June 2012
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WatchI never really liked Ann Curry on the show, partly because of an interview I saw back in 2007 embedded above. I thought she was judging the kid more than she was trying to understand him and the growing phenomenon of online sharing that would eventually lead to the success of facebook which has over 900 million active users today.
Now that I watch it again, it wasn’t that bad.
Ann Curry...
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WatchIL-D Rep. Luis Gutierrez on the House floor with a quiz in protest of the Supreme Court decision to uphold a provision of Arizona’s controversial SB1070 immigration law that allows for an officer to inquire about a person’s country of origin if they have a reasonable suspicion that they may be from another country.
But what could you possibly use to determine if someone is reasonably...
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A short conversation between a dad and his...
Jose Antonio Vargas TIME Article RT
I’ll admit I’m kinda giddy about getting a RT from Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, but the story is important. I’ll write more later, if you have TIME check it out. If you DON’T have TIME you can still check out this other post from @joseiswriting.
“Why don’t you become legal?” speaks to how unfamiliar most Americans are with how...
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#PacBradley #IMHO Conspiracies & Questions
Last night I watched pound-for-pound champion Manny Pacquiao fight undefeated challenger Timothy Bradley. It turned out to be one of the most controversial decision since Lewis-Holyfield.
The pre-fight hype settled with Pacquiao as a clear favorite with betting lines at -450 for pacquiao and +325 for Bradley [sb, br]. This translates as Pacquiao at about a 4:1 favorite. Some fans, like myself,...
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Story | Mistaken Identity
This is a story of a time when I had my identity mistaken by someone and I didn’t correct them for 2 years.
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Gitmo Torture Playlist… It’s a Collabo...
