Is this the real Robert Reich?

Because regardless of whether one agrees or disagrees with his politics, he is rather different than the typical Nostr demographic and that's quite bullish for Nostr.

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My dad has stage 4 cancer and has made the personal choice to “fight” with chemo, radiation, and all that jazz.

I have seen him suffer all year. Now, he is in the hospital again and just called to inform me that they found a mass in his brain.

It’s a depressing situation because he wants to live so bad, but his body doesn’t.

I don’t like sharing stuff like this because I don’t wanna be a buzzkill, but if you don’t see me note as much or in a good mood, I got some stuff going on.

GM, Nostr.

Allow me first to apologize for the interruption. I do, like many of you appreciate the comforts of everyday routine, the security of the familiar, the tranquility of repetition. I enjoy them as much as any bloke.

But in the spirit of commemoration whereby those important events of the past usually associated with someone's death it the end of some awful bloody struggle and celebrated with a nice holiday, I thought we could mark this November the fifth (a day that is sadly no longer remembered) by taking some time out of our daily lives to sit down and have a little chat.

There are, of course, those who do not want us to speak.

I suspect even now, orders are being shouted into telephones and men with guns will soon be on their way...

Why? Because while the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power. Words offer the means to meaning and for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth.

And the truth is, there is something terribly wrong with this country isn't there?

Cruelty and injustice, intolerance and oppression. And where once you had the freedom to object, to think and speak as you saw fit, you now have censors and systems of surveillance coercing your conformity and enlisting your submission.

How did this happen? Who's to blame?

Well, certainly the are those who are more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable. But again, truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.

I know why you did it.

I know you were afraid.

Who wouldn't be?

War, terror, disease.

There were a myriad of problems which conspired to corrupt your reason and rob you of your common sense. Fear got the best of you, and in your panic, you turned to the now High Council of social mediums including the Facebook, Instagram, toktik, and nos.social .

They promised you order.

They promised you peace.

And all they demanded in return was your silent obedient consent.

Last night I sought to end that silence.

Last night I flooded Twitter with Nostr links to remind the country of what it has forgotten. More than 400 years ago,a great citizen wished to embed the fifth of November forever in our memory. His hope was to remind the world that fairness, justice, and freedom are more than words, they are perspectives. So if you've seen nothing, if the crimes if this government remain unknown to you, then I would suggest that you allow the fifth of November to pass unmarked. But if you see what I see, if you feel as I feel, and if you would seek as I seek, then I ask you to stand beside me one year from tonight in the internet courtyard, and together, we shall give them a fifth of November that shall never ever be forgot.

That mantis I mentioned, gone now. He got fed up with my harassment 😢

No cya later or anything… our friendship was skin-deep.

Awesome! Homies will be looking to hang their meat. Where u live ? 😂

I’ll be interested in how it works with that door. I have a metal door on mine and get a lot of condensation on it

Very nice! I was gonna say very cool but I try and stay away from terrible puns lol

Looks great! How much insulation did you use?

If they sponsor Peter McCormick's Podcast 🚩🚩🚩

Honestly, I'm a bit jealous of your bathroom😅.

You weren't joking when you said you can't tell the difference. So which part is the addition?