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All truth, in the long run, is only common sense clarified.
-- Thomas H. Huxley

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The war against intelligence is always waged in the name of common sense.
-- Roland Barthes

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School Forgot The Important Stuff
What’s one thing I wish schools actually taught? Easy. Common sense. Apparently we decided that kids need to know algebra, but not how to act like a reasonably functioning human being in public. We can teach them about mitochondria, Shakespeare and whatever the hell else, b
#Common #CommonSense #dailyprompt #Dailyprompt2848 #Life #People #School #Sense #Society
To read and see the whole post, click below:
https://ericfoltin.com/2026/08/08/school-forgot-the-important-stuff/

A very worthwhile listen for any Australian.

Richard Flanagan talks about the state of Australia - from Manus Island and the Black Summer bushfires to the erosion of #democracy - and, importantly, whether there is still reason for hope amid it all.

Thoughtful, provocative and deeply Australian. 24 minutes well spent.

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/saturdayextra/richard-flanagan-heresies/107008374

#commonsense #auspol #ourabc #saturdayextra

Saying "I'm not risking potentially scamming people by sharing direct aid posts" when the direct aid is for Palestinians is so coloniser-coded, and it's just generally fascist-coded. Palestinians are treated as a presumptively fraudulent population, solidarity with them is framed as a danger to others, withholding support is framed as responsible public protection.

Making a verified campaign for Palestinians on GoFundMe or Chuffed isn’t like verifying a Meta account or verifying ownership of your website on Google Search Console or Meta. Some people should get better at lying about their lack of conscience and unwillingness to use their brains.

If you’re broke, you can just say that, y’kno. Say that you’re broke and the only thing you can do is amplify campaigns. Or say that you’re overwhelmed by the Palestinians in your mentions and just need some time before you can re-engage.

Admitting limitations is more dignified than claiming you’re unwilling to amplify potential scammers when you have no proof that they are scammers. You’re just revealing to the public what you would do if you were in their position.

Do you really believe that suspicion sounds more respectable than admitting you don’t want to extend solidarity? Neither sounds respectable, btw. One just disguises complicity behind common sense, when that common sense is politically manufactured and socially reproduced. How is sounding like your state government more respectable, especially when you’re living in a settler-colonial state, the EU, or the UK, all of which carry colonial baggage?

Lie better. Cover your ass better. Those boots still need cleaning, and your tongue and thumbs have a lot of work to do.

#bootlickers #mutualaid #gazamutualaid #politics #genocide #palestine #commonsense #history @[email protected] @[email protected] @mutualaidspace

#TheHerd 🐑 Use #AI Like a Fortune-Teller—and get in trouble.

👇 The savvy use #CommonSense, instead. Like Warren Buffett.

"Trillions of dollars are now at risk because global investors are making the same mistake that caused the dot-com bubble, Black Friday, and the 1929 Wall Street crash. The mistake is: To believe that numbers can predict the future."

🔗 https://bigthink.com/business/why-warren-buffetts-superpower-is-an-achilles-heel-for-ai/?ref=refind

🏷️ #economy #investing #InvestingStrategy #uncertainty #volatility #WarrenBuffett

James Tate shared this question about the White House Correspondents' Association dinner where Donald Trump spoke: "Can any journalist who attended it explain why you chose to sit there and listen to a sick, terrible person harassing your own people? Why didn't you just get up and leave? Why don't you stand up for each other?"
#media #ethics #CommonSense #WHCA

Corporate bigwigs finally realized that tossing cash at AI wasn't the magical solution to all their problems. 🤖💸 Who knew that "advanced algorithms" couldn't replace common sense and competent management? 🙄🎩
https://www.wsj.com/business/china-us-ai-model-costs-53a12e96 #AImanagement #commonSense #corporateReality #techHumor #businessLessons #HackerNews #ngated

WTA Institutes Genetic Testing To Ensure Fair Competition In Women’s Category

Another big victory for women in sports and common sense happened as the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) officially updated its policy requiring applicants for competition to take a genetic test that screens for the SRY gene, according to a report by Breitbart News. The newly enacted rule effectively bans men who identify as women from joining women’s competition.

For insight, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) implemented its own policy on the protection of the female category in Olympic sports.

To put things in perspective, posted below is the excerpt of the Breitbart report. Some parts in boldface…

The Women’s Tennis Association has enacted a new rule banning men who identify as women from competition by requiring genetic testing to qualify to play in the women’s sport.

The WTA’s updated policy requires applicants for competition to take a genetic test that screens for the SRY gene, which is found on the male Y chromosome, according to the New York Post.

Potential players who test negative for SRY are immediately qualified to play in the women’s category. A positive result will trigger closer scrutiny before any possibility of becoming eligible, the tennis organization ruled.

Players who refuse testing will be required to sign a document acknowledging that their refusal could result in disciplinary action after any investigation into their application.

“The WTA’s women’s eligibility policy is designed to promote equal athletic opportunities in women’s professional tennis and maintain fair competition for all players participating in WTA tournaments,” the policy states.

“The WTA recognizes that this is a sensitive and complex issue and is committed to treating all players with dignity and implementing the policy in a respectful and thoughtful way,” the organization added after releasing the news.

The sport governing body said the change came after discussion with current members and a review of actions by other international women’s sport organizations.

