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Call in your representative and remind him, that McCarthy's Red Scare was put to bed by a very obvious question:
"Let us not assassinate [our nation] further, senator [...]/ [Congressperson ...].
[Trump + MAGA] have done enough.
Have you [OR we] no sense of decency, sir, at long last?
Have you [IOR we] left no sense of decency?"
youtube.com/watch?v=svUyYzzv6VI
#USpolitics #MCCarthyEra #Trump #NationAssassination #ElSalavdor #CECOT #Deportation #SlaveCamps #ConcentrationCamps #ICE #HumanRights #Decency

#paulkrugman"Trump personally loathes #Canada, a nation most of the world stereotypes as “nice.” Obviously not every Canadian is a nice person. But Canadians are relatively courteous on average, and the country’s social and economic policies are relatively decent by international standards."

"And it seems clear to me that #Trump #hates them for their #decency."

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Paul Krugman · Trump Hates Canada for its DecencyBy Paul Krugman

Bill aims to curb doxxing of minors by adults in Maine

The proposed bill would prohibit the doxxing of a minor and authorize related civil action against adult perpetrators.

by Leeann Stapleton
March 3, 2025

AUGUSTA, Maine — "Maine lawmakers are considering an #AntiDoxxing bill that was introduced in an effort to protect minors from adults online.

"#LD537 refers to the term 'doxxing,' which means to share someone's personal information usually with malicious intent.

"The anti-doxxing bill was submitted to the legislature in December 2024 by Democratic Rep. Melanie Sachs of Freeport and other state lawmakers.

"Sachs said this particular bill stems from an incident in 2023 involving a Freeport minor being targeted online by an adult.

"After looking further into that incident, Sachs said she observed Maine did not have the resources to deal with doxxing.

"The proposed bill would prohibit adults from sharing or posting personal identifying information of a minor with the intent to cause fear or harm to the child or their relatives.

"Recently, a #transgender teen from Greely won a state track title. The student-athlete became the center of conversation on #TransgenderPeople in girls' and women's sports in Maine after state Rep. #LaurelLibby made a social media post about it. State House lawmakers voted to censure Libby last week over the post.

"Sachs said LD 537 was already in the works and submitted before the February incident occurred.

"'I put in this bill last year, not to remedy any one situation but to find relief for any situation where an adult doxxes a child,' Sachs said. 'We should not have to legislate #decency, but in this day and age, it is really important for all of us to come together, regardless of what the issue is, to say adults should not doxx children, period.'

"A public hearing on LD 536 was held Monday morning in Augusta."

Read more:
newscentermaine.com/article/ne
#TransPeople #TransAthletes #TransMinors #TransRightsAreHumanRights

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Stephen Wertheim: "The United States pays a real cost when it puts itself at odds with the overwhelming majority of the world’s countries at the United Nations — whether to uphold its embargo on Cuba, shield Israel from accountability, or now fail to condemn Russia’s aggression against Ukraine." #politics #decency

WHY NARCISSISTS NEED YOU

Here’s a BIG secret that narcissists don’t want you to know. They need you more than you need them. Deep down they know this. And they fear you finding out.

Narcissists want the power balance of relationships locked firmly in their favour(be it in a family, workplace, system, tribe, culture etcetera etcetera. And they know that if you realise they need you, this shifts the power away from them. And they can’t have that.

Narcissists try their best to make it appear that they don’t need you. They may maltreat you, put you down or aside since they are inherently anchored to very fickle things like appearance, sex, marital status, social status, color, national origin, ethnic origin, language, religion, age, disability etcetera. For eg they may refuse to employ a pregnant woman or certain websites that refuse entry to a region or group of people because of their race or geographical location, etcetera, a young man who is not in their social class may not be deemed fit for association, friendship, professional or political position, etcetera. That adversely affects privileges, benefits, conditions, development(be it personal or national), etc for generations.

The narcissist is in a "permanent-all-benefits-must-come-to-me-and-mine state" a very deplorable and miserable state where ones soul, spirit and body is permanently, conciously and unconciously fighting and scrambling for more and more for self not caring who gets hurt or harmed in the process(eg corrupt politicians, exploitatory regions, shady businesses, armed robbers, prostitutes, fraudsters etc)
They fail to understand that success is not greedy, as the greedy think, but insignificant. That is why it satisfies nobody.

All they want to do is acquire
Acquire money. Acquire land. Acquire material. Acquire time. Acquire resource.. Acquire attention. etc
Their living mantra is " I want, I want, I want" but that quickly turns to "I need, I need, I need"

Narcissist dont want anyone sharing the cake meant for everyone, they want it all for themselves and thrive on the treatment of an individual or group to their disadvantage.

They don't want everyone born, bred, living, feeding, schooling, housing, stable etc the same way, yet they want everyone employed the same way, tested the same way, graded the same way, #dei😊 etcetera, etcetera.

There’s many ways narcissists tell you that you’re not important. But you ARE! Especially to the narcissist. The narcissist needs you, and gain a lot from knowing you. Far more than you gain from them.

Here’s what a narcissist is likely to gain from you … .

▶️1.
Attention

Narcissists need attention like we need oxygen so they need people around them to provide it. They believe they’re centre of the universe. And need attention to confirm this.

Narcissists learn attention seeking behaviours throughout their lives to give them their fix. They may play the victim, having well meaning friends gather round to help. Cause arguments, because negative attention is better than nothing. Or engage in toxic behaviours to take the spotlight.

