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What is reality and existence?

26 Jun 2024 1 minute read 1 comment TAS OFFICIAL $0.01

Image By Freepik For centuries, philosophers have grappled with the fundamental questions of reality and existence. What is "real"? What does it mean for something to "exist"? These seemingly simple concepts take on profound complexity when examine...

The Russian Economy: Data and Reality

26 Jun 2024 4 minute read 6 comments Ship Shard $0.06

Publication in Russian on the Zen bloghttps://dzen.ru/a/Zm7Svo5PDUGa38IU Made in Russia: timber, coal, gas, oil. But they are not created, they are collected from the earth. Russia has great potential, but it cannot be realized because people are not...

It is not the far-right that has changed - the radicalization of right-wing political parties in Sweden

26 Jun 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic $0.00

Professor in media and communication studies Jesper Stroembaeck discusses in his text from 2022 how the Sweden Democrats (SD) use the "big lie," a concept describing a lie so enormous that the public cannot believe anyone would dare lie so blatantly....

Meanwhile in Mexico

26 Jun 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic $0.01

Mexico's new president, Claudia Sheinbaum, elected with a significant margin, is seen as an extension of her predecessor, AMLO. Despite her historic win as the first democratically elected female president, concerns arise about her alignment with AML...

A peasant's house and a rich peasant's house on the basis of houses in the Silesian open-air museum

26 Jun 2024 1 minute read 1 comment madventure $0.06

The first house - the house of an ordinary peasant from the village of Istebna The history of these houses dates back to the mid-nineteenth century. Both were located in the small village of Istebna in the Beskidy Mountains. In one a normal pea...

"Make Orban Corrupted Again"

26 Jun 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic $0.01

The upcoming Hungarian presidency of the Council of the EU under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán raises significant concerns due to Orbán's history of undermining EU unity and democratic values. Critics fear Hungary may not act as an honest broker and co...

Government censorship and homophobia in Indonesia

25 Jun 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic $0.01

TLDR Indonesia's proposed revision of the 2002 broadcasting law threatens democracy and human rights by imposing vague restrictions on LGBTQIA content and other behaviors deemed undesirable. This bill, expected to pass before President Joko Widodo le...

Eat Your Joy

25 Jun 2024 4 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne $0.01

Jim Morrison filmed Pamela Courson in a cemetery in Corsica, France in 1971.  It's beautiful footage. Somebody left a disparaging comment on this video yesterday.  Some chick.  She maligned the song, but said that the film was up to her standards. ...

Corruption and a dead economy in Russia

25 Jun 2024 4 minute read 1 comment Ship Shard $0.01

Publication in Russian on the Zen bloghttps://dzen.ru/a/Zm2q446CGm41sr9T "If I go to sleep and wake up in a hundred years and they ask me what is happening in Russia now, I will answer: drinking and stealing." Corruption is leading to economic declin...

Why rights and dignity for transgender individuals are important

25 Jun 2024 1 minute read 2 comments Vladan Lausevic $0.01

      TLDR: Social phobia against transgender individuals persists despite legal advancements, often manifesting in violence, harassment, and discrimination. The political struggle for freedom and acceptance is crucial to challenge these prejudices a...