Transgender teens won a big court decision in Australia today
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Transgender teens won a big court decision in Australia today
It's a big win for transgender teens today in Australia.
Australia was the last place in the world transgender children needed court authorisation to receive Stage 2 hormone treatment, even if they or their parents consented to the procedure.
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That's now no longer the case thanks to a landmark decision(opens in a new tab) in the country's Family Court on Thursday, ending the need for the unnecessary and stressful legal process.
Since 2013, it's been a requirement(opens in a new tab) that courts need to approve Stage 2 treatment.
Stage 2 hormone treatment involves the administration of oestrogen or testosterone, allowing an adolescent to develop the pubertal characteristics of the gender they associate with. It follows Stage 1 hormone treatment, which delays puberty.
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The decision responds to a case, Re Kelvin, which involves a 16-year old boy only known as "Kelvin," who was assigned female at birth.
"Kelvin" has been formally diagnosed with gender dysphoria, and despite both his parents consented to him receiving Stage 2 hormone treatment, he still needed court approval.
Of course, the court process takes an extraordinary toll on transgender teens. As the court notes, if Kelvin were not to receive treatment "his overall health and wellbeing is almost certain to deteriorate especially as his mental and physical health is heavily dependent on the perception of himself as male."
Since 2013, more than 60 applications for treatment have been approved by the Family Court, and Thursday's decision eliminates the stress of the legal system.
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"Transgender adolescents will now be able to access the treatment that is best for them, making decisions in collaboration with their parents and their doctors without the delay and the distress that the Court system imposes on them and their families," Michelle Telfer, associate professor at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, said in a statement.
"For these young people, the impact of this change is enormous. They will now have timely access to the treatment which provides a positive difference to their physical and mental health, and their social, emotional and educational outcomes."
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The internet made sooooo many jokes about Trumps fake news trophy tweet
Perhaps the biggest bummer about Twitter's new 280-character limit is that it allows the current president to compose tweets like this one:
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On Monday morning, President Donald Trump hit Twitter to suggest a "FAKE NEWS TROPHY" for whichever news network he deems produces "the most dishonest, corrupt" coverage of his presidency. As usual, Fox was excluded from Trump's media rage.
In the same tweet, Trump referred to himself as the American people's favorite president with a parenthetical "(me)." According the most recent Gallup(opens in a new tab) poll, the self-described "favorite" president's approval rating currently sits at 37 percent.
Naturally the internet jumped all over Trump's first tweet of the day. Some even have a solid suggestion for Trump's proposed "FAKE NEWS TROPHY":
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Project Entrepreneur expands accelerator program to help more women entrepreneurs build scalable companies
Since launching in 2015, Project Entrepreneur(opens in a new tab) — a media partner of Mashable — has trained more than 1,200 aspiring entrepreneurs representing 131 U.S. cities. Its annual venture competition has yielded an alumnae community of nearly 400 women entrepreneurs, with the 2016 finalists reporting $10+ million raised in seed and pre-seed funding.
Now entering its third year, Project Entrepreneur (PE) — an initiative from the Rent the Runway Foundation and UBS Elevating Entrepreneurs(opens in a new tab) — is expanding the number of winning companies in the accelerator from three to five.
“We are so excited to continue working with UBS in providing women with the tools they need to create high-growth companies, and see their visions through,” said Jennifer Hyman, CEO and Co-Founder of Rent the Runway. “Past participants in our accelerator continue to inspire us with their incredible progress, including closing rounds of funding. We are eager to provide the next class of talented female founders with the tools and support they need to scale, and to see the disruption their companies bring to various different industries.”
PE's annual venture competition is open to female founders who are in the prototype or beta stages, have their first paying customers, or are generating revenue. The top 200 applicants will be invited to attend the PE Intensive in New York City on April 13-14, 2018, a free two-day event comprised of in-depth workshops, expert speakers and a pitch competition. The five winning founders will each receive a $10,000 grant, a spot in the five-week accelerator program at Rent the Runway’s New York office and mentorship and engagement with UBS executives, entrepreneurs, and investors. Founders interested can apply online(opens in a new tab); but don’t wait, as the deadline is December 1st!
Last year’s winning companies included: New York-based LOLI Beauty(opens in a new tab), the first BIY (Blend It Yourself) clean and green beauty brand; Scottsdale-based The Touchpoint Solution(opens in a new tab), a neuroscience wearable that alleviates stress by altering the body’s stress response in as little as 30 seconds; and San Francisco-based Lace & Liberty(opens in a new tab), merging direct-to-consumer convenience with luxury bespoke bridalwear. Two additional New York-based companies were hosted by The Knot/XO Group Co-Founder Carley Roney and designer Rebecca Minkoff: Repeat Roses(opens in a new tab), a sustainable floral waste removal business that gives back to people and planet, and Reboundwear(opens in a new tab), athleisure wear with a purpose, respectively.
“The caliber of companies we're seeing through Project Entrepreneur further validates what we've always believed — that there is an incredible population of talented female founders in cities and towns across the country,” said Lori Feinsilver, UBS Head of Community Affairs & Corporate Responsibility, Americas. “Being able to reach these women and provide them with access to resources and support that will help fuel their growth gives us confidence that we can indeed level the playing field.”
