Women's college instructs professors not to call students 'women'

Via: Jasper2529  •  News & Politics  •  3 Comments  •  6 years ago

Source An all-women’s college in Massachusetts tells its teachers not to say “women” in the classroom but rather use the word “students.” Professors are instructed to say “Mount Holyoke students” instead of “Mount Holyoke women,” as well as avoiding statements like “We’re all women here…” or...

Time magazine leaves Second Amendment supporters off Parkland cover

Via: Jasper2529  •  News & Politics  •  3 Comments  •  6 years ago

Source The cover of Time magazine this week features five anti-gun survivors of the Parkland, Fla., high school massacre, but has drawn criticism for pointedly omitting their pro-Second Amendment classmates. One of those students, Kyle Kashuv, has been a prominent advocate for preventing...

Former NYT Executive Editor Keeps Barack Obama Therapy Doll In Her Purse

Via: Jasper2529  •  News & Politics  •  28 Comments  •  6 years ago

A former New York Times executive editor keeps a Barack Obama therapy doll in her purse, she wrote of herself in an op-ed The Guardian published Wednesday. Jill Abramson, 63, the former executive editor for The New York Times from 2011 to 2014, claimed she keeps a therapy doll of the 44th...

Did I Missing Something?

By: Jasper2529  •  Metafied  •  21 Comments  •  6 years ago

For several days, I haven't received notifications of new comments via email on seeds/articles I've been tracking. I've received a grand total of 5 notifications via Private Notes, but there should have been more. I haven't changed my settings, so what could be wrong?

Rep. John Conyers announces he will 'retire today' from congressional seat

Via: Jasper2529  •  News & Politics  •  158 Comments  •  7 years ago

DETROIT — Facing a rising chorus of voices demanding he step down because of sexual harassment claims, U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr., on Tuesday retired from the seat he has held for more than five decades, a swift and crushing fall from grace for a civil rights icon and the longest-serving active...