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Signs of Early Onset Activist Syndrome — Mickey Z.
Photo: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. — World News Trust November 6, 2020 In my very young days, I lived in a fourth-floor apartment in a five-story, pre-war, walk-up building. On the second floor, you’d find ...
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The Care of the Mind | John Michael Greer
Nov. 4, 2020 (EcoSophia.net) -- Before we begin, a preliminary note is in order. Yes, I heard about what’s happening with the U.S. election. I write my posts in advance, and this one was finished ...
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War of the Worlds: The Original Fake News October Surprise — Mickey Z.
Still image from the 2005 version of War of the Worlds (credit unknown) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust October 29, 2020 26 percent of Americans believe the sun revolves around the earth. *** October ...
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Machine translation tools find word meanings vary based on news viewership | Byron Spice
Oct. 23, 2020 (TechXplore) -- It's not news that U.S. politics are highly polarized or that polarization affects cable news channels. But researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, using computer ...
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What Does Israel Have against Palestinian Singer, Mohammed Assaf? | Ramzy Baroud
Mohamamd AssafRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Oct. 25, 2020 Why does Israel hate Palestinian singer, Mohammed Assaf? On Oct., Avi Dichter, Israeli Member of Parliament from the right-wing Likud ...
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BOOKS: What Evil Lurks | John Michael Greer
Oct. 21, 2020 (EcoSophia.net) -- One of the pleasant side effects of the series of vignettes about America’s magical history I’ve been posting here of late has been the chance to look into some of ...
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The CIA, Porn, Deep Fakes, AI, and a Post-Truth Society — Mickey Z.
(public domain) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust October 21, 2020 “Withdrawing in disgust is not the same thing as apathy.” (from the 1990 film, Slacker) We live on the cusp of an age during which ...
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My Remembrance of Edward Van Halen | Mickey Z.
Edward Van Halen (probably early 1980s) — credit unknown Mickey Z. -- World News Trust October 8, 2020 Edward Van Halen (EVH) was my favorite guitarist of all-time. As a disciple of what is now ...
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BOOKS: The Distant Glint of Glass Beads | John Michael Greer
Oct. 7, 2020 (EcoSophia.net) -- In July of this year, when I revived the custom of asking my readers what they wanted to hear about on the fifth Wednesday of that month, I got plenty of suggestions, ...
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That Time When Negro League Legend Josh Gibson Hit a Ball Out of Yankee Stadium | Mickey Z.
Josh Gibson scoring a run for the Homestead Grays in a game against the Newark Eagles at Griffith Stadium in Washington in 1942. (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum) Mickey Z. -- World News ...
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Make Language Great Again (all words matter) | Mickey Z.
Photo Credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust September 27, 2020 And the world looks just the same/And history ain't changed Because the banners, they are flown in the next war (“Won’t Get ...
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