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  • The trauma triggers of the streets

    "a particular smell[10][12] – such as freshly mown grass, the fragrance of an aftershave product or perfume.[6] The sense of smell, olfaction, has been claimed as more closely connected to traumatic reminders than other sensory experiences.[13][14][self-published source?]

    • a particular taste[6] – such as the food eaten during or shortly before a traumatic experience
    • a particular sound[10][12] – such as a helicopter or a song[1]
    • a particular texture[1][15]
    • certain times of day[10][12] – for example, sunset or sunrise[1]
    • certain times of year or specific dates – for example, autumn weather that resembles the affected person's experience of the weather during the September 11 attacks,[15] or the anniversary of a traumatic experience[6]
    • sights[12] – (real, photo, film or video) for examples, a fallen tree or a light shining at a particular angle[6]
    • places[10] – for example, a bathroom, or all bathrooms[16]
    • a person,[12] especially a person who was present during a traumatic event or resembles someone involved in that event in some respect[10]
    • an argument[10."
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      47 min
    • I am a black non-religious American part 2 (final part)

      "“I had a Black supervisor I really liked who casually say she believed atheists lacked morals and good sense in front of me and my coworker/friend (who is Christian) …. It was the first time I faced something like that at work, but it’s even harder to deal with Black folks in the community who can’t fathom that there are other Black people who don’t subscribe to Christianity. If she knew I was a nonbeliever, I know she would have treated me poorly and try to change me.” —Female, Maryland

      “It is really hard for me to find open minded people that are comfortable with me being nonreligious. I have to pretend around many people that I’m religious when I’m not. I get really irritated thinking about it because it feels like I cannot truly be myself around people. I often wonder if I’m ever going to find someone that’s going to like me for me.” —Female, Georgia

      “My community is hardcore religious, so I have to hide my secular belief and any beliefs/thoughts or activities that don’t align with what is described in the bible. Having to watch what I say around my community limits my ability to speak freely, as I don’t want to get caught out and exposed.” —Male, Texas

      “There is not so much stigmatization in my community as there is a non-recognition that we are among them. People speak ill of non-believers not out of malice, but because we are perceived as mere abstractions.” —Male, Puerto Rico

      Link: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d824da4727dfb5bd9e59d0c/t/615c7ae7c1b58c7f92fb2ce1/1633450730356/Black+Nonreligious+Americans+-+A+Brief+from+the+U.S.+Secular+Survey.pdf

