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Facebook, Funny, and Love: Black Man Who Filmed Latino Workers Striking ls Fired from His Job, Regrets Nothing Regrann from @realnegus804 - Black and Brown Pride ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼 @the.root β€œNow Dangerfield, who said he had recently been offered a team lead job working as a contracted construction worker, says he’s been fired as a result of posting the videoβ€”after initially being offered $250 to take it down. β€œIt was at 1.1 million views on Facebook at that point. So there was nothing I could do,” Dangerfield said in a recent interview with Jacobin magazine He also made it clear he has no regrets about filming the display of worker solidarity. β€œ[The video] is funny or whatever, but people love seeing people come together like that. That’s why it’s so viral. Because everybody wants that deep down,” he told the magazine. Dangerfield also laid out what had been going at the site, where different contractors were working on building a UPS superhub in Indianapolis. According to the 30-year-old welder, the Latino workers had an issue with a white safety coordinator who would constantly harass themβ€”β€œalways messing with them, taking pictures and videos, trying to get them fired.” β€œHe was just a racist, basically β€” always messing with anybody who’s not white,” Dangerfield said.” - regrann
Facebook, Funny, and Love: Black Man Who Filmed Latino Workers Striking ls Fired from His Job, Regrets Nothing Regrann from @realnegus804 - Black and Brown Pride ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼 @the.root β€œNow Dangerfield, who said he had recently been offered a team lead job working as a contracted construction worker, says he’s been fired as a result of posting the videoβ€”after initially being offered $250 to take it down. β€œIt was at 1.1 million views on Facebook at that point. So there was nothing I could do,” Dangerfield said in a recent interview with Jacobin magazine He also made it clear he has no regrets about filming the display of worker solidarity. β€œ[The video] is funny or whatever, but people love seeing people come together like that. That’s why it’s so viral. Because everybody wants that deep down,” he told the magazine. Dangerfield also laid out what had been going at the site, where different contractors were working on building a UPS superhub in Indianapolis. According to the 30-year-old welder, the Latino workers had an issue with a white safety coordinator who would constantly harass themβ€”β€œalways messing with them, taking pictures and videos, trying to get them fired.” β€œHe was just a racist, basically β€” always messing with anybody who’s not white,” Dangerfield said.” - regrann

Regrann from @realnegus804 - Black and Brown Pride ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼 @the.root β€œNow Dangerfield, who said he had recently been offered a team lead jo...

Bad, Bitch, and Curving: AREERS WITH STEM Code STreers Wlth Game-changing jobs Or tomorrow Combining-traditional cultural values with digital technologies p26 JUMP INTO Don't know what to do? Our has ogoga oui qwiz haTODAY'S all the answers p2o City vs Regional 7 very different paths to a coding career p14 COOLEST TECH JOBS eerswithSTEM.com Artificial intelligencel (Creativityl [Cybersecurity) (Start-ups! (Culturel Google MARU NIHONIHO LISY KANIE GAMERS ELISSA HARRIS A FUN, INTERACTIVE EXHIBITION RECOGNISES THE GROUNDBREAKING WORK BY WOMEN IN THE GAMES INDUSTRY e days of gaming being a boys-only zone are well and truly over. Nearly half of all gamers are women and, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the number of women working in the industry rose from 8.7% in 2011-12 to 15% in 2015-16. But there is still a long way to go, and incidents like Gamergate-where female gamers and developers in the US were harassed and threatened for speaking out against sexism-give the industry a bad reputation. An exhibition at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) called Code Breakers: Women in Games aims to change that. Ten female programmers, producers, designers and directors from Australia and New Zealand are featured, and visitors can play their games, which range from big studio releases like Little Big Planet and Tricky Towers through to more experimental titles. As programmer Elissa Harris says in the exhibition, "One of the most important things for a child growing up is seeing people who look like them doing the things they want to be doing. More diversity behind the scenes also leads to more diversity in the games themselves. Protagonists in games used to be mainly men-now there is more variety, in culture and race, as well as gender. For example, Maru Nihoniho's Metio Interactive produces games with MΓ€ori characters, and players can choose to play in English or Te Reo MΓ£ori. And the good news is, Australia is ahead of the curve when it comes to being inclusive. Lisy Kane was the first female hire at League of Geeks in 2014 now the team is 35% women. "The video game industry has definitely identified the gender mbalance problem," she says. "They've accepted it and taken it on board and want to improve it." Code Breakers is at ACMI until November 5. Play the games online at acmi.net.au.-Chloe Walker Careers with Cade 29 Code CODE BITCH
