Here are some excerpts from the January issue of Harper’s Index:
- Percentage of moisturizers sold in the United States as “fragrance-free” that contain a fragrance: 45
- Of moisturizers sold as “hypoallergenic” that contain a common allergen: 83
- Percentage by which white job applicants in the United States were preferred over black applicants in 1989: 36
- In 2015: 36
- Amount white supremacist Richard Spencer paid the University of Florida to give a speech last October: $10,564
- Estimated amount the university paid for security: $600,000
- Percentage of Asian-American doctors who have had a patient request a different physician because of their ethnicity: 22
- Factor by which George W. Bush’s popularity among Democrats has increased since 2009: 4
- Number of Texas inmates who donated money for Hurricane Harvey relief: 6,663
- Number of days after the hurricane for which Texas prisoners lacked adequate food and water: 33
- Number of animated Jackie Chan Adventures episodes found on Osama bin Laden’s computer: 33
- Of crocheting videos: 29
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On this date at Daily Kos in 2008—Paging MArk Halperin:
President-elect Barack Obama says that he wants to make his administration more responsive to the American people. To that end, his aides are introducing a host of YouTube and other efforts aimed at bypassing the media and communicating directly with voters.
It remains to be seen whether this effort will yield satisfaction on either end of the spectrum—John Q. Public may have as difficult a time getting answers out of government officials as representatives of the mainstream media do. But to get a glimpse of how bypass-the-press might work, look no further than the Bush administration.
On today’s Kagro in the Morning show: Today’s the day Trump animatronically became president. But TrumpBots have been embedding and entrenching in government from Day 1. Law? Constitution? Rules? LOL YOLO nothing matters! Speaking of which, the GOP turns tax law upside-down today.
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