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Ministry of Ungentlemanly Propaganda? (opens the original)
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Did anyone else notice the Zionist propaganda in Guy Ritchie’s Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare?I admit, I was lured in by movie clips in my feed. I got a huge kick out of Superman, Henry Cavill’s magnificent beard and Jack Reacher, Alan Ritchson’s casual deadliness. Their flirty antics had me laughing out loud. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KOKD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.c
Matriarchy Versus Patriarchy: What’s the Difference? (opens the original)
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Swimming in Lake Michigan is my favorite summer pastime. I live in Chicago, walking distance from one of our greatest lakes. My wife and I get paddling as often as possible. One thing I noticed is the dramatic perspective shift between goggles down under water and eyes up along the horizon.Eyes up I can see out over the lake, miles of open water. I can see the sunset. I can watch the moonrise. I can spot the Chicago skyline glimmering at dusk. I can look up and see birds and airliners, headlight
This Labor Day, Mark Your Calendar for a General Strike May 1, 2028 (opens the original)
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People who say that a general strike could “never happen” in the US are clearly unaware of America’s long history of successful labor actions. There was the 1934 West Coast Longshoremen’s general strike supported by 150,000 workers. There was the Minneapolis Teamster’s general strike the same year. Another of the biggest was the 1946 general strike in Oakland, California supported by 100,000 workers.So why haven’t there been any successful general strikes in the last 80 years in the US?</p
Faith, Politics, Harsh Truth with Atheisticdeist (opens the original)
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Does anybody else think Atheisticdeist is one of the best creators on TikTok? I know I do. You will frequently see him in his work clothes, his posts possibly recorded during smoke breaks or in his car. His name is Tom but everyone, including me, pretty much only knows him by his handle Atheisticdeist. His posts are concise and get right to the heart of our society’s most contentious issues and news stories. I love his grasp on what’s happening in the world and how he presents it.Tom's insights
How Do We Prepare For a General Strike? (opens the original)
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There’s a famous Benjamin Franklin quote from the revolutionary era where he said “We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.”General Strikes are the greatest tool the working class has to change our society.General strikes are also our greatest opportunity to develop solidarity and build mutual aid networks.A general strike is when workers across many industries stop working until their demands are met.A general strike needs names, people who will commi
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