Author Archives: Bernie Sirelson

About Bernie Sirelson

• Piano Teacher • Futurist • Out of the Box

Social Media Activism, or, Power To The People

Social Media Activism… I think this is the forgotten essence of the “free market”. Unfortunately, what usually passes for the “free market” is really the “corporate market”. Here we have the “people’s market”. We all contacted these companies and told … Continue reading

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The Neighborhood…

Eye Contact is a Gift. Continue reading

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Proof of Intelligent Design

I have decided that there must be an Intelligent Designer for the Universe. Things just work out too perfectly. Case in point… Hard boiled eggs. They take exactly 3 minutes. How could that have happened by accident? Pure luck that … Continue reading

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BBC News – Eating canned soup ‘poses a chemical risk’

It’s nice to see this finally hit the mainstream! People who eat canned soup should be aware that a chemical used to line the tin can leach into the food and end up in the body, say scientists. via BBC … Continue reading

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Fox News viewers less informed about current events, poll shows

We all knew this anyway, right? But it’s fun to see it in print. “The results show us that there is something about watching Fox News that leads people to do worse on these questions than those who don’t watch … Continue reading

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Calamities of Nature – Occupy California Universities

Calamities of Nature – Occupy California Universities. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Share on Linkedin Share on Posterous share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments … Continue reading

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United We Stand.. – A colorful garden of words..

United We Stand.. – A colorful garden of words… Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Share on Linkedin Share on Posterous share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to … Continue reading

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The Occupy Movement Changes Everything

I particularly like #2. That’s why we’re doing this in the first place, isn’t it? Ten Ways the Occupy Movement Changes Everything Thursday 10 November 2011 by: Sarah van Gelder, David Korten and Steve Piersanti, YES! Magazine | News Analysis … Continue reading

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Occupy The Future — In These Times

This from Noam Chomsky. If he hadn’t said this, I would have. In fact, I’ve been saying it all along as well. Including the part about the 70′s. I’ve never seen anything quite like the Occupy movement in scale and … Continue reading

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Class Warfare My Ass | Truthout

And we aren’t the ones waging the war either… Class Warfare My Ass Finally, someone telling it like it is!! Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Share on Linkedin Share on Posterous … Continue reading

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