February 2012
201 posts
“Ramarley Graham, 18, was shot and killed by a NYPD officer yesterday. It’s the...”
– NYPD Officers Shoot and Kill Three Black Men in One Week
…and nobody cares. It’s just another day. I wish I could say I was surprised at how many people are justifying the killings in the comment section. Disgusting.
(via racismschool)
An Ode to Chips and Salsa
naustalgea:
oh, salty chips
how bitter wouldst thou be without
thy lovely salsa which spills out
of thine scoops
oh, dear salsa
thou’st but a damp mound
of heat
i believe thine peppers might agree
without thy tender touch of the chips
tis but a sorrow to my lips
but oh, how you both are fleeting!
despite coexistence, always leaving!
a frenzy, a cycle of buying and eating!
and the...
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“He is rigid and a homophobic. He said, ‘I want a constitutional amendment to ban...”
– Former US Senator Al Simpson, (R-Wyo.) on Rick Santorum. In 2011, Simpson emailed me this statement on HB 74, a bill to ban recognition of same-sex marriage in Wyoming:
“I can’t imagine anything more inhuman, insensitive and unfair. Wyoming people believe in getting the government out of their...
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I hate "lol r u on ur period" comments so much.
stfusexists:
This hilarious segment on the Daily Show got me thinking about how much I truly hate the myth of the hysterical menstruating monster.
If you are a woman on the internet, you will get asked that basically any time that it is obvious that you a) are a woman and b) have a strong opinion about something. Not only is it absurdly annoying and dismissive of women being passionate or...
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Watchjessicavalenti:
The Daily Show takes on VA’s transvaginal ultrasound law.
“More than 20 years after he last played pro basketball, former Lakers star Magic...”
– The Los Angeles Times, “Magic Johnson to Launch TV Network Via Comcast” (via inothernews)
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Democratic Lawmaker Responds To ‘Fetal Pain’ Bill... →
domesticterrorism:
A Democratic lawmaker in Georgia isresponding to a Republican-backed effort to prevent women from receiving abortions 20 weeks after fertilization with a tongue-in-cheek measure that seeks to limit men’s health care choices: legislation that “would limit vasectomies only to men who will die or suffer dangerous health problems without one.” “Thousands of children are deprived...
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Imminent Iran nuclear threat? A timeline of... →
theamericanbear:
Scott Peterson:
Breathless predictions that the Islamic Republic will soon be at the brink of nuclear capability, or – worse – acquire an actual nuclear bomb, are not new.
For more than quarter of a century Western officials have claimed repeatedly that Iran is close to joining the nuclear club. Such a result is always declared “unacceptable” and a possible reason for...
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Upvote This: Reddit Users Are Writing a Law to... →
sarahlee310:
novenator:
Redditors are well known for posting memes, self-referencing jokes and collecting upvotes and karma. But writing legislation to protect the Internet? That’s something new, and it’s happening at “r/fia,” a Reddit community that’s writing the Free Internet Act, or FIA.
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“We’re aiming to create a piece of legislation that’s international and that promotes...
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“The only difference between martyrdom and suicide is press coverage.”
– Sylvia Plath (via incorrectsylviaplathquotes)
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"You've confused a 'war on your religion' with...
— JON STEWART, The Daily Show.
Yep, conservatives.
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Beard Compliment Translations
winterlungs:
“Wow, that’s a really nice beard you have.”
I want to have sex with you.
“Are you working on growing a beard?”
I would be extremely attracted to you if you started growing a beard.
“I hope you’re planning on growing out your beard for winter.”
I would be DTF if you had a winter beard.
“Your beard looks good today.”
My pants are coming off.
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Santorum: Blames Wife For Women In The Work Force...
liberalsarecool:
George Stephanopoulos asked Rick Santorum on Sunday “to explain a remark in his book, It Takes a Family, that accuses ‘radical feminists’ of undermining families and trying to convince women that they could find fulfillment only in the workplace”
Mr. Santorum said that his wife, Karen, had written that section of the 2005 book — though only his name is on the cover and...
“How do you like your party now, Ronnie? A Mormon everyone hates, a...”
– Dear Ronald Reagan: Thanks for Wrecking America (via azspot)
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Top Ten Catholic Teachings Santorum Rejects while... →
The right wing Republican politicians who have been denouncing the requirement that female employees have access to birth control as part of their health benefits as an attack on religious freedom completely ignore the church teachings they don’t agree with. Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich are both Catholics, and wear their faith on their sleeves, but they are hypocritical in picking and...
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“We – the grown-up influencers in this country, the people with platforms and...”
– I’m Not Okay with Chris Brown Performing at the Grammys and I’m Not Sure Why You Are (via kaliem)