Keeping tabs on authors in LINKcat: Adam Zagajewski

 

LINKcat

New York Times, 3/24/2021

Mr. Zagajewski (pronounced zah-gah-YEV-sky) gained prominence in Poland while in his early 20s as a black-sweatered protest poet, a member of the Generation of ’68, which was opposed to the Communist government and its alliance with the Soviet Union. His writing was banned in the mid-1970s. 

Mr. Zagajewski, who had been living in Krakow, went into exile in 1982 in Paris, where he gained international acclaim for works first published in Polish and later translated. (He was also fluent in English, French and German.) 

He taught at the University of Houston and the University of Chicago, wrote several collections of poems and essays, and returned to Krakow in 2002 with his wife, the actress and translator Maja Wodecka.

The 48 member libraries of LINKca

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2021

Mary Catherine Bateson.  (1/26)

Rosalind Cartwright.  (3/21)

Kim Chernin.  (1/10)

Christina Crosby.  (1/31)

Eric Jerome Dickey.  (1/9)

Scott Donaldson.  (1/11)

Lawrence Ferlinghetti.  (2/24)

James R. Flynn.  (1/30)

Larry Flynt.  (2/12)

Norman Golb.  (2/22)

Lawrence Graham.  (3/9)

Maria Guarnascheilli, book editor.  (2/18)

James Gunn.  (2/21)

Tony Hendra.  (3/7)

Robert L. Herbert (2/12)

Norman Juster.  (3/16/2021)

Margaret Maron.  (3/13)

Ved Mehta.  (1/12)

Marie Mongan.  (3/22)

Sharon Kay Penman.  (2/8/)

Deborah Rhode.  (1/28)

James Ridgeway.  (2/16)

Naomi Rosenblum  (3/6)

Charles Saunders.  (2/4)

Bryan Sykes.  (1/14)

2020
Patricia Bosworth.  (4/6)

Ben Bova.  (12/17)
Mary Higgins Clark.  (2/4)
Clive Cussler.  (2/29)

Betty Dodson  (11/11)
David Graeber.  (9/6)
Shirley Ann Grau.  (8/11)
Pete Hamill.  (8/6)

Shere Hite. (9/13)
A, E, Hotchner.  (2/18)
Roger Kahn.  (2/15)

Randall Kenan.  (9/29)

John Le Carre. (12/23/2020)
Johanna Lindsey.  (1/15)

Barry Lopez.  (12/29)

Alison Lurie.  (12/7)
Sylvia Jukes Morris.  (1/20)
Charlers Portis.  (2/19)

Julia Reed.  (9/8)
John Rothchild.  (1/22)
Gail Sheehy.  (9/3)
George Steiner.  (2/6)

Jill Paton Walsh.  (11/29)
Charles Webb.  (6/30)
Elizabeth Wurtzel.  (1/11)

2019
Warren Adler.  (4/23)
Kate Braverman.  (10/28)
Stephen Dixon.  (11/12)
Ernest J. Gaines.  (11/8)
Dan Jenkins.  (3/10)
Judith Krantz.  (6/27)
Paule Marshall.  (8/27)
Robert K. Massie.  (12/4)
Martin Mayer.  (8/3)
Wright Morris.  (7/25)
Toni Morrison.  (8/12)
Anthony Price.  (6/17)
James I. Robertson.  (11/20)
Anne Rivers Siddons.  (9/19)
John Simon.  (12/1)
Sol Stein.  (9/30)
Brad Watson.  (8/2)
Lonnie Wheeler.  (7/15)
Herman Wouk.  (5/20)
Nearly forgotten "sociological megahits" of 1970.  (6/18)

2018
Neal Thompson.  (6/17)
Barbara Kafka.  (6/8)
Weeding or historical sanitization at LINKcat libraries?  (6/2)

2017
Aline Countess of Romanones.  (12/17)
Kit Reed.  (10/1)
Carol J. Adams shares feminist classics from her personal library.  (9/8)

2016
E. M. Nathanson.  (4/10)

2015
Gunter Grass (1927-2015).  (4/15)

2014
Thomas Berger  (1924-2014).  (7/23)
Peter Matthiessen (1927-2014)  (4/8)

2013
Barbara Branden.  (12/26)

GET ME REWRITE: Michael's bans "Feminist Cross-Stitch" book but customers can borrow a copy through their local public library

 

New York Times, 3/16/2021

As Michaels locations were stocking the book, titled “Feminist Cross-Stitch,” for Women’s History Month this month, at least two employees noticed that four of the 40 patterns contained a specific obscenity, according to the company.

