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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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Jim (Gym) Jordan
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/482802-ex-ohio-state-wrestler-claims-jim-jordan-asked-him-to-deny-abuse-allegations?__twitter_impression=true&fbclid=IwAR0AVKycT22LS5OIglBUnLnhSJAwCJJv7DS8EyTKwR-SpfP4NcxOK9g-TeI Fucking piece of shit
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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…
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Welcome to the new version of the McCarthy Era
Yes folks, and it only took one life time (mine and people my age) to reinvent the McCarthy era. You can thank Donald Trump for that. Here it is from his own mouth: “In honor of our great Veterans on Veteran’s Day, we pledge to you that we will root out the Communists, Marxists, Racists, and Radical Left Thugs that live…