Critical Race Theory (CRT)
In TvF, the “Critical Theory” of Marcuse is at 145. By adding racism (cal. 110, TvF) to the equation, CRT takes a step downward on the map of consciousness.
Culture
Antiracist Baby, by Ibram X. Kendi
Request: Very popular baby book. Trending hard with recent civil unrest and questions around the responsibility of white parents in addressing racism.
Hulk (character)
a green-skinned, hulking and muscular humanoid possessing a limitless degree of physical strength, and his alter ego Dr. Robert Bruce Banner, a physically weak, socially withdrawn, and emotionally reserved physicist. --wikipedia
memento mori
Request: Doc said in healing and recovery that a way to accelerate spiritual progress is to process out attachments at the prospect of death. A memento mori in a symbolic reminder of death
kissing booth
an attraction, usually at a carnival, where the person running the booth kisses other people, often to raise funds for charity. --wikipedia
We Believe (yard sign)
The signs became popular among American liberals during Trump's presidency. --wikipedia
Joaquin Phoenix Oscar Speech 2020
A good example of how Hollywood thinks and what it values.
Eden Village
a master planned tiny home community model, being replicated across the country, giving the chronically homeless a safe place to belong.
pornfree movement
Online groups that help each other to "break free" from porn addiction.
Aesop's Fables
Initially the fables were addressed to adults and covered religious, social and political themes. They were also put to use as ethical guides and from the Renaissance onwards were particularly used for the education of children. --wikipedia
Golden Globes
"largely shunned by the industry and hampered by a coronavirus surge, the HFPA held its 79th awards ceremony, for all intents and purposes, in the dark." --latimes.com
gun laws in America
Calibrated: Constitutional carry (no permit required to have permitted gun on your person) vs. concealed carry (permit required)
computer virus
"a piece of code which is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data" -- Google dictionary
Is there a COVID cult?
Some places are more cult than others...
China's artificial intelligence "prosecutor"
Researchers “trained” the machine between 2015 and 2020 using over 17,000 cases. It can now charge a suspect based on 1,000 “traits” gathered from a human-documented description of a case. At present, the machine can charge eight of the most common crimes in Shanghai --yahoo.com