Sunday, January 31, 2016
Saturday, January 30, 2016
I've been under the impression for some time that Sanders supporters produce more negative material about Hillary Clinton than vice versa. In an attempt to quantify this, I looked at the first 100 posts in the Bernie Sanders for President 2016 community and the first 100 posts in the Hillary Clinton for President 2016 community, and counted the negative posts about the competitor.
I've been under the impression for some time that Sanders supporters produce more negative material about Hillary Clinton than vice versa. In an attempt to quantify this, I looked at the first 100 posts in the Bernie Sanders for President 2016 community and the first 100 posts in the Hillary Clinton for President 2016 community, and counted the negative posts about the competitor.
The Sanders group had 13 posts that cast Clinton in a definite negative light; the Clinton group had 4 posts that cast Sanders in a negative light. In general, the Clinton group seldom mentioned Sanders, and mostly posts positive messages about their candidate -- new endorsements and so on. The Sanders group, in contrast, had, in addition to negative posts about Clinton, negative posts about the "establishment", the "mainstream press", and "political conspiracies against Sanders". Posts mentioning Clinton, in general, are much more common in the Sanders group than posts mentioning Sanders in the Clinton group.
There is nothing scientific about this -- the posts in both groups change frequently, and I was just using my own interpretation of what was negative. The relative mentions of the competing candidate are pretty objective, though.
The Sanders group had 13 posts that cast Clinton in a definite negative light; the Clinton group had 4 posts that cast Sanders in a negative light. In general, the Clinton group seldom mentioned Sanders, and mostly posts positive messages about their candidate -- new endorsements and so on. The Sanders group, in contrast, had, in addition to negative posts about Clinton, negative posts about the "establishment", the "mainstream press", and "political conspiracies against Sanders". Posts mentioning Clinton, in general, are much more common in the Sanders group than posts mentioning Sanders in the Clinton group.
There is nothing scientific about this -- the posts in both groups change frequently, and I was just using my own interpretation of what was negative. The relative mentions of the competing candidate are pretty objective, though.
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Originally shared by Betsy McCall
Originally shared by Betsy McCall
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2016/01/new-science-tells-us-men-politics-are-blowhards
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2016/01/new-science-tells-us-men-politics-are-blowhards
Originally shared by Pierre Markuse
Originally shared by Pierre Markuse
Perspective view in Noctis Labyrinthus
In this image taken on 15 July 2015 by the High-Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) aboard ESA's Mars Express you can see a perspective view in Noctis Labyrinthus on Mars. Visible are details of landslides in the steep-sided walls of the flat-topped graben (https://goo.gl/Rma96b) in the foreground, and in the valley walls in the background. Image resolution is about 16 meters per pixel.
Read more on Noctis Labyrinthus:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noctis_Labyrinthus
http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/01/Perspective_view_in_Noctis_Labyrinthus
More on the Mars Express orbiter and the High Resolution Stereo Camera:
http://sci.esa.int/mars-express/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Express
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Resolution_Stereo_Camera
Image credit: Title Perspective view in Noctis Labyrinthus ESA/DLR/FU Berlin http://goo.gl/AN7tsu CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO https://goo.gl/YgMSmb
#science #mars #marsexpress #esa #NoctisLabyrinthus #hrsc #space #spacetechnology #spaceexploration
Sunday, January 24, 2016
Originally shared by Kris Nelson
Originally shared by Kris Nelson
This is an xcellent article...
https://medium.com/@MichaelSLinden/the-four-policy-reasons-why-i-support-hillary-clinton-in-the-democratic-primary-71a3a7a0f3a7#.48wq7gujg
This is an xcellent article...
https://medium.com/@MichaelSLinden/the-four-policy-reasons-why-i-support-hillary-clinton-in-the-democratic-primary-71a3a7a0f3a7#.48wq7gujg
Friday, January 22, 2016
Fascinating to see the top donors by industry to the various candidates.
Fascinating to see the top donors by industry to the various candidates.
