February 2012
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Persons against the Personhood Act in Oklahoma →
teasymcgee:
obscenegestur:
You all better freaking reblog the shit out of this, or I’ll be mad at you forever.
Everyone everywhere should be against this.
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“My primary concerns are threats from the powerful. I’m not worried about...”
– Bruce Schneier (via azspot)
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Question Everything: Reducing Abortions: It’s the... →
questionall:
- 9:36 am by Bryce Covert | 3 Comments
If we put women back to work, lifted them out of poverty, and funded social services they rely on, fewer women would turn to abortion.
It seems the cat’s finally out of the bag these days: conservatives aren’t just concerned with saving the babies from abortions when it comes to reproductive rights. They are now outspoken about being...
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Question Everything: Corporate Margins And Profits... →
abaldwin360:
righteousblasphemy:
abaldwin360:
As we’ve been noting, corporate profits have made it back to their pre-recession heights (even if corporate tax revenue hasn’t followed suit). In fact, in 2011, corporate profits hit their highest level since 1950. But as Bloomberg News noted today, this hasn’t translated into wage growth or more purchasing power for workers:
Companies are...
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And now some good news: Personhood bill dies in... →
stfusexists:
According to this article at Feministing, the VA legislature has put off a vote on personhood for fetuses until after the election. Probably a smart move on their part if they don’t want to get voted out en masse. I’ll be keeping my eye on it come November, though.
Now if they would only get rid of this monstrosity…
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BREAKING NEWS: Texas lets 130,000 people (most of... →
stfusexists:
racetothestoneage:
stfusexists:
Texas has decided to violate federal policies concerning the Women’s Health Program of Medicaid, and has lost $40 million of federal funding towards reproductive health care in the process. Way to go Texas! Now you’ve produced Rick Perry, W, and THIS abomination of legislation.
Click through to see what this means for reproductive rights in...
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Indian High Court Rules That the Decision to Abort... →
roachpatrol:
pretty-rage-machine:
somepolitics:
In a significant decision, the Punjab and Haryana High Court last week ruled that the right to abort a pregnancy in a marriage rests with the wife and not husband.
“A woman is not a machine in which raw material is put and a finished product comes out. She should be mentally prepared to conceive, continue the same and give birth to a child. The...
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Supreme Court to Reconsider Affirmative Action Law →
joemccarthyblues:
In our gradual slide to a dystopia reminiscent of the 1930s, the Supreme Court is asking itself once again, what’s so special about being a PoC in this day and age and why should we care?
It is evident that in the mindset of many Americans, we are in a post racial society simply because the right wing has veiled their language targeting primarily blacks and latinos. They...
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“On a somewhat serious note today because of a conversation the other day:
I...”
– You Didn’t Thank Me For Punching You in the Face « Views from the Couch (via golden-notebook)
“And we have the audacity to wonder why women stay in abusive relationships?” BOOM. right there. TRUTH.
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THIS IS BEAUTIFUL. THIS MOTHER IS MY HERO.
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the cat`s penis horny: Free T for USA trans guys →
fuckyeahftms:
If you are an American trans guy who can’t get T because of lack money or your insurance doesn’t cover it, you may be able to get it for free directly from the pharmaceutical company that makes it.
One example is ‘Abbot’ who produce Androgel. They have a website (linked below) that is specifically for people who can’t afford their prescriptions. Their requirements for getting...
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Watchsippingonsujuice:
theretardedcroissant:
doctormasterjedi:
werelivininacrazyworld:
blackdave:
Robot Unicorn Attack in Tumblr-Playable form
YOU’RE WELCOME EVERYONE WHO FOLLOWS ME
God bless and keep you my child.
Fuck yes
/gets this on blog
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Question Everything: Dangerous Minds: Where (and... →
abaldwin360:
Bruce Bartlett: In recent years, Bruce Bartlett has been a harsh, harsh critic of the economic policies of George W. Bush and the Tea party’s know-nothingness (he’s not much a fan of the Democrats, either, I should add). In recent months he’s been in the news for calling Texas Governor Rick Perry an “an idiot” on CNN, adding “and I don’t think anybody would disagree with that.”
In...
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The Lair: Airy and full of light: re the push out... →
ethiopienne:
daniellemertina:
What annoyed me when I reblogged the post about there being a ‘push out rate’ and not a ‘drop out rate’ were the PoC in the notes who said “well, I graduated with honors sooo this isn’t true!”
Obviously, our circumstances and our privilege can blind us to the plight of others. But even now, as somebody who graduated from high school with honors and am heading...
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“And when at last you find someone to whom you feel you can pour out your soul,...”
– Sylvia Plath (via eriksatie)
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Watchc-a-r-r-i-e-r:
CLICK THE SQUARES.
THE WHOLE WORLD NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS.
THIS THIS THIS THIS!
ALWAYS REBLOG MUSICAL SQUARES
YOU HAVE NOT LIVED IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THIS YET
I think I have an app like this :o
oh my god I could spend hours doing this
omgomgomgomg
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The ‘biblical view’ that’s younger than the Happy... →
religiousragings:
propaganda-for-life:
In 1979, McDonald’s introduced the Happy Meal.
Sometime after that, it was decided that the Bible teaches that human life begins at conception.
