May 2012
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“Because if it is the right thing to do, then we have every right to do it.” The...”
– Occupy the Farm Dig In, Dug Up — me for Truthout today (via susie-c)
oldenough2burmom asked: Always glad to find a kindred spirit via tumblr. Solidarity!
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April 2012
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Thought-Provoking Response to the Report on the UC...
Of course, this cultural fantasy of the unknown Other violating “young girls” was often used in the American South to justify the lynching of African Americans because of their threat to white female purity. In fact the sexualization of Others has historically helped Christian invaders to justify brutalizing and dehumanizing native people; however, if you think I am reading too much into the...
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I am sorry Rick Santorum, your presidential...
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Rachel Maddow: Michigan GOP circumvents democracy... →
So…looks like Republicans have done away with democracy in Michigan. That’s ok, we weren’t using it.
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"The Bad Guys"
Question: Do you believe there has ever existed a country in which every single person—man, woman, and child—deserved to die?
Unless you’re a racist asshole, the answer should be: “No.”
And yet some people really do think that way. Just last Thanksgiving I had to sit and listen to my own father (who has never served in the military, by the way) shoot off at the...
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(￣ー￣): Homophobia: The fear that another man will... →
This a hundred times. It’s always seemed like the fear is, “What if a dude hits on me?” and my response is, “What if an ugly girl hits on you?” So what? But an ugly girl doesn’t have the physical power of a man.
We were discussing homosexuality because of an allusion to it in the book we were reading, and several boys made comments such as, “That’s...
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March 2012
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Fuck Us and We Multiply... Unless We Go on a Sex...
In case you haven’t noticed, there’s talk of having a nationwide sex strike from April 28 - May 5. Liberal Ladies Who Lunch are calling for the sex strike as a way to counter the recent political war on women. With a catchy slogan, If our reproductive choices are denied so are yours, Liberal Ladies Who Lunch are hoping the sex strike will increase awareness that women and men benefit from...
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What It's Like to Get Attacked by Rush Limbaugh →
theatlantic:
Tracie McMillan responds to Limbaugh’s criticism of her new book, The American Way of Eating:
“What is it with all of these young single white women, overeducated — doesn’t mean intelligent,” he says, going on to list my professional bona fides with derision. “Who is the authorette? It doesn’t matter.”
I have to be honest: “overeducated” is one of the nicer names I’ve been called...
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U.S. Tells South America to Shut Up About... →
“I would not agree with the premise that the drug war is a failure,” Napolitano said. “It is a continuing effort to keep our peoples from becoming addicted to dangerous drugs.” [read the news article here.] Okay, but what do these two sentences have to do with one another? Yes, we know the drug war is “a continuing effort to keep our peoples from becoming addicted to dangerous drugs [and...
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Planned Parenthood, Rick Santorum, Contraception...
You don’t want to get me started about the bullshit from “Catholics” or any man who says a thing about contraception. The only people who should be debating and making decisions on birth control are women. Birth control is anything but harmful. Any man who opens his damn mouth about birth control should have it wiped out with soap. It is just none of a man’s business....
February 2012
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Republicans have staked out a position that... →
wilwheaton:
The lies go beyond instantly dismissible claims like President Obama being the “food stamp president” (why you have to go back one whole administration to discover that more people joined the food stamp ranks under Bush than Obama, but then the Republicans don’t seem to remember Bush in any case). The blatant lies extend through every aspect of the Republican platform, such as it is....
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Legalizing Gay Marriage is the Only Way to Protect...
This morning the 9th Circuit Court overturned Prop 8, the proposition that outlawed gay marriage in California. There was one dissenting opinion from Judge Randy Smith. He argued that traditional marriage can be harmed by changing the definition to include same-sex couples. I’d like to argue the opposite: opposing gay marriage harms the sanctity of traditional marriage.
When I was dating...
January 2012
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“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the...”
– — Martin Luther King Jr “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” April 16, 1963
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No Surprise. Oakland Police Chief Lied to... →
wilwheaton:
After the October 25th raid on Frank Ogawa Plaza / Oscar Grant Park, and before the November 2nd General Strike, a campaign by all the powers that be in Oakland had started to discredit anyone and anything associated with Occupy Oakland. And so, to no one’s particular surprise, in the emails poured over by KTVU reporters was found a note that might as well have caused the...
December 2011
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If SOPA Passes It Will Be the End of Music... →
I finally submitted my electronic signature to the petition to congress to oppose the bill that will remove our Internet freedoms (SOPA). I thought I’d share with you the letter I wrote under the…
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If SOPA Passes It Will Be the End of Music...
I finally submitted my electronic signature to the petition to congress to oppose the bill that will remove our Internet freedoms (SOPA). I thought I’d share with you the letter I wrote under the section, “Tell your story”… I’m the sixth most popular DJ on the music site Blip.fm. My station gained this popularity because I focus on playing things that are underplayed,...
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Minty Fresh 2.0: 11 Facts From 2011 →
think-progress:
1. The CIA is monitoring up to 5 million tweets per day.
2. Income inequality in America is worse than in Ancient Rome.
3. Twenty-three straight polls find Americans overwhelmingly want to raise taxes to pay down debt.
4. 68% of millionaires support…
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Obama Will Not Veto Bill That Would Indefinitely... →
On the 220th anniversary of the Bill of Rights, Obama goes and joins Congress and Senate by taking a big ole’ dump on that same document. Of course, they claim the fifth amendment and the right to habeus corpus are already irrelevant, but they want to pass this so you know it’s official. Don’t go upsetting the powers that be, or they can lock you up indefinitely.
Remember, they...
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Occupy Wall Street versus the Tea Party
Might need to click to get the image to show.
cognitivedissonance:
Just a few stats on the two movements…
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Secret panel can put Americans on kill list' |... →
Wil Wheaton has always struck me as a reasonable fellow. Surely if he thinks we need a revolution…
wilwheaton:
American militants like Anwar al-Awlaki are placed on a kill or capture list by a secretive panel of senior government officials, which then informs the president of its decisions, according to officials.
There is no public record of the operations or decisions of the panel,...
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“Women who are too sexual aren’t taken seriously, and women who aren’t sexual...”
– (via thecryingame)