id Amtrak To Require Masks Starting Monday To Avoid Spread Of The Coronavirus By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 21:32:00 +0000 Amtrak is the latest transportation provider to require all passengers to wear facial coverings or masks to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, beginning Monday. The intercity passenger rail agency joins most of the nation's passenger airlines and many public transit systems in requiring coverings or face masks on passengers. Customers will have to "wear a facial covering over their nose and mouth while in stations, on trains and [Thruway] buses," Amtrak said in a news release. "Facial coverings can be removed when customers are eating in designated areas, in their private rooms, or seated alone or with a travel companion in their own pair of seats. Small children who are not able to maintain a facial covering are exempt from this requirement." "The safety of Amtrak's customers and employees is our top priority," Amtrak President and CEO Bill Flynn said in a statement, "and requiring a facial covering is one more way we can protect everyone." To maintain physical distancing on Full Article
id COVID-19 Forces More People To Work From Home. How's It Going? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 09:24:00 +0000 Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: About a third of Americans are working from home these days because of the virus outbreak, and that includes me. I'm speaking to you from my home in Los Angeles. Although it took a pandemic to force so many of us into remote work, the technology has actually been around for many years. Greg Rosalsky from our Planet Money podcast team has been exploring why it still feels off. GREG ROSALSKY, BYLINE: I don't know about you, but this is getting old. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: I can't hear you... UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: If there is a... UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #3: You also have a power cable... ROSALSKY: The daily video calls. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #4: Wait, I want to learn from you guys, but there's feedback happening. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #5: Robert - can you mute, Robert? ROSALSKY: The online group chats. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #6: Addie (ph Full Article
id Photoshop an 80s style double exposure for my family holiday card (Florida ) By jobs.metafilter.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2019 17:21:17 -0800 Hi, I’m looking for someone to create a double exposure photo. I need brief guidance on how to set up the photos to get the best results, then I’ll email you the files. Full Article graphicdesign photography Photoshop
id Virologe, Epidemiologe, Pharmazeut – so hoch sind die Gehälter By www.welt.de Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 02:11:20 GMT Die Biotech-Branche steht derzeit wie nie zuvor in der Öffentlichkeit. Sie soll den Impfstoff gegen das Coronavirus erfinden. Doch auch schon bisher wurden in den Unternehmen hohe Gehälter gezahlt. In den Spitzenpositionen sind die Unterschiede jedoch extrem. Full Article Karriere
id och.EQ8FreqMIDICtrl 1.1 by OCH By www.maxforlive.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 04:20:34 EDT Control Ableton Live's EQ8 Frequency parameter with incoming MIDI notes. There are plenty of devices for MIDI mapping, this one is specifically tuned to the EQ8's Frequency parameter. It doesn't arbi... Full Article
id Diese Sofortbildkameras bringen das Polaroid-Zeitalter zurück By www.welt.de Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 09:40:43 GMT Trotz des Durchbruchs von digitalen Fotos sind Polaroids weiterhin beliebt. Denn mit den Sofortbildkameras halten Sie ihre Bilder gleich in der Hand. Hersteller entwickeln die Geräte immer weiter – und machen jetzt sogar das Handy zum mobilen Drucker. Full Article Webwelt & Technik
id Die ING-Kreditkarte hat einen entscheidenden Haken By www.welt.de Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 06:53:13 GMT Die Direktbank ING bietet eine kostenlose Kreditkarte an. Im Test überzeugte die Visa-Karte mit guten Konditionen und fairen Bedingungen. Wegen einer Änderung landete sie aber trotzdem nur im Mittelfeld. Full Article Webwelt & Technik
id News Brief: COVID-19 Testing, Georgia Shooting, Montana Schools By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 09:01:00 +0000 Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit NOEL KING, HOST: Is it time for states to reopen their economies? President Trump really wants it to happen. But the question is whether or not it's safe. DAVID GREENE, HOST: And there is a way to answer that. You test people - right? - for COVID-19. But are states testing enough people? Well, a Harvard analysis conducted exclusively for NPR suggests the answer broadly is no. KING: NPR science reporter Rob Stein has the details of that analysis. Good morning, Rob. ROB STEIN, BYLINE: Good morning, Noel. KING: So what does it show us? STEIN: It's based on estimates of the size of each state's outbreak, how much testing they're doing and how much testing they'd need to do to keep their outbreaks from, you know, spinning out of control. The Harvard analysis found nine states do seem to be doing at least the bare minimum amount of testing they'd need to reopen. But the other 41 states, plus the District of Columbia, are still not doing enough testing Full Article
