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"Consequently, to measure how democratic an information network is, we cannot use a simple yardstick like whether elections are being held regularly. In Putins Russia, in Iran, and even in North Korea elections are held like clockwork. Rather, we need to ask much more complex questions like “What mechanisms prevent the central government from rigging the elections?”" — Jun 07, 2026 02:29PM
"Consequently, to measure how democratic an information network is, we cannot use a simple yardstick like whether elections are being held regularly. In Putins Russia, in Iran, and even in North Korea elections are held like clockwork. Rather, we need to ask much more complex questions like “What mechanisms prevent the central government from rigging the elections?”" — Jun 07, 2026 02:29PM
• In America, more than 16 million children—about 22% of all children—live in poverty, defined in 2013 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as an income of $23,550 for a family of four ($29,440 in Alaska and $27,090 in
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“Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”
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“It was always so hot, and everyone was so polite, and everything was all surface but underneath it was like a bomb waiting to go off. I always felt that way about the South, that beneath the smiles and southern hospitality and politeness were a lot of guns and liquor and secrets.”
― The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
― The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
“I want you to show them the difference between what they think you are and what you can be.”
― A Lesson Before Dying
― A Lesson Before Dying
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
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