. And this is why the nice rangers tell you to lock the car doors, children…
Open Thread: “Bernie Sanders Might Run… Despite It All”
Buzzfeed, of course, specifically Kate Nocera & Ben Smith, on “Bernie’s Reasons Why Not“: If Bernie Sanders decides not to run for president, it will be for one of two reasons. First, the dour Vermont socialist worried during an interview with BuzzFeed News Tuesday, he might wind up doing more harm than good to the …
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Excellent Read: “A Note on Call-Out Culture”
Via Jamelle Bouie’s twitter feed, Asam Ahmad at Briarpatch Magazine: Call-out culture refers to the tendency among progressives, radicals, activists, and community organizers to publicly name instances or patterns of oppressive behaviour and language use by others. People can be called out for statements and actions that are sexist, racist, ableist, and the list goes …
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Thursday Morning Open Thread: “Douglas Adams Made Me A Writer * “
Alison Flood, at the Guardian, on how “Neil Gaiman salute[d] his friend and inspiration“: … Giving the annual Douglas Adams lecture last night, Gaiman spoke at length about his memories of his friend and fellow author, revealing the details of a conversation “almost 30 years ago now”, when the two were discussing the idea of …
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Late Night Open Thread: Crowdsourcing
The winning eBay bid for Rob Ford's pajama pants was $660 #TOpoli pic.twitter.com/hGr5K9NYz2 — Don Peat (@reporterdonpeat) March 4, 2015 Just in case the Blogmaster needs ideas, I guess. The National Post explains: Rob Ford is at least $23,000 richer after auctioning off “memorabilia” from his tumultuous time as Toronto mayor, but experts say budding …
Wednesday Evening Open Thread: While You Were Distracted…
(Jack Ohman via GoComics.com) . Mattea Gold, at the Washington Post, on the legacy candidate who is “Awash in Cash“: An unusual request has gone out to wealthy donors writing large checks to support former Florida governor Jeb Bush: Please don’t give more than $1 million right away. The requested limit, confirmed by multiple people …
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David Petraeus Is In the Club
And that's why you don't give diaries full of classified material to your jealous lover. http://t.co/YkDUW4HdhT — Josh Barro (@jbarro) March 3, 2015 “There is a club. And you’re not in it.” – Driftglass . From the NYTimes article: David H. Petraeus, the best-known military commander of his generation, has reached a plea deal with …