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  • Healthcare Activism: Beyond the Cult Narrative
    Challenges in Media | Healthcare

    Healthcare Activism: Beyond the Cult Narrative

    ByChristopher February 25, 2025February 25, 2025

    Media and government officials actively frame healthcare activists as cultists. Let’s unpack that. First, murder cannot be condoned under any circumstances. However, government and media are actively framing Mangione’s healthcare movement as a cult akin to that of Charles Manson—portraying him as mentally unstable, and the people who ostensibly follow him as trippy fan girls—to…

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  • Respect the Chain of Command?
    Politics

    Respect the Chain of Command?

    ByChristopher February 17, 2025October 27, 2025

    This is a response to Fox New’s and News Nation’s video about Green Berets training Mexican military. In this case, “Ignorant Peasants” are American consumers. (We can hardly call ourselves citizens, since we’re not doing the work of learning about civics. So… we’re consumers, not really citizens.)

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  • End Corporate Climate Retreat
    Environment | Politics

    End Corporate Climate Retreat

    ByChristopher February 14, 2025October 27, 2025

    This is a response to Sabine Hossenfelder’s video about giving up on climate goals.

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  • How to Contact Your Republican Legislator
    Challenges in Media | Politics

    How to Contact Your Republican Legislator

    ByChristopher February 9, 2025February 9, 2025

    If you’re thinking about writing to your Republican legislators about the current crisis, let me save you some time: Don’t bother with arguments about DEI, government waste, or partisan politics. They’ve heard it all before, and those arguments won’t move them. What they urgently need to understand – and what might actually get their attention…

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  • The Tax Bomb About to Hit Your Family
    Challenges in Media | Politics

    The Tax Bomb About to Hit Your Family

    ByChristopher January 27, 2025February 9, 2025

    As you gather your W-2s and tax documents this January, you might be thinking about your 2024 tax return. But there’s a bigger story looming: This is the last year of normal tax returns for what’s left of the middle class. Starting in 2026, when you file taxes for 2025, your bill is going to…

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  • social media addicts - photo credit: https://www.lyncconf.com/
    Challenges in Media | Jobs | Problems with Facebook

    Gen Z Workers Dilemma

    ByChristopher December 10, 2024December 10, 2024

    This is a response to the YouTube channel ALifeAfterLayoff’s segment: Bosses Are FIRING Gen Z Workers Just Months After Hiring Them.

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  • On Sabine Hossenfelder’s Analysis of Scientific Progress
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    On Sabine Hossenfelder’s Analysis of Scientific Progress

    ByChristopher November 18, 2024December 10, 2024

    Hossenfelder raises valid concerns about the decline of scientific progress, but her analysis overlooks several critical systemic issues that may better explain the apparent slowdown. The current academic and corporate research environment actively discourages long-term research projects, particularly those extending beyond a single researcher’s career span. This creates a fundamental misalignment between scientific advancement and…

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  • Manchurian Candidate?
    Politics

    Manchurian Candidate?

    ByChristopher October 15, 2024October 27, 2025

    Look, we need to talk about what’s really at stake in this election. It’s not just about Democrats versus Republicans anymore. It’s about who’s actually going to be running our country.

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  • Legal vs. Moral
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    Legal vs Moral

    ByChristopher April 24, 2022April 24, 2022

    Just because something is legal doesn’t mean it’s moral. Likewise, just because something is illegal doesn’t make it immoral. Laws are often grey. That’s the topic of this segment.

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    Challenges in Media | Freelancing | General

    Taxidermy Rat High-Five Toys – Ethically Dubious

    ByChristopher August 27, 2020August 27, 2020

    Yes, I know my boots/wallet/belt may be leather. I also eat meat. But these animals are not disrespected in any way. They are killed quickly and butchered without toying with them. I am thankful for the use and food they provide. However, this high-five practice crosses the line in the uncanny valley because we’re no…

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