The chip is maybe
secure except when thieves scan
it in your wallet.

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My picks for #sundayread for November 18, 2018:

• Finally read John Kennedy Toole’s “A Confederacy of Dunces,” and it was delightful. Great humor and storytelling.
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• The Danger of President Pence
  By @JaneMayerNYer
• Nora, the Loneliest Polar Bear
  By Kale Williams @sfkale
• Flashback: Smart ways to use (up to) 280 characters on Twitter
• Harassed Out of Hollywood: Veteran Stuntwoman @JeanCoulter9 Reflects on the Movies and the Blacklist
  By @RichJuz wiak
• Shandling masterpieces: “It’s Garry Shandling’s Show,” “Larry Sanders” and 25 years of weekly basketball among friends
  By Anna Peele @bananapeele
• Flashback: Y’all Connect – Gender Avenger gives us its Stamp of Approval
• The power and politics of the black barbershop: A haircut and a healing
  By Jason Parham @nonlinearnotes
• .@StellaMcCartney Is Weaving a New Way Forward
  By Mary Kaye Schilling
• Flashback: Wade Kwon’s resume … in 10 tweets
• Oral History of Nirvana on MTV’s “Unplugged”
  By @AlanSiegelDC
• Can we finally eradicate polio? A report from the frontline in Nigeria.
  By @Jo_M_Chandler
• The Age of M-Pesa
  From @Owaahh
  (via @EbosoAnne)
• Who is the Watcher? An unsolved Jersey mystery
  By @ReevesWiedeman

More posts from Wade this week:

• The Birmingham channel: Caught on tape
• Happy Veterans Day!

More #sundayread:

• All tweets for November 18 #sundayread
• The latest #sundayread tweets
• More #sundayread recommendations from me

The only thing deep-
fried on Thanksgiving was the
chef’s unlucky leg.

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On other planets,
do they see us? Do they want
to talk? Or hide out?

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A look at Birmingham in videos …

From the downtown set of horror short “The Eye.” From Cody Gremlin.

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Lynyrd Skynyrd performs “Sweet Home Alabama” in October at Oak Mountain Amphitheatre in Pelham. From HomeSouth Builders.

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Downtown view from Vulcan. From Geography Uber Alles.

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Back home in Birmingham. From Country Boi Erick.

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Girls soccer: Baton Rouge SC 04 Black vs. Gulf Coast Texans in September at the U.S. Youth Soccer National League Mid-South Conference. From Trevis Thompson.

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Worship Night in October at King’s Way Church in Irondale. From King’s Way Church.

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Activist and Birmingham native Angela Davis speaks in October in Madrid. From La Casa Encendida.

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Security footage of a burglary at a house in southwest Birmingham. From Ron Terry.

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Seattle rock band Alice in Chains performs “Would?” in October at the BJCC Concert Hall downtown. From Mdmar10.

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Commercial for S Nails and Spa in Inverness. From S Nail and Spa.

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Members of the New Orleans Pelicans send a special message to Birmingham, which will play host to an NBA G League team in 2022. From WVTM 13 News.

More on the new minor league basketball team. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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Nashville folk-country singer-songwriter CeCe Hetrick performs in October at the Nick on Southside. From CeCe Hetrick.

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Exotic cars in the Summit parking lot. From Green Ninja 5.

And there they go. From Green Ninja 5.

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Highlight reel for Oak Mountain junior running back Jonathan Bennett. From J. Bennett.

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The play “Women – Saucy and Sweet” in April at Samford University. From Isabel Azar.

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The UAB homecoming parade in October on University Boulevard. From Tŏng Yé.

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Lafayette, La., contemporary Christian singer-songwriter Lauren Daigle performs “Rescue” in October at the Alabama Theatre downtown (our vertical video of the week). From Paul Thai.

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Promo for the Velocity Accelerator business training program at Innovation Depot downtown. From Innovation Depot.

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Parker Landwehr joins Vestavia Hills tech staffing agency ITAC Solutions as a recruiter. From ITAC Solutions.

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Rapper Colbi Babi D2S performs in September at Zydeco on Southside. From Colbi Babi D2S.

