January 2012
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World’s Worst Paramedic Sexually Assaults Woman... →
“On Christmas day, a 22-year-old woman from Connecticut drank a little too much at a party and fell backwards into a mirror, hitting her head. She was knocked unconscious so fellow party-goers called an ambulance, but spending the day in the hospital isn’t what turned her holiday into a nightmare. The woman says that while she was strapped down in the back of an ambulance, a...
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clientsfromhell:
Client: My blog needs to have a picture that can easily be taken from Google images or other free sources.
Me: Hate to break it to you, but you can’t legally use Google images for free photos.
Client: Uh, yeah, you can. Just right click and click “Save Image As…” I shouldn’t have to tell you this. You’re supposed to be the graphic’s expert.
Story. Of. My. Life.
December 2011
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Concern Mounts For Occupy Oaklander Still In... →
Occupy Oakland concerned over condition of arrested occupier Khali (Marcel Johnson), in police custody since OPD raid at Oscar Grant Plaza Dec. 16, 2011
Tracking Journalist Arrests at Occupy Protests... →
Josh Stearns has been tracking, confirming and verifying reports of journalist arrests at Occupy protests all over the country since September.
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SOPA Goes Through Staged Compromise, Still...
sanityscraps:
SOPA Goes Through Staged Compromise, Still Censorship Reminscient of China, Iran, and Syria…And One of the Worst Anti-Internet Bills in History
thepoliticalfreakshow:
The notorious internet censorship bill known as SOPA is going to mark-up in the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, and ahead of the meeting the committee chairman, Rep. Lamar Smith [R, TX], has pulled a neat...
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Anonymous asked: Ron Paul is NOT racist, sexist or...
sanityscraps:
Ron Paul wants to define life as starting at conception, build a fence along the US-Mexico border, prevent the Supreme Court from hearing cases on the Establishment Clause or the right to privacy, permitting the return of sodomy laws and the like (a bill which he has repeatedly re-introduced), pull out of the UN, disband NATO, end birthright citizenship, deny federal funding to any...
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Adventures of Comic Book Girl: Mary Sue, what are you? or why the concept of Sue is sexist
adventuresofcomicbookgirl:
Looks like this essay was needed, so I went ahead and did it. Not sure I said everything I wanted to say, but I tried.
So, there’s this girl. She’s tragically orphaned and richer than anyone on the planet. Every guy she meets falls in...
Batman's such a drama queen.
mishasminions:
fuckyeahnipplesonfire:
pootispenserhere:
OH GOD. BUILD A BRIDGE AND GET OVER IT.
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17-Year-Old Girl Creates Nanoparticle That Kills... →
fuckyeahfeminists:
That’s what Angela Zhang was doing, and now, she’s $100,000 the richer for it. Also, she can say she’s created a nanoparticle, one that kills cancer, for what that’s worth (Spoiler: It’s worth a lot).
The $100,000 Zhang earned comes with first prize in the Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology. Her project, “Design of Image-guided, Photo-thermal Controlled...
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“There is a kind of crying I hope you have not experienced, and it is not just...”
– Lemony Snicket (via amantesuntamentes)
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“Mahna Mahna” | How a ditty from a soft-core... →
cognitivedissonance:
You know that tune you might have hummed playing with Legos after watching the Muppets? Prepare to have your childhood innocence stomped upon:
With guest vocalists ranging from Joanna Newsom to Mickey Rooney, the soundtrack to The Muppets reboot leaves no demographic unserved. But the song audiences are likely to be humming on the way out of the theater wasn’t composed,...
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A Cautionary Tale
clientsfromhell:
I’m sure none of you are strangers to being asked to do favours for friends and family. I’m here to tell you that while there’s nothing wrong with doing a favour for someone you love now and then, always draw up a contract and terms of service, no matter how small or minimal the project. I don’t care if you’re doing it for free - make them sign a contract. In this case, I...
