If you're like most people, the idea of facing the unvarnished truth makes you anxious. To get over that, you need to understand intellectually why untruths are scarier than truths and then, through practice, get accustomed to living with them. #principleoftheday#

Drawing on Ortega y Gasset’s distinction: the stance of Mass man is ‘life owes me’. The stance of Select man is ‘I owe life’. Authenticity: set your own non-mimetic standards. The crowd is untruth.

🚨 NANCY PELOSI TELLS LINDELLTV REPORTER: “SHUT UP AGAIN” OVER JAN 6 QUESTIONS 🚨 LindellTV's @alisonintheknow confronted @SpeakerPelosi with questions about January 6th, the National Guard, and Pelosi's OWN comments caught on camera following the Capitol breach. Pelosi immediately fired back: “Shut up again because you're speaking lies.” When Steinberg continued pressing for answers, Pelosi refused to engage and instead attacked our reporter's credibility. “You work for Mike the Pillow Man. That's not journalism.” Pelosi then escalated: “All you do is spout untruths.” “Get away from me.” Notably absent from the exchange? Answers. Instead of addressing lingering questions about January 6th, the National Guard response, or her own behind-the-scenes role that day, Pelosi chose insults over accountability. The American people are still asking questions. @SpeakerPelosi is still refusing to answer them

Rosie O’Donnell on Cults On Monday, Rosie O’Donnell posted this reflection: “Cults are horrible. And a lot of times, in most times, the people in them don’t even know they’re in them. And when they get out they need help. Because they realize they were fooled on a massive scale. They were lied to they were duped. They believed in untruths and it’s a hard thing to rectify. That you allowed yourself to be so gullible. You know. But, I don’t blame the people because, uh, everyone’s just looking to belong, right?” Wise words. We could all use the reminder to question groupthink, stay alert to manipulation — and hold ourselves to the same standard we preach. Now if only Rosie would apply that same self-awareness to some of the circles she’s been in for years. (Video: AI)