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How we got here

• Alfani, Guido (2023). As Gods Among Men. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691215730.
• Du Mez, Kristin Kobes (2020). Jesus and John Wayne. Liveright Publishing Corporation. ISBN 9781631495731.
• Fromm, Erich (1941). Escape from Freedom. Farrar & Rinehart. ISBN 0744800145.
• Goldwag, Arthur S. (2012). The New Hate. Pantheon Books. ISBN 9780307379696.
• Gore, Gareth (2024). Opus. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781668016145.
• Herman, Susan N. (2011). Taking Liberties. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199782543.
• Klein, Naomi. (2007). The Shock Doctrine. Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt. ISBN 9780676978001.
• MacLean, Nancy (2017). Democracy in Chains. Viking Press. ISBN 9781101980989.
• Mayer, Jane (2016). Dark Money. Doubleday. ISBN 9780385535595.
• McNamee, Roger (2019). Zucked. Penguin Press. ISBN 9780525561354.
• Nelson, Anne (2019). Shadow Network. Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781635573190.
• Neiwert, David (2017). Alt-America. Verso Books. ISBN 9781786634238.
• Newman, Saul; Conrad, Maximilian (Ed.) (2024). Post-Truth Populism. Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-64178-7.
• Oreskes, Naomi; Conway, Erik M. (2010). Merchants of Doubt. Bloomsbury Press. ISBN 9781596916104.
• Rushkoff, Douglas (2022). Survival of the Richest. W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. ISBN 9780393881066.
• Scahill, Jeremy (2007). Blackwater. Nation Books. ISBN 1560259795.
• Seidel, Andrew (2019). The Founding Myth. Sterling Publishing. ISBN 9781454933274.
• Simons, Suzanne (2009) Master of War. Collins. ISBN 9780061651359.
• Stewart, Katherine (2020). The Power Worshippers. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781635573435.
• Stewart, Katherine (2025). Money, Lies, and God. Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781635578546.
• Tepper, Jonathan; Hearn, Denise (2018). The Myth of Capitalism. Wiley. ISBN 9781119548140.
• Wark, McKenzie (2019). Capital Is Dead. Verso. ISBN 9781788735308.
• Varoufakis, Yanis (2023). Technofeudalism. Melville House. ISBN 9781685891244.
• Zoellner, Tom (2011). A Safeway in Arizona. Viking. ISBN 9780670023202.

How to cope

• Mycielski, Martin (2018). The Authoritarian Regime Survival Guide, VerfBlog.
• Snyder, Timothy (2016). 20 Lessons from the 20th Century on How to Survive in Trump's America. Human Rights Workshop.

Reminder

• Every year the rich avoid paying $500-600 billion in taxes, globally.[1] We are being distracted from this fact.

Hello! Your submission of Portrait of Toulouse Lautrec, in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, with the Natansons at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! SnowFire (talk) 07:53, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Happy new year! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:10, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Happy new year 2025, opened with trumpet fanfares that first sounded OTD in 1725 (as the Main page has). - I saw a lovely opera by Rimsky-Korsakov, - see here. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:53, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen, BWV 123, my story today 300 years after the first performance, is up for GAN. Dada Masilo will be my story tomorrow. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:06, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, I will take a look. Viriditas (talk) 22:09, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

