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Changeling poet, musician and writer, born on the 13th floor. Left of counter-clockwise and right of the white rabbit, all twilight and sunrises, forever the inside outsider.
Seeks out and follows creative and brilliant minds. And crows. Occasional shadow librarian.
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Native American Legends (Folklore, Myths, and Traditional Indian Stories) (www.native-languages.org)
Index of Native American Indian legends, folktales, and mythology from many different tribes.
Fuck the CCP and "Glory to Hong Kong" - Anthem of The Hong Kong Protests (www.youtube.com)
Context: How a song threatens the Chinese Communist Party’s grip
OC Untitled by @Aphelion@mastodon.sdf.org (kbin.social)
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News: Tax complaint filed against rightwing parents’ rights group Moms for Liberty (www.theguardian.com)
Michigan attorney alleges organization, named an extremist group by Southern Poverty Law Center, in violation of non-profit status
[Analysis] Journal of AMA Study - Gap between GOP and Dem COVID death rates increased by 43% in OH & FL after April, 2021. Conservative Political Rhetoric Now Has an Official Body Count - Esquire (www.esquire.com)
The Journal of the American Medical Association published a damning report confirming that party affiliation in Ohio and Florida was a risk for dying of Covid-19....
[News] Mike Pence could testify against Donald Trump - "will answer the call of law" (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Former vice-president Mike Pence on Sunday said he would answer “the call of law” and give evidence against Donald Trump if required as the rift between the pair widened....
Opinion: Joe Walsh - Trump Is a Dangerous Criminal Who Belongs in Prison (www.thedailybeast.com)
The four count indictment Special Counsel Jack Smith handed down against Donald Trump alleges that on Jan. 6, approximately two hours after the mob broke into the Capitol, “the Defendant” joined others in the outer Oval Office to watch the attack on television....
Institute for the Study of War - Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 2, 2023 (www.understandingwar.org)
Key Takeaways:...
[Press Release] Introducing the OLIGARCH Act to Tax Extreme Wealth and Combat Aristocracy - Reps. Barbara Lee, Summer Lee, Jamaal Bowman, and Rashida Tlaib (lee.house.gov)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Barbara Lee (CA-12), Summer Lee (PA-12), Jamaal Bowman (NY-16), and Rashida Tlaib (MI-12)introduced the Oppose Limitless Inequality Growth and Reverse Community Harms (OLIGARCH) Act to tax extreme wealth, reduce inequality, and combat the threat to democracy posed by aristocracy....
Opinon: Impeachment lawyer details list of people considered at risk for indictment along with Trump for 2020 election fraud (www.alternet.org)
Former Donald Trump impeachment lawyer and Ethics Czar Norm Eisen gave a list of the top co-defendants that he thinks will also be indicted along with the former president when it comes to Jan. 6 and the attempt to overthrow the 2020 election....
[News] DeSantis-controlled Disney World district gets rid of all diversity, equity and inclusion programs and staffers (www.nbcnews.com)
ORLANDO, Fla. — Diversity, equity and inclusion programs were abolished Tuesday from Walt Disney World’s governing district, now controlled by appointees of Gov. Ron DeSantis, in an echo of the Florida governor’s agenda which has championed curtailing such programs in higher education and elsewhere....
YSK Kbin can search by Tag
More fun in playing around on the platform... I recently discovered kbin has the ability to search by tag by visiting:...
Woman’s Lore: 4,000 Years of Sirens, Serpents and Succubi - Sarah Clegg (theconversation.com)
From snake-like creatures with claws to jealous virgin ghosts, female monsters have long been a part of women’s lore. Such figures were Intimately tied to childbirth, sexuality and child mortality....
[News] Trump gains primary election advantage as states set delegate selection rules. New California rules could favor Trump while also making it harder for challengers like DeSantis to make it a two-person race (www.washingtonpost.com)
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News: Under oath, John Kelly raises serious allegations against Trump (www.nytimes.com)
Mr. Kelly’s assertions were disclosed on Thursday in a statement that was filed in connection with lawsuits brought by Peter Strzok, who was the lead agent in the F.B.I.’s Russia investigation, and Lisa Page, a former lawyer in the bureau, against the Justice Department for violating their privacy rights when the Trump...
How a Billionaire’s “Attack Philanthropy” Secretly Funded Climate Denialism and Right-Wing Causes - an exposé on the secretive Barre Seid (www.propublica.org)
Emails and interviews reveal privacy-obsessed electronics magnate Barre Seid’s long history of backing efforts to attack climate science, fight Medicaid expansion, and remake the higher education system in a conservative mold....
Ukraine will legalise cannabis to help war wounded cope with trauma (www.telegraph.co.uk)
The overwhelming support for marijuana for medical use marks a turnaround in attitudes towards the drug since the Russian invasion
Oingo Boingo - Dead Man's Party (www.youtube.com)
Ever wonder what Danny Elfman did before he wrote movie soundtracks?...
Opinion: Gavin Newsom Dismantles Republican Governors In Less Than 1 Minute (www.huffpost.com)
The California governor put GOP leaders on blast on health care, gun control, book bans and more.
Nefarious Data Collection Masking as Public Art? Worldcoin, an A.I. company, has placed mirrored spheres around the world in a massive Eye-Scanning Project | Artnet News (news.artnet.com)
A.I. company Worldcoin has rolled out 1,500 Orbs to more than 35 cities in a bid to create digital identities for the world's citizens.
OC Would you vote for a politician that used online voting software to determine the stance they should take on every issue? Would love to hear your thoughts and suggestions.
I've been thinking a great deal on systems that would help enable direct democracy, something I feel is vital in our increasingly centralized and polarized political world. In my eyes, votes are the eyes of the country - they are the best way for a governmental system to understand the needs of its populace....
Institute for the Study of War - Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 29, 2023 (www.understandingwar.org)
Key Takeaways:...
Archaeologists may have found ruins of fabled entrance to Zapotec underworld (arstechnica.com)
Spanish missionaries deemed Lyobaa to be a "back door to hell" and sealed all entrances.
Ukraine Campaign Assessment, July 4, 2023 - ISW - "The current pace of Ukrainian operations is not indicative of a stalemate or evidence that Ukraine cannot retake large areas" (www.understandingwar.org)
Key Takeaways:...
The Divine Horsemen- Maya Deren - filmed between 1947-1951 - the first documentary about Voodoo (www.youtube.com)
Note that despite being posted to youtube without proper attribution, this is the full length film....