zigziggityzoo: Now you’re picking nits. The point, if you rewind back a bit,...
zigziggityzoo: Now you’re picking nits. The point, if you rewind back a bit, is that people are looking at “unemployment” as a line item on the budget which our tax dollars go toward paying. That’s not...
View Articlethe fact that people don't understand that it's welfare is a big problem with...
I don’t think we’ve had to hide the true nature of welfare from people so that they won’t realize they’re taking it. I think the term “welfare” has become so strongly associated with shiftless, lazy,...
View ArticleDo you know how much I'd like to see you enable Disqus on your blog?
This blog had disqus on it at one time, but I had to remove it due to the quality of “discussion” that typically took place in the comments. If you have an opinion, you can reblog or send me a message...
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thecranium: I am still “shaken” by this story (sorry). First of all, my disdain for the Whitmer family is disturbing even me. Their public relations initiative, their blogging, and of course their race...
View Article"Thomas Jefferson three times signed legislation appropriating federal tax...
“Thomas Jefferson three times signed legislation appropriating federal tax dollars for the evangelizing of the Native American tribes. It all came to nought, as one tribe after another rejected the...
View ArticleState to cut most college students off food stamps | Detroit Free Press |...
State to cut most college students off food stamps | Detroit Free Press | freep.com: radicallyhottoff: the only reason I made it through university is because I got food stamps. Most of my students at...
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"Sadly, this column will likely generate a firestorm of nuclear proportions...
“Sadly, this column will likely generate a firestorm of nuclear proportions among wingers on the left rather than the thoughtful reflection the thesis deserves.” - Bryan Fischer: Native Americans...
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squashed:jgh-2:greengrey:downlo:brooklynmutt: NYT NEWS...
squashed:jgh-2:greengrey:downlo:brooklynmutt: NYT NEWS ALERT: New York Congressman Chris Lee Resigns After Internet Postings Pic via Gawker ALL the (PG) M4W pictures on Craigslist look like the one on...
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sheresists:pigisapig:lunabeans: Someone please explain to me why this is...
sheresists:pigisapig:lunabeans: Someone please explain to me why this is offensive. She’s obviously saying it’s okay to be ANYTHING< ANYONE< she’ll still love you. & Orient is not racist,...
View ArticleIf you’re not sufficiently depressed about anything in particular these days…
If you’re not sufficiently depressed about anything in particular these days…: …go read this long and immensely distressing piece by Emily Bazelon about the scientific and legal perils of diagnosing...
View Article'Forcible Rape' Still in H.R.3
stfuconservatives: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/09/abortion-forcible-rape-language-hr-3_n_820846.html?ref=fb&src=sp After significant public blowback, House Republicans last week promised...
View ArticleAttention Women: Big Food Hates You
Attention Women: Big Food Hates You: Last year, PhDork wrote about Campbell’s Soup’s campaign trumpeting the fact that some of their soups have only 80 calories a serving—a meal about as filling as a...
View ArticleBlackface is totes cool in other parts of the Western world, so you can't...
I mean, it’s not like they had slavery or still have issues with racism in Europe. Europe has a completely different relationship with slavery and racism than we do! Just because Americans don’t like...
View ArticleLittle Known Black History Fact (No.10)
afro-art-chick: Benjamin Bradley, a slave, was employed at a printing office and later at the Annapolis Naval Academy. In the 1840s he developed a steam engine for a war ship. Unable to patent his...
View ArticleIf you think you are unhappy...
If you think you are unhappy...: I have so, so, so, so, so many issues with this…
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abbyjean: It was the morning of Aug. 7, 1995, and Tyra Hunter,...
abbyjean: It was the morning of Aug. 7, 1995, and Tyra Hunter, a popular African-American hairdresser, was on her way to work in Washington, D.C. Suddenly, the car she was in was broadsided. In this...
View Article"I haven’t found the right man, but there are plenty of corporations out there."
““I haven’t found the right man, but there are plenty of corporations out there.”” - Sarah Steiner wants to marry a corporation. She figures that because the Citizens United campaign finance...
View ArticleChild Care Is Critical for Parents Struggling To Find or Hold On to Jobs
Child Care Is Critical for Parents Struggling To Find or Hold On to Jobs : Safe and stable child care is essential to low- and moderate-income parents’ ability to find and hold on to jobs. It’s also...
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House Republicans Heroically Propose to Cut the Budget by a Teeny Tiny Bit »...
House Republicans Heroically Propose to Cut the Budget by a Teeny Tiny Bit » Sociological Images: Picture of success:
View ArticleNew Congress Majority Plans $100 Billion in Budget Cuts, Slashes Clean Energy...
New Congress Majority Plans $100 Billion in Budget Cuts, Slashes Clean Energy Innovation: abcsoupdot: From Brit Liggett, Inhabitat: The United States House Appropriations Committee — a committee that...
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