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  • I’m Watching “The Universal Credit Crisis – BBC Panorama” on YouTube

    October 11, 2020

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    John Higginbotham

    This is the second documentary I’ve watched about real estate in the United Kingdom. Universal Credit in The United Kingdom is similar to welfare in the States. The UK is switching their benefits program to making one payment to the family instead of paying everything separately. For example, instead of giving the housing allowance…

  • I just Watched “We need to talk about male suicide | Steph Slack | TEDxFolkestone” on YouTube

    October 9, 2020

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    John Higginbotham

    I just watched a Ted Talk on a woman who lost her uncle to suicide. The video is below. He was a 47 year old successful doctor. It happened ten years ago. It was a touching story. I’m glad I watched it alone because it made me cry. The speaker said that 12 men…

  • Thinking about “Last Man Standing” and HIV that Ravages the World

    October 8, 2020

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    John Higginbotham

    I was just thinking of the article I read yesterday “Last Men Standing“. It talked about the lives of people who caught hiv in the 80’s and are still alive or who far outlived their predicted demise. One of them talked about learning he was HIV positive and walking outside where the world seemed…

  • I’m Watching “The Mennonites – a trip back in time | DW Documentary” on YouTube

    October 7, 2020

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    John Higginbotham

    The Mennonites and Amish have always fascinated me. The first time I came into contact with them was in the mid 90’s… I was working as a Kelly Services temp and they had us traveling with a group of people who changed out stock at autoparts stores as far away as a couple of…

  • I’m Watching “How poor people survive in the USA | DW Documentary” on YouTube

    October 7, 2020

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    John Higginbotham

    It’s interesting to see how people outside of our country view us…. They discuss problems they say ” unheard of in other countries. “ https://youtu.be/JHDkALRz5Rk

  • I Just Watched “Surviving Alaska: Down and Out in America’s Coldest City” on YouTube

    October 7, 2020

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    John Higginbotham

    Why must people suffer?

  • I’m Watching Frontline “The Choice 2020 Trump and Biden”

    October 3, 2020

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    John Higginbotham

    Description: Frontline The Choice 2020 Trump and Biden Comments: I’ve learned a lot I didn’t know about both of them.. I didn’t realize that Joe Biden had so much tragedy in his life. He lost his wife and daughter in a car wreck in the 70’s. He raised his two sons by himself for…

  • What am I Working On?

    October 3, 2020

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    John Higginbotham

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  • The Gay 80’s :: Eyewitness News :: Archival Footage

    September 30, 2020

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    John Higginbotham

    Type: Digital Scrapbook Entry Mood: Bothered, Intrigued 0 Date Added: August 28, 2019 Time Added: 11:20 Description: The Gay 80’s :: Eyewitness News :: Archival Footage This really does a good job of what gays must have gone through thirty years ago. At one point the interviewer asked if they considered themselves sick. It…

  • Protected: Journal Entry – Thur Sept 24, 2020

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    John Higginbotham

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