My story today is about a composer who influenced music history also by writing. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:35, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Today a violinist from Turkey, Ayla Erduran, whom you can watch playing Schubert chamber music --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:59, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Her Polish ancestry is apparent in the pic! Viriditas (talk) 23:10, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Today, pictured on the Main page, Tosca, in memory of her first appearance on stage OTD in 1900, and of principal author Brian Boulton. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:05, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I saw it. I love those old poster designs. I might go down a rabbit hole of 19th century graphic design because of you. Viriditas (talk) 20:10, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Enjoy it! - Very early 20th century, this one. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:17, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Today I had a composer (trumpeter, conductor) on the main page who worked closely with another who just became GA, - small world! To celebrate: mostly flowers pics from vacation ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:43, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have more vacation pics to offer, and today's story of Werner Bardenhewer. I took the pic, and it was my DYK on his 90th birthday, in both English and German. He spent the day in Africa, and after his return said - chatting after a mass of thanks he celebrated at Mariä Heimsuchung - that we'd have to talk about these articles. - The singer now on top of your talk was mentioned for Gabriel Yacoub, DYK? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:03, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Z1720 (talk) 00:03, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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@LEvalyn: Thank you, great review. I will be working on it for the next several days or so. Viriditas (talk) 08:03, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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RoySmith (talk) 12:02, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Very good, glad it made it to the main page. I calculated, looking at the views minus average day views, that 18% of readers who clicked on the painting's article during the time it was on the main page also clicked on the "List of paintings by..." in the See also section. Pretty good indication that adding lists there works well. Watching Jimmy Carter's funeral, met him once, a good guy. Randy Kryn (talk) 16:45, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the note. Viriditas (talk) 22:08, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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The article If You Find This World Bad, You Should See Some of the Others you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:If You Find This World Bad, You Should See Some of the Others for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of LEvalyn -- LEvalyn (talk) 02:44, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@LEvalyn: Thanks for the review. I’ve got some new ideas for article improvement that I will be rolling out soon. Viriditas (talk) 05:21, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The article Point the Finger you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Point the Finger for comments about the article, and Talk:Point the Finger/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of LEvalyn -- LEvalyn (talk) 01:44, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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@Chiswick Chap: Thanks. This will take me a few days. Viriditas (talk) 23:31, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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I really appreciated the review on Flying saucer and felt like you went well beyond what most reviewers put in. Take care, Rjjiii (ii) (talk) 23:23, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is Drbogdan misuse of talk page while blocked. Thank you. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 13:29, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 You are invited to join the discussion at WP:MCQ § File:1940 Dole ad Pineapple Bud O'Keeffe 1939.jpg. -- Marchjuly (talk) 02:32, 31 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Viriditas. Just letting you know about this as a courtesy. It's possible that this file may not need to be treated as non-free content. -- Marchjuly (talk) 02:33, 31 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Title. Viriditas (talk) 11:00, 1 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

...for "How to Cope". I've bookmarked both pages. --Tryptofish (talk) 20:25, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

In case you are wondering, this is where it's going.[2] The Trump admin, Elon Musk et al. are intentionally disrupting the US government to create a network state. This is the pipe dream that right-wing conservatives steeped in libertarianism have been working towards for many decades. "At a recent rally in Las Vegas, Donald Trump promised that, if elected in November, he would free up federal land in Nevada to 'create special new zones with ultra-low taxes and ultra-low regulation', to attract new industries, build affordable housing and create jobs. The plan would, he said, revive 'the frontier spirit and the American dream'." "Steve Sisolak, announced a plan to launch so-called "Innovation Zones" in Nevada to attract technology firms. The zones would permit companies with large land areas to form governments with the same authority as counties, including imposing taxes, forming school districts and courts, and providing government services." "In March 2021, Elon Musk announced plans to incorporate the Boca Chica area of far southeastern Texas, the site of a SpaceX rocket manufacturing and launch facility, as the city of "Starbase". Some have labeled the plans and SpaceX's existing operations in the area as an example of a company town." They are just re-inventing company towns, a workaround to reintroducing feudalism and serfdom.[3] These people never change. Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis wrote a book about technofeudalism in 2023.[4] Viriditas (talk) 22:42, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Check this out: [5] People are finally getting it. Viriditas (talk) 18:37, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

