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Decade of Violence and Threats Revealed in Court Battle
A court in Britain revealed that Dubai's ruler orchestrated the abduction of two daughters, then intimidated one of his many wives when she started questioning his treatment of them, according to documents released on Thursday by British court.
Anton BlackPublished 4 years ago in The SwampFire in the South
I had a dream a few nights ago that Alabama was burning. That's where I live, Alabama. I had the dream on a cold night, full of rain and the vapor of breathing, but in my dreams I was so hot. I was melting into the earth that was ablaze. That the U.S. government wasn't just letting it happen to me, but that they encouraged it.
- Top Story - March 2020
An Open Letter to Trump On The Environment
President Trump, I fail to understand the reasoning behind your disregard for preserving the continued habitability of our planet. As a father, I would assume you are possessed of the basic paternal inclination to ensure the security of your own progeny. Yet, you disregard all subjects of environmental concern with a casual and disinterested contempt which can only be called lazy, arrogant, and entitled.
Walter RheinPublished 4 years ago in The Swamp Political protests: a Hong Kong experience
"The turn of the decade and the city calls for a new turn. The cacophony of political cries ache through flashing lights and worn out apartments.
row / shellPublished 4 years ago in The SwampGlobalization versus Nationalism
Globalization can be said to be a brainchild of the phenomenon known as Nation-Sates, a building block of nationalization itself. However, new dimensions are added to the debate between the two notions and hence it has become a this versus that debate with both sides having some viable opinions to back itself.
Zain IqbalPublished 4 years ago in The SwampCoronavirus, the Totalitarian Excuse
An Omen As the coronavirus spreads worldwide, draconian patterns emerge. An omen flashed by in the cascade of information. At a 26 February 2020 press conference with President Trump, Dr. Anne Schuchat, Principal Deputy Director of the US CDC (full press conference here), wore a jeweled coronavirus brooch, with an embedded pentacle in its center.
LC DouglassPublished 4 years ago in The SwampThe Hurt You Cause, and How to Fix It
Aaron, You’re gay. Congratulations! No, I’m serious. You’ve taken a big step and it’s worth taking a moment to recognize that. Welcome home.
Sophia-Helene Mees de TrichtPublished 4 years ago in The SwampSaving Our Children From Crushing Debt
My children are seven and nine years old, and it’s heartbreaking to see how our society is already grooming them to take on crushing debt.
Walter RheinPublished 4 years ago in The Swampkeep the people quiet
I should start with a warning, I believe in many conspiracy theories. Either partly or fully. The official report of 9/11 has more holes then a crumbly swiss cheese, jfk was killed by the CIA and many more beside. please don't turn off yet dear reader because the rest is an opinion you might have, possibly without realising. You might also agree with me in part, maybe you will read this and in coming days and weeks come over to my side of the fence.
ASHLEY SMITHPublished 4 years ago in The SwampA Vocal Civil War
Information travels in seconds rather than the hours of a half a century ago, or even the days of a century ago. We learn about news as it happens rather than once it has been confirmed and processed.. Opinions are expressed and repeated in minutes. Twitter streams facts, and supposed facts, faster than people can keep up with the posts. Unfortunately, this also means misinformation and lies are spread just as fast. This has become the primary source of fuel used against one another. We have become separated into two opposing sides embroiled in a verbalized civil war that is tearing us apart and costing our nation its reputation and wasting our monetary resources.
Fire Dragon LitPublished 4 years ago in The SwampWhat is Owed
I yearn to see a world enshrined in equality and peace for all. The energy builds inside me just with the dreams and hopes of what the world could one day be, of what it should be now. My heart breaks for those who may never see it become reality, but still I fight and I rejoice for those who will reap the benefits of our works now, and work we must for this cannot be or reality and we cannot allow the world to continue on this treacherous path to destruction.
AllAroundTheWorldPublished 4 years ago in The SwampVolume of Silence
The biggest lie that has been told to us is that our voices hold no power. We have been instilled with the fallacy that we individually do not have the power to affect change in the grand scheme of things and we have believed that for far too long and have been blissfully aware of the corruption, evil and greed that lives with us.
AllAroundTheWorldPublished 4 years ago in The Swamp