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Walter ‘Fritz’ Mondale, 1928-2021
“We told the truth. We obeyed the law. We kept the peace.” Former Vice President Walter F. Mondale was remembered Monday as a towering figure in Minnesota's public life and a leading influence on Democratic politics in the final decades of the last century.
Tributes poured in on social media and in press releases from politicians of both parties in the hours following the announcement from Mondale's family that he had died at age 93.
The epidemics of police brutality and gun violence rage in America.
The violence is occurring daily while Derek Chauvin’s trial tries to convince us that we did not see what we saw.
Veterans of color say video of police pepper-spraying a Black Army officer shows that not even a military uniform is protection from police violence.
Meanwhile, mass shootings are happening as frequently as ever.
Government is back: The first 50 days of the Biden-Harris administration
The administration is putting Congress to work: confirmations, COVID relief, and voting rights take shape halfway through the first 100 days.
All Eyes on Georgia
The key to passing Biden's agenda and disabling Mitch McConnell rests on Georgia. There could not be a more consequential runoff election. While incumbents Loeffler and Perdue run a "Save Our Majority" campaign in the midst of election fraud claims, Rev. Warnock and Jon Ossoff form a Black-Jewish coalition that could be key to opening a new era of civil rights in America, beginning with the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. Whether the U.S. becomes more or less democratic hinges on the Georgia runoffs on Jan. 5, 2021.
Who's working to help Texas turn blue?
Looking ahead to 2022 and 2024, turning TX seems like a next step in turning the GOP into a minority party. Who is working on this?
On Not Meeting Nazis Half way
"No matter what, never trust a tip."
Due to soaring demand and no available slots, some customers are baiting Instacart shoppers with big tips and taking the tips away after delivery. The result is that gig workers whose income depends on their orders can’t always trust they’ll be fairly compensated for their work.
How to regain passion for working with kids
I'm a teacher but I don't enjoy working with children very much anymore. What can I do to enjoy working with them again?
What do I do if I can’t find a job in my chosen field?
I am 28. I went back to school to get my teaching credential and have had an incredibly tough time with teaching so far. What do I do next?
How do I start a book blog?
How do I start a book blog? Who are some notable book bloggers? What can I write about? What topics can I blog about regularly?
What do I need to teach middle schoolers about web design?
I will be teaching a web design elective to 6-8th graders. The class will last one semester. What do they need to know?
Innclusive aims to solve Airbnb's discrimination problem
Airbnb has been accused of discrimination, as Black travelers find it difficult to book reservations under the popular hosting startup. To book on Airbnb, renters must provide real names and photographs. They have taken to Twitter to share their complaints under #AirbnbWhileBlack.
Two tech startups try to address this problem with services called Noirbnb and Noirebnb. They might join forces and rename their company to Innclusive, which will connect welcoming hosts with travelers of color.
Do you wish this service wasn't necessary in the first place?
A cake "recycling" service
I want to start a business that takes leftover cake from parties and turns them into cake pops, to give back to the party people. Is this feasible?
Professionalism and work ethic
How can I develop better work ethic and handle waiting periods at work?
Making an order for another person
How do you make an order for another person, when the exact order can't be filled?
I want to wear serious and fun grown up clothes.
I love making outfits. How do you find chances to wear clothes that are not office clothes?
Step/half siblings getting along
What is the relationship between step or half siblings like as children? from parent or child perspectives
How do I keep my fear of losing a job at bay?
How do I keep my fear of losing a job from interfering with other areas of life? as much as possible
How to be an aunt?!
How can I be a good aunt to my future nephew and support to my sister?
Is Statistics MS a good background for research in government agencies?
Would Statistics masters make me competitive for research analyst jobs in state/county government agencies?
A few great posts and comments this week on AskMefi
I want to point out a few good threads on AskMeFi this week: one on giving children allowance/chores, one on punishing others, and a great answer on suicide methods in the 1930s.
Should I have a roommate if I'm bad at having one?
