for sure.
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fa sho
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googleplex
corporate hq of google and parent company alphabet. located at 1600 amphitheatre parkway in mountain view, california. named as a blend of the words google and complex, and as a tribute to the number of the same name. (see: googolplex)
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failed state
a state whose citizens get sick of it.
(see: syria)
(see: afghanistan)
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batman
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feminism
advocating for women’s rights based on equality between the sexes
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ily
i love you.
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current mood
missing a friend.
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history
story of people.
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robert m. la follette
robert m. la follette was the most famous progressive in state government. he fought to overcome the all-powerful political party machines in wisconsin before being elected governor in 1900. his nickname was "battling bob." la follette's goal was to give the people more control over government. wisconsin became one of the first states to use a direct primary, where voters rather than political parties choose candidates to run for office. "battling bob" also passed a law requiring that civil-service workers take exams to qualify for jobs. that way, party bosses couldn't hire their friends in exchange for political favors.
to reduce the power of utility companies, la follette established commissions to watch the cost and the quality of service. professors from the university of wisconsin served on the commissions, and he worked with the university's president to make sure powerful lumber companies did not overuse the state's forests. la follette's reforms became known as the wisconsin idea. -
nationalist
a person who takes extreme pride in his or her own country, to the exclusion of others.
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airtag
apple's new tile killer. i wish it was wirelessly chargeable.
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sputnik 1
the world's first earth-orbiting, man-made satellite.
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1960 u-2 incident
in the fall of 1959, khrushchev accepted an invitation to visit the united states. the visit, and his meetings with president eisenhower, created hope for a permanent "thaw" in the cold war. to reduce tensions further, the two leaders planned a conference with great britain and france in may 1960, to discuss the divided nation of germany. but, on may 1, 1960, the russians shot down a high-altitude american spy plane called a u-2, which was flying over soviet territory. at first, the u.s. government said it was only a weather plane, but soviet leader khrushchev revealed that the pilot of the plane was alive and had confessed. the meeting that had been planned quickly collapsed, and the cold war continued.
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passive resistance
mahatma gandhi's nonviolent protest tactics helped win india's independence from great britain in 1947. in a montgomery, alabama, church in 1955, a 26-year-old minister named dr. martin luther king, jr. electrified an audience of blacks who were trying to organize a boycott of the city's buses. people were impressed by the power of his spoken words and by his emphasis on nonviolent protest and passive resistance, concepts king had learned from studying the life of mahatma gandhi, the leader of india's independence movement.
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los pollos hermanos
a fried chicken fast food restaurant. its owner (gustavo fring) is so humble, meticulous, and works together with the employees. this place also welcomes student workers and overpays.