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Nice but I’m hoping 1 word
there’s a place for everyone
I used to do 84 hour fasts. I would meal prep a lb of bacon for breaking the fast around 72 hours in. Never even licked my fingers. My willpower is unmatched among mortal men.
Someone cast Timothy Olyphant as the body double for a day and see if anyone notices.
The skill of metacognition is under rated and under discussed. A journal and a mindfulness practice are the best ways I know to practice metacognition.
I like the two. Nice touch with the plaid shirt 🤣
Another sticker out in the wild. Photo by @npub1tam…0ynt.
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That’s the kind of groove we’re in now. The reality is just that our window for oppressive humidity isn’t as big as S. Alabama’s.
The best feature of this Vrbo we’re at is that there are zero cameras
@npub1226…grkj after everyone signs up for nostr.land
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I’m so Bearuch (Blessed) 🤗🇮🇱!
Thank you for 777 followers on Nostr (according to Primal).
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Even if we got rid of all foreign funding it wouldn’t even begin to make a dent.
We need to focus on cutting social services first since that’s majority of the budget.
In individual finance, replace the $100,000 ford f-150 with a $20,000 Prius, the $7 Starbucks won’t change your financial outcome at all really.
Need a super cool name for my space app. Any suggestions?
It’s your chance to immortalize yourself!
I wish I had your monk-ness
I should be a consultant
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It's like Night of The Comet 😅
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Here’s the output reply too just in case you wanted to read it.
Trillions of dollars can be incredibly hard to wrap your head around. Shrinking the entire U.S. federal budget down to a single $100 bill is one of the best ways to understand where our tax dollars actually go.
Before we look at the exact dollars and cents, it helps to see how the overall money flows. The Sankey diagram below illustrates how the federal government takes in revenue (mostly from individual income and payroll taxes) and channels it into different types of spending:
Using the most recent comprehensive federal spending data, here is exactly how that $100 is divided up:
The U.S. $100 Budget Breakdown
| General Category | Share of the $100 | Specific Programs Included |
|---|---|---|
| Social Programs | $60.00 | Social Security ($22.00), Medicare ($14.00), Medicaid & healthcare ($14.00), and Income Security/safety net ($10.00). |
| Military & Veterans | $19.00 | Department of Defense ($13.00) and Veterans benefits/services ($6.00). |
| Net Interest on Debt | $14.00 | The cost of servicing the existing national debt. |
| Foreign Aid | $1.25 | Economic, developmental, and humanitarian assistance. |
| All Other Programs | $5.75 | Education ($2.00), Transportation ($2.00), Administration of Justice ($1.00), and everything else ($0.75). |
| Total U.S. Budget | $100.00 | |
1. Social Programs: $60.00
This is by far the heaviest piece of the pie. Nearly two-thirds of every dollar spent by the government goes toward domestic health, retirement, and safety-net programs:
* Social Security ($22.00): Strictly mandatory spending that goes directly to retired workers, disabled individuals, and surviving spouses.
* Medicare ($14.00): Provides health coverage for seniors over 65 and people with specific disabilities.
* Medicaid & Health ($14.00): Covers joint federal-state medical assistance for low-income individuals, children, and federal health research (like the National Institutes of Health).
* Income Security ($10.00): This is the actual "safety net"—including SNAP (food stamps), unemployment insurance, school lunch programs, and housing assistance.
2. Military & Veterans: $19.00
Often lumped together simply as "defense," this category supports national security and those who served:
* National Defense ($13.00): Directly funds the Department of Defense, including military personnel, weapons development, and global operations.
* Veterans Benefits ($6.00): Funds VA hospitals, disability compensation, and GI Bill education benefits for retired military members.
3. Foreign Aid: $1.25 (By Country)
Foreign aid is a tiny subset of the federal budget, representing only about $1.25 out of your $100.
Because $1.25 is a small amount to slice, we have to talk about "cents" to show where it goes. Based on the most recent fully finalized annual disbursements, that $1.25 is distributed as follows:
* Israel: ~$0.10 (10 cents) — Primarily foreign military financing.
* Ukraine: ~$0.09 (9 cents) — Emergency economic, security, and humanitarian aid.
* Jordan: ~$0.02 (2.5 cents) — Economic support and regional security.
* Ethiopia: ~$0.02 (2 cents) — Major humanitarian assistance, food programs, and public health.
* Democratic Republic of the Congo: ~$0.02 (2 cents) — Emergency medical aid, food security, and crisis response.