Jeb Bush:
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres16/indus.php?cycle=2016&id=N00037006&type=f
1 Securities & Investment $32,044,014
2 Real Estate $9,907,167
3 Oil & Gas $9,864,210
4 Retired $8,807,205
5 Misc Finance $6,346,820
Hillary Clinton:
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres16/indus.php?cycle=2016&id=N00000019&type=f
1 Retired $7,658,300
2 Lawyers/Law Firms $7,290,958
3 TV/Movies/Music $6,557,750
4 Securities & Investment $5,591,095
5 Non-Profit Institutions $3,475,080
Ted Cruz:
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres16/indus.php?cycle=2016&id=N00033085&type=f
1 Real Estate $25,742,655
2 Retired $3,117,865
3 Securities & Investment $761,305
4 Oil & Gas $709,493
5 Lawyers/Law Firms $650,659
Bernie Sanders:
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres16/indus.php?cycle=2016&id=N00000528&type=f
1 Retired $870,161
2 Education $404,375
3 Health Professionals $232,564
4 Lawyers/Law Firms $230,233
5 Misc Business $213,778
Donald Trump:
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres16/indus.php?cycle=2016&id=N00023864&type=f
1 Retired $259,989
2 Health Professionals $45,942
3 Misc Business $38,153
4 Real Estate $28,814
5 Misc Finance $16,972
Jeb Bush:
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres16/indus.php?cycle=2016&id=N00037006&type=f
1 Securities & Investment $32,044,014
2 Real Estate $9,907,167
3 Oil & Gas $9,864,210
4 Retired $8,807,205
5 Misc Finance $6,346,820
Hillary Clinton:
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres16/indus.php?cycle=2016&id=N00000019&type=f
1 Retired $7,658,300
2 Lawyers/Law Firms $7,290,958
3 TV/Movies/Music $6,557,750
4 Securities & Investment $5,591,095
5 Non-Profit Institutions $3,475,080
Ted Cruz:
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres16/indus.php?cycle=2016&id=N00033085&type=f
1 Real Estate $25,742,655
2 Retired $3,117,865
3 Securities & Investment $761,305
4 Oil & Gas $709,493
5 Lawyers/Law Firms $650,659
Bernie Sanders:
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres16/indus.php?cycle=2016&id=N00000528&type=f
1 Retired $870,161
2 Education $404,375
3 Health Professionals $232,564
4 Lawyers/Law Firms $230,233
5 Misc Business $213,778
Donald Trump:
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres16/indus.php?cycle=2016&id=N00023864&type=f
1 Retired $259,989
2 Health Professionals $45,942
3 Misc Business $38,153
4 Real Estate $28,814
5 Misc Finance $16,972
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Wonderful picture.
Wonderful picture.
Originally shared by Diane Raucher (broderick)
http://bluenationreview.com/bernie-is-the-establishment-hillary-and-planned-parenthood-are-the-anti-establishment/
Originally shared by Diane Raucher (broderick)
http://bluenationreview.com/bernie-is-the-establishment-hillary-and-planned-parenthood-are-the-anti-establishment/
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
FLASH!! It's not even close! The latest Smart Politics Poll of conveniently available sentient beings shows Clinton over Sanders 7 to 1.
FLASH!! It's not even close! The latest Smart Politics Poll of conveniently available sentient beings shows Clinton over Sanders 7 to 1.
Monday, January 18, 2016
Originally shared by Kris Nelson
Originally shared by Kris Nelson
This is not an article bashing Bernie but asks really good questions
http://www.vox.com/2016/1/17/10784528/bernie-sanders-single-payer-health-care
http://www.vox.com/2016/1/17/10784528/bernie-sanders-single-payer-health-care
This is not an article bashing Bernie but asks really good questions
http://www.vox.com/2016/1/17/10784528/bernie-sanders-single-payer-health-care
http://www.vox.com/2016/1/17/10784528/bernie-sanders-single-payer-health-care
Sunday, January 17, 2016
Congratulations to Taiwan!
Congratulations to Taiwan!