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Birmingham real estate agent Gene Darden gives an update on the real estate market. From Southern Realty Specialists KW the Real Estate Gene.

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WSFL’s Birmingham Fire vs. USFL’s Tampa Bay Bandits in Madden 08 PC. From Mark Wilson.

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Promo from Pauly Shore for his appearance earlier this month at the Stardome Comedy Club in Hoover. From Pauly Shore.

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Prescott, Ariz., jam band Spafford performs “West L.A. Fadeaway” in October at Saturn in Avondale. From Isom Morgan.

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Athens blues-rock band Allgood performs “Trilogy” in October at Avondale Brewing Co. From Yesterdays Today.

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Los Angeles singer-songwriter Tori Kelly performs “Soul’s Anthem (It Is Well)” in October at the Lyric Theatre downtown. From Haley Catherine.

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Commercial for the Ford Mustang at Adamson Ford downtown. From #AlwaysAdamson.

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Youth hockey: Birmingham Bulls at Nashville Flyers in October. From Nashville Flyers.

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Tyler Kime of Standard Air, Plumbing and Insulation on turning on the furnace for the first time. From Means Advertising.

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Quebec City indie-dance band Men I Trust performs in October at Saturn in Avondale. From Large Marge.

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Newark poet Jasmine Mans performs “Birmingham” in Houston. From Write About Now.

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Promoting UAB for study abroad students from Turkey. From AnkaStudy Yurtdışı Eğitim Danışmanlığı.

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Looking up at Vulcan. From Geography Uber Alles.

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Alabama football coach Nick Saban speaks at the Monday Morning Quarterback CLub in October at the Harbert Center downtown. From Charlie Potter.

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Car fire spotted while traveling on I-65 south of Hoover (our other vertical video of the week). From Henry Gordon.

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Talking with founder Keith Crowe about Hope Street Christian Ministries in Woodlawn. From Danny Kang Austin.

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Birmingham’s Jonathan Davis talks about his experience at Berea College in Kentucky. From Berea Admissions.

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Feature on the Essential restaurant which opened in July downtown. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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Drone footage of LabCorp downtown. From Edmonds Engineering Inc.

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Vlogging from Children’s of Alabama on Southside. From Panda King4cVLOGS.

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Michigan rapper NF performs in January at Iron City on Southside (our other other vertical video of the week). From Tyler Harrison.

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Southern rock-jam band Gov’t Mule performs “Revolution Come, Revolution Go” in October at the Lyric Theatre downtown. From Actress Gabrielle.

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Picking the item
at McDonald’s that they’re out
of today only.

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His motivation
revealed itself in a few
poorly chosen words.

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Voices. All distinct.
The light above. Faint footsteps.
Blood pumps in the ears.

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A thread of catty
remarks and blackmail pics to
keep everyone sane.

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He rules the rails with
dignity, compassion for
all who seek jobs, jaunts.

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Video: “Tom’s War” from StoryCorps

A big thank you to all the men and women who have served in our armed forces!

The National Veterans Day parade starts at 1:30 p.m. Monday, with live streaming available in the video below. Organizers changed the route to avoid construction downtown.

Map: National Veterans Day parade route

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Video: Livestream of the 2018 National Veterans Day parade

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Video: “Absolutely Alabama” segment on Veterans Day

My picks for #sundayread for November 11, 2018:

• Vote 2018: Alabama general election results
  #alpolitics
• Can Our Democracy Survive Tribalism?
  By Andrew Sullivan @sullydish
• When Staying in the Trump Administration Is Worse Than Leaving It
  By Lydia Polgreen @lpolgreen
• Flashback: Video everywhere, including Facebook page headers
• From 1916: Trans-national America
  By Randolph S. Bourne
• Oral History (of sorts) of Weird Twitter
  Compiled by @JWHerrman and @KatieNotopoulos
• Flashback: Which video strategy is right for your company?
• Can we teach robots ethics?
  By @DavidEdmonds100
• My 14-Hour Search for the End of @ TGIFridays’ Endless Appetizers
  By @CaityWeaver
• Flashback: Focused communication: Working with subordinates, peers and bosses
• Are Pop Lyrics Getting More Repetitive?
  By Colin Morris @HalfEatenScone
  (RT @zmijutin)
• U.S. Law Enforcement Failed to See the Threat of White Nationalism. Now They Don’t Know How to Stop It.
  By @JanetReitman
• How Congress allied with drug company lobbyists to derail the DEA’s @DEAHQ war on opioids
  By @ScottHigham1 and @LennyMBernstein
• Why English is such a great language for puns
  From @TheEconomist
  (RT @WuestefeldDoyle)

