Gambling is everywhere, and it’s completely hijacking our culture. At first glance, the rise in gambling looks like it’s simply the result of technological advancement — the internet and instant news updates make betting on sports, politics, and world events easier than ever. But widespread gambling is really a symptom of a much darker reality: whenever a civilization embraces extreme risk as a legitimate way to get rich, it’s a clear sign that society is *desperate.* We are seeing this exact desperation play out right now, especially among young people who feel that the traditional paths of success have been permanently blocked — and many are turning to risky behaviors like online betting or crypto speculation in lieu of safe career opportunities. So what happens to a society when its people stop investing in the future and start betting on it instead? To understand where we are headed, we have to look at what happens when power structures become so stifling that vice becomes the only plausible path for the disaffected. Two thousand years ago, a similar gambling mania exploded across the dying Roman Republic. The powerful figures who took advantage of that desperation ended up plunging civilization into civil war and political chaos…. Full article in link below 👇

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Knowing history is the most important weapon of our time

And that requires reading. A lot.

george washington when the british had a 13 colony lead

Washington and the boys after the Siege of Yorktown, 1781, colorized

Happy 4th 🇺🇸 #notAI #ykn #historicallyaccurate

America, now and forever. Here’s to 250 years!

Our future depends on us building upon the achievements of our ancestors. Let's be the heroes for the next generation to look up to. Happy 250th America 🇺🇸

It’s time to celebrate like you never have before, patriots 🇺🇸

#USMNT striker Folarin Balogun on his immediate reaction to red card: “I think it was just important to stay calm. I never want to react out of anger and out of emotion. There’s still lots of people we’re inspiring, little kids, boys and girls who are watching, and we have to show them the correct way to handle things, even when you think it's unjust.” On shaking ref’s hand postgame: “As said, you can feel like something, injustice can happen to you. It’s not an excuse to be disrespectful… I'm aware that the World Cup might be the first time a lot of American viewers are tuning in. So it's important just to show people, whether things happen to you, good or bad, just to continue to be yourself.”

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This is an incredible piece I just received from @MoMonuments . What more could you want to celebrate 250 than an epic tribute to George Washington? I highly recommend you give Mo a follow and support his work! We need more patriots reviving an admiration for the great men who built this country 🇺🇸

🇺🇸 This is awesome 🇺🇸

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The text on the base is quite inspiring:

THE @USMNT IS HEADED TO THE ROUND OF 16 🇺🇸🦅

American football tends to be a test of two highly functional organizations to see which is even more efficient, like Walmart vs. Costco. Soccer tends to be a tragic struggle against the malignity of random fate, like Serbia vs. the Ottoman Empire.