id CDC Guidance For Reopening Schools, Child Care And Summer Camps Is Leaked By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 23:14:00 +0000 No field trips. No game rooms. No teddy bears. These are some of the CDC's guidelines for reopening schools, childcare centers and day camps safely in places where coronavirus cases are on the decline. The guidance, which also covers restaurants, churches and other public places, was obtained by The Associated Press , which reports that the White House tried to keep it from coming to light. The New York Times quoted Mark Meadows, the chief of staff, as being concerned that the guidelines were "overly prescriptive." The CDC does not have authority to enforce its guidance, which is intended for public information only; the actual policy decisions are up to state and local governments. Schools are closed through the end of the school year throughout much of the country, with the exception of Montana, which welcomed a handful of students back this week. Child care protocols are different in different states. But millions of parents need child care so they can work, and socialization and Full Article
id Judith Warner's New Book On Middle School Suggests It Doesn't Have To Be All Bad By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:01:00 +0000 Middle school spans those tween and early teenage years when, for many, puberty hits. Bullies seem to reign supreme. And we begin to grow into ourselves. Like most, writer and reporter Judith Warner was once a middle schooler. She's also the mother of two former middle schoolers. In her new book, And Then They Stopped Talking To Me , she investigates why the middle-school years can be so awful — and what we can do to help make them a little bit better. Interview Highlights On asking people what words come to their mind when thinking of middle school Soul crushing. Shattering. A rush of nausea. Any variation on the word misery that you can come up with. By and large, the answers were so powerful. And yet then there were a couple of people who had good memories too. And that was something that was important for me to hold on to and listen to in more detail. On deciding to write the book It really grew out of a kind of random thought one day when my daughter was in middle school and I Full Article
id Due to COVID-19: Documenting the Signs of the Pandemic By projects.metafilter.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 04:07:17 GMT I'm crowdsourcing a photo collection of all the COVID-19 closure signs that have popped up all over our communities. I'd love to include photos from your city! [Hello MF, long time reader, first time poster!] Over just a few days, my neighbourhood was blanketed in signs announcing closures and operational changes due to COVID-19. I was especially struck by the range of emotions in these signs — so many expressed messages of hope, optimism, and solidarity. I'm trying to document as many of these signs as possible before they disappear. I'm also cross-posting photos on twitter and instagram[Link] Full Article
id MCLUHAN VIDEOS By projects.metafilter.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 22:04:27 GMT Salutations Everyone! We all have read the quotes about McLuhan, now hear and occasionally see him speak, it's quite different than just reading, as if the person, or medium, if you will, alters the content of what's expressed, or message, ya might say. Seriously though, I'm serializing a project entitled: "Western Cynical: McLuhan Unclaimed", it's available on YouTube, episode 13 is premiering very soon. This project started off as a Story From Home, essentially the local television service would allocate some money for the purpose of creating original content. Initially, this was going to be a 25 minute video, specifically about Marshall McLuhan's attitudes about Winnipeg. The challenge soon began to be about finding audio or video examples of this subject, which was extremely elusive, since most had no idea he grew up in Winnipeg. Needless to type, the project expanded into a much larger on going habit since discussing the 'effects of technology' is an inelastic subject. Thanks for reading.[Link] Full Article
id Lucid By projects.metafilter.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 16:46:57 GMT Four and a half years ago, I thought I was a cis man. Then I wrote a book. Lucid is the tale of Jordan Parker (Parker to her friends), a trans girl who gets super powers and the body she's always wanted. As I wrote the book, I felt ever moment of her euphoria and getting to be herself. I felt her pain when she her true self was denied. Somewhere before I wrote that last line, I realized that I was trans. I tried for a bit to get the book published, but that didn't go anywhere. A couple weeks ago I didn't want to leave Parker sitting on a shelf any more. She shows me who I am. She deservers better than that. So I started posting her novel online. I hope some of you enjoy it.[Link] Full Article