On the main page today, 300 years after its first performance, Bach's cantata BWV 125, - a lovely very intimate piece, with peace and joy in the title. Enjoy listening with score - I discovered that only now! - Today is also the birthday of James Joyce, who has an article by many authors. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:08, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Great piece. Listening now. Viriditas (talk) 23:10, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There is a famous melody there, early on, I believe it is played by the oboe and the flute, that has found its way into much popular music. If I had more time, I would track it down, but I'm working on other things. Viriditas (talk) 23:13, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting! - My story torday is about an actor who played in almost every German TV series and in internal cinema. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:16, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

today: a German-born Spanish art collector, - the video in her honour is remarkable, as what she gave the world. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:00, 8 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

If you take a look at her original photo, it's even better than the cropped one! This is one of my pet peeves. A Wikipedia/Commons editor thinks, "Hey, all bio photos should have a close crop and look the same", destroying any sense of uniqueness and creativity. Viriditas (talk) 20:25, 8 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You are right! (I had not looked.) Only, in both my story and my list in memory, I can use only small size, and then you'd see almost nothing of her face. - I find today's birthday child particularly inspiring, by enthusiasm and determination. That was - believe it or not - a pictured DYK in 2021, without the last line though. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:25, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Paul Plishka, a bass who sang 88 roles of all kinds at the Met was interviewed before his (first) retirement. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:56, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Love me some bass! Viriditas (talk) 20:38, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Today's story is about Edith Mathis, who portrayed young women by Mozart. The video of a 1993 interview has videos of her performances. - You said bass: I saw my brother on stage, double bass, - see places. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:46, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I point at a composer today, as the main page does. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:23, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Makes me wonder what Takemitsu thought of Ralph Vaughan Williams. Viriditas (talk) 23:30, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Gerda Arendt: I wanted to thank you again for reminding me of Tōru Takemitsu. Although he is played almost every day on the classical musical station in Hawaii, I had not gone back and revisited his work in earnest since 1985, when Ran was all the rage. I was also unaware that he was the arranger of all of the famous guitar reinterpretations of songs by the Beatles, as I've heard them so many times and never stopped to read the liner notes listing his name. I spent about two hours listening to his work today, and it left me in a very unusual state of mind. Viriditas (talk) 08:34, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Aloha, I saw how much time you put into Amaranthus brownii and figured you might be interested in knowing that it now as a close relative which was just formally described: https://doi.org/10.3417/2025953

Its amazing that this species had its inoa Hawai'i preserved despite the species being overlooked by western botanists until now. It might also explain why A. brownii is extinct, if it was infected by the Wilsoniana pathogen too. Wasp32 (talk) 06:15, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Wasp32: Thank you for thinking of me. I will read the paper. Viriditas (talk) 20:39, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I will add the paper to the A. brownii article. Viriditas (talk) 20:47, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Wasp32: Can A. pakai be added to Wikispecies? [6] Viriditas (talk) 21:23, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Wasp32: Based on the paper, it looks like the article needs some significant changes. For example, in the table located in the notes section, it says that A. viridis ranges from Kure Atoll, Kaʻula, Kauai, Oahu, Lanai, Maui, Kahoolawe, to Hawaii. But the paper suggests that this was wrong based on a misidentification in Wagner et al., 1990. Based on the current paper A. viridis should now be replaced as A. pakai in this table. Can you confirm this is correct? Viriditas (talk) 21:38, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Can you help me with a hard-to-find item? I need to find the Talk Page where people discuss the requirement that headings not begin with articles. I ask you because you participated in this debate long ago. Thank you for your help. Sincerely, Opus33 (talk) 05:07, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

So here's the dealio: I'm pretty good at tracking down old discussions, but this doesn't ring any bells. If you can give me a bit more info, such as the venue and year, that would help. Viriditas (talk) 09:07, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! The old discussion can be found at [7]. Opus33 (talk) 22:32, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, that's an old discussion. The US was still a democracy back then. Viriditas (talk) 22:36, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I don't give up hope. Thanks for giving it at try. Opus33 (talk) 00:51, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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