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GEE. This sounds A LOT like cooperative business models.
A BIG reminder that grocery store margins were historically very low single digits. Ditto most department stores (although theirs were a bit larger due to slower turnover).
THAT ALL CHANGED IN GREED IS GOOD 80s.
A BIG reminder that grocery store margins were historically very low single digits. Ditto most department stores (although theirs were a bit larger due to slower turnover).
THAT ALL CHANGED IN GREED IS GOOD 80s.
Costco is using the countervailing power of its large membership (customers) to negotiate price with mostly very large sellers.
Yes some aren’t huge (Tillamook farmer cooperative comes to mind). But most name-brands: big.
Yes some aren’t huge (Tillamook farmer cooperative comes to mind). But most name-brands: big.
Costco also used its market power for private labeling, a staple (pun intended) of traditional grocery stores. It invests in research and prepares healthy take-home-to-cook food.
This is one of the “intellectuals” of the Right. His 1+1=2 claim here is breathtakingly false and designed as red meat for his followers. Propaganda at its worse.
A reminder that Dinesh is a convicted felon for making an illegal campaign contribution. Trump pardoned him. Yes, I’m deconstructing the messenger; it’s not always a rhetorical error.
A native of India (privileged upper class) D'Souza attended Dartmouth, where he was an editor of the Dartmouth Review, “the leading conservative college publication of the early 1980s”
From an interview with ex-KKK leader complete with pic of lynching ...
From an interview with ex-KKK leader complete with pic of lynching ...
Digital ink, fleeting soundbites, and impatience for depth > collateral societal damage. Our brains are adapting without thought of consequence.
More than 6,000 years ago, our brains created a new circuit which enabled literacy. It’s not genetic but environmental. #Thread
More than 6,000 years ago, our brains created a new circuit which enabled literacy. It’s not genetic but environmental. #Thread
“Thinking, Fast and Slow” documents the challenge of moving from emotional (fast) to thoughtful (slow) reactions when communication was slower and paper-based. Now, with frictionless likes/shares and bite-sized windows into text on phones...
kahneman.socialpsychology.org
kahneman.socialpsychology.org
Researchers like @MaryanneWolf_ point out that “slower, time-demanding deep reading processes” help the brain (us!) think critically, form empathy, develop logic (reasoning). Yet our smartphone/Kindle/iPad culture discourages those practices.
Sometimes... things that are shocking are, in fact, true.
The facts around this claim about the anatomy of the clitoris are both shocking and appalling.
The claim, however, remains unverified.
Read on.
The facts around this claim about the anatomy of the clitoris are both shocking and appalling.
The claim, however, remains unverified.
Read on.
“Urologist Helen O’Connell and her colleagues described all of the important internal clitoral structures and their dimensions in a Journal of Urology paper— in 1998”
From 2004-2006, MRI studies imaged the clitoris during arousal.
skepticink.com/incredulous/20…
From 2004-2006, MRI studies imaged the clitoris during arousal.
skepticink.com/incredulous/20…
Yet here’s a 2005 critique of textbook illustrations of the clitoris (aside: my phone doesn’t have clitoris in its dictionary). NOTE: urologists, again.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/16145…
auajournals.org/article/S0022-…
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/16145…
auajournals.org/article/S0022-…
@double_whammied Two important points about Cokie Roberts:
First, she was integral to the success of @NPR
First, she was integral to the success of @NPR
Second, news reports do not articulate that Cokie Roberts died from metastatic breast cancer (aka Stage 4). You don't "die of complications from breast cancer") at stages 0-3. @MBCNbuzz
mbcn.org/what-is-metast…
mbcn.org/what-is-metast…
Today in history
Addie Mae Collins, 14
Carol Denise McNair, 14
Carole Robertson, 14
Cynthia Diane Wesley, 11
Fifty-six years ago, September 15, 1963, these four girls were killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, a domestic act of terror perpetrated by the KKK.
