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Really good post on mental ability (and “disabled”) people… and activism

Posted on November 13, 2014 by dwighttowers

An impressive blog! But I have never seen any work being done with regard to recognition of the privilege of society’s most able (read here a call-out to anyone who does know of examples of this work – I will … Continue reading →

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Oslo Accords and Climate Accords – the ominous parallels

Posted on September 8, 2014 by dwighttowers

These aren’t worked out thoughts so much.  But it occurs to me that in the early 1990s there were some “agreements” “made” and we are still living with the consequences… These agreements were the Oslo Accords and the Earth Summit … Continue reading →

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“Plant or muppet” is the WRONG question for social movements

Posted on August 25, 2014 by dwighttowers

Say you’ve got someone who comes to you from another campaign which has imploded. Say he’s full of confidence, full of charisma. Say he’s good at making sure his needs and ambitions are talked about. Say he’s good at seeming … Continue reading →

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Isis, Ebola and … Abba. 2014 as a trailer for the “End of Civilisation” movie…

Posted on August 21, 2014 by dwighttowers

It’s always the end of days. The apocalypse is always almost upon us. This I know. The boy is always crying wolf. But this doesn’t mean there isn’t a wolf. And that he is hungry. How will it all end? … Continue reading →

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Dwight returns; “Creative compartments” etc etc

Posted on August 11, 2014 by dwighttowers

Right, am sick of *not* putting daily posts. Most of what I put up will be quick stuff – stuff I’ve typed up from various reading thinking “hmm, must do summat with that”. Well, if I just accumulate, without dispersing, … Continue reading →

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Words I didn’t know, have googled/wikipedia-ed

Posted on August 4, 2014 by dwighttowers

Actinic (Solar page 118) Actinism is the property of solar radiation that leads to the production of photochemical and photobiological effects Agapanthus Some species of Agapanthus are commonly known as lily of the Nile (or African lily in the UK), … Continue reading →

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Books I just bought (while giving away many many more!)

Posted on August 1, 2014 by dwighttowers

Having a bit of a clear-out. Long overdue of course. I took a backpack mostly full down to a ‘burb of Manchester where there are lots of charity shops. I surprised myself by coming away only with the following – … Continue reading →

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*Excellent* video on Big M and small m meetings by Johnnie Moore. Watch this!!!

Posted on July 13, 2014 by dwighttowers

http://johnniemoore.com/big-m-meetings/

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Charity shop goons

Posted on July 12, 2014 by dwighttowers

Went out for a lovely lunch with the lovely Mrs Towers. Haloumi fish and chips! Charity shop people are getting more and more vicious. As we were innocently walking past they would leap out and force us at gunpoint to … Continue reading →

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Not agnostic about agnatology – ignorance as a weapon in the never-ending class war

Posted on July 8, 2014 by dwighttowers

Don’t let your slaves learn to read. Not even the Bible, and the bits about the sons of Ham. Who knows what else they might do with that tool you have put in their hands. The field ones, definitely not. … Continue reading →

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