🌟 What I'm Reading: 7-28-2024 🌟

A Weekly Roundup Highlight Reel of What I Have Been Reading

Jul 28, 2024

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I post a weekly roundup of some of the highlights of what I’ve been reading… including many thoughtful, valuable, and intriguing perspectives that I could not otherwise post.

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What I'm Reading: 7-21-2024

AI Changes Everything

Llama 3.1 405B, 70B, & 8B Released

TL;DR - Just-released Llama 3.1 405B is the best open AI model ever made, and competes with the best AI models. The future of AI is open…

9 months ago · 2 likes · Patrick McGuinness

Bros Krynn’s Newsletter

How to Always Succeed at Writing - The Importance of the Hero's Journey & Archetypes

Alright, this essay will be the start of something. Well not really, ‘cause we were already writing a series of essays on the nature of Archetypes. In the past few weeks they’ve come to be a much talked about part of this Substack, as they seem to be an important part of writing…

9 months ago · 32 likes · 29 comments · The Brothers Krynn

CDR Salamander

Fullbore Friday

Do you have to be human to be a subject of FbF? Are there occasions where simply surviving is enough for FbF…

9 months ago · 71 likes · 22 comments · CDR Salamander

The Charlotte Pendragon Diaries by Charlotte Pendragon

King of Cool

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9 months ago · 97 likes · 65 comments · Charlotte Pendragon

Chas Holloway's Thinkopolis

John Field

Click to Play Audio John Field by Chas Holloway, Narrated by Haydn Jones The classical composer who invented the Nocturne…

9 months ago · 3 likes · Chas Holloway

Cities in Ashes

One Year Later

We did it! 365 days have gone by in a whirlwind and Cities in Ashes has lived to see its first year. In that time, our publication has amassed a collection of 25 articles and a cherished 396 subscribed readers from across the world. Hats off to all of you…

9 months ago · 39 likes · 12 comments · J.S. Kasimir

Conspi-Rat

Chewsday Memes, Jul 23

Good time of day, humans…

9 months ago · 120 likes · 15 comments · Rat

A Convict's Perspective

History Of Ridiculous Violence

Sometimes all ya want is the crazy. So here's an anthology of just that…

9 months ago · 39 likes · 3 comments · Coleman

Dad Explains

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9 months ago · 138 likes · 21 comments · Andrew | Dad Explains

Disaffected Newsletter

Oh, father

“You know your father wanted me to have an abortion, but I wouldn’t do it. I wanted you,” my mother said. When she said it, I cannot tell you. She said it so often for so long…

9 months ago · 78 likes · 16 comments · Josh Slocum

DoG’s Substack

Truth Bomb Central: Memes that Expose the Deception (Part 20)

9 months ago · 122 likes · 5 comments · DoG

DoG’s Substack

Truth Bomb Central: Memes that Expose the Deception (Part 22)

9 months ago · 149 likes · 8 comments · DoG

DoG’s Substack

Truth Bomb Central: Memes that Expose the Deception (Part 25)

9 months ago · 73 likes · 10 comments · DoG

Ear Candy Update

300 Things About 100 Songs - Tracks 31-40

Being a podcast in which I read my words regarding the songs that mean the most to me. On this show, I discuss Telegram Sam, Raiders March, Rusty Cage, Closer, Fight the Power, California Stars, Authority Song, Into the Mystic, Rivers of Babylon, and…

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9 months ago · 4 likes · Jason Thompson

Elvers by Moonlight

A Soundscape

Our senses flow through us like rivers. We think we own them. As if the title deeds to the fields and trees of the river bank could grant us dominion over flowing water. But each torrent of perception is its own master. They cut their chosen channels through the soft clay of our lives, gouging out the bedrock of our comprehension. The overlord of them a…

9 months ago · 93 likes · 48 comments · David Knowles

The Experimental Intuitive

Full Moon in Capricorn Spread - July 2024 - Change is Here, Prepare Yourself

I’ve learned my lesson this time around, and I am super proud of my efforts to use cards that function, shuffle, and respond in kind. This time, I have a newer deck in my rotating favorites. This one is “The Mind’s Eye Tarot” by Olivia Rose. I found this one at Barnes & Noble on a random shopping trip. The eyes! They are amazing! And they are in flowers…

9 months ago · 16 likes · 7 comments · Erica Phillips

The Farce Feed

Olympics Opening Ceremony Deemed "Too Offensive" by Church of Satan

Paris, France — In an unprecedented turn of events, the official Church of Satan has released a statement condemning the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics, calling it "way too offensive and over…

9 months ago · 11 likes · 2 comments · Kyle Kissinger (no relation)

Frater Seamus

How Often Do You Think About Sound?

We hear a lot these days about the environment , everything from “Just Stop Oil” climate activists to climate skeptics, to your run of the mill average human who just wants to do the right thing…

9 months ago · 7 likes · Frater Seamus

The Freedom Scale

Do You Feel the Urge to Move to the Country?

