Hi,

Black students--who pay tuition just like their white counterparts--are leaving the University of Missouri because of active death threats against them. The school is on lockdown, classes have been cancelled, white students are walking around shouting "white power," and bricks have been thrown through windows--all in the wake of the University Chancellor stepping down and the President resigning.

I'm unable to find any mainstream media coverage about this incident. This shows the terrible state our media is in. The powers that be, don't care...in fact they like the division, the anger, the fear...it plays in their favor. People can't focus on the true problems we face. Racism is pervasive and threats and abuse are rampant. It's the worst we've seen in years.

We cannot afford to live in denial or sit back and wait for others to act! It is time we all get off of our collective rears, and start doing something about this mess we find ourselves in. Please sign this petition to help these students get back to campus and prevent further harm from being done. This violates their basic human rights!

That's why I signed a petition to The United States House of Representatives, The United States Senate, and President Barack Obama, which says:

"Enough people have been killed in 2015. Let's end this trend of destruction against Black lives and stand with students at the University of Missouri. I'm also tired of seeing the police treat blacks....young-old - female like they are not the same as even poor whites....this HAS TO STOP!" I was born in Missouri and I'm ashamed to say so....with this sort of stuff going on!

Will you sign the petition too? Click here please...to add your name:

http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/help-the-university-of?source=s.fwd&r_by=11213934

Thanks! ...Apathy is the biggest problem facing progressives....Be part of the solution, not part of the problem

Tonight – November 4, 2015 – should be a peak night for the annual South Taurid meteor shower. Tomorrow night (November 5) should be good as well. Though a modest shower, with a predicted peak rate of about 7 meteors per hour, the Taurids can surprise you with a flamboyant fireball or two! The meteors will be flying from late night until dawn.

The moon is now in a waning crescent phase. It’s up in the peak predawn hours, but shouldn’t interfere too much with viewing any fireballs that happen to be whizzing by. Seeing a Taurid fireball – even if it’s just one – counts as a big thrill.

And, by the way, a fireball is just another word for a particularly bright meteor.

The other Taurid shower – the North Taurids – should add a few more meteors to the mix from late night until dawn, on the nights of November 5 and 6. The forecast calls for the North Taurid shower to be raining down the most meteors on the night of November 11, 2015. The moon will be new about then, offering pitch-black skies.