A candidate was accused of being a closet Muslim. In the 18th century, not the 21st.
Thomas Jefferson’s Qur’an, By Denise A Spellberg, Reviewed | The New Republic
hmmmm
What goes through my my mind when I read the news with my morning coffee. …Or for the Simon's Rockers in the group, this is my response journal.
A candidate was accused of being a closet Muslim. In the 18th century, not the 21st.
Thomas Jefferson’s Qur’an, By Denise A Spellberg, Reviewed | The New Republic
hmmmm
And 41 percent of whites think it advocates violence.
Poll Reveals that White America Views Black Lives Matter Movement as a Distraction | Colorlines
Poll reveals White America is populated by a lot of douchebag assholes.
Atheist-In-Chief Richard Dawkins Cites Breitbart on Clock Boy, Says ‘Invention Looks Like Hoax’
Looks like Dawkins is prone to being a bit of a close-minded know it all self-righteous holier than thou ass in things outside of religion as well.
First all-female Honor Flight to show 72 Tri-State veterans WWII Memorial – Story
A better article with comments from some of the veterans on the flight.
For the first time, 72 female veterans from World War II, The Korean and Vietnam Wars took part in an all-female Honor Flight. …The veterans toured Washington, D.C. on Tuesday
very cool
WikiLeaks references used in Cynthia McKinney’s PhD were removed due to fears of imprisonment.
PhD student forced to remove all WikiLeaks references from her dissertation
hmmmm
How Thomas Jefferson Responded to Islam in 1801 Puts Barack H. Obama to Shame
Oh conservatives, so married to hate, so willing to exclude obvious facts from their rants….
Thomas Jefferson didn’t just own a Quran — he engaged with Islam and fought to ensure the rights of Muslims
Our Founding Fathers included Islam – Salon.com
hmmmmm
Lin Kramer posted an “open letter” to the Party City Facebook page re: “Career Costumes” for girls.
: The Open Letter That Got This Woman Banned From The Party City Facebook Page
Sighhhh
The hilarious simplicity of the pose didn’t go unnoticed by Jagr fans; hence, the “Jaromir Jagr blackmail selfie” has joined such memes as the Usain Bolt Lightning Pose in having people recreate the scene and post it to social media.
Jaromir Jagr fans turn his ‘blackmail selfie’ into Instagram meme | Puck Daddy – Yahoo Sports Canada
Snicker of the Day!
“Just because something happens to you because of who you are, no matter what you do, people will always have your back.”
Everyone Wants to Work With Ahmed Mohamed Now — NYMag
It’s a little pollyanna and unrealistic but if that is the sentiment he comes away from this with, more power to him.

‘He’s a f*cking kid’: Video shows nine California cops arrest sobbing black teen ‘for jaywalking’
All of these officers should be in jail themselves.
A massive amount of support poured in for Ahmed Mohamed, the young teenager who was arrested after bringing a homemade clock to school. The ninth grader received invitations to visit Google, Facebook, Space Camp, and of course, the White House. Bristol Palin, however, is not amused.
Bristol Palin Is Mad Obama Invited Ahmed Mohamed to the White House
Sit and shut the fuck up you trashy, moronic, hypocritical, cum-receptacle.
Video of the 14-year-old’s first TV interview
“People will always have your back”: The amazing lesson Ahmed Mohamed took from his arrest – Vox
hmmmm
Obama Should Stand With Ahmed—at His Mosque in Texas
That’s some pretty tone-deaf, oblivious, obnoxiously myopic, impractical shit right there.
Obama, the President all the haters like to say is Muslim, in photo-op at a mosque?
Seriously?
‘Cool clock, Ahmed’ tweets president as Mark Zuckerberg also joins outpouring of support for student arrested Monday for bringing homemade clock to school
#IStandWithAhmed: Obama joins supporters rallying around Texas teen | Technology | The Guardian
Isn’t yelling, “Fire!” in a crowded theater illegal? Why isn’t the teacher/principal in jail?
A 14-year-old Muslim boy who was detained after teachers at his school deemed a homemade clock he brought in to be suspicious has garnered a lot of support around the world.
Sweet!
Persistent gender bias too often disrupts the learning process at the heart of becoming a leader. Here’s how to correct the problem.
Women Rising: The Unseen Barriers
Sigh…
There’s one adjective that’s never used to criticize men, yet it shows up at an alarming rate in women’s performance reviews.
The One Word Men Never See In Their Performance Reviews | Fast Company | Business + Innovation
grrr
Evidence shows that women are less self-assured than men—and that to succeed, confidence matters as much as competence. Here’s why, and what to do about it.
The Confidence Gap – The Atlantic
hmmmm
Fourteen-year-old Ahmed Mohamed was arrested Monday after a teacher mistook a clock he made for a hoax bomb. Outraged Twitter users have responded to his arrest and suspension with #IStandWithAhmed.
14-year-old arrested after homemade clock is mistaken for bomb, prompts #IStandWithAhmed on Twitter
sighhh
Black children with acute appendicitis are less likely than white children to get painkillers in the emergency room, researchers found.
Black Kids Get Less Pain Medication Than White Kids in ER – NBC News
WTF??????!
It is so freaking embarrassing to be a white American sometimes!