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"Nothing can stop a human will who is willing to stake its existence on its purpose." This phrase is mistakenly atributed to D'Israeli (no evidence he ever said it). Nor is it true. Plenty strong-willed totally committed people were stopped, blocked, failed. Still, better live it than despaire...

Wishing, bitching and even praying won't make him go away (didn't, did it?). Boycotting the ceremony is a meaningless gesture. The universe cares not that you are pissed, nor does Trump. Neither will even notice it. The universe responds only to purposeful action. What is yours?

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I am now old enough to have witnessed the great stoic wisdom"This, too, shall pass". Nothing lasts indefinitely. While things may spiral through darkness, I see the overall arrow of human history as aimed at better, not worse. And remember: good or bad, while it lasts, Optimists have more fun!

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Shmaya @shmayad.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

I forever will be gratefull to President Biden for standing with us, and for all that he did since. And yes, Trump will take much more credit than he deserves. Still, this deal has so many ingredients, even Trump has some credit there. Most is due to those who gave their blood for this moment...

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I don't get these "I will not watch the inaguration" posts. OK, don't. It isn't going to change the reality. You can't just wish it away. All you Democrats, please get a grip, stopt moaning and start WORKING. The world will need you to save it, or what is left of it...

Shmaya @shmayad.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Sometimes, there is no good outcome, only less bad😔. Fantasies of total victory are nice. The dead are real, and piiling up...

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Shmaya @shmayad.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

So you despise yourself for being a human? Boy what a lovely life you must lead. Sad thing is, when you're about to die, you may realize you wasted the one, and only life you could have had.😳 Or maybe you hope to reincarnate a d come back as the backside of a hyena?🤔

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Shmaya @shmayad.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

That's a time honored tradition. The entire history of the world in the last 3000 yesrs is political and religious powers supporting each other to gain land and souls...😔. From Samuel the prophet sending king Saul on a genocide of Amalek through the catholic church to ISIS, to name just a few. Sad.

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Shmaya @shmayad.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Oh,good. They only came to work on their taxpayer salaries 580 days(!!!) To make this decision(Net, full office days!)🤬. No wonder there's this drive to cut government inefficiencies. They are giving him ammo agsinst them. Plus I bet he will use this fact to claim it is all political harassment...

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Shmaya @shmayad.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

2 out of 3 are biological males, not necessarily actual men...

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Shmaya @shmayad.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Personally, I always felt that Canada could be the best ballance between the stuffed padt-glory of European states and the hyped oversized sugar-coated american one. But it is ruined by being stuffed so far north 🥶🥶🥶

Shmaya @shmayad.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

The Duke of Orange led the Netherlands protestants in their fight for independence from the mighty catholic Spanish empire, the then greatest world power. He once said "We need no have hope to prevail". --- Think about it. Desperation is not a work plan.

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Shmaya @shmayad.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Where I live, winter is nothing like northern Europe. Not as cold, really not dark. So the colored lights and fire are not a neccesity, Nor are they oart if my heritage. It is just because we like them. It could be thought artificial, only we really enjoy it all.

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Shmaya @shmayad.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Oh no! The Grinch is not only real, it id huge!!!🤣

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This goes for any and all zealots, be it in the name of Christ, Allah, Jahova or Lenin. As soon as you are convinced that yours is the one absolute truth...this is whyrevolutions always consumes tbe reformators

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I actually Christmas music, only it is so repetitive that it gets on your nerves eventually. They should be making new songs, or new adaptations. Maybe Kygo can make a Christmas Tropical House album. Or Arab style orchestra with uods and darbukahs? Add some diverdity 🤣

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If you want to make a difference, don't start with teaching people that their decidions don't carry consequences. Instead, how about "we will reduce 10,000$ of your student-loan for every year of 90 weekly minuts of community service/social voluntearing"? They will learn more, add more value.

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Shmaya @shmayad.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Any specific type or subject?

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It drives me nuts when people write a book, and only after it is done come to me and ask how to market it. Who will be the READER? and why would he WANT TO BUY YOUR BOOK? This you must answere before you ever write one word!

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Shmaya @shmayad.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

And most other automatic subscriptions...

Shmaya @shmayad.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Actually, the internet (the original DARPA one( was supposed to facilitate faster weapons developnent abd defense capabilities. No nead to romatices it, and anyway, to paraphrase Assimov, Any weapon worth wielding is one that can be turned against the weilder as well. It is in the nature of things.

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Shmaya @shmayad.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

There are a few people that I will now consider gifting with a free ticket to South Korea🤔. I may even arrange a crowd-funding project 🤨

Shmaya @shmayad.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Denenark is a very socialist country. It has noumerous other implications (i.e. way higher taxes). Trying to look at it from the point of view of a BigMac price is like trying to understand an elephant by looking through a daughnut hole.

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Shmaya @shmayad.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Emily Dickenson's birthday. Reminded me of this wonderful artist, Pete Morton: Im In Love with Emily Dickenson g.co/kgs/14GNdxq

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Shmaya @shmayad.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Far from perfect, but defintly a good president and a decent human.

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Shmaya @shmayad.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Never have I ever thought that one day I will do this much sport. New personal distance. Pas mal🙂.

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Shmaya @shmayad.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

We are witnessing the rise of an abomination. People are really trying to establish this new, impossible creature: a non-liberal 'democratic' state. They ignor the truth, that such systems can not survive. They can only degrade to full blown dictatorships or end in civil war.

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Shmaya @shmayad.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

I don't like it! Only... it ringslime the truth😔

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Shmaya @shmayad.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

First Saturday in 420 days that we can enjoy our coffee on the patio without the background thunders of distant artillery, near and far rockets intercepts in tbe sky, circling fighter jets or surveilance drones... Ceasfire. May it grow into peace🙏.

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Shmaya @shmayad.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

She loves flowers. I love her. Simple.

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Shmaya @shmayad.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Blue sky...with a luttle puff of smoke where the IDF Tamir interceptor (Iron Dome) met a Grad rocket, one of 20 in that specific salvo, one of over 20,000 in total. It was about 2-3 miles away. Will the ceasefire hold? (Taken when I was jogging Friday Nov 15th around 9am).

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Shmaya @shmayad.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Of course they will raise prices. But this is not the only consideration. Aside of his demand for better boarder controls, higher import prices push for buying 'Made in the USA', which should enhance the local economy and should add jobs. Both, and the tarrifs, adds tax money to spend. 🙄In theory...

Shmaya @shmayad.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Sunset over Meteora, Greece

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Shmaya @shmayad.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Maybe. On thr other hand, I see way too much conformity here. You get your perspective all screwed if you only listen to people holding the same views as yourself.

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Shmaya @shmayad.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Perspective, or framing, is everything.

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Shmaya @shmayad.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Fiery sunset over the bay.

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Shmaya @shmayad.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

If you believe that this was all about the persons and not about the issues, than one really must wonder why so many Americans prefere a white irresponsible chauvinist liar man over a colored accomplished professional woman. And color may not even be relevant...

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Shmaya @shmayad.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I'm not a US citizen, so It isn't my business, but browsing this platform since I joined this morning makes me feel like it is populated by 100% bitter democrat voters talking to themselves. Did all the the republicans stay behind in X?

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Shmaya @shmayad.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Who said it was genetic?😜

Shmaya @shmayad.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Most people need to be on the edge to make the change, if they don't fall in first. Successful people see the edge coming far enough ahead. Visionaries dream up their own edge even when sitting in the middle of the plateau with no edge in sight.