LastStand4USA

We must protect these United States of America. This is the #LastStand4USA #USA

[Electra @Electrarythm]

lesson in there

[YourFavoriteGuy @guychristensen_]

The average Roman didn’t know their empire collapsed they just noticed their roads stopped being repaired one day.

[Nathan ✰ @Just1Nathann_]

Nah. 27-33 aren't your humbling years. They're your awakening years.

So many people misunderstand this phase of life.

That's when you start seeing things clearly. Everything suddenly dawns on you. You realize what you want, what doesn't matter, and how much time you've wasted.

Some people mistake that clarity for failure because they wish they had figured it out earlier.

But if you're determined, you can build more in those few years than you did in your entire early twenties.

[Dr. Naomi Wolf. 8 NYT Bestsellers. DPhil, Poetry. @naomirwolf]

Something really weird is happening. (The world has been weird since at least 2020, as I elaborated two essays ago). Do people seem more and more visibly to be wearing their souls on their physical bodies and faces? Like, good people are visibly glowing, no matter their level of physical ability, and yet people in a state of moral compromise seem increasingly visibly dim or darkly lit or almost drying up and physically almost crumbling or decaying?

[☥𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐱 @fw_lennox1]

ppl w adhd do shit like procrastinate for 3 months straight & then in one 24-hr day knock out 3 months of tasks. you either know this life or you don’t lol.

[PROFESSOR @SIGMAPROFESSOR]

Be amazingly toxic. Give her every chance to leave you. If she departs, that is the nicest thing that could happen to you. If she stays, you will have the finest for yourself.

[Jay Alto @theJayAlto]

the moment i deleted social media, stopped eating junk food, quit watching porn etc, my brain literally reset. mundane tasks started to become satisfying, healthy habits enjoyable, everyday life addicting. abundant joy awaits anyone who can escape the dopamine prison.

[Spencer Smith 🇺🇸🇰🇪🇩🇴 @BroSpencer]

I have worked with teenagers for years, and I have seen a consistent pattern for quite some time now. That pattern is this: Parents who give their teens (13-20 years old) a cell phone with full access to the internet end up with warped minds, diminished Christian character, and an overall "jaded" spirit. You may "trust them" to do the right thing with that phone, but the vast majority of them will not be able to deal with the temptation that the phone brings. Their eyes will behold wickedness, their ears will hear wickedness, and the garden of their minds will have seeds sown in it that will forever grow weeds of wickedness that they will have to fight forever.

When I see a church teenager starting to go worldly, and getting away from the Lord, I always ask the same question: do they have a phone with unfiltered access to the internet? About 99.9999% of the time they do. I literally see parents giving their 12 year old son an iphone, and they wonder why that boy has a bad attitude and won't do right. Well, I know why.

Parents, don't give them a phone with unfiltered access to the internet. You will regret it.

[Darth Powell @VladTheInflator]

Denver overtakes Austin as the worst housing market in the nation leading in both inventory and price declines.

Great news for hard working young familes.

[KimariRoseVA 🌙🥀 @KimariRoseVA]

This sort of idea is why I stopped “dating to marry” or “looking for friends.”

None of us want to waste time or have our time wasted. But I’ve noticed that so many people hard focus on these end goals that that stop legitimately connecting with people. Instead, theyre subconsciously weighing them against a checklist.

Wanting or looking friends or a relationship comes with expectations you impose on people that shouldn’t really come until further in said relationships.

I’ve found all my friends not by looking, but just by interacting with people I thought were interesting. So chill out. If you want connection, come with the goal to learn and enjoy them as they are.

And as your relationships progress, then decide if you want to be friends or pursue something more.

[Blueprintsmb @blueprintsmb22]

Has there ever been a period in human history pre COVID where so many white collar millionaires and billionaires have told the younger generation to go into the trades? Where are the videos of the 56 year old HVAC tech who needs knee replacements from too many installs on commercial roofs telling 18 year olds to avoid student loans and follow their path? https://t.co/HKQd4hgXSI

[Bisexual Gamer Looking For Love, Pls look female @skramzbunny]

how about 5.5 inches and normal. How about employed at an unimpressive job. how about mediocre finances and a complicated relationship with family.

[Tanning Salon Don @TheSalonDon]

OBGYN just told my wife to go on SSRIs during pregnancy

I asked if there’s studies she can show to make us comfortable

She said she doesn’t sit around reading medical literature but 70% of her patients are on them while pregnant

We have a health crisis in America

[Jack @jack_schroder_]

Even if you get enough sunlight + block blue light, you can destroy your circadian signalling just by being an artificial dopamine addict.

If you're prone to:
— Doomscrolling
— Chronic tech use
— Junk food
— Pornography
— Pharmaceuticals (esp. ADHD meds)
— Drugs/alcohol
— Etc.

You are depleting your natural reserves of dopamine that exceeds the capacity that you can synthesize it endogenously, whilst having huge phasic spikes that overwhelm enzymes needed for its metabolism, leading to elevated ROS/inflammation/neuronal death.

You are also de-sensitizing the very receptors that are not only fundamental to motivation, focus, pleasure, appetite, and libido — but also for regulating the architecture of the central retinal pathway that governs light—dark cycles, which relays to deeper brain regions to govern your thoughts, emotions, and overall function.

The only argument here IMO, is that the activity/receptor sensitivity/production of dopamine found in the retina may be different in terms of its associated reward regions (nucleus accumbens, ventral tegmental area, etc.)

You'll see people online who justify their social media addiction in 2 ways:

1) They minimize blue light emitted from the screen, claiming that this is the main driver of dopamine degradation

2) They justify scrolling by saying their algorithm is catered to health, or something beneficial — where in reality it's the same shit.

Food for thought. Digital minimalism maxxing is still the most important thing you can do for your health.

[PROFESSOR @SIGMAPROFESSOR]

men inherently crave this solace from a woman, yet the paradox remains: once you get it, you inevitably lose her. The cost is often exorbitant, you pay in pain for every pleasure.

[Yves ౨ৎ @yvessirae]

I just want to remind you that sometimes your life really doesn't begin until you are 26+...
Romanticizing and obsessing over our youth is harmful. Growing up is beautiful. Discovering who you are and how you interact with the world is a gift. Maturing and learning what you truly want out of life and living in that purpose brings fulfillment and peace. Your life is not over in your early 20's because you haven't figured it out yet, it's just beginning.

[Carnivore Aurelius ©🥩 ☀️🦙 @AlpacaAurelius]

You need to be delusionally optimistic.

Didn't sleep well? Just tell yourself you did
Poor? I'm rich and money comes to me easily
Weak? Just tell yourself youre on steroids
Stressed? It's fuel to make you your highest self
Seed oils? Theyre making you healthier

Your mind is the most powerful tool in the world