An 18yr-old woman from Lynnwood, Washington was raped. Friends and family did not believe her. The police did not believe her. A few days later she felt pressured by the police to say that she might have dreamed it. Or made it up.
This is why some women are so reluctant to come forward after sexual assault. 😦
(via This American Life episode 581: Anatomy of Doubt)
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Quite good. So far. I like the dysfunctional lead character. And the Tech perspective.
Mr. Robot is an American drama–thriller television series …
It stars Rami Malek as Elliot Alderson, a cybersecurity engineer and hacker who suffers from social anxiety disorder and clinical depression. Alderson is recruited by an insurrectionary anarchist known as “Mr. Robot”, played by Christian Slater, to join a group of hacktivists. …
Mr. Robot has received widespread acclaim from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a rating of 96% with an average score of 8 out of 10 based on 55 reviews. It set a record on Rotten Tomatoes as the only show to earn perfect episode scores for an entire season since the site began tracking television episodes. …
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I often brag that Canada is the least racist nation I know.
Aside from our First Nations peoples. The history of how Canada has treated the indigenous peoples is damn awful. 😦
I agree with Scott Gilmore. It’s long past time we admitted the Canadian system has never worked. We should dismantle the Reserves, paying out each Band member who opts to leave.
… the north itself is violent and has been forever.
Isolated regions always are. Australia’s Northern Territory has that country’s highest crime rate. The remote regions of Papua New Guinea are more violent still. Siberia is the most dangerous region in Russia. In Brazil, the state of Pará, straddling the undeveloped stretches of the Amazon River, has one of the highest murder rates in the country, rivalling the lawless favelas. …
The only way we can ever truly help the people of La Loche and hundreds of other remote communities like it, is to give those who want it a viable option to leave, to build lives in southern Canada, integrated into one of the world’s healthiest, safest, most rewarding societies. …
La Loche shows us it’s time to help people escape the North
Narcos season 1 … comprising 10 episodes, originally aired on August 28, 2015, as a Netflix exclusive. Set and filmed in Colombia, season 1 tells the true story of notorious drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, who became a billionaire through the production and distribution of cocaine, while also focusing on Escobar’s interactions with drug lords, DEA agents, and various opposition entities. …
… season 2 will air in 2016. …
I recommend the series. It’s violent. But astonishingly entertaining. What a story!
… the life of Pablo Escobar from the late 1970s, when he first began manufacturing cocaine, to July 1992, when he escaped La Catedral prison. …
Wagner Moura as Pablo Escobar, leader of the Medellín Cartel … is believable. He’s from Brazil and I’m told his Spanish is not so believable.
Pedro Pascal as Javier Peña – a DEA agent – is very good.
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Isn’t it great to see Republicans and Democrats socializing. 🙂
Who actually believes Trump is right wing?
If you eat mammals as I do, there’s some good news.
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Thousands of animals are slaughtered for meat every second. Who is Temple Grandin and how has she helped to reform the meat industry and improve the welfare of livestock?
If you’ve ever wondered how nobs like this peasant-farmer-turned-billionaire-drug-lord can exist, read The Cartel: A novel by Don Winslow .
Though it’s getting great reviews, I found it too long. Too violent. The ending not believable.
The rights holders want Leonardo DiCaprio to play the role of Keller, the (so called) good guy of the story.
related – ‘Cartel’ Author Don Winslow Responds To Sean Penn: “Call It Anything You Want – Except Journalism”
Is your skin color holding you back? Are you tired of systemic prejudice ruining your day?”
Call the “White Squad”. 🙂
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(via Mashable)
