I love to laugh. People don’t seem to be laughing much. I love to laugh, and I especially like to laugh at myself. I can’t be the only one who has noticed that laughter has been sucked out of our world. No one has said “You can’t laugh,” but LOOK […]
Regular Trips to the Park Could Reduce Reliance on Antidepressants
Visiting green spaces can dramatically lower mental health drug use, research has found. Dropping into a park, community garden or other urban green space between three and four times a week can cut people’s chances of taking medication for anxiety or depression by a third. The positive impact – documented by […]
Two Minutes Love
Readers might be familiar with the “Two Minutes Hate.” It’s an idea from George Orwell’s novel 1984, a two-minute ritual in Orwell’s fictitious society, Oceania. The ritual involved the mandated viewing of programs projected onto large telescreens, with no religious or medical exemptions. The programs were called the “Two Minutes […]
BillCam: Search and Share Bills, Engage with Lawmakers, and Spread the Word!
Dr. Naomi Wolf explains how BillCam came about, and the functionalities that allow users to be more informed and involved with Bills related to their interests. Search by state, issue, or representative to find out how you can make a difference. Share across social channels at the touch of a […]
Resolve to Think Carefully
Have you ever wondered about where our beliefs come from? What drives the way we frame the events we witness? What impact our worldview has on our actions? What meaning can we ascribe to our actions? How do behaviours become normalised and adopted by masses? I was at the Melbourne […]
A Shortcut for Caring for Others (and Being Cared For Yourself)
We’ve talked about the importance of inter-generational communities, and the general exhale of relief that comes when you realize you don’t have to sell your life today, and what happens when a lack of other options results in coerced care. Do I wish that the U.S. government took the formation of […]
Election Day: “It isn’t old fashioned or outmoded. It is vital. It is indispensable.”
The incredible import of the state court Yes, this is a Tuesday — the day for Tuesday subscriber threads. But today is also Election Day. The U.S. Court System is very complicated — and if you’re casting a ballot today, chances are high you’re also voting to retain or elect a local […]
Fordham Mandated the Bivalent Booster. The Deadline is November 1st.
Members of the Fordham community are outraged. They are speaking out and taking action. On September 27th, Fordham University announced that all students, faculty and staff would be required to get the bivalent booster by November 1st. Fordham is one of 17 colleges that has explicitly announced they will mandate the […]
“Academia Gives Me Hope” A futurist counternarrative from Bryan Alexander
One of the best feelings as a reader is coming across a book that challenges my thinking, and exposes me to ideas I hadn’t considered before. This was how it felt reading Universities on Fire: Higher Education in Climate Crisis, a forthcoming book from her education futurist Bryan Alexander. I first […]
WATCH NOW: WarRoom/DailyClout Pfizer Documents Analysis Update
A Summary of Key Findings, Vaccine Harms, and Legal Efforts Plus Q&A Wednesday, September 28th 2022 @ 7:00PM EDT The agenda was: Overview of known vaccine harms being experienced. Overview of key findings of the WarRoom/DailyClout Pfizer Documents Analysis volunteers thus far. Overview of legal efforts resulting from the […]