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'A distraction': National Guard hits the streets of the Capitol
MSNBC· 2025-08-13 04:53
It is day 205 of the second Trump administration. Earlier today, National Guard troops and federal agents arrived in Washington DC as part of the president's new anti-rime push. And Attorney General Pam Bondi met with DC Mayor Muriel Bowser to lay out the president's plan.NBC's Courtney Kubie has those details. Tonight, hundreds of National Guard troops reporting for duty, awaiting deployment around the nation's capital, acting on President Trump's orders after he declared a crime emergency, activating 800 ...
Trump’s magic hat of distractions, in two charts
MSNBC· 2025-07-26 20:50
Good morning. It is Saturday, July the 26th. I want to start this hour with a puzzle. I want to ask you something.What do these six things have in common. The Fed chair Jerome Powell, the former president of the United States, Barack Obama, the Washington DC Commander NFL team, Dr. . Martin Luther King, Jr.., the sweetener that's found in Coca-Cola, and this woman who's apparently catching a snake. Let me give you a second. You give up.Here's what they all have in common. They are all not related to the lat ...
Psaki on Trump's football team name 'distraction' tactic
MSNBC· 2025-07-23 16:45
Donald Trump has cursed us all with a very long excessive public record of his thoughts and opinions about all sorts of things. Some things we didn't even want to know his thoughts on. But sometimes that record comes in handy.I mean, for instance, back in 2013, Donald Trump explained his position on the proper role of the American president when it comes to the naming of football teams. He wrote this in a 2013 tweet. quote, "Presidents should not be telling the Washington football team to change their name. ...
Sharpton: MLK Jr.’s file release is a ‘smear’ and ‘clear distraction’ from Epstein fallout
MSNBC· 2025-07-22 11:53
Now, as you mentioned at the top of the show, uh, Joe, the White House, which has seized control of the White House press pool, has now banned the Wall Street Journal from the travel pool from the president's upcoming trip to Scotland this weekend. He's going to go golfing at some of his golf courses. Uh, so there is some real anger there, and they're trying to distract by throwing so much up against the wall, including more than 200,000 pages of documents related to the assassination and FBI surveillance o ...
Unlocking the Flow of Studying: the Flow State | Kareena Sarkar | TEDxYouth@CanadianAcademy
TEDx Talks· 2025-07-16 15:54
Give me 10 minutes of your time and I promise you will leave this room feeling more motivated and ready to tle any task. How many of you have ever sat down to do your work, open your computer, and then somehow ended up scrolling on TikTok or Instagram for 2 hours. You are not alone.This has happened to me more times than I' like to admit. I remember the night before my geogray test franc trying to all the information from the slid shows wondering if I would be able to memorize the entire unit in just one ni ...
Silencing the Noise: The Art of Focus | Hüsnü Alper | TEDxYaşamTasarımSchools
TEDx Talks· 2025-07-03 15:57
Heat. Heat. Let me ask you something.Have you ever opened your phone to check one message and 30 minutes later you are watching video about how to train a screen. Yeah, me too. We live in the very everything fighting for attention message games reals ass every second being pink screw and you ask yourself why can't I focus anymore the real problem here's the truth you are not lazy you are not weak the problem is the world around you are designed to steal your time so if you feel distracted is not your fault ...
Digital Discipline | Gözde Gülerer | TEDxYaşamTasarımSchools
TEDx Talks· 2025-07-03 15:57
Core Argument - The digital era presents significant challenges to focus due to technological distractions, particularly from social media [1][2] - Focus is a skill that requires learning and practice to combat these distractions [3][4] Strategies for Enhancing Focus - Establish digital boundaries by turning off non-essential notifications, utilizing "do not disturb" mode, and setting time limits for distracting apps [5] - Practice single-tasking instead of multitasking to improve work quality, potentially using techniques like the Pomodoro Technique [6][7] - Prioritize physical and mental well-being, including sufficient sleep (7-8 hours), short walks, and exercises, to enhance concentration [7][8] Conclusion - Technology is a tool that can either aid or hinder focus, depending on how it is used [9] - Increased awareness allows individuals to control technology rather than being controlled by it [9]