{"id":2641,"date":"2018-01-21T09:32:27","date_gmt":"2018-01-21T14:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelcrane.net\/wp\/?p=2641"},"modified":"2018-01-21T09:32:27","modified_gmt":"2018-01-21T14:32:27","slug":"because-we-listen-for-the-shout-we-miss-the-whisper-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelcrane.net\/wp\/because-we-listen-for-the-shout-we-miss-the-whisper-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Because we listen for the shout, we miss  the whisper."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alright, let&#8217;s see what&#8217;s been going on.\u00a0 First up, did you know that <a href=\"https:\/\/nerdist.com\/harry-potter-readers-better-people-kids\/\">Harry Potter makes you more understanding of others<\/a>?\u00a0 It&#8217;s true!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@hitRECordJoe\/a-new-old-skywalker-253efda3809c\">Joseph Gorden Levitt writes about Star Wars: The Last Jedi<\/a> (spoilers,obviously).<\/p>\n<p>Like me, do you need a chart to see who owns the rights to which superhero?\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/nerdist.com\/marvel-film-rights-infographic-x-men-spider-man\/\">Well this chart is handy<\/a> (but won&#8217;t be accurate for long, I&#8217;m sure).<\/p>\n<p>Super Mario Bros. in ragtime:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1098\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SdqKEHqt94g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>These are really bad times for queer people.\u00a0 Just recently, the federal government has taken steps to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.joemygod.com\/2018\/01\/18\/hhs-unveils-religious-freedom-division-health-workers-want-refuse-lgbt-patients-video\/\">allow doctors to deny services<\/a> to anyone because they&#8217;re part of the LGBT community.<\/p>\n<p>A new study has shown that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2017\/12\/lgbt-high-school-students\/\">40% of LGBT high school students have considered suicide<\/a> due to bullying because they&#8217;re queer.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/9knkd5\/people-still-think-its-okay-for-businesses-to-turn-away-gay-customers\">majority of people still think it&#8217;s okay for businesses to discriminate against queer people<\/a>.\u00a0 And the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.joemygod.com\/2018\/01\/08\/breaking-supreme-court-rejects-appeal-mississippi-law-legalizing-anti-lgbt-business-discrimination\/\">Supreme Court denied an appeal<\/a> and Mississippi&#8217;s law allowing businesses to discriminate is able to stand.<\/p>\n<p>Waste of oxygen and poor excuse for a human being, Mike Pence, will officially lead the US Olympic delegation and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2018\/01\/adam-rippon-mike-pence\/\">openly gay figure skater Adam Rippon is having none of it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And in other slightly better news, Senator Doug Jones&#8217; son, who is gay, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2018\/01\/carson-jones-mike-pence\/\">stared down Mike Pence<\/a> at his father&#8217;s swearing in and it made my day.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the Star Wars Cantina Theme played with pencil and paper, writing out a math equation:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1098\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jcghl0lbDSk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In better news, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.joemygod.com\/2018\/01\/10\/costa-rica-comply-international-court-ruling-sex-marriage-many-nations-pending\/\">a new ruling from the International Court of the Americas<\/a> (didn&#8217;t know that was a thing) is bringing marriage equality to a lot of different countries (potentially)<\/p>\n<p>And <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2018\/01\/2018-gay-men\/\">new year&#8217;s resolutions for gay men<\/a> (and everyone, in some cases).\u00a0 And speaking of resolutions, <a href=\"http:\/\/survivingtheworld.net\/Lesson3403.html\">Surviving the World has a great coming about them<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nerdist.com\/invisible-katana-sword\/\">Watch a Katana disappear.<\/a>\u00a0 Makes me think of the novel, &#8220;The 50 Year Sword&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Quite possibly the best thing ever, <a href=\"https:\/\/nerdist.com\/t-rex-conducts-orchestra-jurassic-park\/\">a T-Rex conducts the Jurassic Park theme music<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pghcitypaper.com\/Blogh\/archives\/2018\/01\/16\/pittsburgh-foundations-journalists-call-out-pittsburgh-post-gazette-for-editorial-defending-trumps-shithole-countries-remarks-many-have-ca\">Pittsburgh non-profits come out hard<\/a> against the PG and it&#8217;s owner&#8217;s racist editorial, published on MLK Day.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, a great little comic about <a href=\"http:\/\/theoatmeal.com\/comics\/oracle\">our place in the universe<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alright, let&#8217;s see what&#8217;s been going on.\u00a0 First up, did you know that Harry Potter makes you more understanding of others?\u00a0 It&#8217;s true! 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