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Good News
Why not- let's through some good news around here now and then! I got this thread topic idea from Huffington Post's web page. They have a section called "Good News". Here's a cool one from today's Huff Post Good News page:…
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Greta Thunberg
For many of us, Greta Thunberg is a modern day hero. Can we please have a civil thread about this amazing young woman? Thank you!
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Finland and Sweden join NATO
Finland must apply for NATO membership, leaders say (nypost.com) Fix the cumbersome and broken quoting feature on this site @Sea Kat @elonmusk
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Dynamic Pricing coming to a fast food restaurant near you
Fast food restaurants are now taking a page out of Ticketmaster’s book. 🤦 It appears this may be the way of the world. Oh the humanity! https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/27/food/wendys-test-surge-pricing/index.html…
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"How To Have Sex" movie and the importance of consent dialogue
I am a father to two teen girls. So reading about this movie, it really hits how often I worry about this stuff. I think it's super important to show these movies not just to women, but to GUYS too to show them what consent means, how to have discussions about it in "the heat of things" if someone were to suddenly want to…
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Trans-Gender Kids
https://celebrity.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/laverne-cox-meets-7-year-old-transgender-girl-words-of-wisdom-161812805.html The Above story is about a seven year old trans-gender boy. Now I am all for adults doing what they feel is right, but how does a child at 7 know that he is a girl. OI also read that the child has been…
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Julian Assange Arrested.
Should have had to stand trial for rape and other sexual crimes in Sweden. But seems the crimes has reached its "period of limitation" ? though. So disappointing in Pamela Anderson for falling for this dude. On 18 November 2010, Marianne Ny ordered the detention of Julian Assange on suspicion of rape, three cases of sexual…
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Social Media
Social Media has infested our lives with everything from telling the world you're taking a ten LB crap, to taking pictures of the process.. So, where do you stand on the line? For it? Against it? Don't care? Moderate user? Addicted? And why? Personally I hate it. I did the whole FB thing, and am stuck with Twitter.. ( wish…
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Plastic producers' lies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8mduTEvnU0 Yes, John, you bet, I have. Recycling of plastic is a farce.‘They lied’: plastics producers deceived public about recycling, report reveals Companies knew for decades recycling was not viable but promoted it regardless, Center for Climate Integrity study finds Plastic producers…
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Accidental Incest (fertility doctors using own "donation" for clients)
this is horrifying. https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/14/us/fertility-fraud-accidental-incest-invs/index.html
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Article 25
Curious as to know,how bad does a sitting president's mental faculties need to be before congress has him resign?President Regan was diagnosed with alzheimers during his second term,and his administration kept the public from knowing about it.
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Three friends dead in Kansas City
https://fox4kc.com/news/family-furious-with-lack-of-answers-after-3-men-found-dead-in-kcs-northland/ Developing story...really strange. No arrest made yet.
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Racism negatively affects birth outcomes
Has anyone seen this fascinating PBS series called Unnatural Causes… Is inequality making us sick? http://www.pbs.org/unnaturalcauses/ Here’s the description of part 2: When the Bough Breaks: "Why do infant mortality rates among African Americans remain more than twice as high as among white Americans? Although birth…
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Bell "Let's Talk" Day...
Not sure how many are aware of this, but Bell (Canada) is trying to raise awareness of mental health issues by contributing 5 cents for every text or long distance call made by Bell customers today. For those who aren't customers (including non-Canadians), there's a picture to share on Facebook, or the hashtag…
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Tipping Culture Where You Live
This has been a hot topic amongst my crowd as of late. During covid, the tipping options on credit card payments at establishments jumped from 15% as minimum default to 18% and sometimes even 20%. I have always fancied myself a decent tipper. Rule of thumb for service, not exceptional service, just service, was double the…
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Our Daily Experiences Ruled by Symbols
I was planning on putting this in AET, but with race and religion in my question I guess it goes here. What are parts of our daily lives that are ruled by arbitrary standards, rituals and/or symbols? The ones I thought of so far are: Time Language Weather Race Religion Anything else? I'm figuring this out for poetry…
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Stock market
Damn, today the correction has begun! I am tempted to buy some calls in case there is a quick recovery!
