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Pensive Crone @thepensivecrone.bsky.social

They (mostly men)have been carefully taught to speak with a "mealy mouth" to appear above the fray...cool...even headed. I read a thesis once that called it "dysfunctional niceness". It is aimed at maintaining stability at all cost. Read on...

aug 24, 2025, 11:06 am • 2 1

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Zane @moochie6us.bsky.social

"...the the authoritarians can do and say whatever they really think while liberal institutions contort themselves to pretend that ThisIsFineDotGif." Oh man, that hit the nail right on the head. To be clear: this is >not< fine as everyone is already aware.

aug 24, 2025, 11:41 am • 1 0 • view
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Kafka @kafkablue.bsky.social

The article is behind paywall. 😡 There are ~300m Americans that have the agency to protest and remove Trump. They do not use that agency. The agency of the Fed Chair is in contrast very limited. Too many blame others for not fighting, to blame-shift away from their own non-voting / inaction.

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aug 24, 2025, 11:16 am • 0 0 • view
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Pensive Crone @thepensivecrone.bsky.social

Stability of the system not for the people. Women are relational and that's why they are often whistle blowers. They often can't help but see the people.

aug 24, 2025, 11:06 am • 2 0 • view