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March 31, 2016

For African-American travelers in the Jim Crow-era Southoften journeying from the north to visit relatives who had not joined the Great Migrationan unprepossessing paper-bound travel guide often amounted to a survival kit. The Green Book often functioned as a lifesaver.
Visionary publisher-entrepreneur Victor Green, a Harlem postal carrier, introduced the travel guide in 1937. For blacks denied access to restaurants, hotels and restroomsand who often risked even greater danger if they were driving after darkit was an essential resource, listing hundreds of establishments, across the South and the nation, that welcomed African-Americans.
Before the 1964 Civil Rights Act outlawed segregation, the Green Book sold in the millions and was passed from family member to family member. For those who relied on it, it amounted to an essential safety precaution. Today, it is a potent artifact of discrimination.
The Green Book is also the subject of filmmaker Ric Burnss forthcoming documentary. Burns is exploring the Green Book as a window into history, and into the present, where the experience of driving while black is again at the center of our national conversation. I spoke with Burns about what hes learned so far in making this film.
Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/driving-while-black-has-been-around-long-cars-have-existed-180958598/
“Driving While Black” Has Been Around As Long As Cars Have Existed
Source: The Smithsonian

For African-American travelers in the Jim Crow-era Southoften journeying from the north to visit relatives who had not joined the Great Migrationan unprepossessing paper-bound travel guide often amounted to a survival kit. The Green Book often functioned as a lifesaver.
Visionary publisher-entrepreneur Victor Green, a Harlem postal carrier, introduced the travel guide in 1937. For blacks denied access to restaurants, hotels and restroomsand who often risked even greater danger if they were driving after darkit was an essential resource, listing hundreds of establishments, across the South and the nation, that welcomed African-Americans.
Before the 1964 Civil Rights Act outlawed segregation, the Green Book sold in the millions and was passed from family member to family member. For those who relied on it, it amounted to an essential safety precaution. Today, it is a potent artifact of discrimination.
The Green Book is also the subject of filmmaker Ric Burnss forthcoming documentary. Burns is exploring the Green Book as a window into history, and into the present, where the experience of driving while black is again at the center of our national conversation. I spoke with Burns about what hes learned so far in making this film.
Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/driving-while-black-has-been-around-long-cars-have-existed-180958598/
March 31, 2016



How sweet!
Via: http://mashable.com/2016/03/31/police-cat-letter/#9wbHgdVqwuqM
Little girl sends letter requesting police cats, gets the sweetest reply



How sweet!

Via: http://mashable.com/2016/03/31/police-cat-letter/#9wbHgdVqwuqM
March 27, 2016
HunterHRC2016 ?@HunterHRC2016 3h3 hours ago
.@Luminate_Design Has A Copy Of Bernie's Marxist Journal
Do Share
https://twitter.com/hunterhrc2016/status/705267804556042240
@Alasscan_ @SDzzz
Someone recently linked to this nastiness as a legitimate source on a democratic board.
Be aware of sources on the internet (updated):
HunterHRC2016 ?@HunterHRC2016 1h1 hour ago
Now @TheDemocrats & @DWStweets who cry about
anti-Semitism are supporting a RACIST JEW
Now @TheDemocrats & @DWStweets who cry about
anti-Semitism are supporting a RACIST JEW
HunterHRC2016 ?@HunterHRC2016 2h2 hours ago
Bernie Paints A Happy Face On Communism
https://twitter.com/sdzzz/status/706956400035901440
@MyRudeOpinion @KasiaMikurda @Alasscan_ @SDzzz
Bernie Paints A Happy Face On Communism
https://twitter.com/sdzzz/status/706956400035901440
@MyRudeOpinion @KasiaMikurda @Alasscan_ @SDzzz
HunterHRC2016 ?@HunterHRC2016 2h2 hours ago
BERNIE:
"Let's Make A Crooked Deal For A Buck"
https://twitter.com/sdzzz/status/707274833713713152
@Luminate_Design @Alasscan_ @SDzzz
BERNIE:
"Let's Make A Crooked Deal For A Buck"
https://twitter.com/sdzzz/status/707274833713713152
@Luminate_Design @Alasscan_ @SDzzz
HunterHRC2016 ?@HunterHRC2016 3h3 hours ago
Former East German Exposes Bernie Sanders
https://twitter.com/sdzzz/status/708173340213518336
@Luminate_Design
@Alasscan_ @SDzzz
Former East German Exposes Bernie Sanders
https://twitter.com/sdzzz/status/708173340213518336
@Luminate_Design
@Alasscan_ @SDzzz
HunterHRC2016 ?@HunterHRC2016 3h3 hours ago
.@Luminate_Design Has A Copy Of Bernie's Marxist Journal
Do Share
https://twitter.com/hunterhrc2016/status/705267804556042240
@Alasscan_ @SDzzz
HunterHRC2016 ?@HunterHRC2016 3h3 hours ago
Comrade #JaneSanders Is A Dirty Crook
https://twitter.com/hunterhrc2016/status/705631508543836161
@Alasscan_ @Luminate_Design @SDzzz
Comrade #JaneSanders Is A Dirty Crook
https://twitter.com/hunterhrc2016/status/705631508543836161
@Alasscan_ @Luminate_Design @SDzzz
Someone recently linked to this nastiness as a legitimate source on a democratic board.