Visit projectentrepreneur.org/apply(opens in a new tab) for details on Project Entrepreneur’s Venture Competition, and check out PE’s resources including #theTools podcast(opens in a new tab), blog posts(opens in a new tab) and educational modules(opens in a new tab).
This article is part of a media partnership between Mashable & Project Entrepreneur. For more information, visit here(opens in a new tab).
Two people trying to run the same government agency makes for a really awkward first day
Revolutionaries, take note -- if you're planning a government takeover, please use high quality breakfast pastries.
That's a lesson that White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney(opens in a new tab) apparently hadn't learned when he stepped into the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau today. He was there to take on an additional job as the agency's director.
The only problem? The agency's acting director, Leandra English, refused to cede it to him, in the workplace drama of the decade.
As a Trump appointee, Mulvaney wasn't exactly welcomed at at the job, so he brought crappy Dunkin' Donuts as a way to "ease" himself into an agency he's expected to destroy.
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On Friday, Director Richard Cordray(opens in a new tab) stepped down, leaving English to serve as acting director. Last night, English filed a lawsuit claiming that she is the "rightful acting director" of the agency. English has asked the court to impose a temporary restraining order to prevent Trump from appointing anyone, arguing that she is entitled to her position under the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform Law(opens in a new tab).
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None of that stopped Mulvaney. On Monday, the Budget Director stepped into the CFPB, ready to take on his new job.
This is how English responded in an email sent to 1,600 staff.
"I hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving. With Thanksgiving in mind, I wanted to take a moment to share my gratitude to all of you for your service,” English said(opens in a new tab), signing the note with her title, "Acting Director."
And that, my friends, is what we call a death drop.
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Here's how Mulvaney responded:
“Please disregard any instructions you receive from Ms. English in her presumed capacity as acting director.” Mulvaney said(opens in a new tab). “I apologize for this being the very first thing you hear from me. However, under the circumstances I suppose it is necessary. If you’re at 1700 G Street today, please stop by the fourth floor to say hello and grab a doughnut.”
If Mulvaney, a budget hawk, thinks he can sway members of an agency whose jobs he's poised to eliminate with Dunkin' Donuts, he's out of his mind. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau(opens in a new tab) was explicitly designed to protect consumers from banks and credit card companies. Mulvaney once famously called the agency "sad" and "sick." He is not, as members of the agency likely know, their friend.
And dude, if you're going to try and win your staff over with breakfast pastries, at least go for something slightly more delicious than Dunkin'. Some suggestions:
Krispy Kreme
Entenmann's Coffee Cake
Savory bacon cheddar scones
Literally anything else
The case is currently being decided. In the meantime, here's Twitter's majority opinion on the issue:
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— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) November 27, 2017(opens in a new tab)
Donuts were a big hit at cfpb. Like they always are. @MickMulvaneyOMB(opens in a new tab) pic.twitter.com/zgX5Y1Rlt3(opens in a new tab)
— john czwartacki (@CZ) November 27, 2017(opens in a new tab)
If there's a Trump strategy here, it's to sideline her as a CFPB messenger by starting round 10,000 of the stupid "Pocahontas" story
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) November 27, 2017(opens in a new tab)
what if i went to the cfpb with bagels and was like "i am your new king, follow me"
— Matt Levine (@matt_levine) November 27, 2017(opens in a new tab)
we should find out who is the real acting director by threatening to cut the CFPB in half
— Alexandra Petri (@petridishes) November 27, 2017(opens in a new tab)
Chef José Andrés, the man who single-handedly served 3 million meals to Puerto Rico post Hurricane Maria, had the best response of them all.
@CFPB(opens in a new tab) team members! i know is confusing. To have two bosses? Please bring a proof you work there to any of our DC restaurants and first drink is on us...
— José Andrés (@chefjoseandres) November 27, 2017(opens in a new tab)
Woman posts video of crocodile attack, and it is heartstopping
Welp, this is a close call.
A tourist was bitten on the leg by a crocodile on at Cape Tribulation in Queensland, Australia on Monday night, while standing on a creek bank close to the waters edge.
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A Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (EHP) spokesperson said in a statement the crocodile was estimated to be 2 to 2.5 metres (78 to 98 inches) long.
A video posted on the Facebook page of Ally Bullifent shows the crocodile attack, which comes out of nowhere. It'll be sure to give you a shock.
The EHP said it would carry out a site assessment of the area on Tuesday, and will possibly target the crocodile "for removal" as it has displayed dangerous behaviour in a designated area. This means it'll be moved to a crocodile farm or a zoo, according to the Cairns Post(opens in a new tab).
For authorities, it also serves as a reminder about staying safe in areas where crocodiles might be around. Earlier this year, an 18-year-old boy was attacked by a crocodile while reportedly trying to impress a girl.
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Town crier who announced Prince Harrys engagement to Meghan Markle is 100% fake
England, with its quirky traditions and old-fashioned customs, is a land of endless fascination for outsiders, nominally for people from the former colony of the U.S.
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So it's understandable why a town crier -- with his elaborate, red and gold robed dress and tricorn hat -- attracted people's attention on social media when he was depicted in an ABC News video as he announces the news of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's engagement outside of Buckingham Palace:
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"Oyez, oyez, oyz!" He yells in the video. "Buckingham Palace is proud to announce the engagement of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. God save the Queen!"
