#Phenomenon

1/4 Looking in from the outside with 1 foot in US & 1 in Scandinavia. I can't see how the greatest democracy of all - allow a president to
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35 years ago today in 1985 the City of Philadelphia dropped a bomb from a helicopter and destroyed 60+ homes, murdering 11 adults and children. The MOVE bombing is a
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At some point someone should probably talk about Far Sector vs. Coates Black Panther as examples of how and how not to bring prose writers into comics. I think as
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Even spicier, though, are studies showing that under conditions of stress and risk, you can provoke Western adults to behave as if they believe in magic. Magical thinking doesn’t mature
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So there is a critique of liberal society common to both the new right and the social justice left that goes like this. "Liberalism as we know it is premised
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week 10 readings thread this is not super related to the readings but to start off, i read an article about memes and semantic bleaching (i read several articles
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One of the interesting & unaddressed aspects of modern birding and society in general, especially as it pertains to the MBGA group & factions like them, is the way in
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This is unbelievable . Seems @aroonpurie is not upset at being caught for Ratings manipulation and then quietly having to pay fine for it but he is upset at why
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THIS. I think that some fans maintain the idea that in order for gymnastics to be considered a "real sport" we must tolerate the toxicity that comes with certain parts
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Immigrant diasporas in the West are filled with people who were the elite oppressor class of their countries and whose wealth & migration was facilitated by collaborating with Western empire.
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Hi, I’m an MIT PhD student studying election security. Mail in ballots are a secure way to vote. Here’s the thing: there’s a well-studied phenomenon in voting called the “blue
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Literally every stranger I argue with on Twitter just recites memorized refutations of arguments I'm not making. Anyone else who also thinks enough to put together uncommon arguments also notices
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I want to write an essay on the concept of the 'himbo' and why it's become a craze among girls lately, and what it means as a metanarrative of toxic
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A controversial idea but it's true - the disadvantage of privilege. This is NOT a theoretical idea; rather, it is an epidemic in a city such as London.Let me take
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This is rubbish. There is no such thing. Please don't allow multiculturalism to become a vehicle for racists & supremacists just because they are not white. For shame. Hinduphobia only
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anyone currently shocked by the fact that the politicians in power recant and reverse the views they held when they were in opposition (and vice versa) has simply not paid
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