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A meme originating on Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisit/comments/1s2lhbn/this_strange_line_goes_all_the_way_around_my_room unnecessarily including a hand with a finger pointing at an already obvious problem.
“conspiracy theorists get the facts wrong but often get the feelings right—the feeling of living in a world with Shadow Lands, the feeling that every human misery is someone else’s profit, the feeling of being exhausted by predation and extraction, the feeling that important truths are being hidden.” ― Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: a Trip into the Mirror World
Since 1950, there have been 32 nuclear weapon accidents, known as "Broken Arrows." A Broken Arrow is defined as an unexpected event involving nuclear weapons that result in the accidental launching, firing, detonating, theft, or loss of the weapon. To date, six nuclear weapons have been lost and never recovered.
Hello Dear Leaders of Women's Organizations . Please accept my apologies for intruding on your email account. My name is Soro Karhim . I am a computer scientist - graphic designer . I come from Ivory Coast . I would like to express my deep gratitude for all the efforts you make every day to provide us, our readers and subscribers to your newsletter, with continuous spiritual information . Indeed, I greatly appreciate the quality of your electronic messages which allow me to be regularly instructed on spirituality from the Word of God . Concerning my professional news, I am Community Manager of the ICT Conferences organized by the Ivorian National Commission for UNESCO . Allow me to invite you to browse the Anti-Cybercrime page (the content of which I develop in texts and images) through my Facebook profile via the hyperlink below: https://www.facebook.com/karhim.soro.5 Furthermore, with your permission, I would like to submit a complaint to you. I would be delighted to exchange further with you in order to seal our friendship . I would also like you to help me meet Western women ( French , Canadian , etc.) living in your area or in my country. My only wish remains that when I officially take the initiative to get married, you agree to find me “ my white ” Christian so that I can commit myself and unite with her, while scrupulously respecting God ’s recommendations: - Some men may think they have to be tough or distant with their wives . No. Not at all. I wouldn't like to see her suffer. Besides, I'm going to ensure her protection. - The husband must love his wife deeply and show it to her . Indeed, I will love him all the days of my life. - To be truly happy, a woman needs to be sure that she is sincerely loved . It is her right to be loved by me and she fully deserves it my darling. - To feed his wife and care for her, a husband must strive to adequately meet her material needs . It is my duty to take good care of …
Stanley Cohen, who developed the term, states that moral panic happens when "a condition, episode, person or group of persons emerges to become defined as a threat to societal values and interests".[6] While the issues identified may be real, the claims "exaggerate the seriousness, extent, typicality and/or inevitability of harm".[7] Moral panics are now studied in sociology and criminology, media studies, and cultural studies.[2][8] It is often academically considered irrational (see Cohen's model of moral panic, below).
“Blood in the Machine” suggests that although the forces of mechanization can feel beyond our control, the way society responds to such changes is not. Regulation of the textile industry could have protected the Luddite workers before they resorted to destruction. One proposal suggested a tax on every yard of cloth made by machine. After a pro-worker bill failed to pass in the House of Lords, Gravener Henson, a frame knitter turned advocate and historian, led an association of workers that demanded higher wages and labor protections, though such “combination” was outlawed at the time in the U.K. Eventually, Luddism faded into a more general political movement. By the late nineteenth century, the majority of Nottingham’s lace production had been mechanized. In the era of A.I., we have another opportunity to decide whether automation will create advantages for all, or whether its benefits will flow only to the business owners and investors looking to reduce their payrolls. One 1812 letter from the Luddites described their mission as fighting against “all Machinery hurtful to Commonality.” That remains a strong standard by which to judge technological gains.
Screenshot from "No, I'm not a Human" game depicting a creepily smiling man.
In Blue Cities, Abundance Will Require Fighting Labor Unions Some of "The Groups" are unions, and Democrats need to be better at saying no to them, too. - Josh Barro
What is bone meal? Bone meal is a mixture of fine and coarse-ground animal bones. Not only does bone meal contain ground animal bones though. It also contains unregulated slaughterhouse waste. And all too frequently, lead and other toxic metals. As a result, it’s no longer a recommended supplement for either human beings or dogs. Bone meal toxicity is not only dangerous to man’s best friend, in the case of a young puppy, it can even be fatal. Please don’t buy commercial dog bone meal!
