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EMPATHY What is it? Can it be learned and developed? I share several strategies based on research and personal experience on how you can strengthen your ability for empathy.

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In a world of Columbia Universities, Paul Weiss law firms, ABC television corporations, Metas, Mark Zuckerbergs, and Jeff Bezoses, be a Governor Janet Mills and a Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde. #resistanceisawoman

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As shocking as it may seem to read the news about Columbia University surrendering to the fascist assault on education, it should not come as a big surprise to anyone who has been around higher education. The main motivator for nearly every decision made by “leadership” in higher ed is FEAR.

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Resistance. Defiance. Courage. In the most beautifully human way possible.

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Every single educators conference, workshop, & PD clinic this year needs to be singularly focused on working to unite against the fascist government threat. Classroom management, pedagogy, and repertoire won’t matter if this administration wins its battle to destroy American education.

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Trump is defying the rule of law. His sycophants are supporting and allowing it. When will the oppositional powers make a stand against them?

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Many Americans are discouraged today. It seems as if no one in leadership is willing or able to fight for decency, democracy, and the defenseless. This latest essay asks the question, "When is it right to do right?" I share truths that I've learned over my lifetime in answer to this question.

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What’s behind the mindset of “toxic” empathy or empathy as “sin”? It comes from a place of arrogance in conflict with self-loathing, politics infecting religion, faith replaced with fear, bigotry conditioned by moral and intellectual laziness, and privilege mistaken for providence.

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I’m looking at every college & university administrator. Every C-Suite executive. Every governmental bureaucrat. Every spiritual leader. Every military commander. Every politician. Every mirror. EVERYONE.

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The concept of "toxic" empathy keeps building up steam within Christiamerican circles. One of the leading voices in this misguided movement is Allie Beth Stuckey, a Christian nationalist podcaster and author. Here is an open letter addressing the moral and ethical problems with her views.

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“The artificial line of separation drawn many years ago will finally disappear,” said Trump regarding the border with Canada. So we can accept that borders and countries are just made up things? Like even the border with Mexico?

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It’ll be strange to see music ed conference clinics switching from an abundance of DEI related clinics to ones about how to remove it from education so that you don’t get fired.

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Much like a buried giant of Greek fame, With broken limbs askew across the land; Here at our white-washed, fastened gates did stand A beaten woman with a torch, whose flame Is now extinguished lightning, her new name Spurner of Exiles.

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Transgender (adjective) - of or relating to people who feel that their true nature does not match their sex at birth Transgenic (adjective) - being or used to produce an organism or cell of one species into which one or more genes of another species have been incorporated #micegate #trumpisanidiot

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March forth against this March 4th unconstitutional and anti-democratic fascism.

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Ideas and beliefs for the closed-minded, non-critical thinker are created through INDOCTRINATION. Ideas and beliefs for the open-minded, critical thinker are created through IMAGINATION. Learn more about “thought authorities” and how they impact your world view and beliefs.

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Unbelievable...

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"What does it mean to be an “Independent Minded” thinker and how might someone know if they are one?" I discuss the ideas of thought authorities, dependent vs. independent thinking, idea genesis vs. idea generation, and non-critical vs. critical thinking.

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It is never wrong to stand up against lies and bullies. Period. Full stop. Blaming Zelensky for the stupidity and evil displayed by Trump and Vance is no different than blaming a rape victim for what she was wearing.

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The reason the Trusk beast is using DOGE to cut jobs is not about efficiency. It’s not even about wanting to put loyalists in place. It’s about setting up a government run on AI. Technology whose loyalty can be programmed. Technology that can be programmed to discriminate. AMERICA IS ICARUS.

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We guarantee that no economic inflation in our country will be greater than that of your grades and the reputation of our institution.

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It’s February 21, 2025 today. My 50th birthday. The universe says I should be wearing a badge that says “Midlife Crisis”. But it’s not a midlife crisis. Not even close. It is my midlife realignment.

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So this would be the appropriate time for the educational system to grow a collective pair and two tell Trump to go take a hike.

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Now that musk is saying he’s doing the DOGE stuff “because the globalists have plotted a Great Replacement in which they use government handouts to buy votes from illegal immigrants and urban blacks” maybe we don’t have to act like this is about deficits or cost cutting anymore

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So much time, talent, and treasure is given to music-related activities where success is measured by ratings, trophies, and satisfied egos. There are many benefits for the students involved — but for most, those benefits aren’t about music for its own sake. Nor are they unique to music programs.

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It is amazing to see how so many different people in this administration are creating and articulating policy, while they put grandpa Trump in the reclining chair in the corner to be ridiculed by the real life Damien child.

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The idea of “toxic empathy” or “empathy is sin” has been floating around lately. I invite you to read my deconstruction of the illogic used to support this oxymoronic concept.

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People are being dehumanized, vilified, disenfranchised, ostracized, terrorized, harmed, and killed. Don’t wait for the camps to be built to speak and act out. #courageinsteadofcapitulaton #itwasnevergoingtobeme

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Stand firm with integrity #itwasnevergoingtobeme

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Just started reading this (published in 1997). It’s a fascinating examination of American history as a cycle of essentially four seasons. It predicted that our history would enter “winter”, or the “fourth turning” around the middle of the first decade of the 21st century.

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I encourage you to research the “7 Mountains Mandate.” This is a movement that believes Christians should own the following spheres of influence on our country: family, religion, education, media, arts and entertainment, business, and government.

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The human brain is not fully formed until around the age of 25. The pre-frontal cortex of is the last part to be fully formed. This is the area that allows us to think logically and have the ability to determine consequences of decision making. Elon Musk’s DOGE Boys are between the ages of 19-24.

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Can we all agree to cancel Kanye West now? #turnoffallofthelights

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One of the most indicative examples of the privilege & cowardice of a large swath of white Americans is on display by how many of them flocked to express their displeasure with a halftime show, yet won’t make any public outcry against the injustices and attacks on democracy happening in our nation.

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Something that’s been on my mind…is the attack on DEI really about that or is it because he and his minions knew they could use it as an excuse to gut everything else?

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It's easy and a bit myopic to focus just on political differences in our nation. In reality, the differences are not in our politics. Political views are shaped by our character, knowledge, wisdom, and world view. open.substack.com/pub/independ...

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