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• 6 Brilliant Comebacks To Say To Arrogant and Rude People

  We are surrounded by arrogant people who have made it their duty to insult us. Toxic behaviors have become rather common these days. And if you’re a nice person, these sorts of people have an adverse effect on you. The only way to deal with arrogant...

  2 days ago

• 6 Things You Can Do To Help When You’re Feeling Lockdown Burnout

  When this global crisis started, it felt like I was watching one of those disaster movies. The global crisis could indeed be stressing us all to some extent. Yet some people feel the stress of it more than others. It has definitely left us exhausted...

  2 days ago

• Breaking Karmic Cycles And Negative Cycles

  Karma can be seen as the cosmic law of justice, where what goes around comes back around. It distinguishes right from wrong and moral from immoral behavior. According to spiritual traditions, karma is something that will affect you in this...

  5 days ago

Have You Heard

• What They’ve Lost

  TweetStudents from Boston tell Have You Heard what they’ve lost during this year of pandemic learning. Spoiler: what you’ll hear bears little resemblance to the discussion of “learning loss” that’s atop the agenda of policy makers...

  13 days ago

• Kids as Customers

  TweetAmazon founder Jeff Bezos is creating a network of tuition-free Montessori-inspired preschools for low-income students. But his vision of schools that nurture the autonomy and creativity of kids is on a collision course with the Amazon...

  a month ago

• Learning to Earn

  TweetThe idea that more education is the way to help workers get ahead is a cherished American principle. In fact, this “human capital” view of education dates all the way back to another period of roaring inequality in the US: the Gilded...

  a month ago

Chicago Boyz

• The Suez Canal and Industrial Distribution

  As you all probably know, there is a ship stuck in the Suez Canal, which is blocking transit. You may not think this directly affects you, but it will. It’s just a matter of time. I own an HVAC distributor, and HVAC is a subset of industrial distribution...

  11 days ago

• Trimming the Kids to Fit the Template

  Kevin Meyer, in his post Leveraging the Solitude of Leadership, cites a lecture delivered at West Point by essayist William Deresiewicz…who started by describing his experience on the Yale admissions committee: The first thing the...

  11 days ago

• The World Turned Upside Down – What Is The Endgame?

  Seriously, I’m still trying to make sense of it all – that an anodyne and apparently harmlessly patriotic organization like the Oathkeepers can suddenly become the Awful Violent and Whiteness-Counterrevolutionary Group From Hell...

  14 days ago

Centinel2012

• This Video should be watched by everyone!

  The Truth about the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus A compelling discussion on the development of this mRNA experimental drug, which is not a vaccine by the definition of a vaccine on the CDC website. There are very serious risks of taking … Continue...

  10 hours ago

• Biden’s Policy to Double Gasoline Prices

  Armstrong Economics Blog/Energy Re-Posted Apr 6, 2021 by Martin Armstrong Biden’s objectives, or should I say the people really running his administration that does not include even Harris, is to DOUBLE gasoline prices which is Part-B...

  11 hours ago

• Europe is under Control of World Economic Forum

  Armstrong Economics Blog/Climate Re-Posted Apr 6, 2021 by Martin Armstrong I have received some emails from Europe saying there is no proof that Europe is being controlled by Klaus Schwab and his World Economic Forum. Here is the official...

  11 hours ago

The BRAD BLOG

• Dems Hit Legislative Jackpot in Senate While Repubs Continue Twisted Trip to Looneyland: 'BradCast' 4/6/2021

  We have several fairly stunning plot twists to try and make sense of on today's BradCast, as Democrats hit a potential legislative jackpot in the U.S. Senate and Republicans pretend to turn against big business while actually turning against...

  2 hours ago

• 'Green News Report' - April 6, 2021

  IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Florida races to prevent massive toxic wastewater breach in Manatee County; Biden Administration pushes back on Republican opposition to infrastructure jobs package; Japan sees earliest cherry blossom peak in...

  9 hours ago

• Vaccination Nation: 'BradCast' 4/5/2021

  Both Desi and I, as seen in the photo, got our first COVID vaccine shots over the weekend! It was on the same day that a record 4 million Americans also received shots. And it was, in various ways, both revelatory and relieving as discussed on today's...

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bluebird of bitterness

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  Mouse tales

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• Mommying is hard work

  15 hours ago

• Happy National Library Week

  Cartoons for literature lovers from John Atkinson. See more of John Atkinson’s work at Wrong Hands.

  a day ago

BlackListed News

• The IMF And World Bank, Who Pay No Taxes, Are About To Talk About Tax Hikes And Inequality

  The IMF and World Bank spring meetings are about to kick off, where those who pay no income tax get to talk about tax evasion, tax hikes, inequality, and Building Back Better. US Treasury Secretary Yellen will use the platform to push for a global...

  a day ago

• Dr. Fauci Can't Explain Why Texas COVID Cases Keep Dropping Despite Reopening

  More than a month has passed since Texas Gov. Greg Abbott shocked the Faucis of the world by scrapping COVID-inspired restrictions on businesses and individuals, including removing the mask mandate.

  a day ago

• Kaboom: Texas Bans Vaccine Passports

  Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order Tuesday morning banning the creation or use of a “vaccine passport.” It prohibits state agencies or political subdivisions in Texas from creating a “vaccine passport” or conditioning...

  a day ago

Research Digest

• Bullying Between “Frenemies” Is Surprisingly Common

  By Emily Reynolds. Bullying more likely to occur between friends or friends of friends than between kids with more distant social ties.

  16 hours ago

• We Have Many More Than Five Senses — Here’s How To Make The Most Of Them

  By Emma Young. There’s a wealth of evidence that we can train our many senses, to improve how we think, behave and feel.

  6 days ago

• Companies’ Succession Announcements Can Inadvertently Make Work Life Harder For Incoming Female CEOs

  By Emma Young. Female leaders praised for their competence, confidence, and ambition may feel judged for not conforming to a stereotypical "female" profile, researchers say.

  7 days ago

Atlas Obscura - Latest Articles and Places

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  How India's 'Mango Man' Grew a Tree With 300 Flavors

  It is a mango tree like no other. Standing tall in a nursery near Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, its massive canopy is large enough to seat 15 people for a picnic and its branches hang heavy with fruit. Unlike the young trees it towers over...

  9 hours ago
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  Painted Mountains of Tabriz in Tabriz, Iran

  Because of abundance of mineral veins in the earth, these mountains in Iran's East Azerbaijan Province are painted with a rainbow of colors. Bands of red, white, yellow, grey, orange, and other pastel hues tint the rocky landscape. Located...

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  Poseokjeong Pavilion in Gyeongju, South Korea

  Between the 7th and 9th-centuries, the city of Gyeongju was the main cultural and political center of Korea, as the capital of the powerful Silla Kingdom that conquered most of the Korean peninsula. During this period, known as Unified Silla...

  10 hours ago

Accidental Deliberations

• Tuesday Evening Links

  This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Aaron Wherry discusses how the pandemic response across far too much of Canada has been (increasingly) marked by political calculation and triangulation rather than decisions aimed at fighting a...

  2 hours ago

• Monday Morning Links

  Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Eric Andrew-Gee reports on the likelihood that Canada's current COVID casualty numbers are a significant underestimate. Sabrina Jones highlights how health professionals are begging for a...

  a day ago

• Sunday Afternoon Links

  This and that for your Sunday reading.- Andrew Nikiforuk writes about Canada's contributions to the evidence showing how COVID-zero strategies have produced better results in terms of both health and economics - though sadly the Conservative-governed...

  2 days ago