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firmflexing · 1 month

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Smack about Empathy.

Smack is a mini-podcast in which I try to tackle topics with common sense and logical reasoning, without bad intentions or ulterior motives. If a take happens to align with any political, religious or other kind of ideology, that is purely coincidental. It will inevitably upset someone, but please hear me out and remain civil.

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monriatitans · 5 days

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LITERACY QUOTE OF THE DAY

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

“…in Afghanistan, the women refer to their illiteracy as blindness. When I asked them what they meant by that, one woman explained: ‘I couldn’t read, so I couldn’t see what was going on.’ In fewer than a dozen words, she described a system that men in power have relied on for centuries-keep women uneducated so they won’t know what’s going on.” – Sally Armstrong, Uprising: A New Age is Dawning for Every Mother’s Daughter

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pamelaaminou · 4 months

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Monday's Photography Inspiration - Frank Horvat

Photography is the art of not pushing the button” – Frank Horvat Frank Horvat is a renowned photographer whose career spans several decades and is marked by a diverse and influential body of work. Born in Abbazia in April 28, 1928, (now Opatija, Croatia), Horvat later moved to Switzerland and then to Milan, Italy, where he began his career as a professional photographer in the early…

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#CandidMoments #CaptureTheMoment #ColourInFashion #DocumentaryPhotography #FashionIcon #FashionInnovation #FashionPhotography #FashionRevolution #FrankHorvat #HumanCondition #PhotographyArt #PhotographyExperiment #PhotographyInfluence #PhotographyLegacy #PhotographyMaster #PhotographyPioneer #SocialIssues #StreetPhotography #VisualStorytelling

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tmarshconnors · 8 months

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"The successful people are the ones who keep on going regardless of what is being thrown at them"

Dr. Jordan Peterson is a Canadian clinical psychologist.

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eulogyofthesky · 2 years

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The freedom to choose.

The ability to respond to the unfair constraints and obligations placed on women is in itself a freedom of a kind that is not usually available to women. Women, are only allowed to “react”, to “overreact”, to “protest”, to “challenge the authority”. Who has established this authority? And why do we continue to follow it and let it grow, so much so that even our freedom of choice is…

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#feminism #freedom #socialissues

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digitaltariq · 4 hours

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Wealth hole between millennials spurs a brand new class warfare

Klaus Vedfelt | Digitalvision | Getty PhotosA model of this text first appeared in CNBC's Inside Wealth publication with Robert Frank, a weekly information to the high-net-worth investor and shopper. Join to obtain future editions, straight to your inbox.The wealth hole between wealthy millennials and the remainder of their age group is the biggest of any era, creating a brand new wave of sophistication rigidity and resentment, based on a recent study.Even because the overwhelming majority of millennials wrestle with pupil debt, low-wage service-jobs, unaffordable housing and low financial savings, the millennial elite are surpassing earlier generations. In accordance with the research, the typical millennial has 30% much less wealth on the age of 35 than child boomers did on the identical age. But the highest 10% of millennials have 20% extra wealth than the highest child boomers on the identical age."Millennials are so totally different from each other that it's not notably significant to speak concerning the 'common' Millennial expertise," wrote the research's authors, Rob Gruijters, Zachary Van Winkle and Anette Eva Fasang. "There are some Millennials who're doing extraordinarily nicely—suppose Mark Zuckerberg and Sam Altman—whereas others are struggling."The research finds that millennials — sometimes outlined as these between the age of 28 and 43 in the present day — have confronted repeated monetary headwinds. Coming of age throughout the monetary disaster, they've decrease ranges of homeownership, bigger money owed outweighing belongings, low-wage and unstable jobs, and decrease charges of dual-income household formation.On the identical time, the authors say the highest 10% of millennials have benefited from better rewards for expert jobs. As they put it, "The returns to high-status work trajectories have elevated, whereas the returns to low-status trajectories have stagnated or declined."The millennials who "went to varsity, discovered graduate stage jobs, and began households comparatively late," ended up with "larger ranges of wealth than Child Boomers with related life trajectories," based on the report.

