Saturday, November 14, 2020

Live electronica improv: 2020 Halloween Spooktacular

Bookmarks: Population and Urbanization


U.S. Fertility Rates - Pew Research Center - Posts | Facebook

World Population by Income | Pew Research Center

Macau Hong Kong bridge, world's longest sea-crossing, finally opens - CNN

Population and Climate Change

There has been a remarkable global decline in... - The Sociological Review

Climate change will shrink US economy and kill thousands, government report warns - CNN

(11) How will we survive when the population hits 10 billion? | Charles C. Mann - YouTube

US fertility rate is below level needed to replace population, study says - CNN

DEIS Maps | I-69 Ohio River Crossing

Daily Overview on Instagram: “The Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is an artificial archipelago created with 4.3 billion cubic yards (3.28 billion cubic…”

Delhi pollution: Air quality reaches toxic levels as India loses battle against polluters - The Washington Post

18 Maps Of The United States That Made Us Say "Whoa"

Bookmarks: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs

 

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) |

FinalNeedsAssessmentReport.pdf - Google Drive

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) |

Welcome to the MTF Website

SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Trends & Statistics | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Bookmarks: Memes, etc

Memes, GIFs, Vines - Google Slides

I Am Speed | Know Your Meme

When you do 20 grams of meth in under 10 minutes | I Am Speed | Know Your Meme

Ultra Instinct Shaggy | Know Your Meme

Classic 80s Music Memes - Home | Facebook

Prof G Entertainment Services on Instagram: “I had such a GREAT time working year two with McLean County High School football. We wrapped it up tonight with a big win. Here is how we…”

Best Memes of All Time: Funniest and Most Popular Memes Ever Made - Thrillist

List of most-followed Instagram accounts - Wikipedia

List of most-liked Facebook pages - Wikipedia

List of most-viewed YouTube videos - Wikipedia

List of most-streamed songs on Spotify - Wikipedia

List of most-subscribed YouTube channels - Wikipedia

List of most-followed Twitter accounts - Wikipedia

List of most-liked Instagram posts - Wikipedia

Bookmarks: Immigration

 U.S. immigrant population projected to rise, even as share falls among Hispanics, Asians | Pew Research Center

Do immigrants lead to crime? A recent study says no. | The Marshall Project

Bookmarks: Crime

 

An Animated Visualization of the U.S. Mass Incarceration Crisis - CityLab

All About the Ferguson Syllabus

National Criminal Justice Reference Service | NCJRS

https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/opa/press-releases/attachments/2015/03/04/ferguson_police_department_report.pdf

U.S. Department of Justice

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics

States with the most (and least) gun violence

Crime | Gallup Historical Trends

https://www.brennancenter.org/sites/default/files/publications/Crime%20Trends%201990-2016.pdf

Brennan Center for Justice |

Programs and Practices - What Works in Criminal Justice - CrimeSolutions.gov

https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/232215.pdf

Popular Projects | National Institute of Corrections

The International Association of Chiefs of Police > IACP Homepage

Bookmarks: Data Sources

 Pew Research Center | Nonpartisan, non-advocacy public opinion polling and demographic research

Census.gov

Wealth Inequality

Measure of America: A Program of the Social Science Research Council

Center on Urban Poverty

The National Bureau of Economic Research

National Center for Children in Poverty

United States Department of Labor

What The Hell Is Happening With These Alabama Polls? | FiveThirtyEight

USCCB

Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates - Interactive Data and Mapping - U.S. Census Bureau

The effects of personality traits, self-esteem, loneliness, and narcissism on Facebook use among university students - ScienceDirect

The effects of personality traits, self-esteem, loneliness, and narcissism on Facebook use among university students - ScienceDirect

Bookmarks: Race

 Understanding Race

White Privilege, Quantified - The Atlantic

Separate and Unequal | FRONTLINE | PBS

Measuring Race: Census

RACE - The Power of an Illusion . Background Readings | PBS

The Enlightenment’s ‘Race’ Problem, and Ours - NYTimes.com

Race and Censuses from Around the World - Sociological Images

The US Census and the social construction of race - Sociological Images

Racebox

There Is No Such Thing as Race

Understanding Race After Charlottesville - Attend Events

Understanding Race After Charlottesville - Attend Events

Understanding Race After Charlottesville - Attend Events

Extensive Data Shows Punishing Reach of Racism for Black Boys - The New York Times

There’s Never Been a Native American Congresswoman. That Could Change in 2018. - The New York Times

Sunday, November 1, 2020

15 day pre election financial data

It's required by law for candidates for office to report financial data. Here's a look at campaign finances for pertinent upcoming elections. 

Here are some key points and observations: 

* most campaign dollars for local elections come from the candidate and the candidate's family funds. 

* you need at least $5,000 to run a respectable city commission campaign. That doesn't mean you can't win on less. 




* only 8 of the 16 city commission candidates have reported finance data. This could mean they have raised and/or spent less than $3,000. Local candidates only have to provide financial data if they raise or spend more than $3,000. 

* the likely winning mayoral candidate will have raised and spent nearly $10,000. Per this report Conder has spent over $30,000 and Watson over $43,000. They both have more to spend. 



* be mindful that a lot of campaign money usually is spent between the 15 day report and the post election report. The post election financial data usually indicates a jump in expenditures in the 15 days leading up to an election. 

* there were no financial reports for any of the Board of Education candidates. 

I provide the U.S. Senate race data for comparison. Keep in mind the Senate race in Kentucky is hotly contested.

All of the state and local data above is found at the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance: https://kref.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx

The data for the U.S. Senate race is found at the Federal Election Commission: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/KY/2020/