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Evidence Based Community‽

Submitted by PriceRip on Thu, 06/02/2016 - 3:08pm

          The designation, Evidence Based Community, makes me a bit skittish. I am regularly "down voted" at Reddit by members of its evidence based community. At certain political sites I am worse than "down voted" because -- by not being a political pundit -- I must be an idiot for thinking [blah blah blah], and if I would just look at the evidence. Then more [blah blah blah] about "just the facts ma'am".
          I **think** I understand the motivation of these various detractors. They act like the Republicans That Hate Science but envy the success of science, and hate people, like me, who have a useful, and (more importantly) credible Weltanschauung. Or, perhaps they are just time traveling anachronisms from the 20th century.

Getting in Gear: Volunteering for Phone Banks and Block Walks

Submitted by progressive1982 on Thu, 06/02/2016 - 3:06pm

I keep looking forward to the general election. It's going to be interesting. Hillary will probably be the candidate for the Democrats, although Bernie has an outside shot. Either way, one thing I'll be pushing my friends in the area to join me for is getting on the streets and making phone calls.

Let's Not Wait For the Revolution To Catch Up To Us. Are You Ready for Some Hardball?

Submitted by Alison Wunderland on Thu, 06/02/2016 - 2:38pm

Back in early April LeChienHarry and I assembled a list of Superdelegates. The preponderance were committed to Clinton long before Sanders voters expressed their wishes - Sanders for President.

Except for those with real integrity, politicians care about one thing and one thing only - getting reelected.

Celestial Dance: Street Prophets Thursday Coffee Hour

Submitted by michelewln on Thu, 06/02/2016 - 1:56pm

Welcome to Thursday Coffee Hour. This is an open topic thread so help yourself to the goodies and pull up a chair and sit a spell and let us know what is new in your life. I thought today we could take a quick tour around our solar system. I am a huge space buff and one of the reason I got into art was so I could do space art. So sit back and relax and enjoy the tour of our little corner of the Milky Way. When possible the textures are courtesy of NASA.

Resilience: How The Stoic Marcus Aurelius Could Strenghten Our Will And Mind 4/4

Submitted by Gerrit on Thu, 06/02/2016 - 1:50pm

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The Resilience Group main contributor is on hiatus during summer. This is the perfect opportunity for you to write for us. The Group Welcome page contains all you need (not a lot).

(If you're wondering, JtC lifted my suspension. We cleared the air, agreed to disagree and agreed that occasional differences between friends is part of life. A rather stoic arrangement, one could say.)
Welcome to Part Four.
Part One can be found here:http://caucus99percent.com/content/resilience-how-stoic-marcus-aurelius-...
I find the teachings of Stoicism a great help in strengthening my ptsd-scrambled brain.
It has been universally beneficial to regular folks for 2,500 years now.
You may find it a useful, practical guide to strengthen your mind in these turbulent times.
Previously, I had written a 3-part essay series on the Stoic teachings of the Roman Epictetus that makes for a brief grounding in Stoic practical basics. You will find it in the Resilience Group Essay Queue:
http://caucus99percent.com/content/stoicism-trauma-survivors-part-13

This is a four-part series on the thoughts to himself of the Roman Stoic, Marcus Aurelius, emperor of Rome.
I present an introduction on what Aurelius means to me, who he was, and then his thoughts without comment: for they speak clearly for themselves directly to the reader. More below.

Hellraisers Journal: Haywood: "It is good to know that at last the working class are aroused."

Submitted by JayRaye on Thu, 06/02/2016 - 12:55pm

There are no limits to which
powers of privilege will not go
to keep the workers in slavery.
-Mother Jones
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Saturday June 2, 1906
From Ada County Jail: A Letter from Big Bill Haywood

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