December 2011
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“Society needs to see science not as a luxury of funding but as a fundamental...”
– I am Neil deGrasse Tyson — AMA : IAmA
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Yashar Ali: A Message to Women From a Man: You Are... →
Because women bare the brunt of our neurosis. It is much easier for us to place our emotional burdens on the shoulders of our wives, our female friends, our girlfriends, our female employees, our female colleagues, than for us to impose them on the shoulders of men.
It’s a whole lot easier to emotionally manipulate someone who has been conditioned by our society to accept it. We...
November 2011
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Want Real Change? Occupy the Republican Party #ORP →
What if the left registered its discontent with Obama and its disgust for the GOP frontrunners by registering Republican? It would only matter during primary season. And what a message they could send! One long-shot Republican candidate, Gary Johnson, visited Zuccotti Park, affirms that Wall Street banks got unseemly favors, wants to legalize marijuana, opposed the Iraq War, favors bringing the...
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» mnmlist: minimalist protest →
The Occupy Wall Street protesters are rapidly becoming the Occupy Earth protesters, and for good reason.
People are finally pushing back against the incredible influence that corporations have on every aspect of our lives. People are finding a voice for the frustrations of being powerless against the corporations.
And that’s a good thing. Corporations have taken control of our economy, our...
October 2011
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WatchPhotographer makes a fully functional Camera Costume (by Tyler Card)
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The Class War Has Begun →
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Northwestern offers different benefits to same-sex... →
Soon after Northwestern University professor Robert Fourer entered into a civil union, he did what many others in newly recognized relationships have done: He applied to add his partner to his health insurance.
But Northwestern denied his request because his partner is a woman.
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Seriously, why do so many insist on making this issue so unnecessarily difficult?
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During a round of Trivial Pursuit...
Daughter: So, he's known for sleeping with thousands of women, but his name is "Wilt"??
Son: (laughter...because he loves any reference to a penis)
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What is all this Occupy Wall Street, Occupy... →
digitaloccupation:
You say you want a revolution? Well, you know…
Factual background
On September 17th, a bunch of no good hippy peaceniks and pothead bums began a protest on Wall Street and set up camp at Zuccotti Park, a privately owned park in the middle of the financial district in downtown…
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Random chat with my 14 yo son
Me: Why are you so grumpy? You're too young to be so mean.
My son: Why aren't you grumpy? You're too old to be so energetic.
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Education Petition: End Sears' Corporate Tax... →
The corporate tax breaks offered to Sears Holdings Corporation, which is administered by the village of Hoffman Estates, is costing the students of Community Unit School District $14,000,000 per year.
Read more and sign the petition at Change.org.
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September 2011
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Mikael-Colville Andersen: Why we shouldn't wear... →
Excellent TED talk about cycling and why we don’t need and maybe should even refuse to wear bike helmets.
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Criminal Justice Petition: Reverse decision to try... →
The Art of Non-Conformity » Things They Have No... →
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Energy Star Refrigerators Save You Money, No... →
Why Tea Party opposition to energy efficiency standards is bad policy. Read more: http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/blogs/republican/tea-party-energy-policy-0811#ixzz1X18vEHiT
August 2011
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"Last-place Aversion": Evidence and Redistributive... →
Why do low-income individuals often oppose redistribution? We hypothesize that an aversion to being in “last place” undercuts support for redistribution, with low-income individuals punishing those slightly below themselves to keep someone “beneath” them. In laboratory experiments, we find support for “last-place aversion” in the contexts of risk aversion and redistributive preferences....
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Be Like Others | Global Voices →
People in the U.S. who think our country’s laws should be decided according to their interpretation of their god’s law should watch this video. It’s heartbreaking to me what some people in this world must struggle through.
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Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food →
A USDA initiative to support local food systems. This program is under threat, though, by the Foxx amendment, which prevents any of the bill’s funds from being used for the USDA “Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food” initiative.
Call or write you government representatives to protest. Support our local farms, farmers, food and families.
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If a Married Lesbian Couple Saves 40 Teens from... →
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“Let your vagina clean itself. It is acidic for a reason, and no, it’s not...”
– Kate Clancy in her post Don’t douche, she declares acidly over at Scientific American website. Seriously, all women should follow this informative blog.
July 2011
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“Oh, dang! My leg fell off.”
– My 4 year old niece, overheard while she played Lego village
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Four Happy Places: Denmark
Cloaked in almost total darkness during the winter months, Denmark nonetheless rates second in the World Database for Happiness. Known for its egalitarian principles and strong social safety net, Denmark has a very high tax rate. Danes aren’t particularly bothered by this, Buettner discovered, because they are satisfied with the way their taxes are spent, and they don’t have the same attachment...