You may have noticed that many narcissists don’t like spending time alone. They don’t want time to self reflect. Because it might expose their flaws.

Narcissists cling to the belief they’re better than you. And looking inwards exposes their delusions to the harsh reality that they’re ordinary human beings.

Attention deflects their focus away from their inner world. And allows them to continue indulging in their delusions, using you to distract and soothe them.

⏹️Go-around -
Stay away from individuals who throw up those redflags. Align yourself to people who are lifelong learners.

That narcissists who treats you as dirt are not the ultimate determiner of truth.
Those are troubled people who need help or treatment.

Narcissists provoke you until you eventually react, then blame you yor your reaction.
When you get angry with a narcissist, you’re playing into their hands. They WANT you to be angry. Stay calm or walk away.

▶️2
To Prove To Themselves They Are Better

Narcissists also have delusions of superiority. But to feel superior, they need someone to be superior to. And that’s where you come in.

If you do anything nice for the narcissist, they kid themselves into believing it’s because you recognise their superiority. Rather than because you’re a good person.

To compensate for feeling inferior, they maintain an attitude of superiority. They’re often arrogant, highly critical, distortional, demeaning, abusive and disdainful of other people, including entire groups they consider inferior, such as third-world countries, a racial minority, a lower economic class, or people of less education or who didn't enjoy or go through the same privileges and interventions or help as they or their generations did over the ages.. Like bullies, they put down others to raise themselves up.

Narcissists are experts at subtle and sometimes not-so-subtle put downs. In their mind this lifts them up, and again establishes their superiority.

Some lower functioning narcissists like to show off how badly they treat others. Thinking this impresses people, and enhances their superiority. They may insult or abuse you in very dementedly weird, silly, foolish and psychopatic ways, actions and words. They might also for example show off that they cheat on their partner, etcetera. Often oblivious that these doesn’t impress right thinking people.

They need someone to abuse and manipulate to fulfill their needs and to constantly prove to themselves they are better, stronger, and smarter than everyone else.
Yet bullying people, talking down on others and putting others down is one of the signs of inferiority but they don't know this.

⏹️Go-around: Narcissist’s spend a life time devising ways to manipulate people. Learn their patterns and level the playing field.

Dont waste your time trying to convince them of a more noble or honest way to act or behave, narcissists sincerely dont have the capability to listen to advice/counsel.

Consider their unclassy talk or behaviour insignificant and irrelevant, dont let them get into you.

Know the signs of narcissism so you don't keep going back to them.

▶️3.
Another Reason Why Narcissists Need You -
They Need Money, Power, Position, Authority or Stability.

And it doesnt matter however or whoever they hurt along the way or who they trample upon, to get it.

They are natural-born exploiters.

When narcissists hurt you with their stereotypical behaviors, such as manipulation, lies, and exploitation, they are simply trying to protect themselves from threats to their ego.

By taking advantage of others and hurting them with exploitative behaviors, narcissists can maintain their outward façade of superiority. 
Some will steal, prostitute, rob, rape, assassinate(literally or figuratively), join gangs, do drugs and all sorts to be living in a mansion, but their mansions are trap houses- they trapped their integrity, peace, concience etcetera.

Narcissists are willing to exploit you for their own gain, and they won’t feel any remorse for doing it.

A narcissist might use you for your extreme empathy - borrow money from you when they are in need or use you when you are in high standing within the community like a governor or politician, only to disappear when they don’t need you any longer.

Or, they might take advantage of you without repayment or so much as a “thank you” for your help.
For the typical person, this behavior is quite hurtful. You’ll feel as if you were used, and your feelings didn’t matter. 

They engage in actions or techniques that take advantage of the conditions of a group of regions, places or people to gain an advantage, or to disadvantage others.

They forcibly deprive someone, some place, some region, some system etc something to which he/she/it/they has/have a natural right for their own benefit.

They improperly use, misuse or abuse systems/people/nations/governments/power etc something for selfish purposes.

⏹️Go-around: Hopefully, obtaining a grasp on the reasons behind narcissistic behavior will leave you feeling more validated

Perhaps you blame yourself for all the narcissist did to hurt you, convinced that if you were somehow better or more loving, the hurtful behavior never would have occurred. 

Remind yourself that you are not to blame. The narcissist is a person with deep wounds, and their entire ego depends upon manipulating, exploiting, and dominating others. Narcissists do this to protect themselves, and no one they interact with is immune.

Now that you recognize that much of the narcissist’s hurtful behavior is an attempt to defend themselves against feelings of insecurity, you can begin to heal.
Stop taking the blame for their behavior, and acknowledge that you have a right to reclaim your sense of self-worth and autonomy. 

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Language is a bit florid — but that's a style choice. Suggest you read @JuliusGoat about believing your own eyes or going along with the crowd (probably the thought of many Germans who did not consider themselves complicit in the early — and even later — days of Nazi Germany) and decency — Reverend Marion Edgar Budde — making the right choices (rather than choosing to follow the far right).
the-reframe.com/the-bishop-and
#nazis #musk #decency #USpol #USpolitics #Republicans @wolfgangcramer

The Reframe · The Bishop and the BillionaireFive directional thoughts to align ourselves for the fight ahead. Notice direction, fight upward, ladders downward, look inward, grow outward.