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“Hope is essential, but it’s not enough.”
-Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)
God this photo is so funny
It looks likeI was in the middle of the ritual and then my friends burst into my personal space.
Me: - Pardon..?
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Regia/Directed by: Frank Capra
Sceneggiatura/Screenplay by: Sidney Buchman, Myles Connolly (uncredited). Based on “The Gentleman from Montana”, (unpublished story) by Lewis R. Foster
Montaggio/Edited by: Gene Havlick, Al Clark
Fotografia/Cinematography: Joseph Walker
Rotten Tomatoes: 96%
Metacritic: 73
IMDb: 8,1
Letterboxd: 4.0
Anno/Year: 1939
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Senator Collins tagged along to Kiev. Let’s hope Susie wasn’t “disappointed” this time.
PREMISE: When a situation gets too stressful, don’t freak out, dude! You just gotta call the chillest cops on the Maui Relaxation Squad: Stan and Chet. They’re two laid-back officers who are experts at relaxing and maximizing good vibes. Technically a division of the Health Department, the Relaxation Squad is tasked with fighting stress and unhappiness, and Stan and Chet are committed to making sure everyone is chillin’ as much as they legally can.
CHARACTERS: Stan and Chet are the best Relaxation Officers in all of Hawaii–and maybe in the entire world. They keep their cruiser stocked with fresh hammocks, Jimmy Buffett mix tapes, and tiny umbrellas to put in the drinks of people who they suspect are insufficiently laid-back. The two are known simply as Stan and Chet. They abandoned their last names long ago, because it was really killing their buzz to have to worry about two names all the time. Stan has a unique knowledge of star-gazing, gentle breezes, and which fruits can be made into bongs (all of them). Chet is an expert at giving people nifty nicknames, lighting incense, and knows all the best beaches and hiking trails.
NOTABLE EPISODE: When a Senator brings his work laptop on vacation, it creates a relaxation emergency for him, his family, and all the folks at the hotel whose mellows are being severely harshed by the sight of a dude typing away at a bunch of business stuff. In order for the Senator to enjoy his vacation, Stan and Chet have to devise a way to destroy his laptop without creating a different, even more stressful situation. They decide to throw an impromptu pool party with the help of their special celebrity Relaxation Squad deputies: the surviving cast of Saved by The Bell. Chet uses a well timed jack-knife splash to cover the sight of a SWAT member pushing the laptop in the pool, narrowly saving the vacation (S02.E22 – “Take The Shot (Of Rum)”).
CATCHPHRASE: “Can I see your registration and license to chill? Just kidding. You don’t need a license to chill. That would be super uptight of us.” / “Take it easy, partner!”
TRIVIA: In order to make the show as authentic as possible, everyone in the cast was actually relaxed during filming.
John Glenn, the World’s First Astronaut!
Yesterday the world received the sad news of the death of the very first astronaut, John Glenn. Yes, yes, Yuri Gagarin beat us Americans and speakers of English into space, but Gagarin was the world’s first cosmonaut! A small, nit-picky distinction that only a word nerd would make, but this blog is all about words, so the distinction matters. AstronautJohn Glenn piloted the Friendship 7 spacecraft in February of 1962 as part of the Mercury program, a significant American technological milestone that represents one of the few words in the English language to move from pure theoretical abstraction to concrete reality in a single day.
While humans have been dreaming of flight since the dawn of time, it wasn’t until the turn of the nineteenth century that the Wright brothers achieved that magical 59 second flight covering 852 feet, skimming over the beach not more than twenty feet off the ground. The new science of flight and aeronautics was born and after thousands of years of dreaming about flight, it only took another two and a half decades to coin the term astronautand set the bar higher for flight. A combination of two Ancient Greek words astermeaningstarandnautesmeaning a sailor, an astronautwasa sailor of stars.
