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A quotation from Mark Twain

Laws are coldly reasoned out and established upon what the lawmakers believe to be a basis of right. But customs are not. Customs are not enacted, they grow gradually up, imperceptibly and unconsciously, like an oak from its seed. In the fullness of their strength they can stand up straight in front of a world of argument and reasoning and yield not an inch.

Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
Essay (1906), “The Gorky Incident,” Letters from the Earth (c. 1909; pub. 1962) [ed. DeVoto (1939)]

More about this quote: wist.info/twain-mark/84113/

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A quotation from Mark Twain

Laws are coldly reasoned out and established upon what the lawmakers believe to be a basis of right. But customs are not. Customs are not enacted, they grow gradually up, imperceptibly and unconsciously, like an oak from its seed. In the fullness of their strength they can stand up straight in front of a world of argument and reasoning and yield not an inch.

Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
Essay (1906), “The Gorky Incident,” Letters from the Earth (c. 1909; pub. 1962) [ed. DeVoto (1939)]

More about this quote: wist.info/twain-mark/84113/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #marktwain #twain #thegorkyincident #custom #irrationality #law #morality #penalty #publicopinion #publicpolicy #punishment #rationality #scandal #socialconventions #taboo #tradition #transgression

A quotation from Mark Twain

Laws are coldly reasoned out and established upon what the lawmakers believe to be a basis of right. But customs are not. Customs are not enacted, they grow gradually up, imperceptibly and unconsciously, like an oak from its seed. In the fullness of their strength they can stand up straight in front of a world of argument and reasoning and yield not an inch.

Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
Essay (1906), “The Gorky Incident,” Letters from the Earth (c. 1909; pub. 1962) [ed. DeVoto (1939)]

More about this quote: wist.info/twain-mark/84113/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #marktwain #twain #thegorkyincident #custom #irrationality #law #morality #penalty #publicopinion #publicpolicy #punishment #rationality #scandal #socialconventions #taboo #tradition #transgression

A quotation from Mark Twain

Laws are coldly reasoned out and established upon what the lawmakers believe to be a basis of right. But customs are not. Customs are not enacted, they grow gradually up, imperceptibly and unconsciously, like an oak from its seed. In the fullness of their strength they can stand up straight in front of a world of argument and reasoning and yield not an inch.

Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
Essay (1906), “The Gorky Incident,” Letters from the Earth (c. 1909; pub. 1962) [ed. DeVoto (1939)]

More about this quote: wist.info/twain-mark/84113/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #marktwain #twain #thegorkyincident #custom #irrationality #law #morality #penalty #publicopinion #publicpolicy #punishment #rationality #scandal #socialconventions #taboo #tradition #transgression

A quotation from Mark Twain

Laws are coldly reasoned out and established upon what the lawmakers believe to be a basis of right. But customs are not. Customs are not enacted, they grow gradually up, imperceptibly and unconsciously, like an oak from its seed. In the fullness of their strength they can stand up straight in front of a world of argument and reasoning and yield not an inch.

Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
Essay (1906), “The Gorky Incident,” Letters from the Earth (c. 1909; pub. 1962) [ed. DeVoto (1939)]

More about this quote: wist.info/twain-mark/84113/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #marktwain #twain #thegorkyincident #custom #irrationality #law #morality #penalty #publicopinion #publicpolicy #punishment #rationality #scandal #socialconventions #taboo #tradition #transgression

Gallup: Americans Oppose AI Data Centers in Their Area. “Seven in 10 Americans oppose constructing data centers for artificial intelligence in their local area, including nearly half, 48%, who are strongly opposed. Barely a quarter favor these projects, with 7% strongly in favor.”

Ah, the perennial "Rank the Worst" game—because who doesn’t love a good doomscroll down the rabbit hole of societal rot? 🙄 Just what we needed, a public opinion poll that masquerades as a noble quest for truth while essentially pitting garbage against garbage. 🗑️✨
https://race-to-the-bottom.onrender.com #RankTheWorst #Doomscrolling #PublicOpinion #SocietalRot #GarbageDebate #HackerNews #ngated

Ah, the perennial "Rank the Worst" game—because who doesn’t love a good doomscroll down the rabbit hole of societal rot? 🙄 Just what we needed, a public opinion poll that masquerades as a noble quest for truth while essentially pitting garbage against garbage. 🗑️✨
https://race-to-the-bottom.onrender.com #RankTheWorst #Doomscrolling #PublicOpinion #SocietalRot #GarbageDebate #HackerNews #ngated

Ah, the perennial "Rank the Worst" game—because who doesn’t love a good doomscroll down the rabbit hole of societal rot? 🙄 Just what we needed, a public opinion poll that masquerades as a noble quest for truth while essentially pitting garbage against garbage. 🗑️✨
https://race-to-the-bottom.onrender.com #RankTheWorst #Doomscrolling #PublicOpinion #SocietalRot #GarbageDebate #HackerNews #ngated