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      1 hr 8 min
    • I am a black non-religious American part 1
      “The U.S. Secular Survey was a groundbreaking 2019 survey of nearly 34,000 nonreligious people living in the United States. Of these participants, 891 identified as African American or Black, comprising
      2.7% of the sample. Our previous Reality Check: Being Nonreligious in America report provided an overview of the data gathered through the U.S. Secular Survey, focusing on the lives and experiences of nonreligious people including atheists, agnostics, humanists, freethinkers, skeptics, and others. This brief will more closely focus on Black nonreligious people, a group that is far too often overlooked both within nonreligious communities and within our society more broadly. In addition to presenting data about this population, we will provide recommendations for secular groups that seek to more fully engage with and support
      Black nonreligious people.
      unaffiliated population, this percentage increases to 9% (Pew Research Center, 2015). According to Census estimates (U.S. Census Bureau, 2019), 13.4% of the U.S. population is Black, so then religiously unaffiliated Black people make up approximately 2.1% of the total U.S. population and 16.8% of the Black population. Recent research shows that, among Black Americans, 3% identify as atheist or agnostic (Mohamed et al., 2021). Although the U.S. Secular Survey was not a representative survey, the percentage of Black nonreligious participants generally aligned with these numbers. However, because of the prevalent stereotype in our society that Black people are more religious than other groups, we feel that it is necessary to further probe this issue.”
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      54 min
    • BDSM Archetypes
      “BDSM Info BDSM is an umbrella term for a variety of (often erotic) practices or roleplaying; it is an acronym representing three components: BD: Bondage & Discipline (playing with physical restraints, training, punishment, etc.) DS: Dominance & Submission (playing with obedience, power exchange, service, humility, etc.) SM: Sadism & Masochism (playing with pain, degradation, fear, etc.) More often than not, other 'deviant' sexual practices are also considered to be part of BDSM. BDSM is a consensual activity respecting the fundamental rights of every human being involved; this separates it from sexual and domestic abuse. BDSM Archetypes Everyone is different, and finding two kinksters with the exact same preferences is probably impossible. There are however a few common 'archetypes' that people can identify with to varying degrees (from 0% to 100%). Curious to what extent each archetype suits you? Take the test! The list below is by no means complete but it should cover the most common ones.  Dominant:
      Dominants like to be in charge. Some like to have their partner obey them without questioning, others like some resistance while taking it their way. Some are dominant only in the bedroom, others are dominant throughout their daily life as well. Unlike the top roles (giving pain/bondage/degradation), being dominant is more about who decides what happens (and takes the responsibility that comes with it) than about the contents of what happens. Submissive:
      Submissives like to follow. Some like to give the control away to their partner(s), some like to have it forcibly taken from them. Some are submissive only in the bedroom, others are submissive throughout their daily life as well (usually with limitations). Unlike the bottom roles (receiving pain/bondage/degradation), being submissive is more about who decides what happens (and takes the responsibility that comes with it) than about the contents of what happens.“ I am into kissing, slurping, and exploring in every which possible as much as possible in regards to sex.
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      1 hr 37 min
    • I officially confirm the final end of my organized crime Sin City childhood stories!
      “When I was five years old, none of the societal public knew that my gun was carried in my backpack or coat pocket or pants pocket. I never informed them about it. That’s why civilians were not scared of me. I never shot at a woman and I never aimed my gun at a woman.” I never brought anything illegal in my mother’s apartment.” Antonio Myers
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      51 min
    • I am not “Pyscho ‘Tonio”
      I witnessed all such of these things growing up: “Organized crime groups provide a range of illegal services and goods. Organized crime often victimizes businesses through the use of extortion or theft and fraud activities like hijacking cargo trucks and ships, robbing goods, committing bankruptcy fraud (also known as "bust-out"), insurance fraud or stock fraud (insider trading). Organized crime groups also victimize individuals by car theft (either for dismantling at "chop shops" or for export), art theft, Metal theft, bank robbery, burglary, jewelry and gems theft and heists, shoplifting, computer hacking, credit card fraud, economic espionage, embezzlement, identity theft, and securities fraud ("pump and dump" scam). Some organized crime groups defraud national, state, or local governments by bid rigging public projects, counterfeiting money, smuggling or manufacturing untaxed alcohol (rum-running) or cigarettes (buttlegging), and providing immigrant workers to avoid taxes. Organized crime groups seek out corrupt public officials in executive, law enforcement, and judicial roles so that their criminal rackets and activities on the black market can avoid, or at least receive early warnings about, investigation and prosecution.” I never mentioned my Grandma Clara within organized crime because I didn’t want her to potentially be mocked by the organized crime figures. I hate the being considered “The baddest man in America and in the DMV” especially during those organized crime years.
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      1 hr 15 min
    • I hate being known as “Tonio’ from Uptown D.C.” a.k.a “Petworth Berserk!”
      “Patron–client networks
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      Patron–client networks are defined by fluid interactions. They produce crime groups that operate as smaller units within the overall network, and as such tend towards valuing significant others, familiarity of social and economic environments, or tradition. These networks are usually composed of:
      Hierarchies based on 'naturally' forming family, social and cultural traditions;
      'Tight-knit' focus of activity/labor;
      Fraternal or nepotistic value systems;
      Personalized activity; including family rivalries, territorial disputes, recruitment and training of family members, etc.;
      Entrenched belief systems, reliance of tradition (including religion, family values, cultural expectations, class politics, gender roles, etc.); and,
      Communication and rule enforcement mechanisms dependent on organizational structure, social etiquette, history of criminal involvement, and collective decision-making.[18][19][20][21][22]
      Bureaucratic/corporate operations
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      Bureaucratic/corporate organized crime groups are defined by the general rigidity of their internal structures. They focus more on how the operations works, succeeds, sustains itself or avoids retribution, they are generally typified by:
      A complex authority structure;
      An extensive division of labor between classes within the organization;
      Meritocratic (as opposed to cultural or social attributes);
      Responsibilities carried out in an impersonal manner;
      Extensive written rules/regulations (as opposed to cultural praxis dictating action); and,
      'Top-down' communication and rule enforcement mechanisms.
      However, this model of operation has some flaws:
      The 'top-down' communication strategy is susceptible to interception, more so further down the hierarchy being communicated to;
      Maintaining written records jeopardizes the security of the organization and relies on increased security measures;
      Infiltration at lower levels in the hierarchy can jeopardize the entire organization (a 'house of cards' effect); and,
      Death, injury, incarceration or internal power struggles dramatically heighten the insecurity of operations.
      While bureaucratic operations emphasize business processes and strongly authoritarian hierarchies, these are based on enforcing power relationships rather than an overlying aim of protectionism, sustainability or growth.” “Model type Environment Group Processes Impacts
      National Historical or cultural basis Family or hierarchy Secrecy/bonds. Links to insurgents Local corruption/influence. Fearful community.
      Transnational Politically and economically unstable Vertical integration Legitimate cover Stable supply of illicit goods. High-level corruption.
      Transnational/transactional Any Flexible. Small size. Violent. Opportunistic. Risk taking Unstable supply of range of illicit goods. Exploits young local offenders.
      Entrepreneurial/transactional Developed/high technology regions Individuals or pairs. Operating through legitimate enterprise Provision of illicit services, e.g., money laundering, fraud, criminal networks.”
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      1 hr 14 min
    • Ethical Womanizing, Ethical Manizing, and Ethical Adult-ifying!
      “Relationships
      Develop friendships that do not have an unhealthy sexual agenda
      Avoid exploitative relationships
      Choose partners who are responsible, trustworthy, safe and giving
      Can be sexually intimate without being physical (ex: talk about sexual feelings, verbally express attraction, do things that awaken desire in partner)
      Can express themselves in ways other than genitally (ex: holding, caressing, kissing, etc.)
      Take personal responsibility for their own boundaries.” I live by these ways. There is no insecurities nor desperation within my sex life. I never do inappropriate age disparities in sexual relationships.
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      1 hr 15 min
    • Existence of a Higher Power in Unitarian Universalism