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Media Coverage: Suggestion for #OccupyWallStreet
PLEASE SHARE/RT: I posted these comments to an Occupy group’s media/pr proposal earlier, but it applies to every Occupy group. ~Misery “If you want press coverage, the single most important thing is reaching out to outlets and getting the info you want distributed into their hands. Instead of facilitating this, most groups appear to be relying on outlets having to psychically sense...
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Portrait of Poverty In America: TIME Magazine... →
wtfwhiteprivilege:
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Airport worker stands up for abused dog and loses... →
lawsonry:
Jones, an airport baggage handler, became headline news this week when she said she was fired for refusing to load a portable kennel holding a dog that appeared to be abused. The dog was emaciated, covered with sores, and clearly neglected, she said in published reports, and she feared for its health during the flight from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Texas.
A baggage handler...
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A Kansas teenager who wrote a disparaging tweet...
abaldwin360:
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH | Associated Press
Emma Sullivan, 18, of the Kansas City suburb of Fairway, said she isn’t sorry and doesn’t think such a letter would be sincere.
The Shawnee Mission East senior was taking part in a Youth in Government program last week in Topeka, Kan., when she sent out a tweet from the back of a crowd of students listening to Brownback’s greeting. From...
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clientsfromhell:
My client regularly downloads thumbnails off of Google Image Search and emails them to me to post on his site.
Me: “I’m sorry but I can’t post these on your site.”
Client: “What? Why not?”
Me: “For one thing, that’s copyright infringement, which is illegal, and for another, these are WAY too small to even be of any use. You need to use your own camera and take photos of your...
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LAPD Raid On OccupyLA – That’s Why They Had The... →
Most press were not present to witness the brutality and violence enacted by LAPD officers outside mainstream media attention
November 2011
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I try not to engage with Paulbots, but I can't...
stfuconservatives:
coeus replied to your post: So, I’m registered unaffiliated, which means I get to vote in the Republican primaries if they happen to make it to North Carolina. I believe in voting, so I’m pretty sure I’m going to vote. Which member of the Island of Misfit Toys (Republican nominees for Presidential) is would be the best option?
Huntsman? Least homicidal?Are you forgetting...
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“Oh my god! Will you be my new gay best friend? We can go shopping for clothes!”
– A straight, female coworker to me upon learning that I, a male, had a boyfriend. I said, “No” and walked away, confused. I don’t have any interest in shopping or clothing, much less being a “gay best friend.” It makes me angry that just by coming out, I can instantly be transformed into a romantic...
NYCLU, Major Media Organizations Criticize NYPD’s... →
In a letter sent today to Mayor Michael Bloomberg and NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly, the New York Civil Liberties Union objected to the Police Department’s mistreatment of journalists covering…
Occupy Wall Street, What Do They Want? →
You’re going to pretend you don’t know what they want? Okay. I’ll humor you.
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Watch
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain talks to the Journal Sentinel editorial board about the Obama administration’s handling of Libya.
It’s mindboggling that anyone takes this man seriously when he LITERALLY HAS NO IDEA what he’s talking about.
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Institutional/Structural Racism Within a Context:...
esprit-follet:
Institutional or structural racism, defined as the social, economic, educational, and political forces or policies that operate to foster discriminatory outcomes or give preferences to members of one group over others, derives its genesis from the origins of race as a concept.
Race as a biological fact has been invalidated by biologists and geneticists, but race as a social...
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UN Recommends Everyone Stop Telling Women What To... →
marxist-feminism:
hotelsongs | thequietworld | leighway | daskannnichtsein | mollydruwho
The UN states that any country restricting a woman’s access to abortion and/or contraception is, in doing so, violating a woman’s human rights.
….finally.
So, we’ve got extremely reputable cancer-related organizations saying abortion doesn’t cause cancer or increase your risk.
We’ve got extremely...
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“Katy Perry won best live performer over Lady Gaga and COME ON… put Lady Gaga and...”
– Michael Buckley (What The Buck) on Katy Perry winning Best Live at the 2011 EMA’s (via a-warriorqueen)