Addie Mae Collins, 14
Carol Denise McNair, 14
Carole Robertson, 14
Cynthia Diane Wesley, 11
Fifty-six years ago, September 15, 1963, these four girls were killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, a domestic act of terror perpetrated by the KKK.
At 10:21 a.m., dynamite exploded.
Addie's sister Susan survived but was permanently blinded.
This was not unlike the Charleston SC church shooting of 2015, although it was far less personal.
nps.gov/articles/fourl…
Addie's sister Susan survived but was permanently blinded.
This was not unlike the Charleston SC church shooting of 2015, although it was far less personal.
nps.gov/articles/fourl…
Birmingham was the most segregated city in the US in 1963. Since its construction in 1911, 16th Street Baptist served as the cultural center for the city's African American community.
Two months later - November 22, 1963 - JFK would be assassinated.
nps.gov/articles/16ths…
Two months later - November 22, 1963 - JFK would be assassinated.
nps.gov/articles/16ths…
I have a bone to pick with your comms folks, @MDAndersonNews
1. Show me any research, please, where a “plant-based” diet ALONE has reduced the risk of cancer by 50%.
1. Show me any research, please, where a “plant-based” diet ALONE has reduced the risk of cancer by 50%.
And what do you mean by “plant-based diet”? Vegan is a common connotation. There is no agreement on what this phrase means.
And we have a complex digestive system because we eat flesh and plant.
livescience.com/53483-omnivore…
And we have a complex digestive system because we eat flesh and plant.
livescience.com/53483-omnivore…
Note that SOY is a dominant plant protein, mimics estrogen and is not recommended for estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer patients.
Most of us in the US have not been fed soy since birth.
2017 research report:
livescience.com/57721-soy-brea…
Most of us in the US have not been fed soy since birth.
2017 research report:
livescience.com/57721-soy-brea…
Alrighty then.
1 - @davekarpf, I read the tweet and laughed. I regret not retweeting it.
2 - #StreisandEffect writ large (@bretstephensNY you should Google this)
3 - Do any American conservative pundits or pols understand what "punching down" means?
#thread
1 - @davekarpf, I read the tweet and laughed. I regret not retweeting it.
2 - #StreisandEffect writ large (@bretstephensNY you should Google this)
3 - Do any American conservative pundits or pols understand what "punching down" means?
#thread
I found this @Slate essay from 2017 about a @bretstephensNY interview with @voxdotcom to be enlightening. Thank you, @bing, for putting it in the right sidebar when I went looking for Brett's age (45)
slate.com/news-and-polit…
slate.com/news-and-polit…
Dear @washingtonpost - seriously folks. Update your stock photo of @bretstephensNY! He barely looks 21 in that pic.
washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/08…
washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/08…
I don’t “do” video or cable guys. But this is important.
This clip should be required viewing in every history class in America. TY @chrislhayes and your research team.
This clip should be required viewing in every history class in America. TY @chrislhayes and your research team.
As a native of south Georgia, I can assure you I did not learn the history of the KKK at school.
What I did learn was how evil the federal government was during Reconstruction.
What I did learn was how evil the federal government was during Reconstruction.
Instead of the history of the KKK, I learned about “carpetbaggers" and "scalawags,” white people seeking justice for former slaves.
On the anniversary of the 19th Amendment, it's important to recognize that as recently as 1982, a married woman forfeited her right to vote unless she took her husband’s name.
medium.com/@kegill/my-nam…
medium.com/@kegill/my-nam…
The 19th amendment stated that the right to vote “shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.”
But it was by no means a universal "guarantee."
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 enfranchised black women in the South.
But it was by no means a universal "guarantee."
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 enfranchised black women in the South.
Japanese women could not become naturalized citizens until 1952.
