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Walter RheininEllemenoI Know Why Rural Populations Are Vulnerable To The Lies Of TyrantsOur whole social hierarchy creates an exploitable mechanism·11 min read·Sep 12--165
Walter RheininThe Writing CooperativeDon’t Spray Your Text With Reader RepellentYou lose your audience the second you try to sell them something·6 min read·Sep 4--82
Walter RheininOn ReflectionThe Day I Lost Faith in the Stubborn Pride of FarmersThe rigid parameters of rural thinking form a cage·5 min read·Sep 20--55
Walter RheininBouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs100% of the Time, You’re Bullying Children With TraumaThere is a callous indifference to human suffering in the United States·6 min read·Sep 13--49
RedVioletinBitchyApart From the Rapes, He’s A Really Nice GuyMila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher and the un-shocking defense of Danny Masterson·6 min read·Sep 18--106
Unbecoming10 Seconds That Ended My 20 Year MarriageIt’s August in Northern Virginia, hot and humid. I still haven’t showered from my morning trail run. I’m wearing my stay-at-home mom…·4 min read·Feb 16, 2022--947
Clayton MoulynoxinILLUMINATIONThat Time My Kid Googled Me and I Was No Longer “Dad”The repercussions of your online presence as a parent·8 min read·Sep 22--119
James FinninPrism & PenFlorida Children Shout “Death to Gays!” Copying YouTube Star SneakoSneako first claimed the boys’ crudely sexist, transphobic, homophobic cracks were jokes. Then he doubled down on the hate.·10 min read·Sep 21--75
Katie JglninThe NoösphereDo Girls Really Mature Faster Than Boys, or Do We Just Force Them To?Research on gender socialisation continues to challenge this idea, but many refuse to let it go·8 min read·Sep 21--86
C. E. JanecekinHuman PartsWhat My Florida Middle School Taught Me About HIV and AIDS14 years ago, my conservative school district taught a curriculum that may now be contested·6 min read·Sep 18--20