Originally shared by Frederick Wilson II
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/01/taiwan-elects-female-president-tsai-ing-wen-160116111223613.html
Originally shared by Frederick Wilson II
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/01/taiwan-elects-female-president-tsai-ing-wen-160116111223613.html
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Originally shared by Steve S
Originally shared by Steve S
From a comment to https://plus.google.com/u/0/+AlexanderWaitZaranek/posts/7uZeutNwpND by Lewis Yingling:
This is the reason I consider myself a "Radical Moderate." I am radically opposed to extremists on both sides of the spectrum. Having passionate ideals is wonderful, however, when it comes down to it the real world is a complex and complicated place with complex and complicated problems that require complex and complicated solutions. In my mind, Hillary has a much better grasp of the worlds complexity. Her record and her words show her to be more conservative then me on some issues and more liberal on others. To me, that is the way it should be.
The arguments in the comments section beneath the above Planned Parenthood post sadden me. It is obvious that Hillary has been fighting hard for women's issues her entire life. I think it is obvious that Bernie has a good record as well. There are many people far more liberal then me and I can respect that they want to vote for Bernie in the Primary, but to argue that they will not vote Democratic in the general election is insanity. A total insult to their own Progressive values.
There is no doubt in my mind that President George W Bush was appointed and not elected. The 2000 Florida election was as horrific as it gets; tens of thousands of Florida voters were disenfranchised an the election should not even have been close. Having said that, I will point out that the "official" result in Florida had "W" winning by 534 votes out of some 6 million. As I recall, there were some 30,000 votes or more for Ralph Nader in Florida in 2000. Hey, everyone is allowed to vote for who they want, and Nader was good on environmental issues, but there was absolutely no way Nader was going to win the Presidency. So those Nader voters are responsible for doing damage to our environment in my mind because instead of voting for the most viable candidate that was good on environmental issues, they felt it was more important to "make a statement."
Come on people. There is a vast expanse between the Democratic and Republican candidates in this election. Yes, Hillary is more moderate then Bernie, but she is a radical progressive compared to the Republicans. If you are more radically progressive then I, if you are passionate about your progressive values and feel the need to vote for Bernie during the Primary, great. Do that. We need debate and discussion within our Party. That is what America is all about; a discussion, a conversation. I will be glad to discuss why I prefer Hillary to Bernie and I will listen to you.
In the end though. In the General, lets join together and defeat which ever nut the Republicans run. We can not let this Country go backward!
Lew
From a comment to https://plus.google.com/u/0/+AlexanderWaitZaranek/posts/7uZeutNwpND by Lewis Yingling:
This is the reason I consider myself a "Radical Moderate." I am radically opposed to extremists on both sides of the spectrum. Having passionate ideals is wonderful, however, when it comes down to it the real world is a complex and complicated place with complex and complicated problems that require complex and complicated solutions. In my mind, Hillary has a much better grasp of the worlds complexity. Her record and her words show her to be more conservative then me on some issues and more liberal on others. To me, that is the way it should be.
The arguments in the comments section beneath the above Planned Parenthood post sadden me. It is obvious that Hillary has been fighting hard for women's issues her entire life. I think it is obvious that Bernie has a good record as well. There are many people far more liberal then me and I can respect that they want to vote for Bernie in the Primary, but to argue that they will not vote Democratic in the general election is insanity. A total insult to their own Progressive values.
There is no doubt in my mind that President George W Bush was appointed and not elected. The 2000 Florida election was as horrific as it gets; tens of thousands of Florida voters were disenfranchised an the election should not even have been close. Having said that, I will point out that the "official" result in Florida had "W" winning by 534 votes out of some 6 million. As I recall, there were some 30,000 votes or more for Ralph Nader in Florida in 2000. Hey, everyone is allowed to vote for who they want, and Nader was good on environmental issues, but there was absolutely no way Nader was going to win the Presidency. So those Nader voters are responsible for doing damage to our environment in my mind because instead of voting for the most viable candidate that was good on environmental issues, they felt it was more important to "make a statement."
