“You don’t fight fascism because you’re going to win. You fight fascism because it is fascist.” – Jean-Paul Sartre, The Age of Reason I previously intended to write about Hedges’ new book, Wages of Rebellion, but I got thoroughly overcome by a rant that’s been building. So here’s
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A Puff of Absurdity: Harris on Harper
Michael Harris discusses union busting tactics, forcing members out of office, refusing compensation for veterans, and other scandals of the Harper years – so far.
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Lucidiva™ — Side effects
Common side effects include heavy breathing, panting, hyperventilation, lack of peripheral vision, excessive screaming, painful hearing and nasal discharge that may look like rice pudding. Sorry, but it happens. You should probably enjoy flatulence if you want to take this … Continue reading →
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: On Fear of the Worst Thing and First-World Anxiety
I just successfully transferred four years of family photos onto albums on-line that got shipped to my home as big colourful books. Then I breathed a huge sigh of relief. I was ever anxious about anything happening to my laptop because I’d be devastated to lose all my photos, and
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: It Doesn’t Matter
It doesn’t matter why they’re dressed as a tiger, have they got my leg? Just one more thing about educational reform. Well, for the weekend at least. It relates to the video above because we’ve spent years talking about why we need to make these changes, why these new ideas
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Paging Dr. Godhead
“…whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.” –Bertrand Russell “The satirist is prevented by repulsion from gaining a better knowledge of the world he is attracted to, yet he is forced by attraction … Continue reading →
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