It can't get any more British than this.
Business Insider posted a similar video, calling him "the Royal Town Crier":
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However, it turns out the eccentric guy is not officially appointed by the Queen, nor is he a real town crier. His real name is Tony Appleton, from Romford, east London, and he's been making royal announcements for years, bell and scroll on hand.
In 2013, he fooled prominent American broadcasters(opens in a new tab) including Rachel Maddow and Anderson Cooper when he announced the birth of Prince William and Kate's firstborn, Prince George, outside St. Mary's Hospital.
"I'm a royalist. I love the royal family," he told (opens in a new tab)AP(opens in a new tab), while acknowledging he had no official royal role. "I came unannounced."
Still, many Americans fell for it:
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Cheeky theory is the best explanation yet for the Prince Harry and Meghan Markle engagement
News of the engagement between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle caught Americans' imagination just like any other story about the British royals -- births, anniversaries, celebrations, jubilees, and so on.
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But what if behind the jolly facade of a couple in love wishing to declare their commitment before God and the nation there's an actual conspiracy to reclaim a former colony, lost in a never-forgotten, embittered war?
That's the joke Greg Pollowitz, editor at Twitchy.com, dug up to explain the royal announcement:
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Meghan Markle is American, so the future offspring will be Americans! Da-daam! Boom! Mic drop!
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It was just a cheeky tweet, but it went absolutely viral and people just loved it:
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There was the obvious Brexit reference:
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As well as the Trump one:
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Some conjectured a crossover between two incredibly popular TV shows:
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But in general the tweets reacting to the joke were just hilarious:
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While someone took it a bit too seriously:
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Dog, sick and tired of waiting in car, slams his paw on the horn
It will be a long time before America finally grants dogs the right to drive.
Until then, dogs will have to do what they can to keep themselves entertained. Take this pup, who was recently left alone in a parking lot in " target="_blank">Nanaimo, British Columbia(opens in a new tab), and slammed its paw on the car horn out of exhaustion. And then it kept it there. For a long time.
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The video was captured by Joris Wiggers and posted on Facebook by Elizabeth Herman(opens in a new tab). It's not entirely clear that the dog knows how to get his paw off the horn, but no problem, doggo, that's what driver's permits are for.
Arbys bought Buffalo Wild Wings, so heres what a combined menu would look like
On Tuesday it was announced that Arby's owner Roark Capital will acquire(opens in a new tab) Buffalo Wild Wings for $2.4 billion (or roughly(opens in a new tab) 162,271,805 orders of BWW House Samplers).
Per Reuters(opens in a new tab), though the wings restaurant will become property of Arby's, it'll still operate on its own.
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We think this is a huge mistake.
Consider the disturbing menu possibilities a marriage of Arby's meats and BWW wings might afford us.
Our suggestions for this menu full of abominations below:
A half-pound Beef 'N Cheddar sandwich dipped in Bourbon Honey Mustard sauce, rolled in Desert Heat seasoning and deep fried
An entire smoked brisket coated in Blazin' hot sauce and served whole on a bed of deep-fried Cheddar Cheese Curds
Potato cakes drenched in Wild sauce
Beer-battered roast beef tacos
An Arby's House Sampler, featuring 12 classic Roast Beef sandwiches stacked in a pyramid
A Crispy Chicken Farmhouse Salad dressed with Hot BBQ sauce
Boneless Wings coated in Cheddar Cheese sauce
A Corned Beef 'N Cheese Slider cut up into pieces and sprinkled over Buffalo Mac & Cheese
A Cheese Curd Bacon Burger with a Pizza Slider speared on top
Every Arby's slider stacked in a tower and adhered to each another with smears of Parmesan Garlic sauce
The pastry shell of an Apple Turnover, filled with the B-Dubs Blender shake flavor of your choice
A large Ultimate Chocolate Shake blended with a slice of Chocolate Fudge Cake and drizzled over a plate of Dessert Nachos
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Cops share photo of a driver that went a little too hard with their Christmas tree
Look, if you want to cut down a massive Christmas tree, and stick it up inside your two-story living room, go for it. But maybe don't endanger anyone's life in the process.
Police in Massachusetts put up a post on their Facebook page on Friday, reminding people to please transport their Christmas trees safely. They really shouldn't have to do this, but here we are.
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"One of our officer's stopped this vehicle on Route 20 today," the cops said on Facebook(opens in a new tab), posting a photo of what appears to be a Prius topped with a Christmas tree.
The tree is so large, it completely obstructs the view of the side and rear windows. It's not clearly visible, but we're also guessing that it wasn't tied down very well.
While the tree transport was outrageous to say the least, most people in the comments were upset that the police decided to call the tree a "holiday tree" instead of a Christmas tree.
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2017 was the year Congresswoman Maxine Waters was elected president of All in With Chris Hayes.
From the moment she declared that the director of the FBI had "no legitimacy" and then death dropped in front of a gaggle of shellshocked reporters, 79-year-old Auntie Maxine has had our blood loyalty. Every floor she walked on in 2017, whether it was in the Capitol or at the MTV Movie Awards, became her stage and ultimately, a property in her empire.
