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“Stop being so divisive”

Today's #newhappy reminder: "Your job is to find out what the world is trying to be." — William Stafford

No food or supplies have been allowed into Gaza in over three weeks

Decoupling happiness from virtue was one of our foundational errors as a society

NYU canceled a planned speech by the former president of Doctors Without Borders because she planned to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and cuts to US AID. This is what actual campus censorship looks like.

What Stephen Miller is doing is called “reversal of morality” and instead of spreading it and perpetrating it, I suggest you watch this video where I explain it:

Old Happy is the way that individualism, capitalism, and domination have shaped our pursuit of happiness. If you want to know what it looks like and why it doesn’t work, just turn on your television.

Let’s wake up and be brave today, friends.

A wonderful example of #NewHappy: using your gifts to serve the world — from @tomcartwright.bsky.social apple.news/ANJHLwMWnTl6...

Self-help gurus are busy going "Let them!" about a fascist takeover

What do you do when they target the schools?

How to find hope:

Why aren’t the billionaires happy yet?

Good morning! Let's rediscover our moral courage today, shall we? To find yours, you have to be able to answer one question: What is more important to you than your fear? stephanieharrison.substack.com/p/how-to-fin...

The psychology of perpetrators, bystanders, and heroes:

Ervin Staub, one of the world's leading scholars on violence, found that if people fight back against initial attempts at prejudiced legislation, it stops genocide and war. If they don't, evildoers see permission to proceed—and violence soon follows. Every moment is the most important one.

How people get drawn into authoritarian movements:

The annual State Department human rights report “will remove all sections covering the rights of women, LGBTQ+ people, and the disabled as well as sections dedicated to discrimination against indigenous people and corruption in government.” www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/03/marc...

America sank to a new low in the World Happiness Report this year. It doesn't surprise me in the slightest, but I do have a philosophy and a plan for how to fix it: stephanieharrison.substack.com/p/americas-h...

"There is no such thing as a COVID infection without consequence," says researcher David Putrino. Personally, I think we should all be *furious* that we were told it was perfectly safe to get this virus so that we could all go back to work, but that's just me. www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...

New Happy was used to train Meta’s AI along with millions of other books. Makes me sick

He wants from us what he refuses to give to others.

If you feel helpless, help more. www.cnbc.com/2025/03/15/t...

Israel resumed its relentless bombing of Gaza overnight on Tuesday, killing more than 400 Palestinians and sowing terror. Here's what we know about why Israel broke the ceasefire in the enclave ⤵️

Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away. They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.

How fascism works and how to stop it:

You need conviction, compassion and courage to break a cycle.

I got one too many comments telling me Trump is a morally courageous person and I snapped

Are you demoralized? Here’s how to start feeling better right now. www.cnbc.com/2025/03/15/t...

If you’re waiting for hope to find you, you’ll be waiting a long time. Hope is something we make, by 1) identifying a goal, 2) coming up with strategies to achieve that goal, and 3) taking small steps to fulfill them. Hope is the reward for action.

If you don't like being called a Nazi, well, it's imperative that you stop behaving like one! It's pretty simple!!!!!

Please send this article to your Democratic representative stephanieharrison.substack.com/p/how-to-fin...

Stop turning inward when you’re in pain. Turn outward instead.

Today I’m teaching you how to build your moral courage — the single most essential quality for this moment in history:

This is an absolute emergency and every single person in this country should be freaking out. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Call your reps now: 202-224-3121