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SUNDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO + HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DONOVAN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP-ap_RgR8U

#Donovan #Britishinvasion #britpop #changes #singersongwriter #DavidBowie #classicrock #socialcommentary #poprock #folkrock #popstar #fame #openroad #materialism #simplicity #jasonsouza #soldier #johnnyjblair #singeratlarge #tommallon #birthday

SUNDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO + HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DONOVAN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP-ap_RgR8U

#Donovan #Britishinvasion #britpop #changes #singersongwriter #DavidBowie #classicrock #socialcommentary #poprock #folkrock #popstar #fame #openroad #materialism #simplicity #jasonsouza #soldier #johnnyjblair #singeratlarge #tommallon #birthday

“Why yes, I’ve read The Grapes of Wrath. But I must admit it wasn’t what I thought it would be….” #TheGrapesofWrath #steinbeck #classicliterature #socialcommentary

“Why yes, I’ve read The Grapes of Wrath. But I must admit it wasn’t what I thought it would be….” #TheGrapesofWrath #steinbeck #classicliterature #socialcommentary

“Why yes, I’ve read The Grapes of Wrath. But I must admit it wasn’t what I thought it would be….” #TheGrapesofWrath #steinbeck #classicliterature #socialcommentary

“Why yes, I’ve read The Grapes of Wrath. But I must admit it wasn’t what I thought it would be….” #TheGrapesofWrath #steinbeck #classicliterature #socialcommentary

Life During Class Wartime

https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/05/03/Life-During-Class-Wartime

#HackerNews #LifeDuringClassWartime #ClassConflict #SocialCommentary #SocialIssues #CurrentEvents

Dreamwidth and Yearning for Humanity on the Web | 🔗 https://brennan.day/dreamwidth-and-yearning-for-humanity-on-the-web/

#PersonalEssay #IndieWeb #SocialCommentary #Community #Internet

Brenjour, C'est Moi! Sur L'identité | 🔗 https://brennan.day/brenjour-c-est-moi-sur-l-identite/

#PersonalEssay #LanguageLearning #SocialCommentary #Philosophy #Queer

Floating Up: An Interview with the creator of Bubbles.town, Benjamin Behnke | 🔗 https://brennan.day/floating-up-an-interview-with-the-creator-of-bubbles-town-benjamin-behnke/

#IndieWeb #Interview #CulturalCriticism #SocialCommentary #PersonalEssay

The IndieWeb is Wonderfully Dionysian | 🔗 https://brennan.day/the-indieweb-is-wonderfully-dionysian/

#IndieWeb #CulturalCriticism #SocialCommentary #PersonalEssay #Philosophy

Being a Citizen Journalist | 🔗 https://brennan.day/being-a-citizen-journalist/

#SocialCommentary #CulturalCriticism #MediaAnalysis #Journalism #PersonalEssay

Frances Widdowson Dedicates Her Life to Denying Residential Indian School Survivors, Then Calls Herself the Victim | 🔗 https://brennan.day/frances-widdowson-dedicates-her-life-to-denying-residential-indian-school-survivors-then-calls-herself-the-victim/

#SocialCommentary #CulturalCriticism #Métis #Philosophy #MentalHealth

Right-wing Conservatives Cannot Make Good Art | 🔗 https://brennan.day/right-wing-conservatives-cannot-make-good-art/

#CulturalCriticism #Politics #Art #MediaAnalysis #SocialCommentary

Ah, yes, the groundbreaking idea of a video game where players stop shooting and start talking. 🎮🗣 Because nothing screams excitement like trading bullets for small talk. 🙄 Next, they’ll release a game where you just stare at a wall and contemplate life. 🤔🏆
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/apr/15/arc-raiders-players-stopped-shooting-started-talking #videoGames #conversation #gaming #satire #innovative #ideas #socialCommentary #HackerNews #ngated

Raina, an academic-turned-poet with the heart of a journalist and the soul of a philosopher, offers a work that is as much a moral compass as it is a literary achievement. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/columns/i-mean-what-i-say/badri-raina-stout-and-tender-poem-review-by-shashi-tharoor-sf4kurqt?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #BadriRaina #IndianPoetry #SocialCommentary #shashitharoor

That's Home. That's us. | 🔗 https://brennan.day/thats-home-thats-us/

#PersonalEssay #SocialCommentary #DigitalCulture #Philosophy #SpaceExploration #EnvironmentalJustice #MentalHealth #Gratitude

Incels Won the Culture War | 🔗 https://brennan.day/incels-won-the-culture-war/

#CulturalCriticism #DigitalCulture #SocialCommentary #Feminism #Politics #MediaCriticism

✮ We, The Beautiful Blemishes ✮

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https://unharnessed.substack.com/p/stuff-blowing-up/

