“Ajit Pai should be fired, petition says before Senate re-confirmation vote” and other Tweeted Links…
Ajit Pai should be fired, petition says before Senate re-confirmation vote [arstechnica.com] » @BreakingBrown
Nigeria fuel crisis: [youtube.com]
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The large parts of America left behind by today's economy [axios.com] » @BreakingBrown
How Harvard helps its richest and most arrogant students get ahead [washingtonpost.com]
A 23-year-old Google employee lives in a truck and saves 90% of his income [businessinsider.com] » @BreakingBrown
China Blocks WhatsApp, Broadening Online Censorship [nytimes.com]
Oakland and SF sue five oil companies for damages from rising seas [scientificamerican.com]
What Broke Baltimore's Frozen Schools [citylab.com]
Israel to tell African migrants: leave or face indefinite imprisonment[theguardian.com]
How Venezuela went from a rich democracy to a collapsing dictatorship [vox.com]
Black Dutchmen:The Almost Forgotten Part of African, Dutch & Indonesian Black History [blackthen.com]
Batetela Rebellion: The Congo 1895-1908 [blackthen.com]
Chief Mkwawa and The Hehe Rebellion of 1891 [blackthen.com]
Mary Winston Jackson: First Black Female Engineer for NASA [blackthen.com]
Harry Ralph Gairey: Jamaican-Born Black Canadian Community Leader and Activist [blackthen.com]
Like modern democracies, ancient Greek democracy had an anger problem [neh.gov]
155 years ago today, the largest mass execution in U.S. history took place under the orders of Abraham Lincoln. On… [twitter.com]
In graduate school I was explicitly told to avoid writing papers about black people because they would be received… [twitter.com]
U.S. Navy to replace $38,000 joysticks with Xbox controllers, and here’s why [mspoweruser.com]
2016: Saving the Reef: Lionfish in Florida – National Geographic Society (blogs) [voices.nationalgeographic.org]
It's Illegal to Power Your Home with Solar Panels in Florida [iflscience.com]
Why the Last Snow on Earth May Be Red [newyorker.com]
Rare-earth metals in magnets for electric-car motors: what you need to know [greencarreports.com]
Industrial Laundry Is Dirtier Than We Imagine [dissentmagazine.org]
Afrika Is Becoming The World's eWaste Dumping Ground [iafrikan.com]
Raw, leaking sewage compounds oil-tainted Carson neighborhood. Now what? [dailybreeze.com]
Rwandan choreographer Dorothée Munyaneza explores the repercussions of using rape as a weapon of war… [twitter.com]
How A Poet and Mixed-Media Artist Are Revolutionizing Collaboration [blogs.adobe.com] » @mikemassenburg
A Master List of 1,300 Free Courses From Top Universities: 45,000 Hours of Audio/Video Lectures [openculture.com]
Jazz Bassist Ron Carter Talks About Music, Recording, & Hi-Fi | Stereophile [youtube.com] <= @megafunkmega
Martin Scorsese is MasterClass’ newest online instructor for aspiring filmmakers [theverge.com] » @Reelblack
Why did science fiction stop moving forward? [lareviewofbooks.org] » @Nalo_Hopkinson
Man who made “Pepe” wants his frog back, and he’ll use copyright to get it [arstechnica.com] » @khemenutwilhite
word games i played as a child: JIMI HENDRIX: with the power of soul anything is possible ME: with the power of bowls anything is potable
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Inside Chamber Music with Bruce Adolphe: Debussy's Sonata for Violin and Piano [youtube.com] » @megafunkmega, @RowenaMonde
Leg over Leg: Volumes One and Two (Library of Arabic Literature) [amazon.com] » @mmbilal [twitter.com]
yaaaasssss one of my faves: "Time Enough At Last" #TwilightZoneMarathon [twitter.com]
How Black Millennials Are Taking Direct Action To Achieve Food Justice — And You Can, Too [bit.ly] [twitter.com]
Ex-NFL Player Made $25m, Quit At 29, Became A Farmer And Donates His Food To Pantries [bit.ly] via… [twitter.com]
Magnesium and the Brain: The Original Chill Pill | Psychology Today [psychologytoday.com]
Germany’s hidden hunger [cnn.com]
French chef asks to be stripped of three Michelin stars [theguardian.com]
Nestlé Makes Billions Bottling Water It Pays Nearly Nothing For - Bloomberg [bloomberg.com] » @BreakingBrown
The Scoop on Jollof: Why West Africa hold its rice dish dear [blackfoodie.co] » @soulphoodie
Can American soil be brought back to life? [politico.com]