More so than any other "deplorable" president with a Ziploc bag of fleas for a brain, Maxine Waters was the de facto leader of the free world/MSNBC in 2017.
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Congresswoman Waters gave us so many viral gifts in 2017. Here are just a few of them.
1. The time she accused James Comey of having no credibility and then just walked on out
2. When she revealed that she was "never going to go" to Trump's Inauguration because, "I don't honor him, I don't respect him and I don't want to be involved with him."
3. The time she was asked what she would do once she was done impeaching Trump, and she replied: "Impeach Pence."
4. When she delivered MTV's first ever "Best Fight Against the System" award, did a plié, and got a standing ovation.
5. When she tweeted that it was time for our "racist throwback" Attorney General to go back "to the plantation"
Sessions doesn't remember what he said, when he said it, & where he was when he said it. Don't blame him. Time to go back to the plantation.
— Maxine Waters (@RepMaxineWaters) November 3, 2017(opens in a new tab)
6. Her "Bye, Felicia" moment
Tillerson's plans are backfiring. Russia sanctions still in place, State is in shambles, & he discovered his boss is a moron. Bye Felicia!
— Maxine Waters (@RepMaxineWaters) October 6, 2017(opens in a new tab)
7. When she busted out this stunner of jean jacket, rose pants ensemble at the Tax March
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8. When she started railing against Trump and told a room full of supporters, "We've got to stop his ass"
9. The moment she just said it:
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10. And the tweet that did it too:
Trump asked what Blacks had to lose. It was apparently healthcare, housing, college admission, & freedom after Sessions locks everyone up
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11. That day Bill O'Reilly tried to humiliate Auntie Maxine and just ... lol, sorry bro. She can't be intimidated.
12. When she "reclaimed her time" from Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin
13. So the internet did too
14. And the Women's March made "Reclaiming my time" the theme of a whole convention
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15. When Congresswoman Maxine Waters finally passed on her torch to the generation that needs it the most.
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Hillary Clinton wrote a lovely letter to an 8-year-old girl who lost her class election
Hillary Clinton knows a thing or two about tough election losses.
That's apparently what compelled the former 2016 candidate for president to write a letter to 8-year-old Martha Kennedy Morales. The school-aged girl recently faced off against a boy from her class in an election for class president, and she lost by one vote.
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The story of what happened to Morales, who attends school in a Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C., made its way to Clinton via a grapevine of D.C. insiders, The Washington Post(opens in a new tab) reports. Frequent Facebook posts from Albert Morales, Martha's father, about the class election caught the eye of an unnamed Clinton associate, who mentioned it to the former candidate.
Clinton spokesperson Nick Merrill confirmed the letter's authenticity.
Just like Clinton, Martha dealt with some drama leading into an election that ended with her taking on the class's vice president role, as the runner-up. After the first round of votes were cast, six ballots were invalidated because students didn't fill them out correctly. Then, in a subsequent second vote, Martha lost by just one.
Clinton opened her letter with a nod to the Facebook posts from Martha's dad and a hearty congratulations for the young girl's vice president win. Then she shared some wisdom from her own perspective of having lived through a hotly contested election race for a position that's traditionally been a boy's club.
While I know you may have been disappointed that you did not win President, I am so proud of you for deciding to run in the first place. As I know too well, it’s not easy when you stand up and put yourself in contention for a role that’s only been sought by boys. The most important thing is that you fought for what you believed in, and that is always worth it. As you continue to learn and grow in the years ahead, never stop standing up for what is right and seeking opportunities to be a leader, and know that I am cheering you on for a future of great success.
What a lovely story, and a sweet message to send to this passionate, young girl. Today's kids are tomorrow's leaders, after all.
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Best of Nextdoor is a joyful distraction from your own neighborhood drama
With the Mister Rogers documentary headed to theaters this summer, it's important to remember that American hero's most important lesson: neighbors are good.
At least they can be. Sometimes. It can be a hard truth to swallow, given everything we know about neighbors: They let their dog shit everywhere, they vote for terrible people, they dump their fire hazard of a Christmas tree on the sidewalk in March.
But there's a reprieve on Twitter for when you can't take it any more: @BestofNextdoor(opens in a new tab). The account highlights hilarious content found on social networking site Nextdoor. It finds the neighborly moments that reaffirm Mister Roger's greatest wisdom.
Won't all these people featured be my neighbor?
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Nextdoor is like a mini-Facebook but for your surrounding community. Since launching in 2014, the app has been home to well-documented bouts racism and xenophobia. Less publicized were instances of real mutual aid and outright absurdity. That's where Best of Next Door, launched by Jenn Takahashi(opens in a new tab), comes in.
Here are just a few samples of Takahashi's wonderful curation:
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Takahashi, who works for Zoosk, a dating app, as a communications manager and does this for fun on the side, says that Nextdoor became popular when she was living in the Glen Park neighborhood of San Francisco several years ago. She loved tuning into the app, even if she couldn't quite understand what she found:
"There was this one woman who would freak out when someone touched her lawn gnome. And then she'd name the rest of the members of the lawn gnome family who were also offended I looked forward to that kind of post every day," Takahashi says. "My friends would send me posts from their neighborhood that showcased smaller problems in a hilarious way. That's what I loved. In November I started compiling personal favorites from my neighborhood along some of my friends, and it exploded."
