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Tuned in late due to a time zone mixup. Does this debate have a moderator?
“More truthful discourse […] on our history of racial injustice is essential for us to achieve racial equity.” youtu.be/aS61QFzk2tI
A gorgeous @nytimes documentary on forger Adolfo Kaminsky, who saved hundreds of lives in WWII and other conflicts. youtu.be/Dup6KOoaAUc
I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that Trump still refuses to recognize the exoneration of the Central Park Five. cnn.com/2016/10/06/pol…
“Watters and Southern […] are too dedicated to maintaining the status quo to be remotely entertaining.” buzzfeed.com/scaachikoul/wh…
Links: September 2016
Fear of a Female President
To understand this reaction, start with what social psychologists call “precarious manhood” theory. The theory posits that while womanhood is typically viewed as natural and permanent, manhood must be “earned and maintained.” Because it is won, it can also be lost. Scholars at the University of South Florida and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign reported that when asked how someone might lose his manhood, college students rattled off social… See more →
I appreciate that climate policy is most important to Obama’s legacy, but I kind of wish he had concentrated more on banning vertical video.
Get the sad residue of last night’s bloviating heap of sentient Cheeto dust out of your eyes and ears with this. vimeo.com/182987414
do the right thing america i cant listen to this pile of excrement huff and puff for five more minutes let alone four more years pf3p982hnfj
“[T]he important thing is to watch out for either candidate being graded on a curve, to spot it when it happens, and to account for it.” twitter.com/TheAtlantic/st…
A Trump staffer acknowledges what his candidacy is really about: “Every critic, every detractor, will have to bow down to President Trump.” twitter.com/halvorson/stat…
“What Thiel calls the ‘oxymoron’ of ‘capitalist democracy’ is resolved – by jettisoning democracy.” theguardian.com/technology/201…
“It’s more surprising that everyone in the Valley doesn’t support Trump than that Thiel and Luckey do.” theatlantic.com/technology/arc…
Oh man, this @FullFrontalSamB profile of the Latinos for Trump “taco truck on every corner” guy. youtu.be/cYgo4gsD-38
I’m not 100% cured yet, but I’ve severely cut down on hate-reading shitty people’s Twitter feeds, and I think I might actually survive 2016.
“Growing paranoid is easy when, because of your gender, people really are out to get you.” theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
The highlight reel of comics roasting Ann Coulter has some well-deserved jabs but a lot of unadulterated hatred couched in humor. It’s ugly.
Links: August 2016
Could Women Be Trusted With Their Own Pregnancy Tests?
They had me sign my rights away for $1,” Ms. Crane told me. She never did get that dollar.
Meanwhile, in most areas of the United States, women still need permission from a doctor to buy birth control pills, even though they are arguably safer than a lot of other drugs now sold over the counter and there are very few health risks involved. It’s true… See more →
One of many good points: modern media helps broaden our scope of concern, making it seem like everything is awful. theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…
When I throw a party, I triple check the guest list to be sure Rudy Giuliani isn’t on it. Can’t be too careful. twitter.com/washingtonpost…
This fascinating analysis hypothesizes that the tweets Trump writes are angrier than those his staff writes for him. varianceexplained.org/r/trump-tweets/
“Citizens who vote for third-party candidates… aren’t voting their conscience, they are voting their ego.” medium.com/@cshirky/there…
“[N]o future awaits in places that have been left behind by polished people in gleaming cities.” propublica.org/article/white-…
“And yes, it’s important that their dad is a feminist, because now that’s what they expect of all men.” glamour.com/story/glamour-…
Links: July 2016
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There’s nothing wrong with walled gardens. They’re safe spaces. They take care of your enjoyment and entertainment, so you don’t have to.
But there also a bit boring. I certainly don’t relish the idea of spending my days within the boundaries of someone else’s vision.
There’s a different kind of garden. It takes its name from another short story by Borges.
The Garden of Forking Paths. It is uncontrolled. It is full of possibilities. It’s… See more →
A fantastic explainer comic from @AndyComics on how gerrymandering is keeping the GOP in control of the House. thenib.com/house-democrat…
“First female president!” is just a more compelling concept than “She has made some mistakes and is therefore a monster!”
Regardless of who gives it, November’s concession speech is gonna be a hell of a thing.
I’m really enjoying @thenib’s DNC coverage. Wish I could make it down to Philly to check out their pop-up space. thenib.com/the-nib-takes-…
Thanks to @markdorison, @jeremybowers, and @blastcap for offering examples. Further reading: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclave_a… twitter.com/robweychert/st…
Random Q: Could a state in middle America secede? Is there a precedent for a sovereign nation geographically enclosed in another nation?
“The entire idea of America is about believing impossible things. Nobody said those things had to be benign.” medium.com/welcome-to-the…
Read the whole thread. twitter.com/cshirky/status…
Began the day by reading the transcript of Trump’s nauseating RNC speech and two different fact-checks of it. Am I doing Friday right?
FOUR MORE YEARS youtu.be/ln3wAdRAim4
A great breakdown of how the super rich funnel insane amounts of money into politics, enabled by Citizens United. thenib.com/dark-money
The stomach-turning story of how the Cleveland cops that killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice avoided indictment. gq.com/story/tamir-ri…
I’ll just leave this logo here.
Fingers crossed for a Trump/Gingrich GOP ticket. Nothing says traditional family values like two dudes with a combined total of six wives.
As a dataset aimed at finding solutions, though, the absence of perp stats is conspicuous, and kinda victim-blamey. twitter.com/robweychert/st…
Excellent, approachable, interactive deep dive into the available data on gun deaths. fivethirtyeight.com/features/gun-d…
“Guns don’t kill people; people do.” OK. From 1980–2008, men committed 89.5% of US homicides. Can we talk about men? bjs.gov/content/pub/pd…
Before Election Day, support your ideal candidate. But on Election Day, if they still have no chance, your vote for them lets everyone down.
“…one set of struggling people… pitted against other… struggling people by someone who has known little struggle.” newyorker.com/magazine/2016/…
We’re better than this. We have to be. twitter.com/washingtonpost…
“Donald Trump has retweeted at least 75 users who follow at least three of the top 50 #WhiteGenocide influencers.” fortune.com/donald-trump-w…
Links: June 2016
A Gunfight in Guatemala
Crazy story: Sebastian Rotella. Art direction: David Sleight. Animation: Christopher Park.
Police Building Apartments
Lately my favorite part of my commute is passing this building.
Here’s The Powerful Letter The Stanford Victim Read To Her Attacker
Having too much to drink was an amateur mistake that I admit to, but it is not criminal. Everyone in this room has had a night where they have regretted drinking too much, or knows someone… See more →
An election year is a good time to step away from the KISS mantra and think about how design can be an ally to nuance.
“Freedom is always coming in the hereafter. But you know what, though? The hereafter is a hustle. We want it now.” fusion.net/story/316998/j…