the elephant in the room

the elephant in the room: mass extinction
see tweeted article, archived*


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Chomsky on the Russia-Ukraine war: “Of course, it was provoked. …”

“Of course, it was provoked. Otherwise, they wouldn’t refer to it all the time as an unprovoked invasion.”

see quoted article, archived*


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Michael Hudson: The End of Western Civilization

see tweeted article, archived*


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being radically inclusive means tolerating no intolerance


Todd Eklof illustrates this in a sermon worth watching*


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archived article: Unitarian Universalist congregation in Spokane splits over pastor’s approach*

unitarian spokane (!yt) / watch current and recent sermons on YouTube
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Larry Ellison, Lord of Lanai



see tweeted article, archived*


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see also a post that complements this post with three graphs that show how today’s extreme inequality happened*
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the kind of people who run the world

Kirsten Fontenrose as counterpoint in QI video

Caitlin Johnstone:
These are the kind of people who run the world. The imperial machine is packed to the rafters with sniveling power worshippers of this variety, people who choose to spend their lives clawing their way up into positions of influence within the most depraved power structure on the face of this planet, demonstrating their worthiness by their continual willingness to advocate awful things no matter how reckless or stupid.

This is why the world is as it is. The systems which allocate power and wealth elevate the worst among us to the most consequential of positions, where they are then free to act out their own inner misery on the rest of humanity and keep us in a state of suffering and trauma. Nothing will get better until we change those systems.

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Tom Rachman on why the Royal Family is still around

“a disunited kingdom, humbled but not humble, lurching between bombast and insecurity”


see tweeted article, archived*

an outstanding piece by Tom Rachman (!?)

To associate yourself with anything that makes you feel less small, that you don’t need to compete for but is unconditionally yours – surely, this longing is understandable, when even the lucky and confident dread where politics is headed and what tech is making us; are stressed about soaring prices, the war in Ukraine, insanity in the culture; afraid of hackers and viruses, both digital and respiratory; bewildered by online trends that seem ridiculous till they obsess millions, and you must join or be left behind. Not to mention the environment.

So, no, it’s not mad to want something to hold onto, something stable, a comfort. For some, the royals are that.

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