January 2012
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collapse of a Rhodes Scholar candidacy →
so many reasons why this is upsetting! i guess he wasn’t technically lying but neither Witt nor Yale was forthcoming about the fact that his candidacy for the Rhodes was suspended when he said he’d rather play in The Game. real classy.
another highlight:
Connecticut law does not require colleges to report suspected sex offenses, and experts say the vast majority of campus sexual...
the company i work for laid off 700 people this week. 200 in my area and more across the country. something about a changing market for one of the products.
real life is tough, and i dunno how i’ve lucked out.
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“Our community, much like society-at-large, needs a paradigm shift as it relates...”
– Zerlina Maxwell, Stop Telling Women How to Not Get Raped, Ebony.com, 1/14/12
::wild applause::
(via racialicious)
Fox To Launch Spanish Language TV Network MundoFox... →
ooooooohweeee, my dad is gonna be ALL OVER THIS!
:-/
poor Ravens kicker :(
PATRIOTS GOT SOOOOOO LUCKY, but they pulled it out.
they’ve got a lot of work to do if they expect to win the Big One, but yay for my boo!
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ALSO, how does Oprah feel about her bff on CBS?
I’m just like Gayle, what are you doing there? Wasn’t she on OWN?? was there a falling out i missed?
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i can't go on Twitter to express my displeasure...
RUN THE DAMN BALL AFTER YOU GET AN INTERCEPTION.
I know it’s Tom freakin Brady, but it’s the best defense in the league….so….just run the damn ball.
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turns out that it’s really hard to sit and stand when you’ve fallen down the stairs the night before. my tailbone’s killin.
ooof.
thank god it’s Thursday.
In Kenya, Google was caught red-handed attempting... →
shortformblog:
Since October, Google’s GKBO appears to have been systematically accessing Mocality’s database and attempting to sell their competing product to our business owners. They have been telling untruths about their relationship with us, and about our business practices, in order to do so. As of January 11th, nearly 30% of our database has apparently been contacted.
Furthermore, they...
““It’s not about bigotry against an abstract Christianity,” says Dave Zirin of...”
– What’s Not to Love About Tim Tebow? Start With His Anti-Abortion Ad [Colorlines]
(via thenoobyorker)
what also bothers me about the Tebow situation is that he and his mom got LUCKY. the doctors advised her to abort her child because her life was in danger (from my understanding). just because...
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“I’m sure they didn’t mean any harm but some people will take it offensive.”
– This (part of Papa John’s half-assed “apology” for the Lady Chinky Eyes comment) is exactly what people don’t understand about racism. Racism is casual. It can be subtle and carefully threaded into everyday conversation and action. It can also be deadly, as the tragic torture and death of Private...
Peter Dreier: Gingrich Distorts Food Stamp Facts →
“The fact is, if I become your nominee we will make the key test very simple: Food stamps versus paychecks,” said Gingrich hoping to appeal to conservative white voters in New Hampshire and in upcoming primaries in South Carolina, Florida and other southern states. “Obama is the best food stamp president in American history. More people are on food stamps today because of Obama’s policies than...
“I don’t like this expression ‘First World problems.’ It is false and it is...”
– Nigerian author and artist Teju Cole (via xkimberlyx)
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2012!
I ate my 12 grapes and made out with myself at midnight (hah jk!) and can’t wait to see what this year brings!
December 2011
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“Women cannot be expected to struggle alone against the forces of discrimination...”
– Benazir Bhutto in a 1995 speech in Beijing at the World Conference of Women. This is a beautiful speech, go read all of it. (via thepoliticalnotebook)
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so 2011 has been a bad year for dictators....
and i can’t say i feel sorry about that.
onward to 2012!
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are...”
– Maryanne Williamson (via girlwithoutwings)
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“Too many of us still believe that “self-respect” for a woman means chastity and...”
– Hugo Schwyzer (I want my daughter to grow up in a world in which all men are safe, responsible, reliable — The Good Men Project Magazine)
YES YES YES YES YES YES
(via whatsajuthika)
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so happy
“Oh cool, you’re white? I’ve lived in a white people country. I’ve been there....”
– calloutqueen
…do you hear how ridiculous this sounds? DO YOU THOUGH? good. so never fucking do it again.
(via wordsandturds)
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November 2011
33 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-27) →
Jay-Z & Kanye West (7)
Rodrigo y Gabriela (4)
The Killers (4)
Kanye West (3)
Lady Gaga (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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“A few years ago, someone from the Feminist Majority Foundation called the Muslim...”
– An Identity Reduced to a Burka - Muslim Women’s League
(old article)… Read More (via almaswithinalmas)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-20) →
Kanye West (4)
Florence + The Machine (3)
Banda Machos (1)
Phoenix (1)
Craig David (1)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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“Hey, Alabama. Terrify all your unskilled workers away, then humiliate all your...”
– Sullivan, commenting on the recent arrest of a foreign Mercedes-Benz employee who was detained pursuant to Alabama’s new immigration law. Sullivan points out that Mercedes-Benz has created quite a few jobs in Alabama, which further suggests that Alabama’s new immigration law, by any objective...
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By age 12, 22% of girls experience street... →
this morning some creep was making kissy faces at me on the passenger side of his buddy’s car. IT WAS DISGUSTING, fucking moron. ruined my drive, honestly. UGH.
this isn’t an “oh it’s so hard to be a pretty/beautiful woman in this world (cue hair flip)” type of problem, it’s a “this happens to me because I’M A WOMAN” problem. fucking hate.
New THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Trailer and Possibly a... →
waaaahhh, can’t wait for this! :D
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“First, remember that style comes in all sizes, so the bigger you are, the more...”
– Those fashion tips are courtesy of noted style icon and total badass Miss Piggy. (via fuckyeahwomenprotesting2)
haha, love this!
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Ten thousand men of Harvard gained vict’ry today!
woot woot!! as expected, it was an awesome victory 45-7. Ivy League champs and beating Yale in the same year?!? love it.
very sad to hear about the accident at the tailgate :( sending lots of thoughts and prayers to those involved :’(
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if i could choose a super power right now, it'd be...
welp.
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can't sleep, won't stop.
trolling the interwebz for all the news i’ve missed out on.
first up, have ya seen the new florence and the machine video? because i did and it made me feel super uncomfortable. SUPER. not only is there a man flailing around in blackface (omg so artsy u guize) but he’s also stabbing a voodoo doll of a white woman and is chasing after her whilst she flees into the arms of a white man....
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