id Leah Senior shares baroque "Evergreen" music video By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 17:45:21 +0000 Enchanting singer and instrumentalist Leah Senior has just shared her charming new track "Evergreen," via Flightless Records, label of King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. This joyful tune comes after a long wait from Senior, whose last full length album, Pretty Faces, came in 2017. "Evergreen" also comes with an exciting announcement, the release of a new album The Passing […] The post Leah Senior shares baroque "Evergreen" music video appeared first on EARMILK. Full Article Indie Pop Evergreen Flightless Records King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Leah Senior Pretty Faces The Passing Scene
id Float Therapy unintentionally pays homage to Weekend at Bernie's in "Gaffer Tape" [Video] By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 18:00:09 +0000 Float Therapy is the moniker of 19-year-old musician Padraig Wilson. In fact, he also happens to write and record all the instruments himself. Float Therapy is a relatively new artist with a whole lot to say and he only recently released his first single "Gaffer Tape"- an intense, solid anthem that takes inspiration from the […] The post Float Therapy unintentionally pays homage to Weekend at Bernie's in "Gaffer Tape" [Video] appeared first on EARMILK. Full Article Indie Music Videos Float Therapy
id C5 takes us on a ride from the "Bay 2 LA" By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 18:15:17 +0000 C5 just dropped a fiery single titled "Bay 2 LA" off of his project Interstate 5, which is set to release May 15th. Being perfectly titled after the main interstate highway that runs the length of West Coast, this Oakland, California artist begins on a scenic route as he takes us on a drive from […] The post C5 takes us on a ride from the "Bay 2 LA" appeared first on EARMILK. Full Article Hip-Hop Bay 2 LA Bay Area C5 Drive Interstate 5 LA raw Scenic Route
id Macca Wiles' fusion of trap and grunge is "Outlined" in new single [Video] By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 21:14:27 +0000 Rising British rapper, Macca Wiles releases an electrifying new single "Outlined" - a collage of post-'90s grunge rock with modern trap. Produced by Matt Schwartz (Yungblud, M.O., Massive Attack, Halsey) "Outline" brilliantly fuses the manic alt-rock energy of Nirvana with the trap swagger of Migos. The informal verses guide the listener through a vivid storytelling […] The post Macca Wiles' fusion of trap and grunge is "Outlined" in new single [Video] appeared first on EARMILK. Full Article Alternative Rock Hip-Hop Macca Wiles Outlined
id COVID-19 Tracking Project / Sheltering In Place On Treasure Island / Bay Area Beats By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 00:22:44 +0000 What do we actually know about the number of coronavirus cases in the Bay Area? We'll hear about a group of volunteers working to fill in the gaps in testing data. Then, a San Francisco resident is scrambling to meet basic needs in her community during the shelter-in-place order. And, local songwriter Anna Hillburg looks at the city's changing art scene. Full Article
id Sheltering Homeless Residents / Coronavirus Measures In Europe / Religious Services Go Virtual By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 16:02:55 +0000 We'll hear from San Francisco supervisors on the challenges the city is facing moving some unhoused residents into hotels to shelter from the pandemic. Then, we go to Europe and get the latest on the coronavirus situation there. And, religious communities can’t gather in person, but they’re still meeting up online. Full Article
id Home Baked: How Pot Brownies Brought Some Relief During The AIDS Epidemic By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 22:48:46 +0000 The coronavirus is on all of our minds, and for some, it brings back memories of another public health crisis, when the federal government was slow to respond and communities had to take care of each other: the AIDS epidemic. Full Article
id COVID-19 In Oakland / Teen's Podcast Reveals Peers' Inner Struggles / San Quentin Radio By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 00:04:39 +0000 First, an update on how the City of Oakland is handling the coronavirus pandemic. Then, a teen in Los Gatos creates a space where her peers can safely reveal some of their deepest personal struggles. And, from the Uncuffed team at San Quentin , we’ll hear how a man who grew up in Cambodia and ended up incarcerated in the U.S. Plus, a reading from a Bay Area author for our series " New Arrivals ." Full Article
id COVID-19 Testing In The Mission / Golden Gate Parkcast / New Arrivals By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 01:02:55 +0000 We look at the results of a cutting-edge community testing program in the Mission and what it says about race, inequality, and housing. Then, we go across town to find Shakespeare in Golden Gate Park . And, we dive into more contemporary literature in our series, " New Arrivals ." Full Article
id From Confusion to Confidence in Christ By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sun, 29 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT Lily was in a dilemma. After discovering the Sabbath truth while listening to Pastor Doug on Bible Answers Live, she approached her work supervisor to request Saturdays off. He flatly refused. But through the prayers of giving people like you, God performed a miracle. Thank you for changing Lily’s life! Full Article
