From OZY -
DIRTY SOUTH: ATLANTA'S LEGENDARY TATTOO ARTIST
By Nat Roe
http://www.ozy.com/rising-stars/dirty-south-atlantas-legendary-tattoo-artist/74494
Monday, January 23, 2017
Lies. Lies. Lies.
From Dan Rather via Facebook Post as seen on the Huffington Post -
These are not normal times. These are extraordinary times. And extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures.
When you have a spokesperson for the president of the United States wrap up a lie in the Orwellian phrase "alternative facts”…
When you have a press secretary in his first appearance before the White House reporters threaten, bully, lie, and then walk out of the briefing room without the cajones to answer a single question…
When you have a President stand before the stars of the fallen CIA agents and boast about the size of his crowds (lies) and how great his authoritarian inaugural speech was….
These are not normal times.
The press has never seen anything like this before. The public has never seen anything like this before. And the political leaders of both parties have never seen anything like this before.
What can we do? We can all step up and say simply and without equivocation. "A lie, is a lie, is a lie!" And if someone won't say it, those of us who know that there is such a thing as the truth must do whatever is in our power to diminish the liar's malignant reach into our society.
There is one group of people who can do a lot - very quickly. And that is Republicans in Congress. Without their support, Donald Trump's presidency will falter. So here is what I think everyone in the press must do. If you are interviewing a Paul Ryan, a Mitch McConnell, or any other GOP elected official, the first question must be "what will you do to combat the lying from the White House?" If they dodge and weave, keep with the follow ups. And if they refuse to give a satisfactory answer, end the interview.
Facts and the truth are not partisan. They are the bedrock of our democracy. And you are either with them, with us, with our Constitution, our history, and the future of our nation, or you are against it. Everyone must answer that question.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dan-rather-alternative-facts_us_58859227e4b0e3a7356a0bc6
These are not normal times. These are extraordinary times. And extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures.
When you have a spokesperson for the president of the United States wrap up a lie in the Orwellian phrase "alternative facts”…
When you have a press secretary in his first appearance before the White House reporters threaten, bully, lie, and then walk out of the briefing room without the cajones to answer a single question…
When you have a President stand before the stars of the fallen CIA agents and boast about the size of his crowds (lies) and how great his authoritarian inaugural speech was….
These are not normal times.
The press has never seen anything like this before. The public has never seen anything like this before. And the political leaders of both parties have never seen anything like this before.
What can we do? We can all step up and say simply and without equivocation. "A lie, is a lie, is a lie!" And if someone won't say it, those of us who know that there is such a thing as the truth must do whatever is in our power to diminish the liar's malignant reach into our society.
There is one group of people who can do a lot - very quickly. And that is Republicans in Congress. Without their support, Donald Trump's presidency will falter. So here is what I think everyone in the press must do. If you are interviewing a Paul Ryan, a Mitch McConnell, or any other GOP elected official, the first question must be "what will you do to combat the lying from the White House?" If they dodge and weave, keep with the follow ups. And if they refuse to give a satisfactory answer, end the interview.
Facts and the truth are not partisan. They are the bedrock of our democracy. And you are either with them, with us, with our Constitution, our history, and the future of our nation, or you are against it. Everyone must answer that question.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dan-rather-alternative-facts_us_58859227e4b0e3a7356a0bc6
Sunday, January 22, 2017
The Day in Pictures
From the New York Times -
Pictures From Women’s
Marches on Every Continent
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/21/world/womens-march-pictures.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=a-lede-package-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0
Pictures From Women’s
Marches on Every Continent
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/21/world/womens-march-pictures.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=a-lede-package-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0
Saturday, January 21, 2017
Heisman Winner Frisked
From the Daily Mail -
'Do you know how many times I've been messed with by cops just for being black?': Heisman trophy winner frisked by Texas police for 7 minutes after taking a walk near his hotel
*Ricky Williams, who played NFL for 12 seasons, was in Tyler, Texas for an awards ceremony
*He took a stroll near his hotel and someone called police about a man acting 'suspiciously'
*Four white officers grilled him and searched his clothing
*Williams never even mentions his NFL and Texas college playing history until the cop asks if he's ever played football
*Tyler police say it never would have happened if Williams hadn't been acting 'suspiciously'
*The town's mayor says he's invited Williams to stay at his house
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4141148/Heisman-trophy-winner-stopped-frisked-Texas-police.html#ixzz4WRL0TO9R
'Do you know how many times I've been messed with by cops just for being black?': Heisman trophy winner frisked by Texas police for 7 minutes after taking a walk near his hotel
*Ricky Williams, who played NFL for 12 seasons, was in Tyler, Texas for an awards ceremony
*He took a stroll near his hotel and someone called police about a man acting 'suspiciously'
*Four white officers grilled him and searched his clothing
*Williams never even mentions his NFL and Texas college playing history until the cop asks if he's ever played football
*Tyler police say it never would have happened if Williams hadn't been acting 'suspiciously'
*The town's mayor says he's invited Williams to stay at his house
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| Texas tailback Williams played for the University of Texas, he was the 1998 winner of the Heisman trophy, college football's highest honor |
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4141148/Heisman-trophy-winner-stopped-frisked-Texas-police.html#ixzz4WRL0TO9R
Thursday, January 19, 2017
An Amazing Portrait of Michael
From the Daily Mail -
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4131410/Artist-creates-portrait-Michael-Jackson-using-string.html?ITO=applenews
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| Zenovii Palagniuk, 21, from Chortkov in Ukraine, has created a mesmerising portrait of Michael Jackson using just string and nails |
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4131410/Artist-creates-portrait-Michael-Jackson-using-string.html?ITO=applenews
LeBron James Jr. Shows Crazy VISION and HANDLES! | North Coast Blue Chip...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lebron-james-jrs-new-highlight-reel-is-just-sick_us_588096b0e4b02c1837e9dd5d?
