January 2012
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Obama Approves Rule for Universal Contraception →
Today is a monumental day for women.
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Shit Republicans Say About Black People →
This is a must-see.
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Can You Tell The Difference Between A Men’s... →
An incredibly disturbing research study shows most people can’t distinguish between quotes found in some men’s magazines and interviews with convicted rapists.
December 2011
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13 Fantastic Female Comics Creators of 2011 →
This made me happy, as I’ve always been discouraged by becoming involved in comics because I’ve perceived it as a male-dominated arena. I hope these women continue to make comics and gain more support.
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BP Accuses Haliburton over Gulf of Mexico Oil... →
Are we seriously still playing the blame game, BP?
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NYPD Members Call West Indians "Animals" and... →
“They called people ‘animals’ and ‘savages.’ One comment said, ‘Drop a bomb and wipe them all out.’”
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Bomb Attacks in Iraq on Shiite Holiday →
“BAGHDAD — Bomb blasts ripped into throngs of religious pilgrims on Monday as they streamed through Iraq’s streets to honor one of the most sacred holidays of Shiite Islam, in what has become almost an annual spilling of blood and stirring of sectarian anger.”
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Attacks on Shiites Kill Scores in Afghanistan →
“KABUL, Afghanistan — At least 58 people were killed and scores wounded after bombers struck Shiite religious observances on Tuesday in three cities, detonating explosives amid crowds of worshipers in the first such sectarian attacks in a decade of war in Afghanistan.”
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November 2011
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“In any case, the success of modern Republicanism isn’t all that hard to...”
– Deconstructing the Right-Wing Alternate Reality (via azspot
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STFU, Conservatives: Tell Obama to Condemn Police... →
stfuconservatives:
*** Click here to sign the petition at Change.org***
Dear Mr. President,
All around the country, police departments are using violence and coercion to rid cities of peaceful protesters who are practicing the very universal rights that you referenced when addressing the protests in Egypt.
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10 Ways the Occupy Movement Changes Everything →
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“[TW: street harassment] When my confident, curious, adventurous 12-year-old...”
– Soraya Chemaly: Street Harassment is Everywhere; What do We Tell Our Daughters? (via heavenearthandhoratio)
October 2011
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“Good news for the wealthy classes who might have worried that the recession...”
– CBS Radio commentator DAVE ROSS. (via inothernews)
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TIME MAGAZINE: "(Los Angeles) passed a resolution... →
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“To be fair, the reason why some mainstream news journalists and many of the...”
– Douglas Rushkoff (via azspot)
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BLOGGING via TYPEWRITER.: Things I find amusing: →
inothernews:
Mets fans telling us Yankees fans that the Yankees choked
because the Mets have had relevant playoff baseball experience in the years between 2000 and the present
while the Yankees only didn’t have relevant playoff baseball experience in 2008
and are those Mets fans still enjoying that 1986…
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“American government is often a kind of elective dictatorship, where politicians...”
– Juan Cole (via azspot)
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Six Demands the Wall Street Protesters Should Make →
People over profit: An economic democracy is an economy that subordinates profit to people, not the other way around.
Stakeholders over shareholders: An economic democracy is an economic system in which the voices, rights, and interests of all economic stakeholders — including employees, stockholders, communities, ecosystems, other species and future generations — are represented. Unlike...
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France Bans Ketchup in Cafeterias →
Seriously?!
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Sexist Topshop
lipstick-feminists:
the-sheep-wall submitted:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/the-womens-blog-with-jane-martinson/2011/sep/14/topman-sexist-t-shirts?INTCMP=SRCH Not sure if this has been shared already but I urge everyone to read it and boycott Topshop!
If not because this is extremely offensive, boycott because slogal t-shirts are lame.
September 2011
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"Manhattan continued to have the biggest income... →
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A New Libya: Freedom for Women Too? →
“‘We will never again let anyone control us,’ Ms. Shibadi said.”
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Militants Launch Attack on U.S. Embassy in Kabul →
“KABUL, Afghanistan — In the most direct assault since the American embassy opened here nine years ago, heavily armed insurgents wearing suicide vests put the embassy and the nearby NATO headquarters in their crosshairs, showing the Taliban’s ability to enter even the most heavily fortified districts in the country.”
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Why is television losing women writers ? →
And old-school attitudes can inform hiring decisions, according to Nell Scovell (‘Warehouse 13,’ ‘NCIS,’ ‘Sabrina the Teenage Witch’). “Anecdotally, I think in hard economic times, there’s a misconception that men are still the breadwinners, i.e., ‘If you give a woman a job, she’s only supporting herself, but if you give a man a job, he’ll support an entire family.’ This is far from the truth.”
August 2011
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How to live a Great Love Story (AKA Stop Being a... →
Is it just me or did anyone else find this article offensive?
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“What the fuck, Tea Partiers? What the fee-fi-fo-fum? You control less than...”
– JON STEWART, on petulant Tea Party members who refused to vote for the debt compromise bill, on The Daily Show.
Fuck the Tea Party.
(via inothernews)
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July 2011
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Patriotism & Tax Evasion
Anyone who claims to love this country but refuses to pay taxes clearly does not understand the nature of love…and laws.
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"(The Tea Party) is so lacking in any aspiration... →
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The Missing Piece in the Private Finance Analogy →
In their dueling speeches on the debt ceiling impasse, both President Obama and Speaker Boehner reached for a very familiar analogy between the government and private actors. President Obama analogized our situation to that of a family that is maxing out on its credit card. Speaker Boehner contrasted the responsible behavior of companies that balance their books with the behavior of...
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RECOGNIZE PALESTINE →