Sunday, December 31, 2017

The 'Double Punishment' For Black Undocumented Immigrants

I hadn't thought about this, so I found it interesting. Along with President Trump's inane comments. Brother had a maple leaf tatoo that a cop noticed...“The dude just asked if I was Canadian, the next thing I knew I was in here”—“here” being the remote and sprawling Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Eloy, Arizona. The New York Times reported that the presence of immigrants from Haiti and Nigeria, who together represent roughly 20 percent of the foreign-born black population, vexed president Trump. [*Why I can't believe this man is President] The Haitians “all have AIDS,” Trump said in a June meeting with his top advisors according to the Times, while the Nigerians would not “go back to their huts” after seeing America, he said. (The White House denied the comments.) [🤯😬] Research suggests that because black people in the United States are more likely to be stopped, arrested, and incarcerated, black immigrants may be disproportionately vulnerable to deportation." [duh]. ~article below
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The 'Double Punishment' For Black Undocumented Immigrants
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Although only 7 percent of non-citizens in the U.S. are black, they make up 20 percent of those facing deportation on criminal grounds.

74 Things That Blew Our Minds in 2017

Cool!
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74 Things That Blew Our Minds in 2017
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The Atlantic’s science, technology, and health reporters learned a lot this year.This past year, reporters on The Atlantic’s science, technology, and health desks worked tirelessly, writing hundreds of stories. Each of those stories is packed with facts that surprised us, delighted us, and in so...

Thursday, December 28, 2017

Power Causes Brain Damage

This caught my eye, I’m posting before reading it. The Atlantic is quite reliable for great stuff.
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Power Causes Brain Damage
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How leaders lose mental capacities—most notably for reading other people—that were essential to their rise

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

How to make anthropology matter to policymakers (or anyone)

As an anthropology major I both appreciate and resent the title.
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How to make anthropology matter to policymakers (or anyone)
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Anthropologists want their work to matter to policymakers. However, bridging the gap between the research we do and the policy changes we’d like to see is a huge challenge. How do you get the...

Friday, December 8, 2017

US: Major corporations begin hiring autistic workers

New term: neurodiversity. A new wave in corporate America to tap into an underutilized labor force resource of solid employees.
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US: Major corporations begin hiring autistic workers
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A new wave of workplace 'neurodiversity' is sweeping a number of the US' largest employers. They are hiring autistic applicants and recognising the unique skills and profile they bring to the workforce.

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Toni

Ah, a memory! Remember the live action turkey decoy? Look how realistic. Turkeys are stupid and gullible - kinda aggressive so they're ready to fight.
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Toni
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Here is the promised action shot of the turkey decoy in my back yard. This is said to be awesome.

Sunday, December 3, 2017

Japanese Architect Designs Home with Earthquake-Proof Climbable Bookshelf

A cool place in general. Love bookshelves!
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Japanese Architect Designs Home with Earthquake-Proof Climbable Bookshelf
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The floor-to-ceiling bookshelf allows users to easily access hard-to-reach books and ensures that the books won’t spill out in the event of an earthquake.

Saturday, December 2, 2017

Advanced SystemCare 11 is an easy-to-use, all-in-one PC optimization utility. FREE on GOTD today!

hope it's free.
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Advanced SystemCare 11 is an easy-to-use, all-in-one PC optimization utility. FREE on GOTD today!
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Advanced SystemCare Pro 11 is an easy-to-use and all-in-one PC optimization utility that takes one click approach to clean, optimize, speed up and protect your system,...

Friday, December 1, 2017

Rosa Parks was an activist long before she refused to give up her bus seat, and more things you need to know about the civil rights leader

1 Dec. 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give her seat up to a white man on the city bus. Though this was a planned act, the impact could not have been foreseen. But Rosa Parks was so much more, take a look.
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Rosa Parks was an activist long before she refused to give up her bus seat, and more things you need to know about the civil rights leader
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Rosa Parks was a lot more than the "tired seamstress" you heard about in history class.