Payer's paitning 'Gulf of Death' exhibited in the Czech Academy of Sciences
“conspiracy theorists get the facts wrong but often get the feelings right—the feeling of living in a world with Shadow Lands, the feeling that every human misery is someone else’s profit, the feeling of being exhausted by predation and extraction, the feeling that important truths are being hidden. The word for the system driving those feelings starts with c, but if no one ever taught you how capitalism works, and instead told you it was all about freedom and sunshine and Big Macs and playing by the rules to get the life you deserve, then it’s easy to see how you might confuse it with another c-word: conspiracy.” ― Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: a Trip into the Mirror World
The response to the paper fuelled a rewrite. Version two appeared, again online, in May last year. The authors dropped some studies they decided were no longer eligible and changed some of their calculations. This time, instead of claiming lockdowns prevented only 0.2% of US and European deaths in the first wave, the figure became 3.2%, a 16-fold increase.
David Lynch in Twin Peaks with the quote "fix your hearts or die"
Silje Torp as Frøya in the Netflix comedy show Norsemen (Vikings parody)
Indigenous sciences are foundationally based in relationships, reciprocity, and responsibilities. These sciences constitute systems of knowledge developed through distinct perspectives on and practices of knowledge creation and decision-making that not only have the right to be pursued on their own terms but may also be vital in solving critical twenty-first-century challenges. “Science” is often treated as if it were a single entity, free of cultural influences and value-neutral in principle. Western science is often seen as instantiating and equivalent to this idealized, yet problematic, view of science. We argue for engagement with multiple perspectives on science in general, and increased engagement with Indigenous sciences in particular. As scholars focused on human learning and development, we share empirical examples of how Indigenous sciences, sometimes in partnership with Western science, have led to new discoveries and insights into human learning and development. For many years, wildlife biologists who observed coyotes and badgers hunting in the same area hypothesized that they were competing for game and speculated that badgers would follow coyotes in hopes of snatching their prey. After further observation, the biologists realized that badgers and coyotes often hunt cooperatively and that this in fact makes them more successful. The logics in these studies mirrored reasoning patterns within some Indigenous communities: that is, Indigenous peoples often focus on and inquire about reciprocal relationships between entities. It is possible, therefore, that different cultural orientations may facilitate different insights into badger and coyote behavior. To further test this insight and place these findings in a cultural context, we removed all the text from a children's book on coyote/badger hunting, asked U.S. college students and Indigenous Panamanian Ngöbe adults to look at the book's illustrations, and listened to what they thought the book depicted. U…
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Frequently asked questions about refunds How much do I get if the train is delayed? How much do I get if the bus is delayed? へ If we cannot offer alternative transport in the event of a delay or service cancellation, we will reimburse your documented travel expenses if you exceed: • 20 minutes delay on journeys of up to one hour by up to NOK 550 • 40 minutes delay on journeys of one to three hours up to NOK 825 • 60 minutes delay on journeys of more than three hours up to NOK 1,100 For journeys of more than three hours where the delay means you will not arrive before the following day, you may be reimbursed for accommodation expenses of up to NOK 800. If there is less than 20 minutes until the next departure, you will not be entitled to reimbursement.
The Luddites, Brian shows, weren't anti-technology. In fact, they embraced new machines that helped them do their jobs better. They were against machines that destroyed workers' livelihoods and rendered their skills useless. The Luddites rejected technology when it was used to enrich capitalists at the expense of laborers. Their dispute is best understood not as being over "technology" but about who gets the benefit of new technologies and who decides what kinds of technologies will be implemented. Today, Brian joins us to clear up misconceptions about the Luddites and show us what we can learn from them.
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Elon Musk announced Friday that he will abandon his tumultuous $44 billion offer to buy Twitter after the company failed to provide enough information about the number of fake accounts. Twitter immediately fired back, saying it would sue the Tesla CEO to uphold the deal.