March 2011
A Feminist's Blackboard: 7 responses to rape... →
rawkabilly:
feministblackboard:
When someone says something which helps support an anti-rape culture, thank them and praise them to others.
When someone says, “Boys will be boys,” when they learn a boy has been accused of rape ask them, “Do you really believe all boys are rapists?”
When someone says, “The only way to prevent sexual violence is to teach girls and women how to avoid danger,”...
Everything Looks Perfect: YAY! A Message from... →
Dear -cough- No real names please,
The GOP is waging a war on women, and the hypocrisy is mind-boggling.
They’re trying to regulate what happens when an individual woman meets in private with her doctor, and they want to deny a medical procedure based on a woman’s income.
This is…
Leaving Children Behind -- Paul Krugman →
Will 2011 be the year of fiscal austerity? At the federal level, it’s still not clear: Republicans are demanding draconian spending cuts, but we don’t yet know how far they’re willing to go in a showdown with President Obama. At the state and local level, however, there’s no doubt about it: big spending cuts are coming.
And who will bear the brunt of these cuts? America’s children.
Now,...
“I don’t think it does anybody any good when public employees are denigrated or...”
– President Obama, during a speech addressing the National Governors Association today at the White House.
Governor Walker’s office released a statement responding to the President’s remarks:
“I’m sure the President knows that most federal employees do not have collective bargaining for wages and...
“We call someone a ‘pussy’ for being weak, even though the vagina contains...”
– Benjamin Law, Frankie Magazine Issue 40. (via inherhipstheresrevolutions)
February 2011
“All over the world there are enormous numbers of smart, even gifted, people who...”
– Carl Sagan, The Demon Haunted World (via mohandasgandhi)
“If American workers are being denied their right to organize when I’m in the...”
– Barack Obama, 2007
(via afternoonsnoozebutton)
“Forgive me. I must start by pointing out that three years after a horrific...”
– CHARLES FERGUSON, co-winner of the Best Documentary for the Wall Street expose Inside Job, accepting his award. (via inothernews)
“Teachers work twelve months in nine and spend the extra months getting more...”
– Letter to Gov. Daniels from a Greenwood Teacher
Long read, but worth it.
(via girlwithalessonplan)
“What is scarcity? It’s based on keeping products valuable. Slowing up production...”
– Peter Joseph (via zeitgeistmovement)
The G.O.P.’s Abandoned Babies →
Republicans need to figure out where they stand on children’s welfare. They can’t be “pro-life” when the “child” is in the womb but indifferent when it’s in the world. Allow me to illustrate just how schizophrenic their position has become through the prism of premature babies.
Of the 33 countries that the International Monetary Fund describes as “advanced economies,” the United States now...
STFU, Kyriarchy: To Write "Love" On Her Arms →
fracturesintheframework:
dylanludwig:
To Write Love On Her Arms only gives 25% of its money to charities. That’s right, only a quarter of the money TWLOHA collects (mostly from the sale of their merchandise, most notably shirts) goes to charity. According to TWLOHA’s website, they donate…
Billionaire Koch Brothers Next Target of... →
“Anonymous hears the voice of the downtrodden American people, whose rights and liberties are being systematically removed one by one, even when their own government refuses to listen or worse - is complicit in these attacks,” they continued. “We are actively seeking vulnerabilities, but in the mean time we are calling for all supporters of true Democracy, and Freedom of The...
I Don't Want to be a Teacher Any More →
azspot:
Things started to change in education in Oregon about ten or fifteen years ago with a number of tax measures that created huge budget cuts. I noticed programs such a band, art, and drug-abuse prevention being cut for lack of funds along with enrichment programs, swimming class, and all kinds of little things that we used to offer that could no longer be afforded. Class sizes began to...
The GOP's Biggest Assault on Jobs: The Job of My...
So I’ve been thinking about why in the hell the GOP came into Congress this past election on this whole campaign of job creation, when in reality their only goal was to eliminate more jobs. I mean, with all those ridiculous budget cuts they are eliminating other jobs too, but this job is really important:the job of my cervix. I’m in no way discrediting all the other thousands of jobs...
Bill O'Reilly: You're not gonna persuade [Islamic extremist terrorists], because, by their very nature, they're nuts. They're crazy.
Sam Harris: They're actually not crazy.
Bill O'Reilly: Anybody who would kill themselves and think they're gonna get seventy-two virgins, um, you know, I gotta say, is insane.
