Curtain pulled back a little on the ruling class and how they control ideas and corrupt apparent “opposition”

Dr. . Peter Attia is a Canadian-American physician and author who specializes in longevity and life optimization.

Super tight with Epstein

So much better to do it in person.

Started improv a few years ago. Very good for my mental health.

Doctors being jerks are sometimes required to do professional coaching to improve attitude and communication. Having less hierarchical communication actually improves patient safety, because people are braver to speak up. So feedbacking to someone about the haughty doc might actually be in everyone’s best interest.

(Source doctor who actually had to do that coaching myself at one point and found it helpful)

PS would love to see some haiku

We have been turned into sheep

We are like children.

White Americans have been raised to believe the most preposterous set of lies about ourselves (land of freedom, etc) and the amount of effort to sustain that belief despite all evidence to the contrary is hard to imagine. Effort from the ruling class (eg “god save America” at the baseball game) but also internal efforts from the people themselves - because the collapse of the lie tears your self image apart. This actually started during the George Floyd Black Lives Matter moment but the reaction the other way brings us back to Trump.

People who want real change, and end to imperialism and capitalism feel isolated and hopeless. 1/3 if the country are committed to racism and misogyny. All lot of better off folks just want the illusions of the old normalcy back.

It doesn’t help that truly unedited critical voices here get shut down for somehow being responsible for Putin.

For something created by communists, for communists - it’s amazing how the loudest voice is people complaining about tankies.

Wow that’s a great read. If I wasn’t stuck living here, the decline of empire would be very entertaining.

Wait, who’s this Fat Leonard with the sacks of cash?

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What does Marmite taste like?

These guys are so afraid of dying.

Forced Labubu

Does it seem like The Atlantic wants US to bomb Iran more?

Everything Trump does makes more sense if you ask yourself if it helps Putin.

Yes.

Except of course for the world falling apart, my country descending into fascism and impending climate diaster.

But for me personally, things are entirely chill.

I would have thought they’d take their glasses off.

Because he saw that Obama did it.

Oh yes 1844, got confused with the later revolutions.