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Resilience: How The Stoic Marcus Aurelius Could Strenghten Our Will And Mind 1/4

Submitted by Gerrit on Fri, 05/27/2016 - 10:12am

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The Resilience Group is on Summer Loafer Hours until Labour Day.

Hello, dear friends, from the old loafer. I find the teachings of Stoicism a great help in strengthening my ptsd-scrambled brain. It has been universally beneficial to regular folks for 2,500 years now.
You may find it a useful, practical guide to strengthen your mind in these turbulent times.
Previously, I had written a 3-part essay series on the Stoic teachings of the Roman Epictetus that makes for a brief grounding in Stoic practical basics. You will find it in the Resilience Group Essay Queue:
http://caucus99percent.com/content/stoicism-trauma-survivors-part-13

This is the first of a four-part series on the thoughts to himself of the Roman Stoic, Marcus Aurelius, emperor of Rome. I present an introduction on what Aurelius means to me and then his thoughts without comment: for they speak clearly for themselves directly to the reader. More below.

Grotesque, Neo-Liberal Der Spiegel: "Wake up, Hillary!"

Submitted by Aardvark on Fri, 05/27/2016 - 3:42am

Even the propaganda rag of German neo-liberalism, Der Spiegel, sees Secretary Clinton headed for the cliff:

Der Spiegel

Mistakes and Breakdowns in the Campaign

Hillary Clinton has a monumental task: the apparent Democratic candidate is the hope of every American, who wants to preserve the country from Donald Trump in November.

Krebs Security Discusses Clinton e-mail security - Malware, Spam Filters, Printer

Submitted by Alex Ocana on Thu, 05/26/2016 - 11:51pm

The security breeches on the clintonmail server are breathtaking. These people are finding and discussing based on IP addresses, headers, other arcana and artifacts etc. they found an internet connected printer with memory, unsecured internet spam filtering service, numerous malware mails/advertisements and off server storage. Can everyone say, "Gross Negligence?"

Disability Caucus Open Thread 5/26/2016: Disability Services

Submitted by The Aspie Corner on Thu, 05/26/2016 - 8:35pm

Chances are that if you've ever had a disability, you've probably had to deal with disability services and all the red-tape, condescension and down right infantilization that often come with them. And if you're born with acquired disabilities, it actually ends up being a hell of a lot worse. You're never truly seen as a grown up in the eyes of the 'normal' folks, and in many cases it's you who has to make concessions for them, not the other way around.

The Hillary Victory Fund and DNC kicks back less than 1% of Money Raised to 32 state parties

Submitted by Steven D on Thu, 05/26/2016 - 7:44pm

Remember when Hillary people informed us that she was doing the state parties a big favor by creating her Hillary Victory Fund, whereby money would be shared by her campaign, the DNC and the local parties, money they wouldn't ever have been able to obtain without access to her wealthy donor base?

It's Official. Hillary thinks you are stupid and can't read and

Submitted by Phoebe Loosinhouse on Thu, 05/26/2016 - 7:06pm

have a poor retention of facts.

This interview is one unrelenting insult:
Hillary Clinton Doubles Down on Email Scandal Saying "It was Allowed"

Clinton explained why she did not cooperate with State Department investigators, despite repeatedly saying she would talk to anyone, anytime about her emails.

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