Paul Ryan Might Not Be Around Much Longer…

Date: December 15, 2017

01) Paul Ryan Might Not Be Around Much Longer

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“Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is reportedly considering retiring after the 2018 midterm elections.

Politico reported Thursday that Ryan has told his “closest confidants” that his current term as Speaker will be his last.

According to Politico interviews with three dozen of Ryan’s colleagues, aides, lobbyists and allies, “not a single person believed Ryan will stay in Congress past 2018.”

Ryan told reporters on Thursday that he is not planning on leaving the House.

Asked at the end of his weekly press conference Thursday whether he was leaving Congress “soon,” Ryan chuckled and replied as he walked off the stage: “I’m not, no.”

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/364918-ryan-could-retire-after-2018-midterms-report“

BREAKING: FCC Officially Voted to Repeal Net Neutrality in 3-2 Vote…

Date: December 15, 2017

01) BREAKING: FCC Officially Voted to Repeal Net Neutrality in 3-2 Vote

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“The FCC has officially voted to repeal Title II net neutrality protections in a 3-2 vote, ushering in a new, uncertain, and dangerous era on the internet.”

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BREAKING: FCC Repeals Net Neutrality:

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FCC Repeals Net Neutrality Against 83% Of Americans Wishes:

Acknowledging My Vidme Account…

….	Date: Dec 14, 2017 Vidme is closing down. It was located at https://vid.me/EQ_Foundation Interestingly…I opened it up one year ago, today [Dec 14, 2016]. I never successfully uploaded a video to this account, though I tried…I didn’t pay any attention to the directions, and figured the video length was probably too long. Not sure why I never uploaded any of my tiny “test” videos…Figured I’d come back to this account later, and get into it deeper…It was really just supposed to be a backup place for me…About a week later, my father died, and…well…so much got put on the back burner. Vidme never became embeddable, to my knowledge…It’s still a young service, honestly…and many [myself included] had hoped, that Vidme would become a serious alternative to YouTube…which sorely needs competition…and a place for it’s growing refugees. I guess…it’s gone the way of my BlipTV account. My channel header:	….

A Charlie Brown Christmas Full Album By The Vince Guaraldi Trio…

….	Date: December 14, 2017 01) A Charlie Brown Christmas Full Album By The Vince Guaraldi Trio	….

Social Change: A Chance for a better Future…

….	Date: December 14, 2017 01) Social Change: A Chance for a better Future “If you’re a MAP and need help: http://www.b4uact.org/attracted-to-minors/urgent-help/ Electro shock “therapy” against MAPs: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10612-016-9342-7 http://www.ethicaltreatment.org/index.htm http://fightback385.tumblr.com/ “The grammar of social change”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AToOLMXBILQ Ratatouille through a queer lense: https://fordham.bepress.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi? referer=https://www.bing.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1001 &context=media_stud “Give Them Hope – Harvey Milk”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9vol-8HYEc“	….
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Creators of the Internet Tell Congress Ajit Pai and FCC “Should Be Stopped”…

Date: December 14, 2017

01) Creators of the Internet Tell Congress Ajit Pai and FCC “Should Be Stopped”

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“A total of twenty internet pioneers—individuals that created the World Wide Web, hypertext, and the internet itself—called on Congress to stop the FCC from repealing Title II net neutrality protections, citing how the FCC has botched the process, ignored Americans, and not complied with Freedom of Information Act requests over fraudulent comments submitted using peoples’ identities. Additionally, they issue a bleak warning about how the death of net neutrality is harmful.

Read the Full Letter Here: https://pioneersfornetneutrality.tumblr.com/“

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Ajit Pai Reluctantly Admits Repeal of Net Neutrality Poses “Risk” for Consumers:

Empowering people to talk about end of life planning…

….	Date: December 13, 2017 01) Empowering people to talk about end of life planning “In this blog, Gentle Dusk explain the work they are doing to help people take control of their end of life plans. How do we make it ok to talk about death, dying and bereavement? How do we ensure both staff and the public are aware of the importance of both talking about and planning for the end of life? And perhaps most importantly, how do we get them to be “conversation-ready”? Good commissioning in end of life care covers improving contracts, introducing quality standards and evidenced-based frameworks. This is not enough though; it simply does not address the need for staff and the public to be ready for “the conversation”. Nor is it helping people plan end of life before it is too late. Our experiences around death, dying and bereavement will not improve without lifting the taboo. If, as a society, we remain stuck with death being the unmentionable then staff will always find it difficult to overcome the barriers to starting conversations and the public will be reluctant to talk about dying.” UK based…but important and good article. For more information visit Gentle Dusk	….

Tough-on-Crime Prosecutors Are Out of Step With Public Views…

Date: December 13, 2017

01) ACLU: Tough-on-Crime Prosecutors Are Out of Step With Public Views

“Approximately nine out of 10 likely voters surveyed said that it was important for their prosecutor to prioritize alternatives to incarceration. This includes 83 percent of Republicans polled. Eighty-eight percent of voters also said they were more likely to support a prosecutor who actively works to reduce racial bias in the criminal justice system. And 91 percent want prosecutors to reduce sentences in instances where people were treated unequally because of their race. Respondents also want a prosecutor who makes a commitment to transparency, with 85 percent favoring a prosecutor who shares data and policies with the public.

The poll also reveals one major reason why “tough on crime” prosecutors get returned to office even though their extreme beliefs are significantly out of step with the majority of constituents: Many voters simply know too little about who their local prosecutor is or what they are up to.”

Races for prosecutors are commonly uncontested?

Hot for Teacher…

Date: December 13, 2017

01) Hot for Teacher

“Recently, I took on a one-day occasional teaching job. At the end of one of my classes, a student waited until the room was empty, and approached me, asking for my number. Confused, I was sure I must have misunderstood what he’d said. I said, “What?” I may have smiled in shock, I can’t know for sure. He repeated, under his breath, within a foot from me, his request for my phone number. This child, the same age as my son, was hitting on me, in my workplace. My guard was down: when I’m teaching, it’s (until that point) been one of the few environments in which I don’t steel myself against the threat of sexual harassment. While I maintain firm boundaries with my students, I do make myself somewhat emotionally vulnerable in my classroom as part of build relationships with my students. I was not ready for this. I said no, giggling a bit nervously, and wished him a good rest of his day, feeling the panic building in my throat.”

Sex registries as modern-day witch pyres…

Date: December 13, 2017

01) NARSOL: Sex registries as modern-day witch pyres

“The forebears for modern sex offender registries and so-called “sexual psychopath laws” first appeared in late 1930s California, and largely targeted LGBTQ individuals. What began as relatively simple lists of individuals convicted of crimes grew in the wake of two high profile murders of children in 1937, which spawned a moral-sexual panic: simultaneously horrifying and captivating the nation.

Operating on the premise that the American public had a right to know about the sordid pasts of those it deemed miscreants, registries began to spread from state to state, city to city, arguably arriving in modern form in the wake of the grisly rape and murder of Megan Kanka in New Jersey in 1994?—?the namesake for Megan’s Law (the colloquial term by which sex offender registries are most commonly known).”