Ah, the perennial "Rank the Worst" game—because who doesn’t love a good doomscroll down the rabbit hole of societal rot? 🙄 Just what we needed, a public opinion poll that masquerades as a noble quest for truth while essentially pitting garbage against garbage. 🗑️✨
https://race-to-the-bottom.onrender.com #RankTheWorst #Doomscrolling #PublicOpinion #SocietalRot #GarbageDebate #HackerNews #ngated

Ah, the perennial "Rank the Worst" game—because who doesn’t love a good doomscroll down the rabbit hole of societal rot? 🙄 Just what we needed, a public opinion poll that masquerades as a noble quest for truth while essentially pitting garbage against garbage. 🗑️✨
https://race-to-the-bottom.onrender.com #RankTheWorst #Doomscrolling #PublicOpinion #SocietalRot #GarbageDebate #HackerNews #ngated

https://www.europesays.com/iran/114390/ Al-Sharaa’s shakeup: A merit-based state, or a circle of trust? #&Governance #AhmadAlSharaa #CostOfLiving #Economy #governors #Hay’atTahrirAlSham #LocalGovernment #Polling #PublicOpinion #SalvationGovernment #security #Syria #SyrianGovernment

https://www.europesays.com/uk/953069/ Young Americans’ job market optimism falls: new poll #BenedictVigers #Business #DonaldTrump #Economy #GeneralNews #GovernmentAndPolitics #JobsAndCareers #Labor #Lifestyle #Politics #Polling #PublicOpinion #UK #UnitedKingdom #WashingtonNews

Young Americans’ job market optimism falls: new poll

For years, younger Americans have been more optimistic about the job market than older Americans, even through the…
#NewsBeep #News #Economy #BenedictVigers #Business #CA #Canada #DonaldTrump #Generalnews #Jobsandcareers #Labor #lifestyle #Politics #polling #Publicopinion #Washingtonnews
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/662454/

Young Americans’ job market optimism falls: new poll

For years, younger Americans have been more optimistic about the job market than older Americans, even through the…
#NewsBeep #News #Economy #BenedictVigers #Business #DonaldTrump #Generalnews #Jobsandcareers #Labor #Lifestyle #Politics #Polling #Publicopinion #UK #UnitedKingdom #Washingtonnews
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/578198/

Young Americans’ job market optimism falls: new poll

For years, younger Americans have been more optimistic about the job market than older Americans, even through the…
#Economy #BenedictVigers #business #DonaldTrump #generalnews #Jobsandcareers #labor #lifestyle #Politics #polling #PublicOpinion #Washingtonnews
https://www.europesays.com/2981615/

Young Americans’ job market optimism falls: new poll

For years, younger Americans have been more optimistic about the job market than older Americans, even through the…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Economy #BenedictVigers #Business #donaldtrump #Generalnews #Governmentandpolitics #Jobsandcareers #politics #polling #Publicopinion #seniors #Washingtonnews
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/636056/

Young Americans’ job market optimism falls: new poll

For years, younger Americans have been more optimistic about the job market than older Americans, even through the…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Economy #BenedictVigers #Business #donaldtrump #Generalnews #Governmentandpolitics #Jobsandcareers #politics #polling #Publicopinion #seniors #Washingtonnews
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/636056/

Three quarters of Europeans see benefits of membership of the 🇪🇺

73% agree that the EU is a place of stability in a troubled world.

81% backing a common defence and security policy.

76% agree that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a threat to the EU.

#europeday #publicopinion
Source: Eurobarometer Spring 2026

Local News Matters Bay Area: Cal State’s deal with OpenAI draws pushback as some students, faculty resist ChatGPT. “A recent Cal State survey of over 94,000 students and university employees found 52% of faculty reported AI having a negative effect on their teaching and 67% of students felt their professors don’t teach them how to use AI effectively. Now, as Cal State approaches the end of […]

Local News Matters Bay Area: Cal State’s deal with OpenAI draws pushback as some students, faculty resist ChatGPT. “A recent Cal State survey of over 94,000 students and university employees found 52% of faculty reported AI having a negative effect on their teaching and 67% of students felt their professors don’t teach them how to use AI effectively. Now, as Cal State approaches the end of […]

https://www.europesays.com/videos/21024/ Starmer set for ‘catastrophic week’ as Labour vote collapses | The Daily T #campaigntrail #ConservativeParty #elections #GreenParty #KeirStarmer #KemiBadenoch #LabourParty #localelections #news #NewsPublisher #Newspaper #NHSreform #politicalanalysis #PoliticalDebate #politics #polling #proPalestine #publicopinion #ReformUK #taxpolicy #Telegraph #TheTelegraph #trustinpolitics #UKNews #UKNews #UKPolitics #voterbehavior #WorldNews #ZackPolanski

