Video wird geladen...

Video konnte nicht geladen werden

Zur Startseite

Your degree wouldn't impress Plato. He was a warrior who could kill you with their bare hands. Modern education forgot this. And that's why it fails. While we're producing fragile academics, the Greeks were creating elite leaders. By 18, every "intellectual" in ancient Greece was: • A trained horseman...

costofglory's profile picture

Alex Petkas

40,171 subscribers

19,166 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr •via X (Twitter)

Bildung
LIVE

Anya Rossi• Live Now

Private livecam show

10 Kommentare

Profilbild von Devan Rohrich
Devan Rohrichvor 1 Jahr

“You disagree with my theory? How about I rip your head off and you try to stop me?” Vitalism at its finest…

Profilbild von Alex Petkas - Cost of Glory
Alex Petkas - Cost of Gloryvor 1 Jahr

I got your logos right here buddy

Profilbild von Rob S.
Rob S.vor 1 Jahr

Is this bait? Socrates is known to have served in battle as a hoplite but not likely as a commander. There’s scant evidence of Plato having done anything as a soldier other than his mandatory commitments as an Athenian. Aristotle is not known to been involved in fighting at all.

Profilbild von Nikolias Goninus
Nikolias Goninusvor 1 Jahr

Very well said. The return of the philosopher kings is upon us, though.

Profilbild von ArsenalGreek13
ArsenalGreek13vor 1 Jahr

Listening to Lysander right now.

Profilbild von Alex Petkas - Cost of Glory
Alex Petkas - Cost of Gloryvor 1 Jahr

my man!

Profilbild von Matt Walton
Matt Waltonvor 1 Jahr

Been not impressing people my whole life why should Plato be any different

Profilbild von Morgio Zoroger 🇺🇸
Morgio Zoroger 🇺🇸vor 1 Jahr

How many people was Plato?

Profilbild von Alex Petkas - Cost of Glory
Alex Petkas - Cost of Gloryvor 1 Jahr

"I am Plato"

Profilbild von Austonian Content Farmer
Austonian Content Farmervor 1 Jahr

VIRTUS

Ähnliche Videos

🚨 HEGSETH LAYS DOWN THE MISSION: RESTORE CLASSICAL EDUCATION - FROM CHILDREN TO WARRIORS At the Department of War 🇺🇸, Pete Hegseth is making it clear: rebuilding American strength starts with classical education - not just for soldiers, but for our children first. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is calling for a return to the foundations that forged great leaders across generations: history, philosophy, civic virtue, moral clarity, and an understanding of Western civilization - not ideological indoctrination. This is about forming leaders, not activists. Children who grow into citizens with moral grounding. Warriors who know why they fight, not just how. Classical education teaches: - Duty over grievance - Truth over ideology - Honor, courage, and sacrifice - A clear understanding of America’s history and values Strong nations don’t start at boot camp - they start in the classroom. Hegseth’s message is simple and disruptive to the status quo: A country grounded in classical education raises strong children, produces serious leaders, and fields a military rooted in discipline, purpose, and strength. This is how you rebuild culture. This is how you secure the future.
6:06

🚨 HEGSETH LAYS DOWN THE MISSION: RESTORE CLASSICAL EDUCATION - FROM CHILDREN TO WARRIORS At the Department of War 🇺🇸, Pete Hegseth is making it clear: rebuilding American strength starts with classical education - not just for soldiers, but for our children first. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is calling for a return to the foundations that forged great leaders across generations: history, philosophy, civic virtue, moral clarity, and an understanding of Western civilization - not ideological indoctrination. This is about forming leaders, not activists. Children who grow into citizens with moral grounding. Warriors who know why they fight, not just how. Classical education teaches: - Duty over grievance - Truth over ideology - Honor, courage, and sacrifice - A clear understanding of America’s history and values Strong nations don’t start at boot camp - they start in the classroom. Hegseth’s message is simple and disruptive to the status quo: A country grounded in classical education raises strong children, produces serious leaders, and fields a military rooted in discipline, purpose, and strength. This is how you rebuild culture. This is how you secure the future.

LindellTV

16,737 Aufrufe • vor 8 Monaten

The "Great Books" is intellectual surrender disguised as cultural resistance. Modern conservatives don't understand that they're fighting for scraps from a battle their ancestors lost in the 19th century. The classical education that built Western civilization wasn't about reading lists. It was about studying great men like Cicero, Machiavelli, and Caesar as masters of action, not just thought. When our institutions fell in the 19th century, we lost more than a reading list. We lost an entire education paradigm that trained leaders through intensive study of history's master practitioners of power and influence. Today's "Great Books" movement isn't preservation: it's taxidermy. Preserving dead texts while ignoring the living tradition of strategic wisdom that made these works matter. Want actual restoration? Stop treating historical texts as literature to analyze. Treat them as manuals of persuasion, power, and strategic action: as their authors intended.
1:07

The "Great Books" is intellectual surrender disguised as cultural resistance. Modern conservatives don't understand that they're fighting for scraps from a battle their ancestors lost in the 19th century. The classical education that built Western civilization wasn't about reading lists. It was about studying great men like Cicero, Machiavelli, and Caesar as masters of action, not just thought. When our institutions fell in the 19th century, we lost more than a reading list. We lost an entire education paradigm that trained leaders through intensive study of history's master practitioners of power and influence. Today's "Great Books" movement isn't preservation: it's taxidermy. Preserving dead texts while ignoring the living tradition of strategic wisdom that made these works matter. Want actual restoration? Stop treating historical texts as literature to analyze. Treat them as manuals of persuasion, power, and strategic action: as their authors intended.

