Category: News & Muse
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The Heartbreaking Truth About Gun Violence and Fight-or-Flight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7IMPnhrLf4\u0026amp;t=7s The recent discussions around mass shootings are gut-wrenching. We put kids and law enforcement in impossible, horrific situations, and here’s the truth: when you hear assault weapon fire, your fight-or-flight response kicks in automatically. There is no controlling it. There’s no “playing dead.” That’s the heartbreaking reality. This is why, when Donald Trump once…
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Theocracies, As a Rule…Suck.
Christianity, like all religions, holds personal and profound meaning for its followers. But one thing Christians must learn is that their belief system can’t and shouldn’t be applied to the lives of everyone else. It’s essential to understand that while your faith may deeply resonate with you, it does not necessarily have the same significance…
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The Masses Condemn Will Smith, but Give Radio Silence on Police Violence
The Slap Heard Around the World: A Reflection on Society’s Selective Outrage In 2022, when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars, the world was momentarily thrown into a frenzy. The media storm that followed was intense, with countless op-eds, think pieces, and social media posts decrying the act of violence. Yet,…
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Older People Frustrated by Youth-Driven Companies
Dear Walmart (pronounced Wahl-maht for dramatic effect), and McDonalds: Present circumstances compel me to write you, to beseech you to never allow teens, or those in their 20’s, or those of arrested in teen sensibilities to do substitutions on foodstuffs. And for you, McDonald’s to likewise keep our undeveloped youths from mixing coffees. Whilst my…
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As a Racially Ambiguous Actor, the Kindness of Strangers Has Defined My Path
“I have always relied on the kindness of strangers.” – Blanche Dubois Every opportunity I’ve ever gotten was because someone believed in me. More often than not, that person was my Pop (R.I.P.) or a woman—usually a stranger. It’s a curious phenomenon: strangers have often believed in me more than friends or family I’ve…
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Memoir: That Golden Thread from Childhood, Still Tethers Me to My Parents
Technology, Science, and The Arts Converge Upon an Outcast Boy This is what I want for Christmas. A 2-xl Robot from 1978 and the T.I. Personal computer from 1983…It was the first learning toy I got when I was 8 years old. And my first computer at the age of 12 or 13. My parents…
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I don’t need much to make me happy.
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You are free to choose; Between Paper and Plastic.
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