning part of our psyche, though allowed a temporary freedom and suspension from judgment, still whispers to us that something make-believe is going on. To prevent...
by novapsyche
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on Wed Sep 27, 2023 at 12:01 PM PDT
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I found this article on “Religious Trauma Syndrome” (RTS) by Valerie Tarico on 21 September 2023. It is located at : www.alternet.org/… . Now, I suffer from no such thing, as much as I am aware of. My mother stopped our church going by the time I...
by Obiwan711
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on Thu Sep 21, 2023 at 09:24 PM PDT
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In my exploration of fascism as a social movement, I came to the conclusion some time ago that propaganda is not only the vehicle of its message and its driver of activity but is actually the end goal. In that way, it is akin to a perpetual motion...
by novapsyche
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on Tue Sep 19, 2023 at 12:34 PM PDT
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In the article “The demon-deity Maga: geographical variations and chronological transformation in ancient Egyptian demonology,” John Rogers noted that, in these archaeological texts, the reciter uses grammar to “embody” the enemy so as to control it:...
by novapsyche
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on Fri Sep 15, 2023 at 12:44 PM PDT
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Your daughter comes home with a troubled brow and downcast hazel eyes. You ask her how her day at elementary school went. She tells you about mean girl shenanigans and atrocities. Indignation builds, and you find yourself laying out a plan of defense...
by Examined
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on Sun Sep 10, 2023 at 06:05 AM PDT
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Abraham Maslow, in “The Authoritarian Character Structure” (1943), said: The authoritarian person tends to have a strong drive for power, status, external prestige[.] In extreme cases it can be said that he has a psychological need for power which may...
by novapsyche
60 comments
on Thu Sep 07, 2023 at 08:24 AM PDT
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I recently came across this introduction to the topic of framing. It’s meant as supplemental material for an intro psych course, so the instructor is taking his time in how he’s introducing the material to his intended audience. Now, framing is a very...
by novapsyche
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on Tue Sep 05, 2023 at 02:22 PM PDT
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Seeing Three Circles 3 circle image: society economy environment Usually seen as equal overlapping circles with a sweet spot in the middle 3 circle reality: environment society economy smallest circle economy inside smaller circle society inside...
by gmoke
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on Mon Aug 28, 2023 at 12:35 PM PDT
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I was listening to NPR today as I was driving around my neighborhood after eating lunch at a restaurant that serves Lebanese food. I have gone there quite a bit and enjoyed the food and getting to know a bit about the Palestinians that run. Anyway,...
by jwgarman
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on Tue Aug 15, 2023 at 05:38 PM PDT
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More media navel gazing: TFG (Trump, for the acronym-challenged) is taking campaign money and paying for personal legal bills --isn't that shocking? “To pay lawyers, [Trump] has often turned to money from supporters: Over the past two years, he has...
by citixen
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on Sat Aug 19, 2023 at 11:34 AM PDT
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Linguistic meta-strategy, that is. Most of us have heard by now that one of Trump’s lawyers, a man by the name of John Lauro, offered up—on live television—a “defense” of Trump’s actions leading up to January 6th that actually confirms that Trump...
by novapsyche
156 comments
on Sun Aug 06, 2023 at 01:19 PM PDT
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