Maslow's Hierarchies of Matters - November 2025

What were the MAIN things that mattered in November?  What was, and wasn't, worth our valuable attention?

Major: Very important, will be impactful.

Nothing.  Hope you enjoyed the fall weather and had a great Thanksgiving!

Appreciable: Good context to keep in mind, but don't sweat the details.

Was and remains appreciable: The ongoing genocide in Sudan and China.

Incidental: Good to know, but of limited use beyond its own topic.

Trump's court lossess.  It's good to see the law working as we want.  There are now appeals to the Supreme Court, so it ain't over yet, but the process is, so far, working against Trump.

Trump's response to the attack on 2 National Guard members.  I don't think there's a large number of Afghan's trying to come to America, but those that are - and those already here - probably have some connection to the US military, and therefore are in danger as long as they remain in Afghanistan.  We should want locals who support us to believe we will take care of them afterwards, even if we lose the war.

Was Incidental in June, will remain Incidental: The Ukraine V Russia war and Israel V Palestinian/Hezbollah/Houthis conflict continue to burn on, and there is lots to learn about if those conflicts interest you.  Obviously if you live in those places this is Major, and if you have personal connections it may be Major or Appreciable.

Negligible: Ignore this as much as possible.

Was and remains Negligible: Continued anti-immigrant actions.  We're still nowhere near the level of mass deportations, and still within the realm of "individual stories which can be tracked," which means these are tragedies, not statistics.  It can get worse - save your outrage for if it does.  If you know or are an unauthorized immigrant, or are in one of the cities with a lot of ICE activity such that even American citizens and authorized immigrants are getting detained, obviously this becomes a Major story for you which should command a lot of your attention.


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