Friday Open Thread | Steely Dan Week

Posted on June 3, 2016 by rikyrah

Happy Friday, Everyone!

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Black Friday


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52 Responses to Friday Open Thread | Steely Dan Week

  1. rikyrah says:
    June 3, 2016 at 8:43 pm

    That last sequence of new Roots was powerful.

    Dropping this to remind you of the power of the original.

    https://youtu.be/PfcpxetTHr0

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  2. rikyrah says:
    June 3, 2016 at 8:31 pm

    Adam Jentleson‏@AJentleson

    Louisiana: 47% of those eligible for Medicaid expansion already enrolled…in first 11 HOURS.

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  6. rikyrah says:
    June 3, 2016 at 7:31 pm

    EXCLUSIVE: Staten Island teen dies from asthma while fleeing racist crew waving gun; ‘I’m gonna shoot you, n—–!’

    Dayshen McKenzie died while running for his life.

    The black Staten Island teen, fleeing what witnesses described as a mostly white crew shouting racial epithets and waving a gun, collapsed and died last week from an asthma attack.

    “To me, it’s murder,” said Diane Fatigati, an ex-NYPD officer and 9/11 responder, who rushed to the aid of the dying McKenzie. “They were chasing him — that’s a crime. You’re hunting them because they’re black … You’re calling them a n—-r.”

    Fatigati tried desperately to resuscitate the 16-year-old aspiring rapper.

    http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/staten-island-teen-dies-asthma-fleeing-racist-crew-article-1.2659272

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  12. rikyrah says:
    June 3, 2016 at 7:13 pm

    Kansas Democrats Step Up Recruiting Efforts
    Democrats running for every State Senate seat
    June 3, 2016

    “The Kansas Democratic Party will field candidates in every State Senate district this year, for the first time in 30 years,” KAKE-TV reports.

    “The Democrats announced Wednesday they also will have candidates in about three out of four state House districts. But the filing deadline apparently passed with no Democrat running for Tim Huelskamp’s seat in Congress.”

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  16. rikyrah says:
    June 3, 2016 at 6:37 pm

    Ladies,

    check your email.

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  17. rikyrah says:
    June 3, 2016 at 6:32 pm

    They will do anything to try and cover for him.

    But, here’s the thing….

    the Spanish-language media?

    They are ALL over this, including the background of the judge.

    They are hearing ALL of it.

    https://twitter.com/mmfa/status/738860674533711873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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  20. Ametia says:
    June 3, 2016 at 1:08 pm

    HISTORICAL! And it happened right here in the Minn-apple!

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  21. rikyrah says:
    June 3, 2016 at 12:37 pm

    Political Animal Blog

    June 03, 2016 1:00 PM
    Obama’s Anti-Trump Secret Weapon
    By Steven Waldman

    President Obama just put Trump In a very-classy-and-beauitful-gold-plated box with his announcement that he now supports an increase in Social Security benefits.

    If Trump supports the idea he pisses off mainstream Republicans at a time he’s trying to court them. If he opposes it, he annoys his own base of crotchety white seniors.

    Most of the time when Democrats ruminate on how to appeal to potential Trump voters they think about income inequality, raising the minimum wage or maybe tweaking trade laws.

    But that forgets one fact: Trump’s base is old. The latest Quinnepiac poll had Trump beating Hillary among those over 50 and losing among those who are younger.

    It was considered a sign of his daring heterodoxy when Trump earlier this year came out against cutting Social Security. But Obama upped the ante, and Hillary has already come out for an increase. Trump already had some vulnerabilities because he had suggested privatizing the program in one of his books.

    In this year of surprises, the newest wedge issue might be a golden oldie.

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  22. rikyrah says:
    June 3, 2016 at 11:27 am

    As far as Speaker Ryan coming out in support of Trump:

    I will continue to say this. They don’t have POLICY disagreements with Trump. They are mad that he doesn’t use dogwhistles to hide what they want to do.

    THAT IS IT.

    NO POLICY PROBLEMS AT ALL WITH TRUMP.

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    • Ametia says:
      June 3, 2016 at 11:29 am

      On Point, Rik,

      WE SEE GRANNY-STAVER- SOCIAL SECURTIY USING FOR HIM-NONE FOR THE REST OF US, EDDIE MUNSTER RYAN & THE REST OF THE GOP

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  23. Ametia says:
    June 3, 2016 at 11:12 am

    Snoop Can’t Criticize ‘Roots’ When He’s Serving Poisoned Kool-Aid Too

    [Opinion] Rapper Snoop Dogg is boycotting the ‘Roots’ reboot because he says it makes Black people look bad. But considering the content of his music, can his criticism be taken seriously?

    http://www.ebony.com/entertainment-culture/snoop-roots-remake#axzz4AMwJNSlR

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  24. Ametia says:
    June 3, 2016 at 11:03 am
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  26. Ametia says:
    June 3, 2016 at 10:39 am

    At 10:30 AM: First Lady Michelle Obama delivers the commencement address at City College of New York’s graduation.

    http://www.msnbc.com/live-online/watch/live-flotus-speaks-at-ccny-graduation-698248259740

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  28. SouthernGirl2 says:
    June 3, 2016 at 9:42 am

    No charges in the death of Trayvon Martin
    No charges in the death of Michael Brown
    Now Feds are split over charges in Eric Garner case?
    WTFF?

    Why do we even have a Department of Justice?

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    • Ametia says:
      June 3, 2016 at 10:14 am

      and Jamar Clark!

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    • Liza says:
      June 3, 2016 at 10:54 am

      If the DOJ cannot successfully prosecute the case of Eric Garner’s murder on video, then they are useless in this crisis. And that is mighty bad news, because success at the state level is going to be a long time coming, and it will vary from state to state, and may never happen in some states.

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      • Ametia says:
        June 3, 2016 at 11:28 am

        Agreed. Eric Gardner was shown being CHOKED on video, barely sputtering out: “I.CAN’T. BREATHE.” While these wild, barbaric, cops continued the choke-hold.

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  29. SouthernGirl2 says:
    June 3, 2016 at 9:34 am

    Here we go, folks! Got dammit!

    Feds split over charges in Eric Garner case.

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    • Ametia says:
      June 3, 2016 at 10:52 am

      We’re not safe in America.

      We’re not safe from KKK POLICE BRUTATLITY or the DOJ’s lame attempts at doling out justice to BLACK FOLKS!

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  30. SouthernGirl2 says:
    June 3, 2016 at 9:10 am

    The people who invaded Native land are the kidnappers, rapists, murderers and criminals.

    https://twitter.com/EBONYMag/status/738562888554647552

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  31. SouthernGirl2 says:
    June 3, 2016 at 9:03 am

    #Roots “What about our blood? What about the blood we gave for this country”

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  39. SouthernGirl2 says:
    June 3, 2016 at 8:36 am

    Who watched Roots? It took my breath away. So much emotion. I must have cried buckets of tears.

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  40. rikyrah says:
    June 3, 2016 at 7:51 am

    I have enjoyed this week.
    Good music 😄

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  41. rikyrah says:
    June 3, 2016 at 6:22 am

    Good Morning 😀, Everyone 😉

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