Bad, Bitch, and Curving: AREERS WITH STEM Code STreers Wlth Game-changing jobs Or tomorrow Combining-traditional cultural values with digital technologies p26 JUMP INTO Don't know what to do? Our has ogoga oui qwiz haTODAY'S all the answers p2o City vs Regional 7 very different paths to a coding career p14 COOLEST TECH JOBS eerswithSTEM.com Artificial intelligencel (Creativityl [Cybersecurity) (Start-ups! (Culturel Google MARU NIHONIHO LISY KANIE GAMERS ELISSA HARRIS A FUN, INTERACTIVE EXHIBITION RECOGNISES THE GROUNDBREAKING WORK BY WOMEN IN THE GAMES INDUSTRY e days of gaming being a boys-only zone are well and truly over. Nearly half of all gamers are women and, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the number of women working in the industry rose from 8.7% in 2011-12 to 15% in 2015-16. But there is still a long way to go, and incidents like Gamergate-where female gamers and developers in the US were harassed and threatened for speaking out against sexism-give the industry a bad reputation. An exhibition at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) called Code Breakers: Women in Games aims to change that. Ten female programmers, producers, designers and directors from Australia and New Zealand are featured, and visitors can play their games, which range from big studio releases like Little Big Planet and Tricky Towers through to more experimental titles. As programmer Elissa Harris says in the exhibition, "One of the most important things for a child growing up is seeing people who look like them doing the things they want to be doing. More diversity behind the scenes also leads to more diversity in the games themselves. Protagonists in games used to be mainly men-now there is more variety, in culture and race, as well as gender. For example, Maru Nihoniho's Metio Interactive produces games with MΓ€ori characters, and players can choose to play in English or Te Reo MΓ£ori. And the good news is, Australia is ahead of the curve when it comes to being inclusive. Lisy Kane was the first female hire at League of Geeks in 2014 now the team is 35% women. "The video game industry has definitely identified the gender mbalance problem," she says. "They've accepted it and taken it on board and want to improve it." Code Breakers is at ACMI until November 5. Play the games online at acmi.net.au.-Chloe Walker Careers with Cade 29 Code CODE BITCH

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Tumblr, Army, and Blog: THE NEW FRENCH FLAG ACCORDING TO THE FRENCH ARMY <p><a href="http://memehumor.net/post/175879888103/go-france" class="tumblr_blog">memehumor</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Go France?</p></blockquote>
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Drinking, Energy, and Life: THE LAST STRAW TOSSEL on Reason <p><a href="http://redbloodedamerica.tumblr.com/post/176022832961/plastic-straw-myths-do-you-enjoy-sipping" class="tumblr_blog">redbloodedamerica</a>:</p> <blockquote><h2> Plastic Straw Myths </h2><blockquote><p> Do you enjoy sipping drinks through plastic straws?Β  Well, if activists get their way you won’t be allowed to anymore.Β  β€œThese must be banned,” they say.Β Β </p><p>Why?</p><p>When celebrities speak, politicians listen.Β  Seattle recently banned straws, and other places want to do the same.Β  β€œThe idea that you’re going to ban straws and save the world is ridiculous.”  Angela Logomasini studies environmental issues at the Competitive Enterprise Institute.Β  What will banning plastic straws accomplish?Β  β€œProbably nothing at all.Β  It might make some people in Hollywood feel good.Β  It may make some politicians feel good, like they’re doing something.Β  It might sound good at parties, but it’s not going to solve any problems.” </p><p>Plastic pollution in the ocean <i>is</i> a real problem, but only about 1% of it comes from the United States.Β  Of that 1%, a tiny amount comes from plastic straws.Β  But what about that 500 million number?Β  Where do they all get that number?Β  They got it from this child’s school project.Β  He says he got the 500 million straws a day figure through a phone survey he conducted with straw manufacturers.Β  The media just accepts his 500 million number.Β  But the actual number is much lower according to the analysis firm Technomic.