March 26, 2016
I thought the group would appreciate this poem!

Via: http://imgur.com/gallery/0Qkg9yk
“Hope” is the thing with feathers
Hope is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all -
And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard -
And sore must be the storm -
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm -
Ive heard it in the chillest land -
And on the strangest Sea -
Yet - never - in Extremity,
It asked a crumb - of me.
-Emily Dickinson
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all -
And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard -
And sore must be the storm -
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm -
Ive heard it in the chillest land -
And on the strangest Sea -
Yet - never - in Extremity,
It asked a crumb - of me.
-Emily Dickinson
I thought the group would appreciate this poem!


Via: http://imgur.com/gallery/0Qkg9yk
March 25, 2016

A few months ago, I woke up with a berning need to join the Bernie Sanders campaign. I had followed the evolution of the revolution because of Bernies outstanding climate platform, and I wanted to do more. I canvased in New Hampshire ahead of the primary and interned with the campaign, immersing myself in the Feel the Bern movements theory of change.
As Bernies campaign marched into my life, I could not help but compare its strategies to those of the other cause that dominates my world: the climate movement. Climate organizers have worked for decades to build a mass movement, an effort that produced the largest climate event in US history when 400,000 people marched in 2014 in New York City. Yet within six months of launching his campaign, Bernie had drawn that many people to his rallies. As the climate movement struggles to build electoral power, Bernie has inspired more people than ever to vote and engage with the political process. Up close and personal, I learned that Americas new political uprising and its leader offer invaluable lessons for climate activists.
In contrast, the climate movement does not have a unified vision for the future other than a general imperative to avoid climate catastrophe. This makes it confusing for outsiders and even those within the movement to understand exactly what we are fighting for. Some organizations, including a few of the Big Greens, support natural gas as a bridge fuel. Yet more and more groups reject natural gas, citing health and environmental risks. Each approach represents different values and futures. Can the climate movement create clarity by rallying around a common vision?
Read more: http://www.thenation.com/article/what-the-climate-movement-can-learn-from-bernie-sanderss-political-revolution/
What the Climate Movement Can Learn From Bernie Sanders’s Political Revolution
Source: The Nation