Alex Petkas

14,943 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

🚨 WOW! Tyrus says it PERFECTLY on the Congressional Democrats viciously attacking Sec. Pete Hegseth: "The only thing I disagree with him was he said, 'who are you cheering for?' And I think the question should have been: 'who are you SPEAKING FOR? Who are they? Who is telling coming up with this ideas?'" "Why is America's success so enraging to other Americans that were elected to support our troops?" "That's what blows my mind. The fact that they clearly did not know whom they were going after because they're not qualified to do what they do." "So when they went at him, they didn't realize that this guy was born in this, molded by it!" "From the time he was his life, he wanted to be a soldier. He was a soldier. He came back." "He went through hard times. He found redemption. He's got a strong family. He's got a great wife. And now he's in a position to where he is protecting the men who walked the same trails he did." "So for them to say anything to him, they are vastly unqualified, uneducated, and not charming at all." h/t TV News Now Tyrus
1:06

🚨 WOW! Tyrus says it PERFECTLY on the Congressional Democrats viciously attacking Sec. Pete Hegseth: "The only thing I disagree with him was he said, 'who are you cheering for?' And I think the question should have been: 'who are you SPEAKING FOR? Who are they? Who is telling coming up with this ideas?'" "Why is America's success so enraging to other Americans that were elected to support our troops?" "That's what blows my mind. The fact that they clearly did not know whom they were going after because they're not qualified to do what they do." "So when they went at him, they didn't realize that this guy was born in this, molded by it!" "From the time he was his life, he wanted to be a soldier. He was a soldier. He came back." "He went through hard times. He found redemption. He's got a strong family. He's got a great wife. And now he's in a position to where he is protecting the men who walked the same trails he did." "So for them to say anything to him, they are vastly unqualified, uneducated, and not charming at all." h/t TV News Now Tyrus

Eric Daugherty

26,972 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten

This is the moment that Leader of the Islamic Republic, Khamenei.ir , issued orders that put a price on my life through the head of the Revolutionary Guards, Hossein Salami, and other high-ranking IRGC commanders you see in this video. All these men are gone now, removed from the battlefield and history. And five hitmen hired by Iran’s regime are behind bars here in America not in Tehran, not in Qom, but in U.S. custody because they plotted violence on American soil. How would you feel if you woke up one day and heard that the men who ordered the massacre of your beloved people, the men responsible for killing your friends, your neighbors, your country’s daughters and sons, were gone? Some in the West is it still confused but those who have suffered under a terrorist regime, whether in Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, North Korea, or any dictatorship, know this feeling: a tornado of grief and rage mixes in your veins until your body trembles with it. It isn’t philosophy. It isn’t politics. It is about survival. It is about death and life. I wish I could publish every single order he signed, every command that turned his soldiers into executioners and innocent people into targets. Do you understand what it means when a regime calls for your death? When every step outside your home could be the last? We don’t have the luxury of debating human rights or ideology when every dawn could be your last. We fight to live, to breathe, to raise a family, to have a normal life without fear. In the United States or Europe, if you don’t like your president, you have another option, it’s called an election, and you vote. We didn’t have that choice. I wish I could bring every Iranian woman and men who lost just one eye, every survivor, on every campus, in every capital to every American and European university. Let them stare in the faces of the privileged and say: this is what terror looks like. Again; This is not politics. This is life and death. This is about surviving. Stand with those who survived. If not now, then when?
0:33

This is the moment that Leader of the Islamic Republic, Khamenei.ir , issued orders that put a price on my life through the head of the Revolutionary Guards, Hossein Salami, and other high-ranking IRGC commanders you see in this video. All these men are gone now, removed from the battlefield and history. And five hitmen hired by Iran’s regime are behind bars here in America not in Tehran, not in Qom, but in U.S. custody because they plotted violence on American soil. How would you feel if you woke up one day and heard that the men who ordered the massacre of your beloved people, the men responsible for killing your friends, your neighbors, your country’s daughters and sons, were gone? Some in the West is it still confused but those who have suffered under a terrorist regime, whether in Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, North Korea, or any dictatorship, know this feeling: a tornado of grief and rage mixes in your veins until your body trembles with it. It isn’t philosophy. It isn’t politics. It is about survival. It is about death and life. I wish I could publish every single order he signed, every command that turned his soldiers into executioners and innocent people into targets. Do you understand what it means when a regime calls for your death? When every step outside your home could be the last? We don’t have the luxury of debating human rights or ideology when every dawn could be your last. We fight to live, to breathe, to raise a family, to have a normal life without fear. In the United States or Europe, if you don’t like your president, you have another option, it’s called an election, and you vote. We didn’t have that choice. I wish I could bring every Iranian woman and men who lost just one eye, every survivor, on every campus, in every capital to every American and European university. Let them stare in the faces of the privileged and say: this is what terror looks like. Again; This is not politics. This is life and death. This is about surviving. Stand with those who survived. If not now, then when?