Β Β </p><p>Okay, so activists and media exaggerate the problem.Β  Still they promised it would be easy to get rid of the straws. β€œIf we can reduce something that is easy, that is polluting in the environment, that is getting stuck in turtles’ noses and causing damage to the environment, let’s do that,” says progressive talk show host Ethan Bearman.Β  β€œSometimes we do need a little gentle guiding hand from government.”  <i>Governments gentle guiding hand</i> will either ban straws or order us to replace this cheap plastic straw with ones like these made of paper or bamboo.Β  β€œPlastic doesn’t actually biodegrade.Β  So unlike a lot of other things, paper, for example, actually breaks down into other components.”  </p><p>That’s not a good thing.Β  That means paper straws break down, even while you’re using them.Β  They get soggy, they leak.Β  β€œThat’s the beauty of plastic, it’s enduring,” says Logomasini, β€œPaper straws are going to break down while you’re drinking with it.”  Paper and bamboo straws aren’t environmentally pristine either.Β  Paper products take more energy and more effort to produce.Β  You’re going to have a net negative environmental impact.Β  The paper doesn’t degrade in a landfill either.Β  Everything is essentially mummified.Β  <b>You’re replacing a superior product with an inferior one and you’re asking people to pay more for it.</b> It doesn’t make a lot of sense,” she says.Β </p><p>It doesn’t, and the higher price is the final result.Β  Paper straws are eight times more expensive to make than plastic straws.Β  Won’t this hurt businesses?Β  β€œI don’t think so.Β  Maybe people won’t use straws,” claims New York City Councilman Barry Grodenchik.Β  Β β€œIf it’s a $1.79 to get the fountain drink at Joe’s corner deli that we’re talking about, and now it’s a $1.83, I don’t see that as being a huge difference in the price,” says Bearman.Β Β </p><p>β€œThis is what environmentalists will say about <i>every</i> policy they put out.Β  A few cents here, a few cents there eventually begins to become a burden,” explains Logomasini.Β  We don’t need straws.Β  β€œYou know a lot of things in life are not <i>necessary</i>, but beneficial and enjoyable.Β  Banning straws isn’t going to do anything for the environment.Β  So what they’re just trying to do is take away my freedom for nothing in return.”  </p><p>As the environment has become cleaner, that’s become a specialty of the environmental movement: spend <i>your</i> money on feel-good policies that make no real difference.<br/></p></blockquote></blockquote>
Drinking, Energy, and Life: THE LAST STRAW TOSSEL on Reason <p><a href="http://redbloodedamerica.tumblr.com/post/176022832961/plastic-straw-myths-do-you-enjoy-sipping" class="tumblr_blog">redbloodedamerica</a>:</p> <blockquote><h2> Plastic Straw Myths </h2><blockquote><p> Do you enjoy sipping drinks through plastic straws?Β  Well, if activists get their way you won’t be allowed to anymore.Β  β€œThese must be banned,” they say.Β Β </p><p>Why?</p><p>When celebrities speak, politicians listen.Β  Seattle recently banned straws, and other places want to do the same.Β  β€œThe idea that you’re going to ban straws and save the world is ridiculous.”  Angela Logomasini studies environmental issues at the Competitive Enterprise Institute.Β  What will banning plastic straws accomplish?Β  β€œProbably nothing at all.Β  It might make some people in Hollywood feel good.Β  It may make some politicians feel good, like they’re doing something.Β  It might sound good at parties, but it’s not going to solve any problems.” </p><p>Plastic pollution in the ocean <i>is</i> a real problem, but only about 1% of it comes from the United States.Β  Of that 1%, a tiny amount comes from plastic straws.Β  But what about that 500 million number?Β  Where do they all get that number?Β  They got it from this child’s school project.Β  He says he got the 500 million straws a day figure through a phone survey he conducted with straw manufacturers.Β  The media just accepts his 500 million number.Β  But the actual number is much lower according to the analysis firm Technomic.Β Β </p><p>Okay, so activists and media exaggerate the problem.Β  Still they promised it would be easy to get rid of the straws. β€œIf we can reduce something that is easy, that is polluting in the environment, that is getting stuck in turtles’ noses and causing damage to the environment, let’s do that,” says progressive talk show host Ethan Bearman.Β  β€œSometimes we do need a little gentle guiding hand from government.”  <i>Governments gentle guiding hand</i> will either ban straws or order us to replace this cheap plastic straw with ones like these made of paper or bamboo.Β  β€œPlastic doesn’t actually biodegrade.