      "What Do We Believe about God?

      Unitarian Universalists have many ways of naming what is sacred. Some believe in a God; some don’t believe in a God. Some believe in a sacred force at work in the world, and call it “love,” “mystery,” “source of all” or “spirit of life.” We are thousands of individuals of all ages, each influenced by our cultures and life experiences to understand “the ground of our being” in our own way. Unitarian Universalists are agnostic, theist, atheist, and everything in between.

      We join together not because we have a shared concept of the divine. Rather we gather knowing that life is richer in community than when we go it alone. We gather to know and be known, to comfort and be comforted, to celebrate the mystery that binds us, each to all.

      We welcome you in the fullness of your beliefs. Join us in exploring life’s deepest questions in a spiritually diverse, supportive, and challenging community. We are excited to meet you where you are, and see how we can all learn and grow together.

      Explore
      • “Words of Wonder and Reverence”—Unitarian Universalist (UU) words for describing the sacred, drawn from our hymnal Singing the Living Tradition and gathered in the adult curriculum "Spirit of Life."
      • Essays: "Unitarian Universalist Views of God"
      • From UU World: "Got God?" by Myriam Renaud
      • "UU Kids Say: God Is..."
        • Related Content
        • From inSpirit: The UU Book and Gift Shop: God Revised: How Religion Must Evolve in a Scientific Age
        • From Beacon Press: A House for Hope: The Promise of Progressive Religion for the 21st Century

          • For more information contact [email protected]."

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          44 min
        • Expand your conscious Christlikeness! Expand your subconscious Christlikeness! Unitarian Universalist Views of the Bible! I regularly pattern myself after the Unitarian Universalist Irreligious Jesus!

          "Laura Spencer

          First Unitarian Universalist Church

          Ann Arbor, MI

          I grew up without a formal religious education. My exposure to the Bible was limited. As an adult, I am interested in learning more. While the Bible contains many valuable lessons, I read it with caution and sensitivity. It helps to have some sense of the time in which it was written and the many alterations and translations it has undergone in reaching its present form.

          The Bible offers me an excellent learning opportunity. It offers me a chance to think about what is right and how to live my life. In it I find parallels to our UU Principles. Stories like that of the Good Samaritan are illustrations of our Unitarian Universalist Principles of the inherent worth and dignity of all people and our principle that we must be compassionate in our relations with others. The Bible provides a high-water mark for living out my Unitarian Universalist values. It offers much to reflect on, inspiring me to have faith that things happen for a reason and trust in the process. It reminds me to seek the divine spark within myself and everyone else, to see the magnitude of how my actions affect the world around me, and to work to make the world better.

          I choose to make the lessons of the Bible my own. I will not let the judgments and beliefs of others spoil the messages that are available to me if I read and learn with an open mind. I claim the Bible as one more chapter, among several religious texts, in the Unitarian Universalist guide to living."

          "Introduction by Rev. Tom Goldsmith, Editor

          First Unitarian Church

          Salt Lake City, UT

          UU [Unitarian Universalist] Views of the Bible offer a glimpse into six spiritual journeys. One originates with an impassioned fundamentalist embrace of the Bible while others begin with the Bible as suspect. All of the journeys are refreshingly thoughtful, a bit provocative, and even humorous. The pamphlet offers no critical analysis of the Bible, interpretation of the historical Jesus, or promotion of the Darwinian theory of evolution over and against creation theory. Instead, it gives the reader a very frank approach to a text that is often misquoted, misinterpreted, and mistreated.

          The six UU contributors describe their particular relationships to the Bible and address more generally the relevancy of scripture to religious liberals. All contributors agree that the Bible is riddled with historical errors but nonetheless can serve as an important repository of human truth. Does the Bible have any significance in their lives at all? Each voice in this pamphlet renders a unique and stirring account of the Bible's continued vitality for religious liberals in the twenty-first century."

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          54 min

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        Autism is my super blessing! I'm a high-school valedictorian, college graduate, world traveler, disability advocate. I'm a Unitarian Universalist. I'm a Progressive Liberal. I'm about equal rights, human rights, civil & political rights, & economic, social, &cultural rights.