“Contrary to popular belief, [#courage] is not the absence of #fear; it's the decision to move alongside it.”
- @Daojoan
https://www.joanwestenberg.com/there-is-no-right-time-there-is-only-now-plus-courage/
Most #corporate #media #American #Journalists outright #refuse to ask #Republican #politicians how they #justify #illegal #unconstitutional #barbaric actions of the #Trump #GOP #MAGA #regime.
It's a THING.
They're being told NOT to do it out of #fear, #intimidation or because of loss of #access or advertising revenue.
It's possible in the next couple of months that riots will break out across the US due to shortages. A state of emergency will be called by Trump, with military force being used against civilians.
Just a fair warning, if these events unfold then you may want to stay home, or if you're crazy then livestream it all on X/twitter from your phone.
I don't know the future, but all signs point to this happening before summer.
Wie immer sind Jörgs Beiträge zu diesem Thema klasse!
"Wie sieht eine KI Bewusstsein?"
https://youtu.be/Upii7VZT6y4?si=lZgqz8aEGoQDyRwC
#ki #Bewusstsein #asimov #zukunft #future #Robots #chance #fear #iovalis
Iovialis.de
https://www.europesays.com/2023294/ Small business consultant instructs Houghton Country groups on financial statements #america #business #CHAMBER #fear #Finance #gain #Group #Houghton #instruction #Keweenaw #Learn #loss #lunch #Presentation #Regional #small #spring #statement #summer #teaching #tourism #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #US #USA
Sometimes, life gets overwhelming for each & every one of us! #Prayer is 1 of our greatest defences & offenses to conquering EVERYTHING that distresses us for God promises His Perfect peace when we reach out to Him.
*14* sincere prayers to pray, when you're feeling overwhelmed
https://prayer.knowing-jesus.com/search?q=Stress
#worry #fear #anxiety #depression #Stress #TrustGod #GodListens #GodCares #PEACE #GodsPEACE
#ChristianFaith 
#ChristianLiving
I must not fear. #Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
- Frank Herbert
When I moved to the United States in 1977, I didn't realize I had chosen to live in a country where guns and power are inextricably entwined.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/soapbox/2022/06/guns-and-power
>>What matters is that acts we once took for granted as virtuous, routine, and safe — telling the truth, representing those oppressed by the state, providing legal aid to the powerless, volunteering to work at a polling site, basic journalism — now carry some risk. They now require some courage. Maybe the government won’t send you to prison. At least not yet. But it can make your life really difficult.<<
https://radleybalko.substack.com/p/the-courage-to-be-decent
#RadleyBalko #Immigration #Law #Lawyers #Authoritarianism #Fear
https://www.europesays.com/uk/44361/ Psychedelics May Reset Brain-Immune Link Driving Fear and Anxiety #anxiety #BrainResearch #BrighamAndWomen'sHospital #fear #Health #MentalHealth #neurobiology #neuroimmunity #neuroinflammation #Neuroscience #psychedelics #Psychology #psychopharmacology #UK #UnitedKingdom
You know, how people say, that listening to your fear is healthy? Because your subconscious wants to tell you something?
Well, @pragdave got this article here => https://articles.pragdave.me/p/fear-and-when-to-fear-it which asses the question a bit less in black and white but some appropriate shades of gray.
Though I really think, sometime you absolutely need to listen to your fear. For example, there is this book "C++ without Fear" => https://www.informit.com/store/c-plus-plus-without-fear-a-beginners-guide-that-makes-9780134314303.
Never try to overcome your fear when it's about C++. You need to live in fear when using C++. Like for people clearing minefield, fear is a survival trait when you are dealing with C++. It keeps you alert enough to spot the footguns / mines from slight discolorations of the vegetation, the flight of bugs and bees. I'll keep you alive (though, likely it will be a paranoid, miserable one)
If you are not working with C++ (yet), your fear tries to warn you off. Listen to it [1].
[1] Well, at least until all undefined behavior has finally been removed from the language (I hear there is an effort afoot to just do that in the next year, but I might also have been the victim of a joke, since I cannot find a reference to this art of the standardization effort.)
/s
SCNR
Just in case you need another example of what #fascism is doing to #science , #society and how #fear works out:
"After much thought, [..] they preferred not to risk publishing at this time. One had just lost a job because of a canceled government grant; the other feared a similar fate if they went ahead with the paper. Although both were legally in the U.S., they worried they might lose their residency [...]."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025/04/10/evolution-research-deportation-fears/
A super quick poem, prompted by fellow Substack writers this week about our greatest fears.
Meanwhile, in other news... note the #volatility index aka #fear index. This #criminal #administration is #destroying wealth, decimating lives of #middleclass #American families residual those living off their life's savings and investments. #impeach and #convict this #felon now.
Good write up. I saw this first hand when I lived in Huntsville, AL ... but I also see it when I visit family in Indianapolis, IN.
Trump’s Power Feeds on White Demographic Fears
https://theintercept.com/2025/04/20/trump-racism-white-demographic-fears-immigration/
Do not give attention, energy or validation to fear-driven thoughts or stories, bc when you do, they become stronger. It's hard sometimes to stay grounded, to choose calm over chaos & not to reinforce fear - especially where fear often spreads quickly through the news, social media or our own thoughts.
