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Rhymes with 9/11
Rhymes with 9/11
History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes Mark Twain I could not have anticipated that what I wrote on the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks regarding how this country really trea…
·genxjamerican.com·
Rhymes with 9/11
Here's the Real Reason Young People Can’t Afford a Home | Patrick Carroll
Here's the Real Reason Young People Can’t Afford a Home | Patrick Carroll
With housing prices on the rise, more and more young people are being priced out of the market. Unfortunately, most politicians are too afraid to tell them what’s really behind the affordability crisis.
·fee.org·
Here's the Real Reason Young People Can’t Afford a Home | Patrick Carroll
How banks' racist loan policies shape bird populations in Los Angeles | DPA
How banks' racist loan policies shape bird populations in Los Angeles | DPA
On a recent afternoon in LA’s Boyle Heights neighbourhood Christian Benitez and Eric M. Wood stood outside a corner liquor store searching for birds. The researchers spotted a house sparrow and pulled binoculars to their eyes. “They’re all over the shrubbery in Boyle Heights,” said Wood, an associate professor of ecology at Cal State Los Angeles. Among the most ubiquitous and abundant songbirds in the world, house sparrows are urban creatures that thrive where people do. They’re resilient, adaptable and aggressive, and are found around buildings and streets, scavenging food crumbs or nesting i...
·nordot.app·
How banks' racist loan policies shape bird populations in Los Angeles | DPA
Women, Electrified
Women, Electrified
Here's the second section of my paper on electrification that was published last week by the Alliance For Responsible Citizenship
·robertbryce.substack.com·
Women, Electrified
Is the West ready for World War 3?
Is the West ready for World War 3?
Even as geopolitical tensions rise, Western elites are still sabotaging our industries and energy security.
·spiked-online.com·
Is the West ready for World War 3?
The Internet of ghosts
The Internet of ghosts
When an incoming freshman at Harvard enters her room in the Yard for the first time, she's greeted with a little scrap of history meant to k
·snarkmarket.com·
The Internet of ghosts
Liberal Arts 2.5
Liberal Arts 2.5
Once, Kottke.org’s tagline was “Liberal Arts 2.0.” It’s a terrific description of everything the blog co
·kottke.org·
Liberal Arts 2.5
23 reasons to write online
23 reasons to write online
Write to dispel the curse of knowledge, to find your people, and to become.
·improvesomething.today·
23 reasons to write online
The Meaning Behind The Song: Dreaming of Paris by Van Dyke Parks - Old Time Music
The Meaning Behind The Song: Dreaming of Paris by Van Dyke Parks - Old Time Music
The Meaning Behind The Song: Dreaming of Paris by Van Dyke Parks The song “Dreaming of Paris” by Van Dyke Parks is a beautiful and haunting melody that captures the essence of longing and nostalgia. It takes the listener on a journey through the streets of Paris, evoking a sense of romance and wanderlust. The … The Meaning Behind The Song: Dreaming of Paris by Van Dyke Parks Read More »
·oldtimemusic.com·
The Meaning Behind The Song: Dreaming of Paris by Van Dyke Parks - Old Time Music
SBF Saga & The Process Breakdown
SBF Saga & The Process Breakdown
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX and Alameda Research, has been found guilty and is likely going to spend time in jail. There is no shortage of hot takes and explainers about SBF and his crime…
·om.co·
SBF Saga & The Process Breakdown
Abandoned in Osage
Abandoned in Osage
Years of mismanagement and declining oil production have left Osage Nation with a higher concentration of abandoned wells than anywhere else in the country.
·grist.org·
Abandoned in Osage
Mastodon Is the Good One
Mastodon Is the Good One
Mastodon is interoperable, decentralized, operated by a nonprofit, lively, and, ACTUALLY, isn't hard to use. So why is everyone championing Threads as the main Twitter alternative?
·404media.co·
Mastodon Is the Good One