I think teachers from the rest of the country should join them, and make an even louder point that WV is just the tip of the iceberg, an archetype of a much larger problem with our entire education system. We have de-prioritized all of the services that are vital to our betterment as a nation, and traded them for debt, and the illusion that our corrupt government can protect us by dropping tons of ordnance around the world.
Time to flip things around and spend where it counts. On our kids futures.

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Anyone who contributes to defend this man is officially on my mortal enemies list. Right at the fucking TOP, if you’re a politician.

#RoyMoore #ArrestRoyMoore

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You knew it was just a matter of time. After decades of humans feasting on the flesh their kind, the bovine are fighting back, standing up to their oppressors. It’s The Prime Rib Rebellion.
Where are all the damn aliens when you need a herd of angry cattle…to be, um…probed?

The Article ‘Feral cattle terrorize hikers and devour native plants in a California national monument’ originally appeared on http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-feral-bulls-20180302-story.html
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“Give me your hungry, your tired, your poor. I’ll piss on ’em.”

~Lou Reed {Dirty Boulevard}

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Ending homelessness in America should be our moral imperative. Here’s how I think it could be done:
Cities could use eminent domain to give abandoned properties to the disadvantaged. Imagine that…it could HELP people for a change.
Write off the old tax debts on these properties that will never be recovered anyway, and give the new owner 2 years grace period on future property taxes, appealable for longer as long as the owner can demonstrate that the property is being improved.
The property must be kept up, or it can be given to someone else who WILL work to improve it. Assistance should be given in form of building materials, tools, and instruction, so that property improvements can be made without undo expense and hardship to the homeowner.

Homeless people become homeowners, the city gets a future taxpayer and reduction of blight, at a minimal cost. Basically just the cost of supplies to help improve the buildings, many of which could come from donations of left overs/scrap, especially you integrate it with a recycle program for contractors.

Homelessness is solved. What’s next?
Don’t agree? What did I miss? We’ll revise and conquer.

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#Bowie exhibit. #Brooklyn.
Now you know.

“Five years after it began in London, the historic “David Bowie Is” exhibit makes its last stop at the Brooklyn Museum, where it runs from March 2nd to June 15th….”

The Article ‘Rob Sheffield on the Stunning ‘David Bowie Is’ Exhibit in Brooklyn’ originally appeared on https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/david-bowie-is-exhibit-in-brooklyn-rob-sheffield-review-w517284?utm_content=bufferb1b67&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
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Don’t pity the poor little racist elf. The only agony is Jeff Sessions as #USAG, a position he surely has no business being in. He’s a liar. He’s an idiot. He’s just SO wrong about SO much.

The Agony of #JeffSessions

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