They told their managers. The corporation’s headquarters took action, ordering Michaels stores in the United States to remove the books, which were tossed in the trash, the company said. 

“It is our policy not to sell products with the ‘F’ word in or on it in our stores,” Michaels said in an emailed statement. “It is not in line with our brand and that policy will not change.”

Copies are available at these South Central Library System public libraries through LINKcat.

Wisconsin Covid cases mapped, listed and graphed (3/27/2021)

New York Times

 

Saturday, March 27.  Total tests (positive and negative):  3,281,176.  One-day increase of 3,726 (450 positive; 12%)

Total positive Covid 19 cases:  575,320

Counties with largest numerical gains = 22 of 72

• 6 with 20 or more new cases
• 7 with 10 to 19
• 9 with 5 to 9

The 22

• Milwaukee (121)
• Dane (56)
• Waukesha (53)
• St. Croix (29)
• Rock (25)
• Brown (20)

• Kenosha (17)
• Winnebago (16)
• Outagamie, Walworth (15 each)
• Green (12)
• Douglas (11)
• Sauk (10)

• Sheboygan (9)
• Fond du Lac, Ozaukee, Trempealeau (7 each)
• Columbia, Green Lake, Marathon, Pierce, Wood- (5 each)

WI Department of Health Services

As of the 3/6/2021 revision, three counties -- Buffalo, Florence, and Langlade -- have fallen below the state's positive test rate per 100,000 people.  Vilas joins 27 other counties with positive test rate hightest than the state's average.

Link to other WI COVID posts:

Related posts:

Alabama.  (2/15/2021)

Arizona.  (2/15/2021)

Arkansas.  (2/4/2021)

California.  (2/7/2021)

Connecticut.  (8/21/2020)

Florida.  (2/15/2021)

Georgia.  (2/15/2021)

Idaho.  (2/7/2021)

Illinois.  (2/2/2021)

Indiana.  (2/6/2021)

Iowa.  (2/6/2021)

Kansas.  (2/4/2021)

Kentucky.  (2/4/2021)

Louisiana.  (2/6/2021)

Maryland.  (1/27/2021)

Massachusetts.  (2/16/2021)

Michigan.  (3/11/2021)

Minnesota.  (2/4/2021)

Mississippi.  (3/4/2021)

Montana. (2/5/2021)

Nebraska.  (2/4/2021)

Nevada.  (2/17/2021)

New Jersey,  (3/14/2021)

New York.  (2/16/2021)

North Carolina.  (2/7/2021)

North Dakota.  (2/7/2021)

Ohio.  (2/6/2021)

Pennsylvania.  (2/16/2021)

South Carolina.  (2/5/2021)

South Dakota.  (2/18/2021)

Tennessee.  (2/5/2021)

Texas   (2/6/2021)

Utah.  (2/17/2021)

Virginia.  (1/22/2021)

Washington State.  (6/12/2020)

West Virginia.  (2/3/2021)

Ron Weiser leads a parade of clowns at the Michigan GOP

 

Photo credit:  University of Michigan (clown makeup added)

Bridge Michigan, 3/26/2021

Weiser faces criticism for his remarks about the state’s top three Democrats — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Attorney General Dana Nessel and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson — along with an unprompted reference to “assassination” while discussing Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump. 

In a Thursday speech before the North Oakland Republican Club, the wealthy real estate magnate and University of Michigan regent referred to the women as “the three witches” and said he’s recruiting GOP challengers to “soften up” the Democrats so they’re “ready for the burning at the stake.” 

Asked by GOP activists whether he supports primary challenges against U.S. Reps. Fred Upton of St. Joseph and Peter Meijer of Grand Rapids Township, Weiser said that “other than assassination, I have no other way" of removing them from office "other than voting (them) out," drawing some laughter.

We know the Michigan GOP has no shame, but what about Weiser's 7 colleagues on the University of Michigan Board of Regents?  He needs to resign.

The Detroit News, 3/26/2021

After the remarks were reported by The Detroit News on Friday, prompting a firestorm of criticism mostly from Democrats and calls for his resignation from the University of Michigan's Board of Regents, Weiser said on Twitter that his comments "are clearly being taken out of context." But he admitted he should have "chosen my words more carefully," while saying he wouldn't resign from the UM board.

That's what they all say.  It's nothing more than an automatic response made by someone caught with his pants down.

The Tom Tiffany Clown Show shills for white privilege

 

Southern Maryland Online, 2/25/2021

While some argued that increasing diversity would increase trust in the judicial system and make the system overall more fair and representative of the general American population, some lawmakers saw the calls for more diversity as an invitation to more racial discrimination and furthering political ideologies.

