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I liked this lecture because here, Said directly diagnoses Donald Trump as coming from the RED vMEME system. This is much different from Don Beck who, for some reason, claimed that Donald Trump was coming at us from the YELLOW vMEME system. The lecture starts off in French, and all the slideshow pictures are in French, but Said is speaking English. Btw, for context, the lecture in the video below is where Don Beck claims Trump is at YELLOW.

Ashton Hall is a 29 year old influencer who, after failing to make it to the NFL, now publishes fitness and lifestyle content. Here is the video he published, which is now being mocked. This video has been turned into a meme for several reasons. Most notably, because if you skip to the 0:55 minute mark, he jumped into the pool at 7:36, but doesn't actually hit the water until 7:40, implying that he has been floating in the air for four minutes. But the video is as well being mocked for more reasons, such as when in the 1:15 minute mark, he appears to be talking to no one, and saying that "we need at least another ten thousand". But ten thousand what exactly? Ten thousand bottles of Saratoga ice water? For which he seems fond of dunking his head into. Of course, other content creators have now taken to mocking his morning routine, spinning all sorts of skits and parodies made to bastardize the original morning routine video upload.

@Leo Gura Be honest, is this your morning routine? Sans the steroids, do you also dunk your head into bowls of Saratoga water?

I'm posting this because even I had misconceptions about DOGE. "Yeah, they're cutting essential research and firing a lot of people, but, hey, we have to address the soaring national debt" That was how I thought of DOGE before I learned the truth, that's not what is happening. Federal spending and the national debt is increasing, not decreasing. If Musk and Trump seriously wanted to address the national debt, then they would as well raise taxes combined with reducing spending. This was how Bill Clinton achieved a budget surplus and actually began to pay off the national debt. They would also decrease the military budget, for which they will never do.

I'm so disillusioned with American politics at this, that if Trump went the Xí Jinping and Putin route and abolished term limits, then I genuinely wouldn't be surprised. And of course, his fanbase and crackpots in the media would defend him to the bitter end.

And at the 1:09 video mark of the original upload, he for some reason rubs a banana peel on his face.

Also, @Leo Gura, С ДНЕМ РОЖДЕНИЯ 🎉🎁🍾🎈🎂🎊

Sincere question, does it feel odd to be in your fourth decade of life? Like, you were so used to being in your 20’s and 30’s, and now that you’re 40, I only imagine it feels like the end of an era. And now you can no longer call yourself a young adult, or “a kid in their 20s and 30s”.

On April 14, 2025, 4chan suffered a major security breach that took the site offline. The attack was claimed by a user from Soyjak.party, a rival imageboard community. The hacker, using the alias “S0I1337,” stated they had maintained access to 4chan's systems for over a year before executing the breach. Exploiting vulnerabilities in 4chan's outdated infrastructure—including a version of PHP from 2016—the attacker gained access to the site's backend systems. They leaked 4chan's source code, administrative tools, and user data, including IP addresses and email addresses of moderators and janitors. The previously banned /qa/ board was briefly restored with a defacement message: "U GOT HACKED XD." As of now, 4chan is completely off the internet, and the '4chan.org' link doesn't lead anywhere.

I hope so.

This is precisely why you don't see incompetent buffoons such as Marjorie Taylor Greene or Lauren Boebert serving in high levels of government in China. Even to rise to higher levels of the government, politicians first have to service at the lower level and are evaluated on performance. " The current ranking system has 27 different ranks (from previously of total 15 levels) and a grade (dangci) system within each rank (at most 14 grades for each rank) to reflect seniority and performance; " https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_service_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China

In China, they actually have a system like this where all politicians have to pass a civil service exam to serve in the government. It began in the imperial era. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_examination

I posted the first video, Absolutely Free to Be Funny, because of the joke in the beginning about the Pope and Mother Teresa.

About the blog about university sociopaths, the book and movie, American Psycho, was precisely about and a critique of these Ivy League monsters that later go into banking and finance.

Have you tried datings apps? Maybe you can find a dating app explicitly for secular people in Pakistan, or maybe I just found you a new business idea. Or just use any dating app, they allow you to select your preferences for secular people.

Can’t say right now, but he’s definitely not an epistemic puritan.

