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    Short Story: "Stage Fright"

    MAY 28, 2012 11:35AM

    By P. Orin Zack


    Topics: manipulation, disaster, investigation, power, singer/songwriter, performance, narrative, subversive

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    • 34 Views
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    U.S. ENVOY TO ISRAEL SAYS NATION READY ON IRAN

    MAY 22, 2012 2:46AM

    By Naughty Boy


    Topics: manipulation, voters, obama trick tactics

    • 0 Ratings
    • 143 Views
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    Where's the Outrage?!

    APRIL 21, 2012 8:36PM

    By Richard Erlich


    Topics: manipulation, propaganda, rhetoric, sentiment, punctuation, nuclear winter, nuclear war, politics, feminism, environment, economy

    • 12 Ratings
    • 659 Views
    • 19 Comments
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    Are We Doomed? (Seriously, Are We?)

    MARCH 19, 2012 10:04PM

    By dunniteowl


    Topics: solutions, now, past, future, progress, character, honor, integrity, honesty, change, compassion, love, treachery, deceit, manipulation, domination, control, power, tolerance, ethical and social conduct, moral, philosophy, are we doomed?, is there a better way to live than this?, survival, death, life, chance, fate, cassandra, calamity, doomed, spirit, human, rational, logic, thought, reason, epiphany

    • 2 Ratings
    • 106 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Photoshoppers, photographers, philosophy & psychology

    FEBRUARY 11, 2012 7:09AM

    By Ute Sonnenberg


    Topics: editing, manipulation, photography, photoshop

    • Editor's Pick
    • 42 Ratings
    • 2081 Views
    • 67 Comments
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    Just a Gut Feeling I Have

    JULY 7, 2011 8:54AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: robot, pool cleaning, verro 500, scaffolding, potential corporation, potential life, manipulation, manipulated, law, impact, affected, affect, effect, life, baby, fetus, gut feeling, gut reaction, sensing, seeing, hearing, listening, sounding out, ultrasound, required, forced to watch, waiting period, outsourcing, layoffs, wishful thinking, irobot, aquarium, coral reef restaurant, disney world, mickey mouse, abortion, emotional, emotion, visceral, politics

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    When is Enough, Enough???

    JULY 2, 2011 12:02PM

    By Mikedk1978


    Topics: evil government, innocent life, murder, comedy, joke, manipulation, story, false flag, 911, lies, corruption, cia

    • 5 Ratings
    • 651 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    I have become a Pharm Whore

    JUNE 22, 2011 12:40AM

    By Impaired Doc


    Topics: technology, science, politics, news, for+sale, economy, business, healthcare cost, manipulation, pharmaceutical companies, surveys, medicine, healthcare

    • 0 Ratings
    • 259 Views
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    Attention Deficit--the 21st Century "Normal" (Part Two)

    JUNE 7, 2011 1:10PM

    By prismguard


    Topics: manipulation, madison avenue, passive addiction, self-conditioning, roy f fox, marshall mcluhan, environments are invisible, propaganda, media, tv commercials, attention deficit disorder, multitasking, amy goodman, democracy now, dr gabor mate, dr bessel van der kolk, anthony weiner, sal mineo, natalie wood, james dean, aldous huxley, literacy

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    • 245 Views
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    Attention Deficit--the 21st Century "Normal" (Part One)

    JUNE 7, 2011 6:24AM

    By prismguard


    Topics: multitasking, attention deficit disorder, tv commercials, media, junk food, propaganda, humane society, political smear ads, environments are invisible, marshall mcluhan, roy f fox, self-conditioning, passive addiction, adolph hitler, mein kampf, orwell's 1984, madison avenue, manipulation, fox news network, chuck palahniuk, aldous huxley, sarah palin, horse pucky

    • 6 Ratings
    • 1553 Views
    • 36 Comments
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    When peons are easily manipulated by bogus "experts"

