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Libertarian Populism Isn’t Populist | Business Insider
…a slash-the-federal-entitlement-state view also just isn’t populist. Federal entitlements protect the masses against problems like unemployment, retirement insecurity, and poverty. Seeking to dismantle them is the opposite of defending mass interests against elites. You can frame your desire to shrink… Continue reading
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The trouble with Zuckism | PandoDaily
Good engagement on the disconnect between how many people complain about Facebook despite its growing profitability. How do we square Facebook’s data with the complaints we hear about the company — complaints that go far beyond the usual ones about… Continue reading
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Wordless Wednesday : Summer Living at Deep Creek Lake
Originally posted on I See Beauty All Around, by Rob Paine: Last boat ride of the day on the lake by Rob Paine Continue reading
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Are Movie Theaters Fading? Ctd
Originally posted on The Dish: Hollywood screenwriter and director Paul Schrader revives a Dish thread: Films were never communal just because people wanted a communal experience‒it just happened to be the economic model that made the most sense. You could sell a… Continue reading
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PLATFORM Magazine Issue 04: ‘Portrait of a Boy’ by Platform Mag
ISSUU is a wonderful resource to which you can gain access by connecting to it through your Facebook account or by signing up. Besides The Arts United journal which my friends in Texas are doing, I also found at ISSUU… Continue reading
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Cosmic Musings II
Originally posted on Freedom Through Practice: Breathing Universe Think of the entirety of existence as far as we understand it as a lung. The “big bang” is the beginning of the breath, the drawing in. The universe expands for what… Continue reading
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If Businessmen Became Bodhisattvas: “Selling In”
Interesting. David E. Storey Young people who go into lucrative professions scorned as bereft of moral scruples rather than choosing a noble profession helping others are often regarded as “selling out.” But Jason Trigg, a recent MIT graduate, “sells in“: Jason… Continue reading
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peace pledge
Pledge to spread tranquility–let-go of unnecessary struggles that bring only division between us. Continue reading
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Guided Insight Meditation | Joseph Goldstein – YouTube
Related articles Whatever, Etc. 0026: Become Your Breathing (keithwaynebrown.com) 7 Sensational American Buddhist Books You Must Read. (elephantjournal.com) THIS is – this IS – THIS IS (keithwaynebrown.com) A Guided Imagery Meditation (agingabundantly.wordpress.com) Struggle Falling Away: Love (keithwaynebrown.com) Continue reading
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Doubling McDonald’s Salaries Would Cause Your Big Mac To Cost Just 68¢ More: Study
McDonald’s can afford to pay its workers a living wage without sacrificing any of its low menu prices, according to a new study provided to The Huffington Post by a University of Kansas student. Doubling the salaries and benefits of… Continue reading
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On Artist Alexander Colville
Originally posted on Micheline's Blog: Hound in Field, by Alexander Colville* *1958 casein tempera (cacéine a tempera) Alexander Colville is great artist and, among all of his paintings, this is one I truly like. Alex Colville It has what I call definition. … Continue reading
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Robert Scheer: Gag Me With Lawrence Summers – Robert Scheer’s Columns – Truthdig
The idea that Barack Obama would still consider appointing Lawrence Summers to head the Federal Reserve rather than order an investigation into this former White House official’s Wall Street payments, reported Friday by The Wall Street Journal, mocks the president’s… Continue reading
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MacIntosh
Originally posted on Louis and Mel: This joke isn’t just cheesy, it’s fruity. — LCSF! (Like Comment Share Follow) Continue reading
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This Extraordinary Pope
Originally posted on The Dish: I’ve just watched the actual video of Pope Francis’ airplane press conference, and it’s even more remarkable than the quotes we gleaned earlier from reporters like John Allen. What’s so striking to me is not… Continue reading
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Prisencolinensinainciusol – YouTube
It is included on the collection of “fake english” videos collected by Grammar Party which I just reblogged, but I have been listening to it since my friend Lindsay P. recommended it to me. Certainly, it is catchy, fun, and… Continue reading
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