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Chicago Boyz

• Burnout

  Emmett Shear, at Twitter (@eshear) suggests that Burnout, which he defines as “a particularly modern affliction, feeling simultaneously overwhelmed and paralyzed” is best thought of as a symptom with many different causes–the...

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• Tree Trunk

  (Other pictures from a ramble this morning in Hardberger Park are here.)

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• Rebellious

  Americans – both those born on this soil and those who weren’t but who got here as fast as they could – are natural rebels, stiff-necked, stubborn, and not inclined to bow the knee and truckle to those who think they are our betters. Oh, it...

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Centinel2012

• Fauci: The Epitome For Getting Rich From Corporatism

  The Ron Paul Liberty Report Published originally on Rumble on August 19, 2022 “Corporatism” is when power (government), money (corporations), and propaganda (media) merge together to repeatedly rip-off the people at large. The...

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• UNKNOWN Cause of Death? Our Latest Propaganda!

  Awaken With JP Published originally on Rumble on August 20, 2022  Welcome to our special in depth report on the new Unknown Cause of Death phenomenon!

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• Liz Cheney’s Campaign of Hatred Backfired

  The Ron Paul Liberty Report Published originally on Rumble on August 17, 2022  Liz Cheney’s Campaign of Hatred Backfired

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The BRAD BLOG

• Sunday 'S-P-O-Naj' Toons

  Support a disappearing craft with a subscription to a political cartoonist. * * * Perry Dorrell blogs as PDiddie at Brains and Eggs, usually on topics concerning the strange brew of Texas politics. He's also on Twitter @PDiddie...

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• 'Asserting the Truth is Seen as Political' at U.S. Corporate Media Outlets: 'BradCast' 8/19/2022

  Today on The BradCast: Our U.S. corporate media are still cowed by the radical Right and still failing in their Constitutional mandate to inform and educate the electorate; a few quick items from the UNconventional Times files in advance of...

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• Electric Trucks; Election Recounts; Weisselberg Guilty Plea; Mar-a-Lago Search Affidavit: 'BradCast' 8/18/2022

  Years ago, the month of August was considered the slowest news month of the year. Those years are obviously over. [Audio link to full show follows this summary.] Among the stories covered on today's BradCast... There are some huge economic...

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bluebird of bitterness

• Happy Senior Citizens Day

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• Sunday musical offering

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• Caturday chuckles

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BlackListed News

• Fauci is Now Performing Gain-of-Function on the Spanish Flu

  Yes, that is right, Fauci and crew are now actively performing gain-of-function (GoF) work and infecting primates with the Spanish Flu. For those of you that are unaware, GoF does not have a single agreed upon definition but, as it relates here...

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• Saudi Arabia Sentences Leeds University Researcher To 34 Years In Jail For Social Media Posts

  Amid Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's crackdown on dissent, a Saudi court has sentenced a doctoral student to 34 years in prison for spreading "rumors" and retweeting dissidents.

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• Human Embryos WITHOUT HEADS to be Grown in Mechanical Wombs

  Infant Organs will be Harvested -- No Ethical Problems Seen Apparently, a team of Israeli entrepreneurs is planning to grow human embryos in artificial wombs. After they grow, organs could be harvested from such infants. To avoid ethical...

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Research Digest

• Most of us don’t have a desire for unlimited wealth

  By Emily Reynolds. Study challenges common economic assumption that we all want unlimited resources.

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• Racial biases shape the way people interpret body poses

  By Emma Young. White participants saw Black, but not White, people as more aggressive when in Superman pose.

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• People with no mind’s eye have less vivid and detailed memories

  By Matthew Warren. People with aphantasia also show deficits when describing hypothetical future events.

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Atlas Obscura - Latest Articles and Places

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  This Historic Boozy, Fruity Preserve Is a Celebration of Summer

  A 1908 cookbook declared the ingredient “a rich filling for tarts and pies.” In 1909, the Boston Globe claimed that it was “fine in frozen pudding” or could be served with meat during the winter. And in 1916, a Delaware paper promised...

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  Pukkisaari in Helsinki, Finland

  Though very few wooden structures from the Iron Age have survived in Finland, at this site you can see what a trading village from that time might have looked like. It is situated on Pukkisaari, a tiny island in Seurasaarenselkä Bay in Helsinki...

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  Salma Palace in Al-Badie Al-Shamali, Saudi Arabia

  Dating back to the 10th century CE, Salma Palace was built under the order of Prince Hammad Al-Jumaili to defend his territory from his neighbor and arch-enemy Sharif Hassan bin Abi Nami. An Arab historian by the name of Makki recounts that Sharif...

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Accidental Deliberations

• Musical interlude

  The Paper Kites - Walk Above the City

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• Friday Morning Links

  Assorted content to end your week.- Jacques Poitras exposes how New Brunswick's end to public health measures in response to COVID-19 was based on a single flawed study linked to libertarian think tanks. Alexander Quon reports on both the...

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• Thursday Afternoon Links

  This and that for your Thursday reading.- Jason Gale reports on new research showing how COVID-19 can cause impacts on the brain for a period of years (with no apparent end in sight). And Saima May Sidik discusses the long-lasting cardiovascular...

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