Keith “Maggie” Brown
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Academia as mechanical productivity
like the Whatever Etc page if you use Facebook. It is amazing how the machinery of academia has been turned on by someone and just left running… Like a Charlie… Posted by Whatever Etc. on Friday, January 22, 2016 Continue reading
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#UnderSiege #MahmoudDarwish
Here on the slopes of hills, facing the dusk and the cannon of time Close to the gardens of broken shadows, We do what prisoners do, And what the jobless do: We cultivate hope. *** A country preparing for dawn.… Continue reading
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Public memory, propaganda, and ethics
My colleague is trying to get his students thinking about ethics by putting forward an issue of public morals and conscience. I agree with him that this monument to the Confederate Soldiers of Denton, Texas, should be removed. I was… Continue reading
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Memories without rememberers
Film by Alba Mora and Anna Sanmartí about the disappearing shamanic rituals of the Lanjia Sora Tribe after the arrival of the Christian missionaries in eastern India. Continue reading
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The itch nobody can scratch
A real indictment of “business as usual” where “business” is the medical industrial complex. via The itch nobody can scratch — Matter — Medium. Continue reading
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The Lives and Ideas of Robert Anton Wilson
Happy birthday RAW! If you have about 90 minutes to spare, you would learn a great deal from watching this little documentary. Continue reading
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John Dee in circle of skulls
Apparently, in the original version of this old masterpiece depicting Queen Elizabeth watching her court magician, John Dee was standing in a circle of the dead conjuring goddess only knows what. Hidden beneath a painting of the enigmatic Tudor polymath John… Continue reading
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Loving devotion
Caring for another, being-open for that other and to that other: these are aspects of our animated existence, of our being-with others. Do not fail to see devotion where it appears nor fail to appreciate how all life teaches us lesson… Continue reading
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The richest 62
There are 62 super-billionaires at the top of the top of the 1% who are wealthier than half of all other people combined. Leading figures from Pope Francis to Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, have called for… Continue reading
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Talented Street Musician
Bryson Andres performs “Halo” Continue reading
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Seen on the street
For all the free minds out there: Shake off the shackles to liberate the thinking mind Source: Seen on the street Continue reading
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Star Wars Rebels Season 2 Mid-Season Trailer
So there has been some big discussion on diverse Star Wars boards that continues the notion that only the movies can really ever be considered cannon. This, of course, is in direct contradiction to the new story strategies coming out… Continue reading
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Bitter Lake – Adam Curtis
Politicians used to have the confidence to tell us stories that made sense of the chaos of world events. But now there are no big stories and politicians react randomly to every new crisis – leaving us bewildered and disorientated.… Continue reading
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Rosa Luxemburg Explains Capitalism Using Spoons
In this excerpt, the teenage Rosa Luxemburg teaches her family about Marx’s Das Kapital, explaining material and social relations and the problem of money. Source: Rosa Luxemburg Explains Capitalism Using Spoons Continue reading
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@tavissmiley critiques #CorporateMedia coverage of #RacialArsonist #DonaldTrump
The broadcaster Tavis Smiley made headlines this week for an appearance on ABC’s “This Week” when he called out Donald Trump for being an “unrepentant, irascible religious and racial arsonist.” Trump responded by calling Smiley a “hater and racist.” Smiley… Continue reading
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