Tuesday Open Thread

Posted on March 27, 2018 by rikyrah

I’ve been spending a greast deal of time in my car lately, traveling for my job. Ever so often I tune in to NPR. I caught this “Fresh Air” segment last week on Comedian Roy Wood Jr.

Comic Roy Wood Jr. Taps Into America’s Psyche On ‘The Daily Show’

Audio and transcript here.

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80 Responses to Tuesday Open Thread

  2. Liza says:
    March 27, 2018 at 8:13 pm

    Rep. Daniel Hernandez is the young man who stayed with Gabrielle Giffords while they waited for an ambulance.

    https://twitter.com/EngelForArizona/status/978738242223726597

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  3. Liza says:
    March 27, 2018 at 8:07 pm

    Just saw this. Take a deep breath…
    https://twitter.com/stopbeingfamous/status/978721650316324864

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  4. Liza says:
    March 27, 2018 at 8:02 pm

    Thread. This is shocking, certainly beyond what I imagined…
    https://twitter.com/iamdylancurran/status/977559925680467968

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  16. rikyrah says:
    March 27, 2018 at 3:25 pm

    Ladies and Gentlemen,

    This is what you call
    ” I got all day, Bish, and I know how to pull receipts.”

    THREAD

    https://twitter.com/Madison_Jourdan/status/978436224334553088

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    • Ametia says:
      March 27, 2018 at 3:55 pm

      OOP, THERE IT IS!
      adjective
      1.
      without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional:
      a categorical denial.
      2.
      Logic.
      (of a proposition) analyzable into a subject and an attribute related by a copula, as in the proposition “All humans are mortal.”.
      (of a syllogism) having categorical propositions as premises.
      3.
      of, relating to, or in a category.

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  26. SouthernGirl2 says:
    March 27, 2018 at 1:21 pm

    It seems some black people thought PBO could single handedly and magically change laws on his own when it came to Ferguson. I can’t with this mess. Folks tried to pound it in their head about voting but couldn’t reach them. If the enemy see that you are not concerned about voting elected officials that share your agenda then it’s business as usual.

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  33. Ametia says:
    March 27, 2018 at 11:30 am
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  34. Ametia says:
    March 27, 2018 at 11:29 am
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  35. Ametia says:
    March 27, 2018 at 11:16 am
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    • Liza says:
      March 27, 2018 at 11:48 am

      OMG! I remember watching The Thornbirds. I also remember when Richard Chamberlain was Dr. Kildare. My older sisters were in love with him, they both had those “intern” shirts.

      That was so long ago.

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      • Ametia says:
        March 27, 2018 at 1:48 pm

        My sisters and I used to watch Dr. Kildarie too, drooling all over the couch. LOL

        I own the DVD of “The Thornbirds” This movie and Captains & the Kings were must-watch tv in the 70s & 80s

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      • Liza says:
        March 27, 2018 at 3:55 pm

        Thanks for this, Ametia, I haven’t seen Captains and the Kings.

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  36. SouthernGirl2 says:
    March 27, 2018 at 10:58 am

    @DDSSBlog: Being black in America means navigating a constant minefield of stress, oppression & certain death for no reason. #AltonSterling #whitesupremacy #MarchForOurLives

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  37. SouthernGirl2 says:
    March 27, 2018 at 10:49 am

    Lord give me strength. I’m weak from despair after hearing the #AltonSterling decision. My soul is in pain.

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    • Tyren M says:
      March 27, 2018 at 11:16 am

      Good morning SG & 3 Chics,
      Even worse is we knew before he said a damned thing.

      Daughter is good thanks for asking. She’s looking forward to going to Winnipeg for an Irish Dance competition Memorial Day weekend.. Why Irish? I asked too. Because all her girls are doing it. I attended an ID festival in St. Paul St. Patties weekend. Theirs was the most diverse crew. Canada should be…interesting. Have a good day all.

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    • yahtzeebutterfly says:
      March 27, 2018 at 11:23 am

      *tears*

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    • yahtzeebutterfly says:
      March 27, 2018 at 11:26 am

      It IS so painful, SG2. So unfair.

