January 2012
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“Dear Sirs and Sirettes,
Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow (ABTT) would...”
– ABTT FEC Filing via Bill
Stephen, your life choices are… special.
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A Beginner's Guide to Privilege (And What To Do...
If I were to write some sort of a treatise on this subject aimed at people who are either unfamiliar with or skeptical of it, would anyone on Tumblr be willing to help me out? Being as I’m a young able-bodied mostly-straight cis white English-speaking man living in the United States, there’s an awful lot I’m likely to miss.
Either reblog or drop me an ask if you’d be...
“To protest a bill that would require women to undergo an ultrasound before...”
– Huff Po (via rachelfershleiser)
Seems reasonable to me.
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“Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich called Sunday for a commission...”
– Gingrich Suggests It’s Immoral For Couples To Conceive Children Through In Vitro Fertilization | ThinkProgress
“If you have unprotected heterosexual sex with a fertile person you are creating life. And therefore we should look seriously at what should the rules be for people who do...
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Swords, Roses, and Feminism!: Imaginary Aggression... →
typingfrantically:
madamescherzo:
racismschool:
Ever been described as “Aggressive” when you feel like you’ve been going out of your way to keep your cool? Yes, it’s another tool of the racist.
This one took me years to figure out.
When I moved to the all white school, people (some that I didn’t even know) would walk up…
White people should apologize for being the only racists in the...
The Canadian Government has put forth a regulation... →
horrorwine:
stylishgeek:
Under Sec 5.2(1)(c) of the ID screening regs of Aeronautics Act: “An air carrier shall not transport a passenger if the passenger does not appear to be of the gender indicated on the identification he or she presents.”
How the fuck is this even a thing people consider. It makes less than zero sense.
The best answer I can come up with, assuming the purest of...
Wikipedia » Katherine Bement Davis →
Katherine Bement Davis (January 15, 1860 – December 10, 1935) was an American progressive era social reformer and criminologist who became the first woman to head a major New York City agency when she was appointed Correction Commissioner on January 1, 1914.
The Panama-Pacific Exposition designated her one of the three most distinguished women in America. Davis is remembered for her...
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“In a 1929 study, Katherine B. Davis reported that, of 1,200 female college...”
– Boston marriage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Excuse me while I go dig up Oberlin’s copy of Davis’s Factors in the Sex Life of Twenty-Two Hundred Women, because it seems likely to be fascinating.
Also, Davis apparently published the study when she was 69. Two things:
Hurr hurr...
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“Life can little more supply
Than just a few good Fucks, and then we die.”
– From John Wilkes’ An Essay on Woman, as quoted by the Earl of Sandwich before Parliament in 1763.
An Essay on Woman was apparently an obscene line-by-line spoof of Pope’s An Essay on Man that called to task several prominent public figures. When brought before Parliament, the proofs of...
Is there anyone out there who *doesn't* risk...
And if so, how boring is your life?
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Unpopular Fandom Opinion:
Due to a line in Star Trek: Deep Space 9 in which Captain Sisko refers to Kirk’s NCC-1701 as “the first Enterprise”, I choose to believe that the entire Star Trek: Enterprise series is non-canonical.
The Star Trek universe is a much less stupid place if the Temporal Cold War never happened.
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“Make good stuff, then make it easy for people to buy it. There’s your...”
– Jonathan Coulton is wise.
http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2012/01/21/megaupload/
(via neil-gaiman)
I wish I had summed it up so smartly. But you know me: talk talk talk.
(via areasofmyexpertise)
In which Dresden Codak author Aaron Diaz reblogs something from Wil Wheaton who reblogged it...
“After filming The Postman, she spent time in Bolivia studying spectacled bears...”
– Olivia Williams - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Because she wasn’t already badass enough as Adelle DeWitt in Dollhouse.
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In Which I Fix My Girlfriend’s Grandparents’ WiFi... →
And at last the warrior arrived at the Router. It was a dusty black box with an array of shimmering green lights, blinking on and off, as if to taunt him to come any further. The warrior swiftly maneuvered to the rear of the router and verified what he had feared, what he had heard whispered in his ear from spirits beyond: all the cords were securely in place.
The warrior closed his eyes,...
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Campaign Manager Comes Home To Find Cat Killed;... →
Last night, I got the most chilling phone call I have ever received. It was Jake Burris, Ken Aden’s campaign manager. Last night, Jake and his four kids had come back to their Russellville home. As they were getting out of the car, one of his children discovered their family cat dead on the front porch. One side of the animal’s head had been bashed in and an eyeball was hanging out of its...
Rep. Barney Frank is a total BAMF
thewordunheard:
cognitivedissonance:
His latest interview with The New York Times is fantastic. An excerpt:
Interviewer: You’ve long argued for the decriminalization of marijuana. Do you smoke weed?
Barney Frank: No.
Interviewer: Why not?
Barney Frank: Why do you ask a question, then act surprised when I give an answer? Do you think I lie to people?
Interviewer: I thought you might...
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UPDATE: Sherlock Fandom I've Just Discovered a... →
gallimaufrygray:
UPDATE: Sherlock Fandom I’ve Just Discovered a Golden Egg
ununpentium:
earlfoolish:
my-kind-of-stuff:
Sherlock Fandom, I’ve made a discovery:
I was watching Sherlock again, paying attention to everything, trying to figure out how he’s still alive and I ran across this:
Look at his email address… he’s got an actual website, so I went and checked it out and to my...
Press Release: New falcon species named after... →
“Since its discovery, we’ve learned that the Millenium Falcon can be selectively bred to enhance certain traits more easily than with other species of falcon,” explained Dr. Ohlo. “Since discovering the species, I’ve done a few modifications myself, and the Millenium Falcon can now go point five past its previous flightspeed. We’ve put it through a series of tests, and it can complete the...
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The letter I've sent to my senators:
Dear Senator [Name],
Having attempted to reach your office by phone and failed due to busy lines and a full voicemail box on your end, I am writing to encourage you to vote (and speak out) against harmful legislation like PIPA and SOPA.
While the entertainment lobby insists that it would prevent piracy and protect American jobs, there is plentiful evidence that not only is piracy a...
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“Better the government shut down than Wikipedia go on strike. That would be like...”
– Ray Kurzweil, author of The Singularity is Near