#truth

[dosesofcommonsense]

The hardest hit areas of NC and TN are Trump Strongholds. The longer the response means the easier it will be for the DNC to create votes.

Watch them like a hawk. Video everything. Expose them all.

[culturevulturette]

[beautifulbitch-2]

[philosophybits]

To him who has no taste for dialectics, metaphysics can prove nothing... Therefore, those who are interested in the success of metaphysics must always encourage the opinion that a taste for dialectics is a high distinction in a man, proving the loftiness of his soul.

Lev Shestov, All Things Are Possible

[so-true-overdue]

Ah, the delicate art of deception, Russia’s enduring magnum opus. In a world awash with superficial ephemera and algorithm-driven hysteria, it has emerged as a master puppeteer, manipulating the strings of disinformation to sow discord in the vulnerable Western psyche. The battlefield of choice? Social media platforms, of course—those gloriously fertile grounds where any unverified tweet or video clip can blossom into the viral infection of modern civilization.

Through meticulously crafted disinformation campaigns, Russia has weaponized truth, distorting it beyond recognition and serving it on a platter to the unsuspecting masses who consume it with insatiable gullibility. The irony is, while most of the Western world fancies itself intellectually superior, the very same platforms they created to exchange cat memes have now become tools of psychological warfare. And why wouldn’t they? What better way to dismantle a society than by first unraveling its understanding of objective reality?

Enter the antidote: verifiable journalism. Yes, that relic of an era when facts were sacrosanct and not merely alternative options on a drop-down menu. Only through rigorous, investigative journalism can we fortify the crumbling ramparts of reason against the onslaught of misinformation. In an age where everyone with a smartphone fancies themselves a beacon of truth, the numinous—a word traditionally reserved for spiritual transcendence—takes on new significance. It is through the sacred, almost mystical reverence for truth that we might reconnect with an epistemological certainty. The numinous, in this case, isn’t found in the divine but in the sheer act of seeking verifiable, unadulterated information—an endeavor that feels increasingly like an act of faith itself.

Yet, the dissonance remains palpable. Instead of scrolling through rigorously researched articles, many remain transfixed by whatever ideological poison is peddled by the latest bot, leaving the defenses of reason to rot. Because, after all, who needs journalistic integrity when you have a meme to confirm your worldview?

In this grim theater of cognitive warfare, it is not weapons but narratives that determine the victor. And unless we are willing to hold up verifiable journalism as the last bastion of intellectual integrity, the West may find itself losing more than just a few online arguments. It could lose the very essence of reality itself.

[eugenedebs1920]

Trumps desperation is dangerous. To see the schedule and theme to each rally like this. It’s dangerous. These fabrications have gone beyond bending the truth, they’ve gone beyond stretching reality, they’ve gone beyond false accusations, these are wild, outlandish lies! I guess my faith in my fellow Americans may have been a bit overinflated in its belief that we are, for the most part, a reasonably intelligent, overall good, decent people. This is by far not the first time I’ve heard/read/seen a Trump rally, but it’s getting off the rails. The more i interact with my fellow countrymen, whether in person or via social media, the more I’m observing that people believe the sh*t he says. They believe these wild, far fetched, absurd, lies. Maybe I’m just cynical and over analyze anything that I hear into a, is this real, is this contorted, is this false, or is this complete bullsh*t, categories, never taking anything as a hundred percent, full on fact (unless it’s math or something. I’ve had people argue that too though) always leaving room for growth, giving my perspective some space for the potential that new elements get introduced to the situation. I especially don’t take anything a politician says, or claims, or promises at even face value. But I only see the world through my eyes. Sometimes what you observe can be deceiving. What the most dangerous part about trumps mendacities are is the rift, the division, the wedge driven between us. I don’t know how many of you have used a steel wedge when splitting logs, but if you do it wrong, which I have many times because I’m an idiot, and that wedge gets driven in there dumb, it’s a frickin pain to get out. I worry that’s happening to us. I was talking with a guy I’ve never met, don’t know him in the real world, some guy who commented on whatever rambling diatribe I was going on about. I was trying to tell him, ‘we/Dems/I don’t hate you. I don’t have a problem with you person Y. I have a problem with the candidate you support, because I think he is dangerous. Dangerous for our democracy, dangerous for our country and dangerous for our society. Yet you person Y. It’s not you I have a problem with.’ I think that’s a major revelation we need to keep in mind. WHY are we so mad at the other side? WHY is there such hostility towards each other ? WHY is there such distrust between us as fellow Americans?. It’s because our would be, so called “leaders” are sinking that wedge further and further into the core of America. I worry it’s going to be real hard to get out.

[wahroh]

I swear!

[boxandgardens]

Gracious God, please remind me to stay in touch with You throughout my day. I want to rejoice and give You thanks in all I face.

Our Daily Bread

[kick-the-clouds]

We are losing touch with reality.

It's easy to reject science. It tells us things we don’t always want to hear. It often feels distant and cold, full of jargon and concepts that seem too complicated to matter. It's easier to believe something that feels simple, something that fits our existing views, something that doesn’t challenge the way we already see the world.

But science isn’t the enemy. It’s a light in the dark.

Imagine standing at the edge of a vast ocean. You know the waves are real because you see them. You can feel the wind, hear the rush of water. But someone tells you it's all a trick, that the ocean doesn’t exist. If you believe them, for a while, you might feel safe from the uncertainty of what lies beneath the surface. But the truth of the ocean remains. Denying it doesn’t stop the waves from coming.

Science works the same way. It helps us understand the unseen—things too big or too small for us to grasp on our own. Like gravity keeping us grounded, like germs making us sick, like the climate changing around us. Science shows us these realities, even when we’re afraid to face them.

Denial is tempting because it feels easier than confronting the unknown. But denying science leaves us adrift in a sea of misinformation. Only when we open our minds to what science reveals can we start to find solid ground again.

The beauty of science is that it's not there to control us. It's there to help us. To protect us. To give us a way forward, even when the answers are hard to hear.

Facing facts doesn’t have to take away wonder. It can lead to something greater. By embracing what science tells us, we open the door to awe, to a deeper understanding of the world, and to our place within it.

The truth is out there, waiting for us to see.

[dosesofcommonsense]

[i-was-today-years-old-when]

i learned about Shiniuzhai, a convenience store hanging on a cliff in Hunan, that’s been nicknamed “most inconvenient convenience store” in China (x)

[curtvilescomic]

[eyeonpalestine]

[myhiddenquerencia]

Look at you, Wiping your own tears With the same hands That long to be held

Ayesha Zahra

[sensitivesublime]

[moonbean88]