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Carl Sagan: If something can be destroyed by the t...
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Gorgeous Breads
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Crimson Courage
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The Creative Adult is the Child Who Survived
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The Dissident: Alexey Navalny: Profile of a Politi...
The Orange Menace is Imitating Putin
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Our mind is enriched by what we receive, our heart...
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This was why she could not sleep.
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The Return of Odysseus by George Bilgere
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Truth never penetrates an unwilling mind.
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I love this poem. It's a painting with words.
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Thomas Deininger - Trash to Treasure (In Tiverton RI)
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Friday, May 09, 2025
We must do what they fear--tell the truth, spread the truth. This is the most power weapon against this regime of liars, thieves, and hypocrites. Everyone has this weapon. So make use of it.
― Alexei Navalny, Patriot: A Memoir
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