What I'm Reading: 2-4-2024

What I'm Reading: 2-4-2024 Academy of Ideas Why an Unhealthy Mind creates an Unhealthy Body “The great majority of us are required to live a life of constant, systematic duplicity. Your health is bound to be affected if, day after day, you say the opposite of what you feel, if you grovel before what you dislike and rejoice at what brings you nothing but misfortune. Our nervous system isn’t just a fiction, it’s part of our physical body . . .It… Listen now 11 days ago · 43 likes · 5 comments · Academy of Ideas Apollo's Lyre Joey and The Don in TV Land It started with a note. A beautiful note. Just four pictures of two men in their golden years enjoying life’s simple pleasures: the majesty of nature, the taste of a homecooked meal, the company of a good friend. Pictures filled with love, laughter, and hope for a brighter future… Read more 7 days ago · 18 likes · 15 comments · Apollo's Lyre Bros Krynn’s Newsletter The Beast's Greatest Act of Love The fairy tale called “The Beauty and the Beast” is an old tale written by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, however the Disney animated movie is more based off of the version of Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, combined with elements of the French adaptation of the 1946 movie by Jean Cocteau. There are various differences in each of them, with… Read more 5 days ago · 45 likes · 44 comments · The Brothers Krynn The Charlotte Pendragon Diaries by Charlotte Pendragon World of Stunt Illusions Part 5 “In a world where everybody wears a mask, it’s a privilege to see a soul.” Amanda Richardson Stunt actors are faces never seen, the invisible presence behind the settings in a movie performing amazing, dangerous feats to make stars look spectacular. Even though their work is prominently seen in famous movie franchises on the cinematic landscape, they do… Read more a day ago · 57 likes · 58 comments · Charlotte Pendragon Chas Holloway's Thinkopolis Deconstruction Click to Play Audio Deconstruction by Chas Holloway A sophomoric trap… Read more 4 days ago · 7 likes · Chas Holloway Upgrade to paid Chas Holloway's Thinkopolis The Piano Player Click to Play Audio The Piano Player by Chas Holloway What happens to music when there’s too much government… Read more 3 days ago · 6 likes · 2 comments · Chas Holloway Chas Holloway's Thinkopolis The Speakeasy Era Click to Play Audio The Speakeasy Era by Chas Holloway A history from the era of Prohibition that you’ve never heard before… Read more 5 days ago · 5 likes · 1 comment · Chas Holloway Chris’s Substack When I first stood up to Authority I was 15 sitting in study hall. A Sophomore in High School. The woman who ran the Study Hall was a very disagreeable human being. She simply didn’t like students, especially black ones. I’ve developed this term I call, “Woke racist.” Sometimes when I see people calling something racist, I’m like, “Yeah, that’s woke racist.” Do I really even need to expl… Read more 2 days ago · 19 likes · 12 comments · Chris Youngblood Christine Massey's "germ" FOI Newsletter CDC has no evidence of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus or any alleged Bunyavirus Greetings and Best Wishes, “Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus” is an alleged “tick-borne virus”. In July, 2023 some fear-mongering was being spread through baseless media reports, like the one below from www.independent.co.uk: “Deadly tickborne virus that’s spreading in Europe ‘likely to reach UK… Read more 2 days ago · 66 likes · 46 comments · Christine Massey FOIs Christine Massey's "germ" FOI Newsletter CDC has no scientific evidence that pox or measles symptoms are contagious Greetings and Best Wishes, December 1, 2023: FOIA request filed with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) seeking all studies/reports in their possession, custody or control that… Read more 6 days ago · 90 likes · 25 comments · Christine Massey FOIs Upgrade to paid Conspi-Rat Chewsday Memes, Jan 30 Good time of day, humans! This is a small rat’s nest of memes I’ve snatched lately (mostly from Xitterverse) – some serious, some not so much. Enjoy… Read more 5 days ago · 34 likes · 7 comments · Rat A Convict's Perspective Caps “I don't care about what you’ve done, show me what you're going to do”. -Me, just now Back in the early years of my sentence, a young man named ‘Caps’ rolled in on a transport to my joint. I had been there long enough to get a few of the stories I've written about under my belt and was doing just fine in th… Read more a day ago · 64 likes · 26 comments · Coleman A Convict's Perspective Go To Work “Go to work, go to work, go to work” I repeated obsessively like a mantra in my head while laying in bed and praying for sleep. How can there be so many bills? How can the money disappear so quickly? How is it never enough? What am I going to do? Go to work, go to work, go to work… Read more 6 days ago · 127 likes · 77 comments · Coleman A Convict's Perspective The Immortality of Violence Stephen was a highly successful trial attorney in our state's capital city, which wasn't a shock given who he was. He was an intelligent, witty and cunning individual with sharply defined good looks to match his brilliant mind. He had a spectacular, sprawling home on the good side of town. Expensive new cars to compliment his well tailored suits and des… Read more 7 days ago · 121 likes · 48 comments · Coleman Dawn’s Writings Why do I write about fear-mongering? My response to the question in the title is that there are a few reasons: The first reason is to expose false and misleading claims in the mainstream and even ‘alternative’ media. The second is to share information that is omitted from the media narratives in order to help you make informed decisions… Read more 4 days ago · 27 likes · 15 comments · Dawn Lester Upgrade to paid The Deceneus Journal Episode 2: Lisa Kuznak After a well-received first episode with Alexander Hellene The Deceneus Review is moving forward with another great conversation with fellow independent writer, Substacker, and Canadian provocateur Lisa Kuznak In this episode Lisa and I discuss her debut novel Pallas, a novel I enjoyed very much and recently reviewed. We also chat about independent fiction, Lisas literary influenc… Listen now 7 days ago · 19 likes · 26 comments · Alexandru Constantin and Lisa Kuznak ...