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Paging @Science Friction

 

I cast my ballot for the horse- the one in Fayette Co. , not Rowan.

I think they gave it to a machine one year.

This article says there are 59 people in the running. The poll I saw had her WAY down the list.

 

It is selected by editors, not the public. I am not sure what the poll really means?

 

Donald Trump would seem to make sense.

It is selected by editors, not the public. I am not sure what the poll really means?

 

Donald Trump would seem to make sense.

 

My mothers 22-pound cat makes more sense than Kim Davis.

My mothers 22-pound cat makes more sense than Kim Davis.

 

You understand the criteria for the designation, don't you? It is not necessarily a good thing or a sign of praise. Davis may not get that.

 

As an aside, I would like to see a picture of this cat.

Angela Merkel, German chancellor, is Time 'Person of the Year'

 

Looks like Kim Davis didn't even make the official shortlist: TIME Person of the Year 2015: Shortlist Announced

 

Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, who as leader of ISIS has inspired followers to both fight in his self-declared caliphate of Iraq and Syria, and also stage attacks in countries like Tunisia and France.

Black Lives Matter Activists, who have protested inequality towards African Americans, especially in their treatment by law enforcement.

Caitlyn Jenner, whose coming out as a transgender woman prompted widespread conversations about gender identity and issues of equality for the LGBT community.

Travis Kalanick, who as CEO of Uber drove his car-hailing company to a nearly $70 billion valuation, but also drew criticism about the downside of the sharing economy.

Angela Merkel, who as German chancellor has been at the center of major news events this year, from economic strife in the Eurozone to Europe’s ongoing migrant crisis.

Vladimir Putin, who as president of Russia has defied Western sanctions over his country’s military activity in Ukraine to play a critical but precarious role in the war on ISIS.

Hassan Rouhani, who as president of Iran is seeking to bring his country out of pariah status and repair its sanctions-crippled economy by pursuing a nuclear deal with the West.

Donald Trump, whose populist rhetoric has made him frontrunner in the race for the Republican presidential candidacy and stirred debate about the party’s future.