January 2012
14 posts
“The limits of my language are the limits of my world.”
– Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
Relevant to the conversation springing up on my dashboard
(via logicallypositive)
“Like a household, a society faces many decisions. A society must find some way...”
– My AP Microeconomics
What do I suspect from a high school economics book?
How come all my government books are written by conservatives?
(via janedoe225)
Who eats potatoes? Everyone. Potatoes are amazing and delicious.
I have a feeling that the author of this text has a sign directing...
The 40 Absolutely Worst People In America →
stfusexists:
getyourpokeon:
sanityscraps:
stonedpervert:
angeliccacophony:
armedrobertry:
weeaboo-chan:
princessnecrophilia:
geeksquadgangbang:
“Sincerely, fed up white guy”
I feel like I just fell into a really big hole
oh my god
god bless openbook for showing everyone how fucking horrible these people are
“I’m being called a racist by a bunch of niggers. So unfair.”
...
“Kip Smith, a Republican state congressman from Georgia and sponsor of a bill...”
– Huffington Post (via Producer Matthew)
Kickstarter - Eric Reitz and YOU make album number... →
Hey fellow W&L alums — you can help support Eric in developing his next album.
Do it for St. Bobby.
You mean I have to start doing homework again?
thedisgruntledgradstudent:
Florida Man Tortured and Pepper-Sprayed to Death... →
inothernews:
wilwheaton:
It has been two and half years since 62-year old Nick Christie was tortured and pepper-sprayed to death by police at the Lee County Jail. Although the medical examiner ruled his death a homicide, the law enforcement officers who kept him strapped naked to a chair and then pepper sprayed him until he died have not been charged in his death.
What. The. Actual. Fuck.
...
Hellen Keller FTW
fuckyeahpitbullterriers:
Helen Keller was not only an amazing female figure in American history, but she made what today would be considered some pretty popular decisions. She was a socialist (read: fought for human rights and equality) and she even had a pit bull!
His name was Sir Thomas :)
submission from marissamakesthings
Ron Paul voted NO on establishing nationwide AMBER... →
anticapitalist:
Inb4 ron paul fanboys.
Ron paul said:
However, Mr. Speaker, I am concerned that making the AMBER Alert system a Federal program is neither constitutionally sound nor effective law enforcement.
So setting up a system for saving children is bad because of a piece of paper? lol k.
All Americans should be impressed at the demonstrated effectiveness of the AMBER system in...
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The biggest mystery in the universe perplexing one... →
When New Scientist magazine asked “Brief History of Time” author Stephen Hawking what he thinks about most, the Cambridge University professor renowned for unraveling some of the most complex questions in modern physics answered: “Women. They are a complete mystery.”
December 2011
5 posts
6 tags
“The math is the math. You can’t lower current (tax) rates and raise revenue...”
– President BARACK OBAMA, responding to Republican charges that he is “fixated” on “raising the tax rates for the wealthiest Americans,” on 60 Minutes.
This whole thing, summarized so simply and yet the conservative element in these United States continues to pretend not to understand the sheer,...
Can You Tell The Difference Between A Men's... →
Well, this is upsetting. According to a new study, people can’t tell the difference between quotes from British “lad mags” and interviews with convicted rapists. And given the choice, men are actually more likely to agree with the rapists.
The University of Surrey reports on the study, to be published in the British Journal of Psychology. Researchers gave a group of men and...
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November 2011
50 posts
Uhhhh Santorum, you need to check yourself cause...
stfusexists:
No one WANTS a late term abortion. Don’t downplay the horrible choice that people have to make when they find out that they are carrying babies who are going to either die in the womb, or be born, suffer horribly for a while whilst requiring bankrupting medical care. Not everyone wants to take home their newborn and watch it die, and they shouldn’t be forced to just because you...
“Like most women, I currently live in a society where violence, harassment and...”
– Tiger Beatdown (via pnasty)
This is so relevant to everything.
(via mindyshabibti)
THIS THIS THIS.
This is what rape culture looks like.
(via silverqueen)
And so many men fucking do not get this.
(via northerndownpour)
Militarization of Campus Police →
leftcoastjane:
This UC Davis prof,
Bob Ostertag
Composer, historian, journalist, and Professor of Technocultural Studies and Music at UC Davis
responds to the violence on the Davis campus, I saw it via OhPauline and alyson-noele, it appeared first in HuffPost.
alyson-noele:
Yesterday, police at UC Davis attacked seated students with a chemical gas.
I teach at UC Davis and I personally know...
Rep. Deutch Introduces OCCUPIED Constitutional... →
Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, today introduced an amendment that would ban corporate money in politics and end corporate personhood once and for all.
Deutch’s amendment, called the Outlawing Corporate Cash Undermining the Public Interest in our Elections and Democracy (OCCUPIED) Amendment, would overturn theCitizens United decision, re-establishing the right...
“TW: Police brutality
When students covered their eyes with their clothing,...”
– Open Letter to the Chancellor of UC Davis, calling for her immediate resignation. (via evanfleischer)
WHAT?
read the entire letter its powerful
(via thepoliticalnotebook)
UC Davis police chief defends use of pepper spray →
stfuconservatives:
maritsa-met-esq:
Shortly before 4 p.m., about 35 officers from UC Davis and other UC campuses as well as the city of Davis responded to the protest, said Annette Spicuzza, UC Davis police chief. They were wearing protective gear and some held batons.
The protest initially involved about 50 students, Spicuzza said, but swelled to about 200 as the confrontation with police...
15 Tea Party Caucus freshmen rake in $3.5 million... →
stfuconservatives:
A joint analysis by iWatch News and the Center for Responsive Politics has found that the 15 freshmen members of the Tea Party Caucus have embraced many of the same special interests that have supported Republicans for years. The fifteen combined have received over $3,450,000 during the first three quarters of this year from almost 700 different PACs.
It’s easy to rage...
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newsweek:
theweekmagazine:
“I was there to take down the names of people who were arrested… As I’m standing there, some African-American woman goes up to a police officer and says, ‘I need to get in. My daughter’s there. I want to know if she’s OK.’ And he said, ‘Move on, lady.’ And they kept pushing with their sticks, pushing back. And she was crying. And all of a sudden, out of nowhere, he...
“But when a saga popular with pre-adolescent girls peaks romantically on a night...”
– NPR’s Linda Holmes reviews Twilight Breaking Dawn, Pt. 1 (via diandrabird)
Oh thank you sweet baby jeebus...
stfuconservatives:
cognitivedissonance:
It’s over.
Summary:
Rick Perry had a meltdown. His train of thought derailed multiple times and he was slurring his words slightly.
Mitt Romney’s hair was jauntily tousled and he probably gets a boost from this.
Herman Cain proved he’s not a misogynist by referring to Rep. Nancy Pelosi as “Princess Nancy” and gave Jim Cramer a stroke by referencing...
“At around 9:00 a.m. on May 5, 2011, officers with the Pima County, Arizona,...”
– Cops With Machine Guns: How the War on Terror Has Militarized the Police - The Atlantic
This is a terrifying trend, and not at all how any country with any semblance of “civilization” operates.
Just in case you’re not furious yet, here’s the official verdict from Pima County Attorney Barbara...
michelle-my-belle:
None of you fuckers are going to be president. WHY ARE WE EVEN DOING THIS?
