Bailey Alexander: Dreams from Northern Italy
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Gaslighting – feel familiar?
I asked chatgpt, AI did not disappoint: “Gaslighting” is a psychological manipulation tactic in which a person seeks to sow seeds of doubt in a targeted individual or in members of a targeted group, making them question their own memory, perception, or sanity. The term “gaslighting” is derived from a 1938 play titled “Gas Light”…
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Prioritize peace, diplomacy and cooperation to avert looming catastrophe.
The alternative is an axis of immense power against the west. And, WW3. Almost every prediction has been wrong, the west is sleepwalking its way into…. There are no positives to prolonging; only bad things for the world. Prioritize peace – save lives and infrastructure – how can anyone argue against that ~ ~ ~
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Let’s make pasta
Here I am in cooking school heaven – in Piemonte, Italy. Making several kinds of pasta, grossini, everything – first principle and fantastic for the body and mind. We ate pasta on a plate, but you can eat it the way they’ve been eating it forever @ Madonna delle Neve, on a soft white linen…
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Decades happening in days – and beauty is still somewhere
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October environs along the vines in Piemonte, Italy
The vendemmia gets such attention, but after the harvest – the rhythm accelerates, the colors come alive, vivacious and they change so quickly. From green to passionate red, then the grand finale when coral, orange and deep ochre take over ~ ~ october environs in Loazzolo, Piemonte, Italia
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A mythical Sunday with Gastone and the Goddess
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Rest in peace, Louise Glück
She recently passed and now must be writing amongst the stars. She was an American poet and essayist and won the pulitzer prize for her collection ‘The Wild Iris’. Last year while in Venice, I bought one of her books. It sat there on the shelf asking me to come to lunch – so who…
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This vid offers original analysis about ancient cultural references, as well as funky fantasies about DNA
Life is happening so fast but some are trying to keep up by keeping the past in play. They discuss Putin, at his annual speech at Valdai, noting how he replaces ‘class’ and ‘race’ with civilizations. It would appear he’s leading the way for leaders and people in places like India and Africa. The historical…
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Thoughtful, emotional, conversation about Israel, Hamas, Palestinians… and games the deep state play.
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Found another, I must have a fetish
I have not given her a name but she found her own space, outside.
Got any book recommendations?