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Robert Reich: The Empty Bully Pulpit →
robertreich:
How did we get into this mess?
I thought I’d seen Washington at its worst. I was there just after Watergate. I was there when Jimmy Carter imploded. I was there during the government shut-down of 1995.
But I hadn’t seen the worst. This is the worst.
How can it be that with over 9 percent…
This is how I feel about the President I voted for. Worth a read as usual.
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You caught me with a silly expression on my face? Happens all the time because I’m usually internally talking to myself, going back and forth over some decision or turning a challenge round and round in my brain debating the solution. It’s like a Sméagol/Gollum sort of thing minus the evil.
And, sometimes, I’ll even make myself laugh out loud. How silly is that?
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I’m trying to learn the Nik suit of software plug-ins or Adobe’s Lightroom; anyone have any links to useful tutorials?
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What's going on in Oslo, explained. →
In case you haven’t yet heard, Oslo, Norway suffered a terrorist type attack today. Mother Jones has a good run down of the information available at this time.
My thoughts are with the people of Norway.
motherjones:
Our live-blog is up. Check back there for updates.
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“[Charles] Darwin should be emulated in another respect. His interactions with...”
– Evolution for Everyone by David Sloan Wilson.
I think it’d be great to see a quality historically accurate movie of Darwin’s life, or at least, of his work on his “grand theory.”
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“Everyone in the family owns a pair of roller skates and we often go outdoor...”
– Tina Davis, one of the wonderfully talented derby skaters I photograph, in an interview for a local web site. She is this week’s Chambana Mom to Know.
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“I did it. I played roller derby for serious.”
– Kate Thulu in her recent blog post about her first ever roller derby bout. Kate is one of the rookies skating in the league that I photograph, The Twin City Derby Girls.
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Tennessee Makes Posting ‘Emotionally Distressing’... →
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed a new law last week that makes it a crime to post images to the Internet that “frighten, intimidate, or cause emotional distress.” Violators found guilty of doing so now face up to one year in jail and $2,500 in fines.
Is there some sort of must-be-crazy requirement to hold office in this nation?
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“I just didn’t have my hand on the trigger.”
– Arizona state Sen. Lori Klein reassuring an Arizona Republic reporter as she pointed the laser sight of her loaded .380 Ruger, without a safety, during an interview outside the Senate chamber. Read full story at the Arizona Republic. (via centerforinvestigativereporting)
Politicians in this country...
Is it just me or is it entirely to difficult to engage in philosophical or political debate on Facebook? I mean that question in relation to online communication rather than in-person discussion. It seems to me that tumblr allows for more discussion and differing of opinions where Facebook seems a more restricted place where people actually get mad. Is this due to the nature of...
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Evolution for Everyone: How Darwin's Theory Can... →
Evolution, as [David] Wilson explains, is not just about dinosaurs and human origins but about why all species behave as they do…And basic evolutionary principles are also the foundation for humanity’s capacity for symbolic thought, culture, and morality. In example after example, Wilson sheds new light on Darwin’s grand theory and how it can be applied to daily life.
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Indiana to no longer teach cursive writing in... →
Starting this fall, the Indiana Department of Education will no longer require Indiana’s public schools to teach cursive writing.
State officials sent school leaders a memo April 25 telling them that instead of cursive writing, students will be expected to become proficient in keyboard use.
The memo says schools may continue to teach cursive as a local standard, or they may decide to stop...
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It looks like Dont Ask, Don't Tell may finally be... →
A three-judge panel of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that the U.S. military can no longer enforce the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.
Especially interesting to me in all of this is the important role that Gay Republicans (also know as Log Cabin Republicans) have played in ending this ignorant policy while so many of their straight counterparts...
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Intro to Flat-track Roller Derby iPhone App →
A nice little freebie for fans new to roller derby. I love the common referee hand signals section. Very nice.
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HELL ON WHEELS - The True Tale of All-Girl Roller... →
Just finished watching the indie documentary about the beginning of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (formerly the United Leagues Coalition) and the main thought in my head right now? Thank the gods they got rid of that ridiculous penalty wheel! Good riddance to the ice hockey-like fist fights, too, but you’ve got to love those giant stick on stars on the jammer’s...
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For my derby and skating friends, an app for... →
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This is a helpful article for anyone currently or... →
I am not naïve; bad announcing will always exist in roller derby. It exists in professional sports where announcers make thousands of dollars per year and thus it will naturally occur in an amateur sport as well. However, there are dozens of talented announcers out there who can help to spread the game to new fans and they should be used whenever possible. Competitive teams don’t start...
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To my fellow Americans, Happy Independence Day! I hope you’ve been having a blast this holiday weekend.
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