Masih Alinejad

295,433 Aufrufe • vor 6 Monaten

A for Almajiri Education is the foundation of any functioning economy, and Nigerians are some of the most intelligent people in other countries but with most out of school children on planet earth. As a basic human right, it is the responsibility of the whole society to not only advocate for modern curriculums that have practical and realistic value in sustaining the economy of that society in the future, but to hold their leaders accountable when they don’t invest the appropriate resources and relevance into education. This is the reason why Almajiri still exists today in 21st century, while religious education and modern education can be attained together using curriculums that are realistic and set a foundation for the future of the students and their society. Today, I taught my primary 2 students how to make a PPT using iPads. Giving presentations and using smart devices are now common in professional work places and it’s important that start giving my kids those skill sets at a young age. It will build their work ethic, confidence, realistic expectations in life and navigate them to seamlessly fit into any professional environment they find themselves in now and the future. An important teaching approach I use here is to show them less of how to do it, and just throw them into the situation to see how they can find their ways and create solutions. Only when they need help is when we show them how to do it. It makes them used to problem solving, resilience, less likely to be lazy and dependent. They themselves will be strong to initiate tackling an unknown problem and develop confidence and humility in asking for help or knowledge when they need it. Nigeria needs proper budget allocation for education and modern/designed curriculums that are useful to students and the country in the future. Vote for leaders who will enthusiastically execute these policies. If they don’t, impeach them and take any necessary action against them because they are not only destroying your economic future, but your children’s future as well. This is my idea. What must be done to fix education in Nigeria? Let’s hear from you in the comment section.
1:11

A for Almajiri Education is the foundation of any functioning economy, and Nigerians are some of the most intelligent people in other countries but with most out of school children on planet earth. As a basic human right, it is the responsibility of the whole society to not only advocate for modern curriculums that have practical and realistic value in sustaining the economy of that society in the future, but to hold their leaders accountable when they don’t invest the appropriate resources and relevance into education. This is the reason why Almajiri still exists today in 21st century, while religious education and modern education can be attained together using curriculums that are realistic and set a foundation for the future of the students and their society. Today, I taught my primary 2 students how to make a PPT using iPads. Giving presentations and using smart devices are now common in professional work places and it’s important that start giving my kids those skill sets at a young age. It will build their work ethic, confidence, realistic expectations in life and navigate them to seamlessly fit into any professional environment they find themselves in now and the future. An important teaching approach I use here is to show them less of how to do it, and just throw them into the situation to see how they can find their ways and create solutions. Only when they need help is when we show them how to do it. It makes them used to problem solving, resilience, less likely to be lazy and dependent. They themselves will be strong to initiate tackling an unknown problem and develop confidence and humility in asking for help or knowledge when they need it. Nigeria needs proper budget allocation for education and modern/designed curriculums that are useful to students and the country in the future. Vote for leaders who will enthusiastically execute these policies. If they don’t, impeach them and take any necessary action against them because they are not only destroying your economic future, but your children’s future as well. This is my idea. What must be done to fix education in Nigeria? Let’s hear from you in the comment section.

Dan Bello

170,009 Aufrufe • vor 3 Jahren

🚨Former Delta Force Commander Pete Blaber Tells Americans the TRUTH About the WAR of Ukraine. There's been fake (BUCHA) massacres, that were blamed on Russia. They're so fake, they're a joke, and this is again why you see there's no Western press coverage you know, peoples who, who were supposedly shot by Russians laying in the mud with their hands tied behind their back, but their hands are tied with pristine white ties. And then when they ... when this French, brave French reporter, who was actually one of the only ones who the massacre site, he saw the Ukrainian, intelligence people pulling cadavers off out of frozen trucks, laying them on the ground, tying their hands together, and he's testified on that numerous times. Same thing, his life's been threatened. He's been, censored in France, but he's, another... There's, there's two of them. Actually, two French reporters independent of each other same thing. And then the war itself, massive lies, about the progress of the war, about the casualties. You know, even President Trump was duped because his initial advisors to Ukraine were, were, you know, the, the one guy he had was an ex-general. His daughter ran a, a NGO in Ukraine. And so when he was in Ukraine, he was paying his daughter's NGO to take him around and provide security for him. How can a guy whose family is making money from the war be taken seriously in trying to stop the war.
2:12

🚨Former Delta Force Commander Pete Blaber Tells Americans the TRUTH About the WAR of Ukraine. There's been fake (BUCHA) massacres, that were blamed on Russia. They're so fake, they're a joke, and this is again why you see there's no Western press coverage you know, peoples who, who were supposedly shot by Russians laying in the mud with their hands tied behind their back, but their hands are tied with pristine white ties. And then when they ... when this French, brave French reporter, who was actually one of the only ones who the massacre site, he saw the Ukrainian, intelligence people pulling cadavers off out of frozen trucks, laying them on the ground, tying their hands together, and he's testified on that numerous times. Same thing, his life's been threatened. He's been, censored in France, but he's, another... There's, there's two of them. Actually, two French reporters independent of each other same thing. And then the war itself, massive lies, about the progress of the war, about the casualties. You know, even President Trump was duped because his initial advisors to Ukraine were, were, you know, the, the one guy he had was an ex-general. His daughter ran a, a NGO in Ukraine. And so when he was in Ukraine, he was paying his daughter's NGO to take him around and provide security for him. How can a guy whose family is making money from the war be taken seriously in trying to stop the war.

Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil

180,141 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten

Darren Bailey won the Republican Primary and will now run against Democrat Governor JB Pritzker “For too long, Illinois has been run by people who don't live with the consequences of their decisions. We've had back-to-back billionaire governors who never had to worry about grocery prices, never wondered if they could pay their property taxes, never had to scrape together the dollars to pay the power bill before they shut off the lights. Here's the truth. It's easy to support higher taxes when you never feel them. He's never worried about making payroll. He's never worried about losing his home. He's never opened a utility bill and wondered how he's going to pay it. Friends, that's not leadership that's being ruled by the elite”
0:42

Darren Bailey won the Republican Primary and will now run against Democrat Governor JB Pritzker “For too long, Illinois has been run by people who don't live with the consequences of their decisions. We've had back-to-back billionaire governors who never had to worry about grocery prices, never wondered if they could pay their property taxes, never had to scrape together the dollars to pay the power bill before they shut off the lights. Here's the truth. It's easy to support higher taxes when you never feel them. He's never worried about making payroll. He's never worried about losing his home. He's never opened a utility bill and wondered how he's going to pay it. Friends, that's not leadership that's being ruled by the elite”

Wall Street Apes

36,027 Aufrufe • vor 6 Monaten

This is not a highly educated middle-class professional, this is a man from a village in Zimbabwe, yet the clarity of his views is sharp, driven by thought and empowered by social media, which has allowed people to bypass traditional state propaganda institutions when accessing information. He reminds us that the liberation struggle’s clarion call was for a better life for all. He asks if life has truly improved for the majority of Zimbabweans. He discusses how ZANUPF and Mnangagwa have left the economy in ruins, and he draws a comparison between the children of the ZANUPF political elite, who study in Western countries, and the children in Zimbabwe, who remain in a broken system. He asserts that this is not about colonialism, pointing out that other formerly colonised countries have succeeded with strong leadership. He revisits the history of slavery and discusses how it would not have occurred without the connivance of African leaders at the time. He points out that it was the African political elite who captured their fellow Africans and sold them, often for trivial goods such as a bottle of whisky, as he remarks.
3:11

This is not a highly educated middle-class professional, this is a man from a village in Zimbabwe, yet the clarity of his views is sharp, driven by thought and empowered by social media, which has allowed people to bypass traditional state propaganda institutions when accessing information. He reminds us that the liberation struggle’s clarion call was for a better life for all. He asks if life has truly improved for the majority of Zimbabweans. He discusses how ZANUPF and Mnangagwa have left the economy in ruins, and he draws a comparison between the children of the ZANUPF political elite, who study in Western countries, and the children in Zimbabwe, who remain in a broken system. He asserts that this is not about colonialism, pointing out that other formerly colonised countries have succeeded with strong leadership. He revisits the history of slavery and discusses how it would not have occurred without the connivance of African leaders at the time. He points out that it was the African political elite who captured their fellow Africans and sold them, often for trivial goods such as a bottle of whisky, as he remarks.

Hopewell Chin’ono

106,921 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

When he said, “take the guns first, go through due process second," he was testing how far he could go. When he declared journalists the “enemy of the people,” he was testing how far he could go. When he raped a woman and inserted his finger against her will, he was testing how far he could go. When he called our military “suckers and losers” and ridiculed a tortured POW hero, he was testing how far he could go. When he called himself “the chosen one” he was testing how far he could go. When he said, “we took the freedom of speech away,” he was testing how far he could go. When he called for arresting opposition lawmakers, he was testing how far he could go. When he talked about the breasts and legs of his newly-born daughter, he was testing how far he could go. When he incited a violent insurrection against the peaceful transfer of power, he was testing how far he could go. When he called for prosecuting Americans for exercising their First Amendment rights, he was testing how far he could go. When he called himself a "very great and brave soldier" during the Vietnam War (because he avoided sexually transmitted diseases) and later took someone else's Purple Heart because he "always wanted one of these," he was testing how far he could go. When he pressured state officials to "find 11,780 votes," he was testing how far he could go. When he spewed lies about Hillary Clinton and spread conspiracy theories about a "stolen" election, he was testing how far he could go. When he deployed our military against peaceful protesters and threatens to misuse the Insurrection Act, he is testing how far he could go. When he politicized a pandemic, lied, fired scientists and closed departments responsible for managing pandemics, told us to inject bleach and take horse paste, and killed hundreds of thousands of Americans, he was testing how far he could go. When he said “women should be punished,” for having an abortion, he was testing how far he could go. When he violated the Impoundment Control Act and illegally tried to withhold nearly $400 million in Congressionally-approved military aid to Ukraine and shook down Zelenskyy, he was testing how far he could go. When he violated the Presidential Records and Espionage Acts and stole highly classified documents, lied about having them, refused to return them, and stored them in a bathroom at his resort frequented by spies, showing them off to guests without clearance, he was testing how far he could go. When he said working women "should feel nervous" about losing their jobs if they get pregnant, he was testing how far he could go. When he paid $130,000 in campaign funds to hush up the fact he boinked a porn star while his 3rd wife was pregnant with his 5th child from three different women, he was testing how far he could go. When he said he was "smarter than the generals," he was testing how far he could go. When he said we “won’t have to vote anymore” he was testing how far he could go. When he said, "windmills cause cancer," he was testing how far he could go. When he referred to himself as "king," he was testing how far he could go. When he transferred trillions in wealth to the top while working Americans struggle, he was testing how far he could go. When he ridiculed and belittled accomplished women, he was testing how far he could go. When he said there were “very fine people on both sides” after the violent white-nationalist rally in Charlottesville, he was testing how far he could go. When he said “an eye for an eye” was the Bible verse that most influenced his character, in defiance of Jesus Christ's pivotal teaching, he was testing how far he could go. When he zip-tied American children and threatened to deport American citizens, he was testing how far he could go. When he pardoned thousands of convicted terrorists who attacked our Capitol and police, he was testing how far he could go. When he praised brutal regimes and dictators, he was testing how far he could go. When he says “Trump 2028,” he is testing how far he could go. Trump’s been testing how far he could go—until we finally decide he’s gone too far. #Trump2028 GOP
6:10