Here is a quick trip back in time, starting yesterday and ending when I was five years old…

9 months ago · 83 likes · 100 comments · Christopher Cook

The Freedom Scale

If Government Were a Relationship…

We will be traveling back home today, but I still want to make sure we have some content on this beautiful Monday…

9 months ago · 60 likes · 69 comments · Christopher Cook

The Freedom Scale

Stop Trying to Win. Start Focusing on EXIT.

History is filled with cosmetic revolutions, wherein a little new paint is daubed on an old face or, in the more violent and destructive examples, a new head set on an old body…

9 months ago · 169 likes · 212 comments · Christopher Cook

Gallows Humor Magazine

Thomas Matthew Crooks' Last Online Search Was For Porn

9 months ago · 69 likes · 10 comments · Gallows Humor Magazine

Hacking Narcissism

Why women bully women in the workplace

Thank you for spreading the word about this newsletter and for all my subscribers. I’ve also received the generosity of new paid subscribers and founding members while plugging away quietly on new content. If you resonate with my work, please consider a free or paid…

2 years ago · 23 likes · 14 comments · Nathalie Martinek PhD

Holly’s Substack

Monday Morning Love: Edition 1

9 months ago · 112 likes · 22 comments · Holly MathNerd

I Am Here For It, Whatever It Is

I have Missed You

Thanks for reading I Am Here For It, Whatever It Is! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work…

9 months ago · 25 likes · 6 comments · What IS a name, really?

Jenny’s Substack - Let's art together

It's okay to rest

This week I was more exhausted than normal. I fell asleep on the couch at 6pm. I couldn’t drag myself to see an author I love that I’d been looking forward to for weeks. It felt like it took an ex…

9 months ago · 447 likes · 67 comments · Jenny Lawson (thebloggess)

L5 News

They lie

The game of vranyo, the rules are simple. They lie to us, we know they’re lying, they know we know they’re lying, but they keep lying anyway, and we keep pretending to believe them…

9 months ago · 1 like · Jim Davidson

The Last Sage

The best insurance is never for sale

“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light…

9 months ago · 51 likes · 14 comments · Theodore Atkinson

The Library of Celaeno

Garfield, Arthur, and Sand

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9 months ago · 146 likes · 44 comments · Librarian of Celaeno

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Nature Listening Points

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9 months ago · 5 likes · 2 comments · Brenda Uekert

Of a Sober Mind

Politicians suck. Deal with it.

Hello friends and readers. We’re once again witnessing—and trying to survive—a time in our lives that comes around every 4 years. The Olympics? Well yes there is that fraudulent shit show. More on that in another essay…

9 months ago · 46 likes · 34 comments · Dee Rambeau

On the Road of Bones

We Live in Clown World

Lately, I find that we live in Clown World. Normally I’d just use “Twilight Zone” but let’s be honest here… This shit makes the Twilight Zone look sane by comparison. And it makes it hard to focus in order to write because as soon as I decide on an avenue of exploration, something “else” happens. 24/7/365 information exposure is NOT a good thing. That’s why popular analysis has been boiled down to micro-blogging…

9 months ago · 33 likes · 8 comments · The Bone Writer

PaullyD’s Substack

Dr Strangelove

The task of making a Comedy about Nuclear Armageddon would give me pause personally, however, in the classic dark comedy Dr Strangelove ( or how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb) Stanley Kubrick goes full steam ahead! Despite being topical when made over 60 years ago; it couldn’t be more relevant today…

9 months ago · 3 likes · PaullyD

Sasha V's Sesquipedalian Soliloquies

The Amazing Dialectical Circus

A month before joining Substack, I wrote an article titled Synthesis on the subject of the dialectical method. I’ve referenced it several times since, but it has some issues, so consider this something of an update.Thanks for reading Sasha V's Sesquipedalian Soliloquies! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work…

9 months ago · 15 likes · Sasha V

The Shrewd Artist by Michael Newberry

Manipulating Millions: The Role of Postmodern Art in Control and Deception

Note: Jacqueline Rendell were playfully joking about postmodernism in creating art, but I was going to add a note of seriousness to the discussion by linking to this article I wrote February, 2023. And thought I would share it here…

9 months ago · 43 likes · 27 comments · Michael Newberry

Simple Men

Know When To Finish

In the shadows geniuses die, without ever knowing of their magic, granted, without knowing it, long before they were born…

9 months ago · 10 likes · 2 comments · Simple Man

Solarah Speaks

Let's Talk About How People Pleasing Affects Our Energy Fields, Alters Our Frequency, And PROGRAMS Us Into Survival Mode And Lack States

As many of you know by now, I was raised in a narcississtic family abuse system, where I was (mostly) the designated scapegoat. This childhood conditioning had me stuck in self-sabotage mode, believing the lies of my abusers, and making free will choices later in life that reflected my beliefs and distorted view of myself…

9 months ago · 32 likes · 9 comments · Solarah

Solarah Speaks

SUNRISE SALUTATION #72: Words Of Hope For The Breakers, Interrupters, And Agitators Of Generational Trauma Cycles….

