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For anyone that needs to know why OMD is awful please search the internet for Linkara' s video's specifically his One more day review or his One more day Analysis.
The Cover Contest Weekly Winners ThreadSo much winning!!
"When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." - Sinclair Lewis
“It’s your party and you can cry if you want to.” - Captain Europe
The Cover Contest Weekly Winners ThreadSo much winning!!
"When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." - Sinclair Lewis
“It’s your party and you can cry if you want to.” - Captain Europe
Ted Cruz came to the defense of Steven Crowler on YouTube, saying the video platform was unfairly targeting him and conservatives.
Just a reminder, this is the person Cruz came to the defense of.
Opinions may vary in quality.
My big article on Mariko Tamaki's Hulk & She-Hulk runs, discussing the good, bad, and its creation.
My second big article on She-Hulk, discussing Jason Aaron's focus on her in Avengers #20.
I don't believe in the idea of sacred cows in comedy. I believe you can make jokes about rape, you can make jokes about the Holocaust. It's really a matter of context, as far as I'm concerned. For instance, that Steven Crowder joke is clearly in poor taste. However, a joke about Mike Pence being raped just might be funny, if it's particularly clever.
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Sad news, as Hillary Clinton announces the loss of her brother Tony Rodham via Twitter.
Seems that the right is being classy about this... just kidding, the twitter replies already look like this:
"How does the Green Goblin have anything to do with Herpes?" - The Dying Detective
Hillary was right!
Pull List:
Marvel Comics: Venom, X-Men, Black Panther, Captain America, Eternals, Warhammer 40000.
DC Comics: The Last God
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The Cover Contest Weekly Winners ThreadSo much winning!!
"When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." - Sinclair Lewis
“It’s your party and you can cry if you want to.” - Captain Europe
Really didn't think it was anything to get too worked up about -- it's something that happens all the time but usually doesn't get caught on text.
Might be more to it -- not saying it's legit, just saw it posted elsewhere.
Losing out on a job at Subway isn't that serious, regardless, but there's plenty of data that shows the same thing happens with loans, housing and higher-level employment as well. I understand wanting to see all of the facts first, but it's not like this text is telling us anything we don't already know.
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"Hiring Discrimination Against Black Americans Hasn't Declined In 25 Years"
"When I recently wrote of a study that showed Black and Latino median wealth could hit zero by the middle of this century, some people contacted me through social media and insisted it was the fault of those whose wealth was on the decline. All you need do is work hard enough — improve yourself through education, insist on finding opportunities — and things will get better, these people said.
It is true that you have to work for what you want. Ultimately, you can't depend on the kindness of strangers, to deploy a twist on the Tennessee Williams line. If discrimination becomes the rationale for not trying, you have to blame yourself as well.
However, people badly misuse this concept and assume that no one gets the short end of the stick and that you can't work hard and still not get ahead. It's a way of absolving themselves and social systems from blame. They want to convince themselves that all they have came only from their own efforts in a perfectly competitive system and nothing else.
The truth, based on lots of data over years, is that if you're Black or Latino in the U.S., you get far from an equal shake. Your efforts have to be longer, stronger, and chances are you still will be treated worse. The deck gets stacked against you even as you try mightily and then people throw the results in your face.
The most recent evidence of this is a recent meta-study, which means a review of multiple studies, by researchers at Northwestern, in Chicago; Harvard in Cambridge, Massachusetts; and the Institute of Social Research in Oslo, Norway. Hiring discrimination against Blacks hasn't changed in the last 25 years. Latinos have seen only a moderate drop in discrimination against them."
https://hbr.org/2017/10/hiring-discr...ed-in-25-years
https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikshe...e-in-25-years/
https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-bla...ars-1507039200
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"Subway manager fired after denying black teen a job"
"In just a day, remarks made about high school student Katelyn Simmons in a text written by a Subway manager had taken social media by storm.
It was shared 18,000 times and got over 8000 likes and 900 comments.
"Most of the people who took it and ran with it first are members of this community who know our family and what this community stands for," said Katelyn's mother Timika Simmons.
Here's what it said:
When the manager asked that employee in a text," How she look?"
He replied," Black girl long dark hair shortish."
Then the manager texts," Oh no thanks I don't want those people in our store lol."
"I was like, appalled and disturbed," Katelyn Simmons said. "It's the 21st century and there's still people so bold and open about it like that."
In a response, Subway said, "the manager of this location was immediately terminated for her actions. The franchise owner has reached out to the young woman who applied for the position to apologize and encourage her to consider re-applying."
But Tamika Simmons says that didn't happen and the franchise owner voiced her concerns of violence due to the fired managers text.
"She just assumed again because we were African American that there was going to be some type of violent response to that," she said.
"There was no apology there was no we support you guys we want yo to consider being on our team there was none of that," the teenager said.
In the statement Subway also said," the former managers actions do not reflect the openness and values shown by Subway franchise owners. The Subway brand is inclusive and welcomes all individuals to be part of the Subway restaurant teams."
http://www.fox26houston.com/home/sub...ack-teen-a-job
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I heard about that too. I suspect Trump would willingly spend himself into the poor house to avoid spending so much as a day in prison. Even if he were sentenced to do time for his crimes, chances are excellent he’d be sent to some country club lockup where all the white collar nogoodniks end up.
Avatar: Here's to the late, great Steve Dillon. Best. Punisher. Artist. EVER!