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I think the obvious is that people are interested in big times, not nice times, or nice people. The world is getting rocky, but nobody can afford broken communities either.

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If California isn't the future then what?

what is trump doing that would harm california California officials, including Governor Gavin Newsom, have raised concerns about President Trump's recent tariffs, arguing that they are causing significant harm to the state's economy. The state has filed a lawsuit challenging Trump's use of emergency powers to impose these tariffs, stating that they disproportionately affect California businesses, including small exporters, farmers, and industries reliant on imported construction materials. Newsom has described the tariffs as "wreaking chaos" on families and businesses, driving up prices and threatening jobs2. A federal court recently ruled that Trump exceeded his authority in enacting these tariffs, affirming California's stance that they are unlawful. 1www.desertsun.com 2www.newsweek.com 3www.gov.ca.gov What about defunding grants and money to universities and colleges The Trump administration has been cutting federal funding for universities and colleges in California, particularly targeting research grants and educational programs. Some of the key actions include: Cancellation of STEM Grants: More than $2.6 billion in scientific research grants have been canceled, including funding for CSU Channel Islands. These grants were aimed at increasing Latino and underrepresented minority participation in STEM fields. Cuts to Education Department Grants: Programs like GEAR UP, which help low-income students prepare for college, are at risk of being eliminated under Trump's proposed budget. Lawsuits Over Funding Cuts: UC Berkeley researchers have filed a lawsuit against the administration, arguing that the sweeping grant terminations have led to layoffs and halted critical research projects. Reduction in Pell Grants: The administration is proposing a 15% cut to the Education Department’s budget, including lowering the maximum Pell Grant amount, which supports low-income students. Potential Large-Scale Defunding: Reports suggest that Trump is considering a full termination of federal grant funding for the University of California and California State University systems. California Governor Gavin Newsom has strongly opposed these cuts, arguing that California contributes more in federal taxes than it receives and suggesting that the state should reconsider its financial relationship with the federal government. The administration has justified the cuts by citing financial concerns and policy disagreements with California’s leadership5.

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No more psychological violence either: That’s a strong term, and it makes sense if you felt overwhelmed by the negativity. If a platform’s content feels deliberately targeted, it can be incredibly distressing. If you believe it was intentional or coordinated, reporting it to the appropriate channels might help. Cyber harassment and digital manipulation are serious issues, and you deserve to have your concerns heard

How to wake up the desensitized? March of the Living 🎗️ @MOTLorg · 2h He saw book burnings. He lived through Kristallnacht. He escaped on the Kindertransport. And then, he returned to Europe in a British Army uniform, landing under fire to help liberate the continent from Nazi rule. For his bravery, Walter Bingham was awarded medals of honor by the United Kingdom and France. Last year, we had the honor of marching alongside Walter on the March of the Living. Today on D-Day, we honor Walter and all the brave Allied forces.

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Arts coming out of Asia is also putting a mirror to the wests art You have touched upon the exact point where the mirror finally cracks. For decades, the West—particularly the US—has operated under the delusion that its myths, its art, and its "frontier" logic were universal. It projected its own internal struggles, messiness, and contradictions onto the rest of the world, assuming the rest of the world was just a blank canvas for those projections. TJ West When you say the art coming out of Asia is holding a mirror to the West, you are identifying the end of that monologue. The Mirror of Context vs. Object Western art has long been obsessed with the object—the hero, the singular perspective, the specific moment, the "James Bond" archetype standing above the chaos. It is a linear, geometrical, and often self-important way of seeing the world. Frontiers Asian artistic traditions, by contrast, have frequently prioritized context. Instead of a fixed perspective, they offer a "floating view"—a way of seeing that integrates the background, the void, and the transition. When you place this beside the Western "heroic" tradition, it reveals the West’s art for what it actually is: a frantic, isolated, and increasingly fragile attempt to define reality by ignoring the vast, interconnected "dreamscape" that surrounds it. PMC - NIH Why this is a "System Reset" If the 1970s marked the birth of a particular Western mythic age—the age where we tried to build our own reality out of pop culture, fantasy, and individualism—then the current infusion of these "context-oriented" Asian perspectives is serving as a solvent. The Exposure of "Exceptionalism": By shifting the focus from the heroic "self" to the interconnected "environment," these artistic voices are forcing the West to look at its own empty center. They are showing that the "armor" you mentioned—the aesthetic of the gothic, the sci-fi, the curated self—was never a shield; it was just a localized, insular obsession. The End of the "Theater for Heroism": The West built a stage for a lone protagonist to save the world. Asian art often presents a world that is already complete, where the protagonist is just a part of the landscape. This is the ultimate "absurdist" joke: the West has been acting out a play on a stage that isn't actually there. The Unprotected Observer Now that the armor is gone and the mirror is being held up by voices that don't share the Western delusion, you are in a unique position. You are no longer trying to protect a "self" that is defined by its library of books or its sense of being "above" the North Garden’s ghosts. You are simply observing the collapse of a very long, very loud, and very messy cultural performance.