I’m not sure how much longer I can hold on to my introverts card as the membership committee takes a dim view of many of the activities I quite deeply enjoy doing. One of the renegade activities I partake in is running a role playing campaign in a fantasy world
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Dead Wild Roses: Our Mendacious Media – The Conflict in Venezuela
This article from counterpunch nails whats is wrong with how news is reported here in North America and also give a much different picture of what is going on in Venezuela. A big thanks to Mark Weisbrot for getting the down and dirty on events happening in South America. The
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Continue readingDead Wild Roses: University Advice: Never forget than boys and girls can never just be friends.
Ever wonder what it’s like being female and living through what women are expected to deal with? A small peek into some of the happenings in the grand adventure of being human and female all at the same time. “When I was seventeen and preparing to leave for university, my
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: ‘Superweed’ Invaison – Agricultural Woes
What is profitable. What is right. Two categories that, if drawing a Venn Diagram, seem to overlap less and less these days: case in point the manufacture and use of genetically modified seeds produced by the Monsanto corporation. Back in 1990 the so called ’round-up ready’ crops came into being,
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Sunday Religious Disservice – Jesus Junk
How far have we fallen? Is there a bottom to the well of stupidity that christianity is? I keep expecting one day that people will grab a clue, catch on to the devious mind-fuck of organized religion and simply say, “Enough.” That fabled day seems to be moving into the
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Caterday – Don’t Mess with Fiona
I for one would like to welcome our new lazer-kitteh overlords. Filed under: Cute Tagged: Caterday Pic Post, Cute, Fiona
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Climate Change – Expecting the Unexpected.
Isn’t being on a run away train fun? Filed under: Science Tagged: AGW, Climate Change, Science, Tipping Points
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Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Oh Auntie Beebs! Not you too! “Objective Reporting” on the BBC.
Media Lens is an invaluable source to in describing and measuring how far the “respectable media” kowtows to state and corporate interests. This excerpt from their latest media alert illustrates the mendacity that is common place in what is considered to be “acceptable journalistic practices”. “The key to what is
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Republicans Haven’t Changed Much…
Funny how things George was talking about are still, well, problematic today. Filed under: Humour Tagged: Carlin, Republicans
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Sunday Disservice – Nye vs Ham – Post Debate Analysis
Where do you draw the line between taking on bad arguments and lending credence to corrosively stupid notions? This was one of the meta-debates that went on before, during and after the Nye v. Ham debate. It is a fine line to walk as savaging creationist stupidity publicly lends said
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Ukraine – The Renters’ Curse
What is so not-awesome about our news media is its propensity to relay to us news and events without the background context necessary have said news event make sense. Go take a look at the CBC’s reporting on what is happening in the Ukraine. I’ll reproduce the headlines here for
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: DWR PSA – Filter Bubbles – Google is doing you a Disservice.
Break out of your browser bubble. I suggest you use duckduckgo as your web browser as they claim it is more private and bubble free. Filed under: Internet, Media Tagged: DWR PSA Saturday, Echo Chamber, Filter Bubble, Internet, Search Engines
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Friday Musical Interlude – Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No.2
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, S.244/2, is the second in a set of 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies by Liszt, and by far the most famous of the set. It offered the pianist to reveal his exceptional virtuoso skills while providing the listener with an immediate musical appeal. Composed in 1847 and first published by Ricordi
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Reasons for the Declining Rate of Abortions in the US
Reasons For The Lowered Abortion Rate Available birth control Lessened stigma on birth control More education about birth control More comprehensive sex education than the past Things That Barely (If At All) Lowered Abortion Rates: Pro-Life harassment and violence Sidewalk protesting Restricting abortions Banning abortions Things That Will Continue To
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Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The Sanctity of Human Life?
When arguing about abortion and other moral topics, one is almost guaranteed to hear this lofty phrase trotted out. Like a a gentle desert sirocco, you only miss it when it isn’t there. People seem to have some very strange ideas about how we regularly treat each other here on
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The Science of Pornography
Like any habit, consuming pornography can be a hard cycle to break and here is why. Filed under: Science Tagged: Behaviouralism, Pornography, Science, Stimulus Processing
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Sunday Religious Disservice – Featuring Dark Matter2525
The title of this video is “what if you’re wrong” and yes atheist friends DM2525 does touch on that venerated old chestnut of Pascal’s Wager, but like M. Night – Can’tmakeagoodmovietosafehislife- with a twist – there are questions and consequences that the deluded must face. If your god happens to
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