WNT Reports

Binary Pablum For The Masses | Emanuele Corso

Early container of Pablum. Image courtesy of the Hospital for Sick Children.Emanuele Corso -- World News Trust April 17, 2018 The smoke and mirrors tactics of the 2016 presidential campaign continue with the relentless repetition of empty mantras such as “Make America Great Again,” “Lock Them Up,” and “Fake News.” Venom is being spewed across the country, part and parcel of the same strategy of p ...

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'Ground Control to Major Trump' | Philip A. Farruggio

Philip A. FarruggioPhilip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust April 12, 2018 Those who remember the late David Bowie's 1969 song Space Oddity can recall the lyrics: "Ground Control to Major Tom." Almost ...

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The public perception of Stormy Daniels, “porn stars” and “hookers.” | Mickey Z.

By DonkeyHotey (Stormy Daniels - Caricature) , via Wikimedia Commons Mickey Z. -- World News Trust April 19, 2018 “The reasons a woman only has to make one porn film to be a ‘porn star’ are similar t ...

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You can learn a lot about misogyny from how NY Times 'mourned' Althea Gibson | Mickey Z.

Photo collage: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust April 15, 2018 “Gangly Harlem street urchin” Althea Gibson was one of the greatest and most important tennis players of all-time. Btw, she was b ...

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It's All Over Now Baby Red, White and Blue | Philip A. Farruggio

Philip A. FarruggioPhilip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust April 10, 2018 Leave your stepping stones behind there, something calls for you Forget the dead you've left, they will not follow you The va ...

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The Truths We Have In Common | John Michael Greer

April 4, 2018 (EcoSophia) -- In recent posts here on Ecosophia.net, I’ve sketched out the way that the era of abstraction in which we’ve all grown up has foundered, following patterns that were old b ...

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Homeless women need support, not pep talks | Mickey Z.

CC0 Public Domain Mickey Z. -- World News Trust April 8, 2018 George Bernard Shaw (a very famous and successful white male who married into financial independence and later became legit wealthy thank ...

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TOON: Priorities | Monica Farrington

Monica Farrington -- World News Trust April 3, 2018 TOON: Priorities. Political commentary by Monica Farrington -- Four panels Panel #1 Panel #2 Panel #3 Panel #4

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A 'Bolt' (ton) From the Past | Philip A. Farruggio

Philip A. FarruggioPhilip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust April 2, 2018 As most people now know, Trump picked John Bolton to be his new National Security Advisor. Many progressive and libertarian ou ...

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Rim Banna and the Cultural War that Palestinians Must Win | Ramzy Baroud

Rim Banna. From Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust April 2, 2018 Rim Banna passed away at the age of 51. Her death on March 24, after a decade-long battle with cancer, b ...

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That time my mother got her chain snatched and my father drove on the sidewalk | Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust April 1, 2018 I grew up in a very industrial, relatively high crime section of Long Island City/Astoria. My Mom, Dad, older sister, and I lived on the fourth floor of a ...

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