“Bill Nye is as much a scientist as I am,” Palin said. “He’s a kids’ show actor — he’s not a scientist.” Technically, she’s correct — she’s not a scientist and Nye isn’t, either. He’s an engineer who became famous as a TV [...]
Archive for April, 2016
April 15th, 2016 - 9:38 am § in Misc.
Buchenwald 110: I fear Hugh Schwartz has destroyed this precious heritage.
Sadly, I know that one day I will read that Rabbi Lau has passed on before I can get my father’s pictures to him. Rabbi Lau was one of the children in the camp when my father arrived. He is one of about 30 of the children who still survive. Meanwhile my brother and sister are […][...]
April 15th, 2016 - 8:46 am § in Misc.
AAUP CENSORSHIP: Racism at the UW
The last two weeks at the UW have been filled with discussion about racism on the UW campus. The distress expressed by minority students is well deserved and they are correct that the usual mantra of hiring more administrators and counselor or holding seminars to discuss the problems is [...]
April 15th, 2016 - 8:02 am § in Misc.
James Bond Site Endorses iPAD
Apples iPad Boosts Work, Rest and Play (abstracted) The major James Bond site says the iPad is great for business. Over a third (35%) of iPad business users use the device when commuting and 40% use it when travelling for business. Since they bought their tablet, iPad business users are usin[...]
Stop the bullying, intimidation, and discrimination against women on El Al flights! – Sign the Petition!
Jo Merrick FACEBOOK I am also signing because I have been intimated as well by Orthodox males. While taking an El Al flight to Israel from JFK airport a group of Chasidic males started to surround me as I was wearing a kippah. As a woman this was not acceptable for me to do so. My […][...]
April 14th, 2016 - 9:10 am § in Misc.
Demo Party Unity
Jane Sanders: Bernie and I Will Vote Hillary if We Have To In a candid interview with Tim Teeman, a straight-shooting Jane Sanders talks superdelegates, her husband’s temperament, the need for party unity, and missing her family. Jane Sanders and her husband Bernie will support Hillary Clinton if [...]
April 14th, 2016 - 7:45 am § in Misc.
Ted Cruz on Masturbation
Ted Cruz: Americans Have No Right To Masturbate As Texas solicitor general Cruz claimed that there was no right to stimulate one’s own genitals, something that has become quite contentious in many circles. I’m sure there will be a lot of unhappy watchmygf fans angry at Cruz’s comme[...]
April 14th, 2016 - 7:32 am § in The Ave Scene, UW
Two small steps to address UW’s race problem
Black Lives Matter and the protest movement have come to the UW. We are going to have meetings! I do not think “talking about it” will bring much change. A huge part of the problem is Seattle itself. Whether is is called gentrification or black flight, this city has undertone a precipi[...]
April 14th, 2016 - 1:19 am § in Misc.
Clinton vs. Sanders: PUBLIC DEBATE
This Thursday, live from New York, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton will square off in the ninth presidential debate of the 2016 cycle. We invite you to join us at the Mercer Island Library to watch the debate with us in high definition. There is no cost to attend. Here are the details: NPI Democr[...]
Chinazor: The Photoshoot in Nigeria
Chinazor Onianwah If I told anyone who has travelled to the United States and Nigeria that it’s more fun visiting Nigeria, they probably would laugh it off. After all, the USA is a first world with better infrastructure and sophistication in services. Nigeria on the other hand, to the uninit[...]