Friday, February 20, 2015

Friday Links (spinning universe edition)

It's already the third Friday in February!

Anyway, here is a collection of news and other things that I ran across over the course of the week which struck me as worthy of being shared:

A Transgender 9-Year-Old’s Mom Made A Touching Video To Explain His Transition.

A gay dad’s letter to Austin Wallis, and the high school that rejected him.

Sculpting Human Evolution - Elisabeth Daynès.

What ISIS Really Wants: The Islamic State is no mere collection of psychopaths. It is a religious group with carefully considered beliefs, among them that it is a key agent of the coming apocalypse. Here’s what that means for its strategy—and for how to stop it.

Fox News Compares ISIS Extremism To The Confederacy.

When space expanded faster-than-light.

Why Rand Paul's Biology Degree Claim Matters.

You Can’t Take Back What You Already Have.

Why Does Everything In The Universe Spin?.

Human Neural Stem Cells Restore Cognitive Functions Impaired by Chemotherapy.

New Horizons Now Close Enough to See Pluto’s Smaller Moons.

'Glee' Features 200-Person Transgender Choir (VIDEO).

How I Found Myself on Friday Night's Episode of Glee - the Experience.

Aaron Schock's 'Flamboyant,' 'Racy,' 'Ripped Ab Muscles' 'Lifestyle'.

How My Dad Became a Queer Black Feminist.

GOP prez contender see no marriage, hear no marriage.

Lenovo caught installing adware on new computers. It's actually much worse than just adware...

Breaking: Massive Backlash from Parents and Students in Oklahoma After State’s Attempt to Ban AP History.

Seattle Police Union President to Cops: Get With the Times or Get Out of This City.

A More Realistic Version of the Law & Order: SVU Episode “Intimidation Game”.

COPS: MOM PUNCHED SON IN FACE FOR BEING GAY, 'TOO FEMININE'.

One name, two name, real name, true name.

Storytelling should not be preaching.

Heron Surfing Kruger Style - on the back of a Hippo!:



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Solomon Georgio Stand-Up 02/10/15 - CONAN on TBS:



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Unlock Your Heart - Kenyth Mogan (Official Music Video):



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Nala the 5-year-old Norwegian Forest/Maine Coon cat from Norway loves going outside and playing in snow. She especially loves playing catch with it. Her humans put together this compilation of her snow obsession and included a few clips of her other adorable antics.:



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Rachel Maddow: ELVIS ‘Leaves the GOP' in Mississippi! WHY?:



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Misconceptions from Television - mental_floss on YouTube (Ep. 14):



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