Excerpts from my feeds
My first Thursday Reader! I announced this in, well, the Announcements! post. I get asked a lot what I’m reading, listening to and what I’m doing with social media. Every Thursday — barring some other writing necessity — I’ll be putting out a round-up of what caught my eye so far for the week. It is by no means comprehensive or intended to replace your regular feeds. This is my version of jotting down what I’m up to. Send me feedback so I can add, lose, modify or otherwise improve this project.
My favorite three things:
No. 1: This won’t always be a selfish choice, but it’s just too awesome to bury. The always spectacular writer and reproductive justice warrior Robin Marty used my blog in her latest piece for Rolling Stone. Bad. Ass. Turns out I’m not the only one who loves Obamacare:
Six Stories of Obamacare Already Making a Difference
No. 2: The amount of awesome that this tumblr from Erin Matson exudes is spectacular:
White Guys Doing It By Themselves
No. 3: This would be awesome even if I didn’t know and love Dr. Jane with all my heart:
Any day now #capitalism RT @3fingeredfox: Pumpkin Spice Money
— Jane Doe, MD (@DrJaneChi) October 17, 2013
.@DrJaneChi @lilnerdette It ends with Pumpkin Spice Lube. That’s where the bacon thing ended… http://t.co/ymkT2DuwEb
— Dan Savage (@fakedansavage) October 17, 2013
Reading:
This Just In: Real Women Don’t Like Lust and other Anti-Choice Idioms from Robin Marty
House Republicans Hold Hearing on Why Their Shutdown Shut Things Down from Tim Murphy at Mother Jones
An Open Letter to My Fellow White Feminists from Lauren Rankin
Rand Paul’s Muslim Bashing: “Look, I get why Paul is desperate. He very badly wants to be President. But it’s not going well.” from Dean Obeidallah at The Daily Beast
Bad News for Reproductive Rights: Supreme Court Considers Campaign Finance Reform from Jessica Mason Pieklo at RHRC
Good News on Salmonella Outbreak: CDC Is Back on the Job. Bad News: The Strain Is Antibiotic-Resistant. from Tom Philpott at Mother Jones
House Republicans Hold Hearing on Why Their Shutdown Shut Things Down from Tim Murphy at Mother Jones
Six Supreme Court Cases to Watch This Term from Jessica Mason Pieklo at RHRC
Are ‘Trans Rights’ and ‘Gay Rights’ Still Allies? with Laverne Cox h/t Janet Mock
Podcasts & clips:
You just have to see this. They can’t even play by the rules they’ve created for themselves. No wonder the damn government shut down.
h/t @msofia7
Rachel Maddow delivers the best explanation of the debt ceiling I’ve heard:
Lee Camp’s second season of The Moment of Clarity Show is here. Episode one has Chris Hedges. CHRIS HEDGES. Also, more hate mail with the best straight man ever:
Daniel Goleman joined Michael Brooks on The Majority Report to talk about his new book, Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence and the emotional impact of wealth and poverty. (Audio Only]
Next time Soren Kiesel and Katie Goodman of Broad Comedy decide to be prescient, perhaps they can foretell world peace:
New podcast!
I’m already a Chris Mooney fan, so I was glad to see that he and Indre Viskontas had teamed back up to start Inquiring Minds for Climate Desk. They have a handful of episodes out. So far, this one with environmental journalist Alan Weismen is my favorite. They do headlines, discussion and then get into Weismen’s new book, Countdown:Our Last, Best Hope for a Future on Earth?
Another new podcast!
If Jesse Myerson and Alexis Goldstein didn’t exist, we’d have to invent them. I don’t understand monetary policy, but I know it’s crazy important. Disorderly Conduct makes the fed, the origin of capitalism and other mind-blowingly large, complicated issues get-able. I’m only on episode three and this is already one of my favorite topic-centric shows. If you haven’t caught it yet, start with this episode:
Twitter:
#ShitTheGovtSays: Whoa, I just woke up from a 16-day blackout, a huge chuck of my $ is missing & EVERYONE is pissed at me. WTF? #govshutdown
— The Other 98% (@other98) October 16, 2013
BREAKING: House votes to end #shutdown, raise #debtceiling. Paul Ryan vows to resume important work of redefining rape and killing Medicare
— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) October 17, 2013
Behind closed doors, Paul Ryan is still pushing for a birth control “conscience clause” in insurance plans: http://t.co/RZukrI4PYs
— msnbc (@msnbc) October 15, 2013
#AssholeOfTheDay Ted Cruz reveals the shutdown was all about fundraising http://t.co/wtyxLYMCMW pic.twitter.com/ubCT3jkTwv
— Some Asshole (@assholeofday) October 16, 2013
Here’s the headline of that Slate article (the other text appears at the top when you scroll down) pic.twitter.com/0kEPqRdwuK
— EverydaySexism (@EverydaySexism) October 16, 2013
Default isn’t the end of the world for Tea Partiers. For them, the end of the world was when we elected a black President. #EndThisNow
— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) October 16, 2013
REMINDER: All SNAP households will see a cut to benefits in November: pic.twitter.com/EGoG1aVVn5
— American Progress (@amprog) October 16, 2013
Science: Your #cat might hate getting petted. http://t.co/afiQLzX5Kq
— Lynn Parramore (@LynnParramore) October 16, 2013
Welfare benefits in NC won’t go out in November. First state to suspend its program in the shutdown. http://t.co/AQyw5j39oB
— Bryce Covert (@brycecovert) October 15, 2013
Wal-Mart currently faces lawsuits in thirty-one different States for wage and hour abuses, involving hundreds of thousand workers
— Injustice Facts (@InjusticeFacts) October 15, 2013
Storify: Re-embodying Pregnancy Narrative by @DrJaneChi So good! http://t.co/fFD0Ea1S7e
— S.E.B. MD (@ircrc) October 15, 2013
i guess it’s a good time for the regular reminder: when you shut down the government, government functions get shut down.
— Sam Stein (@samsteinhp) October 13, 2013
The Tea Party loves America so much that they bring a Confederate flag to their “Obama Hates America” protest. pic.twitter.com/dFVuB64Ugi
— Lauren Rankin (@laurenarankin) October 13, 2013
b/c #prolife MT @BarackObama: For 9 mil women/children, the #TeaPartyShutdown means nutritional assist is in jeopardy pic.twitter.com/RLlimAHmbz
— Katie Klabusich (@Katie_Speak) October 13, 2013
Ashamed of this GOP James G G+ pic.twitter.com/agjFOBm3h7
— Liberal Effects (@LiberalEffects) October 14, 2013
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