Native American women did not have their right to vote protected until the Voting Rights Act amendments of 1975.
colorado.edu/wgst/sites/def…
Native American women did not have their right to vote protected until the Voting Rights Act amendments of 1975.
colorado.edu/wgst/sites/def…
In clear prose, @BriannaWu takes us through the birth of today’s culture of public harassment which helped normalize Trump’s “politics” of the personal attack in @NYTimesOpinion
#gamergate was FIVE years ago
#gamergate was FIVE years ago
“I meticulously documented all of it — the death threats, the rape threats, the identity theft... I waited for law enforcement to prosecute the men who had threatened to murder me and other women... I waited for justice. I am still waiting.”
I missed that there was an impotent FBI report in January 2017. It’s not like there was nothing ELSE going on that month. *cough*
theverge.com/2017/1/27/1441…
theverge.com/2017/1/27/1441…
This @nytimes front page reflects the view of its senior leadership, which has clearly learned nothing since Bush-Iraq or 2016-emails or 2017-Comey.
The front page center piece “defines what you, as an editor, believe is the single most important topic in your community that day.”
gatehousenewsroom.com/2016/02/04/let…
gatehousenewsroom.com/2016/02/04/let…
In it choice to frame Trump’s racism as though it were in doubt, @nytimes senior editors and, more than likely, its publisher, have chosen @jayrosen_nyu’s aptly labeled view from no where.
This photo from a @xeni thread gives me chills.
Ivanka is **9 years old** - one month before her 10th birthday.
Look at how Trump’s gripping her left shoulder (the thumb) to hold her in place.
Source (because @Twitter doesn’t direct link)
Ivanka is **9 years old** - one month before her 10th birthday.
Look at how Trump’s gripping her left shoulder (the thumb) to hold her in place.
Source (because @Twitter doesn’t direct link)
More hard grip. See how sexualized she’s dressed. It reminds me of JonBenét Ramsey
‘Donald and Ivanka Trump during Maybelline Presents 1991 Look of the Year in New York City, on Sept. 3, 1991.’
time.com/ivanka-trump-p…
‘Donald and Ivanka Trump during Maybelline Presents 1991 Look of the Year in New York City, on Sept. 3, 1991.’
time.com/ivanka-trump-p…
It also reminds me that Trump was friends with Epstein (NY ‘society’) and how pedophiles groom children.
Here #Ivanka is reportedly 15 (1996). TRUMP WAS 50 in 1996.
hollywoodreporter.com/news/hollywood…
Here #Ivanka is reportedly 15 (1996). TRUMP WAS 50 in 1996.
hollywoodreporter.com/news/hollywood…
I tracked down the Trump quote that triggered the most delicious #RevolutionaryWarAirports storytelling bonanza!
But this is NOT "a stumble", @finneganporter @businessinsider
businessinsider.com/trump-says-ame…
#TrumpParade #TrumpSpeech
#thread of hilarity!
But this is NOT "a stumble", @finneganporter @businessinsider
businessinsider.com/trump-says-ame…
#TrumpParade #TrumpSpeech
#thread of hilarity!
See @girlsreallyrule essay for step-by-step review of the 4th on the Mall, complete with chain link fences during thunderstorms.
Let there be no misunderstanding: this was a political rally on public land.
Hatch Act. Again.
#TrumpParade #TrumpSpeech
shero.substack.com/p/breakdown-of…
Let there be no misunderstanding: this was a political rally on public land.
Hatch Act. Again.
#TrumpParade #TrumpSpeech
shero.substack.com/p/breakdown-of…
Both @Google and @Bing elevate a feeder site (2nd/4th results, respectively) for a firm that writes research papers for students for a fee.
Why in the name of all that's holy are you doing this?
Why in the name of all that's holy are you doing this?
My search term: "belief perseverance" (from 'a mind of its own', Cordelia Fine)
This ad (or one similar) is at the top of every page I viewed.
AND iresearchnet dot com contains NO information about ownership/sourcing which should lower its content ranking.
This ad (or one similar) is at the top of every page I viewed.
