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May 7, 2025

If I Still Did This Newsletter . . .

I’d be sharing these amazing things that came across my desk recently . . .





Why we can't focus.
Philosophy for the modern world. Take heed.





Don't Buy Stuff from Old AI People

It’s not just about these obvious deceptions - it’s a real deep look at so much of the internet’s middle-man scamming that is going on — and why my book is sold on a Germany website, and a Chinese website, and a British one, a French one, even on Amazon (who I refused to sell through) — and so many many more I have nothing to do with. Luckily they all have to order copies from my publisher so if they sell one I still get my royalties.

[Buy it from Barnes & Noble.]




The very funny Dylan Moran.
All Women are Mary Shelley & All Men are The Creature  







David
Lynch's Public Service Announcement
“Clean Up New York”     







“Praying for Armageddon"

In essence, the documentary "Praying for Armageddon" utilizes Lee Fang's investigative work to provide a critical look at the influence of fundamentalist Christians on American politics and foreign policy, particularly in relation to Israel and the concept of Armageddon. 

Part One:

Praying for Armageddon: Evangelicals, the US and the Middle East | Israel-Palestine conflict | Al Jazeera

Episode 1 of a doomsday political thriller about evangelical Christian influence on US foreign policy in Middle East.


Part
Two:

Praying for Armageddon: How evangelicals affect the Middle East | Israel-Palestine conflict | Al Jazeera

Episode 2 of a doomsday political thriller about consequences of evangelical Christian influence on US foreign policy.





Today.
Observed each year on May 7, the Worldwide Day of Genital Autonomy is a call to protect the bodily integrity and self-determination of all children—regardless of gender, sex characteristics, culture, or background.

Here is actor and writer Alan Cumming’s wonderful essay, in honor of this day, from 2021.

May the foreskin be with you... — ALANCUMMING.COM

  In honour of the  World Wide Day of Genital Autonomy  (WWDOGA)  which is on May 7th, here’s an essay I wrote in 2012 about circumcision… “May the foreskin be with you,” by Alan Cumming No man will deny that it feels pretty great to have someone gasp at yo



And Tammy Remington and AleXander Hirka’s ebook on the subject — “His Body, His Choice Essays Against Infant Circumcision”
> HERE <.







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Do I?











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