id Top U.S. General On COVID-19, Reorienting For Great Power Competition By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 09:45:00 +0000 Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: This country's top uniformed military officer is wrestling with a special problem of the pandemic. The military has to protect its people, but unlike schools and businesses, it can never shut down. MARK MILLEY: We still have to defend the nation and sail ships and fly planes and so on. How are we, as a military, going to operate in this environment and, if not this environment, some other pandemic environment? MARTIN: General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talked through the challenges with our co-host, Steve Inskeep. STEVE INSKEEP, BYLINE: General Milley is a four-decade veteran of U.S. operations around the world. He's also a history buff who knew we would play this interview today, May 8, the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. That war is on his mind as Milley considers the scale of the pandemic today. MILLEY: We, the United States, have lost over 70,000 killed in the last 90 to 120 Full Article
id The Biden Campaign Is Trying To Reach Voters Virtually By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:01:00 +0000 Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Adjusting to life on the virtual campaign trail has been a challenge for both Joe Biden and President Trump. It's been a particular struggle, though, for the former vice president. Here he is kicking off a virtual campaign rally this week with supporters in Florida. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) JOE BIDEN: Just me? Am I on? UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: Yes. BIDEN: Good evening. Thanks so much for tuning in. KELLY: Ouch. Joining us now is NPR political correspondent Asma Khalid. She covers the Biden campaign. Hey, Asma. ASMA KHALID, BYLINE: Hi there. KELLY: So clearly some technical difficulties for the former vice president there. What is his strategy for campaigning when he can't go out and campaign? KHALID: Well, you're right. I mean, he's been hunkered down at his house in Delaware. So we should point out he has not been able to physically go out and campaign because of the virus. This week, the campaign announced this new Full Article
id Attorneys: Watchdog Wants Coronavirus Scientist Reinstated Amid Probe By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 21:03:00 +0000 Attorneys for Rick Bright, the government scientist who said he had been reassigned and subsequently filed a whistleblower complaint , say a government watchdog agrees that he should be reinstated to his post. Bright was serving as director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, which is working on a vaccine to combat the coronavirus. He said he was ousted from the position last month because he wanted to spend money on safe and vetted treatments for COVID-19 — not on ones without "scientific merit," such as hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malarial drug that President Trump and others had been touting. Trump on Wednesday called Bright "a disgruntled employee who's trying to help the Democrats win an election." Bright's attorneys say that the Office of Special Counsel, which hears whistleblower cases, determined there were "reasonable grounds" to believe that his removal was retaliatory and therefore prohibited. Bright's attorneys say OSC plans to contact the Full Article
id Reopening After COVID: The 3 Phases Recommended By The White House By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:00:00 +0000 President Trump wants states to begin relaxing stay-at-home orders and reopen businesses after the spread of the coronavirus pummeled the global economy and killed millions of jobs. The White House coronavirus task force released guidelines on April 16 to encourage state governors to adopt a phased approach to lifting restrictions across the country. Some states have moved ahead without meeting the criteria . The task force rejected a set of additional detailed draft recommendations for schools, restaurants, churches and mass transit systems from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that it considered " overly prescriptive ." A number of states have already begun to lift restrictions, allowing for businesses including hair salons, diners and tattoo parlors to once again begin accepting customers. Health experts have warned that reopening too quickly could result in a potential rebound in cases. States are supposed to wait to begin lifting any restrictions until they have a 14 Full Article
id Cinema Chat: 'A Hidden Life,' 'Uncut Gems,' 'Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker,' And More By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 13:26:30 +0000 You can find a good flick anywhere this week, whether it's just down the street or in a galaxy far, far away! In this week's "Cinema Chat," WEMU's David Fair sits down with Michigan and State Theater executive director Russ Collins to talk about the latest movie news and all of the new films coming to the silver screen this pre-holiday weekend. Full Article
