In other, somewhat less distressing news
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The Usenet Deep Space Nine recapper who helped inspire modern TV criticism
Dark is divine: What colour are Indian gods and goddesses?
People Are Screaming After This Guy Mistakenly Thought The Women's March Was Cheering Him
A Year Ago, They Marched. Now a Record Number of Women Are Running for Office
Post-work: the radical idea of a world without jobs
The Brazilian man who lives in a sandcastle (Video)
Passing: I have to fight the battle on two fronts: gender and disability.
Too Much Music: A Failed Experiment In Dedicated Listening
The fabulous story of North Korea’s fabric made of stone
Mike Pence visits Middle East but US role as peace broker may be over
Before 'Roe v. Wade,' The Women of 'Jane' Provided Abortions For The Women Of Chicago
In The Midst Of #MeToo, What Type Of Man Do You Want To Be?
Cardinal rebukes pope over Chile 'slander' comments on abuse
How Do You Rebuild Your Life After Leaving A Polygamous Sect?
Forget About Siri and Alexa — When It Comes to Voice Identification, the “NSA Reigns Supreme”
A Child Abuse Prediction Model Fails Poor Families
Striking Florida Prisoners Thrown in Solitary Confinement, Activists Say
American Democracy Is an Easy Target
Poor minorities left behind in Indian cities boom
Putin cast as national saviour ahead of Russia election
The White House Has A New Voicemail Following The Government Shutdown And It's...Something (This isn't normal either fyi.)
The Good War: How America’s infatuation with World War II has eroded our conscience (That's a must read. I was immediately reminded ofsholio's post about how our culture has more or less forgotten Vietnam. And while I was googling for that I found the next two links, so I guess this is a four-fer?)
Why Don’t Americans Know What Really Happened in Vietnam? Instead of confronting the truth, we scrubbed the record clean—and we’re still paying for it in Afghanistan and Iraq today.
The Vietnam War, as Seen by the Victors
The Usenet Deep Space Nine recapper who helped inspire modern TV criticism
Dark is divine: What colour are Indian gods and goddesses?
People Are Screaming After This Guy Mistakenly Thought The Women's March Was Cheering Him
A Year Ago, They Marched. Now a Record Number of Women Are Running for Office
Post-work: the radical idea of a world without jobs
The Brazilian man who lives in a sandcastle (Video)
Passing: I have to fight the battle on two fronts: gender and disability.
Too Much Music: A Failed Experiment In Dedicated Listening
The fabulous story of North Korea’s fabric made of stone
Mike Pence visits Middle East but US role as peace broker may be over
Before 'Roe v. Wade,' The Women of 'Jane' Provided Abortions For The Women Of Chicago
In The Midst Of #MeToo, What Type Of Man Do You Want To Be?
Cardinal rebukes pope over Chile 'slander' comments on abuse
How Do You Rebuild Your Life After Leaving A Polygamous Sect?
Forget About Siri and Alexa — When It Comes to Voice Identification, the “NSA Reigns Supreme”
A Child Abuse Prediction Model Fails Poor Families
Striking Florida Prisoners Thrown in Solitary Confinement, Activists Say
American Democracy Is an Easy Target
Poor minorities left behind in Indian cities boom
Putin cast as national saviour ahead of Russia election
The White House Has A New Voicemail Following The Government Shutdown And It's...Something (This isn't normal either fyi.)
The Good War: How America’s infatuation with World War II has eroded our conscience (That's a must read. I was immediately reminded of
sholio's post about how our culture has more or less forgotten Vietnam. And while I was googling for that I found the next two links, so I guess this is a four-fer?)Why Don’t Americans Know What Really Happened in Vietnam? Instead of confronting the truth, we scrubbed the record clean—and we’re still paying for it in Afghanistan and Iraq today.
The Vietnam War, as Seen by the Victors
And This, Too, Shall Pass Away - but meanwhile…
Date: 2018-01-22 06:36 pm (UTC)In The Midst Of #MeToo, What Type Of Man Do You Want To Be?
Fluent in at least one other language, is a good start.
¡Bienvenido a México!
Bienvenue au Canada!
Добро пожаловать в Россию!
Failing that, at least be close to the border and ready to expatriate yourself at no notice. Remember, there is no statute of limitations. Something that happened in 1983 (Dustin Hoffman) - or 1974 (James Levine) - can hit you now. Nor is there any trial, or due process of any kind.
Only a torch-lit mob chanting slogans.
When You Can’t Throw All Men Into The Ocean
And Start Over, What CAN You Do?
This society is broken, abusive, patriarchal trash—and not just
in little pockets or in dark alleys and frat parties.
- Linked to in that very article. Need more be said?