Β  So unlike a lot of other things, paper, for example, actually breaks down into other components.”  </p><p>That’s not a good thing.Β  That means paper straws break down, even while you’re using them.Β  They get soggy, they leak.Β  β€œThat’s the beauty of plastic, it’s enduring,” says Logomasini, β€œPaper straws are going to break down while you’re drinking with it.”  Paper and bamboo straws aren’t environmentally pristine either.Β  Paper products take more energy and more effort to produce.Β  You’re going to have a net negative environmental impact.Β  The paper doesn’t degrade in a landfill either.Β  Everything is essentially mummified.Β  <b>You’re replacing a superior product with an inferior one and you’re asking people to pay more for it.</b> It doesn’t make a lot of sense,” she says.Β </p><p>It doesn’t, and the higher price is the final result.Β  Paper straws are eight times more expensive to make than plastic straws.Β  Won’t this hurt businesses?Β  β€œI don’t think so.Β  Maybe people won’t use straws,” claims New York City Councilman Barry Grodenchik.Β  Β β€œIf it’s a $1.79 to get the fountain drink at Joe’s corner deli that we’re talking about, and now it’s a $1.83, I don’t see that as being a huge difference in the price,” says Bearman.Β Β </p><p>β€œThis is what environmentalists will say about <i>every</i> policy they put out.Β  A few cents here, a few cents there eventually begins to become a burden,” explains Logomasini.Β  We don’t need straws.Β  β€œYou know a lot of things in life are not <i>necessary</i>, but beneficial and enjoyable.Β  Banning straws isn’t going to do anything for the environment.Β  So what they’re just trying to do is take away my freedom for nothing in return.”  </p><p>As the environment has become cleaner, that’s become a specialty of the environmental movement: spend <i>your</i> money on feel-good policies that make no real difference.<br/></p></blockquote></blockquote>

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Fucking, Funny, and Neil deGrasse Tyson: Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson Not that anybody's asked, but New Years Day on the Gregorian Calendar is a cosmically arbitrary event, carrying no Astronomical significance at all Charles C. W. Cooke@char 26 VΓ‘lasz@neityson felhasznΓ‘lΓ³nak It doesn't have any nutritional significance either, according to my restaurateur friend, but somehow he still manages to grasp that it's an important cultural event that doesn't need filtering through his professional lens and explaining as if everyone were a moron. <p><a href="http://blackjackgabbiani.tumblr.com/post/176010599688/how-do-people-get-explaining-as-if-everyone-were" class="tumblr_blog">blackjackgabbiani</a>:</p><blockquote><p>How do people get β€œexplaining as if everyone were a moron” out of anything Tyson says? He’s being funny.<br/></p></blockquote><p>He literally does this all the time. It’s about as β€œfunnyβ€œ as an edgy 12-year-old who thinks he’s a genius for knowing that H2O is the chemical compound for water. Plus Tyson does the same β€œjokeβ€œ every fucking year</p><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="808" data-orig-width="500"><img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/9e70d045d5d2601df12bc01f3fd328b6/tumblr_pc1qsm3qst1rw09tq_540.png" data-orig-height="808" data-orig-width="500"/></figure><p>Yeah that doesn’t get old at all</p>
Fucking, Funny, and Neil deGrasse Tyson: Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson Not that anybody's asked, but New Years Day on the Gregorian Calendar is a cosmically arbitrary event, carrying no Astronomical significance at all Charles C. W. Cooke@char 26 VΓ‘lasz@neityson felhasznΓ‘lΓ³nak It doesn't have any nutritional significance either, according to my restaurateur friend, but somehow he still manages to grasp that it's an important cultural event that doesn't need filtering through his professional lens and explaining as if everyone were a moron. <p><a href="http://blackjackgabbiani.tumblr.com/post/176010599688/how-do-people-get-explaining-as-if-everyone-were" class="tumblr_blog">blackjackgabbiani</a>:</p><blockquote><p>How do people get β€œexplaining as if everyone were a moron” out of anything Tyson says? He’s being funny.<br/></p></blockquote><p>He literally does this all the time. It’s about as β€œfunnyβ€œ as an edgy 12-year-old who thinks he’s a genius for knowing that H2O is the chemical compound for water. Plus Tyson does the same β€œjokeβ€œ every fucking year</p><figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="808" data-orig-width="500"><img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/9e70d045d5d2601df12bc01f3fd328b6/tumblr_pc1qsm3qst1rw09tq_540.png" data-orig-height="808" data-orig-width="500"/></figure><p>Yeah that doesn’t get old at all</p>

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