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Kanye 2020???
Soooo, apparently its still on. first appearance. an AP article... https://apnews.com/c4645f9e0c206471414b8c1dd7d5ab49 COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Rapper Kanye West, in his first event since declaring himself a presidential candidate, ranted against historical figure Harriet Tubman on Sunday, saying the Underground Railroad…
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Send The Kid A Card
Send the kid a card, note or post card, particularly if you live outside of North America. Tell him Pearl Jam sent you. Carson Swazey PO Box 871 Coaldale, Alberta T1M-1M7 Canada A teen with autism lost motivation for his walks to the post office. So strangers are sending cards to his P.O. Box. Carson Swazey does not read,…
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Pearl Jam-fan Danny Masterson accused of serial rape
A monthslong investigation into multiple allegations of rape against actor Danny Masterson has inexplicably stalled, despite the Los Angeles County district attorney having compelling evidence in the case, multiple sources told HuffPost. Four women have accused Masterson of raping them in the early 2000s.…
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BRING THEM BACK!
Campaign for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures and the Reunification of the Monument Reunite them! What does Shakespeare mean to England? Saint Paul’s cathedral? What does the Taj Mahal mean to India? What do the paintings in the Sistine Chapel mean to Italy? The Parthenon marbles are our pride. They are our identity.…
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The Palestinian Catastrophe, Then and Now
The Palestinian Catastrophe, Then and Now On the story we almost never hear about—the Palestinian one—and an anniversary few of us have ever considered By Sandy Tolan 07/11/06 "Mother Jones" -- -- Under the pretext of forcing the release of a single soldier "kidnapped by terrorists" (or, if you prefer, "captured by the…
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Richard Barone presents MUSIC + REVOLUTION, (It Could Always Happen Again)
I really, really love what Richard Barone has been up to these days (and I'm a big and long time fan). I'm posting this in AMT rather than Other Music because a) in this situation, the music is about movement, and b) because this kind of movement to make music relevant in a time of dire situations is so over-due, and c) (a…
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Black voter support for Trump
If Trump is so racist then why are black voter number in support of Trump continuing to go up? Weird. Approval rate for Trump among black voters is up to 36% (from 19% on this day last year). http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/prez_track_aug15
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The best written description of the 45th U.S. President yet.
This is it, spot on: https://londondaily.com/british-writer-pens-the-best-description-of-trump-i-ve-read British Writer Pens The Best Description Of Trump I’ve Read Nate White “Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?” Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England wrote the following response: A few…
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Elon Musk/Tesla trying to screw around in Sweden
https://www.businessinsider.com/teslas-problems-sweden-getting-worse-dockworkers-join-strikes-2023-11?r=US&IR=T Gives people flashbacks of Toys R' Us trying to pull the same shit in the 90s. But lost: https://arbetet.se/2020/09/15/sa-tvingade-svenska-fack-amerikansk-leksaksjatte-till-kollektivavtal/ Wanted to bring in…
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George Floyd Protests
https://www.wlwt.com/article/photos-protests-erupt-across-us-after-george-floyds-death/32710535 A protester puts on a gas mask in Los Angeles. PHOTO: AP Photo/Jae C. Hong
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UAW strike
I don't usually venture to AMT and one look at the "hot button" topics tells me why! Anyway....the UAW strike. I'm kinda on the fence and am probably not well informed enough to have a solid opinion. On one hand, I'm an ex-union member and love what my union did for me. On the other hand, I'm well aware of the "problems"…
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What is your level of emotional response to recent current events?
In light of all the recent events unfolding around the world (or even in your country, state, or local issues), I thought it might be good to have a place to talk about how you respond to and deal with all of these unfolding events. The idea here to to examine and express your feelings about things, not to badger or berate…