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De lotgevallen van de Witte: Over privileges, rechten en macht. – Jan Blommaert (en z’n gedachten)Wat het “white privilege” verhaaltje dus niet doet, is de macht zoeken waar ze werkelijk ligt. Neen, ze smeert de macht uit over een oneindig aantal “witte mensen”, zodat ze in wezen onzichtbaar wordt en nooit onder vuur komt te …
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How to Hold in Your Poop in Embarrassing Situations: 10 StepsIt’s harder to hold in poop if your muscles around your rectum are weak. If your nerves are damaged in that area, you might not even know a stool has come out. See a doctor in such cases. The Boys of Brexit: Tony Blair and …
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(703) Xenia Fox- My ALIEN ENCOUNTER That Wasn’t a Dream, Relaying Messages in Lucid Dreams – YouTubeI am legally changing my name to first name Xenia, last name -Fox this year. I will be a rich and famous billionaire for 24 talents/near future careers. Perfection is the fun journey of forever expanding potential as long …
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The inside story of Labour’s election shock | Politics | The GuardianWhen a snap election was called, a divided Labour sprang into action to defy predictions of a wipeout and upturn the political consensus. The key players tell Heather Stewart how it all happened The making of the Maybot: a year of mindless slogans, U-turns …
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Nieuw Syrisch eethuisje aan Sint-Jacobs: “Een eerbetoon aan … (Gent) – Het NieuwsbladEen restaurantje op Bij Sint-Jacobs waar Gentenaars kunnen proeven van de Syrische keuken en cultuur. Met de hulp van zijn kinderen realiseert Mohamed Akrah (52) zijn levensdroom in 'De Dageraad van Aleppo'. “De grandeur van Aleppo komt terug.” A beginner’s guide to using …
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Camera Obscura – bookforum.com / current issueVivian Maier was an ambitious and prolific photographer who conducted her work in the open but kept its results almost entirely to herself. No one has any idea why that is. We know about her work only by chance, and through cultural and economic circumstances specific to the early …
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Progress Indicators in Mobile UX Design – UX Planet“When the users were presented with a custom loading animation in the Facebook iOS app (left) they blamed the app for the delay. But when users were shown the iOS system spinner (right), they were more likely to blame the system itself.” (657) Moishe Lettvin – What …
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I criticized Google. It got me fired. That’s how corporate power works. – The Washington PostFor the last fifteen years, I’ve done my antimonopoly writing and research at a think tank in Washington named New America. This last June 27, my group published a statement praising the European Union for fining Google for violating antitrust …
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I’m An Ex-Google Woman Tech Leader And I’m Sick Of Our Approach To Diversity!In the name of diversity, when we fill quotas to check boxes, we fuck it up for the genuinely amazing women in tech. And this makes me sick. 7 Traits of a Great CTO | ButterCMSA great CTO can be a critical driver …
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Backreaction: Outraged about the Google diversity memo? I want you to think about it.That leaked internal memo from James Damore at Google? The one that says one shouldn’t expect employees in all professions to reflect the demographics of the whole population? Well, that was a pretty dumb thing to write. But not because it’s wrong. …
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How to Build a Rumor – Rands in ReposeThe rule for your team is, “In the absence of information, they will make up the worst possible version of the truth usually reflecting the worst fears.” This deceptively simple rule is the reason for many of the rumors in your team and at your company. What …
We Have forgotten historical Real food… in the raising?GOT by Adamsfamily Diy grassfed meats — KickstarterThe animals most commonly slaughtered for food are cattle and water buffalo for beef. { Got-RealBeef ? } They Have been tampered with, From D.N.A. to the feedings of , The industry has even fed Beef products to Cow's [ human …
Why We’ve Lost to President TrumpIf it was going to happen, it would have happened by now. After months of chanting this is not normal the new normal is fully vested in our society. The critical moment came upon us, and when it did the People stood up and spoke with a single voice with …
No One Would Buy My Photos, So Here They Are For Free: Mosul 2017I tried and failed to find newspapers and wire services who would purchase my photos. But the soldiers had fed me and given me a seat in their Humvees, and the refugees had tolerated my presence on some of the worst days …
Waarom er geen militairen op Werchter zijn – De StandaardKijk nu: "Op het kabinet-Jambon wordt benadrukt dat ‘militairen geen object zijn dat je zomaar kan inzetten’." Reactie van een Gutmensch op heer Boudry | MO*Onlangs las ik een mooie tekst van de Joodse schrijver David Grossman. Daarin schreef hij: ‘We hebben eindeloos veel manieren om …