Robert Rutledge
Associate Professor . Astrophysicist. Neutron Stars. Founder, Publisher of . Out There Now
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Steinem and Smeal: Why 'Mrs. America' is bad for American women
Los Angeles Times 13d 9 tweets
What the Emmy-nominated miniseries gets wrong about feminism past and present.
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Robert Rutledge I had no idea that it was the insurance industry, not Schlafly, which had secured the votes to stop the ERA. I grew up with that narrative; this is a significantly different one. and correct the narrative. ht Rebecca Solnit 8d
The Fall of Jeff Sessions, and What Came After
Nytimes.com 43d 21 tweets
The former attorney general is fighting for his political life in Alabama’s Senate race, in the shadow of a president who still despises him.
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Robert Rutledge This man was Attorney General. Jeff Sessions calls Henry Louis Gates, Jr - the Harvard professor who was arrested for entering his own home - "some criminal". He's a racist who should be denied re-election to the Senate. ht Source: 43d
Supreme Court says federal law protects LGBTQ workers from discrimination
CNN 58d 24 tweets
Federal civil rights law protects gay, lesbian and trangender workers, the Supreme Court ruled Monday.
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Robert Rutledge This is HUGE. LGBTQ rights organizations have been fighting to get job protection for LGBT! folks written into law, for years. With a stroke, the Supreme Court says that job protections already exist in the Civil Rights Act. 58d
George Floyd Protests Live Updates: Fury and Frustration in Cities Across U.S.
Nytimes.com 73d 4 tweets
With police cars set ablaze and stores looted as protests arose in at least 75 cities, mayors declared curfews and the National Guard was deployed. Demonstrators also reached the gates of the White House.
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Robert Rutledge Last night the uprising reached at least 75 cities in the US. The National Guard was called out in 11 states plus Washington DC. Source 73d
Trinny Wynn
Facebook.com 81d 2 tweets
This happened today, a white woman wearing a USA beanie targeted People of color homes with this letter at their front doors. This occurred in a quiet and well diverse middle-class community in San...
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Robert Rutledge Hey what's happening in our hometown San Leandro? Trinny Wynn received a threat, to leave her home and "go back", so it can be taken over by "One American, white, brave, that serves the nation or USA". Horrendous. 81d
‘Believe All Women’ Is a Right-Wing Trap
Nytimes.com 86d 30 tweets
How feminists got stuck answering for a canard.
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Robert Rutledge Hashtag #BelieveAllWomen is a right wing canard, made up by Patriarchy. Some women defend Patriarchy. #FootsoldiersOfPatriarchy as calls them. Between Patriarchy and women, I #BelieveWomen. 85d
Hall of Sekhmets, Museo Egizio di Torino. May 19 2019.
YouTube 85d 1 tweets
A brief tour of the Hall of Sekhmets, showing all 16 of the Sekhmet statues. Special bonus appearance of Mona Eltahawy: "I survived you fuckers!"
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Robert Rutledge I made a short (4:30) video of the entire Hall of Sekhmets. Watch for the short bonus exclamation from to Egyptian riot police, "I survived you fuckers!" 85d
Trump Campaign Threatens TV Stations That Air Ad Critical Of President
david moye - HuffPost 138d 3 tweets
Not removing the ad about rising U.S. coronavirus cases “could put your station’s license in jeopardy,” the Trump campaign warned.
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Robert Rutledge Here is Trump directly threatening freedom of the press through his campaign arm. This is fascism. 136d
Coffee Date Scones
Google Docs 147d 1 tweets
Bob’s Coffee-Date Scones Ingredients: 2 C flour (250 grams) ⅓ C sugar (brown sugar preferred; white sugar acceptable). 1 TBsp baking powder 1 tsp salt ¾ stick of butter (about 75 grams) ¼ cup very thick coffee (6 Tbsp instant coffee into ¼ C...
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Robert Rutledge Thank you to everyone who joined us today for #BobandMona! Here's my Coffee-Date Scone recipe! 147d
Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting now
Zoom Video 148d 24 tweets
Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom Rooms is the original software-based conference...
