The media did cover attacks on *insert country here*. You just weren’t reading it. — Medium

The media did cover attacks on *insert country here*. You just weren’t reading it. — Medium: "“Why didn’t the media cover *insert country here*?” appears to actually be shorthand for “Why wasn’t this story shared extensively on my Facebook feed?”"



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Ruth Coker Burks, the cemetery angel | Cover Stories | Arkansas news, politics, opinion, restaurants, music, movies and art

Ruth Coker Burks, the cemetery angel | Cover Stories | Arkansas news, politics, opinion, restaurants, music, movies and art:

Burks said she always made a last effort to reach out to families before she put the urns in the ground. "I tried every time," she said. "They hung up on me. They cussed me out. They prayed like I was a demon on the phone and they had to get me off — prayed while they were on the phone. Just crazy. Just ridiculous."

She learned to say the funerals herself, after being rebuffed by preachers and priests too many times. Even so, she said she never doubted what she was doing. "It never made me question my faith at all," she said. "I knew that what I was doing was right, and I knew that I was doing what God asked me. It wasn't a voice from the sky. I knew deep in my soul."

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Arsheun comments on The arrival of terrorists in Bataclan Theatre killing NSFW

Arsheun comments on The arrival of terrorists in Bataclan Theatre killing NSFW: "I was in the bataclan tonight. I went home an hour ago but I can't find sleep anyway. I don't got the full story, the situation quickly made that we didn't had any visibility on the terrorists objectives, the room, etc. I give my feelings, "my" version.
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Bibi And Barack: Scenes From A Failed Marriage - The Huffington Post

Bibi And Barack: Scenes From A Failed Marriage - The Huffington Post: "THE WORST RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A U.S. PRESIDENT AND AN ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER EVER—AS AUTOPSIED BY THE PEOPLE CLOSEST TO THEM.
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vonadler comments on [Serious] I want to know what Swedes in general think about this.

vonadler comments on [Serious] I want to know what Swedes in general think about this.: "I'd much rather we continue to pay the bloody butcher's bill of weathering terrorist attacks and not give a shit, becase it is sometimes the price we have to pay for a free and secular society than take any kind of action agaisnt a religion.
When the son of a muslim immigrant shaves his beard, dons his smart suite, tightens his tie, takes his car to his job in the financial district, goes to mosque every other or third friday and worries more about what schools will give his kids the best education and grades than anything else, then we have won.
And it shall be a glorious, prosperous, free and absolutely anti-climatic victory."



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Words matter in ‘ISIS’ war, so use ‘Daesh’ - The Boston Globe

Words matter in ‘ISIS’ war, so use ‘Daesh’ - The Boston Globe: "The term “Daesh” is strategically a better choice because it is still accurate in that it spells out the acronym of the group’s full Arabic name, al-Dawla al-Islamiya fi al-Iraq wa al-Sham. Yet, at the same time, “Daesh” can also be understood as a play on words — and an insult. Depending on how it is conjugated in Arabic, it can mean anything from “to trample down and crush” to “a bigot who imposes his view on others.” Already, the group has reportedly threatened to cut out the tongues of anyone who uses the term.

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Peter Webb looks outward with 'Liminal Space' | Crib Notes | Creative Loafing Atlanta

Peter Webb looks outward with 'Liminal Space' | Crib Notes | Creative Loafing Atlanta: "Throughout Liminal Space,
songs such as "Spain," "Jared," and "Trees" are filled with spacious melodies, and a slow pace driven by Webb's subdued and strangely down-to-earth analysis of his relationship with the surrounding world."



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One Degree of Separation in the Forever War | Motherboard

One Degree of Separation in the Forever War | Motherboard: "This longest war in American history has created a warrior caste. Less than one percent of the US population, the “Other One Percent,” served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Nearly half of those veterans completed two or more tours, and 51,000 of them, a Spartan-esque subculture than would barely fill Yankee stadium, have deployed six or more times. The Delta operator who fell in Iraq in October was on his fourteenth tour.

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One veteran’s view: How patriotic pageantry at sporting events lost its meaning - The Washington Post

One veteran’s view: How patriotic pageantry at sporting events lost its meaning - The Washington Post:

“Ladies and Gentlemen, please take a moment to stand and honor our service members and veterans in tonight’s ‘Salute to the Troops.’”

I am a veteran. I served as an infantry officer in Iraq, and therefore I should appreciate these moments at professional sporting events. I did once, but not so much anymore. Neither do a surprising number of the men with whom I served. Don’t get us wrong. We do appreciate those who stand and sincerely applaud. And we are not embittered grumps, cursing into our beers. We enjoy the games with the most passionate of fans. But these moments, after a decade and a half of continuous war, have become rote and perfunctory, unintentionally trivializing what began with the best of intentions.

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DEAR READER: On a historic day for MU, protest against media wasn't most important | Local Columnists | columbiamissourian.com

DEAR READER: On a historic day for MU, protest against media wasn't most important | Local Columnists | columbiamissourian.com: "DEAR READER: On a historic day for MU, protest against media wasn't most important
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Mizzou, Yale and Free Speech - The New York Times

Mizzou, Yale and Free Speech - The New York Times: "The protesters at Mizzou and Yale and elsewhere make a legitimate point: Universities should work harder to make all students feel they are safe and belong. Members of minorities — whether black or transgender or (on many campuses) evangelical conservatives — should be able to feel a part of campus, not feel mocked in their own community.



