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Politics
My Election Results Wine Pairing
At 9:25am (Pacific Time), shouts of joy and car horns filling the streets of Oakland all around me, I texted my partner the answer he’d been waiting for: “Grab the TJ’s brut rosé.” The question? What to drink with the news that all major outlets had called the 2020 presidential election for Joe Biden. I can explain myself, obviously. I…
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Politics
No, You Don’t Need To Go To Church Right Now.
I live in a suburb about 10 minutes from Detroit, one of the hotspots of the COVID-19 outbreak. Gretchen Whitmer, our governor, or “The Woman From Michigan” as Donald Trump has called her, has actually been handling the pandemic pretty well, with one minor exception. Churches and other houses of worship are exempt from the stay at home order that…
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It’s the Skepchick Sundaylies! Non-Christian Scouts, Staying Strong, and a Free Press
Sunday Funny: Endangered Species: Protect’em all! (via Bird and Moon) Teen Skepchick The Atheist Promise | Modernising Scouts Non-Christian alternatives don’t mean anything if no one knows about them. Mad Art Lab Nolite te bastardes carborundorum Amy makes art inspired by Margaret Atwood’s disturbingly relevant novel from 1985. Trump Bans Press that Reports Facts He Doesn’t Like A free press…
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It’s the Sundaylies, with Importance of Copyediting, Maximizing Your Protest Dollars, and Showing Support for Immigrants
Sunday Funny: Give Ebola a chance. (via Beatrice the Biologist) Mad Art Lab America is Grate! Beth highlights a pattern of behavior in the Trump administration that will make every copy editor cringe. The Importance of Buying Stuff Jim argues that there are many ways to use our money in protest. No to Deportation Police! ¡NO a la Migra! Amy…
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Activism
#ClimateFacts Tweetstorm at POTUS Jan. 26, Noon Eastern Time
The Trump administration and some members of Congress are intent on misinforming the public on climate change and acting on these lies in a storm of decisions that will damage our planet, our economy, and our future, from withdrawing from the Paris Climate Accord and moving forward with the Keystone pipeline to the gag order on the EPA, particularly on…
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It’s the Skepchick Sundaylies! Building Walls, #NotAllWhiteWomen, Fundamental Truths About Trump’s America, and more!
Sunday Funny: Some new definitions. (via Tree Lobsters) Teen Skepchick What Does a Wall Mean to You? When we build walls, are we protecting or isolating ourselves? Race and Religion Making assumptions about someone’s religion based on their race is understandable, but it can get you into trouble. Awesome Sauce Music Friday: Complex Singing on the Golden Records The Voyager…
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It’s the Skepchick Sundaylies! Slicing Through Fake News, Fighting for Truth in the Age of Trump, Toys Dressed for Lab Work, and more!
Sunday Funny: The Math Professor’s Lemma. (via SMBC) Mad Art Lab Fake News? Take a Razor to It. Amy’s art reminds us that the simplest explanation for something is often the best explanation. Astronomy Cast Podcraft and Review Ryan makes a replica of the golden record on board the Voyager space probes. Science is Not the Enemy Important reminder: Despite…
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It’s the Sundaylies! Overthinking Harry Potter, Learning the Lessons of History, Discussing Your Trump Fears with Kids, and more!
Sunday Funny: A reasonable idea (via Poorly Drawn Lines) Teen Skepchick Speak your Mind: Thanksgiving Come on, y’all! Give us your opinions on Thanksgiving. Mad Art Lab Music of the Revolution What a musical 200 years in the making teaches us about politics today. Harry Potter and the Consequences of Overthinking Children’s Literature In an attempt to iron out everything…
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