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Takahashi says she chooses to highlight posts that actually bring --- wait for it -- joy to the internet. That doesn't mean she's not aware of the pain and destructiveness neighbors are capable of exacting on one another. Her job is to bring a little warmth to a platform that's become increasingly bleak, and she encourages those looking for more acrimonious interactions to check out @WorstofNextDoor(opens in a new tab), which she doesn't manage.
"I only focus on the good stuff -- I'm trying to bring a couple minutes of levity, because times are not too bright."
There's one story in particular that Takahashi keeps close to her heart/Twitter timeline: the time someone's Seattle Seahawks canon set off a community-wide brawl in a library. It's absolutely worth a full read:
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It's all so deeply satisfying. And don't get me wrong -- Twitter is a cesspool nowadays. You can't scroll by 20 different stories of mothers being separated from their children at the border and think, "Hmm, all looks good to me!"
Still, some relief is needed. Right now, one of the best places to find it is on a Twitter account that cherishes that lost checker, the random potato, and that most mysterious of creatures: the quirky, but nice neighbor.
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Instagram is finally taking memes seriously. Heres why.
After facing massive backlash for deactivating a number of popular meme accounts, Instagram is trying to smooth things over by hiring a meme liaison who's in touch with youth culture.
The company announced the position on Tuesday, the Atlantic reports(Opens in a new tab), in an effort to appease users after purging 142 meme accounts(Opens in a new tab) in late July. The "strategic-partnerships manager" would specifically work with meme accounts and "digital publishers" — media companies like @TheShadeRoom and @Betches that primarily work through social media. The liaison would "identify important new formats and trends while also serving memers already on the platform," according to the Atlantic, working under Instagram's partnership division.
Essentially, they're hiring someone who knows memes, understands memes, and can work with memes.
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Still, the people who run wildly popular meme accounts — and who tend to be younger — are wary, especially after losing millions of followers thanks to Instagram's deactivation purge. Lewis Weed told the Atlantic that he wanted a liaison to directly contact at Instagram, instead of "blowing us off and ignoring us." Like many users, when the 16-year-old's account was wiped, he had no way of contacting the company. In response to the recent wave of purging, 11 different Change.org petitions were created in an effort to reinstate deactivated accounts.
"Every email or notification from Instagram support is bland and vague, explaining that the details aren't to be disclosed, but we want answers," the creator of the petition(Opens in a new tab) "Bring Back Our Meme Accounts and Have Instagram Fix Their App" said. "We want change. And most importantly, we want our accounts back."
Instagram's parent company also began taking meme communities more seriously this year. In April, Facebook redesigned its desktop site and app to focus more on its groups feature. For many young people, private meme groups are the only feature keeping users from ditching the social media platform entirely.
Lila King, Instagram's head of news and publishing partnerships, says she wants to hire someone who's "equally fluent in the language of memes and the business of digital publishing." She calls that person "a unicorn, basically."
Rowan Winch, a 15-year-old whose monetized Instagram account @Zuccccccccccc was abruptly taken down without any explanation except "attempted abuse of our [Instagram's] internal processes," just wants to see a liaison in the 18-25 range. He told the Atlantic that this person should be "involved with the internet/meme community."
King agreed that someone with roots in the community would be ideal.
"It will be so important for a person in this role to connect more deeply with the teen accounts and other accounts we're not aware of," she said.
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Please enjoy these dogs singing along to the ‘Law & Order’ theme song
In these trying times it's essential to take a step back from your anxious thoughts every day and enjoy some wholesome, soothing content.
If you're in need of something good, look no further than a Twitter thread from Saturday Night Live "Weekend Update" writer, Pete Schultz, whose dog loves Law & Order and happens to have an amazing singing voice.
Now that most people are (or should be) social distancing in an attempt to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, which results in the disease COVID-19(Opens in a new tab), it's a perfect time to rewatch TV shows.
Schultz, for instance, is watching a lot of Law & Order, which he appears to do quite often since his dog knows recognizes theme song.
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According to Schultz, his talented pup, who was literally named Odafin (after the Law & Order character Odafin Tutuola,) howls along to the catchy theme song(Opens in a new tab) every single time he hears it. Like, truly. Every. Time. Schultz shared a few more videos to prove Odafin's love for the series, and said he has recorded so many of the hilarious moments that the footage takes up most of his phone's memory.
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Though Odafin clearly has a special place in his heart for Law & Order (or should we say Paw & Order?) he's not the only one to get down to the theme song. Apparently, dogs just love it.
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Some dogs prefer to sing to Everybody Loves Raymond, and you know what? We love that too.
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TikTok stopped showing users likes, and everyone melted down
TikTok temporarily stopped displaying likes, and users thought the U.S. government actually went through with banning the app.
Videos on the platform, which is own by Beijing-based ByteDance, stopped showing like counts on Thursday afternoon. It followed days of speculation that the Trump administration would try to shut down the app, after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told(Opens in a new tab) Fox News that the government was "looking at" banning it.
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The glitch fueled theories that the American government is trying to shut the app down.
During the interview Monday, Fox News host Laura Ingraham asked Pompeo if the United States would consider banning Chinese social media apps after India said it would ban 59(Opens in a new tab) apps, including TikTok, over security concerns.
