Francis Goodwin 's items

America is a Smoking Fascist Dystopia | umair haque

America Has Less Than 50 Days to Save Itself From Even Greater Disaster Sept. 15, 2020 (Eudaimonia & Co) -- I woke up this morning to news that was particularly horrific. Forced mass sterilisations at Trump’s concentration camps. I felt nauseous. My stomach lurched. And I don’t say that for effect. Unlike most Americans, I’ve lived through authoritarianism and fascism. I’m one of the lucky few to ...

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Study unveils the unstable nature of some topological phases | Ingrid Fadelli

Image representing time-reversal symmetry. Credit: McGinley & Cooper Aug. 11, 2020 (Phys.org) -- In recent years, physicists worldwide have been conducting studies exploring the characteristics and d ...

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The Plan to Destroy American Democracy | umair haque

Photo: Medium How Trump Plans to Steal the Election Aug. 1, 2020 (Eudaimonia & Co) -- By now, the plan to steal the next election is as plain as day — for anyone who cares to look that is. Why it’s p ...

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Trump is Preparing America For Dictatorship | umair haque

Newsflash: Don’t Rely on Mitch McConnell to Save You From Donald Trump July 31 2020 (Eudaimonia & Co) -- There’s a thing that authoritarians do that us survivors of authoritarianism know all too well ...

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Donald Trump, American Dictator | umair haque

Trump Doesn’t Need to Delay an Election to Spoil It July 30, 2020 (Eudaimonia & Co) --By now, you’ve probably heard that Donald Trump announced he wants to… delay the election. Cue a firestorm. So. H ...

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Why 536 was ‘the worst year to be alive’ | Ann Gibbons

A 72-meter ice core drilled in the Colle Gnifetti Glacier in the Swiss Alps entombs more than 2000 years of fallout from volcanoes, storms, and human pollution. NICOLE SPAULDING/CCI FROM C. P. LOVELU ...

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The World is Horrified by Trump’s America | umair haque

Trump Led America Off the Cliffs of Disease, Poverty, Authoritarianism, and Chaos, and the World is Appalled July 29, 2020 (Eudaimonia & Co) -- Every single day, every single person I talk to who’s n ...

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Elon Musk’s Latest Antics Are Enough to Radicalize | Lauren Martinchek

By Duncan.Hull - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0His tweets serve as a pretty clear indication of the failures of the American system, and the sort of person he is July 25, 2020 (Dialogue & Discourse) -- I’m a ...

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The Silurian Hypothesis | Michele Diodati

Image: Medium What geological traces could have left a hypothetical industrial civilization that flourished and disappeared many millions of years ago? July 27, 2020 (The Startup) -- As far as we kno ...

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Why Economics Says Our Civilization is Going to Collapse | umair haque

Photo: Medium We’re a Poor Civilization That Thinks It’s a Rich One — and We’re Living Way Beyond Our Means July 28, 2020 (Eudaimonia & Co) -- Like it or not, economics is destiny for civilizations. ...

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Why Zuck is Betting on Social Collapse | umair haque

Image: Medium Why Facebook Helps Authoritarians Steal Elections and Sow Hatred July 27, 2020 (Eudaimonia & Co) -- In case you haven’t noticed, Facebook appears to give zero effs about preserving the ...

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