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  1. overgrownhobbit's avatar
    overgrownhobbit on Gender-bending MercuriansApril 2, 2026

    Of relevant interest: https://books.google.com/books/about/Middleman_Minorities.html?id=bC0PzgEACAAJ One of your college librarians should be able to ILL it for you, and Mr. Sowell…

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    overgrownhobbit on Gender-bending MercuriansApril 2, 2026

    Of relevant interest: https://books.google.com/books/about/Middleman_Minorities.html?id=bC0PzgEACAAJ Your college library can get you a copy, and Mr. Sowell writes well enough that one…

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    Clarissa on The Jewish CenturyApril 2, 2026

    Exactly. The separation of human beings from the process of growing their own food (and increasingly not only making it…

  4. maitreyi1978's avatar
    maitreyi1978 on The Jewish CenturyApril 2, 2026

    With modern technology, only two percent of Americans work in agriculture. With only this we also produce a massive food…

  5. Clarissa's avatar
    Clarissa on The Jewish CenturyApril 2, 2026

    Growing food moves from the most important occupation to a marginal one.

  6. Unknown's avatar
    Anonymous on The Jewish CenturyApril 2, 2026

    So... what do these people eat, when nobody grows food? -ethyl

  7. Clarissa's avatar
    Clarissa on The Jewish CenturyApril 2, 2026

    It is very interesting to be reading this right after Paul Kingsnorth who is completely opposed to modernity.

  8. Clarissa's avatar
    Clarissa on The Jewish CenturyApril 2, 2026

    I'll keep writing about it and posting quotes, and then you'll be able to decide. I only just started but…

  9. el's avatar
    el on The Jewish CenturyApril 2, 2026

    I usually don't read books about Jews or Jewish history, but this one sounds interesting. Is it really good and…

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    Clarissa on Pezeshkian’s Open LetterApril 2, 2026

    It's totally a Russian who wrote this screed for Pezeshkian.

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    Clarissa on Pezeshkian’s Open LetterApril 2, 2026

    This is what got the US on trouble with Iran. The people there love their regime as I've been saying…

  12. cliff arroyo's avatar
    cliff arroyo on Pezeshkian’s Open LetterApril 2, 2026

    "US also says, of every country they bomb or sanction, we have no problem with the people of " I remember…

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    mitchellporter on Pezeshkian’s Open LetterApril 2, 2026

    "soviet boilerplate" The US also says, of every country they bomb or sanction, we have no problem with the people…

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    cliff arroyo on Pezeshkian’s Open LetterApril 2, 2026

    "Pezeshkian’s open letter" I noticed this, "The Iranian people harbour no enmity towards other nations, including the people of America,…

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    Clarissa on House and HomeApril 1, 2026

    This is beautiful music. I had a conversation about this with Klara, and she concluded that home is wherever we…

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    Clarissa on No End MeetingsApril 1, 2026

    Yep. That seems like an interesting year.

  17. el's avatar
    el on No End MeetingsApril 1, 2026

    \\ You also left in 1998? You too left in 1998, right? From Kharkiv to Canada?

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    Clarissa on No End MeetingsApril 1, 2026

    You also left in 1998? That's a coincidence. My new priest also left that year. Happy celebrating!

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    el on No End MeetingsApril 1, 2026

    OT: At the evening of April Fools' Day 1.04.26, Israelis started celebrating the Passover Seder. It's also the day in…

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    Good Enough Professor on House and HomeApril 1, 2026

    THANK YOU. When did we decide to lose the crucial distinction between these two words? A house is not a…

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    oldcowboy3 on Too Little WestApril 1, 2026

    Well Kid, haven't watched it yet, but judging from the reviews, you did not miss much. Viewpoints were definitely gendered,…

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    Anonymous on House and HomeApril 1, 2026

    This is why I prefer the word "Vagrant". It cuts through the ambiguity. Somebody who is couch-surfing with friends between…

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    cliff arroyo on House and HomeApril 1, 2026

    " We are now supposed to say “unhoused” Like "undocumented" it presupposes a kind of institutional failure that does not exist.…

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    cliff arroyo on How to Avoid Being Rude?April 1, 2026

    "what is one supposed to do in these situations?" Exactly what you did. Get the attention of the speaker, apologize*…

  25. xykademiqz's avatar
    xykademiqz on How to Avoid Being Rude?March 31, 2026

    Not rude of you at all. Meetings need to wrap up on time, especially when they're in the middle of…

  26. Unknown's avatar
    Anonymous on How to Avoid Being Rude?March 31, 2026

    I would argue that the person who droned on forever was the one being rude. Also, being late to the…

  27. Unknown's avatar
    Anonymous on House and HomeMarch 31, 2026

    Police officers may have been forced to attend a training on that! Normal people don't use this word, though.

  28. Unknown's avatar
    Anonymous on House and HomeMarch 31, 2026

    What I find amusing is when TV characters use some of this politically correct language, like "unhoused" instead of "homeless."…

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    maitreyi1978 on What I Do and Don’t Like in the Mystery GenreMarch 31, 2026

    I love love Maigret!

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    Clarissa on Too Little WestMarch 31, 2026

    We didn't get beyond the first 10 minutes. It was so disappointing. The idea is that the viewers don't notice…

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