#SocialCommentary
#CivicEngagement
#CriticalThinking
#CulturalReflection
#PublicDiscourse
#SocialAwareness
#ThoughtProvoking
#CommunityVoices
#DialogueMatters
#SocialJustice

Downgrading to macOS Catalina: A Sermon on Obsolescence | 🔗 https://brennan.day/downgrading-to-macos-catalina-a-sermon-on-obsolescence/

#Technical #DigitalCulture #Technology #SocialCommentary #Sustainability #Tutorial

https://dominusmarkham.com/breaking-news-is-mostly-broken/

#SocialCommentary
#CivicEngagement
#CriticalThinking
#CulturalReflection
#PublicDiscourse
#SocialAwareness
#ThoughtProvoking
#CommunityVoices
#DialogueMatters
#SocialJustice

https://unharnessed.substack.com/p/the-noise-they-need-you-to-make/

#SocialCommentary
#CivicEngagement
#CriticalThinking
#CulturalReflection
#PublicDiscourse
#SocialAwareness
#ThoughtProvoking
#CommunityVoices
#DialogueMatters
#SocialJustice

https://unharnessed.substack.com/p/the-reckoning-edition/

#SocialCommentary
#CivicEngagement
#CriticalThinking
#CulturalReflection
#PublicDiscourse
#SocialAwareness
#ThoughtProvoking
#CommunityVoices
#DialogueMatters
#SocialJustice

https://dominusmarkham.com/ww3-were-already-in-it/

#SocialCommentary
#CivicEngagement
#CriticalThinking
#CulturalReflection
#PublicDiscourse
#SocialAwareness
#ThoughtProvoking
#CommunityVoices
#DialogueMatters
#SocialJustice

"Papa, look! The climate is changing, the sea level is rising, we are drowning!"

But the father, who still understands the laws of nature and the scale of the ocean, looks calmly at the horizon and says:

"No, son. That is not a rising sea level. That is simply the swell."

Read on: https://library.profpeter.my/paper-trails/mastodon-short/climate-change-or

#Perspective #Resilience #ClimateAnxiety #Philosophy #SocialCommentary #Satire

"Papa, look! The climate is changing, the sea level is rising, we are drowning!"

But the father, who still understands the laws of nature and the scale of the ocean, looks calmly at the horizon and says:

"No, son. That is not a rising sea level. That is simply the swell."

Read on: https://library.profpeter.my/paper-trails/mastodon-short/climate-change-or

#Perspective #Resilience #ClimateAnxiety #Philosophy #SocialCommentary #Satire

"Papa, look! The climate is changing, the sea level is rising, we are drowning!"

But the father, who still understands the laws of nature and the scale of the ocean, looks calmly at the horizon and says:

"No, son. That is not a rising sea level. That is simply the swell."

Read on: https://library.profpeter.my/paper-trails/mastodon-short/climate-change-or

#Perspective #Resilience #ClimateAnxiety #Philosophy #SocialCommentary #Satire

"Papa, look! The climate is changing, the sea level is rising, we are drowning!"

But the father, who still understands the laws of nature and the scale of the ocean, looks calmly at the horizon and says:

"No, son. That is not a rising sea level. That is simply the swell."

Read on: https://library.profpeter.my/paper-trails/mastodon-short/climate-change-or

#Perspective #Resilience #ClimateAnxiety #Philosophy #SocialCommentary #Satire

"Papa, look! The climate is changing, the sea level is rising, we are drowning!"

But the father, who still understands the laws of nature and the scale of the ocean, looks calmly at the horizon and says:

"No, son. That is not a rising sea level. That is simply the swell."

Read on: https://library.profpeter.my/paper-trails/mastodon-short/climate-change-or

#Perspective #Resilience #ClimateAnxiety #Philosophy #SocialCommentary #Satire

https://unharnessed.substack.com/p/when-power-no-longer-waits-for-agreement/

#SocialCommentary
#CivicEngagement
#CriticalThinking
#CulturalReflection
#PublicDiscourse
#SocialAwareness
#ThoughtProvoking
#CommunityVoices
#DialogueMatters
#SocialJustice

https://unharnessed.substack.com/p/the-quiet-catastrophe/

#SocialCommentary
#CivicEngagement
#CriticalThinking
#CulturalReflection
#PublicDiscourse
#SocialAwareness
#ThoughtProvoking
#CommunityVoices
#DialogueMatters
#SocialJustice

https://dominusmarkham.com/the-great-geopolitical-shuffle/

#SocialCommentary
#CivicEngagement
#CriticalThinking
#CulturalReflection
#PublicDiscourse
#SocialAwareness
#ThoughtProvoking
#CommunityVoices
#DialogueMatters
#SocialJustice

The real question isn’t how to be chosen — it’s who you’re becoming.

