February 2010
“This is not a case of two corporations pissing down on us mere mortals with...”
– Zinc Blinked « westerblog
“I used to get made fun of for being either too provocative or too eccentric, so...”
– Lady Gaga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“One 8-year-old girl was crying, and saying, ‘I am not an orphan. I still have my...”
– Baptists say they were trying to do good in Haiti - Yahoo! News (h/t @ilauredhel) (via abbyjean)
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“Haiti is the only nation born of a slave revolt.”
– Haiti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“The only hope left for [Orly “Birther”] Taitz’s reputation is that she may...”
– The 50 Most Loathsome Americans, 2009 | The Beast
The list is entertaining, but ought not be taken seriously.
(via squashed) (via think4yourself)
lolz
Jay-Z is probably singing "DOA" to himself at this...
(via wildinnocent)
January 2010
“And so it is with finance. Those who think that “too big to fail” is the essence...”
– Paul Krugman (via brooklynmutt) (via think4yourself)
“To get an idea of the impact Stranger in a Strange Land and Heinlein had,...”
– Stranger in a Strange Land is the Catcher in the Rye of SF - Hugos - io9
Heh.
“You know what men could do to make women’s lives as easy as men’s? Stop...”
– 5 things that are wrong with this way of thinking — Feministe
U.S. suspends medical evacuations from Haiti →
itsthemusicpeople:
headphonesnotrequired:
unburyingthelead:
anthropophagous:
The U.S. military said on Friday it has stopped flying Haitian earthquake victims to the United States for medical attention following concerns by some state governments about who will pay for the treatment.
“At this moment in time, yes, the flights have stopped,” said Navy Captain Kevin Aandahl, a spokesman for...
Participatory medicine: A high-tech alliance with... →
Sounds great. Please make sure all of my doctors get this memo, because I would like to not be condescended to for looking information up online anymore.
“The truth is, one of the problems in talking about this stuff is that saying...”
– Shakesville: Angry Men, Searching Men—and What They Can Learn From Girls and Queers
“Let’s put this shit to bed right now: Women don’t lose their minds...”
– Shakesville: Feminism 101
Yep.
“OK, I am sensing a reluctance among some to acknowledge that there could be a...”
– You May Be A Mansplainer If…
More comment genius.
“‘I hardly think this is a behavior confined to a single gender. More like...”
– You May Be A Mansplainer If…
Hee. The comments here are great.
“I hoped maybe some of the boycott leaders would understand my situation and help...”
– Claudette Colvin, as quoted in Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip M. Hoose
“When you value someone’s worth as a human being on how much they can squeeze...”
– The Cult of Busy: Introductory Thoughts
“There is an insidious and growing problem,” said Professor Jones, of...”
– Academics fight rise of creationism at universities | World news | The Guardian
“The main theoretical flaw in Kennedy’s opinion is different, however. The...”
– The “Devastating” Decision (via azspot) (via vruz)
“The resistance is powerful, so powerful that all the shortcuts, time savers and...”
– The Reason You’re Stuck (and the one best way to avoid the six ways that will keep you stuck)
Goodreads | Worst Gay Book Covers →
More fun with Goodreads lists.
“The boundary between reproductive coercion and relationship violence—and whether...”
– Teens Susceptible to Reproductive Coercion - Newsweek.com
“One thing that will definitely not change anyone’s mind or inspire them to stop...”
– The Millions: Confessions of a Book Pirate
thoughts on the book piracy situation →
“But why stop at drug testing? Let’s make people prove they haven’t disobeyed any...”
– “drug testing as a means of preventing abuse of goverment funds” @ my private casbah (via oscillating) (via ihatethismess) (via apsies)
Watch Video: Milo in a Box - Lolcats ‘n’ Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
My cat has been trying to do this with a Saltines box for the past couple of days, with little success. She’ll get halfway in, and then freak out and back out the way she came.
“For workers everywhere, the American Dream has become a nightmare. We’re working...”
– Service Employees International Union (SEIU) President Andy Stern (via buffleheadcabin) (via robot-heart-politics)
