WIST QuotationsFeb 11

A quotation from Colette

It is not a bad thing that children should occasionally, and politely, put parents in their place.
 
[Il n’est pas mauvais que les enfants remettent de temps en temps, avec politesse, les parents à leur place.]

Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873-1954) French writer
My Mother’s House [La Maison de Claudine], “The Priest on the Wall [Le curé sur le mur]” (1922) [tr. Troubridge/McLeod (1949)]

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Colette, Sidonie-Gabrielle - My Mother's House [La Maison de Claudine], "The Priest on the Wall [Le curé sur le mur]" (1922) [tr. Troubridge/McLeod (1949)] | WIST Quotations

It is not a bad thing that children should occasionally, and politely, put parents in their place. [Il n’est pas mauvais que les enfants remettent de temps en temps, avec politesse, les parents à leur place.] (Source (French))

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WIST QuotationsFeb 11

A quotation from Marcus Aurelius

Kindness is invincible, if it be sincere and not hypocritical or a mere facade. For what can the most insulting of people do to you if you are consistently kind to him, and, when the occasion allows, gently advise him and quietly put him on the proper course at the very time when he is attempting to do you a mischief. “No, my son, we were born for something other than this; it is not I who am harmed, it is you, my son, who are causing harm to yourself.”
 
[τὸ εὐμενὲς ἀνίκητον, ἐὰν γνήσιον ᾖ καὶ μὴ σεσηρὸς μηδὲ ὑπόκρισις. τί γάρ σοι ποιήσει ὁ ὑβριστικώτατος, ἐὰν διατελῇς εὐμενὴς αὐτῷ καί, εἰ οὕτως ἔτυχε, πρᾴως παραινῇς καὶ μεταδιδάσκῃς εὐσχολῶν παῤ αὐτὸν ἐκεῖνον τὸν καιρὸν ὅτε κακοποιεῖν σε ἐπιχειρεῖ: ῾μή, τέκνον: πρὸς ἄλλο πεφύκαμεν. ἐγὼ μὲν οὐ μὴ βλαβῶ, σὺ δὲ βλάπτῃ, τέκνον.᾿]

Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) Roman emperor (161-180), Stoic philosopher
Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν], Book 11, ch. 18 (11.18) (AD 161-180) [tr. Hard (1997 ed.)]

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Marcus Aurelius - Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν], Book 11, ch. 18 (11.18) (AD 161-180) [tr. Hard (1997 ed.)] | WIST Quotations

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M. HellerDec 22

RE: https://techhub.social/@chris_hitarori/115762484112344166

#Poll / #Umfrage (orig. engl. version, PDF, 2025, Oct 28 ):

https://www.pcpsr.org/sites/default/files/Poll%2096%20press%20release%20FINAL%20ENGLISH%2028%20Oct%202025.pdf

#Gaza #Hamas #Palestine #WestBank #Palestinians #October7th #terror #attack #TrumpPlan #disarming #Islam #Arab #Abbas #Fatah #Barghouti
#Israel #DIG

Kevin Karhan Nov 18

@elilla and now you know why I demand #DisarmCops / #DisarmPolice because clearly these people in uniforms are "unfit by character" to have access or even carry any weapon, but espechally not a "banned weapon" (Taser) or "weapon of war" (MP5) with select-fire (burst/fully-automatic) capabilities.

  • The sheer fact that #cops don't have to pass "Psych Eval" nor "mandatory training time" on a shooting range or evidence even the most basic "weapon safety and proficiency exam" (§7 WaffG) when legal civilan gun owners (who don't get to carry anything!) are to before they can even hope their "application for firearms license" to be granted, is bonkers.

Espechally since everyone in society rightfully expects #Police officers to evidently have said #training, including #deescalation and hand-to-hand #disarming techniques.

Hacker NewsMay 30, 2025

Disarming an Atomic Bomb Is the Worst Job in the World

https://daxe.substack.com/p/disarming-an-atomic-bomb-is-the-worst

#HackerNews #Disarming #Atomic #Bombs #Worst #Job #Nuclear #Safety #Risk #Management

Disarming an Atomic Bomb Is the Worst Job in the World

One scientist did it twice

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JayMar 13, 2025
For #Trump, #Putin calling for #disarming #Ukraine slowly so he can more easily #genocide the country is "things are going ok in #russia.”
Emma LeeFeb 8, 2025
“If we get Mia’s #disarming smile, it’s good news,” said Ari.
“Tom looks too relaxed. Don’t you think?” said Ava.
“She’s too inscrutable,” said Jin.
“The suspense could kill me,” said Dan.
“You can’t keep us guessing,” said Ari.
“I thought you were guessing,” said Mia. #vss365
Show threadFélicien Breton 🍉 🔻 🌱Aug 9, 2024

"For activists in France, mega-basins have become a symbol of how the government is adapting to climate change in precisely the wrong way. In response to intensifying droughts, French authorities have carved giant water storage systems into the countryside for large farms to draw down in dry months. Critics say these mega-basins—which can hold up to 720 million liters, the equivalent of nearly 300 Olympic-sized swimming pools—are effectively hoarding water, reserving it for private landowners, leaving rivers parched and local groundwater systems depleted."

by Morgan Meaker at @WIRED: https://www.wired.com/story/climate-activism-radical-new-face-lena-lazare/ @climate ⏚

#climate #sabotage #climateCrisis #mitigation #activism #Wired #MorganMeaker #France #megaBasins #megaBassines #water #agriculture #climateMitigation #LénaLazare #LesSoulèvementsDeLaTerre #SoulèvementsDeLaTerre #FrenchPolitics #FRPol #disarming #disarmament #reservoirs #property

She’s the New Face of Climate Activism—and She’s Carrying a Pickax

Sabotage. Property destruction. For Léna Lazare and her cohort, radicalized by years of inaction on the environmental crisis, these aren’t dirty words. They’re acts of joy.

WIRED
Show threadFather EnochMay 5, 2024

@freemo

Counterpoint; maybe #police would never have been able to justify being so heavily armed in the first place, if it wasn't EASIER to get a #Gun in the #USA than to get a #Degree, a #Home, or a #Job.

The "defence against tyranny" #rhetoric LOST ANY and ALL water it may have held once the #NRA got in bed with the most tyrannical #President elected to date.

Before #disarming ANYONE, you need to disarm #NRAMembers, "#PrivateMilitias,"
ANYONE with a "#Gadsenflag," #MAGAs...

ReflectedDreamsSep 6, 2022

When you stand there before us
Your smile shining like the sun
With your disarming charm
How can we deny you.

#MastoPrompt #SmallPoems #Poetry #Disarming