Quickies
Quickies: Gravitational waves, the Lone Ranger, and supporting Sanders as a woman
- Gravitational waves detected, confirming Einstein’s theory – “A team of scientists announced on Thursday that they had heard and recorded the sound of two black holes colliding a billion light-years away, a fleeting chirp that fulfilled the last prediction of Einstein’s general theory of relativity.”
- This is what happens when a woman supports Bernie Sanders online – “First, people tell you to shut up and look pretty.” From Courtney.
- The Lone Ranger wasn’t just a legend; he was a real, and he was black – “Born to slave parents in 1838 in Paris, Texas, Bass Reeves would become the first black U.S. Deputy Marshal west of the Mississippi River and one of the greatest frontier heroes in our nation’s history.” From Ray.
- International day of women and girls in science – Yesterday was the very first one!
- Cute Animal Friday! Pigeon love. And a baby polar bear for your chilly winter weekend.
Men are shitty online. Nothing new there. (And I can’t help but point out that, again, Correct the Record is run by that David Brock.)
Try being an American Indian who supports Sanders. Basically because <a href="http://www.indianz.com/News/2016/020265.asp"Indians are disproportionately going to Sanders, which kinda makes sense given that Meteor Blades was looking for anyone to challenge the DNC clearing the way for Donald Trump, some people have decided we don’t exist, because, you know, minority firewall.
Interesting story about the Lone Ranger. Oh, fun fact: In the 50s, Jay Silverheels played Tonto. Funny how it’s now Johnny Depp. Things are actually getting worse for us.