#ModernMasculinity #SocialCommentary #ChangingPriorities #NewsPerspective #RealityCheck #MindsetShift #LifeChoices #AmbitionVsApproval #TruthReport #DailyInsight #MenAndSociety #CulturalDebate #DeepThoughts #AwarenessIsPower #ThoughtOfTheDay #WordsThatMatter #StayFocused #SelfGrowth #SocialObservation #NewsPage

The Pandemic Never Ended. We Only Pretend it Did | 🔗 https://brennan.day/the-pandemic-never-ended-we-only-pretend-it-did/

#PublicHealth #COVID-19 #ChronicIllness #MedicalEthics #SocialCommentary

The Deviancy Signal: Having "Nothing to Hide" Is a Threat to Us All

https://thompson2026.com/blog/deviancy-signal/

#HackerNews #DeviancySignal #NothingToHide #PrivacyThreat #SocialCommentary #DigitalRights

Prepare for That Stupid World

https://ploum.net/2025-12-19-prepare-for-that-world.html

#HackerNews #Prepare #for #That #Stupid #World #stupidworld #futuretech #socialcommentary #hackernews #ploum

It's crazy how some people need no proof to believe a lie but demand endless proof to accept the truth.

#Truth #Mindset #Reality #Thoughts #Psychology #TruthVsLies #WakeUp #ThinkForYourself #SelfAwareness #PerceptionIsReality #CriticalThinking #DeepThoughts #SocialCommentary #TruthSeeker #NoOneCares #Observations #LifeLessons #Quotes #ShareInspireQuotes

#alphabetchallenge #bookchallenge O is for On Basilsk Station by David Weber #honorharrington #scifi #militarysciencefiction #MilitarySciFi #honor #duty #leadership #sacrifice #Nelsonian #CostOfWar #heroism #socialcommentary #booksky #bookstagram #booktok #ttrpgpodcast #gamemastersbookclub https://www.k-squareproductions.com/gmbc

Love Is Here (8 Photos)

https://streetartutopia.com/2025/12/13/bench-love/

Malaysia ranks third globally for the least amount of steps taken daily, according to a Stanford study. While the headline is dramatic, it sparks a necessary conversation: is this genuine laziness, or a consequence of urban planning that makes walking unsafe and inconvenient in most Malaysian cities?

https://x.com/cartapop/status/1986802637187301801?t=IJe50Qsxax8s-EmUb_8RFw&s=19

#malaysia #stanforduniversity #walking #laziest #health #obesity #urbanplanning #infrastructure #relatable #malaysian #lifestyle #study #stats #southeastasia #fitness #currentaffairs #socialcommentary #tech

How others see TikTok: social media short videos

How I see TikTok: narcissist aggregator

The popular view of TikTok is simple short videos, but my critical perspective sees it as something deeper: a highly efficient narcissist aggregator. The platform's mechanics, designed for endless scrolling and immediate feedback, inherently encourage and reward the seeking of external approval.

#tiktok #socialmedia #critique #narcissism #externalvalidation #humantech #psychology #techcriticism #shortvideos #internet #digitalculture #selfieculture #thoughts #activism #socialcommentary #onlinebehaviour #reflection #attentioneconomy #validation

How others see TikTok: social media short videos

How I see TikTok: narcissist aggregator

The popular view of TikTok is simple short videos, but my critical perspective sees it as something deeper: a highly efficient narcissist aggregator. The platform's mechanics, designed for endless scrolling and immediate feedback, inherently encourage and reward the seeking of external approval.

#tiktok #socialmedia #critique #narcissism #externalvalidation #humantech #psychology #techcriticism #shortvideos #internet #digitalculture #selfieculture #thoughts #activism #socialcommentary #onlinebehaviour #reflection #attentioneconomy #validation

Ah, a groundbreaking revelation: rich people want to stay rich! 😱📉 No one saw that one coming, certainly not Lampedusa’s century-old #critique. 🎩✨ Next up, water is wet. 💧🚿
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20250304-the-leopard-the-1958-italian-novel-that-skewered-the-super-rich #richpeopleproblems #Lampedusa #economicinequality #groundbreakingrevelation #socialcommentary #HackerNews #ngated

"My dad says: people like you don't matter anymore."

https://twitter.com/travisakers/status/1976271447606624314

#HackerNews #My #dad #says: #people #like #you #matter #anymore. ##MyDadSays ##PeopleMatter ##SocialCommentary ##HackerNews ##ThoughtProvoking

Too much sadness, too much terror;

#TLcleanse

There is a reason my dog is named “Linus” — “It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown” is one of the most beautiful examples of Linus Van Pelt being an amazing philosopher from the [IMO] #Spinoza school.

#DogsOfMastodon #philosophy #enlightenment #rationalism #art #comics #SocialCommentary #PoliticalCommentary #CharlesMSchulz