"With respect to Chinese apps on people's cell phones, I can assure you the United States will get this one right too, Laura," Pompeo responded. "I don't want to get out in front of the President, but it's something we're looking at."
He added that Americans should only download TikTok "if you want your private information in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party."
TikTok has been criticized(Opens in a new tab) for its shady algorithm and data collection. Its user base remains strong in spite of warnings from Pompeo and other officials. In April, the app had two billion downloads(Opens in a new tab).
TikTok assured users that it was "working to quickly fix things" in a tweet on Thursday.
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But that didn't stop TikTok users from taking to Twitter to express (and meme) their concerns.
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As of Thursday afternoon, TikTok still isn't showing likes.
Portuguese national interrupts TV interview, gives moving speech about Brexits impact
Another spanner has been thrown into the works in the countdown to Brexit.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson asked(Opens in a new tab) the Queen to suspend parliament which will scupper MPs chances to block a no-deal Brexit. On Wednesday, the Queen approved Johnson's request, prompting a national outcry and protests across the country(Opens in a new tab).
During a Central London protest against prorogation (the official term for the suspension of parliament), a Portuguese woman, who has lived and worked in the UK for 20 years, interrupted an interview and delivered an impassioned and extremely moving speech about Brexit's impact on her life.
"I've built things for you, I've looked after your children, I looked after the elderly in this country."
"I'm Portuguese and I worked here for 20 years and I have no voice and the Settlement Scheme is not working," the woman — whose name is unknown — told Sky News.
The woman is referring to the EU Settlement Scheme(Opens in a new tab), which allows EU citizens to apply to continue living in the UK once it's no longer part of the European Union. She had been attending the protest, stating her reason for attending as "because I need a voice."
"I gave this country my youth, I'm very grateful for what you taught me but you must make me part of all this process," she said. "I can't just be kicked out, I've built things for you, I've looked after your children, I looked after the elderly in this country, now you kick me out with what?"
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Per(Opens in a new tab) BBC News, a no-deal Brexit would result in the UK immediately exiting the EU with no agreement on Oct. 31. "Overnight, the UK would leave the single market and customs union — arrangements designed to help trade between EU members by eliminating checks and tariffs (taxes on imports)," the BBC explains(Opens in a new tab).
The woman said she is "very, very hurt" by what's happening to the country.
As she was about to walk away from the interview, the Sky News journalist urged her not to go away, and asked what was happening with her Settlement Status application.
She explained that she'd been told her National Insurance number (the UK version of Social Security) didn't "correspond to the right thing" and she's been told she has to restart the whole process.
"Oct. 31 is fast approaching, what am I going to do? What am I going to do? How am I going to stay? What are my rights?" she said.
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The friendship lessons weve learned during the pandemic
We need our friends more than ever right now.
I have spent the past 100 days of lockdown in the sleepy Warwickshire village where I grew up. Coming back to the place I once called home, I've become aware that a friendship of mine that once burned bright is now slowly extinguishing itself. Like striking a match on a windy day, all attempts to rekindle it have been snuffed out. That realisation didn't happen upon me overnight but was rather a slow dawning that came after a constellation of silences and scores of unreplied messages. "Don't take it personally," some friends have charitably said to me over voice notes sent from afar. "I'm sure it's not the end," others have said.
During this time, I've felt as if I'm hovering in the threshold of a door I had once shut firmly behind me. I lived here during my twenties until I moved to London for work and formed some really important friendships during that period.
Lockdown, for me, has been replete with lessons about my interpersonal relationships. Having the time to sit back and reflect on the friends who are present and engaged in my daily life has been life-affirming. In the dark times of the pandemic, seeking out those who are willing to lend an ear, or who bring levity to difficult moments has made me realise which friends spark joy. Then, of course, there have been sad, difficult realisations about friendships that are no longer what they once were.
Not all friendships end with a bang. Not all friendships end with a door being slammed in your face. Sometimes that door just imperceptibly swings shut, without so much as a squeak or creak. I've been afraid to even write down these thoughts lest they bring mortal form to the sense of loss I've been feeling. It's not easy to cope when a friendship ends.
Although we're scarcely past the halfway point of 2020, the teachable moments about our relationships have been plentiful — from learning which of our friends are committed to Black Lives Matter and the anti-racism movement to realising which friends are truly there for you when you need them. I spoke to other people about the lessons they've learned about their friendships during the pandemic.
"I asked where my friend was and that was when I was informed about his passing."
Katherine, who prefers to use her first name only, found out an old friend from her hometown had died in April during the lockdown. "He was battling cancer and it had worsened over the last 18 months," she told me. During those 18 months, Katherine was away from home, completing a Masters degree, and working in a new job. "I hadn’t actually been in contact with a lot of my friends from my hometown due to my life moving forward, but they always said to write when I was back," she said.
"Last weekend, I reached out to a friend whose birthday it was. We had a digital 'party' catch-up with other friends and I was asking around how everyone was, thinking I had forgotten someone," Katherine said. "In the end I asked where my friend was and that was when I was informed about his passing." A friend rang her straight away to let her know what had happened, how the funeral had been during the pandemic restrictions, and the music they played on the day. "We cried, we told each other our favourite stories of our friend, and we had a long chat," she said.