* Global Programs (170+ other countries): ~$1.00 — The rest is spread incredibly thin across the globe. It covers international disaster relief, global vaccine distribution, UN peacekeeping, and agricultural development.
> Perception vs. Reality: Public opinion polls consistently show that the average American believes foreign aid consumes roughly 25% of the federal budget (which would be $25 out of our $100). In reality, the entire world combined receives just $1.25, with the largest single-country allies receiving about a dime each.
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4. Net Interest on the Debt: $14.00
This is one of the fastest-growing categories in the budget. This $14.00 does not pay for any schools, roads, or troops; it is purely the interest the U.S. government must pay to investors who hold American debt. Due to rising national debt and higher interest rates, the interest on our "credit card" now costs more than the entire baseline Department of Defense budget ($13.00).
5. All Other Programs: $5.75
This final pot is what many people think of when they imagine "government spending." Out of your $100, these domestic services receive relatively modest slices:
* Education & Social Services ($2.00): Federal grants for K-12 schools, special education, and student loans.
* Transportation ($2.00): Highway funding, airport improvements, and mass transit.
* Justice ($1.00): The FBI, federal courts, border security, and federal prisons.
* General Administration ($0.75): Everything else, including NASA, the EPA, national parks, and running the federal agencies.
Foreign aid is to Israel is about 0.05% to 0.01% of the budget.
According to Gemini, if the U.S. Budget was $100, Israel would be $0.10 of the $100 with social services being $60, and the military being ~$20 with all foreign aid in total being a $1.25.
Gemini instance:
https://share.gemini.google/AVXqrYEtEBIj
I could also ask grok, Claude, or another ai for you, or post a source that breaks down the budget.
I deeply respect Thomas Massie, however I respectfully disagree with him on this.
I think he’s well intentioned but I think he’s inadvertently emboldening the wrong types of people by doing stuff like this.
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#deflock
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#deflock
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You can run past them but it's dangerous, specially because most of the time they are in pairs (aside the ambush ones)
What do railroads, dot-coms, and AI have in common?
shit man, mentally prepared for stairs ?
I played Perfect Dark before Golden Eye 😬
Couldda been an eggcelent match up if they'd joined in
True thooouuugh! I do both honestly. The golden mean of nondairy cream.
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Yakihome.
Yakihomie.
Yakinevergonngiveyouup.
Whatever.
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Udderly alarming situation when you add in how lazy those fat pigs are, come to think of it.
For me it's @nprofile…wywf, but I do like dark wisp and taco home as well.
The the pigs didn't get out there and join in?
It's not bad. Apple has plenty of terrible things. People have no taste and overlook those terrible things. Go figure.
This is an utter disgrace.
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Here too, today was way worse than yesterday.
I'm doing great, but The Cat is still in the bag.
Never was. Would ruin the Messi Yamal script mate. Good theatre though
Are you feeling stuck?
The #truth is, you aren’t actually stuck, you're just trapped in a loop of being the exact same version of yourself, day after day.
🧠 The 90% Rule:
On any given day, you think between 60,000 to 70,000 thoughts.
Here is the kicker: 90% of those thoughts are the exact same ones you had yesterday!
🔄 The Loop of Sameness:
If you think the same thoughts, you will make the same choices. Those same choices lead to the same behaviours, which create the same experiences. Those experiences produce the same emotions, which loop right back around to drive the very same thoughts.
🧪 Your Biology Follows Suit:
This repetition hardwires your brain. Your neurocircuitry, your hormones, your neurochemistry, and even your genetic expression become completely chemically aligned with your past.
👤 Personality = Personal Reality:
How you think, act, and feel is what makes up your #personality. And your personality is what creates your personal #reality.
⚠️ The biggest mistake most of us make is trying to create a new personal reality while remaining the same personality.
We want #change, but we aren't willing to change who we are.
To #breakthecycle and truly change your #life, you have to:
1. Observe your unconscious #thoughts and actively change them.
2. Identify your automatic #habits and behaviours and modify them.
3. Look at the #emotions anchoring you to your #past and decide if they actually belong in your #future.
If you want a new #life, you literally have to become someone else.
Stop waiting for your circumstances to change first.
Change your mind, change your habits, and your reality will have no choice but to follow.
#PersonalGrowth #Mindset #SelfImprovement
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The move thing doesn't fascinatee as much as the velocity. It's pretty impressive wander. Makes me curious at to whether effects bird migrations and things