    MAY 30, 2011 12:20PM

    By Kanuk


    Topics: bogus experts, bogus experts, doctor of philosophy, ph.d., doctor of philosophy, climate change, ph.d., climate change, global warming, thomas woods, tom woods, gary mauser, gary a. mauser, david evans, american history, gun control, gun violence, global warming, thomas woods, tom woods, ron paul, founding fathers, manipulation

    • 12 Ratings
    • 2025 Views
    • 23 Comments
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    Beware Too-Efficient Government

    MARCH 11, 2011 8:58AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: politics, wisconsin, wi, michigan, mi, due process, rights, senate, house, legislature, slowness, inefficiency, process, due process, process due, overreach, inappropriate, overstep, law, rule, civil remedy, legislation, republican, democrat, coup, tyrant, attack, rush, notice, procedure, process, confrontation, manipulation, mob, mob rule, violence, militant, power grab, act, restraint

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    • 34 Ratings
    • 5373 Views
    • 97 Comments
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    Was the recent Wisconsin Senate action really Illegal?

    MARCH 10, 2011 9:37AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: process, confrontation, manipulated, manipulation, power grab, act, union rights, unions, rights, collective bargaining, politics, wisconsin, illegal, compliance, open meetings law, illegal act, legislature, state legislature, due process, process denied, justice denied, inappropriate, overstepped, overreach, overreached, explanation, analysis, review, objection, objected, rule, law, legislation, republican, democrat, coup, rush, notice, lack of notice, 2 hours, 24 hours, procedure, senate, wi

    • 0 Ratings
    • 166 Views
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    Liberation: His, then Mine.

    FEBRUARY 19, 2011 9:38PM

    By Ms. Teary


    Topics: lies, truth, deceit, manipulation, family, friends, thieves

    • 0 Ratings
    • 179 Views
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    Poem: Destroyers Of Gods by FeministWhore

    DECEMBER 8, 2010 7:42PM

    By Divinity33372


    Topics: manipulation, control, sexuality, politics, prostitution

    • 1 Ratings
    • 203 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Venom surrounding Obama is puzzling

    OCTOBER 10, 2010 10:01PM

    By Kyle Schmidlin


    Topics: obama, elite, dick armey, beck, tea party, manipulation

    • 1 Ratings
    • 371 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Train Will Make You See This Movie

    OCTOBER 8, 2010 1:02PM

    By Kevin Broccoli


    Topics: music, manipulation, advertising, glee, train, hey soul sister, life as we know it, katherine heigl, josh duhamel, confessions of a shopaholic, rhianna

    • 2 Ratings
    • 339 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    Dazed and Abused: Turning the Symbols (Part 3 of 3)

    JUNE 17, 2010 7:52PM

    By Behind The Curtain


    Topics: hermeneutics, feminism, mary magdalene, jesus, old testament, capital punishment, god, welcome, love, fundamentalists, school prayer, prayer, rape, sexuality, sodom and gomorrah, faith, manipulation, gay and lesbian, shame, guilt, snake handler, malpractice, abuse, christian

    • 5 Ratings
    • 471 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Dazed and Abused: Seeing With New Eyes (Part 2 of 3)

    JUNE 16, 2010 9:59PM

    By Behind The Curtain


    Topics: hermeneutics, feminism, mary magdalene, jesus, old testament, capital punishment, god, welcome, love, fundamentalists, school prayer, prayer, rape, sexuality, sodom and gomorrah, faith, manipulation, gay and lesbian, shame, guilt, snake handler, malpractice, abuse, christian

    • 4 Ratings
    • 919 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Dazed and Abused: Spiritual Malpractice (Part 1 of 3)

    JUNE 14, 2010 9:03PM

    By Behind The Curtain


    Topics: christian, abuse, malpractice, snake handler, guilt, shame, gay and lesbian, manipulation, faith, sodom and gomorrah, sexuality, rape, prayer, school prayer, fundamentalists, love, welcome, god, capital punishment, old testament, jesus, mary magdalene, feminism, hermeneutics

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