"I was sad and slightly mad they didn’t tell me at the time, but I can understand I wasn’t their first thought especially after being away for so long," she added. Reflecting on what's happened, Katherine says she plans to be in touch with her friends more frequently now. But she also learned something from the way the news of her friend's passing was broken to her.
"The girl that broke the news said, 'Well, no one really speaks about what happened,' and the guy who rang me to explain everything said, 'We have to keep talking and remember to keep his memory alive,'" she said. "I’m sticking closer to the people who will talk rather than those who don’t. I wouldn’t want to be not talked about — but rather remembered."
In times of trouble, having friends who will talk feels more needed than ever before. For Stevie Thomas, lockdown has afforded the chance to figure out which of his friends energise him. He's used the time to do a bit of spring cleaning with his friendships, as he put it, "Only talking to real, true friends that energise me, rather than drain me."
Thomas has also connected with old forgotten friends, old school friends, and even ex-girlfriends (he's not alone there). It's happened through DMs or even just the act of sharing a meme on WhatsApp. "Simply, I feel myself again," he told me. "I feel free! Without being too dramatic about it, I was far too connected to anyone and everyone digitally, and dragged myself down thinking I needed to accept every invitation that came my way."
That Wordsworthian feeling of the world being "too much with us" has been felt by others during this time. Michelle Chiera told me she's learned a lot about her friendships during the pandemic. "I think during lockdown I saw myself and my friends go through a sort of panic and really exposed heightened insecurities," she said. "As an introvert, a lot of my extrovert friends do not know how to cope and tend to overwhelm their more introverted friends."
"COVID-19 with BLM has been extremely stressful," Chiera added. "And for my friends who aren’t Black, they don’t know how to navigate or understand the mental duress that it all causes. We’ve all become very narcissistic and judgmental with our friends during this time and there’s a lack of grace and understanding." In the aftermath of George Floyd's death, who died after three police officers pinned him down, one kneeling on his neck, Chiera found that a lot of her white friends began contacting her for advice and resources on anti-racism. The requests being made of her were not small, either. "They asked for large breakdowns of highly complicated issues," Chiera said. "There’s also a lot of friends who write 'I can’t believe what’s happening right now' which is infinitely more frustrating."
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These interactions have made her question those friendships. "I have a lot of empathy and as a trans-racial adoptee — Black in a white family — I’m used to it," she said. "But it is insulting, since I’ve been shouting about these issues my entire adult life and it seems like it’s all fallen on deaf ears. Or that I’ve been invisible." Chiera says she's trying to remain patient and understanding, but this period of time has shown who her true friends are. "It for sure has shown me what other people in my life are willing to accept as blind spots. Which for me are non-negotiables, and in turn on place them in a different category," she said. She doesn't plan to cut anyone out, but she's adjusting her expectations. "In respect to COVID-19 and BLM, this time period has really driven home the importance of boundaries within friendships, and also non-aggressive honesty," she added.
Discovering which friends have blindspots is an experience shared by Kimberley, who prefers to use her first name only, who moved to Manchester, UK, from her hometown over a decade ago. For her, lockdown has underscored the difference between her school pals and her friends in Manchester. "This has always been an obvious difference but it's never annoyed me as much as this past few months," she told me. "It has really brought into focus the massive gap in interests and lifestyles."
"Most of my home friends have never shown much interest in politics, or current issues. I think our WhatsApp group is the only place in the UK which hasn't seen any mention of Black Lives Matter," she said. Kimberley said she made peace a long time ago with the fact her friends from home aren't going to be up for deep, important conversations. "But it's getting harder and harder to ignore their ignorance. There is so much going on in the world," she said.
"How can you be living through this year and have nothing to say?"
Kimberley has found herself despairing at the absence of any mention of the real-world issues that are affecting people's lives in 2020. Her daily thoughts are taken up with coronavirus, NHS funding, Black Lives Matter, Donald Trump, and the issue of the body positivity movement centering slim white women. But, in her group chat with her home friends, there's not a single mention of any of the aforementioned movements and issues. "My home WhatsApp group makes me actually angry," she said. "It brings up hard questions — do I really want to still hang out with people who have such little interest in wider global issues?" she said. "How can you be living through this year and have nothing to say?"
We're only halfway through 2020 and it's already proving to be an extremely challenging year for many of us. If we take anything away from this time, it's that we need people around us who love us, support us, and share our values.
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Dataminr helped cops surveil Black Lives Matter protesters, report finds
Analyzing all your dumb tweets is big business, and for the big data company Dataminr that business just so happened to involve helping police surveil Black Lives Matter demonstrators following the killing of George Floyd.
So reports the Intercept(Opens in a new tab), which on Thursday detailed how the New York-based data company alerted law enforcement to protests across the country. Dataminr, which bills itself(Opens in a new tab) as offering a "real-time AI platform [that] detects the earliest signals of high-impact events and emerging risks from within publicly available data," hoovers up all public-facing Twitter data, quickly digests it, and offers customer-relevant insights.
When the customer happens to be police departments across the country, apparently those insights include tracking constitutionally protected activities like peaceful protest.
The ACLU of Minnesota wasn't happy with the news, and criticized Twitter for allowing Dataminr access to its data.
