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YouTube video by Global Music & Video JOHN LENNON - IMAGINE (1971) OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

Remembering John Lennon

October 9, 1940 - December 8, 1980

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With 66 episodes ready for you to explore, there is no better time to binge our podcast #WhatIBelieve! Kick start your listening with humanist and bible scholar Francesca Stavrakopoulou. Learn about the evolution of ancient religion, the 'anatomy of god', and much more. humanists.uk/what-i-believe.

Fired for online speech. Doxxed and swatted for covering breaking news. Bombarded with death threats for exposing corruption. These are just a few of the safety concerns that U.S. journalists are now navigating. (1/2)

'NI changed forever' as humanist weddings could become third most popular in NI Humanist weddings are third behind Catholic and Civil ceremonies

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Breath-based meditation technique shifts brain into deeply relaxed state, study finds Researchers used EEG to track how Sudarshan Kriya Yoga influences brain activity. The breath-based meditation gradually increased theta and delta waves while reducing alpha and aperiodic signals, indi...

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Trump, Who Told Voters He Wants to Be a Dictator, Says Americans Would Like a Dictator Adjudicated sexual abuser and aspirational tyrant Donald Trump announced twice this week that he is not a dictator, but if he were a dictator, lots of people would like that. These dual pronouncements...

Trump, Who Told Voters He Wants to Be a Dictator, Says Americans Would Like a Dictator religiondispatches.org/trump-who-to...

Opinion | Disney and the Decline of America’s Middle Class

Disney and the Decline of America’s Middle Class www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...

PEN America Criticizes "Alarming" and "Dismissive" Language on Book Bans by U.S. Education Department - PEN America Kasey Meehan, director, Freedom to Read, at PEN America, said: "For over three years we have countered rhetoric that book bans occurring in public schools are a “hoax.” They are absolutely not. This k...

PEN America responds to action taken today by the Department of Education dismissing complaints about book bans and referring to them as a “hoax”:

"All students deserve to see themselves and the world around them reflected in the books shelved within their public schools.“ pen.org/press-releas...

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Intellectual humility is linked to less political and religious polarization across the board A large online study indicates that intellectual humility is linked to less hostility toward political and religious opponents. The effect was seen across political parties and belief systems, and per...

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Black-owned bookstores in Chicago struggle after 2020 surge 'as if supporting us was a trend' Black bookstores saw a spike in interest after 2020's social justice movement. But that support has waned, they say, and with the post-COVID economic downturn and competition from online retailers, bu...

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PETITION: Tell Trump, Hands Off the National Archives! The National Archives safeguards our collective history, protects the public's right to know, and ensures transparency and accountability in government.

The National Archives safeguards our collective history, protects the public's right to know, and ensures transparency and accountability in government.

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Calling time alone “me-time” boosts positive feelings and improves perceptions, unlike labeling it “isolation” Reframing solitude as “me-time” rather than “isolation” can boost emotional well-being and reshape perceptions of being alone, revealing the subtle yet powerful influence of language on our experiences.

Reframing solitude as “me-time” rather than “isolation” can boost emotional well-being and reshape perceptions of being alone, revealing the subtle yet powerful influence of language on our experiences. #MentalHealth #SelfCare #MeTime #PositiveThinking #EmotionalWellBeing

Poetry and Being Citizens of the United States are perhaps especially prone to the sort of fictions that the French philosopher Jean-François Lyotard called…

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For a New Year The Stoic philosopher Epictetus (c. 55–135 CE) wrote:

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The Ism Parade I have found that one of the challenges of growing old is attempting to act as if arguments I’ve heard for decades are fresh and new.

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Since we're new to Bluesky, here's some info about us: Founded over 80 years ago. We strive to bring about a progressive society where being "good without a god" is an accepted way of life. We are firm believers in church-state separation and try to promote the ideals of humanism (seen below).