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We can now, finally , l ay the myths of "anyone can make it" and "pull yourself up by your own bootstraps" to rest :  A millionaire who deliberately made himself broke and homeless in a bizarre social experiment designed to rack up YouTube hits has suddenly quit his challenge after concerns over his health.  Mike Black had planned to essentially start over from nothing, while proving to himself that he would be able to make $1 million in the space of just 12 months. Black had been an entrepreneur his entire life, but in July 2020 decided to walk away from everything giving up his car, house and all of his money.  'I knew a lot of people who lost everything during the pandemic and they got really depressed. I even had a friend that lost a $10 million business overnight', Black explained in a YouTube video. Black wanted to help his friends rebuild their lives and prove that luck or money was not necessary to become a millionaire - just hard work.  But Black en...

 

 Due Dissidence talks about why Morning Joe's assessment rings hollow: Meanwhile, Chris Hedges talks about what's going on in reality:  In other words: having a bunch of rich people in your country does not mean that the country is doing well, especially with some many living in poverty. 

 Did you know that unemployment was essentially a byproduct of capitalism? Now you do.

Jimmy Dore talks about how elites basically want the imprison the poor. 

This is too rich to even describe; just read .

Sad-yet-powerful stuff . After reading this, ask yourself why this isn't on the news 24-7.

Jesus : YAKOWLANG, Afghanistan — A pitiable harvest this year has left small farmers all over central and northern Afghanistan facing hunger, and aid officials are warning of an acute food shortage this winter for nine million Afghans, more than a quarter of the population. The crisis has been generated by the harshest winter in memory, followed by a drought across much of the country, which come on top of the broader problems of deteriorating security, the accumulated pressure of returning refugees and the effects of rising world food prices. The failure of the Afghan government and foreign donors to develop the country’s main economic sector, agriculture, has compounded the problems, the officials say. They warn that the food crisis could make an already bad security situation worse. In the old days of Rome and even Final Fantasy, you could put a big dent in your opponent during wartime if you cut off their food supply. It's kind of hard to shoot an arrow or swing a sword if you...

The man who thinks there aren't that many homeless vets in America? It turns out the answer is: " very . "