France’s public broadcasting sector facing major ‘crisis’: parlimentary report

After nearly six months and close to 70 interviews, the 551-page report of the commission of inquiry into…
#France #FR #Europe #EU #CharlesAlloncle #FranceTélévisions #NationalAssembly #NationalRally #publicbroadcasting #publicbroadcastingsystem #publicopinion #publicservice #RadioFrance
https://www.europesays.com/france/11767/

Trump prison agenda is collapsing badly as broader failures drag his approval down

https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/u-s-politics/trump-prison-agenda/

Trump prison agenda is collapsing badly as broader failures drag his approval down

https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/u-s-politics/trump-prison-agenda/

Trump prison agenda is collapsing badly as broader failures drag his approval down

https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/u-s-politics/trump-prison-agenda/

Trump prison agenda is collapsing badly as broader failures drag his approval down

https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/u-s-politics/trump-prison-agenda/

The study is specific to Ireland, but its findings probably apply in a lot of other places as well.

We often say that staying on toxic social media platforms like X is not healthy. This data, showing a wide (and growing) gap between progressive public attitudes and regressive political discourse, testifies to that toxicity.

#Ireland #research #PublicOpinion #politics

https://www.europesays.com/videos/18462/ Wetherspoons refuses to serve Reform voters #FreeSpeechControversy #FreeSpeechDebate #FreedomOfExpressionUk #news #NewsPublisher #Newspaper #PoliticalActivism #PoliticalBias #PoliticalDiscrimination #PoliticalDiscriminationUk #politics #Pub #PubCulture #PublicOpinion #reform #ReformParty #SocialJustice #SocialMediaBacklash #Telegraph #TheTelegraph #uk #UKNews #UKPolitics #wetherspoons

RE: https://mastodon.ie/@clickhere/116493231355733839

These findings are unsurprising but worth spotlighting.

Politicians and journalists still active on X for "engagement" or whatever dubious reason (or, to a lesser degree, active on FB) are soaked in deeply warped notions of public opinion on immigration, inequality, LGBTQ issues, etc. Their Overton window misaligns badly with reality

#Mastodaoine #Ireland #IrPol #inclusion #research #PublicOpinion

Signals of Shifting Sands: Voices Emerge Calling for EU Re-entry

A new poll shows 53% of UK adults want to rejoin the EU. Former Brexit figures now question the decision to leave.

#RejoinEU, #BrexitPoll, #UKPolitics, #PublicOpinion, #Europe

https://newsletter.tf/uk-public-opinion-shifts-rejoin-eu/

More than half of people in the UK now want to rejoin the EU, a significant change from previous years. This is a big shift in public feeling.

#RejoinEU, #BrexitPoll, #UKPolitics, #PublicOpinion, #Europe
https://newsletter.tf/uk-public-opinion-shifts-rejoin-eu/

Climate policy isn’t partisan — research suggests more on the right support it than oppose it
#Canada #ClimateChange #ClimatePolicy #PublicOpinion #Polarization #Society #Research #Environment #Politics #Energy #SocialScience #Sustainability #ClimateAction
https://the-14.com/climate-policy-isnt-partisan-research-suggests-more-on-the-right-support-it-than-oppose-it/

New York Times: From Indiana to Idaho, a Backlash Against A.I. Gathers Momentum. This link goes to a gift article. “Many of these A.I. critics say they are far from being Luddites just having a bad reaction to new, scary technology. They believe that people in Washington, especially President Trump, are protecting Silicon Valley rather than reeling it in. They want regulation — or at least a […]

Britons' Opinions on Nuclear Energy: Support and Safety Concerns

📰 Original title: How do Britons feel about nuclear energy?

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/britons-opinions-on-nuclear-energy-support-and-safety-concerns/?redirpost=8a13656b-a607-41c3-a6ef-f549588e7925

#energy #nuclear #publicopinion #uk

Britons' Opinions on Nuclear Energy: Support and Safety Concerns

📰 Original title: How do Britons feel about nuclear energy?

