#pretending — Public Fediverse posts

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we are all wildly 
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#Royals are the deformed appendages of the expired concept of #Empire

#UK #USPolitics #Pretending

#Royals are the deformed appendages of the expired concept of #Empire

#UK #USPolitics #Pretending

A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt

There were all kinds of things of which I was afraid at first, from grizzly bears to “mean” horses and gunfighters, but by acting as if I was not afraid, I gradually ceased to be afraid.

Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Autobiography, ch. 2 “The Vigor of Life” (1913)

More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/1…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #teddyroosevelt #theodoreroosevelt #acting #afraid #bravery #courage #fear #fearlessness #habit #pretending #pretense #scare #selfcontrol #selfdiscipline

A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt

There were all kinds of things of which I was afraid at first, from grizzly bears to “mean” horses and gunfighters, but by acting as if I was not afraid, I gradually ceased to be afraid.

Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Autobiography, ch. 2 “The Vigor of Life” (1913)

More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/1…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #teddyroosevelt #theodoreroosevelt #acting #afraid #bravery #courage #fear #fearlessness #habit #pretending #pretense #scare #selfcontrol #selfdiscipline

A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt

There were all kinds of things of which I was afraid at first, from grizzly bears to “mean” horses and gunfighters, but by acting as if I was not afraid, I gradually ceased to be afraid.

Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Autobiography, ch. 2 “The Vigor of Life” (1913)

More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/1…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #teddyroosevelt #theodoreroosevelt #acting #afraid #bravery #courage #fear #fearlessness #habit #pretending #pretense #scare #selfcontrol #selfdiscipline

A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt

There were all kinds of things of which I was afraid at first, from grizzly bears to “mean” horses and gunfighters, but by acting as if I was not afraid, I gradually ceased to be afraid.

Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Autobiography, ch. 2 “The Vigor of Life” (1913)

More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/1…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #teddyroosevelt #theodoreroosevelt #acting #afraid #bravery #courage #fear #fearlessness #habit #pretending #pretense #scare #selfcontrol #selfdiscipline

A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt

There were all kinds of things of which I was afraid at first, from grizzly bears to “mean” horses and gunfighters, but by acting as if I was not afraid, I gradually ceased to be afraid.

Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Autobiography, ch. 2 “The Vigor of Life” (1913)

More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/1…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #teddyroosevelt #theodoreroosevelt #acting #afraid #bravery #courage #fear #fearlessness #habit #pretending #pretense #scare #selfcontrol #selfdiscipline

Crockett Says John Cornyn Is a “Real Republican” Pretending to Be MAGA

https://misryoum.com/us/today/crockett-says-john-cornyn-is-a-real-republican/

Last summer, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) said Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is “a real Republican” who is trying to make it appear he is a MAGA Republican in order to keep his seat. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), who later...

#Crockett #Says #John #Cornyn #Real #Republican #Pretending #MAGA #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com

A quotation from Ben Franklin

It’s common for Men to give 6 pretended Reasons instead of one real one.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1745 ed.)

More about this quote: wist.info/franklin-benjamin/82…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #benfranklin #benjaminfranklin #poorrichard #poorrichardsalamanac #dishonesty #dissembling #excuse #explanation #justification #lying #pretending #pretense #reason #makingexcuses

A quotation from Ben Franklin

It’s common for Men to give 6 pretended Reasons instead of one real one.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1745 ed.)

More about this quote: wist.info/franklin-benjamin/82…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #benfranklin #benjaminfranklin #poorrichard #poorrichardsalamanac #dishonesty #dissembling #excuse #explanation #justification #lying #pretending #pretense #reason #makingexcuses

A quotation from Ben Franklin

It’s common for Men to give 6 pretended Reasons instead of one real one.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1745 ed.)

More about this quote: wist.info/franklin-benjamin/82…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #benfranklin #benjaminfranklin #poorrichard #poorrichardsalamanac #dishonesty #dissembling #excuse #explanation #justification #lying #pretending #pretense #reason #makingexcuses

A quotation from Ben Franklin

It’s common for Men to give 6 pretended Reasons instead of one real one.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1745 ed.)

More about this quote: wist.info/franklin-benjamin/82…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #benfranklin #benjaminfranklin #poorrichard #poorrichardsalamanac #dishonesty #dissembling #excuse #explanation #justification #lying #pretending #pretense #reason #makingexcuses

A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

I believe in the religion of humanity. It is far better to love our fellow-men than to love God. We can help them. We cannot help him. We had better do what we can than to be always pretending to do what we cannot.

Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
Lecture (1884-01-20), “Orthodoxy,” Tabor Opera House, Denver, Colorado

More about this quote: wist.info/ingersoll-robert-gre…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #robertingersoll #robertgreeningersoll #action #assistance #God #help #humanism #humanity #love #loveyourneighbor #lovingkindness #philanthropy #pretending #pretense #religion

A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

I believe in the religion of humanity. It is far better to love our fellow-men than to love God. We can help them. We cannot help him. We had better do what we can than to be always pretending to do what we cannot.

Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
Lecture (1884-01-20), “Orthodoxy,” Tabor Opera House, Denver, Colorado

More about this quote: wist.info/ingersoll-robert-gre…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #robertingersoll #robertgreeningersoll #action #assistance #God #help #humanism #humanity #love #loveyourneighbor #lovingkindness #philanthropy #pretending #pretense #religion

A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

I believe in the religion of humanity. It is far better to love our fellow-men than to love God. We can help them. We cannot help him. We had better do what we can than to be always pretending to do what we cannot.

Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
Lecture (1884-01-20), “Orthodoxy,” Tabor Opera House, Denver, Colorado

More about this quote: wist.info/ingersoll-robert-gre…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #robertingersoll #robertgreeningersoll #action #assistance #God #help #humanism #humanity #love #loveyourneighbor #lovingkindness #philanthropy #pretending #pretense #religion

A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

I believe in the religion of humanity. It is far better to love our fellow-men than to love God. We can help them. We cannot help him. We had better do what we can than to be always pretending to do what we cannot.

Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
Lecture (1884-01-20), “Orthodoxy,” Tabor Opera House, Denver, Colorado

More about this quote: wist.info/ingersoll-robert-gre…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #robertingersoll #robertgreeningersoll #action #assistance #God #help #humanism #humanity #love #loveyourneighbor #lovingkindness #philanthropy #pretending #pretense #religion

#POTUS mouths off like a demented hyena about peace for #Ukraine & in 2025 reduced aid to Ukraine by 99%

#USPolitics #Pretending #Lies

https://kyivindependent.com/us-military-aid-to-ukraine-dropped-99-in-2025-report-finds/

#POTUS mouths off like a demented hyena about peace for #Ukraine & in 2025 reduced aid to Ukraine by 99%

#USPolitics #Pretending #Lies

https://kyivindependent.com/us-military-aid-to-ukraine-dropped-99-in-2025-report-finds/

A quotation from Bill Watterson

CALVIN: I think grown-ups just act like they know what they’re doing.

Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
Calvin and Hobbes (1991-02-18)

More about this quote: wist.info/watterson-bill/81972…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #billwatterson #calvinandhobbes #adult #comprehension #facade #grownup #pretending #pretense #understanding

A quotation from Bill Watterson

CALVIN: I think grown-ups just act like they know what they’re doing.

Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
Calvin and Hobbes (1991-02-18)

More about this quote: wist.info/watterson-bill/81972…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #billwatterson #calvinandhobbes #adult #comprehension #facade #grownup #pretending #pretense #understanding

A quotation from Bill Watterson

CALVIN: I think grown-ups just act like they know what they’re doing.

Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
Calvin and Hobbes (1991-02-18)

More about this quote: wist.info/watterson-bill/81972…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #billwatterson #calvinandhobbes #adult #comprehension #facade #grownup #pretending #pretense #understanding

A quotation from Bill Watterson

CALVIN: I think grown-ups just act like they know what they’re doing.

Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
Calvin and Hobbes (1991-02-18)

More about this quote: wist.info/watterson-bill/81972…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #billwatterson #calvinandhobbes #adult #comprehension #facade #grownup #pretending #pretense #understanding

A quotation from Bill Watterson

CALVIN: I think grown-ups just act like they know what they’re doing.

Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
Calvin and Hobbes (1991-02-18)

More about this quote: wist.info/watterson-bill/81972…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #billwatterson #calvinandhobbes #adult #comprehension #facade #grownup #pretending #pretense #understanding

Rocket
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzWciIjz7Bs
#youtube_kexp #find_new_music #music_discovery #latest_bands #live_performance #studio_session #studio_performance #live_version #live_recording #in_studio #instudio #KEXP #kexp_fm #live_music #livemusic #concert_streaming #online_concert #virtual_concert #Rocket #Los_Angeles #California #Pretending

#listen #people, I think everyone knows its fake. it doesn't mean we can't have #fun spreading it around and #pretending it's true

(and that's just in the #UK. Tally up all the #illness and death in every #country, and it's clear we never really left the #pandemic, we just decided mass #death is worth #pretending everything in #normal so we can go back to mindless #consumption.)