The new rule seems to be a replacement for previous rules that allowed transgender athletes to compete if their testosterone was below 2.5 nmol/L for at least two years before competing.

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova hailed the WTA’s move, calling it a “step in the right direction.”

In another post on X, Navratilova wrote that she is “very happy that we at the WTA are clear that we are a women’s association and only women, as in females, can compete at the highest level of women’s tennis.”

Let me end this piece by asking you readers: What is your reaction to this development? Do you agree with the WTA’s new policy on ensuring fair competition in women’s category? Were there any women’s tennis competitions in your locality that allowed transgendered women to participate with the real women? Do you wish to see all sports competitions be free from identity politics and the toxic agenda of the woke, the social justice warriors (SJWs) and the LGBTQIA+ mob?

You may answer in the comments below. If you prefer to answer privately, you may do so by sending me a direct message online.

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Common sense is genius dress in its working clothes.
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The war against intelligence is always waged in the name of common sense.
-- Roland Barthes

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #RolandBarthes #CommonSense #Intelligence

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Few words, absolute truth! 😁😁😁

#microbiology, #satire , #bacteria, #commonsense

#CommonSense went viral without any algo.

A lot of people put a lot of faith in #commonsense. I would too, if I ever saw any. Some early thoughts on Constitutional AI www.martinbihl.com/business-thinking/constitutional-ai #artificialintelligence #constitutionalai #AI

we cannot reasonably understand each other.
too different are our point of views.

it's also not important

what matters is that we have an attitude of non violence and non dominance

#reasoning #reasonableness #reasonability #cognition #commonsense #democracy

COMMON SENSE: Asylum (1776)📜 Thomas Paine

https://marekbennett.com/2026/07/09/1776-paine-common-sense-asylum/

🚨 EU Parliament decides to babysit our chats because, obviously, they know best, right? 🙄 Meanwhile, Breyer is waving his arms, crying, "Think of the children!" 🤦‍♂️ Spoiler: the only thing getting controlled here is common sense. 🤡
https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/eu-parliament-greenlights-chat-control-1-0-breyer-our-children-lose-out/ #EUParliament #ChatPrivacy #CommonSense #Regulation #Laughable #HackerNews #ngated

#humor #humour #funnymemes #climate #summer #heat #health #weather #satire #commonsense

“Where…is the King of America?” Paine asked in Common Sense. “I’ll tell you Friend…so far as we approve of monarchy…in America THE LAW IS KING. For as in absolute governments the King is law, so in free countries the law ought to be King; and there ought to be no other." Thomas Paine Common Sense, 1776

#ThomasPaine #commonsense #america250

How incompetent do you have to be to build critical public infrastructure control systems.... on the INTERNET?!?!

The same kind of incompetence now building it on "AI", I suppose.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/russian-group-hacked-quebec-water-080005964.html

#cybersecurity #commonsense #publicsafety

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Edent/116793547600995001

A few pieces of #commonSense here from Terence #traval #security

(Right now I'd personally also include trying to avoid travelling to the US but that's up to each individual :-) )

🚫404 Error: Common Sense Not Found! In a groundbreaking move, Snap introduces 'smart' glasses that are as forbidden as getting a decent Wi-Fi signal in the middle of the ocean. 🤓🔒 Because who needs functionality when you can have a fashion statement that screams, "Please don't work!"?
https://www.specs.com/smart-glasses/specs-27 #404Error #SmartGlasses #FashionFails #TechTrends #CommonSense #HackerNews #ngated

https://blog.odicforcesounds.com/duckai.html
#ai #justice #education #commonSense #history

Ah, the classic "I can't tell you why Claude's becoming an a**hole because you don't have #JavaScript enabled" trick 🤡. News flash: enabling cookies won't change the fact that this isn't news—it's a #CAPTCHA for common sense 🍪🛑.
https://bramcohen.com/p/why-is-claude-turning-into-an-asshole #commonSense #HackerNews #webdevelopment #HackerNews #ngated

Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.
-- Gertrude Stein

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#History #American #CommonSense #ThomasPaine #Democracy #NoKings #Video #alt

HEATHER COX RICHARDSON
250 WE ARE AMERICANS 1 minute video
THOMAS PAINE COMMON SENSE
“IT WOULD BECOME AN ASYLUM TO HUMANITY”

US Representative Jamie Raskin is the ranking member of the House Committee on the Judiciary. Representative Raskin shares how Thomas Paine’s Common Sense defined the stakes of the American revolution.

https://youtube.com/shorts/UUR8C1fA3oQ?si=6gfofhcuTuTcE2Rr

Tax the rich.

Fix problems.

Have nice things.

#revolution

#uspol

#CommonSense

#AreYouFuckingKiddingMe

If we care about being protected from the government doing something to us, then we should also want a government that protects us from a corporation doing the same thing to us.

#DanCarlin #CommonSense

https://pca.st/episode/5df3b4a2-666d-4a53-9741-6d46fc85d188

“All hate begins as self-hate.” - Dalai Lama

If either or both of the #HateCrime killers* at the #IslamicCenter in #SanDiego used their parents’ weapons, the parents should be charged with accessory to MURDER. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/san-diego-shooting-islamic-center-live-updates-b2978992.html

*Both dead. Unfortunately, such #DarwinianGunControl is the only form of #gun control that is approved by the #NRA.

#EnoughIsEnough #CommonSense #GunLaws now!