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Poplicks is providing some of the very best post-election coverage out there, with lots of supporting links. For example:

* Did you know that Obama lost the white vote?*
* And that the much-quoted "70% of black Californians voted for Proposition 8" may be wrong -- the number may be much closer to 50%?

Other choice bits:

* "When whites went 60/40 for Bush Sr. over Dukakis in 1988, does that mean Whites were anti-Greek that year?"
* "To put it another way, the dismantling of some forms of institutionalized racism (separate drinking fountains for example) has cost the Democratic party a majority of the national White vote for the last 40+ years."
* "To the extent that the issue of gay marriage seemed to be pitted against the church, it was going to be a losing battle in my community." (Jasmyne Cannick)

and finally:

"Getting [Obama] elected was simple work compared to actually bringing about the social change many have portended his election represents."

(And an extra bonus: the photo topping the entry on Prop. 8 features my very favorite anti-8 sign ever.)

Lots of good reading to pursue. Go check it out.


* ETA: 'lost' seems to have the wrong implications in retrospect. I mean it only in the sense of 'didn't win a majority of.'

Food

Hi folks,

As some of you know, whittles set up a calendar for folks to bring us dinners so that we can spend more time managing twins without neglecting our own needs for, like, full meals and showers and things like that. We are still at a stage where we need help! The babies are even more demanding of our time, attention, and energy than they were when they were a few weeks ago, no joke. I hear it gets better soon, but in the meantime...

Basically, if you want to participate, pick a date, sign up, and when your time comes, come by our place around 5 pm to 6 pm and bring dinner. Home-cooked is lovely, but takeout is OK too. Alternatively, come over and cook in our fabulous kitchen -- we can even provide the raw materials sometimes. Especially if you like cooking squash.

You can stay and hang out (we are starving for adult company, seriously, and extra arms to hold the babies), or you can drop and run, according to your preference and schedule.

The calendar is here:

http://calendar.yahoo.com/foodchaintime

To sign up for a slot, send me e-mail (selk at io dot com).

Feel free to stop by non-calendar days, too, with food or without, days and nights and possibly even for midnight snacks! G. and I are here all day long; just call or e-mail ahead (ask if you want my phone #).