pipeline_mike

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/14/dakota-access-water-protectors-endanger-rivers-lea/

Hello there. I just finished reading your article. I was a Project Manager on the DAPL last year, and I must say that your article is very well researched and well written. There are some areas that could be greatly expanded upon. First and foremost is the violent behavior of some of the so-called "protestors." This behavior ranged from criminal mischief and animal abuse at its best, to intimidation, felony arson, attempted murder and terrorism at its worst. Also, the Standing Rock Sioux/"Water Protector" bloc is treated as a unified entity in your article. This is FAR from the case. Chairman David Archibald enjoys a majority of tribal support, but there is a significant pluarility of the tribe members who are strongly against his leadership in general, and were specifically against his decisions over the past couple years with regards to the DAPL. One should not ignore that the entire controversy served to enrich Archibald personally---ammong his other ventures, he owns the only gas station in town, and he was the primary beneficiary of the 100+-fold increase in local traffic as well as the accompanying demand spike in fuel and propane that resulted from the DAPL "protests." To say that there was internal resistance to the official tribal policy(and who it benefitted), is an understatement. Futhermore, there existed an even greater resentment between the Standing Rock Sioux and those who had traveled from other parts of the countryto take part in the "protests." Many of the SRS viewed these travelers as unwelcomed invaders who had only come to participate in a kind of Woodstock or Burning Man festival--a mockery. The tourist "protestors" left more than a bad taste in the mouths of many SRS. Currently, the developing issue at Cannonball is the environmental disaster that these fair-weather activists left in their wake. As Spring is upon us, the Cannonball Ranch is transitioning to its seasonal floodplain stage--threatening to wash literal tons of trash and human waste into the selfsame watershed that all of these jill Stein-led out-of-towners were ostensibly trying to protect from pollution. (Oh the irony....) The cleanup efforts are under way, as I type. Anyway, those are my intial critiques. All in all, you wrote an extremely great article, and my critiques are somewhat tangential, as they serve to dispute neither the spirit nor of the letter of your writing.

This appalling article came across my FB feed. The tin foil hat side of me thinks "trial balloon." Any way you cut it though, god damn.... Welcome back Plato. Please read and share your thoughts: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/philosopherszone/new-family-values/6437058

Warning: this video is intense. Also, captivating.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-08-15/canada-releases-atrocious-jobs-data-then-revises-it-above-highest-estimate-following “These are numbers we don’t see outside recessions. I just don’t believe we’re in a recession, so therefore I would expect the full-time employment numbers to be [higher].”

@j-william. One is about a lottery winner who kidnaps a girl and keeps her in his basement. Its told from both characters' perspectives. The other is like the movie "Eyes wide shut", but actually pretty good. Come to think of it, I did not like "Eyes wide shut", but loved a similar Cruise flick: "Vanilla Sky." They produce the same kind of disorientation, but I ended up feeling very different emotions as a result. I wonder why. Maybe because the former leads the protagonist away from reality and towards madness, while the latter story is about the protagonist gradually 'waking up' from delusion.

They leave you feeling disoriented. Like, fish prefer to be near the bottom of the water body or near some sort of structure. It gives them a frame of reference with their environment. In Fowles' books, it seems like he goes out of his way to make the reader doubt any concrete reference points or narrative anchors. You never know which way is up, not even at the end. Instead of having 1 big twist/shift like in Fight Club or Ender's Game, Its one small twist after another.

I read it. and The Collector too. Both because girls suggested them to me. Beautifully written, sure. But there is something I find frustrating about John Fowles, that I can't put my finger on.

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/2bmtvr/what_memory_from_your_childhood_makes_you_think/

http://www.3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2014/06/philosophy-is-a-bunch-of-empty-ideas-interview-with-peter-unger.html Anyone else notice the winds of anti-philosophy sentiment lately? (I mean above and beyond the general environment of non-thought...)

http://triviumeducation.net/

http://outlookzen.wordpress.com/2014/06/08/why-philosophy-gets-no-respect-in-society/

Here is a link of his most recent video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huZECEZzh9g He talks pretty ghetto, but at times he is amazingly well spoken and communicates with remarkable clarity. After Stef and Karen Straughan, Askchazellis is probably my favorite personality to watch on Youtube. He usually talks about relationships and gender issues, and I really enjoy his perspective on life.

@ the Matrixhasme. These guys were both pretty deep. One has been around since the very early days. @ Brentb, Thank you. @ NateC. hey Nate. Seems top be a lot of agreement with your reaction. What its like encountering a new FDR milestone(sometimes):