"Today this committee's message is: 'We will judge you by the color of your skin, race, gender and politics, not by your character or qualifications,'" said Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wisconsin. "Over the last few years we've seen well-qualified and diverse nominations to the courts. However, because they were Republican nominations, the Democrats didn't think they were diverse enough."

First of all, what's shown in bold red letters is just plain gibberish.

Secondly, 

Brennan Center for Justice, 7/1/2020

NPR, 7/2/2020

For some civil rights advocates, something else stands out about the Trump judge picks: diversity. 

"They are largely white and male," said Vanita Gupta, who runs the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. "It is an astonishing lack of representation." 

By her count, nearly 7 in 10 of the Trump judges are white men. Just 28 of the 200 are people of color. And, she said, there's only one Latina appeals court judge, and no Black appellate judges.

Related posts:

2021
Tom Tiffany challenges Glenn Grothman for desingation as Wisconsin State Clown. (3/25/2021)

Tales of Treason: Tom Tiffany goes to Washington.  (3/6/2021)
Meet the Wisconsin delegation of the U.S. House Traitors Caucus.  (1/7/2021)
Wisconsin and Pennsylvania Freedom Caucus crazies team up to scrap 'one-China' policy.  (3/5/2021)

2020

GET ME REWRITE: Tom Tiffany working to yank title of Wisconsin State Embarrassment from Glenn Grothman.  (10/2/2020)
GET ME REWRITE: Trump-backed Tom Tiffany underperforms in Duffyland, Wisconsin's 7th congressional district.  (5/13/2020)
Clearly, the hard hat is offering no protection.  (1/21/2020)

Dear Tom Tiffany, Confederate monuments were erected decades after the end of the Civil War and are intended to glorify leaders of the Confederacy.  (7/23/2020)

2019
UPDATE: Who will run in Wisconsin 7th congressional district now that Sean Duffy has announced his resignation?  (10/21/2019)

2017
Meet Tom "terrific for the mining industry" Tiffany.  (11/4/2017)

2016
The hypocrisy of Tom Tiffany and his fellow Republicans.   (3/25/2016) 

2014
Tom "Terrific-for-the-Frac-Sand-Mining-Industry" Tiffany.  (12/19/2014)
Scott Walker likely to support Tom Tiffany's new mining bill.  (2/27/2014)

2013
Wyoming's Republican Governor has a message for Wisconsin mining industry's "Tom Terrific".  (11/24/2013)
The mining industry's "Tom Terrific" gets pushback from his Republican colleagues.  (11/18/2013)
In so many words: Dear Sen. Tiffany, Your bill sucks, Sincerely, Pepin County Board.  (11/13/2013)
Follow the Gogebic money.  (11/7/2013)
Sen. Tom Tiffany's sand mine bill a hot potato.  (10/28/2013) 
The Nipper Chronicles: The frac sand mining masters speak.  (10/18/2013)

Douglas County, Georgia: Why the GOP believes that voter suppression is the only path to survival

 

Atlanta metro area

Douglas County.  From a 48 percentage point GOP advantage in 2004 to a 25.2 percentage point Democratic advantage in 2020.  

Wikipedia 

3rd party votes:  16.7% in 1992, 8.9% in 1996, 3.3% in 2016

(Alabama segregationist George Wallace received 57.4% of the vote in 1968)

Trump received 627 more votes than he did in 2016, a 2.5% increase.   Biden received 11,809 more votes than Clinton did in 2016, an increase of 38%.

Trump's share of the vote decreased by 6.2 percentage points.  Biden increased Clinton's share of the vote by 8.3 percentage points. 

The GOP suburban problem, graphed.  (Same source as line graph above.)

Demographically speaking.

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree:

• 28.2% - Douglas County
• 31.3% - Georgia
• 32.1% - U.S.

% of population 65 and older:

• 11.9% - Douglas County
• 14.3% - Georgia
• 16.5% - U.S.

% of population living in poverty:

• 10.9% - Douglas County
• 13.3% - Georgia
• 10.5% - U.S. (they're joking, of course)

The GOP dumbing down of America is not working in Douglas County.  

