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Keith Rankin, 29 April 2021 We humans seem to have a need to coalesce into tribes, and we do this by identifying – and sometimes demonising, or holding in condescension – others who are not us. We also like to anthropomorphise, treating both animals and nations as if they were humans. Thus, Peter Rabbit does this; and India does that. Of late one of our favourite activities has become calling out others; we like to tell off – even cancel – individual people (or people stereotypes), and ...

10 hours ago Dancehall-reggae artist Hot Topic knows the true meaning of a mother’s love. That’s why when he penned the song, Mama I Love You, a song that hits home in a real way so much so that tears fills his eyes whenever the artist hears the song on the radio. “The song is based on my true life story, the struggle I had to go through. My mother had 11 kids and she raised six more with her 11. It was 22 of us grow up in a one bedroom house, my mother used to cut up rice bag and stuff ...

ANALYSIS/OPINION: When you do a “Google Search” on the name Ray Donovan or you mention that name to any Generation Z person on a college campus these days, you are likely to hear about a popular television adventure series on Showtime by that name. It ran for seven seasons and was cancelled in 2020.   If you mention that same name to a politically astute person from the baby-boomer generation, you are more likely to hear about a former secretary of Labor from the Reagan era who was unjus...

Cumbria Police launch new campaign to protect women from sexual assault and harassment. Pictures: Pixabay/Newsquest Women are being urged to “call it out” in a new Cumbria police campaign to better protect women from domestic abuse, sexual assault, harassment, and stalking. Cumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Peter McCall is calling for a change in culture to help protect women. The PCC in partnership with others is working improve services and provide support to those who have...

Meet the Women Creating a More Egalitarian Future in Running Five individuals, duos, and groups of women spanning the globe fighting for a new era in running defined by equality, belonging, and empowerment. Molly Hanson March 17th, 2021 To say that women have historically fought an uphill battle for equal opportunity and recognition in the world of running is an understatement. It wasn’t until 1960 that women runners were allowe...

https://www.afinalwarning.com/503100.html (Natural News) 4/7/20 Update: Several hours after publishing this article, Twitter deleted Greenmedinfo, an account with13 years of good standing. We believe this was coordinated and in direct retailation for us calling out CCDH for publishing a digital hitlist as reported below. Read our latest report here: “Twitter Deletes GreenMedInfo’s 13-Year Old Account after Calling Out CCDH’s Digital Hit List” (Article by Sayer Ji republished from Gree...

Jack Pepper Friday, March 5, 2021 Jack Pepper talks to performers and composers about the ways that they have managed to keep productive in a year of pandemic restrictions Making sense of lockdown: recording sessions for the Isolation Songbook (photo: Calum McMillan) Register now to continue reading Thank you for visiting Gramophone and making use of our archive of more than 50,000 expert reviews, features, awards and blog articles. Why not register t...

The creator of the popular Tumblr Your Fave is Problematic, Liat Kaplan, penned a piece for the New York Times about why she regrets doing the blog, which gained steam in the early 2010s. The Tumblr chronicled celebrity transgressions that were racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic and…

What was I trying to accomplish with my anonymous Tumblr? Credit...Paige Stampatori Feb. 25, 2021 If you were on Tumblr in the early 2010s, you may remember a blog called Your Fave Is Problematic. If not, its content should still sound familiar to you. The posts contained long lists of celebrities’ regrettable (racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, ethnophobic, ableist and so on) statements and actions — the stuff that gets people canceled these days. That blog was my blog. I spent hours...

My district in silicon valley has a higher gdp than russia and donald trump has elevated putin for no apparent reason on the world stage. its mind-boggling. and hes trusting putin more than our own intelligence agencies. this is compromising our national security, and its a total lack of understanding of russias role in the world. >> congressman ro khanna from california, thank you for being back on the show. enjoy your holiday break. appreciate it. >> happy holidays, hallie. >> up next, the edi...