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Grabbag and Chills
Some of the items in here are my favorite pieces of internet-candy; some of it just doesn’t quite have a category yet; also Chills: Chillingly beatiful, poignant, intense, or just personally true
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“Hereditary”
“Belief in the devil (and all his works) is, I believe, an attempt to grapple with the same fear that drives and sustains Pizzagate and…
Jess Brooks
Nov 16, 2019
“Innocence Abroad”
“to explain everything through the lens of American power is to explain less. One ends up reflecting back the mirage of American…
Jess Brooks
Nov 16, 2019
“Fuck civility”
“Puzzlingly, columnists in mainstream newspapers — who are typically the first group to raise alarm whenever Trump violates a norm or…
Jess Brooks
Nov 13, 2019
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“Leaders Focus Too Much on Changing Policies, and Not Enough on Changing Minds”
“Among many potential explanations, one that gets very little attention may be the most fundamental: the invisible fears and insecurities…
Jess Brooks
Nov 4, 2019
“Wisconsin’s Voter-ID Law Suppressed 200,000 Votes in 2016 (Trump Won by 22,748)”
“A new study by Priorities USA, shared exclusively with The Nation, shows that strict voter-ID laws, in Wisconsin and other states, led to…
Jess Brooks
Oct 31, 2019
“An Ancient Sect, A Brazen Theft And The Hunt To Bring The Manuscripts Home”
“The Samaritans trace their roots to the ancient Israelites and regard themselves as the most loyal followers of the word of God as…
Jess Brooks
Oct 28, 2019
“Lessons From Rust-Belt Cities That Kept Their Sheen”
“Can they learn anything from places like Stearns County? Its experience may offer some tips for its struggling peers: Smart industrial…
Jess Brooks
Oct 28, 2019
“The average American worker takes less vacation time than a medieval peasant”
“Go back 200, 300, or 400 years and you find that most people did not work very long hours at all. In addition to relaxing during long…
Jess Brooks
Oct 26, 2019
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