AND iresearchnet dot com contains NO information about ownership/sourcing which should lower its content ranking.
Freedom of speech also means the freedom to spread the poison of hate.
Nikolaus Wostry, from the Filmarchiv Austria, introducing @stgpresents #silentMovieMovies The City Without Jews (1924)
Nikolaus Wostry, from the Filmarchiv Austria, introducing @stgpresents #silentMovieMovies The City Without Jews (1924)
It was incredible.
Hugo Bettauer wrote the novel which was the basis of the movie. He was murdered in 1925 by a Nazi. Bettauer’s son emigrated to the US in 1938. His daughter lives in Seattle.
Photo: Anti-Semitism in Austria was growing in the 1920s
bbc.com/news/world-eur…
Hugo Bettauer wrote the novel which was the basis of the movie. He was murdered in 1925 by a Nazi. Bettauer’s son emigrated to the US in 1938. His daughter lives in Seattle.
Photo: Anti-Semitism in Austria was growing in the 1920s
bbc.com/news/world-eur…
How history repeats: Bettauer’s “private address was published and in the newspapers, it was explicitly said that such a person shouldn't be part of society." (Wostry)
bbc.com/news/world-eur…
bbc.com/news/world-eur…
"FEMA Did Not Safeguard Disaster Survivors’ Sensitive Personally Identifiable Information"
Affected: 2.3 million victims of hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria and California wildfires in 2017.
What did FEMA release that it wasn't supposed to?
Affected: 2.3 million victims of hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria and California wildfires in 2017.
What did FEMA release that it wasn't supposed to?
The breach - which is from the Department of Homeland Security -- includes not only personally identifiable information (PII) but also sensitive PII (SPII) which includes financial account info ... 20 unnecessary data fields.
Look, this is not new law: the Privacy Act was first implemented in 1974 (subsequent amendments).
What's new is the level of incompetence demonstrated by the Trump Administration.
What's new is the level of incompetence demonstrated by the Trump Administration.
That’s not what civics classes are about, unless the goal is nationalistic propaganda, Governor @BillLeeTN
What does Governor Lee mean by “American exceptionalism”?
Maybe that “The U.S. is not just a bigger and more powerful country — but an exception. It is the bearer of freedom and liberty, and morally superior to something called ‘Europe’."
google.com/amp/s/theweek.…
Maybe that “The U.S. is not just a bigger and more powerful country — but an exception. It is the bearer of freedom and liberty, and morally superior to something called ‘Europe’."
google.com/amp/s/theweek.…
“In the wake of 9/11, the speeches of George W. Bush and his supporters asserted the radical distinctiveness of the U.S. with a new belligerence...It is ‘our freedoms’ that Islamic terrorists hated; they wished to kill Americans because they envied this exceptional inheritance.”
White boomers, step aside.
We have become the voting block of obstruction. Of racism. Of NIMBYism.
Talking more to white men (who have the political power) more than white women, for sure, but we (WW) put Trump in the WH.
We have become the voting block of obstruction. Of racism. Of NIMBYism.
Talking more to white men (who have the political power) more than white women, for sure, but we (WW) put Trump in the WH.
What happened to the cohort who brought about the end of Vietnam?
Our parents gifted us with Nixon, an unintended consequence of our crucifying LBJ, who birthed the Civil Rights Act.
Our parents gifted us with Nixon, an unintended consequence of our crucifying LBJ, who birthed the Civil Rights Act.
Or were the protesters only a small fraction of their cohort? Was it a media shift (Cronkite) that ended Vietnam?
It was a Republican who warned us about the military-industrial-Congressional complex, a triad that still has a stranglehold on policy and public $ today.
It was a Republican who warned us about the military-industrial-Congressional complex, a triad that still has a stranglehold on policy and public $ today.
