There stands an ash called Yggdrasil,
A mighty tree showered in white hail.
From there come the dews that fall in the valleys.
It stands evergreen above Urd’s Well.
Magic
Author: Eric Helland
Civil Disobedience
Do political parties behave like gangs?
Crips are blue, Bloods are red, do political parties behave like gangs?
Title: DemoCRIPS and ReBLOODlicans: No More Gangs in Government
Author: by Jesse Ventura (Author), Dick Russell (Contributor)
ISBN-13: 978-1620875872
ISBN-10: 162087587X
Et Populi
Anthropocene
The Anthropocene Epoch
The Anthropocene epoch: scientists declare dawn of human-influenced age
think about it
The Earth’s Sixth Mass Extinction Event
World on track to lose two-thirds of wild animals by 2020, major report warns
Living Planet Index shows vertebrate populations are set to decline by 67% on 1970 levels unless urgent action is taken to reduce humanity’s impact. The number of wild animals living on Earth is set to fall by two-thirds by 2020, according to a new report, part of a mass extinction that is destroying the natural world upon which humanity depends.
GOP De-evolution
“Honest Abe” — “Nixon the deceiver” — “post-truth Trump”
from Lincoln to Trump
How the Republican Party went from Lincoln to Trump
Vox (7:20)
Understanding how Hillary Clinton would govern
Understanding how Hillary Clinton would govern
Vox (15:16)
Authoritarianism
Authoritarianism: The political science that explains Trump
Vox (6:44)