Other GOP nightmare locations:

Denver metro area:

Colorado.  Adams County.  (3/25/2021)

Colorado.  Arapahoe County.  (3/25/2021)

Colorado.  Denver County.  (3/25/2021)
Colorado.  Douglas County.  (3/25/2021)

Colorado.  Jefferson County.  (3/25/2021)

Atlanta metro area:

Georgia.  Clayton County.  (3/26/2021)

Georgia.  Cobb County.  (3/26/2021)

Georgia.  DeKalb County.  (3/26/2021)

Georgia.  Fayette County.  (3/27/2021)

Georgia.  Forsyth County.  (3/26/2021)

Georgia.  Gwinnett County.  (3/26/2021)

Georgia.  Henry County.  (3/26/2021)

Georgia   Rockdale County.  (3/26/2021)

Indianpolis metro area:

Indiana.  Hamilton County.  (3/23/2021)
Indiana.  Hancock County.  (3/23/2021)
Indiana.  Hendricks County.  (3/23/2021)
Indiana.  Johnson County.  (3/23/2021)

Indiana.  Marion County.  (3/24/2021)

Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area

Minnesota.  Anoka County.  (3/22/2021)

Minnesota.  Carver County.  (3/21/2021)

Minnesota.  Dakota County.  (3/22/2021)

Minnesota.  Washington County.  (3/22/2021)

Kansas City metro area:

Missouri.  Clay County.  (3/22/2021)

Missouri.  Platte County.  (3/22/2021)

Dallas/Fort Worth metro area:

Texas.  Collin County.  (3/24/2021)

Texas.  Dallas County.  (3/24/2021)

Texas.  Denton County.  (3/24/2021)

Texas.  Ellis County.  (3/24/2021)

Texas.  Kaufman County.  (3/24/2021)

Texas.  Tarrant County.  (3/24/2021)

Milwaukee metro area

Wisconisn.  Ozaukee County. (3/23/2021) 

Wisconsin.  Waukesha County.  (3/23/2021)

Fayette County, Georgia: Why the GOP believes that voter suppression is the only path to survival

Atlanta metro area

Fayette County.  From a 45.6 percentage point GOP advantage in 2004 to a 6.8 percentage point GOP advantage in 2020.   Major-league shrinkage.

Wikipedia 

3rd party votes:  17.9% in 1992, 7% in 1996, 5.2% in 2016

(Alabama segregationist George Wallace received 57.1% of the vote in 1968)

Trump received 2,908 more votes than he did in 2016, a 8% increase.   Biden received 9,788 more votes than Clinton did in 2016, an increase of 42%.

Trump's share of the vote decreased by 4.3 percentage points.  Biden increased Clinton's share of the vote by 8 percentage points. 

The GOP suburban problem, graphed.  (Same source as line graph above.)

Demographically speaking.

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree:

• 46.2% - Fayette County
• 31.3% - Georgia
• 32.1% - U.S.

% of population 65 and older:

• 18.7% - Fayette County
• 14.3% - Georgia
• 16.5% - U.S.

% of population living in poverty:

•   5.4% - Fayette County
• 13.3% - Georgia
• 10.5% - U.S. (they're joking, of course)

The GOP dumbing down of America is not working in Fayette County.  

Other GOP nightmare locations:

Denver metro area:

Colorado.  Adams County.  (3/25/2021)

Colorado.  Arapahoe County.  (3/25/2021)

Colorado.  Denver County.  (3/25/2021)
Colorado.  Douglas County.  (3/25/2021)

Colorado.  Jefferson County.  (3/25/2021)

Atlanta metro area:

Georgia.  Clayton County.  (3/26/2021)

Georgia.  Cobb County.  (3/26/2021)

Georgia.  DeKalb County.  (3/26/2021)

Georgia.  Forsyth County.  (3/26/2021)

Georgia.  Gwinnett County.  (3/26/2021)

Georgia.  Henry County.  (3/26/2021)

Georgia   Rockdale County.  (3/26/2021)

Indianpolis metro area:

Indiana.  Hamilton County.  (3/23/2021)
Indiana.  Hancock County.  (3/23/2021)
Indiana.  Hendricks County.  (3/23/2021)
Indiana.  Johnson County.  (3/23/2021)

Indiana.  Marion County.  (3/24/2021)

Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area

Minnesota.  Anoka County.  (3/22/2021)

Minnesota.  Carver County.  (3/21/2021)

Minnesota.  Dakota County.  (3/22/2021)

Minnesota.  Washington County.  (3/22/2021)

Kansas City metro area:

Missouri.  Clay County.  (3/22/2021)

Missouri.  Platte County.  (3/22/2021)

Dallas/Fort Worth metro area:

Texas.  Collin County.  (3/24/2021)

Texas.  Dallas County.  (3/24/2021)

Texas.  Denton County.  (3/24/2021)

Texas.  Ellis County.  (3/24/2021)

Texas.  Kaufman County.  (3/24/2021)

Texas.  Tarrant County.  (3/24/2021)

Milwaukee metro area

Wisconisn.  Ozaukee County. (3/23/2021) 

Wisconsin.  Waukesha County.  (3/23/2021)