"Let us be clear: By allowing this practice, @Twitter is directly endangering protesters," announced the organization(Opens in a new tab). "These actions aid surveillance and risk exposing people to investigations, watchlists, and state violence for calling attention to injustice and exercising their First Amendment rights."
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We reached out to Dataminr in an attempt to confirm the Intercept's report, but received no immediate response. Twitter, on the other hand, had plenty to say.
"We see a societal benefit in public Twitter data being used for news alerting, first responder support, and disaster relief," wrote a company spokesperson over email. "Twitter prohibits the use of our developer services for surveillance purposes. Period."
Indeed, Twitter's developer terms(Opens in a new tab) are clear: "We prohibit the use of Twitter data and the Twitter APIs by any entity for surveillance purposes, or in any other way that would be inconsistent with our users' reasonable expectations of privacy."
So what happened here? Well, Twitter insists that the data pulled by Dataminr is all public — that is to say, only public-facing tweets — and as such is fair game. Which may be true as far as Twitter's policies are concerned, but that doesn't make the Intercept's findings any more palatable.
"Dataminr meticulously tracked not only ongoing protests, but kept comprehensive records of upcoming anti-police violence rallies in cities across the country to help its staff organize their monitoring efforts, including events' expected time and starting location within those cities," reads the Intercept's report. "A protest schedule seen by The Intercept shows Dataminr was explicitly surveilling dozens of protests big and small, from Detroit and Brooklyn to York, Pennsylvania, and Hampton Roads, Virginia."
Dataminr, for its part, offers a product called First Alert which the company advertises(Opens in a new tab) as "[alerting] first responders to breaking events, enabling the fastest real-time response."
An add for the Dataminr service First Alert.Credit: BLUELEAKS / DATAMINR
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It was the First Alert product that reportedly kept law enforcement abreast of protesters' movements — often, according to the Intercept, explicitly peaceful protesters were monitored in this way.
"We proactively enforce our policies to ensure customers are in compliance and will continue to do so," concluded the Twitter spokesperson. "We consistently hold ourselves accountable to rigorous standards, including third-party audits of key products and services like Dataminr."
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And rigorous standards, in theory, are good. Practically, however, when your self-described rigorous standards allow for private companies to enable those who wield violent force against peaceful protesters, they become less so.
Many comedians(Opens in a new tab) will attempt to do an impression of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, but few will ever succeed. Thankfully, we finally found someone who has mastered the art.
Comedian Alyssa Limperis recently posted her impression of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to YouTube (Opens in a new tab)and Twitter(Opens in a new tab) on Thursday. Limperis imagines how Ocasio-Cortez might respond to Tan France, the stylist from Queer Eye, and his infamous French tuck (France's preferred method of tucking shirts).
The cast of Queer Eye, sans Karamo Brown, recently visited Ocasio-Cortez and other Congressional leaders on Capitol Hill.
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The impression is terrifyingly spot-on. Limperis captures Ocasio-Cortez's emphatic way of announcing her syllables and characteristic hand movements. She knows exactly where she places her gaze and just how often she twists her neck in a mini-fit of irritation.
Kudos to Limperis for further addressing one of the show's greatest injustices -- the excessive amount of labor Bobby Berk performs compared to others on the show.
People on Twitter felt similarly.
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We need to have more political impressions like Limperis'. Alec Baldwin has nothing on her.
Urban Dictionary wipes offensive and racist definitions for aboriginal
Urban Dictionary has made its name through user-submitted definitions, explaining words which normal dictionaries don't.
While this freedom allows the site's users to explain the most vulgar of slang, it's opened the doors for egregiously racist and discriminatory definitions of regular words.
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As reported by Junkee(opens in a new tab), an online campaign spearheaded by the Facebook page Blackfulla Revolution(opens in a new tab) appears to have been successful in forcing the site to remove offensive definitions of the word "aboriginal."
These definitions were specifically targeted at Indigenous Australians, and were prevalent on the majority of the word's entries up until recently.
"Laws should be introduced to stop this race [breeding] as they [are] all oxygen wasters," reads one entry.(opens in a new tab)
"Black people in Australia that are too lazy to get jobs and constantly force the government to give them an apology for nothing," reads another entry from 2005, referring to the Australian government's apology(opens in a new tab) for forcibly removing Indigenous children from families throughout the 20th century.
A Change.org petition(opens in a new tab) received more than 7,000 signatures, asking the site to remove "hurtful and dangerous entries" for the definition of the word "aboriginal." The offensive entries have been wiped, but the entry for the derogatory "abo"(opens in a new tab) still contain unpleasant descriptions of Indigenous Australians.
The site has been noted for making no effort(opens in a new tab) to curb racist, sexist and plain discriminatory definitions, despite boasting 60 million monthly users(opens in a new tab) globally to advertisers.
In a New York Times(opens in a new tab) profile, Urban Dictionary founder Aaron Peckham explained how the site's democratic approach reveals the manner in which people are really speaking on the street. But he noted "funny" definitions get voted up on the site.
"Dictionaries may be more heavily researched, but the real authority on language and the meaning comes from people who speak the language. The whole point of Urban Dictionary is we are defining our own language as we speak it," he told the newspaper.
It would appear Urban Dictionary has decided to draw the line on racism this time around, thanks to the pressure.
Mashable has contacted Urban Dictionary for comment.
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