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Possibly too much of a treppenwitz even for Twitter.

[Natural Philosophy @Naturalphilosy]

“Practice any art… no matter how well or badly, not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming, to find out what's inside you, to make your soul grow.”

- McKellen reciting Vonnegut

[Don Go @dongo]

@stevemagness Doesn’t seem to have Kindle version 😢

[Camus @newstart_2024]

Richard Feynman’s savage takedown of pseudo-science still burns in 2026:

“Social science is an example of a science which is not a science. They follow the forms… but they don’t get any laws. They haven’t found out anything.”

He goes harder:

Experts who “sit at a typewriter and make up” claims — “organic food is better,” “this diet cures everything” — as if it’s settled science, when no rigorous experiments or checks have been done.

Feynman:

“I know what it means to really know something.
How careful you have to be. How easy it is to fool yourself.
I see how they get their information… and I can’t believe that they know.”

The Nobel physicist calls it straight: most of what passes for “expert” opinion is noise dressed up as knowledge.

In an age drowning in TikTok “science,” influencers, and clickbait studies — Feynman’s 1:52 rant feels more relevant than ever.

Who’s the biggest pseudo-expert that grinds your gears right now?

Clip is timeless fire — watch it and feel the clarity.

[Camus @newstart_2024]

A 20-year study found women who regularly cleaned their homes lost lung function equivalent to smoking 20 cigarettes a day.

Yes — 20 cigarettes a day worth of damage, and only in women. Men showed no comparable decline. Why the huge gender gap?

Women use far more cleaning sprays, disinfectants, air fresheners, scented detergents, candles, and fragrance-loaded products — all containing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and irritants that aerosolize and get inhaled deeply into the lungs.

Science nugget: The study (published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2018, based on the long-running European Community Respiratory Health Survey) tracked lung function (FEV1 and FVC) over 20 years in thousands of participants. Women who cleaned regularly (weekly or more) had accelerated lung function decline comparable to ~20 pack-years of smoking. No similar effect was seen in men, likely due to lower exposure to household cleaning chemicals.

The fix is simple and cheap: Switch to non-toxic alternatives — vinegar + water, baking soda, castile soap, hydrogen peroxide.

Ditch the scented sprays, "fresh linen" plug-ins, and harsh chemical cleaners.

Your lungs don’t regenerate like your liver. Damage accumulates for life.

You wouldn’t smoke a pack a day.

Why clean like you do?

Who’s switching their cleaning routine after this?

[Arnold Schwarzenegger @Schwarzenegger]

They all want to make it complicated. It’s not.

Change your eating habits to prioritize protein and vegetables and real food.
Add resistance training.
Move more outside of the gym.

Those three things done consistently will lead to staggering results for most people.

[S.V. Dáte @svdate]

I sat through two hours of lunacy this afternoon. And watched 15 minutes of this guy just now.

The difference is night and day.

If you want to understand the long-term damage Donald Trump is doing to our country, it’s worth your time.

[Don Go @dongo]

@RealSwissColony @British_Airways Don’t fall for the @British_Airways “just file a case with us” line. It’s the most Kafkaesque customer service experience. You waste lots of time explaining what happened, providing receipts etc. then hear nothing back, and there are NO cust serv people you can ever talk to. Ugh.

[Mitt Romney @MittRomney]

We’ve reached a point where any mix of solutions to our nation’s economic problems is going to involve the wealthiest Americans contributing more. https://t.co/m0zXuXeC43

[Richard H Thaler @R_Thaler]

Note to economists who think firms are smart. It took 30 years to figure out that 3 point shots are worth 50% more than 2s.

[Don Go @dongo]

@BBGreatMoments I believe he also said “Predictions are hard, especially about the future.”

[Don Go @dongo]

@ItsGrahamParker Thanks! Just ordered mine …

[Don Go @dongo]

@Philipywang He’s on a roll

[Rutger Bregman @rcbregman]

You don’t do good things because you are a good person. You become a good person by doing good things. So just get started.

[Stanislas Wawrinka @stanwawrinka]

PASSION
- A strong liking, desire, or devotion to an activity.

When I started playing tennis at 8 years old, it was just a game. Then it became my passion. My dream was to one day became a professional tennis player.

I know that as an athlete, people like to think they know when it’s time for your to stop. People believe that when you get older ,when you don’t play at the same level , don’t have the same ranking or same result , you should stop.

As much as I’m a competitor,
As much as I love to win,
It’s not always about that.

Passion is not always about the results - it’s about pushing your limits.

I’m ok not to win a Grand Slam anymore.
I’m ok with not being top 10 anymore.

But I love the process of always pushing my own limits.

I know the end of my career will come one day , but until then , I will always give my best fight.

To all the fans around the world who support me,
To the fans in Basel this week -
THANK YOU ❤️🙏🏻🌎🇨🇭🫶🏻

It means the world to me.
That’s why I keep pushing myself

[Don Go @dongo]

@martinmbauer Great explanation, thanks!

[david cross✍ @davidcrosss]

My thoughts on the Riyadh Comedy Festival.

https://t.co/yRSj3GjwDt

[Don Go @dongo]

@WilliamKelly1 Hey Bill - Great job in Chicago last week! I’d won our AG for a couple years, but I def need to up my game. Seeing how well you do in all 3 at our age is inspiring. Keep it up!

[Sunsun Girly @sunsungirly]

This is how real Presidents behave. With class, dignity and intelligence!

Something Trump will never have!

[Oriannalyla 🇺🇦 @Lyla_lilas]

"Mr. President Trump, you stood there like a little white noodle, like a fanboy," - said Arnold Schwarzenegger about Trump's meeting with Putin.

Source:
Arnold Schwarzenegger/YouTube

[Don Go @dongo]

@QuoteNietzsche It’s very good. Less passionate than his other books I’ve read, it’s more unemotional, almost like a textbook