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Before my book came out, the largest translated primary source material from the Russian Revolution and Civil War were both Trotskyist works. The 2nd largest, which I’ve surpassed, is Trotsky’s own History of the revolution. Originally translated by Max Eastman.
This is an account to promote an ongoing book series: “A Memoir-History of the Russian Civil War” which has been compiled, edited, annotated, and translated by Ignatius Hannula. The first volume of what we hope to be a long-running new publication concerns the Volunteer Army.
We’ve reached the point where if Reddit is strongly astroturfing something, you can safely assume that the exact opposite is true and good.
Found an old hard drive with plenty of gems on it. Here are some anons talking about how the Apocalypse was going to officially begin in August 2017 with Lord Kek physically manifesting in St. Louis or something... I don't quite remember the full narrative.
early Taoists said some illness has a moral etiology and can only be confessed out of the sick person, or cured through ritual (like reciting the names of medicines 3,000 times). other illness caused by accident, chance, etc. must be cured with regular pharmacology
On rest: “There is physiological evidence that the eye needs to work in a rhythmic alternation between seeing & resting in order to keep seeing. The retina contains a light-sensitive substance called rhodopsin that enables seeing, in a biochemical rxn. Rhodopsin is activated by
Most addicts are simply addicted to being addicted, but are too weak to admit this to themselves. This is why the most successful sobriety programs, like the 12-step system, are essentially just a programmatic method of inducing addiction to a habit of sobriety.
having a timeline for love is hilarious. "I want to be married by 30-35" did you know finding love is not determined by your bullet journal
Some movies exaggerate human suffering in a way that is insidious. “Visceral realism” and it’s just people (characters) never praying or turning to God in any way. They try to portray raw humanity through relentless misery, but that kind of bleak hopelessness isn’t even real.
It's funny and interesting how the lgbtqiasxtzasdf flag almost takes precedence over the national flag these days It's interesting reflection on modernity that people's main value is now about anal sex instead of country and people
It's a great sin to envy another man's destiny, but this form of jealousy is ubiquitous in our age - one of its many poisons. Learn to love yourself, and the rest will follow.
“Closure “ is a lie from the Devil. Nobody has ever gotten “ closure”
Ayurvedic alchemy involves processing & incinerating gemstones and metals to create medicines. Many traditions recognize the vibratory nature of plants and metals through their evolution with humans. A common form of these tablets are called “bhasmas” Ancient Vedic passage says
Indians don't fit neatly into traditional Democrat vs. Republican ethnic voting schema. Thus we see the creation of Elon's new "America Party." Politics downstream from race once again.
Would be funny if AI became dystopian and forced people to become psychic to overcome it
you're not crazy, your job is killing you and you've been frog boiled into thinking that's not the problem
The average American has subclinical hypothyroidism, SIBO, & scurvy.
Notice how casually he tosses out this admission, like he doesn't think of it as a secret shame but rather a fun anecdote. He probably considers 'reading' an eccentric hobby, like birdwatching. Expect to see more and more of this type of thing. He's a representative of Normiedom.
Travis Kelce said the “hardest” part of hosting “SNL” was the preshow table read because he “can’t really read that well": “The writers’ rooms were fun because you’re just getting pitched ideas. The table reading, for a guy that can’t really read that well, it was kind of a…