Waiting for the Train: Episode 35
Summary: <br> This week we talk about:<br> <br> * The <a href="http://pitchfork.com/news/69215-yoko-ono-curated-exhibit-brings-the-simpsons-yoko-joke-to-life">art exhibit showing Yoko Ono might have a sense of humor</a>, featuring a reference to an old Simpsons episode<br> * The irony of sending a kid home from school with <a href="http://www.dailydot.com/unclick/fahrenheit-451-permission-slip-dad/">a permission slip to read Fahrenheit 451</a><br> * Twitter <a href="http://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2016/10/27/13437576/twitter-killing-vine">killing off Vine</a> and additionally, sucking at life<br> * The horrible juxtaposition of the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/10/27/jury-acquits-leaders-of-armed-takeover-of-the-oregon-wildlife-refuge-of-federal-conspiracy-charges/?utm_term=.9336e6ce5293">Bundy ranchers getting acquitted</a> of doing <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/30/opinions/bundy-acquittal-shows-disparity-joseph/index.html">a thing everyone saw them doing</a>, while <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/27/us/dakota-access-pipeline-protests/">police beat peaceful Native Americans at Sacred Stone Camp</a><br> <br> <br> Related – if you are horrified by what is going on in North Dakota and you’d like a concrete way to help, see the following links:<br> <a href="http://thefreethoughtproject.com/10-protest-dakota-access-pipeline/">10 Things You Can Do</a> to Help the Native Americans protesting the DAPL<br> <a href="http://sacredstonecamp.org/supply-list/">Supply List for Sacred Stone Camp</a><br> Also, the <a href="http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/11/01/un-observers-monitoring-abuses-against-standing-rock-water-protectors">UN is now observing</a> what’s going on there.<br> And here is a great video about what the water protectors are doing and why.<br> <br> Related Images: [<a href="http://superficialgallery.com/waiting-train-episode-35/166887/">See image gallery at superficialgallery.com</a>]