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/britons-opinions-on-nuclear-energy-support-and-safety-concerns/?redirpost=8a13656b-a607-41c3-a6ef-f549588e7925

#energy #nuclear #publicopinion #uk

https://www.europesays.com/ie/456310/ AI anxiety upends college plans as students scramble for ‘AI-proof’ majors #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #ArtificialIntelligence #AvaLawless #BenAybar #California #CollegesAndUniversities #CourtneyBrown #education #Éire #GeneralNews #IE #ILStateWire #illinois #InformationTechnology #Ireland #JobsAndCareers #JosephineTimperman #OHStateWire #Ohio #PublicOpinion #RhodeIsland #Technology #USNews #virginia

America In Focus: March retail sales rise, Trump’s approval rating on economy falls

In the past week, many Americans remained laser f…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Economy #AssociatedPress #Business #donaldtrump #Economicindicators #energymarkets #Financialperformance #Inflation #iran #Irangovernment #Iranwar #NorfolkSouthernCorp #oilandgasindustry #Publicopinion #Retailandwholesale #U.S.DepartmentofCommerce #UnionPacificCorp
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/606859/

https://www.europesays.com/people/43372/ Another wave of public outcry tests Putin’s rule #AbbasGallyamov #DmitryPeskov #DonaldTrump #GeneralNews #GennadyZyuganov #Internet #MarkGaleotti #MaximReshetnikov #MilitaryAndDefense #Politics #ProfessionalServices #ProtestsAndDemonstrations #PublicOpinion #RebellionsAndUprisings #Russia #RussiaGovernment #SamGreene #VictoriaBonya #VladimirPutin #WorldNews

Washington Post: Elon Musk’s near-daily online posts about race are turning off some fans. This link goes to a Yahoo-syndicated version of the article with no paywall. “Over the past seven months, 6 percent of Musk’s posts on X, a total of about 850, have been about race, nearly triple the rate for the previous two years. More than half of those posts have used the word ‘white.’ The […]

Search Engine Journal: Gen Z Workers Pick Human-Only Output Over AI-Assisted. “Gen Z workers surveyed said they would trust human-only work over AI-assisted output by more than 2-to-1. The findings come from a new survey by the Walton Family Foundation, GSV Ventures and Gallup.”

The Daily Free Press (Boston University): BU students react to OpenAI’s Sora shutdown with relief, fear about artist livelihoods. “Although OpenAI did not provide a concrete reason for terminating Sora, it appears the shutdown was largely driven by financial factors, according to The New York Times. OpenAI earned about $13 billion in revenue, but it expects to spend about $100 billion over […]

The Daily Free Press (Boston University): BU students react to OpenAI’s Sora shutdown with relief, fear about artist livelihoods. “Although OpenAI did not provide a concrete reason for terminating Sora, it appears the shutdown was largely driven by financial factors, according to The New York Times. OpenAI earned about $13 billion in revenue, but it expects to spend about $100 billion over […]

The Daily Free Press (Boston University): BU students react to OpenAI’s Sora shutdown with relief, fear about artist livelihoods. “Although OpenAI did not provide a concrete reason for terminating Sora, it appears the shutdown was largely driven by financial factors, according to The New York Times. OpenAI earned about $13 billion in revenue, but it expects to spend about $100 billion over […]

The Daily Free Press (Boston University): BU students react to OpenAI’s Sora shutdown with relief, fear about artist livelihoods. “Although OpenAI did not provide a concrete reason for terminating Sora, it appears the shutdown was largely driven by financial factors, according to The New York Times. OpenAI earned about $13 billion in revenue, but it expects to spend about $100 billion over […]

POPULISM 101:
You have to be popular for populism to work.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/22/trump-approval-slips-polls-midterms

#populism #Trump2026 #midterms #USpolitics #publicopinion #Masto #FickleFutures

Tom’s Hardware: Virginia voter support for new data centers collapses from 69% in 2023 to 35% in new poll — Multi-gigawatt, 37-building Digital Gateway project abandoned. “Just 35% of Virginia voters now say they would be comfortable with a new data center going up in their community, down from 69% in 2023, according to a Washington Post-Schar School poll published Wednesday.”

https://www.europesays.com/news/19183/ Trump’s approval on economy falls, new poll shows #APTopNews #AssociatedPress #DonaldTrump #EconomicIndicators #Economy #GeneralNews #Headlines #HeidiBunting #Iran #IranGovernment #IranWar #JoeBiden #KathrynBright #MiddleEast #MiguelCortes #News #Politics #Polling #PublicOpinion #TopStories #USRepublicanParty #WashingtonNews #WorldNews

Trump’s approval on economy falls, new poll shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s approval rating on the economy has slumped over the past mont…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #APTopNews #AssociatedPress #DonaldTrump #Economicindicators #Economy #Generalnews #HeidiBunting #Iran #Irangovernment #iranwar #JoeBiden #KathrynBright #MiddleEast #MiguelCortes #Politics #Polling #Publicopinion #U.S.RepublicanParty #UnitedStates #Us #USA #Washingtonnews #Worldnews
https://www.newsbeep.com/496623/

University of Michigan: A pocket-sized personal trainer: AI-written texts aim to get older adults moving. “Artificial intelligence can write text messages encouraging physical activity that most older adults consider appropriate and good quality, but their feelings about AI—and if they know AI wrote the message—impact their response, a new study in the Journals of Gerontology suggests.”