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Friday, May 19, 2017

Turning the Tables

Look closely at the pictures below.

An excerpt from the Huffington Post -

These Profound Photos Masterfully Turn Racial Stereotypes On Their Head
A powerful new photo essay reexamines our relationship with race.
By Lilly Workneh

The pictures are indeed eye-opening, and force us to reexamine damaging stereotypes and explore how race, class and power can intersect.

CHRIS BUCK/O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE



CHRIS BUCK/O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/these-profound-photos-masterfully-turn-racial-stereotypes-on-their-head_us_591dceece4b03b485caf8c6d?h1&ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

Thursday, May 18, 2017

Jeanette Harris - All I Do

Girl Scouts new CEO is a rocket scientist

How Trump made it harder for the US to fight terrorism

Liberal Redneck - What's It Gonna Take Yall

We’ve got your back . . . hair.

This Cat Needs a Home

From the Huffington Post -

Animal Shelter Writes Badass Adoption Memo For ‘Utter Bastard Of A Cat’
“Mr. Biggles is a despot and dictator.”
By Rebecca Shapiro

Mr. Biggles
Pet adoption agency Cats of Melbourne, located in Melbourne, Australia, posted a darkly hilarious memo about Mr. Biggles (also known as Lord Bigglesworth) on its website this week, practically daring a future owner to take him in.

Founder and group co-ordinator Gina Brett wrote the ad, describing the shiny black cat as “an utter utter utter bastard” who throws tantrums and does not like to be thwarted.

“Mr. Biggles is a despot and dictator, he will let you know he is not happy, which is often because things are often just not up to his high standards,” the memo reads. “Mr Biggles likes his cuddles on his terms, and will sit in your lap when he decides it’s time. If the stroking is not up to his standards, he will nip you.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/animal-shelter-writes-badass-adoption-memo-about-utter-bastard-of-a-cat_us_591d0240e4b034684b095160?3af&ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

A Special Prosecutor Steps In & Fox News Doesn't Get the Comey Memo: The...

The fight to rethink (and reinvent) nuclear power

Trump Asked Comey to End Flynn Probe, Gave Russians Intel: A Closer Look

The Master Matador Tailor

Pretty Please!

An excerpt from the New Yorker -

OBAMA WILLING TO SERVE AS TEMP PRESIDENT WHILE TRUMP RECEIVES PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION
By Andy Borowitz

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Amid concerns about Donald Trump’s fitness to be President, former President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that he was willing to serve as “temp President” while Trump undergoes psychiatric evaluation.

“It would just be a temp thing,” Obama told reporters. “As soon as psychiatrists determine that Donald Trump is mentally stable and fit to serve as the most powerful officeholder in the world, I’d step aside.”

http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/obama-willing-to-serve-as-temp-president-while-trump-receives-psychiatric-evaluation

Sunday, May 14, 2017

An Exhaustive List That Will Keep Growing

From the NY Times -

The Republican’s Guide to Presidential Behavior
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

It wasn’t so long ago that Republicans in Congress cared about how a president comported himself in office. They cared a lot! The president is, after all, commander in chief of the armed forces, steward of the most powerful nation on earth, role model for America’s children — and he should act at all times with the dignity his station demands. It’s not O.K. to behave in a manner that demeans the office and embarrasses the country. Shirt sleeves in the Oval Office? Disrespectful. Shoes on the Resolute desk? Even worse. Lying? Despicable, if not impeachable.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/13/opinion/sunday/the-republicans-guide-to-presidential-behavior.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region&region=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region&_r=0

Not Smart

An excerpt from the Washington Post -

In Arizona, teachers can now be hired with absolutely no training in how to teach
By Valerie Strauss

New legislation signed into law in Arizona by Republican Gov. Doug Ducey (R) will allow teachers to be hired with no formal teaching training, as long as they have five years of experience in fields “relevant” to the subject they are teaching. What’s “relevant” isn’t clear.

The Arizona law is part of a disturbing trend nationwide to allow teachers without certification or even any teacher preparation to be hired and put immediately to work in the classroom in large part to help close persistent teacher shortages. It plays into a misconception that anyone can teach if they know a particular subject and that it is not really necessary to first learn about curriculum, classroom management and instruction.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2017/05/14/in-arizona-teachers-can-now-be-hired-with-absolutely-no-training-in-how-to-teach/?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories_as-arizona-955am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.44c3524d23bd

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