id Cinema Chat: Best Of CatVideoFest, 'The Etruscan Smile,' 'Extra Ordinary,' And More By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 12:27:27 +0000 We all have to stay home these days, but the show must go on. In this week's "Cinema Chat," Michigan and State Theater executive director joins WEMU's David Fair by phone to talk about the latest films that you can watch online and, in some cases, share with others in the virtual world! Full Article
id Cinema Chat: Giving Tuesday Coming Up, Cocktail Cinema Continues, 'What She Said,' And More By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 12:18:00 +0000 Entertainment has become extremely valuable during this difficult time, especially when it comes to a good flick. In this week's "Cinema Chat," WEMU's David Fair gets on the phone with Michigan and State Theater executive director Russ Collins to talk about the newest films and special screenings becoming available this weekend for your online streaming pleasure. Full Article
id Cinema Chat: Giving Tuesday Appreciation, Curbside Concessions, 'Driveways,' And More By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 12:35:13 +0000 In this week's "Cinema Chat," WEMU's David Fair talks to Michigan and State Theater executive director Russ Collins about all of the new flicks and special events the Michigan Theater is providing for your online viewing pleasure this weekend. Plus, they talk about how WEMU and the Michigan Theater fared during this week's National Day of Giving. Full Article
id A man walks down the street He says, Why am I soft in the middle now?... By www.metafilter.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:16:04 GMT Hello everyone! We're the Clark family. Colt (the Dad) is a professional musician and Aubree (me, the Mom behind the camera) is a photographer. Together we home school our three children (even when we're not in the middle of a pandemic). :) We're keeping busy during our time at home by Full Article beatles covid19 kids mademesmile music paulsimon quaranteen youtube
id Identity Politics and Elite Capture By www.metafilter.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:32:17 GMT "The black feminist Combahee River Collective manifesto and E. Franklin Frazier's Black Bourgeoisie share the diagnosis that the wealthy and powerful will take every opportunity to hijack activist energies for their own ends." On the origins of identity politics with black feminist activists: The term "identity politics" was first popularized by the 1977 manifesto of the Combahee River Collective, an organization of black feminist activists. In a recent interview with the Root and in an op-ed at the Guardian, Barbara Smith, a founding member of the collective, addresses common misconceptions about the term. The manifesto, she explains, was written by black women claiming the right to set their own political agendas. They weren't establishing themselves as a moral aristocracy—they were building a political viewpoint out of common experience to work toward "common problems." As such, they were strongly in favor of diverse people working in coalition, an approach that for Smith was exemplified by the Bernie Sanders campaign's grassroots approach and its focus on social issues that people of many identities face, especially "basic needs of food, housing and healthcare." According to Smith, today's uses of the concept are often "very different than what we intended." "We absolutely did not mean that we would work with people who were only identical to ourselves," she insists. "We strongly believed in coalitions and working with people across various identities on common problems." On the concept of elite capture: The concept of elite capture originated in the study of developing countries to describe the way socially advantaged people tend to gain control over financial benefits meant for everyone, especially foreign aid. But the concept has also been applied more generally to describe how political projects can be hijacked—in principle or in effect—by the well positioned and resourced, as Yang's "step up" demand exemplifies. The idea also helps to explain how public resources such as knowledge, attention, and values get distorted and distributed by our power structures. And it is precisely what stands between us and Smith's urgent vision of coalitional politics. On the concept of value capture: To better understand the broader dynamic, we can look to philosopher C. Thi Nguyen's work on games. As he explains in his new book Games: Agency as Art (2020), confusing the real world with the carefully incentivized structure of game worlds can lead to a phenomenon he calls "value capture," a process by which we begin with rich and subtle values, encounter simplified versions of them in social life, and then revise our values in the direction of simplicity. Nguyen is careful to point out that value capture doesn't require anyone's deliberate or calculated intervention, only an environment or incentive structure that encourages excess value clarity. Nguyen stops short of noting that another risk of gamifying values is the unequal distribution of power across participants. But outside of the world of games, power differentials do shape outcomes. Value capture is managed by elites, on purpose or not. In other words, elites don't simply