iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Dr. Implorable @drimplorable.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Want to keep her memory alive? Do a lot of kind things, for a lot of people, no matter who they are. And do it with a happy and humble heart.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 12/08/2026

It is deeply silly to have human legs on a machine in a factory, but it is extremely savvy to put human legs on a share price boosting scam attempt where you need simplistic and wide-eyed coverage in a major media outlet

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/07/2026

there is a cohort of men who resent the responsibilities and obligations of adulthood — of the fact that you owe things to other people. it is a fundamentally childish impulse that they have reconfigured as the height of masculinity, and i think it informs the parasocial attraction to platner.

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Sam Spurlin @samspurlin.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Meta just bingo carding the grossest possible business options over here. Fully expect Meta Human Trafficking or Meta Organ Harvesting soon.

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Just checking in again on how Woodside and Santos are going

Charts showing share price change since the Iran War began:

BHP: -14.6%
ASX200: -7.8%
FMG: -4.4%
CSL: -3.1%
CBA: -2.8%
Woolworths: - 0.6%
Santos: +17.2%
Woodside: +24.0%

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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

“Once people learn how to build small groups without harming each other,” Crawford says, “it begins to seed and resuscitate a collective ability to function as a healthy whole.”

This kind of grass-roots group-building, research suggests, can be a potent antidote to authoritarian drift. “Strong leader” desires and far-right-wing attitudes can arise from deficits in belonging that lead people to see the world as threatening, while people who feel more socially connected are less apt to endorse such extreme views. Group participation also promotes the kind of civil give-and-take that strengthens democracy in the long run.

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 30/07/2024

On 16th March, 1968 Warrant Officer Hugh Thompson Jnr was flying helicopter recon for a US attack on My Lai, an alleged Viet Cong-controlled village in Vietnam. But as the attack developed below, Thompson realised he was witnessing something something else: A massacre. He decided to act. 1/28

a young, brown-haired, clean-shaven american man in a green army uniform. he looks stern.

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Andy Diggle @andydiggle.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

“In my third year of college, I was a little lost. I was failing at school. I felt isolated and alone. And then I found the company of people putting on plays. Storytellers. People I once thought were misfits and geeks turned out to be… MY people.” — Harrison Ford ❤️

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Harrison Ford: Life Achievement Award Acceptance Speech | 32nd Annual Actor Awards

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Jordan aka Jirdan @slclunk.com · 28/02/2026

I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to

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Cooper River Indivisible @crindivisible.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social

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Ari Kohen @kohenari.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

And lest we get to a point where anyone says to themselves, “This doesn’t apply to me,” we should be clear that the question of what it means to have and exercise our rights is a central one to all of us as citizens of a liberal democratic republic. Read the whole post: substack.com/home/post/p-...

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Know Your Rights

Last Saturday, at my synagogue in Nebraska, the staff put red cards in the pews and by the front door.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/01/2026

Swalwell: "The masks has to come off. These guys, the don't just wear these masks for their own anonymity. They wear it for moral cover. They hide their identities from us and their humanity from themselves. So their masks have to come off. Period."

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talia jane @taliajane.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Before speaking with two armed men at the Pretti vigil last night, a man approached & asked if I was going to tell the truth. I said yes. He told me how frustrated he was at the media & the harm it’s causing to his community. I asked if he wanted to share words for the media on camera, & he did:

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/01/2026

"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."

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Elizabeth Svoboda @svobodster.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

One thing I always hear from heroism experts is that doing small courageous things equips us to do big ones later on.

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Matt Langdon @mattlangdonspeaks.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

@andydiggle.bsky.social I'm opening a book shop. What ten graphic novels would you build the collection around, considering a general audience that I want to suck in?

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 09/07/2025

A man saved a family of six from a burning building in Paris on July 4. “They had to be saved, that’s it. I didn’t hesitate. I jumped automatically,” Fousseynou Samba Cissé said. wapo.st/3IkkO46

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Ari Kohen @kohenari.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

This is a post about why we need to read novels, which we're mostly not doing, in order to bring empathy back into our politics. So, you know, read it. And then share it. And then go read a novel.

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Literature and the Liberal Citizen

“Narrative art has the power to make us see the lives of the different with more than a casual tourist’s interest—with involvement and sympathetic understanding.” —Martha C.

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Matt Langdon @mattlangdonspeaks.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

More and more we need to think about who we're surrounding ourselves with. My latest for the Heroic Imagination Project.

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Genius is a Team Sport

Scenius: The Genius You Get When You Work With Others

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Matt Langdon @mattlangdonspeaks.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Last week, Elon Musk told Joe Rogan, “the fundamental weakness of Western civilisation is empathy”. And that’s the final word on why empathy is so important.

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Matt Langdon @mattlangdonspeaks.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Sophie Scholl grew up surrounded by Nazi propaganda, but she listened to her conscience instead. Maybe you’ve been part of something that, looking back, didn’t feel right. Maybe you’ve gone along with a group because it was easier than standing alone. That’s normal. What matters is what you do next.

Sophie Scholl holding a white rose illustration from The Hero Field Guide.

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Ari Kohen @kohenari.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

The 2025 Heroism Studies Conference will take place at the University of Nebraska in September. Submit a proposal and tell your friends. Go.unl.edu/heroism2025

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Matt Langdon @mattlangdonspeaks.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

I'm now the Executive Director of The Heroic Imagination Project, which means I'll be focusing even more time on moving the organization forward. You can follow along as HIP publishes to Substack every week. open.substack.com/.../heroici....

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Ari Kohen @kohenari.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I'm honored to announce that a) I've been elected Board President of the Heroic Imagination Project, b) we're up on Substack where we'll be doing a lot of writing, and c) we're ready to travel the world to teach people about heroic behavior, empathy, and helping others.

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The Hero's Journey

Welcome to the Hero’s Journey, a newsletter from the Heroic Imagination Project! We’re thrilled that you’re here with us and, actually, we’re thrilled to be here as well. It’s been a long time...

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Matt Langdon @mattlangdonspeaks.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

There are so many forgotten stories of heroism. Jonathan Wilson has rescued this one in a lovely post.

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Matt Langdon @mattlangdonspeaks.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

A lot of people are “just following orders” this week.

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Ari Kohen @kohenari.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

One of the things that my research on heroic behavior shows is the power inherent in simply saying "No." It's very uncomfortable to just keep saying "I'm sorry, I can't do that" when someone tells you to do something that you feel you shouldn't do.

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Matt Langdon @mattlangdonspeaks.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Thinking about writing about the "real cool" of Heath Ledger's Patrick and the mean popularity of the bully shown by Joey in "10 Things I Hate About You". Those with "real cool" have the power to change paradigms. Hat tip to @denisekubica.bsky.social for going to see the movie with me.

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