On April 9, 1959, the word took on a new meaning when NASA announced the first seven American astronauts: Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra, Gordon Cooper, and Deke Slayton. These seven men would become known as the Mercury Seven. More than simply a new word though, these early pioneers of both space and technology became heroes of popular imagination. They inspired generations of young boys and girls into science and technology and the technology derived from the space program has enriched our everyday lives from breakfast foods to automobile safety.
John Glenn was the most famous and prominent member of the Mercury program and he would go on to a long career in the Senate and returned to space at the age of 77 with the Shuttle program. A pioneer from the beginning of his career to the end!
Image of the John Glenn and the Mercury 7 astronauts courtesy NASA.
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Repost @_shethepeople Women of Color Are Making Election History in 2018. In this Teen Vogue op-ed, Aimee discusses why it matters that so many women of color are running in 2018 elections AND winning, and why they deserve your support. Link to full article in bio… https://www.teenvogue.com/story/women-of-color-making-election-history-2018
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Repost @_shethepeople This is what leadership looks like. Aimee Allison is a thought leader, public speaker, writer, and expert on women of color in politics. She is the founder of She the People, and president of Democracy in Color, a national political organization focused on race, politics, and the New American Majority that worked to elect President Barack Obama, Senator Cory Booker, Senator Kamala Harris, and other leaders who carry a social justice agenda. As host of the acclaimed “Democracy in Color” podcast, Allison explores critical issues at the intersection of race and politics.
Aimee is the author of the forthcoming book on women of color and politics, She the People, due out in 2018. She serves on the boards of Energy Future Project, Courage Campaign, and the YMCA of the East Bay. Aimee lives in Oakland, California.
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Detail of an ancient Roman bust of Cicero, dated to the 1st century BCE. Marble. Currently located in the Capitoline Museums in Rome. Source: Ancientrome.ru.
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So, one of my Senators - Thom Tillis - just responded to one of my e-mails regarding my concerns for Net Neutrality.
Here’s what he had to say:
“As you may know, newly appointed FCC Chairman Pai released a plan to overturn the FCC’s 2015 mandates. On December 14, 2017, the FCC voted 3-2 to overturn these mandates. I am supportive of this vote and believe the actions by the FCC will bring new innovation and broadband investments.“
Translation: ‘I don’t give a fuck about what you or anyone else wants - I support Ajit Pai because this will put money in my pocket also.’
Sorry, I’m just a little disheartened about this. idk
EDIT - I emailed him THIS back:
“Hi, you responded to one of my previous e-mails regarding my concerns for Net neutrality and something that you said struck me as odd.
“As you may know, newly appointed FCC Chairman Pai released a plan to overturn the FCC’s 2015 mandates. On December 14, 2017, the FCC voted 3-2 to overturn these mandates. I am supportive of this vote and believe the actions by the FCC will bring new innovation and broadband investments."
Okay, so - you support people who want to steal money from the poor for a service that was labeled as a HUMAN RIGHT.
"Due to the lack of access and suppressive tactics by certain governments, the United Nations (U.N.) has declared that “online freedom” is a "human right,” and one that must be protected. This was in the form of resolution A/HRC/32/L.20. In July 2016 the U.N. issued a declaration, cementing this view.“
Besides, you’re a senator - you’re supposed to represent the people - correct? Which means if enough of us contact you (which considering 85% of Americans are AGAINST Ajit Pai means that MANY individuals have contacted you) then it doesn’t matter how you feel on the issue - because you’re supposed to use your voice for ALL of us.
Or is it just that YOU will profit from the lower class losing money and internet access? Is that why you don’t care what we have to say? Ajit Pai openly MOCKED everyone’s calls and e-mails that were defending Net Neutrality! Do you understand that severity?
America is slowly spiraling into dictatorship - and one of the firsts steps is to take away Human Rights, Freedom of Speech, and the ability to find true information - all of which applies to the internet. Think about what you’re doing.
Listen to the people, not your wallet.”
