Archive for November, 2014

30
Nov
14

A Little Laughter To End Sunday

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https://twitter.com/Ulillillysses/status/528385590442487808

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30
Nov
14

Solidarity

St. Louis Rams’ Stedman Bailey, Tavon Austin, Jared Cook, Chris Givens and Kenny Britt put their hands up to show support for Michael Brown before a game against the Oakland Raiders at the Edward Jones Dome.

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https://twitter.com/theonlyadult/status/539131886178533377

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Tavon Austin #11, Jared Cook #89, Chris Givens #13 of the St. Louis Rams pay homage to Mike Brown

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Professional sport, as we know, is generally an amoral cesspit (eg see Ray Rice’s reinstatement) jammed with self-absorbed, overpaid twats who couldn’t give a crap about anything outside their own ludicrous worlds or anything that doesn’t feed their egos.

But then, occasionally, we get gestures like today’s from those Rams players, and from the Miami Heat back in 2012. And they’re powerful, not least to the kids for whom these guys are idols.

And their idols honored Michael Brown and protested against what was done to him. That matters. That’s good.

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In this image posted to Miami Heat basketball player LeBron James’ Twitter page, Miami Heat players wear team hoodies. Heat stars Dwyane Wade and James decided, March 22, 2012, to make their reactions about the Trayvon Martin situation public, and James felt the best way to do that was the team photo with everyone wearing hoodies.

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https://twitter.com/TheObamaDiary/status/539138753693245440

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Not remotely comparing the Rams and Miami Heat players to Tommie Smith and John Carlos, universes and life experiences apart – but, the gesture …

“The move was a symbolic protest against racism in the United States…..”

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“1968: American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos raise their fists and give the Black Power Salute at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City.

The move was a symbolic protest against racism in the United States.

Smith, the gold medal winner, and Carlos, the bronze medal winner, were subsequently suspended from their team for their actions.”

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St. Louis Rams wide receiver Kenny Britt puts his hands up to show support for Michael Brown.

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“The move was a symbolic protest against racism in the United States…..”

The more things change, the more they stay the same?

30
Nov
14

A Tweet Or Two

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https://twitter.com/shadirahimi/status/537022532482629632

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https://twitter.com/atchka/status/536920562640384000

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https://twitter.com/lele_lisa/status/536735109148188672

30
Nov
14

Rise and Shine

On This Day: First Lady Michelle Obama walks with children past the official White House Christmas Tree in the Blue Room, Nov. 30, 2011. Mrs. Obama welcomed military families to the White House for for the first viewing of the 2011 holiday decorations (Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

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The President has no public events scheduled today

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On This Day

Rep. Emanuel Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., gestures to President Obama and a U.S. Secret Service agent after the President dropped by a meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Nov. 30, 2010. The Congressman knows the agent (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama talks with former President Jimmy Carter who was attending a meeting in National Security Advisor Tom Donilon’s office in the White House, Nov. 30, 2010 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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President Obama steps off Air Force One upon arrival at Wilkes Barre/Scranton International Airport, November 30, 2011 in Avoca, Pennsylvania

First Lady Michelle Obama meets with members of the board of Partnership for a Healthier America, an organization working to end childhood obesity, at the Omni Hotel in Washington, D.C., Nov. 30, 2011 (Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

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President Obama looks at a toy K’nex roller coaster made at the Rodon Group, a manufacturer of toys in Hatfield, Pennsylvania, November 30, 2012

President Obama tours the Rodon Group, a manufacturer of toys in Hatfield, Pennsylvania, November 30, 2012

President Obama greets the audience after speaking at the Rodon Group, a manufacturer of toys in Hatfield, Pennsylvania, November 30, 2012

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President Obama with Malia and Sasha at bookstore Politics and Prose in northwest Washington, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013

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(A Belated) MoooOOOooorning – Chat On!

30
Nov
14

Early Bird Chat

On This Day: President Barack Obama greets shoppers as he shops at the local bookstore Politics and Prose in northwest Washington, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013

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MoooOOOooorning!

29
Nov
14

A Little Laughter To End Your Saturday

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https://twitter.com/thenatewolf/status/536319071210332160

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https://twitter.com/TimmyPumpkin/status/428915925111152640

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https://twitter.com/KeetPotato/status/535121918559780864

29
Nov
14

A Tweet Or Two

https://twitter.com/robotnic/status/538846377938522113

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https://twitter.com/jeffrae/status/538135725829783552

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Fox News never fails to demonize Black people. Until that moment they need something

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https://twitter.com/JRehling/status/537740538170994689

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https://twitter.com/Crommunist/status/537293287192002560

https://twitter.com/Crommunist/status/537293752331948033

https://twitter.com/Crommunist/status/537294117030862849

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https://twitter.com/chescaleigh/status/537694772073615360

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https://twitter.com/nadirahsimm/status/537694160523132928

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https://twitter.com/Tedderman1/status/537682212209319937

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29
Nov
14

Book Worms

The President after spotting Chuck Todd’s comic (Photo by Pete Souza)

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The Bought Books

Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End – Atul Gawande

Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business (Junie B. Jones Series #2) – Barbara Park

A Barnyard Collection: Click, Clack, Moo and More – Doreen Cronin

I Spy Sticker Book and Picture Riddles by Jean Marzollo

Nuts to You – Lynn Rae Perkins

Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus (Junie B. Jones Series #1) – Barbara Park

Brown Girl Dreaming – Jacqueline Woodson

Redwall (Redwall Series #1) – Brian Jacques

Mossflower (Redwall Series #2) – Brian Jacques

Mattimeo – Brian Jacques (Redwall Series #3)

Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms – Katherine Rundell

The Narrow Road to the Deep North – Richard Flanagan

The Laughing Monsters – Denis Johnson

All the Light We Cannot See – Anthony Doerr

Heart of Darkness – Joseph Conrad

Nora Webster – Colm Toibin

Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth and Faith in the New China – Evan Osnos

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https://twitter.com/TheObamaDiary/status/538794326047088641

29
Nov
14

Supporting #SmallBusinessSaturday

President Obama, Sasha and Malia shop at Politics and Prose bookstore for “Small Business Saturday,” on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014, in Washington

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29
Nov
14

Rise and Shine

On This Day: First Lady Michelle Obama hugs a young girl in the the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Nov. 29, 2010. The First Lady welcomed children who participated in the President’s Active Lifestyle Award (Photo by Samantha Appleton)

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The President has no public events scheduled this weekend

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On This Day

Bo is greeted by several of the President’s Active Lifestyle Award achievers in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Nov. 29, 2010 (Photo by Samantha Appleton)

First Lady Michelle Obama looks at a card created during a mentoring event in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Nov. 29, 2010. The students gathered to make holiday cards for active duty service members (Photo by Samantha Appleton)

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Pete Souza: ā€œThere is closure in this photograph. I suspect that neither man really wanted to have lunch with the other, but they both knew the importance for the American people in seeing them do so. Here, the President bids farewell to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney following their lunch.ā€ Nov. 29, 2012

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First Lady Michelle Obama, her daughters Sasha and Malia Obama, the family dogs Bo and Sunny, and Christopher Botek of Lehighton, Pennsylvania, and John Wyckoff of Belvidere, New Jersey, walk out of the White House North Portico to receive the official White House Christmas Tree, November 29, 2013

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama meet with people taking part in the Fast For Families on the National Mall in support of immigration reform, November 29, 2013

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