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lturner
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informationwar
4y
Thoughts From the Front Line: The War Comes to Our Neighborhood
Remember this man? Storming the Capital in Lansing Does anyone know what this “white supremacist”, “armed to the teeth”, “childish“, “disrespectful” coronavirus lockdown protestor was shouting about? He
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thoughtsfromthefontline
4y
Thoughts from the Front Line: The REAL Front Line Where People Die
I just learned that a friend of mine has lost her husband. For the past two weeks, he has been in the hospital. It began when she rushed him in with severe stomach pain and vomiting. Turned out he had
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creativecoin
5y
A Short Story: An Unexpected Delivery - Part Three
I took a multitool to the hydraulic hoses controlling the airlock mechanism and the whistle of released pressure was so loud it left my ears ringing. Sam looked dismayed. “Hey Mom…what if we can’t fix
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creativecoin
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A Short Story: An Unexpected Delivery - Part Two
Jake was standing on the table, syrup smeared from mouth to hairline. Normally he would’ve been in trouble for both things. Today I was more interested in the second tarantula clinging to the bulkhead
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A Short Story: An Unexpected Delivery - Part One
When the first tarantula crawled up on the galley table, I squashed it with a frying pan. It gave a sickening crunch and my kids jumped simultaneously. “It’s okay, it’s dead,” I said; and hit it again
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informationwar
5y
The Flint Water Crisis: A Perfect Storm [Part Three of Three]
A Perfect Storm Dr. Mona-Attisha's press conference hit all the right chords: minority children at risk, an insidious killer in the very water supply and a massive government coverup. Protesters march
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informationwar
5y
The Flint Water Crisis: Never Let A Crises Go To Waste [Part Two of Three]
Never Let A Crisis Go To Waste You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before. Rahm Emanuel Protesters in Flint -
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informationwar
5y
The Flint Water Crisis: The Story Behind the Story [Part One of Three]
Flint Residents protest "citywide poisoning" - Image Source Here's The Story You've Probably Heard Flint is a poor city in the middle of Michigan somewhere. It's down on it's luck. It's had to
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informationwar
5y
Did We Really Eraticate Polio?
I read a post by @trumpman spotlighting a recent outbreak of the feared polio virus in Venezuela. I made a comment that polio hadn't really disappeared but had simply been renamed and @trumpman called
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informationwar
5y
Thoughts on Confirmation Bias
Thoughts on Confirmation Bias I've had a couple of conversations this week which seemed designed make a rational person go bonkers. It's tough to have a reasonable conversation with "my views beat your
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blog
6y
Thoughts from the Front Lines: Come Out From The Whiners!
The great Sukkot Camping Trip of 2018 is over. It was definitely the best Sukkot yet. Now, for anyone who doesn't celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles...or Booths...or Sukkot...doing it the way we do often
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informationwar
6y
Behold, I Am Against The Shepherds
I had a chance yesterday to read the testimony of Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, the elderly senior Vatican official who has publicly given his testimony this week as to why he believes there needs to
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blog
6y
My Son Daniel
After three girls, it's been interesting having a boy. Not in the way many people expect. Personality-wise, Daniel is just Daniel. There's nothing that he does to make me say, "wow, he really acts
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familyprotection
6y
[Family Protection] Happy Endings: A Rousing Good Escape!
Want to read something to put a real chicken-eating grin on your face for the rest of the day, @familyprotection people? Check out the story of Alyssa Gilderhus and her brilliant parents, especially her
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christian-trail
6y
[Blog] Thoughts from the Front Lines: The Last Blessing
My grandma suffered a serious fall two weeks ago, hitting the back of her head hard enough to cause a small internal bleed. Normally that would be bad but recoverable. However, as the doctor at the hospital
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writing
6y
[Authorship] Your Bias Is Showing: Sources, Evidence and Real News
I've had a couple of conversations this week which seemed designed make a rational person go bonkers. It's tough to have a reasonable conversation with "my views beat your stupid-head ones,
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steem-stem
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[Research] Polio: It's Still Here
Earlier today I read a post by @trumpman spotlighting a recent outbreak of the feared polio virus in Venezuela. I made a comment that polio hadn't really disappeared but had simply been renamed and @trumpman
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homesteading
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[Blog] Thoughts from the Front Lines: Being Neighborly
For 6 1/2 years, the guy across the street has just been "The Guy Across The Street". A big lumberjack kind of a man, he's quietly gone about his business year after year without there being
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7daypositivitychallenge
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[7 Day Positivity Challenge] Day 7: Breathing Easier
My family had kind of a rough week. It started with my youngest brother picking up a stomach bug on Saturday. This is never good since some people in my family get quite ill with that kind of thing. On
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7daypositivitychallenge
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[7 Day Positivity Challenge] Day 6: The Calm
When I was little, I had a bedtime of 9:30. My parents used to stay up and do fun stuff without me after I went to bed. I promised myself that when I grew up, my kids would go to bed the same time I did
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