A few months ago, I woke up with a berning need to join the Bernie Sanders campaign. I had followed the evolution of the revolution because of Bernies outstanding climate platform, and I wanted to do more. I canvased in New Hampshire ahead of the primary and interned with the campaign, immersing myself in the Feel the Bern movements theory of change.
As Bernies campaign marched into my life, I could not help but compare its strategies to those of the other cause that dominates my world: the climate movement. Climate organizers have worked for decades to build a mass movement, an effort that produced the largest climate event in US history when 400,000 people marched in 2014 in New York City. Yet within six months of launching his campaign, Bernie had drawn that many people to his rallies. As the climate movement struggles to build electoral power, Bernie has inspired more people than ever to vote and engage with the political process. Up close and personal, I learned that Americas new political uprising and its leader offer invaluable lessons for climate activists.
1. Shared vision: The Sanders campaign revolves around a unified, concrete, and identifiable vision defined in the platforms on Bernies website. People can easily understand the values and objectives of Bernies political revolution. When it comes to climate change, for example, the senator envisions a country in which we reclaim our democracy from the billionaire fossil fuel lobby.
In contrast, the climate movement does not have a unified vision for the future other than a general imperative to avoid climate catastrophe. This makes it confusing for outsiders and even those within the movement to understand exactly what we are fighting for. Some organizations, including a few of the Big Greens, support natural gas as a bridge fuel. Yet more and more groups reject natural gas, citing health and environmental risks. Each approach represents different values and futures. Can the climate movement create clarity by rallying around a common vision?
Read more: http://www.thenation.com/article/what-the-climate-movement-can-learn-from-bernie-sanderss-political-revolution/
March 25, 2016
Source: Raw Story
More: http://www.rawstory.com/2016/03/parody-mens-wearhouse-commercial-ad-shows-its-just-as-easy-to-buy-a-politician-as-it-is-to-shop-for-cheap-suits/
CONGRESSMEN'S WAREHOUSE
Parody Mens Wearhouse commercial ad shows its just as easy to buy a politician as it is to shop for cheap suitsSource: Raw Story
You may have seen the commercials for Mens Wearhouse, the dress clothes retailer, which end with the bearded CEO promising , youre going to like the way you look. I guarantee it. But you almost certainly havent seen the ad for Congressmens Wearhouse
until now !
Because Congressmens Wearhouse (CMW) doesnt exist, a least technically speaking. But a parody video from Big Bad Boris, satirizes the purchasing of politicians, and foresees a day when the falling price of candidates ushers in a whole new way of campaign-financing cut-rate candidates for the budget-conscious consumer!
The mission of CMW is clear: At Congressmens Warehouse, you dont have to be a billionaire to buy a candidate. We welcome your dark money no matter what denomination it comes in, including bitcoins, Apple Pay and unmarked singles. 2016 has seen the rise of crowdfunding (Bernie) and self-funding (Trump) as alternatives to the super pac. Congressmens Warehouse offers another alternative niche-funding or personalized pandering. Now every citizen can buy their own candidate, selecting from a ready-made set of memes, dog whistles and hidden agendas to advance their interests and obsessions.
Because Congressmens Wearhouse (CMW) doesnt exist, a least technically speaking. But a parody video from Big Bad Boris, satirizes the purchasing of politicians, and foresees a day when the falling price of candidates ushers in a whole new way of campaign-financing cut-rate candidates for the budget-conscious consumer!
The mission of CMW is clear: At Congressmens Warehouse, you dont have to be a billionaire to buy a candidate. We welcome your dark money no matter what denomination it comes in, including bitcoins, Apple Pay and unmarked singles. 2016 has seen the rise of crowdfunding (Bernie) and self-funding (Trump) as alternatives to the super pac. Congressmens Warehouse offers another alternative niche-funding or personalized pandering. Now every citizen can buy their own candidate, selecting from a ready-made set of memes, dog whistles and hidden agendas to advance their interests and obsessions.
More: http://www.rawstory.com/2016/03/parody-mens-wearhouse-commercial-ad-shows-its-just-as-easy-to-buy-a-politician-as-it-is-to-shop-for-cheap-suits/
March 23, 2016
Via: http://gizmodo.com/the-worlds-tiniest-rube-goldberg-machine-is-a-mechanica-1766023470?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_twitter&utm_source=gizmodo_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
The World's Tiniest Rube Goldberg Machine Made of Watch Parts Is a Masterpiece
The infinite number of ways you can build a complicated Rube Goldberg machine makes it infinitely fascinating to watch them run. Even when theyre built from tiny watch parts like this Seiko creation, and are so small they can easily squeeze onto a table, instead of filling a massive warehouse.
Its a little disappointing that occasionally theres some human intervention required to keep this Rube Goldberg contraption running. But its understandable when some of the 1,200 mechanical watch parts used are smaller than a millimeter in size. At that scale, even gravity needs a helping hand.
Its a little disappointing that occasionally theres some human intervention required to keep this Rube Goldberg contraption running. But its understandable when some of the 1,200 mechanical watch parts used are smaller than a millimeter in size. At that scale, even gravity needs a helping hand.
Via: http://gizmodo.com/the-worlds-tiniest-rube-goldberg-machine-is-a-mechanica-1766023470?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_twitter&utm_source=gizmodo_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
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