MUST READ: My family's Google searching got us a visit from counterterrorism...
MUST READ: My family's Google searching got us a visit from counterterrorism police: agirlcalledchris:shesperfectalone:sinidentidades:It was a confluence of magnificent proportions that led to six...
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tal9000: lavenderlabia: she-hulk-smash: awesomejuice: motherj...
tal9000:lavenderlabia:she-hulk-smash:awesomejuice:motherjones:All that stuff you’ve been hearing about college grads falling behind, and student loans killing the middle class? Yeah, that shit’s for...
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shortformblog: breakingnews: John Kerry pledges early end to...
shortformblog:breakingnews:John Kerry pledges early end to drone strikes in PakistanBBC News: US Secretary of State John Kerry has concluded a visit to Pakistan by pledging to end drone strikes against...
View ArticleH is for hubris, Hugo; S is for sordid, Schwyzer
redlightpolitics:I have stopped blogging, haven’t I? It wasn’t planned and it certainly doesn’t feel definite. Yet, I have a grand total of 5,678 unanswered emails. No hyperbole, this is the figure...
View Article5 Things Not To Do When Accused Of Racism: A Note To Paula Deen And The Rest...
5 Things Not To Do When Accused Of Racism: A Note To Paula Deen And The Rest of White America
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penthesileas: HISTORY MEME - six women: bessie coleman...
penthesileas:HISTORY MEME -six women: bessie coleman [4/6]Bessie Coleman was an American civil aviator, the first female pilot of African American descent, and the first person of African American...
View Article"We are beautiful to you because we are black but not too black. We are brown...
“We are beautiful to you because we are black but not too black. We are brown but not too brown. We are European enough to fit into your Eurocentric view of beauty but non-white enough to be unusual...
View ArticleDYSAETHESIA AETHIOPICA: lubiddu: brownfemipower: the whole point: feminists...
DYSAETHESIA AETHIOPICA: lubiddu: brownfemipower: the whole point: feminists love to say “trust...: lubiddu:brownfemipower:the whole point: feminists love to say “trust women." but women of color have...
View Article"[T]wo months ago, I contacted some colleagues at NSA. We had a little...
“[T]wo months ago, I contacted some colleagues at NSA. We had a little meeting, and the question came up, was NSA collecting everything now? Because we kind of figured that was the goal all along. And...
View ArticlePlants Communicate Using Fungi
Plants Communicate Using Fungi: In response to aphid attacks, some plants produce chemicals that repel the aphids and attract wasps, the aphids’ natural enemies. Researchers at the University of...
View Article"Without insurance, we would have lost our house, decimated the college...
“Without insurance, we would have lost our house, decimated the college funds, spent every bit of savings we had, and, six years later, I’m sure we’d still be paying off those bills. Or we would have...
View Article"I’m just tired of the $100 per story freelancer lifestyle. A life where I...
“I’m just tired of the $100 per story freelancer lifestyle. A life where I have an easier time getting on CNN than getting a steady job because the job I always wanted doesn’t really exist anymore....
View Article"26% were sexually assaulted at shelters"
“26% were sexually assaulted at shelters” - 34% of trans women who had attempted to access shelters were denied entry outright. Of the respondents who did manage to access a shelter, 25% were evicted...
View ArticleShark Week Jumps The Shark: An Open Letter To Discovery Communications -...
Shark Week Jumps The Shark: An Open Letter To Discovery Communications - Science Sushi | DiscoverMagazine.com: This year’s Shark Week kick-off special, Megalodon: The Monster Shark That Lives, claimed...
View Article"What this is really about is men accusing feminists of sexism and hypocrisy...
“What this is really about is men accusing feminists of sexism and hypocrisy unless they can prove that they spend exactly half of their time, energy, and resources on campaigning on behalf of men....
View Article"The prison nation, which is a broader concept than the prison industrial...
“The prison nation, which is a broader concept than the prison industrial complex, for me represents the combination of both incarceration in the literal sense – an influx of people into the criminal...
View ArticleCasual reminder that although there is a transwoman on Orange is the New...
slutever—forever:I saw the documentary Cruel and Unusual a few years ago, it really opened my eyes. It comes with a big, whopping TW but it is important to see and spread the word about this issue.
View Article"Acting like racism will go away by ignoring it, pretending it doesn’t exist...
“Acting like racism will go away by ignoring it, pretending it doesn’t exist and refusing to discuss it is the trademark of a closet racist” - Talib Kweli (via theuppitynegras)
View Article"White women indirectly inflict violence upon black men by supporting white...
“White women indirectly inflict violence upon black men by supporting white men’s patriarchal need to protect them from big, black beasts, like me, who apparently take endless pleasure in scaring the...
View Article"The voter ID component of the bill is probably the most draconian in the...
“The voter ID component of the bill is probably the most draconian in the nation. It cuts to seven the forms of permissible identification. If it passes, no county or municipal government or public...
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