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On learning, critical thinking, disagreeing and bullshit.
When I read this little story I thought right away of AMT and some of the things we’ve discussed here and the way we’ve discussed them. It just seems to fit and maybe some of you will feel the same way. And if nothing else, it has a funny ending. Derrick Jensen is describing here an early meeting with a writing class he is…
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Jury recommends life in prison without parole for Parkland school shooter
Very disappointing in the ruling. POS shouldn't be breathing.
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META?
Meta get the fuck out of here!
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History
We're living in interesting times, a twice impeached former POTUS holding sway over one of the two major political parties, facing multiple lawsuits and criminal probes, including violations of the Espionage Act and threatening to run for POTUS again. We also have a large swath of the repub party faithful, and some dems…
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What's in a name?
So, I filled out most of our marriage license application this morning. (and have to say, I was surprised at the emotional side of it: the formality of writing in our parent's names, their states of birth - in my case, their countries of birth - knowing neither my father nor his mother won't be there. Plus our going the…
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Roger Waters an Anti-Semite?
gimme a break. He seems to have an issue with all religions equally. Who doesn't? ;) http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/music/religious-icons-equal-for-building-walls-roger-waters-says-234188461.html NEW YORK -- Now that his three-year world tour for The Wall has finally come to an end, Roger…
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Student Loan Debt Relief
https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/debt-relief-info Don't forget....easy as hell
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Retired Military working for Foreign Powers
gift article... https://wapo.st/3SatglJ RETIRED U.S. GENERALS, ADMIRALS TAKE TOP JOBS WITH SAUDI CROWN PRINCE Hundreds of veterans have taken lucrative foreign jobs that U.S. officials approved — but fought to keep secret From top, Saudi soldiers, Mohammed bin Salman, Keith Alexander, James Jones, U.S. Seal. (Illustration…
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Steve Bannon
no words. just fear.
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Latter Days Saints
Here's another church covering up abuse of children within.....
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Houston Tipping
https://twitter.com/DrRJKavanagh/status/1577104442444238848 This is crazy. Tipping had been investigating a gang rape by four policemen. One of them was involved in the exercise that resulted in his death.
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New Song in the Fight to Save The Farallon Islands’ Animals
It's hard to believe, but the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has approved a plan to drop thousands of pounds of highly toxic rat poison onto the federally protected Farallon Islands National Marine Sanctuary, 28 miles off the coast of San Francisco, California. Thousands of wild animals — including mice, owls, hawks, owls,…
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Cruel and Unusual Punishment In The Penal System
this sounds brutal. Man claims he spent 27 consecutive months in solitary confinement in Manitoba jail, and is now suing the prison and the Attorney General. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/stony-mountain-institution-solitary-confinement-lawsuit-1.6604671
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The Democracy vs Authoritarianism Thread
Having read a lot about the rise of authoritarianism and the dangers Democracy is facing for it's viable future, I thought it would be useful to have a thread in which we talk about this issues as it continues to grow more and more in it's reality and importance. I'll start the thread with this article that I'm gifting…
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Just got my voting card! (SWEDISH ELECTION 2022)
Got my voting card in the mail. A voting card is automatically sent out to every citizen of this Country. Yes, including people in jail because their citizenship has not been stripped from them so they are citizens. We will cast three ballots, as in there being three elections: The National one for the Parliament, the…
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Is there any point any more?
This is a question I have been asking myself lately. I have tried to keep up with current events for decades I've tried to do my little part to make a difference by supporting environmental organizations that I studied carefully and gave consideration based on their efficient and effective use of funds before donating to…
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The Queen dies
A moment in history.
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WEATHER
ok,this year is crazy,,we have summer into the winter..21celcium at 15:00 in Volos Greece,last year we had 3-5 at this time of the year how is the weather where u live and where is that?
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R.I.P. The Republican Party
Or as R.E.M. once said, "Welcome to the occupation." The Lincoln Project tweeted, “Tonight, the nation marks the end of the Republican Party. What remains shares the name and branding of the traditional GOP, but is in fact an authoritarian nationalist cult dedicated only to Donald Trump.”
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Reclaiming Environmentalism
Since Derrick Jensen posted this on his cite as an open letter, I assume it to be fair game to reprint here. This is very, very heavy reading. To submit to this vision of a new environmentalism requires a huge degree of commitment and I'm not even sure how it can be achieved. And yet when you read the points Jensen makes-…