participate in our community; their decisions help to structure it, much in the way that game designers structure the world of games. After all, elites face a simpler version of oppression than non-elites do: whereas working-class black folk are pressed by racial slights and degradation alongside economic problems that might require "socialized medicine" to solve, elites's economic position makes them comfortable enough to focus on their own status and cultural power—often at the expense of non-elites. On a telling example of value capture: The Congressional Black Caucus's cosponsorship of Ronald Reagan's 1986 Anti-Drug Abuse Act helped supercharge mass incarceration by establishing mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines and adding $1.7 billion toward the drug war while welfare programs were cut. This legislation solved the problem for the black elites of the CBC of how to seem involved with respect to the crack cocaine epidemic. But with the law's passage, working-class African Americans went from dealing with one very complex problem to weathering two interlocking ones: the drug epidemic itself—unsolved by this draconian measure—and the surge of discriminatory law enforcement the legislation unleashed. On other forms of elite capture: Elite capture is not unique to black politics; it is a general feature of politics, anywhere and everywhere. I could just as easily have focused on the world of elite universities. In Philosophy of African American Studies (2015), for example, Stephen Ferguson II makes a similar argument about the elite capture of black studies, which owes its existence to the radical student movements of the 1960s and '70s but has since been "turned into a bureaucratic cog in the academic wheel controlled by administrators, with virtually no democratic input from students or the black working-class community." I could also have kept the general perspective but reversed the role of race and class. In socialist organizations, for example, we might find that white people likewise tend to capture the group's politics. Or we could look away from race to a different set of identity characteristics altogether. In the Buzzfeed article "You Wanted Same-Sex Marriage? Now You Have Pete Buttigieg," Shannon Keating laments the trajectory of mainstream queer politics away from the more radical elements dramatically on display in the Stonewall riot of 1969 and ACT UP. Or take how The Wing, a coworking space touting itself as a "women's utopia," exploits the women who work for it. On what co-optation looks like outside the United States: And, of course, elite abuse of identity politics isn't limited to the United States. It is also a particularly salient problem in Global South politics, where national, ethnic, and caste identities are shaped by an unstable mix of indigenous and colonial history. Peace studies scholar Camilla Orjuela argues that, from Sri Lanka to Kenya, politics in multiethnic Global South societies easily fall into cycles of expecting elites to allocate resources along blatantly ethnic and regional lines. After all, the thinking going, the elites of every other ethnic group will do the same when they're in power. Journalist John Githongo describes such ethnic elites as "creatures of patronage and . . . influence peddling" who treat the state as a ladder to their own goals rather than an institution of collective responsibility. These conceptual strands are vividly illustrated by the history of the U.S.-backed Haitian dictators "Papa Doc" and "Baby Doc" Duvalier. The Duvaliers cynically used tropes drawn from the Vodou religion, popular with the country's poor, to intimidate the citizenry while enriching themselves. At the same time, they unleashed unspeakable violence upon actual Vodou practitioners, fearing the revolutionary potential of the religion, which was instrumental in ending slavery on the island. On a more hopeful final note: As the Combahee River Collective acknowledged, simply participating in activism is no guarantee that we will develop the right kind of political culture; its founding members were veterans of important radical political movements that nevertheless made crucial oversights along the way. Elites have to get involved—actually involved—but that involvement needs to resist elite capture of values and the gamification of political life. We have our work cut out for us, but fortunately we aren't starting from scratch: there's a rich history to draw from. In the 1960s, feminists held regular group meetings, in houses and apartments, to discuss gender injustice in ways that would have been taboo in mixed company. A set of such "consciousness raising" guidelines by Barbara Smith and fellow activists Tia Cross, Freada Klein, and Beverly Smith provides an example of identity politics work as the Combahee River Collective envisioned it. The exercise starts by asking participants to examine their own shortcomings ("When did you first notice yourself treating people of color in a different way?"), but ends by asking how they can use an element of shared oppression as a bridge to unite people across difference ("In what ways can shared lesbian oppression be used to build connections between white women and women of color?"). Because, in the end, we're in it together—and, from the point of view of identity politics, that is the whole point. Previously on the co-optation of identity for elite capture. And previously on identity politics in general. Full Article capitalism elitecapture feminism identitypolitics power racism whitesupremacy