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Robert Rutledge That was fun! On Wednesday, me and meet again to chat live online - video at 3:00pm-3:30pm EDT. Join us! #BobAndMona Topic: Learning to cook! Join Zoom Meeting 148d
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Robert Rutledge Today #BobandMona Wednesday 3:00-3:30pm EDT, #BobandMona with me and - Day 2, we're just chatting, live online. Topic: Learning to cook! Join us here, on Zoom: 147d
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Robert Rutledge It's happening, again! Today 3:00-3:30pm EDT! #BobandMona live chatting. Topic: Learning to cook! Join us, here, on Zoom: 147d
Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting now
Zoom Video 1205d 125 tweets
Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, and cross platform group chat into one easy-to-use platform. Our solution offers the best video, audio, and screen-sharing experience across Zoom Rooms, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, and...
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Robert Rutledge For fun, tomorrow and I are going to do a live show, with live viewers on . Tune in Tuesday at 3:00-3:30pm ET. We're just going to chat. Topic: Beards Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 308 729 626 149d
Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting now
Zoom Video 149d 1 tweets
Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom Rooms is the original software-based conference...
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Robert Rutledge For fun, tomorrow and I are going to do a live show, with live viewers on . Tune in Tuesday at 3:00-3:30pm ET. We're just going to chat. Topic: Beards Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 308 729 626 149d
Age and Coronavirus
Professorrobert.substack.com 150d 1 tweets
What if the reason many countries have not identified COVID19 within their borders, is that there's so few people there who might die from it?
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Robert Rutledge Of the oldest 50 countries, 43 have identified COVID19 within their borders, as of today. Of the youngest 50 countries, only 2 have. Age and Coronavirus. 150d
As universities close in the U.S., their Canadian counterparts watch and wait
Ottawa Citizen - Ottawa Citizen 154d 1 tweets
As growing numbers of U.S. universities announce that they’re closing down to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, Canadian institutions will face pressure to follow suit, says an exp…
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Robert Rutledge The US has 3.1 cases/M population of #COVID19 . It has private healthcare. As of yesterday, 48 major Universities ended in-person lectures. Canada has 2.6 cases/M population. It has Single Payer healthcare. 0 Unis have ended in-person lectures. 154d
About JP
JP McGlone 171d 1 tweets
The official website of JP McGlone
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Robert Rutledge This seems to be the person who wrote that to you (his website link is in his bio). Website: 171d
Electro Chaabi Trailer
Vimeo 175d 1 tweets
While Egypt has traditionally been the beating heart of classical Arabic music, with legendary singers such as Oum Kalthoum and Abdel Halim Hafez, a new craze is…
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Robert Rutledge There's a documentary on electro-shaabi/mahraganat "Electro Chaabi" (2014) - putting it on my "watch list". 175d
مهرجان بنت الجيران " بهوايا انتي قاعده معايا " حسن شاكوش و عمر كمال - توزيع اسلام ساسو
YouTube 175d 2 tweets
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Robert Rutledge Here's an example of recent popular mahraganat cited in the article. (ht ) "The girl next door". 175d
Egypt pulls plug on popular street music
The Jakarta Post - The Jakarta Post 175d 1 tweets
The union of Egyptian musicians has banned performances by singers of popular street music after the lyrics of a chart-topping song were deemed too racy for the conservative country.
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Robert Rutledge When I would go dancing in Cairo in recent years, the very best music was domestic - Electro-shaabi, or "mahraganat". I loved dancing to mahraganat at the clubs. It is appalling that Egypt has banned joyous Egyptian music. Ht 175d
Greece gets Elgin Marbles included in EU trade deal demands
Bruno Waterfield - Thetimes.co.uk 176d 14 tweets
Britain faces having to return the Elgin Marbles as part of a free trade deal with the European Union after Greece demanded a clause was inserted in the agreement.A draft negotiating mandate
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Robert Rutledge Maybe the British Museum can replace them with some good sturdy British antiquities. 175d
Homophobic Iowa caucus-goer learns her candidate, Pete Buttigieg, is gay
YouTube 190d 4 tweets
A stark reminder of the distance between media and reality.
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Robert Rutledge In case you didn't know there are anti-gay Democrats -- here's an Iowa voter supporting Buttigieg at the Iowa Caucuses, the moment she discovers that he's gay. "I don't want anyone like THAT in the White House." We have a very long way to go. 189d