Whew! Time for a break and a group photo.
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
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Why I'm getting optimistic about this election
It's hard to over-state how much the Des Moines Register's Selzer poll shook things up by showing Harris/Walz leading in Iowa. None ...
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On Monday DeSantis held a press conference to announce the vengeance he seeks after the Mouse House pulled a fast one and basically stripped... -
Back in 2011, David Roberts wrote that Republicans had become the "post-truth" party. [Republicans] talk about cutting the defici... -
I've read the entire suit Disney filed against DeSantis - which you can find here . One of the most notable things is that it is written...
Trivia! One of the things that has entered "common knowledge" over the past decade or two is that "Inuit" is the preferred term for Northern peoples. Only thing is, "Inuit" doesn't mean "Northern people"; it refers to just one people, one that happens to dominate in Canada, but not in Alaska. So it would be a mistake, for example, to say that Obama had a photo op with some Inuit children; as noted, they're Yup'ik.
ReplyDeleteIn Alaska, "Eskimo" is not necessarily disrespectful; it's better than guessing "Inuit" and almost certainly guessing wrong. Say "Eskimo" if you're not sure, or even better, ask.