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  1. May 2020
  2. www.theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com
    Why It Feels Like Everything Is Going Haywire
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    1. bryan32388 07 May 2020
      any Americans may think that the chaos of our time has been caused by the current occupant of the White House, and that things will return to normal whenever he leaves. But if our analysis is correct, this will not happen. Too many fundamental parameters of social life have changed. The effects of these changes were apparent by 2014, and these changes themselves facilitated the election of Donald Trump.

      Love him or hate him, President Trump has done some great things. There will always be that group of people who does not like the occupant in the White House. This will never change. Life changes in an instant. For example, look how fast COVID-19 changed people lives and if you ask me, President Trump and the whole world was not prepared for something like this and isn't doing a bad job.

    2. bryan32388 07 May 2020
      Facebook’s early mission was “to make the world more open and connected”—and in the first days of social media, many people assumed that a huge global increase in connectivity would be good for democracy. As social media has aged, however, optimism has faded and the list of known or suspected harms has grown: Online political discussions (often among anonymous strangers) are experienced as angrier and less civil than those in real life;

      When I saw this I can't agree more. It seems everyday I look on Facebook today, people either layout their dirty laundry, go off on a rant about political things. The connectivity of friends, network has decreased to the point I don't even want to scroll through Facebook anymore.

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  3. Feb 2020
  4. www.1843magazine.com www.1843magazine.com
    How Turkish coffee destroyed an empire
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    1. bryan32388 25 Feb 2020
      It wasn’t long before the authorities began to regard the kahvehane as a threat. Some sultans installed spies in coffee houses to gauge public opinion; others, like Murad IV, an early-18th-century sultan, tried shutting them down altogether. But they were too profitable. When simmering nationalist movements came to a boil throughout Ottoman lands in the 19th century, the popularity of coffee houses burgeoned. Ethnic groups in European regions of the empire with an Eastern Orthodox Christian majority started agitating for independence. Nationalist leaders planned their tactics and cemented alliances in the coffee houses of Thessaloniki, Sofia and Belgrade. Their caffeine-fuelled efforts succeeded with the establishment of an independent Greece in 1821, Serbia in 1835, and Bulgaria in 1878. The reign of kahve was over.

      As of coffee lover, Coffee houses was and still is today a good place to socialize, discuss, congregate, share opinions and plan among the groups. I do find it hard to believe that authorities found this as a threat and would bring Ottoman empire down, regardless of the topics that were being discussed. Coffee houses was popular and profitable. Yes, it was a lot different back in those days and discussing those topics I can see where authorities found it a threat. Even after sultans placed spies in coffee houses to gauge opinions and Murad tried shutting them down altogether, they were way too profitable.

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  5. saylordotorg.github.io saylordotorg.github.io
    Power and Authority
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    1. bryan32388 20 Feb 2020
      Legitimate authorityPower whose use is considered just and appropriate by those over whom the power is exercised. (sometimes just called authority), Weber said, is power whose use is considered just and appropriate by those over whom the power is exercised

      After reading the article, there are different types of authority. In many ways, power and authority can be the same thing. I want to go back to the CEO example. A CEO is in a position of power and authority. With authority, a signature by the CEO may be required. A manager or a supervisor may have the power to initiate a process change, advocate for future changes, maybe request a new piece to the business. They have the power to do that as part of their role but in the end, it will cost money to add and/or change anything with a corporation and this would be sent to through the chain for review and signatures, eventually to the top (CEO) for final authorization.

    2. bryan32388 20 Feb 2020
      PowerThe ability to have one’s will carried out despite the resistance of others. refers to the ability to have one’s will carried out despite the resistance of others.

      In addition to what is power, let's say you are at work and you run into the CEO of the company. Instantly, you might get nervous. You act different, you might walk different. The CEO represents a person of "power" so you may quickly think of something nice or professional to say as you walk closer to them. You will act a little different than you would around you other co-workers that you talk to on a daily basis. There are many other examples of this power we encounter everyday.

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  6. www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
    California police killings database reveals 'clear racial disparities'
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    1. bryan32388 07 Feb 2020
      Maryland and Colorado have passed laws this year requiring local departments to report police use of force. Maryland’s law tracks all fatalities at the hands of police, while Colorado’s monitors every time an officer shoots at a civilian. These states join Maine, North Carolina and Oregon, which record every police killing. Minnesota police departments must report every time an officer shoots a gun, although the data is not available to the public.

      This data should be known to the public. It's important to know what our police departments are doing and taking care of crime. If these states record every police killing, why aren't they shared with the public who trust in our police force.

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    theguardian.com/us-news/2015/sep/07/california-police-shootings-database-racial-disparity