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Currently reading the Tusculan Disputations and struggling a bit with questions on timelines re: the Roman Civil Wars and Cicero's life, plus some deeper looks at the New Academy and Stoicism. Any recommendations on reading guides/analysis? @bretdevereaux.bsky.social

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It's impossible to convey to people in a liberal bubble just how much disinfo boomers are getting until you live with your parents & hear your mom drop "I saw a thing" & describing something about Trump/econ/history that immediately rings "That's absolutely not true" alarm bells every other day.

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CAUGHT ON THE SIDELINE READING 𝘚𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 'I like to read.'

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me when any program's AI assistant asks me if I want help writing:

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I do find myself wondering whether the term "fast faith," like fast food or fast fashion, actually rather nicely captures a strain of contemporary American religion that is theologically impoverished, but rich in cultural politics and lifestyle identification.

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A right wing car maker who bought a media outlet in order to amplify antisemitic conspiracy theories is advocating for a far right German party that promises to expel a disfavored minority? You don’t say.

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Hi. I'm Andrew. I own New England's oldest map store because last year I moved across the country after an old guy retired and gave it to me Willy Wonka-style. Visit my store in Rhode Island. www.mapcenter.com

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