Culture

Take Your Job and Shove It — Mickey Z.

Meme found online Mickey Z. — World News Trust December 4, 2020 Back in June 2012, as part of the Occupy Wall Street “Summer Disobedience School” (please, don’t ask), I was marching with about 75 of my fellow occupiers through Times Square. While skirting the edge of the demo to take photos, I passed a group of young men in business attire. On the surface, they appeared “mainstream” — right out o ...

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Can You Spell W-I-S-E-A-S-S? — Mickey Z.

Screenshot from eBay Mickey Z. — World News Trust December 1, 2020 Outside of hanging out with my friends, I never really liked school. Since I was able to do well without much effort, the situation ...

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How Woke Seattle Dismantled Systemic Racism — Mickey Z.

Demonstrators listen to speakers on June 1, 2020, at Seattle City Hall. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times) Mickey Z. — World News Trust November 27, 2020 There are several theories as to why so many Ame ...

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The Great Leap Backward | John Michael Greer

Nov. 25, 2020 (EcoSophia.net) -- If you happen to read the edgier end of the internet these days, you’ve probably seen talk about something called the Great Reset. I’ve been asked several times alrea ...

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Don’t Hold Your Happiness For Ransom — Mickey Z.

(credit unknown) Mickey Z. — Now With Purpose November 24, 2020 When I was a teenager, my Mom had a friend named Gloria who lived in the same building as us. Gloria worked long, long hours in some ki ...

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Happy un-Thanksgiving! (that time American Indians occupied Alcatraz) — Mickey Z.

(Screenshot from YouTube) Mickey Z. — World News Trust November 23, 2020 "We hold The Rock," proclaimed Richard Oakes, the occupiers' spokesman. His words became their motto. "The occupiers," wrote B ...

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Frequent, rapid testing could cripple COVID within weeks | Lisa Marshall, University of Colorado at Boulder

CC0 Public DomainNov. 20, 2020 (MedicalXpress) -- Testing half the population weekly with inexpensive, rapid-turnaround COVID-19 tests would drive the virus toward elimination within weeks -- even if ...

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Philosophical thoughts for the future | David Bradley

The School of Athens (1509-11) Raphael. Location: Stanza della Segnatura (Signature Room), Vatican. CC0 Public Domain Nov. 20, 2020 (Inderscience) -- Science, philosophy, and religion all attempt to ...

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Dr. Margaret McFarland: The Unsung Woman Behind Mister Rogers — Mickey Z.

Photo: The Fred Rogers Company Mickey Z. — World News Trust November 20, 2020 “There is no ‘act’ in Mister Rogers. How he behaves toward children on television is the same as how he behaves toward ch ...

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Like fire and ice: Why societies are increasingly fragmenting | Complexity Science Hub Vienna

People like to create social triangles with others. Red lines represent friendly and cooperative relations between individuals, blue lines are negative or hostile links. We usually cope better with b ...

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Theosophy: The Golden Age | John Michael Greer

Nov. 18, 2020 (EcoSophia.net) -- At the end of our last exploration of America’s magical history two months back, the fledgling Theosophical Society had apparently breathed its last. Its original bra ...

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