Should I have a roommate if most of my experiences with roommates have been bad? / How can I be better at living with others?
Organizing comic strips
What are ways to organize comics clipped from the newspaper?
Motivate me to use stuff up! give me your best reuse/recycling tips
I don't like to use new/nice stuff because it ruins them. What are some recycling projects that are made from accumulating things like empty lipstick, jars, old pencils, dried pens, etc?
How to go into (adult) society again
Any tips to start socializing and living again after a long period of being anti-social/irregular life?
What is proficiency in Excel and Word?
What do you need to know to be "proficient" in Excel and Word?
Good examples of technical writing
What are good examples of technical documents? examples: business policies, research papers, references, documentation
Working in independent medical review
What do you know about working in independent medical review?
Set of religious greeting cards with no one to send them to?
I accidentally bought a pack of beautiful Hanukkah cards with no one who celebrates it to send to. What is the best thing to do with them?
How to snap out of it/ concetrate on work?
What are practical tips for keeping my mind on tasks at hand rather than other things?
My hands are always sweaty/sticky. What can I do??
My hands are always sweaty/sticky. What can I do to keep my keyboards/mouse/things I touch clean?
How do I describe my goals and interests to a valuable contact?
How do I describe my goals and interests to a contact in the PR field?
How to deal w being around people/things that remind you of nightmares?
I feel ashamed and uneasy about being around people that remind me of my nightmares. How do I cope with it?
Help me figure out the next steps please
How do I recover from my mistakes and rough start in work life?
How to handle an impending layoff/ failing a trial period?
I didn't do well/ the job didn't work out well for me during the trial period. How do I handle the impending layoff/ going forward?
My weird thoughts: are they realistic or naive?
I have some weird thoughts re: relationships that are not good, but there are reasons for them. Should/ How do I change how I think? (Therapy is being arranged, and I want more POVs.)
How do you cultivate a sense of security?
Loss and change are inevitable, but what does it mean to be/ feel secure in spite of that? when most of life is actually good
CareerStarterFilter: What kind of goals can I set as I begin working?
What kind of goals do you suggest setting for someone starting his or her work life? Both concrete goals for the job and general motivations for earning money
How do I avoid becoming like my parents re: treatment of kids?
I noticed that I may treat kids like how my parents treat them. How do I de-program myself from thinking like them?
Tips for having multiple careers
Do you have advice on pursuing/ handling multiple jobs at once? Especially if both are jobs you plan on making into careers.
Don't tell me your kryptonite
Is being keenly aware of how you may hurt someone a safeguard or hindrance?
Ecclesiastes 3:1 - A time for solitude?
Is there a time to be alone/ How to feel like life is meaningful when I am mostly alone?
Career suggestions please!
What kind of jobs could I be suitable for given: writing skills, understanding individuals well, working well in a fast-paced environment, Excel, and knowing trendy things?
Thank you mom for enduring having me
"There's nothing ergonomic about being a parent." Writer Shawnee Barton talks about the non-Hallmark, less discussed aspects of being a mother: the physical changes that come from pregnancy and giving birth.
"Turns out, we are all mama soldiers returning from the battlefields of life-creation. And like most stories from the frontlines, the physical scars inevitably stir genuine emotions and sentimentality that those greeting cards fall far short of replicating."
How to get rid of a savior/saved complex?
How do I stop thinking in terms of savior/ saved in relation to others?
Wishing I was blind to attractiveness, semi-sarcastically
How do you deal with the damaging ways that society evaluates women?
The Gift of (Irrational) Fear
How do you quell irrational fears? And how do you know whether it's irrational or trying to tell you something more?
Post-prison relationships
Do prison inmates continue relationships/ pay back favors outside of prison? How realistic are these portrayals in movies?
Turning over a new leaf
If I'm not able to get good references from my previous employers, what can I do to move forward?
Trapped in a pigeonhole
How do you draw boundaries when you don't have the grounds to? Specific to first-gen East Asian immigrant family...
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