Category: mental health
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The Series Finale of the United States of America
Coronavirus! Coronavirus! Coronavirus! The United States has become the leper colony of the world as the global COVID19 pandemic rages on. A quarter of the world’s infected resided in the U.S. Despite all this, Congress is still debating how to give its fellow citizens the least amount of COVID relief possible. Despite the massive loss…
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My Top Five Anti-Capitalist Hip-Hop Songs
Hip-hop has a long and storied history, from its humble beginnings in the hood to its current stronghold on global mainstream culture today. These days hip-hop is so mainstream that the Mighty Mighty Roots Crew is the Tonight Show’s house band with Jimmy Fallon. Who knew a music genre created by working-class black and brown…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Myanmar coup: Week of Feb.1 to Feb. 21, EU action in focus as foreign ministers set to meet Activists call for a major protest on Monday to mourn the dead. They dub it 22222 based on the date, Feb. 22. The number is an allusion to 8888 — Aug. 8, 1988 — the date a…
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For Da Blerds
Black Nerds Unite My journey into Nerdom began with Saturday morning cartoons and pro-wrestling as a child. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were among my favorites. He-Man, Transformers, Widget the World Watcher, Darkwing Duck, Duck Tales, Tales Spin, and Captain Planet also gave me my entertainment fix. As a child, it was all about The…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Protesters Backing Trump Roll into Capital to Cheer Him on President Donald Trump’s supporters have descended on the nation’s capital to cheer his baseless claims of election fraud ahead of a congressional vote to affirm Joe Biden’s election victory. #trumpriots #trump2020 #thisisamerica Thousands of Brazilians who won elections as Black candidates in 2020 previously ran for office…
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The Week In Stories Around the Globe
What will Cuba’s new single currency mean for the island? That means the tourists who typically flock to the island nation’s beaches and city streets to hear Cuban music, enjoy a meal and experience its unique culture likely won’t return until widespread vaccination makes international travel more feasible. Until then, Cubans are left to do…
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Happy “Fucking” New Years!
Farewell 2020! Last year, I reflected on the decade where I was fortunate enough to make 30 plus trips around the sun. One year into the new decade, and I’m looking at the BIG 4-0! If I’m lucky to see 2023! Unfortunately, three hundred thousand plus of my fellow U.S. citizens have perished due to…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
American Sociopath We have a toxic masculinity crisis in America. We have a gun crisis in America. We have a white supremacy problem in America. #MassShootings #thisisamerica #PoliceBrutailty ‘We Feel Safe’: Americans Keep Visiting Mexico Despite Pandemic Risks “We aren’t invincible. Sure you can get infected, but the risk here is much less than in other places,”…
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Melancholy for Radicals
The Diagnosis The year 2020 has been one for the history books in countless ways. It’s also been a year where billions of humans have had to spend their lives on lockdown or sheltered in place due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. A pandemic that has brought the world to its knees. The virus has already…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Man charged with 2 counts of 1st-degree murder after Halloween sword attack in Quebec City A 24-year-old man has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and five counts of attempted murder after allegedly attacking seven people with a sword in the historic district of Quebec City while dressed in a medieval outfit on…
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