miscellany

“the last sane people alive”

“… killed by a hailfire of arrows after two warnings from the uncontacted people of North Sentinel Island” https://t.co/5ze6GBcqVx / see also Adivasi (indigenous peoples) https://t.co/iwwSm3mwCs
— George Atherton (@notrehta) December 1, 2018

closing sentence:

In rejecting Mr. Chau’s offer to join our dysfunctional culture, as extended by a dominant religion that has too often flirted with the very corruptions we once preached against, the North Sentinelese might just be the last sane people alive.

Caitlin Johnstone: The Real Red Pill

The Real Red Pill - A discussion of conspiracies and rabbit holes over drinks. https://t.co/lwdve3OlFh #svpol #pldebatt by @caitoz pic.twitter.com/3CsOLhbkNq
— rds (@robotnr7312) November 30, 2018

Oscar Wilde: The Happy Prince

Download The_Happy_Prince__Oscar_Wilde_.pdf

text copied as is from here

Chris Hedges: Scum vs. Scum

The only explanation for the clownish antics of the GOP and Donald Trump is that they are but surface manifestations of deeper corruption in the government. How bad is it? In the .jpg is the conclusion of the article. Read it and weep.
ARTICLE=> https://t.co/kWzY9tsUax pic.twitter.com/SICxG3NFuS
— Rolf Auer 🇨🇦 (@Rolf_Auer) November 5, 2018

propaganda blitz

I would urge anyone who is interested in the media to read this book. The tentacles of propaganda are insidious but @medialens lay bare an intriguing and well-written catalogue of MSM deceit that is astounding for its audacity; a sort of 'I suspected as much- but not THIS much'
— Roy David (@roydavidwriter) October 22, 2018

Caitlin Johnstone: Today I Met a Space Alien

Today I Met A Space Alien — A Play by Caitlin Johnstone

"There is no copyright on this work. You are free to perform it, modify it, and expand on it however you like.

CHARACTERS
HUMAN Any gender, any age
ALIEN Any gender, any age"https://t.co/8Dnjx97Utg
— Caitlin Johnstone (@caitoz) October 17, 2018

Download TODAY_I_MET_A_SPACE_ALIEN_by_Caitlin_Johnstone.pdf

based on a short story linked to by this tweet:

A short story about an alien and a woman discussing life, humans and armageddon.https://t.co/AL8Q8MbmLE
— Caitlin Johnstone (@caitoz) October 17, 2018

Questioner: “… Your words ‘beyond the mind’ give me no clue.”
Maharaj: “While looking with the mind, you cannot go beyond it. …”

the Q&A above is from A Quiet Mind Is All You Need

https://notrehta.wordpress.com/2014/04/11/beyond-the-mind/
https://misc.posthaven.com/cited-2018-10-16 / for more

notes and links:

on the Vox interview: “otherwise very nice” https://t.co/6DRTRtMnpI / in which @davidgraeber tells interviewer he didn’t mention law enforcement
— George Atherton (@notrehta) October 12, 2018

Our religions: Are they the religions of humanity itself? (Daniel Quinn)

the full text of this essay is available here / link updated 2022-04-02

National Observer: #TransMountain pipeline coverage

You'll find full coverage of #TransMountain here https://t.co/7yR9NEdTu6

And sign up for daily briefings here: https://t.co/3Y891lISGg #cdnpoli #bcpoli #abpoli #pipelines #oilandgas
— National Observer (@NatObserver) September 21, 2018