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Americans Are Taking Over Europe
[…] Into Europe: Americans are moving to Europe, and turning the US into a country of emigration. 0:00 Introduction 1:25 1-Americans Are Emigrating 2:17 Sponsored Segment 3:26 2-How Many Americans Are Emigrating? 5:32 3-European Countries Want Americans 8:02 4-A Silver … Continue reading
FIGS
For Your Consideration. Best Short Documentary. An 81-year old Black American woman speaks about her life as a teacher, author, wife and friend whilst seeing the last of her living siblings for the first time in 25 years. Directer/Producer/Cinematographer/Composer/Editor/Colorist: Sterling … Continue reading
What Is Blaccent And Why Do People Keep Using It?
There’s a pattern of white and non-Black performers using “Black English” or “Blaccent” to gain notoriety. These performers are being called out (and canceled) for cultural appropriation, yet Blaccent is becoming more popular, with some people proclaiming Blaccent to be … Continue reading
Oldest Living National Park Ranger Celebrates Her 100th Birthday | My Modern Met
View this post on Instagram A post shared by National Park Service (@nationalparkservice) Happy birthday, Ranger Betty! By Sara Barnes on September 23, 2021 Betty Reid Soskin has achieved amazing milestones in her life. One of them has been … Continue reading
Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg | NYT News
Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died. The second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, she had powerful opinions that made her a cultural icon. She was 87.
Johnny Appleseed – All American Weirdo | TMI
I stumbled on some videos that got me irrationally interested in Johnny Appleseed. I wanted to pass that on to you. Here are some great videos to watch: The History Guy: Today I Found Out: Midlake – The Trials of … Continue reading
Two Nineteen Forty Four
On a cold, misty morning in late October 2017, after 11 previous attempts, Brad Gobright and Jim Reynolds broke the standing speed record on The Nose (formerly held by Alex Honnold and Hans Florine) with an unbelievable new time of … Continue reading
Chris Hayes’ ominous account of what’s ailing America
In his new book, the MSNBC host frankly describes how a great many American citizens — disproportionately black and brown — live in a sort of internal colony Source: Chris Hayes’ ominous account of what’s ailing America
HACKING DEMOCRACY? CIA Accusing Russia of Doing What Langley Does So Well — 21st Century Wire
Peter CertoOther Words Even in an election year as shot through with conspiracy theories as this one, it would have been hard to imagine a bigger bombshell than Russia intervening to help Donald Trump. But that’s exactly what the CIA … Continue reading