February 2011
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“The problem with sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, classist, ableist,...”
– I Don’t Care If You’re Offended by Scott Madin
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The Progressive Heroine: Abortion Rights in... →
theprogressiveheroine:
Abortion Rights in Jeopardy as Roe v. Wade Reaches 38th Anniversary
Statement from NOW President Terry O’Neill
January 21, 2011
Tomorrow is the 38th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision recognizing a woman’s constitutional right to legal abortion care. As we honor this milestone, we thank those whose courage and determination ...
URGENT MESSAGE FROM ACTIVIST IN EGYPT. PLEASE...
roxanneritchi:
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“To all the people of world” Alicia Ali Marsden To all the people of world The people in Egypt are under governmental siege. Mubarak regime is banning Facebook, Twitter, and all other popular internet sites Now, the internet are completely blocked in Egypt. Tomorrow the government will block the 3 mobile phone network will be completely blocked. And there is news that...
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“Everybody’s journey is individual. If you fall in love with a boy, you fall in...”
– James Baldwin
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“And the secrecy of it! The blessed privacy! No-one else can get in the way,...”
– Philip Pullman
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“You are constantly told in depression that your judgment is compromised, but a...”
– Andrew Solomon, The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression
Why secondhand bookstores (and libraries!) smell...
Lignin, the stuff that prevents all trees from adopting the weeping habit, is a polymer made up of units that are closely related to vanillin. When made into paper and stored for years, it breaks down and smells good. Which is how divine providence has arranged for secondhand bookstores to smell like good quality vanilla absolute, subliminally stoking a hunger for knowledge in all of...
“What would happen if fuel prices suddenly became not just expensive but...”
– » localization :mnmlist (via elige) This seems privilege to me. Not everyone has the privilege of living in an area where there are jobs withing walking distance, nor does everyone have the privilege of being ABLE to walk for long distances or bike for long distances. Don’t people think that people...
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NYC Mayor Bloomberg makes ‘It Gets Better’ video... →
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newwavefeminism:
Two days after slashing support to homeless youth programs in New York City, Mayor Bloomberg has the gall to release a video telling LGBT youth that ‘It Gets Better.’ Mayor Bloomberg, your cruel and reckless cuts to the meager support system for homeless LGBT youth in New York City just made things for them much worse! On January 1st, Bloomberg cut support for...
That awkward moment when everyone in your class...
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itzellovato:
Bwahahaha screw body image issues.
Yeah, fuck that noise. FOOD!
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