Quickies
Quickies: The Gendered Turing Test, Ex-Con Reviews OitNB, and How Words Matter
- Lie Like A Lady: The Profoundly Weird, Gender-Specific Roots Of The Turing Test – From Dan.
- Consent! – A clever dance song and fun music video. From Heina.
- “Where the Fuck Are All the Guards?!” An Ex-Con Reviews Orange Is the New Black – Spoiler alert: she reviews the first four episodes of season 2.
- The Millers, Conspiracy Theories, and Domestic Terrorism – “I spend a lot of time debunking conspiracy theories with my friends and family and I’m often asked about what the harm is in having some crazy ideas. Well, the Millers are the harm. The Millers lived in a world awash in conspiracy theories that see all governments as evil, authoritarian, illegitimate, and murderous.”
- What’s In A Label? In Special Ed, Words Matter – “We’re reporting this week on special education, which means inevitably we run up against questions of how we should refer to students with disabilities and to the disabilities themselves.”
Mary,
Speaking of those Vegas cop killers, and conspiracy theories, unsurprisingly those sick people admired this guy.
Libertarian host who inspired Vegas killers: They were ‘victims,’ murdering cops saves lives
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/12/libertarian-host-who-inspired-vegas-killers-they-were-victims-murdering-cops-saves-lives/
Also look how desperate other people on the right are to distance themselves from Jarad and Amanda Miller, and blame their killing spree on liberals
Young Turks point out how rightwing media ignore the Vegas Shooters or insist they were leftwing
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/page/309196_Young_Turks_point_out_how_righ
You may have a hard time believing how they connect them to George Soros.