the refinery

https://teespring.com/LOVE4sale

as was stated in a previous post, merch is also being offered to help raise the funds for BNMEnterprises.

please share the links & buy some of the available merch.

thank you

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BNME management

BNMMEDIA/WSOQ is in need of funding. this operation is an independent media endeavor. the goal is to truthfully & factually present ideas, content, opinions, cultures that are not mainstream, traditional, or popular.

we live in a predominantly capitalist global society. this means that only so much can be done for free. operating costs are always an issue, even in the digital realm. as a primarily media & arts based operation, mainstream sponsors are highly unlikely to provide funding to BNMMEDIA/WSOQ. there are multiple reasons why the standard advertising funded model is not particularly functional for BNMMEDIA/WSOQ.

the goal is to find & create alternative means of legally funding BNMEnterprises/BNMMEDIA/WSOQ. read find as seeking supporters willing to contribute funds, & create as selling art & merch(andise). this is an ongoing process until BNMMEDIA/WSOQ is sufficiently funded to maintain its current annual operating costs for about 20-30 years.

current operating costs are relatively small because staffing is at an extreme minimum. changes in staffing will clearly change operating costs. at the moment that is not the focus. the goal is to raise approximately $1.75-2M USD. when the funding goal is reached the intention is to set up a financial arrangement where only $40-50K is made available to BNMEnterprises on an annual basis.

if you read this far, thank you. if you think this is a strange or crazy idea, ok. remember this is not a mainstream operation. an unorthodox approach is being used because change does not come from repeating the same thoughts & behaviors from 1 generation to countless others.

if you would like to contribute to this endeavor, please do so using 1 of the above links. even small amounts are appreciated. $5 from 350K supporters would meet the minimum goal. for some that's a lot of money. for others it's not much at all. clearly the goal can be achieved more quickly with larger contributions, but that's not the point.

to repeat, this is an independent media operation. funding is necessary for its continuation. your help in achieving the funding goal will be greatly appreciated. even if you cannot make a material contribution, please reblog the links for others to see.

thank you

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BNME management

MUSIC

metaphysics

ART

sex

SCIENCE

politricks

LIFE

the above 7 topics are the broad foundations of what BNMMEDIA/WSOQ is intended to present.

many of us have been taught in such a way that what we see is the best possible outcome for contemporary society. such teaching often discourages us from challenging traditions & institutions.

change is inevitable.

if we engage the process, we can shape change in a more constructive fashion. many of our communal traditions & institutions have taught us to embrace a fear of change.

it is the hope of this endeavor to present a perspective to discard such teachings & practices. we each have the power of choice. we can choose to question what we've been taught. we can choose to change things for a better society.

do you play?

can you swim?

what do our minds do?

life is choice.

music is life. 🎼🎨🌍🤷🏾‍♂️🧠🦈🤔😶🎩

"Canonizing Biz Markie as a one-hit wonder, though, more than misses the mark; it requires a fundamental misreading of hip hop history and the genre’s cultural touchstones to arrive at that distillation of his life’s work." - Shamira Ibrahim

i finally sat down this AM to do some research on this cat. i've intended to do so for about 8 years or so. why did i put it off? i cannot say.

it was kind of disturbing to find what i did. i won't go into details in this post. i don't think most people read the things i post anyway.

to be brief & blunt, i don't comprehend how people refuse to do independent research. the web is filled w/informational resources. the way urban legend often seems to be incorporated into belief & conspiracy ideation is genuinely fascinating.

sometimes observation & study leave me feeling like an utter outcast. it can definitely makes conversation w/certain people no bueno.

music is life. 🎼🎨🌍🤷🏾‍♂️🧠🦈🤔😶🎩

art life. create your own lane. there is no box.

what does the sun do? ☀️🕵🏾‍♂️

music is life. 🎼🎨🌍🤷🏾‍♂️🧠🦈🤔😶🎩

music is life. 🎼🎨🌍🤷🏾‍♂️🧠🦈🤔😶🎩

what is free speech in a society

that demands capital of those who endeavor to widely disseminate communication (speech)?

where access to capital is systemically limited or nonexistent for those who speak on supposedly undesirable facts of history?

where those having the greatest access to capital are best served by steering away from or muddling topics that do not perpetuate the generational continuation of their material status?

think broad.

question everything.

what do our minds do?

music is life. 🎼🎨🌍🤷🏾‍♂️🧠🦈🤔😶🎩

BNMEnterprises

ARTLIFE

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DFinery (the refinery) is an independent media operation. your support is greatly appreciated. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

can you swim?

weapons or tools?

what do our minds do?

cats...

do you play?

can you swim?

weapons or tools?

music is life. 🎼🎨🌍🤷🏾‍♂️🧠🦈🤔😶🎩