More posts from Wade this week:

• The Birmingham channel: Earth probably first
• Vote 2018: The stormy midterms have arrived

More #sundayread:

• All tweets for November 11 #sundayread
• The latest #sundayread tweets
• More #sundayread recommendations from me

Riding the floats and
waving to throngs of grateful,
proud Americans.

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Accumulation
on one side of messages,
postcards and letters.

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A look at Birmingham in videos …

Highlights from October’s Endangered Species Tour by Birmingham nonprofit organization Freshwater Land Trust and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The day-long event featured six locations in Jefferson County where endangered species have been protected. From Freshwater Land Trust.

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Glasgow synth-pop band Chvrches performs in October at Iron City on Southside. From Josh Fryer.

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Close-up drone footage of the Cahaba River. From Brad Hines.

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Time-lapse footage of an illustrated Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education. From Perih Punahou.

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Time for class at Battleground Martial Arts in Alabaster. From Macaroni Kid South Birmingham.

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A 360-degree look at St. Vincent’s Women and Children’s Center on Southside. From Ascension.

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At a special event in Uptown, Birmingham begins its 1,000-day countdown to playing host to the 2021 World Games. From Alabama NewsCenter.

And more from the kickoff event. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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Bessemer blogger TSL Fetti, a k a Shawn Cotton, on his July SayCheeseTV pop-up shop in Birmingham. From Taliban Films Jah.

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Testimonial by scientist/UAB student Mithun Acharya for Imperial Overseas Education Consultants study abroad company in India. From Imperial Overseas Education Consultants.

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Blues singer-songwriter and guitarist Samantha Fish performs in October at Saturn in Avondale. From J.J. Hoover.

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Demo of a Haddorff Vertichord grand piano. From Pugcasso Painting Pugs.

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Highlights from the 2018 Manhattan Dance Project workshop in October at Alabama Dance Academy in Hoover. From Manhattan Dance Project.

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Tuscaloosa’s DJ Zauce in June at Zydeco on Southside. From McCain Media.

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Fun at the Big Bounce America house in October in Calera. From Monica Espinoza.

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The Spain Park Chamber Choir performs the National Anthem at October’s Sparks in the Park Marching Band Festival. From Spain Park Choir.

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Baton Rouge rapper Boosie Badazz on whether to perform in Birmingham for $35,000 (our vertical video of the week). From Catching Up With Celebrities.

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On a walk downtown. From Deric McGuffie.

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Concept trailer for “Awake,” filmed in Birmingham. From Ethan Crowe.

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An August news conference with the Environmental Protection Agency on removing contaminated soil in the 35th Avenue Superfund Site in North Birmingham. Speakers included Birmingham mayor Randall Woodfin, EPA Region 4 director Franklin Hill, state Sen. Linda Coleman-Madison and U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell. From City of Birmingham.

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Trains in Bessemer, Birmingham, Irondale, McCalla and other places in Alabama and Georgia. From Ems318.

More trains in Birmingham (our other vertical video of the week). From NS Railfan Productions/NRP.

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Highlights from Jamz and Jokes with Birmingham comedian Detroit Reid and Atlanta hip-hop artist Yung Joc in October at WorkPlay in Lakeview. From WellDunn Entertainment.

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Soundcheck for Orlando rock band Matchbox Twenty at Oak Mountain Amphitheatre in Pelham. From Smash Bridges.

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Exploring the area around the Eureka No. 3 coal mine near Helena. From Its Keeton.

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Alabama men’s basketball coach Avery Johnson at SEC Media Days in October at the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Mountain Brook. From Alabama Crimson Tide on AL.com.

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