The nice wealth switch

There could also be one other issue creating a lot wealth amongst millennials: inheritances. In what's referred to as "the good wealth switch," child boomers are anticipated to move down between $70 trillion and $90 trillion in wealth over the following 20 years. A lot of that's anticipated to go to their millennial youngsters. Excessive-net-worth people price $5 million or extra will account for practically half of that complete, based on Cerulli Associates.Wealth administration corporations say a few of that wealth has already beginning trickling all the way down to the following era."The nice wealth switch, which we have all been speaking about for the final 10 years, is underway," stated John Mathews, head of UBS' Private Wealth Management division. "The common age of the world's billionaires is sort of 69 proper now. So this entire transition or wealth handover will begin to speed up."Tensions between millennial courses are more likely to escalate as extra wealth is transferred within the coming years. Wealth shows on social media by millennial "nepo infants" may add to the intra-generational class warfare and drive nonwealthy millennials to overspend or create the looks of lavish life to maintain up.A survey by Wells Fargo discovered that 29% of prosperous millennials (outlined as having belongings of $250,000 to over $1 million of investible belongings) admit they "typically purchase objects they can not afford to impress others." In accordance with the survey, 41% of prosperous millennials admit to funding their life with bank cards or loans, versus 28% of Gen Xers and 6% of child boomers.The battle between wealthy millennials and the remaining may additionally form their attitudes towards wealth. For over 4 many years, the overwhelming majority of millionaires and billionaires created in America have been self-made, principally entrepreneurs. A research by Constancy Investments discovered that 88% of American millionaires are self-made.But inherited wealth may change into extra frequent. A research by UBS discovered that amongst newly minted billionaires final 12 months, heirs who inherited their fortunes racked up extra wealth than self-made billionaires for the primary time in not less than 9 years. And, all of the billionaires below the age of 30 on the most recent Forbes billionaires checklist inherited their wealth, for the primary time in 15 years.

'Excessive' wealth

The surge in wealth amongst millennial heirs can be making a profitable new marketplace for wealth-management corporations, luxurious firms, journey corporations and actual property brokers.Clayton Orrigo, one of many prime luxurious actual property brokers in Manhattan, has constructed a thriving enterprise on moneyed millennials. The founding father of the Hudson Advisory Workforce at Compass has bought over $4 billion in actual property and recurrently brokers offers over $10 million. He says the "overwhelming majority" of his enterprise these days is from patrons of their 20s and 30s with inherited wealth."I simply bought a $16 million condo to somebody of their mid-20s, and the customer accessed the household belief," he stated. "The wealth that's behind these youngsters is excessive."Inherited wealth has change into Orrigo's specialty. He says he works on forging shut relationships with household workplaces, trusts and younger cash elite mingling at New York membership golf equipment like Casa Cipriani.The sample is acquainted: A rich household calls wanting a rental for his or her son or daughter; just a few years later, they need a $5 million or $10 million two-bedroom condominium to purchase in a brand new, high-security constructing downtown."My gig is working very quietly and really discreetly with the wealthiest households on the earth," Orrigo stated.Signal as much as obtain future editions of CNBC's Inside Wealth publication with Robert Frank. Read the full article

#BabyBoomers #Business #businessnews #class #Gap #GenerationY #millennials #Socialissues #spurs #war #Wealth

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indigenouspeopleday · 20 hours

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Opening of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII 23)

The twenty-third session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) will take place in-person at UN Headquarters in New York from 15-26 April 2024. Theme: "Enhancing Indigenous Peoples' right to self-determination in the context of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: emphasizing the voices of Indigenous youth" Opening of the session Item 1: Election of officers

Item 2: Adoption of the agenda and organization of work The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) is a high- level advisory body to the Economic and Social Council.

The Forum was established on 28 July 2000 by resolution 2000/22, with the mandate to deal with indigenous issues related to economic and social development, culture, the environment, education, health and human rights.

#openingsession #sustainability #unpfii23 #indigenousissues #Indigenous Education #Indigenous Health #indigenous culture #environmental issues #SocialIssues #webcast #right to self determination #permanent forum on indigenous issues #weareindigenous #everyoneincluded

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indianschool-blog1 · 6 days

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Women's Day: NCRB Data Shows Safety Concerns Remain in India

Despite celebrating Women's Day, India ranks low in Women Peace and Security Index. NCRB data reveals rising crime rates against women. Is enough being done.

#WomensDay #GenderSafety #NCRBData #CrimeAgainstWomen #SocialIssues

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saywharadio · 12 days

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What happens when a street brawl becomes a springboard for dissecting race relations and etiquette in today's America? 🧐 Find out in the inaugural episode of Can I Ask You Something?🥊, where your hosts Alex and Justive dive deep into the messy aftermath of a confrontation in Montgomery, Alabama. Alex and Justice explore everything from Emmanuel Acho’s "Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man" 📚 to viral videos that stir the pot, peeling back layers on how race shapes our interactions. They'll share personal stories of racial profiling, debate the internet’s fiery reactions 🔥, and reflect on the complex history of a museum known for its ties to the slave trade. Ever wonder about the politics of tanning? ☀️ They’re even scratching that surface—all with a sprinkle of humor 😂 because, let's face it, sometimes you have to laugh to keep from crying. SayWHA Radio Network is at it again with ANOTHER podcast? Buckle up, because if we're stirring the pot, you bet it’s gonna be good! 🎧 Listen, learn, laugh, and maybe even challenge how you think about the world around you. Don't forget to whip up some love for this episode by following on Instagram, and while you're at it, sauté your way over to our SayWHA Shop to grab some sizzling merch for all SayWHA Radio Network Podcasts: SayWHA Shop. 🛍️🎙️

#culturaldialogue #currentevents #diversityandinclusion #historyandculture #humorandinsight #personalstories #racerelations #socialetiquette #socialissues #uncomfortableconversations

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firmflexing · 3 months

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Smack about Harm.

Smack is a mini-podcast in which I try to tackle topics with common sense and logical reasoning, without bad intentions or ulterior motives. If a take happens to align with any political, religious or other kind of ideology, that is purely coincidental. It will inevitably upset someone, but please hear me out and remain civil.

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blaqsbi · 24 days

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Post: To Kill a Tiger, Ranjit, a farmer in Jharkhand, India, takes on the fight of his life when he... https://www.blaqsbi.com/5BvO

#SexualAssault #SocialIssues #Women #Family #freespeech

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shaslin · 1 month

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Sanu K. Chandran and Nidhin Salghunan deserve congratulations for their great performance at the Fefka Film Festival! Velicham, your short film, has surely had an effect on both judges and viewers. Your storytelling prowess has illuminated the cinematic landscape, showcasing your brilliance, originality, and passion. Your success is a result of your dedication, enthusiasm, and foresight. May your future aspirations never fade and may you always inspire and enthrall audiences everywhere. Excellent work!

#Velicham #ShortFilm #FefkaFilmFestival #IndieFilm #Drama #Inspiring #Storytelling #Cinematic #AwardWinning #TalentShowcase #DirectorialDebut #SocialIssues #Empowerment #HumanExperience #VisualStorytelling

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tmarshconnors · 1 month

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England's New Football Kit 2024

It's utterly infuriating! Who in their right mind thought it was acceptable to place the Bisexual flag on our beloved team's kit? Sports should be a sanctuary from political divisiveness, a place where fans can come together to cheer on their team, regardless of their beliefs. But no, they just had to inject politics into every aspect of our lives, even our sacred football traditions.

First, it was taking a knee for "Black Lives Matter," and now this? Are we watching a football match or attending a political rally? Enough is enough! I'm sick and tired of this relentless push to shove political agendas down our throats, especially when it comes to something as pure and unifying as sports.

And the colours? Navy, light blue, and purple instead of the traditional red? Are they trying to appease the woke left now? This isn't about diversity; it's about disrespecting our national identity and legacy. England has a football heritage that deserves to be celebrated, not trampled upon by virtue-signalling bureaucrats who wouldn't know a football from a frisbee.

I'm all for diversity and inclusion, but not at the expense of our national pride. There's a time and a place for everything, and our official team attire should represent our nation, not some fringe political movement. We've got a World Cup win under our belt.

Show Some Respect!

But no, they've chosen to forsake our flag, our history, our very essence, in favour of pushing their own twisted agenda. Well, I refuse to stand idly by and watch as they dismantle everything we hold dear. This new kit is an insult to our heritage, and a disgrace to our legacy, and I won't stand for it any longer!

It's time to reclaim our football traditions, to stand up for what truly matters – the love of the game, the thrill of competition, and the pride of representing our country. So cry, God for Harry, England, and Saint George! Let's put an end to this madness and restore honour to the beloved sport!

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knowledgenook · 1 month

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Social Science Classes in Singapore: Gain insights into human behavior and societal structures with social science classes. From history to economics, these classes promote critical thinking and global awareness.

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usnewsper-politics · 2 months

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San Francisco Billionaires Unite to Boost Our City: Building Community, Tackling Issues #civicpride #communityengagement #philanthropy #SanFrancisco #socialissues

#Politics #civicpride #communityengagement #philanthropy #SanFrancisco #socialissues

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evelynharper007 · 2 months

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"Unexpected Consequences: A Woman's Encounter with Law Enforcement!

The narrative explores an unexpected encounter between a young woman named Sarah and law enforcement, which led to her arrest. The details surrounding Sarah's interaction with the police remain unclear, leaving room for speculation about the reasons behind her arrest. This incident prompts reflection on the complexities of interactions between citizens and law enforcement, highlighting the importance of empathy, understanding, and accountability in our justice system.

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