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Look for the Helpers
Daily Prompt 12.10.25 “What is something others do that sparks your admiration?” Look for the Helpers The single trait that will always elicit my respect and admiration is the urge to help. When things in life go awry, there are a lot of different responses. I’ve found myself dumbfounded time and time again at how… Continue reading
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BRB – Please Wait For Me
The author shares their journey of resilience and survival after experiencing homelessness, trauma, and health challenges. Reflecting on the impact of societal cruelty and personal struggles, they express a commitment to authenticity and connection. The blog aims to discuss various interconnected themes, inviting others to join in the transformative process of storytelling and healing. Continue reading
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- 90) Weaponization of the Benign and Beneficial
The author reflects on their journey from self-blame to embracing personal accountability, emphasizing the importance of positivity and resilience. They explore how societal expectations, like the bootstrap myth and motherhood ideals, can be weaponized, creating feelings of inadequacy. Ultimately, they advocate for self-acceptance and authentic growth. - Relational Anthropology – Human Trafficking: Seeing What’s in Plain Sight
The article “Human Trafficking: Seeing What’s in Plain Sight” by Protyus A. Gendher argues that human trafficking is not a distant issue but a pervasive reality shaped by force, fraud, and coercion. It examines how American marriage structures reflect trafficking logic, historically limiting women’s autonomy and reinforces systemic exploitation in various forms. Understanding this connection is essential to dismantling the institutional roots of trafficking. - Invitation to the Dominant Voice
The invitation encourages individuals used to being the focus to decenter themselves in a shared space. It emphasizes the importance of humility, healing, and listening to others’ experiences. By stepping away from dominant roles and participating as equals, attendees can contribute to a supportive community and foster mutual understanding. - Loveland Police Unnecessary Force Videos
Loveland Police Unnecessary Force Videos This video is age restricted and can only be viewed on YouTube. - Emic and Etic – Trauma Informed Anthropology
Emic and Etic – Trauma Informed Anthropology I don’t have a cohort of academics to bounce ideas around with, so… Read more: Emic and Etic – Trauma Informed Anthropology - Homeless Internment Camps
Homeless Internment Camps A good friend working with camp hope sent me this. I think we all need to watch… Read more: Homeless Internment Camps - Raise Your Voice – Just Not Like That
Raise Your Voice – Just Not Like That As an activist there are some things you can ALWAYS count on.… Read more: Raise Your Voice – Just Not Like That - Mediocre Novelty Is the Opium of the Workplace
Workplaces don’t run on innovation — they run on novelty.And not the real kind. Not the kind that changes systems,… Read more: Mediocre Novelty Is the Opium of the Workplace - The Captive Population: How Modern Workplaces Became Human Research Sites
American workplaces don’t just extract labor — they study the people they extract it from.This is the part no one… Read more: The Captive Population: How Modern Workplaces Became Human Research Sites - When Workplaces Treat People as Property
Not serfdom. Not employment. Asset acquisition and disposal. 1. Acquisition Logic Key line: Workers are treated as assets to be… Read more: When Workplaces Treat People as Property - Tiny Empires: How American Workplaces Reproduce Imperial Logic
1. Territorial Control (Empire = Sovereign Land) Key line: The workplace behaves like a micro‑state with borders, surveillance, and internal… Read more: Tiny Empires: How American Workplaces Reproduce Imperial Logic - From Hostage to Captive: How Power Learned to Scale
The text explores the evolution of power from intimate hostage systems to a broader societal structure of captivity. Initially a diplomatic tool, hostageship transformed into a worldview that conditioned loyalty and safety. Over time, captivity became normalized, with individuals bound by obligations, leading to systemic hierarchies and emotional compliance that reinforced social control. - Role‑Based Relating: Red Flags
In disrelated systems, people are treated as roles rather than selves.Roles are predictable, compliant, and easier for the system to… Read more: Role‑Based Relating: Red Flags - Why Being Reduced to a Role Is a Red Flag in Disrelated Systems
In disrelated systems, people are not related to as selves.They are related to as roles — predictable, compliant, distortion‑absorbing units… Read more: Why Being Reduced to a Role Is a Red Flag in Disrelated Systems - Why Disrelated Systems Treat People as Roles Instead of Selves
In disrelated systems, stability depends on SCRRIPPTT‑shopping — the continual absorption of systemic incoherence through narrative performance, distortion, and role‑based… Read more: Why Disrelated Systems Treat People as Roles Instead of Selves
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