When he said, “take the guns first, go through due process second," he was testing how far he could go. When he declared journalists the “enemy of the people,” he was testing how far he could go. When he raped a woman and inserted his finger against her will, he was testing how far he could go. When he called our military “suckers and losers” and ridiculed a tortured POW hero, he was testing how far he could go. When he called himself “the chosen one” he was testing how far he could go. When he said, “we took the freedom of speech away,” he was testing how far he could go. When he called for arresting opposition lawmakers, he was testing how far he could go. When he talked about the breasts and legs of his newly-born daughter, he was testing how far he could go. When he incited a violent insurrection against the peaceful transfer of power, he was testing how far he could go. When he called for prosecuting Americans for exercising their First Amendment rights, he was testing how far he could go. When he called himself a "very great and brave soldier" during the Vietnam War (because he avoided sexually transmitted diseases) and later took someone else's Purple Heart because he "always wanted one of these," he was testing how far he could go. When he pressured state officials to "find 11,780 votes," he was testing how far he could go. When he spewed lies about Hillary Clinton and spread conspiracy theories about a "stolen" election, he was testing how far he could go. When he deployed our military against peaceful protesters and threatens to misuse the Insurrection Act, he is testing how far he could go. When he politicized a pandemic, lied, fired scientists and closed departments responsible for managing pandemics, told us to inject bleach and take horse paste, and killed hundreds of thousands of Americans, he was testing how far he could go. When he said “women should be punished,” for having an abortion, he was testing how far he could go. When he violated the Impoundment Control Act and illegally tried to withhold nearly $400 million in Congressionally-approved military aid to Ukraine and shook down Zelenskyy, he was testing how far he could go. When he violated the Presidential Records and Espionage Acts and stole highly classified documents, lied about having them, refused to return them, and stored them in a bathroom at his resort frequented by spies, showing them off to guests without clearance, he was testing how far he could go. When he said working women "should feel nervous" about losing their jobs if they get pregnant, he was testing how far he could go. When he paid $130,000 in campaign funds to hush up the fact he boinked a porn star while his 3rd wife was pregnant with his 5th child from three different women, he was testing how far he could go. When he said he was "smarter than the generals," he was testing how far he could go. When he said we “won’t have to vote anymore” he was testing how far he could go. When he said, "windmills cause cancer," he was testing how far he could go. When he referred to himself as "king," he was testing how far he could go. When he transferred trillions in wealth to the top while working Americans struggle, he was testing how far he could go. When he ridiculed and belittled accomplished women, he was testing how far he could go. When he said there were “very fine people on both sides” after the violent white-nationalist rally in Charlottesville, he was testing how far he could go. When he said “an eye for an eye” was the Bible verse that most influenced his character, in defiance of Jesus Christ's pivotal teaching, he was testing how far he could go. When he zip-tied American children and threatened to deport American citizens, he was testing how far he could go. When he pardoned thousands of convicted terrorists who attacked our Capitol and police, he was testing how far he could go. When he praised brutal regimes and dictators, he was testing how far he could go. When he says “Trump 2028,” he is testing how far he could go. Trump’s been testing how far he could go—until we finally decide he’s gone too far. #Trump2028 GOP

Bryan Dawson🇺🇸

107,798 Aufrufe • vor 11 Monaten

ANCIENT TECH, MODERN MYSTERY Long before Spotify, the Inca had a sound system powered by nothing but physics and a little water. These "whistling vessels" were intricate ceramic pots that, when water moved between their chambers, could produce hauntingly accurate sounds - from a human scream to a bird's call. This wasn't some happy accident. It was a sophisticated understanding of acoustics, fluid dynamics, and art. The fact that ancient cultures could craft these psycho-acoustical instruments to mimic the natural world is a powerful reminder that our modern hubris about "progress" is often just a fancy coat of paint. They were both an engineering marvel and, many believe, a tool for shamanic rituals. Today, we pay for apps that play white noise. The Inca made their own with mud and air. Source: Interesting World
1:00

ANCIENT TECH, MODERN MYSTERY Long before Spotify, the Inca had a sound system powered by nothing but physics and a little water. These "whistling vessels" were intricate ceramic pots that, when water moved between their chambers, could produce hauntingly accurate sounds - from a human scream to a bird's call. This wasn't some happy accident. It was a sophisticated understanding of acoustics, fluid dynamics, and art. The fact that ancient cultures could craft these psycho-acoustical instruments to mimic the natural world is a powerful reminder that our modern hubris about "progress" is often just a fancy coat of paint. They were both an engineering marvel and, many believe, a tool for shamanic rituals. Today, we pay for apps that play white noise. The Inca made their own with mud and air. Source: Interesting World

Mario Nawfal

50,825 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

Ivan Passer on the reason why 'Intimate Lighting' (1965) was banned by the communist government in Czechoslovakia for 20 years: "Interviewer: It seems inconceivable that 'Intimate Lighting' (1965), an almost plotless comedy about the everyday pleasures of life, should have been banned for 20 years. Can you explain it? Passer: I believe that the Party was worried when they saw ordinary people, with all their weaknesses and strengths, depicted on screen. I think they also preferred to be attacked directly rather than to be ignored completely. Before the clampdown, Milos and I got together to discuss how in this godforsaken country we could make good movies. We took a piece of paper and we wrote down several points like “it should be a comedy,” because the Communist Party and the censorship were more tolerant with comedies. “It should be shot outside of the studio, in the streets,” because they would not look over our shoulder that much. “We will use non actors” and “We will use natural light.” My first film, using these precepts, was a 20-minute short, 'A Boring Afternoon' (1964), about all the things that happen when, ostensibly, nothing is happening. Miroslav Ondricek, who shot it, was a soccer fan. He believed that his filming a number of matches made him more able to work with non-actors who could not be expected to hit their marks for lighting. When casting Intimate Lighting, which was about a group of friends who play music together, I had to decide whether to have actors pretending to play instruments, or musicians who I could get to act. I settled for non-actors. We were at a music school, and I literally grabbed the principal in the corridor and asked him if he would play the lead role of the cellist. At first he didn’t want to do it, but after he read the script, he said, “It’s about me.”" (Ivan Passer's interview with Ronald Bergan, Film Comment, 2016) P.S: On this day, 61 years ago, 'Intimate Lighting' (1965) was released in Czechoslovakia.
0:50

