“The 1% hide their money offshore – then use it to corrupt our democracy” and other Tweeted Links…
The 1% hide their money offshore – then use it to corrupt our democracy [theguardian.com]
“What if the problem of poverty is that it’s profitable to other people?” [theguardian.com]
Wealth doesn't trickle down – it just floods offshore, research reveals (2012) [theguardian.com]
“The lives of the immigrant women who tend to the needs of others.” [newyorker.com] @Rachel_aviv @newyorker
Black Teachers Matter: New Study CONFIRMS Black & White Teachers Had Systemic Disagreements In Evaluations Of The… [bit.ly]
Black Panther Dies In Prison After 45 Years Behind Bars [buzzfeed.com] via @claudiakoerner @buzzfeednews
Storer College: One of the First Colleges Formed for African-Americans after the Civil War [blackthen.com]
Allen Allensworth: First Black Lieutenant Colonel in U.S Army, Founder of Allensworth, California [blackthen.com]
Absalom Boston: First African-American Captain to Sail a Whaleship with All-Black Crew in 1822 [blackthen.com]
Are Some Divorcing Parents Brainwashing Their Children? [abc7.com]
“Wired has dabbled in and eventually succumbed to the technology it once skewered and analyzed” @vboykis [veekaybee.github.io]
Victorian-Era Magical Societies, Telepathy, and Interplanetary Space Travel [tor.com]
You can die from a broken heart, science proves [guardian.tumblr.com] @megafunkmega @junecarol_e @mindovermunch
Warmer clouds suggest global warming may be far worse than we... [guardian.tumblr.com]
Radioactive Reindeer Roam Norway 30 Years After Chernobyl [wired.com]
Massive undersea crab swarm caught on video for the first time [arstechnica.com]
Edible water bottle to cause a splash at EU sustainability awards [gu.com]
Afrocentrism as elitism: The gift and curse of consciousness in the social media age [blavity.com]
Toni Morrison: 'I want to feel what I feel. Even if it's not happiness' [theguardian.com] [twitter.com]
Online Dating and the Death of the 'Mixed-Attractiveness' Couple [priceonomics.com]
Deepwater Horizon oil spill linked to newborn and fetal dolphin deaths [theverge.com]
Africa’s First Shared Comic Book Universe Is Coming Soon [okayafrica.com] [twitter.com]
Watch Cool French Animated Short Film on Loneliness and Survival, 'Solus' [blogs.indiewire.com] [twitter.com]
back in the day, me and my homeboy tried to start a teenaged comic-book empire @megafunkmega @EdGreerDestroys [twitter.com]
Australia’s Oldest Painter Creates Dazzling Works Of Aboriginal Art [jumblejoy.com] [twitter.com]
Kanye West's The Life of Pablo is the first album to top the charts through mostly streaming [theverge.com]
young bruh, she was not looking for a father for her child: she was looking for a handbag to go with her shoes cuz her mama thought it cute
young bruh, black-on-black violence starts in the emotional realm first, set in place in childhood
young bruh, when you know you not just a solitary ego but a manifestation of sacred principles be glad when she fails to respond to you
young bruh, she's either scared you will leave her or scared of being stuck with just you -this is why you hang on to woman courage tight!
young bruh, i was too old for that shit even when i was your age.
young bruh, do NOT trust the estranged mother of your children around claiming dependents -she can get you in trouble with the IRS.
young bruh, don’t get caught counting your own money in the workplace -most of them think you would do it for free
Wouldn't it be great if Louis was a great historian AND comedian? -also a basic understanding of Mark Twain's work would help too...
Analyzing the names of almost every Chinese restaurant in the U.S. [washingtonpost.com]
a sister used to compliment another sister’s cooking with the exclamation, “you put your foot in it!”
my daughter has to stop ending her stories with “and then Green Peace comes in and shoots everyone in the face.”