Category: Drugs
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
China won’t back Brazil rainforest fund, points to rich nations’ lack of support: reports That argument has long guided China’s approach to international climate talks. Since the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, Beijing has argued that its developing-country status exempted it from donor obligations. It has often resisted joining multilateral funds as a donor, preferring…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Shinya Yamanaka
Welcome to the Evolving Folks Project’s “Evolved Man of the Week” profile. Each week, we will highlight an individual who embodies what it means to be an evolved person, famous and non-famous individuals alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the Japanese stem cell researcher and a Nobel Prize laureate, Shinya…
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Three Big Thoughts on Social Work
Socialist Workers Unite! I’m a licensed social worker with over 15 years of experience in the field. I’ve worked for schools, school districts, and major non-profit organizations. Volunteered as a mentor to youth, provided food to people experiencing homelessness, delivered meals to the elderly, and built homes for those in need. My clients have included…
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Embracing Being Unk
In 2023, I turned 40 years old. There was an age and time in my life when I was in my early 20s. I gave little thought to being middle age, but now, as a full-fledged elder millennial, it’s my reality. I’ve discussed my mental health struggles in previous posts. As a young man, I…
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CyberPunk 2025 is Dumb AF
The American dystopian is unique to the United States of America. This nation is an innovator of the sci-fi genre known as cyberpunk. For good reason, too, its origins as a nation are violent and grim. Its future seems to be no different. Wikipedia defines cyberpunk it as such: “Cyberpunk is a subgenre of science fiction in a dystopian futuristic setting said…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Trudeau says Trump is serious about wanting to annex Canada “Our American friends understand that they need Canada for their economic security, they need Canada for their energy security and they need Canada for their national security,” the industry minister, François-Philippe Champagne, told AFP. #Trudeau #Trump #Canada #UnitedStatesOfAmerica Portugal’s approach to drug decriminalisation: A model…
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The Beautiful Madness of Pro Wrestling
If Ya Smell… On a random Saturday morning in Chicago’s Southside, I witnessed a larger-than-life figure dressed in outlandishly bright colors on TV when I was five. It changed everything for me. Randy Savage, aka the Macho Man, was on my parents’ television. It would begin my lifelong obsession with the beautiful madness that is…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Sudan army boycotts US-led peace talks The army dashed hopes of a ceasefire deal by boycotting Wednesday’s talks, saying it would not attend as the RSF had not implemented “what was agreed upon” in Saudi Arabia last year. #Sudan #Africa #War #Diplomacy Solidarity with Palestine must be about decolonisation, not just ceasefire The student protests…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Leftist Climate Scientist Claudia Sheinbaum Wins Mexican Presidency in Landslide With Mexico facing a devastating heatwave and other climate impacts, Sheinbaum has pledged to prioritize clean energy development, vowing to “lead a $13.6 billion program to jumpstart Mexico’s renewable energy sector,” Politicoreported. Sheinbaum is set to take office in October. #MEXICO #ClaudiaPrimeraPresidentaDeMéxico #LatinAmerica #EleccionesMéxico2024 Lebanon: Israel’s White Phosphorous Use…
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The Body Journey
In January 2024, Men’s Health Magazine published its survey results from it’s Men’s Health State-of-Weight Survey. They found that 1/3 of men were unhappy about their weight. Seventy percent of men in the same survey stated they felt conscious about their bodies. In our society, the focus on body image is typically directed towards women and girls.…
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