When myth became fact, as CS Lewis would say.
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Without downloading any new pics, post your war face. twitter.com/extrasalt513/s…
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“Hope is a demanding emotion that insists on changing you. Hope pulls you out of yourself and into the world, forcing you to believe more is possible. Hate is a much less insistent master; it asks you only to loathe.” -
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And not in a way that fosters fear of things that are different. Kids need age-appropriate exposure to disparate ideas.
But they also need to be so anchored in the truth of who they are and that they are capable of facing whatever life throws at them, that they don’t break.
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One of the best things a parent can teach their kids is to be emotionally sturdy and stout hearted.
We live in a time when nearly every label and pathology will be waved in front of them and they need to be empowered, by those who love them, to say, “No. I don’t accept that.”
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There is one obvious exception to this. Mess with someone’s kids and be prepared to meet Bryan Mills.
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If you want to be a good person, surround yourself with good people. We reflect what we behold.
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“Surrounding yourself with people who think it’s a sign of courage and strength to be coarse or bigoted is how you become coarse and bigoted.” - Jonah Goldberg
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We celebrated Tartan Day at HQ today with some bagpipes and some kilted Lockeans!
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Join the team at 7:30 tonight to talk about the biggest #ncpol news of the week. We're covering Rep. Cotham's party switch and the wild responses it elicited.
See you in a bit!
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April 6 is a time to remember the Scottish roots of freedom carolinajournal.com/opinion/april- via #TartanDay
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Still reflecting on how moving this story is. Truly. The salvation, sacrifice, and suffering of Valjean, none of it for naught. And the comfort he found in his final hours.
Hugo wrote Les Mis while in exile, removed from his beloved France. Beauty can come out of painful places.
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Living in a free country means you have the luxury of spending your days doing things other than melting down every time a politician does something you don’t like.
You weren’t made to live in a constant state of digital combat.
Go out and live your life!
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The way some of #ncpol speaks about women who don't walk the party or ideological line is shameful.
If your political program leaves no room for independent thought and personal conviction you'll soon find very few people who want to be your friend or your ally.
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Trees mean history. They mean you spend time on your property. They mean kids climbing and birds chirping. Vive les arbres!
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I don’t trust the aesthetic judgment of people who don’t have any trees in their yard.
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If you work in news/digital, you know Trump-related content gets engagement. The American people repeatedly give these outlets the incentive to cover Trump. Stop feeding the machine and it'll stop outputting this :::waves hands:::
axios.com/newsletters/ax
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You might be aware that I'm a producer of the documentary film THE HONG KONGER: JIMMY LAI'S EXTRAORDINARY STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM.
I'm thrilled to share the film will be released to the whole world on April 18 at 8pm ET at freejimmylai.com
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We need a NASA for time travel.
The Spacetime Continuum Force.
I will design the uniforms.
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As interesting as I find politics from time to time, the idea of an ordinary, perhaps even bland, election is mighty enticing.
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Finland’s Ordinary Election, from James Joyner ift.tt/ahHlFGS
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Congress should require the government to disclose its communications with social media companies about user speech thefire.org/news/congress- via
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Politicians in Canada are looking to expand medical suicide for minors and those battling mental illness.
Resharing this piece I wrote on the tragic position the govt has put vulnerable men, women, and children in by expanding MAID. rlo.acton.org/archives/12419
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The Canadian government is looking into expanding euthanasia aka MAID eligibility.
It's looking now to expand euthanasia to Indigenous population, minors, and increase the qualifications, disability and mental illness;
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Fantine’s life is one of dashed hope and unmet longing. It is a cautionary tale, a warning to be tenty even in your guileless innocence.
But it’s also a story of generational redemption and comfort in the end, as Jean Valjean becomes to Fantine what the Bishop was to him.
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Visited The Crunkleton last night and was not disappointed. They had the best whiskey and scotch collection I’ve seen in NC. I tried Japanese whisky for the first time and am now going to make that an add-on at my rare scotch library.
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Raleigh needs a gothic first edition reading room with a rare scotch library…and a jazz club.
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BREAKING: North Carolina senators introduced a bill to fund students instead of systems.
All 30 Republican senators signed on as cosponsors.
That's the 60% required to override a veto.
All families would be eligible.
This is the way.
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Every dollar the govt taxes us is a de facto declaration that they believe they can spend that dollar better than we can.
Yet, Biden and Cooper continue to give taxpayer subsidies to select companies, a practice that translates into a tax burden the rest of us.
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President Biden chose to kick off his “Invest in America” tour in Durham, but the government has a terrible track record of choosing companies to “invest” in.
#ncpol #ncga @Brooke_Medina_
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Likewise, the near-constant lambasting from politicians on this front is beneath you, too.
They should not have that much say or sway into Americans' personal lives.
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I know I'm old fashioned, but I believe people are more than the sum of their sexual orientation or gender identity preferences and the near-constant pandering from politicians on this front is beneath the dignity of individuals.
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We are excited to rollout 'The Debrief,' @JohnLockeNC's weekly recap of everything that's going on in #ncpol and at the #ncga.
Check out the first episode with all-star panelists @DonnaKingCJ @mitchkokai @TheresaOpekaCJ @AlexBaltzegar @Brooke_Medina_
youtu.be/CqAfrC5VMgA
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Is there another politician who comes across as scoldy and all-around unfun as Senator Warren?
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JUST IN: 
US Senator Elizabeth Warren launches "anti-crypto" re-election campaign.
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