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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 children off camera.” (Dr. Margaret McFarland) I’ve already written (here) about the positive influence Mister Rogers has had on me later in my life. This time, I wanna give credit to his most impactful ...

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I’ll Take “Memories and Nostalgia” for $500, Alex — Mickey Z.

Still photo of the late Alex Trebek on the set of Jeopardy! (credit unknown) Mickey Z. — World News Trust November 15, 2020 Recently, I’ve written articles in reaction to the deaths of both Ruth Bade ...

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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 a ...

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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 day ...

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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 3 ...

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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 tra ...

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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 Part ...

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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 th ...

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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 virtu ...

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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 calle ...

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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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