MUSTANGS AND BURROS REMAIN AT RISK Congress has declared: wild free-roaming horses and burros are living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West; that they contribute to the diversity of life forms within the Nation and enrich the lives of the American people; and that these horses…
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American Dignity on the Fourth of July, The New Yorker “More than three-quarters of a century after the delegates of the Second Continental Congress voted to quit the Kingdom of Great Britain and declared that “all men are created equal,” Frederick Douglass stepped up to the lectern at Corinthian Hall,…
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‘Cause it’s the new Mother Nature taking over It’s the new Splendid lady come to call It’s the new Mother Nature taking over She’s gettin’ us all She’s gettin’ us all….. *** Animal Agency: Resistance, Rebellion, and the Struggle for Autonomy Giant Antarctic iceberg ‘hanging by a thread’, say scientists Great…
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Johnny Cash sings Merle Haggard, 1969 “Mama Tried” *** (15)
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Led Zepplein “Good Times Bad Times” (Bonham/Jones/Page) The Hindenburg disaster, 80 years on: a ‘perfect storm of circumstances’ “Then the zeppelin turned. Its tail swung into view. On it, stark and black, were swastikas…that beauty up there turned into fear.” *** (60)
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Prince Rogers Nelson (1958-2016) “Wicked is the witch that stands 4 nothing All the while watching 2 see U fall Deeper than the ditch that bred your suffering The one being dug right now by them all… The only love there is, is the love we make [x2] (The only…
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Great Barrier Reef at ‘terminal stage’: scientists despair at latest coral bleaching data Mass bleaching – a phenomenon caused by global warming-induced rises to sea surface temperatures – has occurred on the reef four times in recorded history. Prof Terry Hughes, who led the surveys, said the length of time…
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