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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 Fooled Again,” The Who) With the advent of the public relations industry around World War I, the systematic corruption of language — hence, the corruption of thoughts, ideas, and reality — became overt. ...

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Me and Bruce Springsteen | Mickey Z.

Image source: Bruce Springsteen's Instagram account Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Sept. 1, 2020 You could say I started writing this story a long, long time ago, but… the actual genesis of it reachin ...

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What 'Let It Be' Can Teach Us About Stoicism | Mickey Z.

Paul McCarney 1968Mickey Z. -- Now with Purpose July 19, 2020 “When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me/Speaking words of wisdom: Let it be” In the autumn of 1968, Paul McCartn ...

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A Prophet and a Loss | John Michael Greer

June 17, 2020 (EcoSophia.net) -- A word or two about history before we proceed. Two weeks ago, in response to my discussion of John Chapman, aka Johnny Appleseed, I fielded the inevitable comment fro ...

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Live from Planet Norte | Joe Bageant

Totalitarian democracy and the politics of plunder Joe Bageant -- World News Trust June 27, 2010 WINCHESTER, Va. -- Starting with the Homeland Security probe at Washington's Reagan Airport, arrival b ...

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WATCH: Arnold Schwarzenegger Goes Terminator On Donald Trump

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Here’s What A White Ally Looks Like (part I) | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust June 11, 2020 In 1937, baseball was a segregated, primarily Eastern sport… but in the off-season, major leaguers often competed against Negro Lea ...

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Amidst the racial strife, we’re ignoring a pandemic (no, not THAT pandemic) | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust June 8, 2020 What if I were to tell you about a virtually ignored state of emergency, a lethal pandemic of which the exact numbers will never be ...

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Love The Parasite You’re With | Anna-Sophie Jürgens & Alexander Maier

Alien vs. Predator/IMDB Anna-Sophie Jürgens, Australian National University and Alexander Maier, Australian National University The entertaining life of unwelcome guests from flea circuses to Aliens ...

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Hearts Of Group Drummers Synchronize | Bar-Ilan University

Credit: CC0 Public Domain May 21, 2020 (MedicalXpress) -- The hearts of group drummers synchronize. In an interdisciplinary study published today in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers have r ...

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'Wind is Changing!' | John Michael Greer

The "Wodwoses" have been described as a variant of the Green man, seen here on a medieval misericord in Ludlow. The Drúedain are a fictional race of Men which were counted amongst the Edain, who made ...

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