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NYTimes: That Numbness You’re Feeling? There’s a Word for It.
That Numbness You’re Feeling? There’s a Word for It. www.nytimes.com/2024/01/01/opinion/israel-war-empathy-pain.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
“Your small gesture of kindness won’t end the crisis in the Middle East, but it can help someone else. And that can give you the strength to help more.
That’s why I’m writing this article. It’s not because I feel your pain. It’s because I see your pain, just as others saw mine and reached out to me. It helped.”
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Ring Theory: How not to say the wrong thing – Los Angeles Times
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NYTimes.com: How to Stop Our High-Tech Equipment From Arming Russia and China
How to Stop Our High-Tech Equipment From Arming Russia and China
The Biden administration needs to enforce its effort to keep highly strategic technology from winding up in Russia and China.
NYTimes: What Is Happening to Our World?
What Is Happening to Our World? www.nytimes.com/2023/12/29/opinion/israel-hamas-war.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
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American Christianity Is Due for a Revival
Our society is secularizing, and Christianity seems to be in long-term decline. But renewal is possible.
The Secret Shame of Middle-Class Americans Living Paycheck to Paycheck
Nearly half of Americans would have trouble finding $400 to pay for an emergency. I’m one of them. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/05/my-secret-shame/476415/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
The Co-opting of Twitter
The alternative to mainstream social media came from inside the house.
Elon Musk Can’t Solve Twitter’s ‘Shadowbanning’ Problem
For several years, social-media users have expressed anxiety about algorithmic suppression. Now they’re getting some unexpected clarity. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/01/twitter-shadow-ban-transparency-algorithm-suppression/672736/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
The Only Thing More Dangerous Than Authoritarianism
The forces of Christian nationalism are now ascendant both inside the Church and inside the Republican Party. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/12/christian-nationalism-danger/676974/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social