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Watch Viola Davis Lead a Heist in ‘Widows’
Watch Viola Davis Lead a Heist in ‘Widows’ The director Steve McQueen narrates a sequence from his thriller, which also stars Cynthia Erivo, Michelle Rodriguez and Elizabeth Debicki. Read More…
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What if Instagram Got Rid of Likes? Social networks built on public status markers are now starting to hide them. Read More…
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AFT pres offers resources for (profiling-centered) Zimmerman discussion
http://twitter.com/#!/rweingarten/status/358376687580356608 American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten every now and then tweets about teaching, and along with praise for President Obama’s “powerful personal speech today about race,” she linked to some resources for teachers to aid in classroom discussion of the George Zimmerman verdict. Here’s a selection: Unfortunately, a lot seems to have happened in the process of making today’s news into tomorrow’s lesson. For example, the lesson summary contends that “Zimmerman’s defense team employed Florida’s ‘stand-your-ground’ law, which states that an individual may justifiably use […]
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Is John Boehner serious about using ‘the Constitution to get things done’?
http://twitter.com/#!/sandrapatriot/status/423494736284893184 Yesterday, President Obama declared that, when it comes to fixing the economy, he’s ready to use his pen and phone to bypass Congress through executive actions. This morning, House Speaker John Boehner tweeted this response: http://twitter.com/#!/SpeakerBoehner/status/423490370383540226 But some people can’t help but wonder about the strength of Boehner’s commitment: http://twitter.com/#!/deltalima21/status/423490593491140608 http://twitter.com/#!/pinkfloydster/status/423494403911479296 http://twitter.com/#!/DCMorse/status/423496781125541888 http://twitter.com/#!/ScottVann/status/423495287487737857 *** Related: Twitchy coverage of John Boehner Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/01/15/is-john-boehner-serious-about-using-the-constitution-to-get-things-done/
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