Random stuff worth reading on the internet thread

[happyone]

Interesting article on the Orangeburg massacre, which I had never heard of. Three black students were killed on campus by state troopers after their protest became unruly. The protest was in part due to a still segregated bowling alley.

I know little of the civil rights movement, but I was surprised at how late open segregation continued to happen. If you had to guess, what was the last year segregation in the south was still sanctioned?

https://www.postandcourier.com/news/...240bdda75.html

I personally can remember black and white restrooms and drinking fountains. I'm guessing mid to late 60's at the earliest

[Northwestcoug]

Interesting article on the Orangeburg massacre, which I had never heard of. Three black students were killed on campus by state troopers after their protest became unruly. The protest was in part due to a still segregated bowling alley.

I know little of the civil rights movement, but I was surprised at how late open segregation continued to happen. If you had to guess, what was the last year segregation in the south was still sanctioned?

https://www.postandcourier.com/news/...240bdda75.html

[Flystripper]

clack. How does one read a video?

[Scott R Nelson]

Palm oil was supposed to save the planet. Instead, it unleashed a catastrophe.

From the New York Times:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/20/m...tastrophe.html

Why biofuels don't reduce carbon emissions nearly as much as claimed. If you don't want to read the whole thing, the first section covers the main points.

The law of unintended consequences.

[mtnbiker]

https://medium.com/s/powertrip/how-i...o-47a44ac3b95a

Interesting story of an undercover ATF agent.

I don't know how they do it. That would be so scary all the time.

[BigPiney]

https://medium.com/s/powertrip/how-i...o-47a44ac3b95a

Interesting story of an undercover ATF agent.

[Northwestcoug]

Thanks for those depressing reads. I had missed those when they ran.

How I wish the last part of this quote would have remained true:

The purpose of all this posturing is clear; Trump very badly wants to be taken seriously as a potential political candidate and not be written off as a man-boy who cried wolf. But, at the same time, he plainly has no interest in actually running for office.

[creekster]

Random stuff worth reading on the internet thread

Asian Americans should just identify as being black, hispanic, or, like Liz, Native American...

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One of the interesting things (to me at least) in the article was the fact that there are consultants who specialize in making an application sound less Asian.

[Uncle Ted]

Asian Americans suit against Ivy League. Interesting stuff.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2...xi-BqxNUWUHsQ4

Asian Americans should just identify as being black, hispanic, or, like Liz, Native American...

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[PaloAltoCougar]

Agree. He usually has an interesting take on things. I like his writing style.

I missed the Mar a Lago story. Which one was that?

It's a great story, and grew out of Coppins' fine 2014 Buzzfeed piece about the Donald that (this will shock you) Trump was greatly offended by and went on the attack. Coppins had followed Trump around, including rides on the private jet and a stay at Mar A Lago, resulting in a less-than-flattering presentation.

On the eve of Trump's formal nomination two years later, Coppins wrote a funny follow-up piece about the earlier article and Trump's reaction. Given that Coppins (like everyone else on the planet) was highly skeptical of a successful Trump candidacy, the second piece is almost an apology for goading Trump into running.

Among the funny elements is Trump's typically ham-fisted attack on Coppins, backing up his claim that Coppins was sexually harassing the female employees at Mar a Lago with a statement from one of them: “I don’t know how to say it — he was looking at me like I was yummy,” complained one hostess named "Bianka Pop."

Read both pieces if you enjoy rips on Trump--Trumpophiles shouldn't bother.

BTW, at last report, Coppins was a faithful member of the Church, and was serving in the bishopric of my daughter's NYC ward. If you know anything about him, or simply look up his Images on Google, you'll probably not believe Trump's lame accusations.

[creekster]

Asian Americans suit against Ivy League. Interesting stuff.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2...xi-BqxNUWUHsQ4

[Northwestcoug]

Largest living organism is declining:

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/10/...ds-huge-aspen/

Has anyone been up there?

[Northwestcoug]

That's a long but very good essay about today's politics in general and Gingrich in particular. McKay Coppins always does a very nice job of research and writing, even if he was ogling women at Mar a Lago, as Trump insisted later.

Agree. He usually has an interesting take on things. I like his writing style.

I missed the Mar a Lago story. Which one was that?

[PaloAltoCougar]

The Man Who Broke Politics

https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/arti...mpression=true

That's a long but very good essay about today's politics in general and Gingrich in particular. McKay Coppins always does a very nice job of research and writing, even if he was ogling women at Mar a Lago, as Trump insisted later.

[Pelado]

The Man Who Broke Politics

https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/arti...mpression=true