March 2011
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“I can only hope that someone could ever appreciate me for the righteous bitch...”
– Snafu
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“Yessss. I get this all the time.
I had discussion with a friend the other day...”
– starsgowaltzing responds to missjalapeno’s thoughts of the day
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DON'T CAN THE VAN
thejuthikakid:
kayvagabond:
PLEASE SIGN AND REBLOG. PLEASE GUYS. THESE PEOPLE HAVE HELPED SO MANY STREET INVOLVED AND AT RISK YOUTH. LOSING THEM WILL AFFECT SO MANY PEOPLE WHO REALLY NEED THE HELP. IT ONLY TAKES A SECCOND!
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The Street Outreach Van has been operating in Victoria, British Columbia for many years. Recently it has lost a large majority of...
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“I heard that the Wisconsin unions are greedy. I also heard that the greed of the...”
– squashed
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February 2011
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42,000 To Lose Health Care Tomorrow: Republicans... →
robot-heart-politics:
howisthisprolife:
“According to NPR, Pennsylvania is terminating its AdultBasic Insurance program as of February 28th, 2011. It currently provides extremely low-cost health insurance coverage ($36/month) for 42,000 Pennsylvanians who are poor but not poor enough to be covered by Medicaid. Tomorrow it will cease to exist.
Why is it being axed? Because the state has a $4...
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“Forgive me. I must start by pointing out that three years after a horrific...”
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CHARLES FERGUSON, co-winner of the Best Documentary for the Wall Street expose Inside Job, accepting his award.
(via inothernews)
With all the focus on Planned Parenthood, Medicaid, and state workers, does anyone else feel like all of this is one giant, “Pay no attention to the man behind the...
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“First they convinced the blue collars to scapegoat the Welfare Queens. Then the...”
– ginandtacos.com » SELF PRESERVATION ENTERS THE BUILDING
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China Bans Reincarnation Without Government... →
In one of history’s more absurd acts of totalitarianism, China has banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without government permission. According to a statement issued by the State Administration for Religious Affairs, the law, which goes into effect next month and strictly stipulates the procedures by which one is to reincarnate, is “an important move to institutionalize management...
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I Hate This Mess: Media largely ignores massive... →
nezua:
Yesterday approximately 70,000 to 100,000 people attended a protest at Wisconsin’s Capitol Square in opposition to Governor Scott Walker’s (R) Budget Repair Bill despite. The crowd woud be impressive on any day, but was even more so yesterday given the weather conditions which included snow and temperatures well below freezing. Despite these facts, the national media largely ignored...
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Carrie Johnson at NPR: New Report: 'Higher Hate... →
A new study by the Southern Poverty Law Center describes a big rise in hate groups across the country.
By its count, there are now more than 1,000 active extremist groups in the U.S. Experts say the largest increase comes from militias that consider the federal government their enemy.
Mark Potok, director of the Intelligence Project at the law center, has been studying hate groups for a long...
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eternaljamaisvu:
Breaking: Gaddafi bombs protesters near Tripoli
verbalresistance:
Forces loyal to Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi have bombarded pro-democracy demonstrators, who are zeroing in on the capital, Tripoli.
The heavy bombardment was reported in Zawiyah, some 50 kilometers west of Tripoli. The violence act came hours after demonstrators took control of the strategically...
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“[TRIGGER WARNING: RAPE CULTURE]
Eight percent of college men have either...”
– Margo Paine, Ph.D. (Body Wars)
This is appalling, and one of many reasons why I publicly identify as a male feminist.
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^ same.
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THIS SHOULD MATTER TO YOU!
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THIS is what I mean when I say ‘rape culture’. I mean that...
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“$44 billion - all programs at risk combined
$42 billion - one-year cost of...”
– ryking :: Center for American Progress, Infographic: [The GOP’s Favorite] Tax Breaks vs. [Proposed GOP] Budget Cuts
tristn :: Stealing from the poor.
stfuconservatives :: Just unbelievable. Read this graphic.
champagnecandy :: I know, I overuse it, but—I got your class war right here.
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“Over the last thirty years, the family has emerged as a marker of class in the...”
– Attack on Working Women and Families
Something I wish we were talking about more…
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Scott Walker Asked To Leave Local Restaurant →
notemily:
gradykat:
Apparently people started booing him, so management decided he was a disturbance and politely asked him to leave. Protip: when you’re a governor and you can’t go to a public place in the capitol of your state (especially if it’s Madison, WI) YOU ARE DOING IT WRONG.
EDIT: Do you think if a bunch of us followed him around and booed him for a few days/weeks Obama would ask...
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“A three-day-old human embryo is a collection of 150 cells called a blastocyst....”
– Sam Harris, on stem cell research
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Reblog that shit.
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“One day elected representatives will treat abortion like it is radioactive. One...”
– DREAMZONES
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you've all heard of the alot, right?
isabelthespy:
tiaramerchgirl:
justacleverruse:
Allie Brosh’s magnificent creature, spawned from a common spelling error?
well, I think the alot needs a friend. based on an equally irritating error.
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DAAAAAAAWWWWWWWW
Mark thinks Noone looks like a yowie. I think it’s cute and fuzzy and I need to love Noone right now.
HAHAHA i think i love this one even better...
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“Al Jazeera: The UAE will send two plane loads of humanitarian aid to Libya,...”
– (via STFU, Islamophobes!)