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January 13th, 2016 - 1:48 am § in Misc.

Who becomes a cop or a teacher? Sending Richard Sherman to Stanford would not have made him a better cop. .

Maybe the sad economy will help, but I suspect that the effort to send everyone to college will not result in  millennials choosing  to become police officers or teachers.  I also think the idea that a college education makes people more tolerant is elitist. The issue is not about pay.  Entry l[...]

January 13th, 2016 - 1:16 am § in The Ave Scene

Seattle Needs Cooks!

Seattle has an explosive new growth of chefs.  Seems as if every new Seattle restaurant has an eager wannabe James Beard finalists.  … it is getting hard to find a place that just serves a good meal! As the Washington Post discusses, these elitist chefs need someone to .. well to cook! R[...]

January 12th, 2016 - 11:15 pm § in Misc.

The real patriot

We have ersatz “patriots” staging press conferences right now. This is what a real one looks like.[...]

January 12th, 2016 - 10:54 pm § in Misc.

Ken Burns’ Civil War 2.0

History is being made, and Ken Burns is there recording it. Watch the trailer below. https://youtu.be/9d8-rM9up7E[...]

January 12th, 2016 - 2:13 pm § in America

Anthony: Everybody move to the back of Bus

An 80-year-old Black man, proud of the accomplishments made during the Civil Rights movement, gets on a half empty Metro bus.  This tall, but slightly crouched, handsome, copper complexioned man, with no visible wrinkles, despite his age, would have been 19-20 years old around the time that the Mon[...]

January 12th, 2016 - 10:48 am § in Misc.

Ongoing Presidential Campaign

CLICK KERMIT’S REMOTE TO SEE POSTS ABOUT THE 2016 CAMPAIGN![...]

January 12th, 2016 - 9:27 am § in Misc.

PHOTOGRAPHY: AMERIKA

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January 12th, 2016 - 9:16 am § in Misc.

NORDIC ANTISEMITISM

“In January 2009, a pro-Israel demonstration in Malmö was attacked by Arabs who were shouting ‘f-ing Jews.’ The police could not protect the pro-Israel demonstrators from the eggs and the bottles being thrown at them. The event had to be temporarily stopped when the Arabs began to[...]

January 12th, 2016 - 1:24 am § in Misc.

Amazing Toy

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January 11th, 2016 - 1:23 pm § in Misc.

Republicat Debates

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