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Everything You Know About Self-Defense is Wrong | Mickey Z.

Everything You Know About Self-Defense is Wrong | Mickey Z.

In These Divided States of America | Mickey Z.

In These Divided States of America | Mickey Z.

Honk If You Love Caviar! (Joe Bageant)

Honk If You Love Caviar! (Joe Bageant)

America is a Smoking Fascist Dystopia | umair haque

America is a Smoking Fascist Dystopia | umair haque

What RBG Taught Us About Justice | Mickey Z.

What RBG Taught Us About Justice | Mickey Z.

Kenny’s Corolla | Mickey Z.

Kenny’s Corolla | Mickey Z.

‘Palestine is Still the Issue’: UN Vote Exposes, Isolates Ca ...

‘Palestine is Still the Issue’: UN Vote Exposes, Isolates Canada | Ramzy Baroud & Romana Rubeo

The Puzzle Pieces Fit (a 9/11 story) | Mickey Z.

The Puzzle Pieces Fit (a 9/11 story) | Mickey Z.

A Few Notes on Synchronicity | John Michael Greer

A Few Notes on Synchronicity | John Michael Greer

BOOKS: Bitter Tales from the Massive White Underclass in Joe ...

BOOKS: Bitter Tales from the Massive White Underclass in Joe Bageant's "Redneck" Memoir

Remembering the 9/11 Jumpers: When is a Suicide Not a Suicid ...

Remembering the 9/11 Jumpers: When is a Suicide Not a Suicide? | Mickey Z.

The Other 9/11 (and That Time I Gave a Lecture at MIT) | Mic ...

The Other 9/11 (and That Time I Gave a Lecture at MIT) | Mickey Z.

Me and Bruce Springsteen | Mickey Z.

Me and Bruce Springsteen | Mickey Z.

Some Conspiracies Are Real (part 2): Iraq, Kuwait, and Imagi ...

Some Conspiracies Are Real (part 2): Iraq, Kuwait, and Imaginary Incubators | Mickey Z.

Paying Attention on the N Train | Mickey Z.

Paying Attention on the N Train | Mickey Z.

Can a 'Warp Speed' COVID-19 Vaccine Be Safe? | Mickey Z.

Can a 'Warp Speed' COVID-19 Vaccine Be Safe? | Mickey Z.

The Politics of War: What is Israel’s Endgame in Lebanon and ...

The Politics of War: What is Israel’s Endgame in Lebanon and Syria? | Ramzy Baroud

'I don’t care if you melt': Another tale from a misspent you ...

'I don’t care if you melt': Another tale from a misspent youth | Mickey Z.

Algorithms And Red Wine: Is The 'Digital Hive' A Soft Totali ...

Algorithms And Red Wine: Is The 'Digital Hive' A Soft Totalitarian State? | Joe Bageant

Channeling Moral Fatigue Into Moral Motivation | Mickey Z.

Channeling Moral Fatigue Into Moral Motivation | Mickey Z.

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Everything You Know About Self-Defense is Wrong | Mickey Z.

Photo Credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust September 25, 2020 To begin, let me clarify what “self-defense” means. I’ll do so by paraphrasing this from the Center for Anti-Violence Education (from whom I’ve learned plenty): Self-defense is everything and anything we do to protect and take care of ourselves. This may include, for example, trusting our instincts, avoiding danger by gettin ...

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In These Divided States of America | Mickey Z.

(Meme found on Facebook) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust September 22, 2020 I diligently and happily stayed away from Facebook for years. But recently, I re-activated. I did so to increase fundraising ...

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Honk If You Love Caviar! (Joe Bageant)

Joe Bageant at Innie's Cafe, Hopkins Village, BelizeUnderstanding America's Class System Joe Bageant -- World News Trust Aug. 17, 2010 How about them political elites, huh? Five million bucks for Che ...

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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 a ...

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What RBG Taught Us About Justice | Mickey Z.

Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Photo from the collection of the Supreme Court of the United States Mickey Z. -- World News Trust September 19, 2020 On Friday evening, Sept. 18, 2020, I was sitting at my desk, ...

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Kenny’s Corolla | Mickey Z.

Pinterest screenshot Mickey Z. -- World News Trust September 18, 2020 When you pass a stranger on the street, there’s no telling what unique talent they may possess. For example, they might be a wiza ...

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‘Palestine is Still the Issue’: UN Vote Exposes, Isolates Canada | Ramzy Baroud & Romana Rubeo

Romana Rubeo and Ramzy Baroud Ramzy Baroud and Romana Rubeo -- World News Trust Aug. 13, 2020 The notion that "Canada is better" -- especially when its foreign policy is compared with that of the Uni ...

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The Puzzle Pieces Fit (a 9/11 story) | Mickey Z.

The two blue pillars of light provide a visual reminder of how the Twin Towers, destroyed in the attacks of September 11, 2001, once stood above the city skyline. Photo credit: Associated Press Micke ...

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A Few Notes on Synchronicity | John Michael Greer

Sept. 2, 2020 (EcoSophia.net) -- Back in July, when I realized there were five Wednesdays on that page of the calendar and I didn’t have anything lined up for the fifth, I asked my readers what they ...

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BOOKS: Bitter Tales from the Massive White Underclass in Joe Bageant's "Redneck" Memoir

"Economic, political, and social culture in America is staggering under the sheer weight of its white underclass, which now numbers some sixty million." Sept. 20, 2010 (AlterNet) -- The following is ...

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Remembering the 9/11 Jumpers: When is a Suicide Not a Suicide? | Mickey Z.

screenshot Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Sept. 7, 2020 Discussions of suicide and violent death to follow. *** “The trouble about jumping was that if you didn't pick the right number of stories, you ...

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