I think it is wise to review this in light of what we Muslims can do to better our state both personally and politically. View quoted note → I've also written some about the potential for Arab "madness" here that is relevant. View article → Now imagine Claudius as the evil occupation and Hamlet as an "intelectual elite" within the ummah. 😏

Lings summarizes the theme of Hamlet as a striving for virtue by means if revenge. The only purification from corruption being seen as a complete reversal of state through the slaying of both inner and external deamons. It is not only revenge that Hamlet seeks but also honor and in this justice enherent in his duty as viceregent. He is slow to act but quick to think and the decent into madness becomes more of an esoteric and psychological journey than foolish jest. Spritual wisdom is a kind of madness. And prayer, man's chief weapon of revenge. Lings sees Hamlet as a drama of spiritual warfare. Anagogically the usurper is the bond of evil itself and to eliminate it is the liberation of the satanic grip. Regicide on the devil must be absolute, with no apologies. But when is the timing right? Lesser devils must also be vanquished. Must the queen be sacrificed to reach the check mate? Does it go willingly to the slaughter? To be ready for death when it comes is all that matters and Hamlet's spiritual magnetism tells us he has achieved this state. #bookstr

📰Headline: Qatar Surenders! Hamas leadership survives yet another assasination attempt in a event which clearly reads as an escalatory warning shot. Qatar has now seen strikes from both Iran and Israel revealing their key foreign policy failures. They have risked a lot maintaining status quo and adjusting course now by pivoting away from the negotiating table into the pocket of GAE has mostly been baked in. Of course this is also a signal to the greater GCC as well as steps are made in preperation for the upcoming war. Meanwhile tourism spikes for those who like to jump into the sea and burry themselves in the sand.

The fact that most retail AI is being used for "therapudic" engagement should both raise concerns and provide some level of hope. Yes, people should be looking to best alternatives for therapy needs rather than resorting to AI. But people are recognizing they have a need! Rather than leave this for exploitation this should be looked at as an opportunity of human consiousness expansion and growth.

"For a crowd that preaches low time preference, I think many have actually been building on high time preference and we're seeing that reflected now." View quoted note →

Had to revive these from the bookshelf again looking for a Hamlet reference today. We really need to do something with these. Maybe something for a future #PodSystem project 🤔 View quoted note →

I'm seeing a similar zombie count after reviewing my follow list. Actually nearly 25% are zombies and about 50% of those are lurkers 👀 View quoted note →

Wow! I actually caught up on almost all of my side projects this weekend. This never happens 😂

I'll just say an organized US muslim community would be great but it won't push the needle on Gaza (more likely the opposite). An organized responce from from Muslim countries can end the occupation in Gaza in a week. The facts are the entire ummah is complicit and no one is doing enough. Singling out one country or demographic over another is just blame shifting to ignore personal responcibility. View quoted note →

Continuing to see fiqh maxis double down on the "hijra from the west is wajib" thing. Hardlining is not the solution here. It makes fiqh unnecessarily toxic. View quoted note →