Barbara Deming Quote – A Liberation Movement
“A liberation movement that is nonviolent sets the oppressor free as well as the oppressed.” – Barbara Deming
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Mahatma Gandhi Quote – What Difference Does It Make
“What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty and democracy?” – Mahatma Gandhi
Read moreJohn Belushi Quote – Nothing is over until we decide it’s over
“Nothing is over until we decide it’s over.” – John Belushi
Read moreSuicide Season
“If only sorrow could build a staircase, or tears could show the way, I would climb my way to heaven and bring him back home again. Don’t give up hope, my friend, This is not the end.” – “Suicide Season”, by Bring Me The Horizon
Read moreGadgets causing depression
Spending evenings in front of a glowing computer, TV, or cellphone screen can put you at risk of depression, Science News reports. Nighttime exposure to light from gadgets has already been shown to contribute to insomnia, cancer, obesity, and diabetes. Now, a new study shows that screen glow can cause mood-related changes in the brain. For weeks, researchers exposed hamsters […]
Read morePoem – AZURIST’S INDIGO HAND (By Joseph Cavera)
AZURIST’S INDIGO HAND (By Joseph Cavera) Cracks fault my indigo hand Post “D” I must not land This bastard child, what is it worth? My dark offspring in two past six Is it immoral that a lad give birth? A grand graphic scratch I wish I could nix Arid sands form a cloud in my brain As I […]
Read moreThe truth about ‘secular’ America
American culture is sick, and secularism is the cause of our disease. That, said Steve Chapman, is the contention of religious conservatives like presidential candidate Rick Santorum, who insist that feminists, liberals, and gay marriage have undermined traditional morality, and that only a return to our Christian roots will cure what ails us. But all evidence suggests that this view […]
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Amos Vogel quote – We only perceive 5 percent of the real world
“What we know of the world comes to us primarily through vision. Our eyes, however, are sensitive only to that segment of the spectrum located between red and violet; the remaining 95 percent of all existing light (cosmic, infrared, ultraviolet, gammas, and x-rays) we cannot see. This means that we only perceive 5 percent of the “real” world.” – Amos Vogel
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