Today’s Great American Protest, Explained

Yeah, man. That down vote will really get the libertarian to change his evil ways.

#WhiteRage Hits Twitter

On Monday, Salon posted an article assailing the phenomenon called white rage, wherein–according to the author–whites across the board possess “an unwillingness or inability to see African-Americans as fully realized human beings”, and that the all-white Zimmerman trial attorneys (in spite of the fact that Mark O’Mara has fought tooth and nail for all of his clients, many of which have been black) failed to rid themselves of the appallingly ubiquitous “three-fifths” ideology in which White America is entrenched. The statements were sweeping, and of course, so too was the manifest fury of latte-sipping whites on Twitter. Some of the best, most visceral 140-characters-or-less ripostes below:

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The Media’s Take On What Happened To Trayvon Martin

Meanwhile, internet users around the country become unquestionable experts in prosecution and trial law.

Life In The Mexican Fast Lane

As politicians and DC wonks engage in the typical back-and-forth bickering regarding immigration reform, photographer Alejandro Cartagena swaps ceaseless ideological banter for an enlightened, bird’s eye view approach to the plight of many Mexican workers–many of whom come to America to seek better working conditions and more economic opportunity for their families. In his series called “Carpoolers,” Cartagena captures the risk, mind-numbing mundaneness and sacrifices that comprise the typical work day of a construction worker in Monterrey, Mexico. Could you handle this kind of commute?

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The Annals Of Alternative Energy Anguish

But yes, let’s go ahead and install that Keystone Pipeline. Word is that it will create up to 35 permanent jobs!