      I will keep pushing for racial justice!!! Equal justice!!!

      We need LE to stop discriminating and profiling.

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  38. SouthernGirl2 says:
    March 27, 2018 at 10:35 am

    DEMONS walking among us with a badge and gun……………killing with impunity.. #AltonSterling

    https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/978654287315206144

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    • Ametia says:
      March 27, 2018 at 11:23 am

      Everytime these racist, murdering cops aren’t charged with murder, the family has to relive the murder of their loved ones ALL OVER AGAIN.

      CRIMINAL

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    • Ametia says:
      March 27, 2018 at 9:32 am

      I.CANNOT. Don’t let these mofos divide & conquer.

      All that leg work those young folks di and continue to do will ALWAYS outshine the cowards.

      THEY TALK, BUT DON’T WALK IT.

      BLAME & ATTEMP TO SHAME.

      The reality is these mofos have NO GAME

      The next generation of youth will have their trials and errors, but we must support their efforts.

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  50. yahtzeebutterfly says:
    March 27, 2018 at 9:13 am

    You may wish to look at the fabulous photos in this article:

    “Documenting the Dynamic Black Community of 1940s Seattle”
    https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/27/lens/documenting-the-dynamic-black-community-of-1940s-seattle.html

    “Seattle on the Spot: The Photographs of Al Smith,” [is]an exhibition at the Museum of History and Industry in Seattle, a city that played only a modest role in American jazz history. Mr. Smith’s photos tell a compelling story, not just about the city’s jazz scene but also about the complexity of life in an African-American community cloistered within a largely white, and for many decades, de facto segregated city. Organized by Howard Giske, the museum’s curator of photography and a friend of Mr. Smith’s, the exhibition is accompanied by a catalog with essays by Mr. Giske and the historians Jacqueline E. A. Lawson and Quin’Nita Cobbins; the jazz critic Paul de Barros; and the photographer’s son, Al Smith Jr., known as Butch.

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  51. yahtzeebutterfly says:
    March 27, 2018 at 9:08 am

    “RI Considers Bill To Help DACA Recipients”
    http://ripr.org/post/ri-considers-bill-help-daca-recipients#stream/0

    http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/wrni/files/styles/medium/public/201803/protect_daca_wikimedia.jpg
    Excerpt:

    Rhode Island lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow DACA recipients to get drivers licenses and work permits, even if their federal status expires…

    “The intention of the policy is to create a bridge until Congress is able to craft a policy that would secure a DACA recipient and enable those who have not tapped into the program to do so. If the federal courts or Congress is able to craft a policy, then this would essentially phase out,” said Maldonado.

    The bill would extend state protection only to undocumented residents who have already received DACA status. Maldanado said that’s more than 1,000 people in the state.

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  52. yahtzeebutterfly says:
    March 27, 2018 at 8:56 am

    From Wikipedia:
    “Harold Lloyd Nicholas, born on March 27, 1921, was one half of the world-famous tap dancing pair the Nicholas Brothers. His older brother was Fayard Nicholas. They danced in vaudeville, on Broadway, in nightclubs and on television, combining elements of ballet, jazz, and acrobatics with tap in their routines to produce displays of dazzling virtuosity, which they called ‘classical tap.’ But it was their dancing in movie musicals that brought them the most acclaim and made them internationally famous.”

    https://youtu.be/09MOO7EbN1k&rel=0

    https://youtu.be/zBb9hTyLjfM&rel=0

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  54. Ametia says:
    March 27, 2018 at 8:37 am

    The Trump administration is adding a citizenship question to the census. Here’s why that’s bad for Democrats.

    The change carries potentially major political ramifications — most notably for Republicans’ ability to gerrymander Democrats into the minority for years to come.

    https://s2.washingtonpost.com/4d5658/5aba1626fe1ff61dddd5de45/YXdhcmVvZjQxMUBnbWFpbC5jb20%3D/15/81/3a569220054ddfca9b49a25bb24a75b5

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  55. rikyrah says:
    March 27, 2018 at 7:32 am

    Good Morning,Everyone 😄😄😄

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