Ask any American evangelical, today, what the Bible says about abortion and they will insist that this is what it says. (Many don’t actually believe this, but they know it is the only answer that won’t get them...
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Women protest anti-abortion bills in Va. by... →
stfuhypocrisy:
By Associated Press, Published: February 20 | Updated: Tuesday, February 21, 4:26 AM
RICHMOND, Va. — Hundreds of women locked arms and stood mute outside the Virginia State Capitol on Monday to protest a wave of anti-abortion legislation coursing through the General Assembly.
Capitol and state police officers, there to ensure order, estimated the crowd to be more than 1,000...
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augustetheconsultingmeddler:
A version of...
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WHY I CALL MYSELF A SOCIALIST: Is The World Really... →
roachpatrol:
biichama:
biichama:
Wallace Shawn is an amazing dude. You may know him as Vizzini in The Princess Bride or Cher’s debate teacher in Clueless. He’s also the T-Rex in Toy Story. And beyond all this stuff, he’s an awesome essayist.
And I really, really like everything he says in this essay.
Reblogging after it got lost in the blizzard of asks.
Wow, this is good.
Why does...
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bullshittery: Gee, I don't know how to research... →
missturdle:
So You Want to Write a Fantasy: Writing Female Characters
So You want to Write a Fantasy: Culture
SYWTWAF: Writing What you Don’t know
A list of adjectives to describe physical attributes, Or, As it turns out, I could go to Starbucks with half this list
Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
Some primers
More Primers
RaceFail ‘09: Or where Deepad’s I didn’t dream of...
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Why Patriarchal Men Are Utterly Petrified of Birth... →
If you’re a woman of childbearing age in the US, you’ve had access to effective contraception your entire fertile life; and odds are good that your mother and grandmother did, too. If you’re a heterosexual man of almost any age, odds are good that you also enjoy a lifetime of opportunities for sexual openness and variety that your grandfathers probably couldn’t have imagined — also thanks...
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manzanas-amargas:
bigbigtruck:
Da Vinci’s...
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“True gender equality is actually perceived as inequality. A group that is made...”
– - Lucy, When Worlds Collide: Fandom and Male Privilege. (via seaofbadstories)
I might have reblogged this already but it’s so good I don’t care.
(via stfufauxminists)
Kyriarchy in action.
(via transstingray)
Also the study where they had women and men talking in a discussion and when women...
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....AAAAAAND.... Ryking is no longer an editor of... →
tehblackbirdisincognito:
redlightpolitics:
Thanks to Torie for the twitter tip! (Tweep?)
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Liberals Are Cool: Why Are We Mum On Controlling... →
“In the extreme and ill-tempered debate over the availability of contraceptives for women, we have heard from the president, the bishops of the Roman Catholic Church, the Republican presidential candidates, members if Congress and various talking heads on TV.
All of them, so far as I can tell, are men. Where are the women?
Men discussing the reproductive rights of women…. Where are all the...
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Question Everything: SIGNAL BOOST - PRO-CHOICE... →
getyourpokeon:
getyourpokeon:
My good friend Heather (who was my right-hand gal during WfC OKC 2011) is organising a march in protest of the Personhood Act (since it hasn’t passed yet technically).
Join us for a rally and march on our capital to let our representatives know that this bill does NOT represent us. We are a collective of all groups and individuals who oppose this bill and on...
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“Moral of the story: the internet makes dumb people dumber and smart people...”
– The Internet is a Major Driver of the Growth of Cognitive Inequality | Mother Jones
“cognitive inequality”
(via new-aesthetic)
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A Bunch of Tutorials
artkink:
FIGURE DRAWING
Kids
Babies
Human Figures & Their Proportions
Arms & Hands
Backs & Shoulders
Clothing
Chests / Upper Body / Torso
Drapery & Folds
Legs & Feet
Necks
Figures in Action & Motion
Figures in Groups or Crowds
Figures in Landscape Drawings
HOW TO DRAW THE FACE
Capture People’s Likeness
Draw Portraits
Eyes
Eyebrows
Eyelashes
Caricatures
...
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Fuck Yeah, Sexy Atheists!: The Anatomy of an... →
fuckyeahsexyatheists:
fuckyeahsexeducation:
http://drjengunter.wordpress.com/2012/02/11/anatomy-of-an-unsafe-abortion/
FYSE: I’ve seen this making the rounds around tumblr! Very interesting read.
Nothing really to do with my usual material, but this is an extremely important issue to me. When I still had it in my head that I wanted to be a doctor, I saw something very similar during my...
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“If our national security is on the line, the defense of your children, your...”
– Bryan Fischer of professional hate group American Family Association explaining why women aren’t suited for combat.
We’re delicate flowers, y’all! Too fragile!
Yes. You know why? Because Fischer is a patriarchal asshat who believes women violate evolutionary principles when they do something...
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Republicans Play Politics On Domestic Violence →
This year, Republicans are trying to stop the Violence Against Women Act because it’s been amended to protect LGBT, Native American and immigrant victims. Click through to read the full article.
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Question Everything: Oklahoma Senate Makes Every... →
letterstomycountry:
As many have heard by now, the Oklahoma senate passed a personhood bill, granting unborn fetuses the same legal rights as a fully born person. The bill follows Virginia legislation that did much the same thing:
Both bills share similar language that grants “unborn children” at “every stage of development” the “rights, privileges, and immunities available to other ...