Sam Harris: But it's actually no crazier than believing that a cracker literally turns into the body of Jesus. It has terrible behavioural outcomes, but it is equally unsupported by evidence.
Bill O'Reilly: No, no, no, no, I have to challenge you there. A cracker that people believe is the embodiment of Jesus hurts no one. It's a matter of faith. It's a positive thing for those who believe it, in the sense they try to love their neighbour as themselves. These people are going out killing--
Sam Harris: Right, different behavioural consequences.
Bill O'Reilly: There's a very big difference in that kind of faith.
Sam Harris: There's a very big difference in the outcome. There's no difference at the level of rationality.
“Have you any idea how much tyrants fear the people they oppress? All of them...”
– Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (via feeny-)(via blissful-oblivion)
The Harry Potter series chronicles Revolution… my age group that swore by these books have to take their teachings and fight. FIGHT FOR OUR LIVES. FIGHT FOR OUR FUTURE AND THE FUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN. FIGHT...
“Only in America can you be pro-death penalty, pro-war, pro-unmanned drone bombs,...”
– John Fugelsang (via spencerbeck)
Walk for Choice: Our Favorite Rally Signs →
corruptpolitics:
You go girlfriends.
Too much awesome for me to handle!
Watchmotherjones:
Scenes of free Benghazi, Libya.
Joy in the streets. Citizens hand in hand. Songs and chants. Westerners greeted as liberators.
(Imagine, for a minute, if the US had never invaded Iraq. Imagine if we had never lost $776 billion and 4,439 troops, and the civil war never happened, and Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia never existed, and scenes like this could be playing in Baghdad...
STFU, Conservatives: Fun Facts! →
stfusexists:
optimusbeyonce:
stfuconservatives:
Some pro-lifers (“life”) are coming out of the woodwork. Hi haters! Have some real talk.
Abortion rates do not decrease in places where abortion is illegal
So basically, if you make abortion illegal, you don’t save any babies. You just force women to have unsafe abortions. Are you hearing me? Making abortion illegal does not stop abortions...
“What’s happening in Wisconsin is, instead, a power grab — an attempt to exploit...”
– Paul Krugman (via blissandzen)
What the Fuck has the GOP Done So Far? →
There is just so much win to this site it’s unreal.
“It is unimaginable that there is someone who is able to kill and bombard his own...”
– Iranian president MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD, through a translator, reacting to Gaddafi’s slaughter of anti-government protesters in Libya.
To which The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart quipped, “I think Iran has finally mastered the technology to weaponize irony.”
(via inothernews)
Anti-Abortion Billboard to Be Removed →
“It wasn’t about politics,” Mr. Costanza said, adding that it was more about safety.
The anti-abortion group, Life Always, which is based in Texas, had a news conference in Manhattan on Wednesday to discuss the opening of an advertising campaign intended to reach black women. The billboard, located a half-mile from a Planned Parenthood center in SoHo, showed a young black girl in a pink...
Why This Cop Asked the President About Legalizing... →
I began my career in law enforcement as a deputy with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department in 1985. Later, I moved to Washington State to work for the King County Sheriff’s Office in Seattle, where I worked in our most difficult neighborhoods as a patrol deputy and training officer. I also did a stint as an undercover detective making drug buys, running informants and writing and executing...
The Media Isn't Telling You That Wisconsin Public... →
Making them “pay more” for their benefits is just a pay-cut in disguise.
Dear Rep. Franklin: I Submit My Used Tampons as... →
Dear Rep. Franklin,
I applaud your efforts to support the rights of zygote citizens of Georgia by criminalizing miscarriages and investigating every instance of fetal death as a potential crime. The bill you are trying to pass is clear that the Georgia State Assembly knows that life begins at the moment of conception, and that any fertilized egg that dies is a human death that we should all...
“While Americans want Washington to focus on creating jobs and cutting spending,...”
– House Speaker John Boehner
Boehner is a hypocrite. He hasn’t created a damn job since he gained office, unless you count the Uterus Police.
So far, Boehner’s caucus has attempted to force private insurance companies to drop abortion coverage, redefine rape, allow publicly funded hospitals to turn...
Labor as a Commodity →
drinkthe-koolaid:
accordingtosami:
evilteabagger:
laliberty:
libertarianlovefest:
One of the first things that anyone learns about microeconomics is that supply and demand are constantly pushing prices towards an equilibrium level. Because of the dynamic nature of markets, this price can never actually be met, and is constantly changing. However, when we speak of supply and demand...