Ivan Passer on the reason why 'Intimate Lighting' (1965) was banned by the communist government in Czechoslovakia for 20 years: "Interviewer: It seems inconceivable that 'Intimate Lighting' (1965), an almost plotless comedy about the everyday pleasures of life, should have been banned for 20 years. Can you explain it? Passer: I believe that the Party was worried when they saw ordinary people, with all their weaknesses and strengths, depicted on screen. I think they also preferred to be attacked directly rather than to be ignored completely. Before the clampdown, Milos and I got together to discuss how in this godforsaken country we could make good movies. We took a piece of paper and we wrote down several points like “it should be a comedy,” because the Communist Party and the censorship were more tolerant with comedies. “It should be shot outside of the studio, in the streets,” because they would not look over our shoulder that much. “We will use non actors” and “We will use natural light.” My first film, using these precepts, was a 20-minute short, 'A Boring Afternoon' (1964), about all the things that happen when, ostensibly, nothing is happening. Miroslav Ondricek, who shot it, was a soccer fan. He believed that his filming a number of matches made him more able to work with non-actors who could not be expected to hit their marks for lighting. When casting Intimate Lighting, which was about a group of friends who play music together, I had to decide whether to have actors pretending to play instruments, or musicians who I could get to act. I settled for non-actors. We were at a music school, and I literally grabbed the principal in the corridor and asked him if he would play the lead role of the cellist. At first he didn’t want to do it, but after he read the script, he said, “It’s about me.”" (Ivan Passer's interview with Ronald Bergan, Film Comment, 2016) P.S: On this day, 61 years ago, 'Intimate Lighting' (1965) was released in Czechoslovakia.

DepressedBergman

17,774 Aufrufe • vor 5 Monaten

Last week in Harrison, Arkansas, 16-year-old Brayden Anderson was with a group of friends when a gun being handled by another boy accidentally discharged. Brayden was struck and killed. The young man holding that weapon has since been charged with negligent homicide. Tomorrow, Brayden will be laid to rest. His father, Aaron, has invited everyone to Brayden’s Celebration of Life. The community. The first responders who were on scene that day. Every teenager who was in that room when Brayden was killed. Everyone. He has made it clear that there will be no hatred, no hostility and no pointing fingers. Tonight, I watched this video of Aaron saying he forgives the boy who was holding the gun. “Two lives were destroyed that day… We still have a chance to save one.” That stopped me. This man is preparing to bury his 16-year-old son, and he is worried about the boy who accidentally killed him. He knows that boy will carry this for the rest of his life, and he doesn’t want this tragedy to destroy what remains of it. I don’t know if I could do what Aaron is doing. I look at the way he is walking through the unimaginable, and I see a Christ-centered life in a way I can only dream of living one day. There is something incredibly humbling about watching someone live out the faith I profess when it costs this much. Please watch his video. And please pray. Pray for Aaron and his family as they lay Brayden to rest tomorrow. Pray for the kids who were in that room. Pray for the first responders who answered that call. And please pray for the young man who was holding that gun. Aaron is asking us to. I think we should. 🙏
1:37

Last week in Harrison, Arkansas, 16-year-old Brayden Anderson was with a group of friends when a gun being handled by another boy accidentally discharged. Brayden was struck and killed. The young man holding that weapon has since been charged with negligent homicide. Tomorrow, Brayden will be laid to rest. His father, Aaron, has invited everyone to Brayden’s Celebration of Life. The community. The first responders who were on scene that day. Every teenager who was in that room when Brayden was killed. Everyone. He has made it clear that there will be no hatred, no hostility and no pointing fingers. Tonight, I watched this video of Aaron saying he forgives the boy who was holding the gun. “Two lives were destroyed that day… We still have a chance to save one.” That stopped me. This man is preparing to bury his 16-year-old son, and he is worried about the boy who accidentally killed him. He knows that boy will carry this for the rest of his life, and he doesn’t want this tragedy to destroy what remains of it. I don’t know if I could do what Aaron is doing. I look at the way he is walking through the unimaginable, and I see a Christ-centered life in a way I can only dream of living one day. There is something incredibly humbling about watching someone live out the faith I profess when it costs this much. Please watch his video. And please pray. Pray for Aaron and his family as they lay Brayden to rest tomorrow. Pray for the kids who were in that room. Pray for the first responders who answered that call. And please pray for the young man who was holding that gun. Aaron is asking us to. I think we should. 🙏

SharrellAnne

120,175 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat

When you enter the third stage of your life, your joy changes. It’s no longer about being successful yourself anymore—the greatest thing you can do is help others be successful. That is why I wrote Principles in 2017. Over my life and career, every time I encountered a situation and thought about how to make a decision, I took the time to write down the criteria I would use. They became recipes—written principles that others could look at, challenge, and use to find clarity. Eventually, we even put many of these into algorithms so computers could make decisions with us. Writing them down changed everything for me. Now, I hope anyone who reads them can take these recipes and decide for themselves what works for them. #Principles #Mentorship #Leadership
2:11

