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Mysteries of Life: Harper’s Findings
In Harper’s August hard copy, I found a number of odd facts which made me stop and wonder. I have thoughts. ξ A plume of water six thousand miles long is escaping the sixth largest moon of Saturn. Water in … Continue reading
Posted in Animal news, Corruption, Crime & Punishment, Guns in the U.S. of A., Mysteries of Life, Politics, Racism, The Facts of Life, The filthy rich, War on women
Tagged Ars Technica, Boss Tweed, Central Park dinosaurs, ethnoracial discrimination, Harper's, Harper's Findings, Henry Hilton, Laucala, Ludlow Street prison, Malcolm Forbes, Michael Benton, plume of water in space, Saturn's moon, swollen amygdalas, Tammany Hall, Victoria Coules
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Your regular “Does anything good ever come out of the south?” news
From Harper’s Weekly Review: “We’re going to start slitting throats on day one,” said presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis, who in an interview also insisted that enslaved Americans learned useful, transferable skills, such as blacksmithing, and that “Joe Biden’s the president.” … Continue reading
Posted in Animal news, Fascism, Medical care in the US, political campaigns, Politics, Racism, The Facts of Life
Tagged AP psychology, College Board, Harper's, in god we trust, leprosy outbreak in Florida, manatee orgies, Ron DeSantis
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“Civilization’s going to pieces.”
Lately, it has seemed books I’m reading or re-reading are passing me secret messages about today’s life. And the heart of those secret messages is that, in certain exclusive circles, nothing has changed. What struck me particularly about the following … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Racism, The Facts of Life, The filthy rich
Tagged F Scott Fitzgerald, racism in literature, The Great Gatsby
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