Category Archives: delusions of progress

Legacy

Posted on July 19, 2019 by randomyriad

of the Empire  by Mary Oliver from Devotions   “We will be known as a culture that feared death and adored power, that tried to vanquish insecurity for the few and cared little for the penury of the many. We … Continue reading →

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July 5, 1852

Posted on July 5, 2019 by randomyriad

I hear Frederick Douglass is doing some great things these days. What to the Slave is 4th of July by Frederick Douglass    Fellow-citizens, pardon me, allow me to ask, why am I called upon to speak here to-day? What … Continue reading →

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We Are All Collaborators in one Big Farce

Posted on June 6, 2019 by randomyriad

 From Disaster Preparedness by Heather Havrilesky

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Rachel Carson: The Beauties and Mysteries of the Earth

Posted on May 27, 2019 by randomyriad

Originally posted on Vox Populi:
The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.?–? It is a curious situation that the sea, from…

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It May Not Be Perfect . . .

Posted on May 10, 2019 by randomyriad

Heather Havrilesky, from What If This Were Enough

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