Kudos to the @washingtonpost for debunking the claim in the headline. But they still led with the lie. :-/
<Antibiotics do not prevent people from dying from the measles, Rep. Zedler>
Fixed that for you
washingtonpost.com/health/2019/02…
<Antibiotics do not prevent people from dying from the measles, Rep. Zedler>
Fixed that for you
washingtonpost.com/health/2019/02…
Traditional news structure does NOT work for stories like these. The who-what-when-where-why-how formula does a disservice to the greater good.
Zedler was born in 1943.
When he was a child, 450 people died annually from the measles; 48,000 were hospitalized; millions got the disease.
The vaccine was introduced in 1962; it took until 2000 to almost eliminate the disease.
texasobserver.org/amid-measles-o…
When he was a child, 450 people died annually from the measles; 48,000 were hospitalized; millions got the disease.
The vaccine was introduced in 1962; it took until 2000 to almost eliminate the disease.
texasobserver.org/amid-measles-o…
Brazen. Unique. Wide-ranging.
In this case (there are two) Manafort, 69, pled guilty to two crimes with maximum 10-year sentence. Memo cited sentencing guidelines of up to 22 years.
Investigate more rich people and his crimes may not appear so unique.
In this case (there are two) Manafort, 69, pled guilty to two crimes with maximum 10-year sentence. Memo cited sentencing guidelines of up to 22 years.
Investigate more rich people and his crimes may not appear so unique.
DOJ could start by re-opening Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case. How can it not be related to Vero Beach?
nytimes.com/2019/02/22/spo…
nytimes.com/2019/02/22/spo…
Then fund federal investigations coordinated with local police.
“More than 9,000 illicit massage businesses operate in every state around the country, bringing in a stunning $2.5 billion each year”
google.com/amp/s/amp.usat…
“More than 9,000 illicit massage businesses operate in every state around the country, bringing in a stunning $2.5 billion each year”
google.com/amp/s/amp.usat…
Ah. @FiveGuys
When are y’all going to get better at managing expectations? It’s key to #ux.
I pre-ordered. App said ready in 8 min. I went inside at 9 minutes. It’s now been 15 minutes. The order being packed is not mine.
:-/
#lynnwood on 99
When are y’all going to get better at managing expectations? It’s key to #ux.
I pre-ordered. App said ready in 8 min. I went inside at 9 minutes. It’s now been 15 minutes. The order being packed is not mine.
:-/
#lynnwood on 99
Wait. Orderd placed AFTER MINE are being filled.
Burgers had to wait on fries.
Order took 20 minutes.
App said 8 minutes.
That’s really poor expectation-setting. It’s one reason we rarely come here anymore.
Order took 20 minutes.
App said 8 minutes.
That’s really poor expectation-setting. It’s one reason we rarely come here anymore.
@AxessLab Help! I read your text-splitting article and it caused me to wonder about these images+captions we are using on a carousel. (pls don't hate us - designers pushed back but lost on that idea)
I've wrapped the image and caption text in one HREF to improve accessibility (for so many years, this would have failed validation).
Home page > kingcounty.gov/elections
Home page > kingcounty.gov/elections
Any pointers to improve its accessibility?
I've heard anecdotally that the "title" tag in the HREF means voice readers provide two phrases for the link. Yes? No?
I've heard anecdotally that the "title" tag in the HREF means voice readers provide two phrases for the link. Yes? No?
Are you an expert in accessible web design?
Can you help us make our government site more accessible by pointing us to some specific best practices around semantics on complex pages?
There's a great @AxessLab resource in the original thread.
Can you help us make our government site more accessible by pointing us to some specific best practices around semantics on complex pages?
There's a great @AxessLab resource in the original thread.
If you're new to the field of web accessibility, @smashingideas published a great intro last month: smashingideas.com/dont-cost-your…
If you'd like to see how personas based on accessibility needs might work for your design team, start with this most excellent primer! @dugboticus @gdsteam
accessibility.blog.gov.uk/2019/02/11/usi…
accessibility.blog.gov.uk/2019/02/11/usi…