In the video "Thomas Sowell Is Worse Than I Thought" , Unlearning Economics offers a comprehensive critique of economist Thomas Sowell's work, particularly focusing on his book Basic Economics. The video challenges Sowell's emphasis on scarcity as the central economic issue, arguing that this perspective overlooks the significance of surplus and the complexities of modern economies. Unlearning Economics contends that Sowell's approach simplifies economic dynamics and neglects the roles of historical context, institutional frameworks, and power structures in shaping economic outcomes. The critique also addresses Sowell's views on government intervention, suggesting that his arguments often dismiss the potential benefits of public policy and social programs. Throughout the video, Unlearning Economics advocates for a more nuanced understanding of economics that incorporates a broader range of factors beyond market mechanisms. Also, skip to 1:35:30, and watch until 1:39:30, and listen closely to the part about the NEP (New Economic Policy). There, Unlearning Economics provides an excellent refutation of the narrative that socialism has not and can never work.

Actually, its more like 1:27:16 to 1:39:30, for full context. Unlearning Economics as well refutes centrally planned forms of socialism.

Update: We just received my Cat’s ashes. Cruizer - “кот бегемот” 🇷🇺

Rest in peace, ‘Cruizer’. 2011 - 2025 I’m very sad about this, I wish I spent more time with my cat.

Just this morning, as of writing this, I visited a Buddhist temple and meditation center. The place was officially non-sectarian but clearly followed a tradition and practice rooted in Zen. The reason I attended was that I wanted more order and structure in my meditation practice. I often find myself incredibly inconsistent and sloppy when trying to discipline myself—especially when it comes to spiritual work. I’ll set the goal to meditate for one or two hours, only to find some excuse to get up and end the session early—or take extremely long “breaks.” I want to do more work integrating Spiral Dynamics integral BLUE, for which I discovered through introspection, I'm clearly lacking. I also find myself coming up with arbitrary reasons not to practice at all. I set the intention, but then never follow through, telling myself I’ll just do it tomorrow. I don’t know why, but whenever I try to engage in any spiritual practice, I feel this internal resistance screaming at me not to do it. And even when I’m in the middle of it, every part of my body seems to be begging me to stop. I feel this internal hyperactivity within me, like as if I can't sit still, and I need to go for a walk. When I was in the temple, the feeling was there, but for some reason I powered through the whole two hours. I went to the temple because I decided I was done with the sloppiness. I wanted consistency and routine—and people who would, in a way, “force” me to become a better meditator. I arrived at the temple at 9:00 AM, when the meditation began, and it ended at 11:30 AM, with two 10-minute breaks in between. That means I completed two solid hours of meditation—something I almost never do on my own because I always find some excuse to stop early. When I got there, I was joined by two Buddhist monks from China (Taiwan), as well as ten other people. The monks were really cool—one of them became a monk at 21, and now in his 60s, he even has a Ph.D., I believe in Buddhist studies, though I’m not entirely sure. We introduced ourselves during one of the ten-minute breaks, and I mentioned Actualized.org and Leo Gura. Then, once the meditation ended at 11:30 AM and I went to collect my belongings, an older man approached me and said that he also watches Actualized.org. We started talking about our favorite videos and our admiration for Leo Gura. We were both long-time fans of the channel and bonded over our shared enthusiasm. Later, I spoke with one of the monks and asked him about different spiritual practices. He told me that he doesn’t believe his methods are superior, but that while in the temple, they teach according to the early teachings of the Buddha. They don’t incorporate methods from, say, Hinduism. I’m well aware of Leo’s critiques of Buddhism. But for someone as hyper as I am—who has trouble sitting still and can’t sleep at night because of sporadic, chaotic thoughts—just sitting for two full hours watching my breath is a huge improvement and a leap forward in my progress. It’s an accomplishment I don’t recall ever achieving before. Given how restless and undisciplined I tend to be, I’m genuinely celebrating the fact that I managed two whole freaking hours. I did it! That’s a massive improvement for someone like me. I fully intend to keep going, hopefully several times a week if I can, or at least once a week. The structure, the monks’ supervision, and the sense of routine have been incredibly beneficial to me—especially since I find it so difficult to stay committed on my own, for the reasons I’ve already shared. Pictures below taken from my iPhone.