A quotation from Ben Franklin

An open Foe may prove a curse;
But a pretended friend is worse.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1740 ed.) (borrowed)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/franklin-benjamin/77…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #franklin #benfranklin #benjaminfranklin #poorrichardsalmanac #deception #enemy #falseness #foe #friend #opponent #pretending #pretense #traitor #treachery

Going to an #office and #pretending to #work: A #business that’s booming in #China
https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-05-31/going-to-an-office-and-pretending-to-work-a-business-thats-booming-in-china.html

All mortals tend to turn into the things they are pretending to be.
-- C. S. Lewis

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #CSLewis #Life #Pretending

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Okefenokee #Swamp #Canoe #Georgia

A quotation from Steven Moffat

JANE: Oh, I know about pretending. I once went on holiday and pretended to be twins. It was amazing fun. I invented this mad, glamorous sister and went around really annoying everybody. And d’you know, I could get away with anything when I was my crazy twin Jane.
 
SALLY: But you’re Jane.
 
JANE: Kinda stuck. It’s a long story.

Steven Moffat (b. 1961) Scottish television writer, producer
Coupling, 02×09 “The End of the Line” (2001-10-29)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/moffat-steven/75878/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #craziness #getawaywith #identity #madness #pretending #selfawareness #twin #vacation #StevenMoffat

A quotation from Steven Moffat

JANE: Oh, I know about pretending. I once went on holiday and pretended to be twins. It was amazing fun. I invented this mad, glamorous sister and went around really annoying everybody. And d’you know, I could get away with anything when I was my crazy twin Jane.
 
SALLY: But you’re Jane.
 
JANE: Kinda stuck. It’s a long story.

Steven Moffat (b. 1961) Scottish television writer, producer
Coupling, 02×09 “The End of the Line” (2001-10-29)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/moffat-steven/75878/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #craziness #getawaywith #identity #madness #pretending #selfawareness #twin #vacation #StevenMoffat

A quotation from Steven Moffat

JANE: Oh, I know about pretending. I once went on holiday and pretended to be twins. It was amazing fun. I invented this mad, glamorous sister and went around really annoying everybody. And d’you know, I could get away with anything when I was my crazy twin Jane.
 
SALLY: But you’re Jane.
 
JANE: Kinda stuck. It’s a long story.

Steven Moffat (b. 1961) Scottish television writer, producer
Coupling, 02×09 “The End of the Line” (2001-10-29)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/moffat-steven/75878/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #craziness #getawaywith #identity #madness #pretending #selfawareness #twin #vacation #StevenMoffat

A quotation from Steven Moffat

JANE: Oh, I know about pretending. I once went on holiday and pretended to be twins. It was amazing fun. I invented this mad, glamorous sister and went around really annoying everybody. And d’you know, I could get away with anything when I was my crazy twin Jane.
 
SALLY: But you’re Jane.
 
JANE: Kinda stuck. It’s a long story.

Steven Moffat (b. 1961) Scottish television writer, producer
Coupling, 02×09 “The End of the Line” (2001-10-29)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/moffat-steven/75878/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #craziness #getawaywith #identity #madness #pretending #selfawareness #twin #vacation #StevenMoffat

A quotation from La Rochefoucauld

We are never so ridiculous through what we are as through what we pretend to be.
 
[On n’est jamais si ridicule par les qualités que l’on a que par celles que l’on affecte d’avoir.]

François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French epigrammatist, memoirist, noble
Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶134 (1665-1678) [tr. FitzGibbon (1957)]

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#quote #quotes #quotation #affectation #facade #fool #image #joke #pretending #pretense #qualities #ridicule #ridiculousness #scorn #deceit #disingenuity

A quotation from La Rochefoucauld

We are never so ridiculous through what we are as through what we pretend to be.
 
[On n’est jamais si ridicule par les qualités que l’on a que par celles que l’on affecte d’avoir.]

François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French epigrammatist, memoirist, noble
Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶134 (1665-1678) [tr. FitzGibbon (1957)]

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/la-rochefoucauld-fra…

#quote #quotes #quotation #affectation #facade #fool #image #joke #pretending #pretense #qualities #ridicule #ridiculousness #scorn #deceit #disingenuity

»Is #AI really #thinking and #reasoning — or just #pretending to? The best answer — AI has “jagged intelligence” — lies in between hype and skepticism.« https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/400531/ai-reasoning-models-openai-deepseek?eicker.news #tech #media

#Meanwhile...

#Over at #TheSyzitoInstituteForTheTerminallyIneffectual...

#TheGhostOfMisterDen is #StillTrying / #Pretending to be an #InstagramInfluencer; #IT's #MostlyUnsuccessful...

#Maybe... #JustMaybe "he" can #Avoid #ANOther #CompulsoryStrikeOff... #NoticeNotNews...

