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US Capitol Insurrection 1/6/2021 : Why the South Will Fall Again

  The United States is still in shock after the January 6th attempt to storm the US capitol and overthrow the government. Indeed, the whole world has the jitters about the incident. Remember, the United States is still the world's leading military power, a cornerstone of the global economy, and one of the most manifested current democracies in the world. What happens in America affects every nation on Earth, at least through our foreign policy if nothing else.         Your humble author has kept his…
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Harvesting From the Wild

The Fungus Among Us

Have you ever wandered through the forest after a rain and noticed the mysterious fruiting body of a fungus rising from the ground or the trunk of a tree? Have you ever harvested one?      Mushrooms are not only for gnomes and toads, there are a select few that are quite tasty and safe for non-gnomish consumption. Whether you saute a few morels and add them to pasta or dehydrate your boletes to make a rub, there is nothing more satisfying than putting food on your table you have harvested yourself.…
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cardiac health

Unusual Signs Of Heart Attack In Women

I was an EMT for about 5 years and I learned a lot about heart attacks. When most people think about heart attack symptoms, they think of stabbing chest pain. But that isn't always how a heart attack presents and this is especially true when it comes to women. Women tend to have much less severe signs and symptoms than men. Many people don't know that though, which is dangerous because a woman may have a heart attack and not seek out medical help. Regardless of what's going on with your body, if…
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Toxic Fanbases

Bill Maher vs. Comic Book Fans - A Deeper Look

    Oh God, What Is It This Time?  The Internet has an upset tum-tum again. This time it's because Bill Maher has said some mean things about comic book fans. With tone-deaf timing, Maher picked the passing of revered comic book creator and legend Stan Lee to trash comic fans. First in November 2018 came his blog post on his own Real Time website - didn't even know he had a blog, did you?  "I don’t think it’s a huge stretch to suggest that Donald Trump could only get elected in a country that thinks…
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Day to day life

Fighting tips for the civilized individual

by Dominus

   Ever been in a fight? I don’t mean a verbal conflict with somebody but an actual fight! Do you know how to protect yourself so that you don’t get hurt any more than necessary? I am surprised at the number of grownups that are so bad at it, that they literally resemble children when they fight. I have witnessed this enough times to notice that there is a lack of education regarding this issue in the world right now. I am not pro-fighting, but odds are, if you are a guy, there will come a time…
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Not Well Known but Common Struggles of Millennials and Advice from My Experience

Generations  Everyone has different expectations and thoughts regarding the different generations.   The most common generations are the Silent Generation (age 70-90), The Baby Boomers (age 51-69), Generation X (36-50), and the Millennials (age 21-35). Each generation has its own distinct characteristics based off of experiences and events during the era they were living in.    Generational Names in the United States, ThoughtCo  My grandparents were from the Silent Generation and grew up during…
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Learning Disabilities

What It's Like To Have Dyscalculia

I have a learning disability called dyscalculia. I wouldn't be surprised if you've never heard of it. Most people have heard of dyslexia which refers to people that can't keep words and letters straight. Dyscalculia is similar except instead of having trouble with letters it makes people have trouble with numbers and math. Dyscalculia makes it difficult to deal with simple numbers and it makes it extremely hard to do any complicated math.   According to scientists, they may have discovered the…
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Mediterranean Diet

The Mediterranean Diet and The Struggle Against Fat Culture

    Hi, I'm "Penguin" Pete Trbovich, and last I checked, I weigh about 260 pounds. Considering that I only stand about five foot ten, that puts me in the Body Mass Index bracket roughly equivalent to Jabba the Hutt, or just your typical American bucket of lard. News reports the world over agree that Americans as a nation are on average blubbery landwhales. Gosh, what could be the cause of it?  Well, in my case, exercise is a factor. I write for a living. That involves (a) typing, and (b) sitting still…
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Volunteering

Virtual Volunteering: Helping Others From Home

I love helping people and I wanted to find a way to volunteer in my area but unfortunately, there aren't many opportunities for me to volunteer locally. So I went to VolunteerMatch.org to see if there was anything I could do from home and I was surprised but just how many virtual volunteer positions there are.      I know I can't be the only person that is interested in volunteering. But I know it can be difficult, especially when you're already so busy with your own life. That's where virtual…
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POC Politics

What Is The Real Future of Latina Women - Change, Power, or Problems?

  By 2060, over 30 percent of the American population will be Latino. That is almost double what it stands at right now. But if you look at where it can be decades from now, what you might want to look at is creating a movement for one half of the community that is not getting enough attention – Latina women.    Shaping the New Minority The reality of the U.S. becoming a “minority majority” country grows closer as more local communities dramatically shift in demographics. Even outside the big cities…
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How Action Speaks?

Action and Words: What’s The Philosophy Behind?

        In promoting virtues, values and morality, we often hear people quoting the clichés “Actions speak louder than words,” or in a more religious context, “practice what you preach [teach].” Both aforementioned [clichés] always lead to conclusive remark such as “there is no other [effective] means to teach and impart goodness than to radiate it through concrete life examples.” The said conclusion (from the stated clichés) is not just merely sayings that we can immediately ignore [dismissed] or…
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New Music 2020

The 2020 New Music Mega-List!

by CFC123

All the new music fans out there miss going to concerts and listening with our friends. Check out this list to listen to all the critically acclaimed albums so far this year! 2020 has already had some excellent new releases, so don't sleep on anything below!  Don't get out of the loop, folks! Keep up-to-date on all the new records and artists out there, and keep an eye out for updates and additions. There's still great new music coming out every week, so don't miss out!    🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Top-Notch!    Dua Lipa…
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January 2020 Listen List - The Ones You Can't Miss

by CFC123

Periodically over the course of the new year, we will produce two lists to highlight a few of each month's new albums. This list spans multiple genres, with each album ordered best to worst – the first list is the former, the second is the latter. Of the 50 albums in both lists, these are the Ones You Can't Miss - - -    🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Stellar    Bill Fay – Countless Braches An absolutely gorgeous album, despite the songwriter’s age and distance from his previous work. The music has a unified mood, but each…
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January 2020 Listen List - The Ones You Might Want to Avoid

by CFC123

Periodically over the course of the new year, we will produce two lists to highlight a few of each month's new albums. This list spans multiple genres, with each album ordered best to worst – the first list is the former, the second is the latter. Now presenting, with 50 total albums on both lists, the Ones You Might Want to Avoid - - -   ⭐⭐ Pretty Decent / Recommended to Genre Fans Only Alice Boman – Dream On Alice Boman is part of the “melancholic indie singer/songwriter” genre that has…
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