 The problems at Mizzou were underscored on Tuesday when there were death threats against black students. What’s unfolding at universities is not just about free expression but also about a safe and nurturing environment."



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The Cook and the Chef: Musk's Secret Sauce - Wait But Why

The Cook and the Chef: Musk's Secret Sauce - Wait But Why: "But that’s not a great life model when it comes to brain software, and it usually leads to us making the same mistakes and living with the same results year after year after year, because our software remains unchanged. Eventually, we might wake up one day feeling like Breaking Bad’s Walter White, when he said, “Sometimes I feel like I never actually make any of my own… choices. I mean, my entire life it just seems I never… had a real say about any of it.” If we want to understand our own thinking, we have to stop being the dumb user of our own software and start being the pro—the auto mechanic, the electrician, the computer geek.

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France won’t dine with Iran unless wine is served - The Washington Post

France won’t dine with Iran unless wine is served - The Washington Post:

Ahead of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s landmark European trip kicking off this weekend, French officials reportedly nixed plans for a formal meal in Paris with President François Hollande following a dispute over the menu. The Iranians, according to France’s RTL Radio, insisted on a wine-free meal with halal meat — a request based on Islamic codes that amounted to culinary sacrilege in France, a nation that puts the secular ideals of the Republic above all else.

The French, RTL said, counter offered with a presumably alcohol-free breakfast — which the Iranians promptly rejected because it appeared too “cheap.” The two leaders will now reportedly settle for a face-to-face chat next Tuesday.

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The White House 3.0 — Medium

The White House 3.0 — Medium: "In traveling the country extensively, I’m convinced that Americans are tired of those feelings of helplessness, something they feel hearing the cynical partisan narratives. They want to be a part of the solution, rather than the problem, even if in very small ways, say a $5 gift, or a teacher volunteering to help educate her friends on an issue. They want to be a part of the solution, rather than a part of the problem. Americans need to see that change on some of America’s biggest challenges — be it climate change, educational improvements, or veterans support and transitions home, etc."



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npinguy comments on This painting just sold for $24,890,000.

npinguy comments on This painting just sold for $24,890,000.: "One very important thing to keep in mind is that paintings look VERY different in person than they do on the internet.
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Netanyahu Continues To Divide D.C. During Visit Designed To Mend Ties - BuzzFeed News

Netanyahu Continues To Divide D.C. During Visit Designed To Mend Ties - BuzzFeed News: "“I do believe that dialogue is important,” Axelrod said. “I obviously don’t agree with [Netanyahu] on a number of things, but we’re never going to resolve issues if we can’t talk about them. I think it’s a preposterous notion that he shouldn’t have been invited. I applaud them for doing it.”
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Six Problems with GOP Debate on Financial Reform - Roosevelt Institute

Six Problems with GOP Debate on Financial Reform - Roosevelt Institute: "Capital, unless you are demanding 100 percent equity, won’t solve this. There is always a risk of failure, and thus panic and contagion. As a result we need a process in place. We shouldn’t remove the one we have, which conservatives want to do, unless we have a better replacement ready to go, which conservatives don’t. We certainly shouldn’t pretend that the issue will simply go away with a higher this-or-that ratio.

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The Man Who Won And Lost "American Ninja Warrior" | VICE Sports

The Man Who Won And Lost "American Ninja Warrior" | VICE Sports: "What the show's announcers seemed to suggest, what the fans echoed and what Britten, himself, believes—is that if he can do it, in spite of his 60-70 hour work weeks and walking his daughter to the school bus each morning and only really training during family outings to the gym, then anyone can do anything. This is at the core of "American Ninja Warrior," the idea that these superheroes of grip strength and persistence walk among us like mortals, not quite aware of the awesome things they can do.

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Missouri football players refuse to play until university president is fired

Missouri football players refuse to play until university president is fired: "Dozens of black football players at the University of Missouri have had enough. After months of protests by activists went nowhere, around 30 football players vowed to strike until university President Tim Wolfe steps down or is fired for his inability to deal with a series of racist incidents on campus, reports the Maneater. The players took to Twitter on Saturday night to announce they will not participate in team activities, posting a photograph of the athletes linking arms with Jonathan Butler, who is on his sixth day of a hunger strike to call attention to the issue.

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How American parenting is killing the American marriage - Quartz

How American parenting is killing the American marriage - Quartz: "When people choose to have children, they play a lottery. Children have the same range of positive and negative characteristics as adults, and the personalities of some children are poorly matched with those of their parents. Nature has protected children against such a circumstance by endowing them with irresistible cuteness early on, and by ensuring that parents bond with children sufficiently strongly that our cave-dwelling ancestors didn’t push their offspring out in a snowbank when they misbehaved. Much as parents love their children and have their best interests at heart, however, they don’t always like them. That guy at the office who everyone thinks is a jerk was a kid once upon a time, and there’s a pretty good chance that his parents also noticed that he could be a jerk. They just weren’t allowed to say so.
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