Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Most people agree the internet is not consciously alive (though my two-year old daughter, who’s addicted to internet games, disagrees). Currently, the internet accepts inputs and is pretty good at producing outputs, depending on browser, apps, hardware, search engines, coding factors, and, of course, the people using it. The scary fact, though, is that on…
When Muslim immigrants apply to become citizens, they often find the process delayed for years without explanation. Then, when they are at wit’s end, they get a visit from the FBI, with an offer they don’t dare refuse. When he got the last call to come meet with the FBI agents, A.M. allowed himself an…
Following a meeting organized by the Arizona school district where six high school girls wore T-shirts spelling out the n-word (more or less), Don Harris, head of the Maricopa County chapter of the NAACP—who also happens to be white, and Jewish—commented on a reporter’s appearance: “Nice tits!” Tempe Union High School District invited about 50…
Martin Shkreli has recorded a video in which he disses Ghostface Killah and threatens to erase his contributions from Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, the one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album he paid millions for. In the video, Shkreli sips from a glass while being surrounded by three masked men. He also plays Once Upon a Time in…
This “West Village Corrugated Can” will cost you $99.95. View Full Caption Anthropologie For $99.95, you, too, can introduce a bit of New York City trash history into your home. Upscale clothing retailer Anthropologie is advertising a “handmade” tin can that comes with either rope or wooden handles, for sale online, as a “West Village Corrugated Can.” Initially priced…
Hillary Clinton speaks to supporters at a campaign event in Denver, Nov. 24, 2015.Photo byRick Wilking/Reuters Hillary Clinton’s sense of style has been criticized for as long as she has been on the national political scene. One of the uglier forms this mockery has taken, most often in barbed private jokes and comments but…
Tonight’s state of the union rebuttal was delivered by South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. And truthfully, she could have said anything tonight and it wouldn’t have made much of a difference. Because tonight, America only had eyes for Nikki Haley’s incredible, unmoving jaw. As you can see from the speech below, if politics doesn’t work…
Donald Trump isn’t a fan of protesters at his rallies, sure, but is he willing to send them to their deaths? Sure, why not. Trump became the judge, jury and executioner last night when he heard someone booing at his Burlington, VT rally. His edict? If you can’t take Donald Trump’s heat, go outside without…
A man’s “Cash For Life” lottery winnings are up for auction. In one of the most bizarre auctions that Repocast.com has ever held, an unidentified man’s lottery winnings will be auctioned off to the highest bidder by order of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. The auction will run online at Repocast.com from 8 a.m.-8:30 p.m., Thursday,…
Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton is hoping to make history, not just as the first woman president, but as the political leader who is going to “get to the bottom” of the mystery behind UFOs. At a campaign stop in New Hampshire Tuesday, Daymond Steer of the Conway Daily Sun reminded the former secretary of state that…