When you enter the third stage of your life, your joy changes. It’s no longer about being successful yourself anymore—the greatest thing you can do is help others be successful. That is why I wrote Principles in 2017. Over my life and career, every time I encountered a situation and thought about how to make a decision, I took the time to write down the criteria I would use. They became recipes—written principles that others could look at, challenge, and use to find clarity. Eventually, we even put many of these into algorithms so computers could make decisions with us. Writing them down changed everything for me. Now, I hope anyone who reads them can take these recipes and decide for themselves what works for them. #Principles #Mentorship #Leadership

Ray Dalio

119,594 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten

Today, I took my children to "The Garden of Khiam's Martyrs", a space founded by our hometown's municipality to honor the men of Khiam who fell to Zionist terrorism. Men who gave their lives so their people could live with dignity, heads held high, on their own land. There, I spoke to my children about who these brave men were, and why their sacrifice matters. Among them is their own grandfather, a Lebanese Army soldier martyred in 1977 at the hands of Zionist Israel. His name lives on in our memory, our values, and our sense of belonging. They learned about the historic Battle of Khiam in 2024, when the people and defenders of this town ensured that Zionist Israel would not occupy it. They learned that dignity is not granted, it is defended. This visit was not only about remembrance. It was about identity. About grounding my children in their history so they grow up knowing what it means to be a southerner of Lebanon: rooted in the land, loyal to the people, and ready, when history demands it, to give everything in defense of home and loved ones. This is how identity is preserved. This is how dignity endures. Our Khiam❤️
0:35

Today, I took my children to "The Garden of Khiam's Martyrs", a space founded by our hometown's municipality to honor the men of Khiam who fell to Zionist terrorism. Men who gave their lives so their people could live with dignity, heads held high, on their own land. There, I spoke to my children about who these brave men were, and why their sacrifice matters. Among them is their own grandfather, a Lebanese Army soldier martyred in 1977 at the hands of Zionist Israel. His name lives on in our memory, our values, and our sense of belonging. They learned about the historic Battle of Khiam in 2024, when the people and defenders of this town ensured that Zionist Israel would not occupy it. They learned that dignity is not granted, it is defended. This visit was not only about remembrance. It was about identity. About grounding my children in their history so they grow up knowing what it means to be a southerner of Lebanon: rooted in the land, loyal to the people, and ready, when history demands it, to give everything in defense of home and loved ones. This is how identity is preserved. This is how dignity endures. Our Khiam❤️

Marwa Osman || مروة عثمان

11,548 Aufrufe • vor 8 Monaten

Love him or hate him, President Trump is all about transparency. He's the first President who doesn't hide what he's doing. With media and social media, every step he takes is out there for everyone to see. He communicates directly and frequently, but isn't it better to know exactly what your leader is up to? He's not like those politicians who work behind closed doors. Trump's transparency lets you decide if his decisions are good or bad. Even if you're not a fan, you've got to admit, knowing what's happening is key. This could set a new standard for how leaders should act. So, why the hate when he's just giving you what you've always asked for - honesty and openness.
3:03

Love him or hate him, President Trump is all about transparency. He's the first President who doesn't hide what he's doing. With media and social media, every step he takes is out there for everyone to see. He communicates directly and frequently, but isn't it better to know exactly what your leader is up to? He's not like those politicians who work behind closed doors. Trump's transparency lets you decide if his decisions are good or bad. Even if you're not a fan, you've got to admit, knowing what's happening is key. This could set a new standard for how leaders should act. So, why the hate when he's just giving you what you've always asked for - honesty and openness.

ꪻꫝể ꪻꫝể

46,751 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

Nine years ago this evening, I left my village in Donbas and boarded a night train. I arrived in Kyiv next morning — with a single backpack and a hundred saved-up dollars in my pocket. That was all. I was alone. The next day was my first day at work — as a journalist for a second-rate news website that paid just enough to scrape by on food. I rented a tiny summer annex attached to an old house, where an elderly landlady lived who was not entirely in her right mind. And so began a new life from scratch — in a vast, unfamiliar city. I was 24. Thank you, ancient Kyiv, again and again. You gave me everything a human being should earn through persistent and honest work. Who could have imagined how much we would go through together — from everyday struggle to great historical events, to the war itself and the dramatic battle beneath your walls. And who could have imagined that one day I would write a book about you. The greatest city on Earth — a city where every square meter holds deep layers of history and legends gathered over 1,200 years.
0:31

Nine years ago this evening, I left my village in Donbas and boarded a night train. I arrived in Kyiv next morning — with a single backpack and a hundred saved-up dollars in my pocket. That was all. I was alone. The next day was my first day at work — as a journalist for a second-rate news website that paid just enough to scrape by on food. I rented a tiny summer annex attached to an old house, where an elderly landlady lived who was not entirely in her right mind. And so began a new life from scratch — in a vast, unfamiliar city. I was 24. Thank you, ancient Kyiv, again and again. You gave me everything a human being should earn through persistent and honest work. Who could have imagined how much we would go through together — from everyday struggle to great historical events, to the war itself and the dramatic battle beneath your walls. And who could have imagined that one day I would write a book about you. The greatest city on Earth — a city where every square meter holds deep layers of history and legends gathered over 1,200 years.

Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦

235,812 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

Dear Mormons, If you are a Saint today, you descend from the pioneers, by blood or by the grafting that makes you no less their child, and that means there is iron in your bones whether you have learned to feel it yet or not. You come from people who buried their children in the snow and kept walking, who were driven from state after state and did not break, who crossed a thousand miles of nothing and built a civilization out of salt and sand on the strength of pure covenant. That inheritance is not metaphor. It is in you, the same marrow, the same refusal, the same fire that no mob and no winter and no extermination order could ever put out. So let the haters on hate, let them sneer from their screens and their safe little distances, because they are screaming at a people who have outlasted far worse than them and forgotten more courage than they will ever own. You carry the essence of a covenant nation in your chest, and a people who know how to make cities rise out of a wasteland are not a people who bow. Stand up straight under what you were handed, square the shoulders this Church was built on, and remember in your bones that you were forged from the unbreakable.
4:10

Dear Mormons, If you are a Saint today, you descend from the pioneers, by blood or by the grafting that makes you no less their child, and that means there is iron in your bones whether you have learned to feel it yet or not. You come from people who buried their children in the snow and kept walking, who were driven from state after state and did not break, who crossed a thousand miles of nothing and built a civilization out of salt and sand on the strength of pure covenant. That inheritance is not metaphor. It is in you, the same marrow, the same refusal, the same fire that no mob and no winter and no extermination order could ever put out. So let the haters on hate, let them sneer from their screens and their safe little distances, because they are screaming at a people who have outlasted far worse than them and forgotten more courage than they will ever own. You carry the essence of a covenant nation in your chest, and a people who know how to make cities rise out of a wasteland are not a people who bow. Stand up straight under what you were handed, square the shoulders this Church was built on, and remember in your bones that you were forged from the unbreakable.

Kirk Rollins

119,792 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten

The world tells you to "follow your heart." God tells you to seek His wisdom. The very first temptation in the Garden of Eden wasn't just about eating fruit, it was about choosing wisdom apart from God. The serpent promised that by eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, Adam and Eve would "be like God" (Genesis 3:5). They reached for wisdom on their own terms instead of trusting the One who is Wisdom itself. The result wasn't freedom, it was sin, shame, and separation from God. We still face that same choice every day. Will we build our lives on our own understanding, or will we humbly seek God's? If you want to grow in true wisdom: • Read God's Word daily. His truth renews your mind. • Pray for wisdom. God promises to give it generously to those who ask (James 1:5). • Fear the Lord. "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." (Proverbs 9:10) • Surround yourself with godly, wise people who will speak truth into your life. • Obey what God has already revealed. Wisdom grows when we put His Word into practice. • Stay teachable. Pride blocks wisdom, but humility invites it. The smartest person in the room isn't the one with the highest IQ. It's the one who knows they desperately need God. Don't chase knowledge that puffs up. Pursue the wisdom that transforms.
0:44

The world tells you to "follow your heart." God tells you to seek His wisdom. The very first temptation in the Garden of Eden wasn't just about eating fruit, it was about choosing wisdom apart from God. The serpent promised that by eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, Adam and Eve would "be like God" (Genesis 3:5). They reached for wisdom on their own terms instead of trusting the One who is Wisdom itself. The result wasn't freedom, it was sin, shame, and separation from God. We still face that same choice every day. Will we build our lives on our own understanding, or will we humbly seek God's? If you want to grow in true wisdom: • Read God's Word daily. His truth renews your mind. • Pray for wisdom. God promises to give it generously to those who ask (James 1:5). • Fear the Lord. "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." (Proverbs 9:10) • Surround yourself with godly, wise people who will speak truth into your life. • Obey what God has already revealed. Wisdom grows when we put His Word into practice. • Stay teachable. Pride blocks wisdom, but humility invites it. The smartest person in the room isn't the one with the highest IQ. It's the one who knows they desperately need God. Don't chase knowledge that puffs up. Pursue the wisdom that transforms.

Chad Prather

17,089 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten

There was a citizen in the audience yesterday who understood what the conversation should be about during the Town Hall and what the right question to Barram. She was told she was rude, she humbly apologized just so that she could go ahead and speak about 'the bread and butter' issue, especially how even locally-produced pepper is expensive in the market. See how she was being rushed at and profiled just for speaking about what is affecting ordinary people. This isn't the democracy we will want to lecture those students at Harvard about. I wonder why the President couldn't protect that lady who was just trying to let him know how she feels. Watch out for the "Citizens Town Hall" where no one will try to take a microphone from you because you have a serious question to ask. We are inspired by a citizen like this lady who couldn't be intimidated. She speaks truth to power even when they visibly try to stop her through name-calling, intimidation, fading out the sound, and grabbing the microphone from her. Presidents aren't God's, stop hero-worshipping them. There are things you can't make up. PS: This video is downloaded from Ministry of Information & Civic Education S/Leone's Facebook page and unedited. #FreetownStories #TruthTellers
2:37

There was a citizen in the audience yesterday who understood what the conversation should be about during the Town Hall and what the right question to Barram. She was told she was rude, she humbly apologized just so that she could go ahead and speak about 'the bread and butter' issue, especially how even locally-produced pepper is expensive in the market. See how she was being rushed at and profiled just for speaking about what is affecting ordinary people. This isn't the democracy we will want to lecture those students at Harvard about. I wonder why the President couldn't protect that lady who was just trying to let him know how she feels. Watch out for the "Citizens Town Hall" where no one will try to take a microphone from you because you have a serious question to ask. We are inspired by a citizen like this lady who couldn't be intimidated. She speaks truth to power even when they visibly try to stop her through name-calling, intimidation, fading out the sound, and grabbing the microphone from her. Presidents aren't God's, stop hero-worshipping them. There are things you can't make up. PS: This video is downloaded from Ministry of Information & Civic Education S/Leone's Facebook page and unedited. #FreetownStories #TruthTellers

Amadu Lamrana Bah

38,074 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren