The Halfbreeds Lost Tapes – 90s band time travel
Lost tape from the shoe box vault! Some never-before released material from the Halfbreeds.
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Virgo Magic – humble perfection – ambling towards autum
Time slipping in mutable Virgo Season!
Read MorePhase One Complete – (Forbidden) Words Have Power
Language is sacred.
“A growing list of words and materials is being scrubbed from government websites and documents and flagged for review by federal agencies in an attempt by the Trump administration to remove all references not only to diversity, equity and inclusion, but also to climate change, vaccines, and a host of other topics.”
— Ltolin. (2025, July 31). Federal Government’s Growing Banned Words List Is Chilling Act of Censorship. PEN America.
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Read Moremicroaggressions ~ foridden word
forbidden word project
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“The impact of microaggressions is shaped by the dilemma of unconscious bias: perpetrators of microaggressions may view their actions or motivations differently than targets do, especially when offenders can ignore or dismiss implicit bias if it is in fact present.” – wikipedia
Read Moremicroaffirmations – forbidden word
forbidden word project
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“Coining the concept “micro-affirmations” points to the ethical aspect that seems to be present in most appellations: what is said or done involve the experience of being valued by another in some way (Ness 2016; Bøe et al. 2015).” – Community Mental Health Journal
Read Moredisinformation
forbidden word project
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“Whether and to what degree disinformation and propaganda overlap is subject to debate.” – wikipedia
Read Morewomen in leadership
forbidden word project
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“An inspiring example of female leadership is Jacinda Ardern, former Prime Minister of New Zealand.” – Oxford Review
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