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- It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature.
The catchphrase ‘It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature’ was a hit marketing campaign for margarine in the 1970s. The phrase really stuck in people’s minds, kind of like how margarine globs onto English muffins, or crackers, or any of the thousands of ultraprocessed items available in the miles of grocery aisles manufactured by a handful of multinational conglomerates under the guise of a plethora of brands. Of course, it also resonated because it’s so obvious, or at least it should be. Oren Lyons* often used a similar and more meaningful version of this phrase, even before the margarine commercials….
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Protesting the Death Of Harith ‘Snoop’ Augustus
On July 14th, 2018 Harith ‘Snoop’ Augustus, who by all accounts was a quiet mild-mannered guy who stayed out of trouble, was killed by the police shortly after leaving his job at a barbershop in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago. The incident triggered a night of unrest followed by days of organized protests near the barbershop where he worked. Neighbors and police accountability activists took to the streets of South Shore to vent their frustration and advocate for change.