Nobody with a job is ‘non-essential’

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Anyone who has a job making a product or providing a service is never “non-essential” because the foundation of this country is supported on the backs of working people. Without them, nothing else is possible.

COVID Con: The response is worse than the virus – April 25, 2020

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St. Louis extends lockdown indefinitely | People threatened with jail and fines for violating lockdown or face mask orders | New York City tattle line flooded with inappropriate images | Woman crashes car from “excessive use of face mask” | Germany cancels Oktoberfest in April

COVID Con: The response is worse than the virus – April 18, 2020

City dumps sand to discourage skateboarding | County removes basketball rim when girl caught playing alone | Family locked out of storm shelter for not having masks | Medical workers lose custody of children | Panicked men store sperm | County orders people to wear armbands

Don’t respond to every insult

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It’s hard — very hard — when someone spreads malicious lies, half-truths or pure fabrications about you personally, your actions or even your motives. Or they poke you just to get a reaction. But, does every situation really require a response?

Cognitive dissonance saved my life — twice

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Nobody’s mind likes to be neutral on anything, especially important topics. It will always seek to decide a matter one way or the other, and then latch on to it as proven truth.