Come on people. There is a vast expanse between the Democratic and Republican candidates in this election. Yes, Hillary is more moderate then Bernie, but she is a radical progressive compared to the Republicans. If you are more radically progressive then I, if you are passionate about your progressive values and feel the need to vote for Bernie during the Primary, great. Do that. We need debate and discussion within our Party. That is what America is all about; a discussion, a conversation. I will be glad to discuss why I prefer Hillary to Bernie and I will listen to you.
In the end though. In the General, lets join together and defeat which ever nut the Republicans run. We can not let this Country go backward!
Lew
Originally shared by Rugger Ducky
Originally shared by Rugger Ducky
Mr. Trump’s virulent combination of ignorance, emotional instability, demagogy, solipsism and vindictiveness would do more than result in a failed presidency; it could very well lead to national catastrophe. The prospect of Donald Trump as commander in chief should send a chill down the spine of every American.
HT Jon C
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/01/14/opinion/campaign-stops/why-i-will-never-vote-for-donald-trump.html?smid=go-share&_r=0&referer=http://plus.url.google.com/url?q=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/14/opinion/campaign-stops/why-i-will-never-vote-for-donald-trump.html
Mr. Trump’s virulent combination of ignorance, emotional instability, demagogy, solipsism and vindictiveness would do more than result in a failed presidency; it could very well lead to national catastrophe. The prospect of Donald Trump as commander in chief should send a chill down the spine of every American.
HT Jon C
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/01/14/opinion/campaign-stops/why-i-will-never-vote-for-donald-trump.html?smid=go-share&_r=0&referer=http://plus.url.google.com/url?q=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/14/opinion/campaign-stops/why-i-will-never-vote-for-donald-trump.html
Saturday, January 9, 2016
Thursday, January 7, 2016
Originally shared by Alexandre Keledjian
Originally shared by Alexandre Keledjian
I really don't know what to think about that...
http://www.wired.com/2016/01/david-chaum-father-of-online-anonymity-plan-to-end-the-crypto-wars/
I really don't know what to think about that...
http://www.wired.com/2016/01/david-chaum-father-of-online-anonymity-plan-to-end-the-crypto-wars/
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
This is not satire -- it's just framing things differently.
This is not satire -- it's just framing things differently.
Originally shared by Shava Nerad
Slate: If it happened there, Oregon edition
what if we were reporting on Bundygate as an overseas insurgency?
Must read.
via Bill Moyers on Twitter
OMG. Too true. Frame it in gold. Apparently this is a series Slate is doing. I'm going to have to subscribe and look for the others.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/01/05/how_the_u_s_media_would_cover_the_oregon_siege_if_it_happened_in_another.html
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/01/05/how_the_u_s_media_would_cover_the_oregon_siege_if_it_happened_in_another.html
Originally shared by Shava Nerad
Slate: If it happened there, Oregon edition
what if we were reporting on Bundygate as an overseas insurgency?
Must read.
via Bill Moyers on Twitter
OMG. Too true. Frame it in gold. Apparently this is a series Slate is doing. I'm going to have to subscribe and look for the others.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/01/05/how_the_u_s_media_would_cover_the_oregon_siege_if_it_happened_in_another.html
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/01/05/how_the_u_s_media_would_cover_the_oregon_siege_if_it_happened_in_another.html
Saturday, January 2, 2016
Practical, common-sense steps. Eg:
Practical, common-sense steps. Eg:
"Educate yourself on your city’s police conduct review process."
Originally shared by God Emperor Lionel Lauer
Practical things we white people can do to help prevent black people from being murdered by cops.
#blacklivesmatter
http://www.ravishly.com/2015/04/10/what-you-can-do-right-now-about-police-brutality
"Educate yourself on your city’s police conduct review process."
Originally shared by God Emperor Lionel Lauer
Practical things we white people can do to help prevent black people from being murdered by cops.
#blacklivesmatter
http://www.ravishly.com/2015/04/10/what-you-can-do-right-now-about-police-brutality
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