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Data Visualization: U.S. States as N.Y.C. Boroughs
The boroughs of New York City as U.S. states based on their closest population analogues.
Manhattan becomes Idaho, the Bronx becomes Maine, Queens has as many people as New Mexico, Brooklyn as Nevada and Staten Island as many as Wyoming.
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History: Kristallnacht – German pogrom of 1938
Tonight it is 70 years ago, that in the night of November 9th synagogues, Jewish shops and houses were destroyed throughout Germany and Austria. Almost a thousand Jews were murdered that night and 20-30,000 deported to concentration camps.
Sadly these days it looks like the extreme right wing thugs are creeping into society across Europe again. Where do you think that substantial amounts from all those Billions disappearing from military and so-called humanitarian aid programs are ending up?
This time it might not be the Jews, but will the majority of people again look to the other side and profit from…
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Russia’s answer on the U.S. Elections: Obama Matryoshkas
In Moscow, matryoshka – little wooden dolls – of Barack Obama have become one of the best selling souvenirs among tourists and Russians.
While before the election both Obama and McCain dolls were offered by shopkeepers, the interest in McCain dolls that even before November 4th had sold in much smaller numbers, has now more or less completely diminished. Or as one of the sellers put it “my stock in McCain dolls is now worth about as much as shares in Lehman Brothers”
Obama dolls are a new addition to …
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Image: Change is coming
While we don’t like the idea to demonstrate any difference between people by the color of your skin, we are remembering that not so long ago (less than 30 years in some states of the U.S.) a person like Obama would have seen his parents arrested for the (difference in the) color of their skin and he himself would have been a complete outcast in normal life left alone political life.
So because of this and only because of this we believe the image below might visualize how big a step the U.S. has made yesterday with Barack Obama’s election for President.
It certainly visualizes that there is a change. And when can you see 44 U.S. Presidents all together in one image.
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Reactions on Obama’s Success
After Barack Obama’s and the Democrats’ landslide success in the fight for Presidency, the Senate and the House some reactions on the victory as published in mainstream media around the world today.
We have only chosen some quotes that we believe came from the heart of the person who said it…
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Reminder to go voting today
Just a last reminder to go out voting today how bad the weather might be or not. And try to use paper ballots wherever this is possible so that your vote might actually be counted for the candidate you voted for.
Below two videos from “The Onion” reminding you in a humorous way of a quote from Russian Dictator Joseph Stalin: “The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything”
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