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A quotation from Molly Ivins

   This is a column for everyone in the path of Hurricane Katrina who ever said, “I’m sorry, I’m just not interested in politics,” or, “There’s nothing I can do about it,” or, “Eh, they’re all crooks anyway.”
   Look around you this morning. I suppose the NRA would argue, “Government policies don’t kill people, hurricanes kill people.” Actually, hurricanes plus government policies kill people. […] This, my friends, is why we need to pay attention to government policies, not political personalities, and to know whereon we vote. It is about our lives.

Molly Ivins (1944-2007) American writer, political columnist [Mary Tyler Ivins]
Essay (2005-09-09), “Katrina and You,” Texas Observer

More about this quote: wist.info/ivins-molly/16624/

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⚠️"For the first time in #human history, the ability to produce #writing, art & expression has been decoupled from the necessity of actually #payingattention to what you’re making or saying.. unless people become much better at #curation, #greatwork will be increasingly difficult to locate amid the flood of #loweffort #content, which is also known as “ #AIslop”.. when it comes to #art, #expression & argument, if you want it done right, it’s probably still best to do it yourself"
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