Thank you for being here today, and a very warm welcome to my newest readers and subscribers. I can’t begin to tell you how happy I am to have you here. I am blown away by the fact that my words mean something to you, and I hope I shine that little bit of light resonance in your day when you need it most…

9 months ago · 23 likes · 5 comments · Solarah

Solarah Speaks

SUNRISE SALUTATION #73: Trading In Your Armour For Dancing Shoes

Thank you for being here today, and a very warm welcome to my newest readers and subscribers. I can’t begin to tell you how happy I am to have you here…

9 months ago · 29 likes · 5 comments · Solarah

Solarah Speaks

THROWBACK THURSDAY: Pick A Quote Reading

I’ve had a lot of new readers join me here since posting this to my Substack last November. As such, I wanted to use today’s “Throwback Thursday” slot to re-publish this “Pick-A-Quote” reading, as it is one of my favourites…

9 months ago · 17 likes · 14 comments · Solarah

SpacePrivé News

Seeking help

It was the end of last year when my brother Cary and his daughter Emily were facing eviction from their home in Dallas that he and I made arrangements for the two of them to come live in the same multi family property. Cary suffered a series of strokes a few years ago and has been disabled ever since. His estranged wife left their daughter in his care a…

9 months ago · 16 likes · 4 comments · Jim Davidson

The Stone Age

Twisted Scales

‘Justice’ - in the Temporal realm - has become nothing more than a perverted fantasy… and perhaps that has always been the case. Due to this I have chosen to seek it not… to trust it not…

9 months ago · 76 likes · 17 comments · Stone Bryson

The Stone Age

Written In Stone [Special Edition]

Hello everyone, and welcome to a special edition of Written In Stone. Normally sent every week between Tuesday and Thursday, this is the exclusive newsletter for paid Members… except for today! Indeed, for the first time ever I am posting this as a …

9 months ago · 14 likes · 7 comments · Stone Bryson

Susan’s Substack

My defect

Walking through my lovely neighborhood this morning, the breeze whipping my face, I began obsessing about where I would sleep with my 2 kids tonight, if we were homeless. It’s hard to not think about dumpster diving for food with my kids. I can’t remember their first birthday, but scrounging for food often is on my mind. Looking for a safe place to slee…

9 months ago · 24 likes · 10 comments · Mason, Storyteller

Tell Me How This Ends

Nut Brittle

Joe Biden, last week…

9 months ago · 113 likes · 42 comments · Chris Bray

Welcome to Absurdistan

Excuse me, Deep State? Is Hunter Thompson Your Game Master?

Seriously, is Hunter Thompson your Game Master? Because this has advanced from medieval passion play to deadly slapstick with civilization-ending overtones…

9 months ago · 276 likes · 130 comments · elizabeth nickson

What then?

How Trench Warfare Can Cure Our Cultures Suppression Of Humor

9 months ago · 40 likes · 13 comments · Sam Alaimo

Witchcraft and Metaphysics with Jenna Newell Hiott

The Archetype and The Tarot: The Visionary and Queen of Pentacles

Through the Visionary and Queen of Pentacles, this week we’re being called towards clarity and manifestation. Can we channel our visions into tangible action…

9 months ago · 29 likes · 19 comments · Jenna Newell Hiott

The Woodlands of Ivor

The Boysenberries

I don't think I've ever met a berry I didn't like. Blueberry and raspberry probably being my favorites. But by the end of July they are all but finished in our orchard. Boysenberries are just getting started though. This cane is an off shoot of a plant that someone gave me over 15 years ago. It will produce berries till the end of August! Boysen berries…

9 months ago · 22 likes · 10 comments · Robert LaCombe

Your House Machine

The laundry fix: a flywheel

Today I’m introducing another Essential Concept in our repertoire of systems thinking concepts by way of this old timey invention…

9 months ago · 35 likes · 19 comments · Rebecca | Your House Machine

Theodore Atkinson

Jul 28

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Charlotte Pendragon

Like always, there are so many great reads here Demi! I look forward to hearing reading many of them this next week. Thank you for including me, I’m blessed! ✨💖🥰

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🌟 What I'm Reading: 7-28-2024 🌟

A Weekly Roundup Highlight Reel of What I Have Been Reading

The Starfire Codes produces an audience-supported publication with a stellar podcast, consciousness-expanding daily spiritual content, and well-researched articles on forbidden but crucial topics.

This is what we do full time. Thank you for all of the ways you support The Starfire Codes! It means the universe to us. 🌟

What I'm Reading: 7-21-2024

Click here to find out more about booking a personal divination reading….

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