March 2012
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Living the history:Archivist makes NAACP papers... →
Aaisha Haykal sorted through boxes of decades-old historical NAACP papers dealing with the Confederate flag, education and police brutality.
Haykal, 24, an archivist and scholar working at the College of Charleston’s Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture is organizing the papers of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and those of several...
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TEXAS REDISTRICTING: Proposed order on election... →
texasredistricting:
The Republican Party of Texas and Texas Democratic Party submitted a proposed order this evening addressing changes to the election schedule needed to accommodate a May 29 primary.
Under the parties’ proposal:
The filing period would reopen Friday, March 2, and close a week later on Friday,…
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“What does it say about the college coed Susan [sic] Fluke, who goes before a...”
– What she said.
Rush Limbaugh, on law student Sandra Fluke, who was denied the ability to testify before the all-male panel considering contraceptive coverage.
Fuck. You.
As ThinkProgress states: “While it’s probably not even worth engaging with Limbaugh on the facts, Fluke’s testimony was about a...
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TEXAS REDISTRICTING: A response from two Democrats... →
texasredistricting:
Democratic consultants Jeff Crosby and Roger Garza have circulated a memo challenging Republican assertions that the new interim state house map results in 100 likely GOP seats.
The memo contends that there are 72 seats where a Democratic candidate can be competitive, including 63 of what it…
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You Offend Me You Offend My Family: Why is it... →
Hoppes, of course, is the token Asian who’s trotted out to cover ESPN’s ass. Also, per Toure’s article, perhaps Hoppes is experiencing stereotype threat.
yomyomf:
Over at ESPN.com, a group of commentators including ESPN senior writer Lynn Hoppes, who is Asian American, discussed the topic of Jeremy Lin the other day and asked if we, as a society, are being too sensitive...
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Texas Democrats approve rule changes for party...
texasredistricting:
The State Democratic Executive Committee voted this evening to approve proposed changes to its rules relating to the party’s convention process for 2012.
The rules were passed without change other than a couple of technical corrections.
The proposed rules, along with an explainer on this year’s convention process, can be found here.
Earlier in the day, the State Republican...
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TEXAS REDISTRICTING: An addendum on timing →
Fucking Texas Republicans fuck everything up.
texasredistricting:
A number of questions have come in today about the possibility that the maps might change further and how that might play out.
I’ve laid out the issues in an earlier post, but one follow up note about timing.
Election officials have said that if maps were done by March 31, you could have a…
February 2012
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“I like those fancy raincoats you bought. Really sprung for the big bucks.”
– Republican presidential candidate MITT ROMNEY, apparently unimpressed with the rain protection gear of choice worn by NASCAR fans at Monday’s Daytona 500.
I guess some of his best friends couldn’t spring for nicer raincoats for their fans.
He’s gone from gaffe-prone to outright dickish.
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“People who don’t have money don’t understand the stress.”
– Cue the smallest violin in the world.
Actual quote from a partner at an accounting firm for the wealthy
Well then. We cover other injustices endured by Wall Street traders over on Pinterest.
(via think-progress)
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“Stereotype threat is the idea that we are all aware of the stereotypes that...”
– Toure: Jeremy Lin’s Victory over Stereotype Threat | TIME Ideas | TIME.com (via npr)
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“Romney won Mackinac County by 1 vote. 667 votes to Santorum’s, wait for it, 666...”
– Chuck Todd (via captainrobocop) The mark of the touristy part of the state. (via shortformblog)
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TEXAS REDISTRICTING: Q&A on the new interim maps →
texasredistricting:
Who’s up or down on seats?
It depends on how you count seats.
On the congressional map, Republicans are claiming that the map results in a 2-2 split of the state’s new congressional districts and gives them 25 out of 36 seats overall.
Most of the redistricting plaintiffs disagree, saying…
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Dude Photoshops in Famous Peeps into his Holiday...
yomyomf:
Saw this on Buzzfeed and it’s pretty hilarious. Some of the photos easily scream PHOTOSHOPPPED but I question that Bill Murray photo… Maybe he was there? Check out more photoshopped goodness after the jump.
And here’s that Bill Murray photo…. Man, that’s convincing!
Original Article
Man, Ryan Gosling sure gets around. :)
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Charlotte Brontë's lost short story to be... →
The fable-like story is dated 16 March 1842 and is about a thoughtless young rat who escapes his father’s protective care in search of adventure in the countryside and comes to a sorry end. The tale contrasts the solemn paternal devotion of the father with the reckless abandon of his “ingrate” offspring.
The story will be published on the London Review of Books website...
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TEXAS REDISTRICTING: MALDEF criticizes interim... →
texasredistricting:
Nina Perales, vice president of ligation for MALDEF and counsel for the Texas Latino Redistricting Task Force, issued the following statement this evening criticizing the new interim state house map for its treatment of Nueces County:
“The court’s plan is inferior to the compromise House plan…
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ofanotherfashion:
Maybe the most stylish librarian ever - check out that fascinator! Lucille Baldwin Brown was the first Black public county librarian in Tallahassee, Florida. This photograph is part of the collection at the State Library and Archives of Florida.
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TEXAS REDISTRICTING: MALC's statement on the... →
texasredistricting:
Press statement on the interim maps by State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, chair of the Mexican-American Legislative Caucus:
“The new court ordered interim plans once again demonstrate that the maps passed by the state legislature discriminated against Latinos and other minority voters. It is…
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Amadi Talks: A Word Does Not a Mandate Make →
amaditalks:
As an uproar was sounded across the nation over “transvaginal” and ultrasounds performed in that fashion, we are now getting reports that mandated transvaginal ultrasounds are no longer a part of mandatory ultrasound before abortion bills in Alabama and potentially Virginia.
Be wary.
So long…
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Texas Democratic Party's press statement on the...
texasredistricting:
Press statement on the court’s new interim maps by Texas Democratic Party spokeswoman Rebecca Acuña:
“We appreciate the court’s efforts, but their maps are far from accurate representation. These maps may be slightly better than those passed by a radical legislature but they still grossly misrepresent the demographics of our state. The Texas Democratic Party will continue...
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Court Delivers Election Maps for Texas House,... →
Here is a link to the Congressional map on the Texas Legislative Council’s redistricting website.
Here is a link to the House map on TLC’s website.
Here is a link to the Senate map on TLC’s website.
And here (courtesy of TxRedistricting.org) are links to the court’s orders on the three maps: Congress, House, and Senate.
Barring appeals, these will be used for the 2012...
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“I recognize that, as a Democrat, I’m in no position to offer advice to...”
– Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, in Politico. (via quickhits)
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TEXAS REDISTRICTING: Texas Democratic Party to... →
texasredistricting:
The Texas Democratic Party’s State Democratic Executive Committee will be holding a telephonic meeting on Wednesday, February 29, at 6 p.m. to finalize party rule changes needed to accommodate a delayed primary.
Under the proposed process, county and senate district conventions will take place…
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Why you shouldn't ask yes or no questions, 101
Reporter: Do you realize how your comments about your wealth are hurting your campaign?
Mitt Romney: "Yes. Next question."
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