Link Me Up, Scotty - Goodbye and Good Riddance Edition

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

My favorite Christian Pastor on the reality of a Trump presidency. The bottom line: We all lost, without exception, unless you're incredibly wealthy, white, and male.

(Stuff That Needs to be Said: The personal blog of Pastor John Pavlovitz)
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The hilarious Kristina Kuzmic takes on New Year's resolutions in a new way. I kind of love this idea, and am considering doing it myself. Maybe on Twitter - there's always a need to be more positive on Twitter.

(LittleThings: LittleThings publishes engaging, meaningful content for women across generations.)
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John Scalzi on the moral arc of the universe, and our responsibility in that system.

(Whatever: The personal blog of author John Scalzi)
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The Atlantic with a photo essay of what it means to choose to become an American. A good reminder for those of us who may take our citizenship for granted. Also, there's something in my eye.
  
(The Atlantic: Skews left but still a reliable source of in-depth news)
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A Chicago bakery sees opportunity where others see fear, and improves his business by recruiting and hiring war refugees. These people are wonderful human resources, many highly educated and very motivated to find jobs with a living wage. Companies that give in to fear on this score are surrendering a competitive advantage.

H/T Steve

(NPR: Mainstream Media source with minimal partisan bias)

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