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It took me a minute because I wasn’t looking at where this came from.

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stella-corona:

neridesu:

iaintnopunkassbitch:

how the fuck

WHAT IS THIS SORCERY. OMFG AND WHERE CAN I GET ONE LKDSFEASDF

Elegant mechanisms like this always remind me of Myst.

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solarflares:

 Lena Hughes - Queen of the Flat Top Guitar |

Review at the liminal. A reissue that will stir up nostalgia- and/or the imagination- for simpler, rural idylls.

This looks pretty terrific.

spanghew:

efedra:

Ball Point stool by Philippe Malouin

where do i get it and where do i get floor sized paper pad

brandonbird:

My paintings are starting to come true:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/peter-dinklage-joining-x-men-421517

I love this so much.

storyboard:

Meet the Mind Behind Barack Obama’s Online Persona

You’ve most definitely seen it by now. Michelle Obama, wearing a red-and-white checkered dress, stands with her back to the camera. Her arms are wrapped around her husband, the hints of a smile lingering on the edges of his lips. “Four more years,” reads the text, which was posted on the Obama campaign’s social media accounts around 11:15pm on election night‚ just as it became clear the president had won a second term. 

The photo, taken by campaign photographer Scout Tufankjian just a few days into the job, pretty much won the internet: 816,000 retweets, the most likes ever on Facebook; thousands of reblogs on Tumblr. And yet it wasn’t chosen by the president’s press secretary, or even a senior-level operative, but by 31-year-old Laura Olin, a social media strategist who’d been up since 4am. For the first time since the campaign ended, she talked to Tumblr, in partnership with The Daily Beast, about what it’s like being the voice of the President — where millions of people, and a ravenous press, await your every grammatical error.

So how does it actually work, being the voice of the President? Who makes the decisions about what to post?

All of our decisions were made in-house — in Chicago, mostly — so we weren’t getting direct directives from the White House or anything. But we tried as much as possible to have voices for each account, so depending on the message — because we had all these channels — we had an appropriate place to put it. Obviously some stuff was sufficiently huge so that it went everywhere, but as much as possible we tried to tailor the message for the channel and the audience.

It must be daunting.

It was kind of terrifying, actually. My team ran the Barack Obama Twitter handle, which I think was probably most susceptible to really embarrassing and silly mistakes. We didn’t ever really have one, which I still can’t believe we pulled off.

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A 31-year-old woman did all this great stuff, proving that when you stand back and trust smart, capable people to do what you hired them to do, you get Four More Years… both the now famous photo and the re-election victory.

danforth:

Heroes of science action figures

purns:

No thanks, I’m good.

laurenashleybishop:

got an early thanksgiving day present today from my clearly awesome dad

You need never be lack of attitude again!

buzzfeedpolitics:

Ambulances wait outside NYU Medical Center.

As Politico’s Glenn Thrush tweeted, how  backup generators at one of the country’s best hospitals failed, with critically ill patients and infants reportedly evacuated, will be one of the key stories of the aftermath.

These valiant EMTs and the heroic nurses & aides of NYU Medical Center (the latter being members of 1199SEIU and local 7902 unions, I am told on Twitter, which itself was absolutely indispensable tonight) are awe-inspiring in their level of care. Thinking of how they hand-bagged those tiny preemies and carried them and all the most critically ill people down flights of stairs to these waiting ambulances has me in tears.

And it also made me think about something Jon Stewart talked about last week, which was how prohibitively difficult it is for returning veterans to apply what they’ve learned and achieved in the field to job applications at home, especially as EMTs and other medical personnel. This really has to change, because if this picture makes anything clear to me, we will never stop needing the exceptional human beings these jobs require, and anyone who can give of themselves on this level - wherever it may be - deserves everything their country can do for them in return.

laurenashleybishop:

so this is in your life now

AND IT IS GLORIOUS

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Welp, I’ve found my new toast!

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Longtime pal Janis (musician, librarian and all-round super lady) sent a fan letter to Ursula LeGuin - and included return postage* - and this is what she got back.

That old SASE magic is still mad powerful, you guys. Never forget.

[UPDATE: Janis says there is a bit on LeGuin’s website that promises signed bookplates for a SASE, but I think we can agree my point still stands. Also, pretty dope penmanship for an 82 year old.]

soupsoup:

I wish I could see the look on the Secret Service’s face at this moment. (Photo via AP)

And here I thought Biden with a ladybiker sitting in his lap would be my fave pic of the day. THAT HAS NOW BEEN TOPPED. Well done, sir, whomever you are.