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10 Myths About Government Debt

"Prof. Antony Davies explains the many miss-understandings about Government Debt. Myth 1 is that the government owes “only” $20 trillion. (In reality, it’s much more.) But luckily, Myth 10 is that there’s no way to fix this problem…" --youtube

2022 FIFA World Cup

Boycotts of the event are planned by several countries, clubs and individual players, and former FIFA President Sepp Blatter has twice said that giving Qatar hosting rights was a "mistake" --wikipedia

The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion

gives a moral psychology framework that helps liberals, republicans, and libertarians understand each other --request

scalable.capital (stocks)

Wealth management / broker for the European market.

illiteracy

a lack of the ability to read and write

Climate Change Debate: Bjørn Lomborg and Andrew Revkin

They take a longer view than the "world is going to end in ten years if we don't do something!!!" From Lex Fridman Podcast #339

Baba Vanga

a Bulgarian mystic and herbalist... In the late 1970s and 1980s, she had become widely known in the Eastern Europe for her alleged abilities of clairvoyance and precognition --wikipedia.

Sam Bankman-Fried

one of the richest people in crypto, thanks to his FTX exchange and Alameda Research trading firm, before his empire came crashing down in November 2022 --forbes.com

it is the highest good to leave California

Once a reliably Republican state, California is now deep blue, a Democrat stronghold with a supermajority in the state legislature. Consequently, there is no political need to listen to conservative voices.

"One should die proudly when it is no longer possible to live proudly"

~ Friedrich Nietzsche

Forrest Gump (fictional character)

Doc referred* to Forrest Gump, the fictional character, as "a great enlightened being" (maybe tongue-in-cheek) and spoke of his "almost animal simplicity" and honesty. It's a very touching movie and there are many good qualities in Forrest to emulate. --request

blood of Jesus Christ for protection

e.g. saying a prayer asking Jesus to cover one with his blood for protection and purification --request

Samael Aun Weor

a spiritual teacher and author of over sixty books of esoteric spirituality. He taught and formed groups under the banner of "Universal Gnosticism", or simply gnosis --wikipedia

beat the system

"To circumvent rules, regulations, or conventions, usually by finding loopholes" -- wiktionary.org

Dark Souls (video game)

focuses on dungeon exploring and the tension and fear that arise when players encounter enemies in this setting —darksouls.fandom.com