Diaries
Why teachers are on the front lines against neoliberalism
Submitted by gjohnsit on Thu, 04/05/2018 - 3:42pmIf you want to know why teachers strikes are rippling across the nation, look no further than here.
Thursday Open Thread 4-5-2018
Submitted by studentofearth on Thu, 04/05/2018 - 5:32am
Morning, may this week find you well with interesting activities. Watching spring unfold and plants wake up is one way to watch time pass. In December I was rising in the dark at 7 am and needed to start evening chores by 3 pm to race the approaching darkness. Now the sun is awakening me at 5 am and daylight is available to after 7 pm for outside activities.
One of our greatest luxuries is controlling our own time. Most of our lives are controlled by clocks, schedules and planned activities of work, vacations choreographed to the minute detail and goal orientated hobbies. One time thief is using medications and drugs that were originally started as a benefit, now have become another controller in one's life.
Discusses drug use for a couple of minutes (the complete video is 12 minutes)
[video:https://youtu.be/nCGGWeD_EJk?t=319]
Trump validates Q: "Tip top tippy top shape"
Submitted by Alligator Ed on Thu, 04/05/2018 - 3:02amTime for more Q talk. Letter 17 of the American alphabet. A previous essay gave background to Q. Q has continued posting.
"You know you're over the target when you're taking flack".
So you've never been to Chappaquiddick
Submitted by EdMass on Wed, 04/04/2018 - 4:45pmWith the movie coming out and all, I thought for all of you that have never been to Chappaquiddick I’d share some on the ground information with you that never gets talked about.
So, you take the ferry from Edgartown to Chappaquiddick. There is a paved road that circles the island leading to the public beach on the south side.
Why 2018 might be very different
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 04/04/2018 - 3:28pmThe latest evidence that something unusual is happening this year is the news out of New York today.
The Evening Blues - 4-4-18
Submitted by joe shikspack on Wed, 04/04/2018 - 2:53pmSinclair News Merger
Submitted by Meteor Man on Wed, 04/04/2018 - 2:03pmThis could be the final straw that completely crushes freedom of speech in America:
FCC Commissioner Slams Her Own Agency for Policies 'Custom-Built' to Favor Sinclair-Tribune Merger
"We're burning down the values of media policy in this agency in order to service this company."
Updates on the Silencing and Isolation of Julian Assange
Submitted by wendy davis on Wed, 04/04/2018 - 12:39pmWhile I’m no particular fan of rape-jokey Slavoj Žižek, this is well-written and well-argued; his take is fascinating and quite reasonable. I dunno if Assange and WikiLeaks would agree that they’re a ‘spying organization’, but nonetheless…allow me to borrow a good swath of it.
‘Assange works for the people – now we need to save him, Slavoj Žižek via RT April 20, 2018
Socialist Martin Luther King's "Beyond Vietnam" Speech Indicted American Imperialism, Racism, Materialism and Capitalism. One Year Later To The Day, He'd Be Killed. The FBI Killed Him 50 Years Ago Today.
Submitted by Mark from Queens on Wed, 04/04/2018 - 10:05amJust did a quick look to see if there's anything on King here on this momentous day.