A truly MINDBLOWING lesson on the origin of American Southern accents.
The gif could not be more perfect in describing what just happened.
yay historical linguistics!
So cool
Whoa!
(Source: ask-changeling-lyra-closed)
“The senators who voted against background checks for online and gun-show sales, and those who voted against checks to screen out would-be gun buyers with mental illness, failed to do their job. They looked at these most benign and practical of solutions, offered by moderates from each party, and then they looked over their shoulder at the powerful, shadowy gun lobby — and brought shame on themselves and our government itself by choosing to do nothing. […] Our democracy’s history is littered with names we neither remember nor celebrate — people who stood in the way of progress while protecting the powerful. On Wednesday, a number of senators voted to join that list.”
From: Gabrielle Giffords in a scathing New York Times op-ed piece today, after the Senate failed to meet the 60-vote threshold to pass legislation for universal background checks
Not a Single Damn of the Day: Inaugural Luncheon Edition
Brace yourselves, post-inauguration gossips are coming! Tumblr blogger MattyRab captured priceless moment of the First Lady rolling her eyes at the House minority leader John Boehner’s comment during the inaugural luncheon. What do you think he said to her? The GIF credit goes to Gawker!
Historical moments in shade throwing, Inauguration Edition 2013. Keep your eyes on FLOTUS’ reaction to what Boehner said to her and POTUS.
YES.
Rates of travel in 1800. That’s about 6 weeks to Chicago.
(via How fast could you travel across the U.S. in the 1800s? | MNN - Mother Nature Network)
I imagine the Erie Canal would’ve seriously altered the lines in New York.
(For context, read A Letter to the Country from an Emergency Physician)
I won’t lie, I’m not going to try to deliver an apolitical message here. Taking a passionate stance on an issue is almost certainly going to raise someone’s political ire and to attempt to lead a controversy free existence…
Guys, this is the best thing I’ve read today.
“White House spokesman Jay Carney confirms that Mr. Obama put Mr. Springsteen on the phone with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie while the president and the Boss were flying to Columbus from Madison, Wis. on Air Force One.
Mr. Christie, a Republican, is well known as one of the biggest Bruce fans ever, but he’s not gotten love from Mr. Springsteen, a die-hard Democrat, in the past. Mr. Springsteen is notorious for not inviting Mr. Christie backstage that the more than 100 concerts that his No. 1 fan has attended.
But in these days of bipartisan bonhomie between Mr. Obama and Mr. Christie post-storm, who better to serve as yenta between the Boss and his fan? The president!
Mr. Christie promptly relayed the fact of the phone call to reporters. When asked, Mr. Carney confirmed: “When POTUS told the governor he had someone who wanted to speak with him, Springsteen, who was using the handset across the table from the president, said, “Governor, this is Bruce.”
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