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Stephen Colbert was perfect last night.

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explore-blog:

To blow your mind: MIT scientists have developed a program that makes the invisible visible by revealing colors and motions in video that are otherwise undetectable by the naked eye. The tool can prove to be a valuable non-invasive health monitoring and diagnostic tool.

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explore-blog:

All the best things in life by the inimitable Wendy MacNaughton, who knows a thing or two about illustrating life.

robot-heart-politics:

For anyone who ever thought they were too busy to vote, meet 21-year-old Galicia Malone. The south suburban Dolton mom-to-be was spotted at her polling place Tuesday morning on her way to give birth at a local hospital. Cook County Clerk David Orr said Malone’s contractions were five minutes apart when she showed up around 8:30 a.m. at her precinct’s location named, yes, New Life Celebration Church. The clerk’s office said Malone’s water had already broken when she made the stop to vote in her first presidential election. (via Pregnant Woman Votes En Route To Hospital To Give Birth | NBC Chicago)

This is awesome. I hope Galicia had a safe delivery. :)

Josh Mandel's In-Laws Call Him Out on Anti-Gay Stance in Newspaper Ad | Cleveland Leader →

greaterthanlapsed:

Josh Mandel’s In-Laws took out a full page ad for this:

Open Letter to Josh Mandel,
Republican 
Candidate for U.S. Senator from Ohio


Dear Josh,

Four years ago you came into our family. We still remember the excitement surrounding your wedding, and how happy our family members were as they described it afterwards. So we were deeply saddened when you announced during your October 18th debate with Senator Sherrod Brown that you believe only some people should share this right to marry the person they love, while others should not.



Your cousins, Ellen Ratner and Cholene Espinoza, are among the many wonderful couples whose rights you do not recognize. They were married almost eight years ago in Massachusetts, at a time when it was the only state in the nation to allow same-sex marriage. Their wedding, like yours, was a beautiful and happy occasion for all of us in our family. It hurts us that you would embrace discrimination against them and countless other loving couples in Ohio and around the country.



We are equally distressed by your belief that gay men and women should not be allowed to serve openly in the military. Like you, Cholene spent many years in the armed forces. A graduate of the Air Force Academy and an accomplished pilot, she became the second woman in history to fly the U-2 reconnaissance plane. And yet, you have argued that she, like many gay and lesbian soldiers, should be forced to live a life of secrecy and lies.



Josh, as you know, our roots are deep in the Cleveland area and we have friends and family we love throughout Ohio. This family is sprawling and diverse, but it has always believed strongly in the values of equality and inclusiveness. Your discriminatory stance violates these core values of our family. Nevertheless we hope that over time, as you advance in years and wisdom, you will come to embrace the values of inclusiveness and equality as well.



Your cousins,



Michael Ratner, Bruce Ratner, Karen Ranucci, Pamela Lipkin, Rebecca 
Ratner, Elizabeth Ratner, Patrick Markee, Jacob Ratner, Ana Ratner

Damn this is great.

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suitep:thisisthelifeichose:annaetc: You can only trust Nate Silver if you get out the vote.

thedailywhat:

Art Project of the Day: From a series of Smithsonian promo posters designed by Jenny Burrows as part of a portfolio project.

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I must learn to love the fool in me—the one who feels too much, talks too much, takes too many chances, wins sometimes and loses often, lacks self-control, loves and hates, hurts and gets hurt, promises and breaks promises, laughs and cries. It alone protects me against that utterly self-controlled, masterful tyrant whom I also harbor and who would rob me of human aliveness, humility, and dignity but for my fool.

— Theodore I. Rubin, MD