Tuesday, July 31, 2018

O Say Can You CPSC?

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is a federal agency that spreads awareness about recalls on dangerous products and promotes safety tips. It's also the world's most wholesome meme factory.
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GOOD INTERNET VS. BAD INTERNET
IN MEMES WE TRUST
These Taxpayer-Funded Memes Are The Most Wholesome Thing On The Internet
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission is a federal agency that spreads awareness about recalls on dangerous products and promotes safety tips. It's also the world's most wholesome meme factory.
EATIN' SKETTI WITH GOTH RAGAZZA
Do Not Be Fooled By Twitter's Excellent Elon Musk Impersonators
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Elon Musk's Twitter is verified. You can find him and his little blue check mark tweeting about SpaceX, Tesla, and, that one time, about how one of the rescue divers who saved the Thai soccer team is a "pedo." He is not, to be clear, a crazed Frenchman wielding a baguette and sporting a mustache and a beret. That's French Élon Musque, a very good parody account.
WE FOUND THEM, THE WORST HUMANS
What Happened When I Tried Talking To Twitter Abusers
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There was no common ground reached, no epiphanies that we were all just people with different views. Quite the opposite, really: I realized that these individuals did not and would not care about my feelings, no matter how long we talked.
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IT'S ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE
TFW THE SHARK HASN'T BEEN JUMPED
When Do TV Shows Peak?
theringer.com
Every television series has a high point. To find out when and why most of them get there and why they can't stay there forever, we crunched the numbers and spoke to the creators who craft the episodes where everything clicks.
OVERCORRECTING FOR TAY'S MISTAKES
Microsoft's Politically Correct Chatbot Is Even Worse Than Its Racist One
qz.com
Zo is politically correct to the worst possible extreme; mention any of her triggers, and she transforms into a judgmental little brat.
YOU CAN'T COUNT ON IT
It's Time To Worry About The Census
theatlantic.com
From cybersecurity issues to administrative problems to a legal drama over a possible citizenship question, the decennial headcount is in trouble.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
NOPE, NO THANKS
A Reminder That The Ocean Is A Big, Scary Place
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It's kind of a miracle that container ships — just a bunch of big metal boxes lashed together an an open ship deck — can handle huge storms like this.
IN THE NEWS
Jury Selection Set To Begin In Paul Manafort Trial
Trump Administration Mulls A Unilateral Tax Cut For The Rich
2 American Cyclists Among 4 Dead In Tajikistan Attack Claimed By ISIS
LeBron James: Trump Is Using Sports To Divide Us
San Francisco Is Poised To Ban Plastic Straws. That's Got Bubble Tea Shops Worried
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Monday, July 30, 2018

Right In Front Of Our Noses

Demographic change, and the fears and hopes it evokes, is one of the tectonic forces shaping this era in American life, joining income inequality and political polarization in transforming every aspect of our politics and culture.
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STATING THE OBVIOUS
TOWARD A MAJORITY MINORITY
White Threat In A Browning America
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Demographic change, and the fears and hopes it evokes, is one of the tectonic forces shaping this era in American life, joining income inequality and political polarization in transforming every aspect of our politics and culture.
RELEVANT
How Evil Happens
aeon.co
Why some people choose to do evil remains a puzzle, but are we starting to understand how this behavior is triggered?
OUT OF THE SHADOWS
The Abortions We Don't Talk About
slate.com
The reasons women choose not to talk about their abortions are obvious: It's a personal decision, made about the interior of our bodies and the consequences of our most intimate acts. But we might better understand what abortion is, and what that right means, if we talked about it more.
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GOOD QUESTION
What Should You Do When Your Stepfather Asks You To Spank Him, And Other Advice Column Questions
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A roundup of the most interesting, thought-provoking and surprising questions that our favorite columnists addressed in recent days.​​
HARD-HITTING QUESTIONS
GO DIRECTLY TO JAIL
How An Ex-Cop Rigged McDonald's Monopoly Game And Stole Millions
thedailybeast.com
Jerome Jacobson and his network of mobsters, psychics, strip club owners and drug traffickers won almost every prize for 12 years, until the FBI launched Operation "Final Answer."
PHOTO FINISHED
Why Did iCloud Delete All Of My Photos?
lifehacker.com
What makes Apple's iCloud treatment confusing isn't anything Apple has done. Rather, it's the fact that many cloud services — like Google Photos, for example — treat photo synchronization differently.
MALKOVICH MALKOVICH MALKOVICH
What Movie Has The Most Peak Performances?
theringer.com
Some films are just lucky enough to catch a group of actors in career-best form.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
SHIP REKT
Boat Tries To Take On A Wave, Fails Miserably
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Nobody was on board, so you can watch this thing get tossed around like a toy without feeling bad.
IN THE NEWS
Air Marshals Have Conducted Secret In-Flight Monitoring Of US Passengers For Years
7 Missing As Deadly California Wildfire Continues To Grow
Virginia Congressional Candidate Attacks Her Opponent For His 'Bigfoot Erotica'
GOP Faces Another Midterm Threat As Trump Plays The Shutdown Card
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Be yourself, but be your best self.