id Very, very mild: Covid-19 symptoms and illness classification By www.metafilter.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 16:19:21 GMT What does 'mild' mean in the context of Covid-19? Geographer Felicity Callard details the multifarious meanings of mildness in this pandemic; how the term is used by different actors and what it comes to mean to those experiencing 'mild' cases. The mild, Callard argues, will likely continue to be used for multiple Covid-19 purposes – whether adjudicating clinical symptoms, assessing the virus's impact on the body, determining the need for formal healthcare services, or judging the likely time of return to functional normality, whether inside and outside the labour market. I therefore predict on-going epistemological, ontological and political contestation over the scope and definition of the mild. Full Article coronavirus geography illness phenomenology
id Kemp: All Georgians, Regardless Of Symptoms, Should Use COVID-19 Screening App By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 21:22:11 +0000 Gov. Brian Kemp is encouraging all Georgians to undergo screening for the coronavirus as the testing supply continues to rise and the federal government plans to send enough swabs to test 2% of the state’s population. Speaking at the Capitol Thursday, Kemp said the change in guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention means those without symptoms can contact their doctor, local health department or use a free app from Augusta University to start the process. Full Article
id OST Full Show: The Merits, Risks, Politics Of The Swedish Model; COVID Dreams; Sue Monk Kidd By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 14:30:47 +0000 Compared to the lockdowns and shuttered businesses in countries across the world, Sweden is an outlier. Swedish officials have advised citizens to work from home and avoid travel, but most schools and businesses have remained open. This relaxed approach aims to minimize impact on the economy, and slow the spread of the virus through what is known as “herd immunity.” Now, as the U.S. weighs further spreading the disease against the impact of a tanked economy, some Americans — particularly conservatives — are looking toward Sweden’s model as an option. On Second Thought unpacks the merits, risks and strategy behind Sweden’s approach, and what has become a political talking point here in the U.S. Full Article
id Nightmares And Viral Scares: How COVID-19 Manifests In Our Dreams By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 17:35:07 +0000 In addition to changing many aspects of our waking lives, coronavirus has also shifted how we dream. Institutions around the world have been collecting examples of dreams since the outset of the pandemic, and some researchers found a 35% increase in dream recall since lockdown. On Second Thought sat down with Harvard University Assistant Professor Deirdre Barrett to learn more about the impact of COVID-19 on our dreaming minds. Barrett has analyzed dreams of World War II soldiers, 9/11 first responders, and Kuwaitis under Iraqi occupation. Since March, she’s collected details on more than 7,000 dreams to study how people are responding to coronavirus in their dreams. Full Article
id Medical Dogs Could Be Used To Detect COVID-19 By Scent By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 18:39:19 +0000 You've most likely seen bomb-sniffing dogs at the airport when you've gone through the security line. In a post-coronavirus world, we could get used to seeing dogs in security checkpoints as we stand in line at stadiums, concert venues and even bars. These dogs wouldn't be sniffing for bombs, however. They would be tracking the scent of people who have COVID-19. Full Article
id Brunswick Attorney Who Leaked Video Confirms He Is Not Representing Anyone In Arbery Shooting By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:54:25 +0000 Alan David Tucker of the Tucker & Browning law firm said Friday he is not representing anyone in the murder case against Travis McMichael and his father, Gregory McMichael. Full Article
id Sue Monk Kidd’s 'The Book Of Longings' Imagines The Story Of Jesus’ Wife By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 21:16:22 +0000 Author Sue Monk Kidd was raised in a conventionally Baptist family in Sylvester, Georgia. Her memoir, The Dance of the Dissident Daughter , follows her turn from fundamentalism into sacred feminine traditions. While best known for The Secret Life of Bees , Sue Monk Kidd has written three bestselling novels. Her newest novel, The Book of Longings , imagines the life of a first century woman named Ana, who becomes the wife of Jesus of Nazareth. Full Article
id Despite 100K COVID-19 Tests in 10 Days, Georgia Lags In Mass Testing By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 21:57:34 +0000 The Georgia Department of Public Health reached its goal of testing 100,000 individuals in 10 days, but the state is still behind on mass testing. Full Article
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