TIL that there are people in the US that are completely unaware that we have launched another rocket to the moon!

This leads me to believe that it is highly likely that there are at least as many people that are oblivious to the war on iran, ignorant of the president's penchant for rape & pedophilia, and unfamiliar with the heinous crimes of immigration & customs enforcement.

This leads me to suspect that corporate control of the media and the nefarious manipulation of so-called algorithms has created multiple 'realities' and erected & reinforced the barriers that will divide and destroy us.

you probably already knew this.

happy easter to those who celebrate.

I'm on a slightly higher dose of Concerta now, & it does seem to be helping with my problem where I get nothing done at work. So that's probably good.

It's not a huge change but I certainly felt it wear off more dramatically last night. Which isn't all bad. It's just a little weird to have a point in the evening where your brain suddenly switches what it even means to focus on something.

Suddenly last night I had several trains of thought going instead of one.

#ActuallyADHD

Ok... What have y'all got for recommendations of books on propaganda & how it functions or historical accounts of wartime propaganda campaigns (or anything similar)?

I'm trying to analyze the Iranian Lego propaganda videos, & I could use some additional context.

“If you give ppl UBI, everyone’s just going to be making pots or painting or something!”

Good!! Good! Can’t express how much more I want to fill my home with pots and paintings than with a stovetop that inexplicably connects to the internet.

Estonia, you are wonderful and I agree.

“Europe should regulate Big Tech instead of banning kids from social media, Estonia says”

https://archive.is/2026.04.10-165315/https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-should-stand-up-to-big-tech-instead-of-imposing-social-media-bans-estonia-says/

"The moment someone believes their mission exempts them from reflection, they stop being a force for good." ~Loose Threads (Luke) youtube video link

This line was uttered in the context of analysing Ghibli villains that, in other contexts, might have been the hero, but it seems to explain my experience of seeing people purportedly fighting for social justice commit lateral violence  Often, they will have some sort of actual track record, but have teetered off the path, or be dismissive of others, or have a world view that, because they are marginalised, they are incapable of being the one doing the marginalisation.

We all grow up in societies that marinate us in their bigotries, and unless it's concerning a bigotry you're directly targetted by, it takes conscious, often life-long effort to undo those effects and be a force for positive change.

In that pursuit, self-examination and reflection are a key ingredient that drives everything else. Without it, knowledge is difficult to find and even more difficult to absorb. Empathy will lack the knowledge to drive it to positive action. Even empathy may become worn down by the cruelties of the world.

I know "check yourself becore you wreck yourself" is beyond meme status at this point, but it points yo this same truth: continued self-reflection with unclouded eyes is paramount to continue to change the world for the better 

#SocialJustice #Musings