March 2012
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Obama Winning GOP Primary →
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letterstomycountry:
Hilarious headline. The lead photo definitely adds a certain je ne sais quoi:
h/t sarahlee310
U MAD REPUBLICANS
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Controversial blog of the day: Feminism →
tonybalogna:
I think it is curious that women, excuse me feminists, seem to put this oral contraception issue as the premiere issue concerning women in the year 2012. You know, not equal pay for equal work. Not that more women go to college and have degrees then men but they are absent in…
tl;dr, HAY TONY. women are making it a big issue this year because //men did it first//....
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“so. white people… are rude, whiny, entitled, mean, intrusive, etc. etc. lol. but...”
– very filled with dreams: white people are basically overgrown children
This whole post is really really good, I love Isabel.
(via novazembla)
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“Company spokesman Ed Looram said in an email last October that Urban Outfitters...”
– Navajo Nation sues Urban Outfitters - Yahoo! News
FLAGSTAFF, Arizona (AP) The American Indian tribe Navajo Nation has sued Urban Outfitters months after the tribe sent a cease and desist letter to the clothing retailer demanding it pull the “Navajo” name from its products.
The lawsuit...
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“When Tanaes asked her daughter what happened, Miranda told her mother that her...”
– approximately infinite universe: World News: Native girl punished for speaking her language - thestar.com
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13 Year Old Jada Williams Persecuted by the...
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thatmuchlove:
13 Year Old Jada Williams Persecuted by the Rochester City School District Over her essay on Frederick Douglass.
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beautifulbrwn:
“On Saturday, February 18, 2012, the Frederick Douglass Foundation of New York presented the first Spirit of Freedom award to Jada Williams, a 13-year...
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“A long race ended up being good for Obama in 2008. It toughened him up as a...”
– http://marbury.typepad.com/marbury/2012/02/romney-hangs-on-to-a-sinking-ship.html
February 2012
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“The whole blue collar work ethic in America, especially in Michigan is that,...”
– Michael Moore on Rick Santorum’s statement, “President Obama once said he wants everybody in America to go to college. What a snob.” (via kileyrae)
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Watchifuckinglovespace:
Neil deGrasse Tyson on The Daily Show last night.
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daniellemertina:
I watched a documentary in class today that claims that Isaac Newton created the foundation for Mathematics. Right. Because the Moors creating the concept of zero & countless other things I don’t really understand, doesn’t matter.
And I’m supposed to believe that folks who didn’t understand the importance of a balanced diet and showering regularly, built the foundation to...
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“Now, Billy Crystal’s defenders (great phrase, doesn’t get said enough) will...”
– Andrew Ti (aka Yo, Is This Racist?)
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“This is America?” my Skype pal asks, because often I’m abroad.
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– I Was a Warehouse Wage Slave | Mother Jones
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airellia:
Feminist X: We are a group of established feminist activists, educators, writers,…
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feministx:
We are a group of established feminist activists, educators, writers, bloggers and lecturers. We are speaking out as the result of the behaviour and posts coming from some of the online feminist community, which we view as unhealthy for the movement. After some thoughtful...
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Angela Davis on violence
guerrillamamamedicine:
when she was in the California State Prison - 1972
Interviewer: a year ago the black panthers were much more active. We heard much more about that type of struggle. Is the time of the black panthers past?
Angela Davis: the black panthers still exist, and the black panthers are still extremely active in the Oakland community and communities all over the country. I’m not...
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i mean, the *audacity*
blackamazon:
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so-treu:
who the fuck do you think you’re talking to?
where the fuck do you think you are?
what fucking *year* do you think it is?
here’s a hint: IT’S NOT 1842, PALEFACE.
you are NOT the colonial overlords and we are NOT the restless natives. you don’t get to disrespect, misquote, outright slander, bully, lie, ignore, ie SHIT all over not just our work but our...