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Historical Propaganda
Originally posted on notestoponder: I’ve been thinking about the post I wrote last night, having a day to mull it over led me to ponder historical propaganda. A bitter pill is much easier to swallow with a little sugar. Human… Continue reading
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Decline and fall: how American society unravelled | World news | The Guardian
In or around 1978, America’s character changed. For almost half a century, the United States had been a relatively egalitarian, secure, middle-class democracy, with structures in place that supported the aspirations of ordinary people. You might call it the period… Continue reading
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Daodejing 34
#34* DAO (Great Way) everywhere. Left or right, all around. On It, the 10,000 entities† relying nurturing, never rejecting. Achieving completion without needing recognition. Feeding the 10,000 without being the master. Forever without desire: It can be called small. The… Continue reading
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Article: Composing Your Thoughts – Issue 2: Uncertainty
Very intriguing e-journal. Composing Your Thoughts – Issue 2: Uncertainty http://nautil.us/issue/2/uncertainty/composing-your-thoughts Continue reading
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A Discussion With Cryptome
Fascinating interview over at Gawker… Gawker: Snowden told the Guardian that in leaking these documents he wanted to reveal the “architecture of oppression.” You’re both architects—what does that term mean to you? Young: People take it metaphorically, but we think… Continue reading
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Putting ‘Yeezus’ Aside: Jasiri X’s Urgent Spreadable Media by Mark Anthony Neal | NewBlackMan (in Exile)
In a celebrated and much remarked upon three-minute spot that aired during Game 5 of the NBA finals, artist and entrepreneur Jay Z remarked “we don’t have any rules, everybody’s trying to figure it out. That’s why the internet is… Continue reading