#Or. #Take "his" #ImaginarySon to the #Psychiatrist; #IT will cost "him" a #SmallFortune that "he" can #IllAfford...

And, #TheFediverseRemembers... #TrueFact

#DontForget... #HashtagAllTheThings...!

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Watch this #comedian #savagely #troll the #GOP while #pretending to be a #JDVance #campaign #official

#Satirist #WalterMasterson addressed the issue at a recent #City #Commission #meeting, but he did it while #pretending to be an #official from the #ShadyVance #campaign, and it truly wound up the #Republicans present.

https://www.thepoke.com/2024/09/30/watch-this-comedian-savagely-troll-the-gop-while-pretending-to-be-a-jd-vance-campaign-official/

Watch this #comedian #savagely #troll the #GOP while #pretending to be a #JDVance #campaign #official

#Satirist #WalterMasterson addressed the issue at a recent #City #Commission #meeting, but he did it while #pretending to be an #official from the #ShadyVance #campaign, and it truly wound up the #Republicans present.

https://www.thepoke.com/2024/09/30/watch-this-comedian-savagely-troll-the-gop-while-pretending-to-be-a-jd-vance-campaign-official/

Watch this #comedian #savagely #troll the #GOP while #pretending to be a #JDVance #campaign #official

#Satirist #WalterMasterson addressed the issue at a recent #City #Commission #meeting, but he did it while #pretending to be an #official from the #ShadyVance #campaign, and it truly wound up the #Republicans present.

https://www.thepoke.com/2024/09/30/watch-this-comedian-savagely-troll-the-gop-while-pretending-to-be-a-jd-vance-campaign-official/

#ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump and #ShadyVance’s (#JDVance) #Astoundingly #Stupid and #Weird #Attempts to #Win #Women #Voters.

They think they can #insult #women’s #intelligence and then win over #womenvoters by #pretending to be #moderate on #reproductiverights. How’s that for #dumb?

https://newrepublic.com/maz/article/185535/trump-vance-stupid-attempt-win-women-voters

#I get what I want
In this #life
By #pretending
I have it already
And then I look around
For #props.
#poems

#Outkick is a conservative #hategroup, #pretending to be a #legimate #media #outlet.

Will the media learn the right lesson from the Ronna McDaniel debacle?

Sadly, #MSNBC #management couched the decision to drop #Ronna #McDaniel in a blizzard of corporate speak.

(“No organization, particularly a newsroom, can succeed unless it is cohesive and aligned … It has become clear that this appointment undermines that goal.”)

Funny — the journalists who spoke up said McDaniel’s departure was required to
🔸preserve their journalistic mission and the network’s credibility,
🔸not out of any need for “alignment.”

We can only hope that NBC and other news organizations take away something more than “don’t hire a MAGA mouthpiece”

A few ideas:

• Create a #mission #statement that affirms your goals are telling the #truth and defending #democracy, which protects the First Amendment — not fake balance.
• #Stop #pretending four-times-indicted former president Donald Trump and his movement are presenting #alternative “#policies” as a normal party would. They are fighting for an alternate system: authoritarianism.
• Politicians’ outright #lies must be identified, not just labeled as their “response” or “position.”
• Instead of obsessing over #polls, devote extensive coverage to #analyzing the Heritage Foundation’s “#Project2025” and Trump’s #fascist #agenda. Feature #historians and political #scientists during news segments (not only on panels) to put Trump’s views and statements in context.
• #Don’t excerpt a few words from a Trump rally or speech, dub it an “argument” and #ignore his mental short-circuits and #deteriorating #intellect.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/29/newsletter-ronna-mcdaniel-media-alsobrooks/ #Media #RonnaMcDaniel #Debacle

#Stop #pretending that #antitrans #persecution is about helping #trans #kids

The following #excerpts are from an #online #discussion between #Michigan and #Ohio #Republican #representatives discussing how to further #antitrans #policies in their states.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2024/02/02/stop-pretending-that-trans-persecution-is-helping-kids/

#Pretending to be someone else might be a good way to rest from yourself.

@[email protected]

#DontWorryAboutIT, #MisterDen...

You were #VeryGood at #Pretending to be a #GoodFriend; maybe try #ReadingUp on being a #BetterAlly...

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#StephenMiller's #odious #legal #foundation takes aim at #transgender #kids in #Arizona

The guy who thought it was a good idea to forcibly #remove #children from their #parents at the #border is now #pretending he #cares about #ParentsRights—and so he’s #harassing #transgender #kids

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/11/26/2207458/-Stephen-Miller-s-odious-legal-foundation-takes-aim-at-Arizona-transgender-kids