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Monday, January 16, 2017
Black Astronauts
An excerpt from BlackAmericaWeb -
Little Known Black History Fact: Black Astronauts
By D.L. Chandler
On this day in 1978, NASA graduated its first group of Space Shuttle astronauts which signaled a new day for the space program. Among the group of 35, three Black men went on to leave their mark on history as explorers of space.
Maj. Frederick D. Gregory of Washington, Col. Guion Bluford of Pennsylvania, and the late Ronald McNair of South Carolina were the first Black astronauts to join NASA’s elite Space Shuttle program ranks. Col. Bluford became the first African-American in space after flying on a mission aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. Maj. Gregory is the first African-American to pilot an orbiter craft and also the first to command a space shuttle mission, doing so in 1985 and 1989, respectively.
https://blackamericaweb.com/2017/01/16/little-known-black-history-fact-black-astronauts/
Little Known Black History Fact: Black Astronauts
By D.L. Chandler
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| The late Ronald McNair, Col. Guion Bluford, & Maj. Frederick D. Gregory |
On this day in 1978, NASA graduated its first group of Space Shuttle astronauts which signaled a new day for the space program. Among the group of 35, three Black men went on to leave their mark on history as explorers of space.
Maj. Frederick D. Gregory of Washington, Col. Guion Bluford of Pennsylvania, and the late Ronald McNair of South Carolina were the first Black astronauts to join NASA’s elite Space Shuttle program ranks. Col. Bluford became the first African-American in space after flying on a mission aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. Maj. Gregory is the first African-American to pilot an orbiter craft and also the first to command a space shuttle mission, doing so in 1985 and 1989, respectively.
https://blackamericaweb.com/2017/01/16/little-known-black-history-fact-black-astronauts/
Sunday, January 15, 2017
A Black Lady Liberty
From CNN -
For the first time ever, there will be a black Lady Liberty on a coin
By AJ Willingham
A new commemorative coin from the U.S. Mint and Treasury features a fresh depiction of Lady Liberty. With a crown of stars in her hair and a toga-like dress, she's as patriotic as ever. She's also, for the first time on an officially minted coin, portrayed as a black woman.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/13/us/lady-liberty-coin-trnd/index.html
For the first time ever, there will be a black Lady Liberty on a coin
By AJ Willingham
A new commemorative coin from the U.S. Mint and Treasury features a fresh depiction of Lady Liberty. With a crown of stars in her hair and a toga-like dress, she's as patriotic as ever. She's also, for the first time on an officially minted coin, portrayed as a black woman.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/13/us/lady-liberty-coin-trnd/index.html
When Design Meets Math & Science
From Wired -
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ALGORITHMS DESIGN A CONCERT HALL? THE STUNNING ELBPHILHARMONIE By LIZ STINSON
https://www.wired.com/2017/01/happens-algorithms-design-concert-hall-stunning-elbphilharmonie/?mbid=nl_11217_p1&CNDID=#slide-1
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ALGORITHMS DESIGN A CONCERT HALL? THE STUNNING ELBPHILHARMONIE By LIZ STINSON
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| Caption: Caption: Herzog and De Meuron designed the main concert hall of Hamburg's recently opened Elbphilharmonie with the help of algorithms.IWAN BAAN |
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