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Dear Senator Ted Cruz, I'm going to explain to you how Net Neutrality ACTUALLY works - ... - 1 views

theoatmeal.com/...net_neutrality

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  • keracstreet on 11 Nov 14
     
    "Net Neutrality" is Obamacare for the Internet; the Internet should not operate at the speed of government.- Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz)
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I taught my black kids that their elite upbringing would protect them from discriminati... - 0 views

www.washingtonpost.com/...rom-discrimination-i-was-wrong

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  • keracstreet on 10 Nov 14
     
    I knew the day would come, but I didn't know how it would happen, where I would be, or how I would respond. It is the moment that every black parent fears: the day their child is called a nigger.
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Bol Authorized Study that Photographed Faculty, Students in Class without Notice | News... - 0 views

www.thecrimson.com/...bol-photograph-courses-hilt

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  • keracstreet on 05 Nov 14
     
    Vice Provost for Advances in Learning Peter K. Bol admitted at Tuesday's meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences to using cameras placed in classrooms to take photographs of attendance without telling the surveilled faculty and students. Bol's comments came in response to a question from Computer Science professor Harry R.
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Here's What Happens to Your Data After You Die - 0 views

www.yahoo.com/...fter-you-die-101447039569.html

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  • keracstreet on 04 Nov 14
     
    A couple of years ago. I logged on to one of my many social network accounts and encountered a familiar face under the People You May Know section: Emru Townsend. Emru was indeed someone I knew. A talented writer, a good friend, and a true mensch, beloved by many.
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Cop Arrests Woman for DUI, Then He Steals Nude Photos from Her Phone - 0 views

thefreethoughtproject.com/photos-womans-phone-dui-arrest

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  • keracstreet on 27 Oct 14
     
    California Highway Patrol officer Sean Harrington, of Martinez, California is accused of forwarding nude photos of a DUI suspect from her cellphone to his, while she was locked up in a holding cell. According to a spokesperson for the CHP, Harrington is still on the police force, but he has been reassigned to desk duty...
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Anita Sarkeesian cancels Utah State speech after mass-shooting threat - 0 views

www.latimes.com/...tah-speech-20141014-story.html

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  • keracstreet on 17 Oct 14
     
    Video game critic, feminist and blogger Anita Sarkeesian canceled a Wednesday speech at Utah State University after the college received an email threatening violence if she lectured, school officials said. Sarkeesian is a pop culture critic whose series of videos under the Feminist Frequency banner analyze sexism in mainstream video games.
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The problem with 'thug' cuisine - 2 views

www.cnn.com/...-kitchen-controversy-eatocracy

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  • keracstreet on 14 Oct 14
     
    Editor's note: Bryant Terry is an Oakland, California-based healthy eating advocate and author of "Afro-Vegan: Farm Fresh African, Caribbean, and Southern Flavors Remixed." Follow him on Twitter @bryantterry. The opinions expressed are solely those of the author.
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Apple, Facebook To Female Employees: Keep Working, We'll Pay To Freeze Your Eggs - 1 views

www.forbes.com/...g-well-pay-to-freeze-your-eggs

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  • keracstreet on 14 Oct 14
     
    Facebook and Apple have both announced an uncommon program to help their female employees lean all the way in. The tech giants will now cover the cost of egg-freezing treatments for women (and their male partners) who want to delay their family plans in favor of advancing their careers.
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Government Agent Set Up Fake Facebook Page In Woman's Name - 1 views

www.washingtonpost.com/...zed-pics-then-impersonated-her

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  • keracstreet on 07 Oct 14
     
    At first glance, the Facebook profile is the perfect deception. Purportedly belonging to brown-haired woman named Sondra Prince, it shows her driving a car, splayed across a white BMW, hugging two young children. If someone were to stumble across the profile, which still exists, there would be little way for them to know the truth: The profile is a fake.
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WATCH: Ferguson flash mob interrupts St. Louis Symphony with Requiem for Michael Brown - 0 views

www.rawstory.com/...with-requiem-for-michael-brown

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  • keracstreet on 07 Oct 14
     
    Attendees at Saturday night's performance of the St. Louis Symphony were treated to an addition to the evening's scheduled program when a flash mob of protestors serenaded the audience with a civil rights song dedicated to slain Ferguson teen Michael Brown.
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Raven-Symone: I'm not gay, and I'm not African-American - 1 views

www.cnn.com/...raven-symone-gay-labels

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  • keracstreet on 07 Oct 14
     
    (CNN) -- Actress Raven-Symone knows exactly who she is, and that person can't be defined with the usual labels. That's what the former "Cosby Show" star told Oprah Winfrey on OWN on Sunday night, as she explained why she doesn't like to be labeled as gay or African-American.
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