March 2011
“So, to wrap up: rather than bring the highest marginal tax rate back to what it...”
– JON STEWART, doing his best impression of the Republican sentiment against teachers, on The Daily Show (via inothernews)
Googling the cost of an abortion brings you into...
nom-chompsky:
wisearoundtheclock:
Their favourite answer? “A life”.
A fetus is now legal tender for all debts, public and private.
Feel that pro-life love!: Catholic Church Urges... →
prolifehypocrisy:
todaysthv.com | Pope urges doctors to protect women from abortion
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI has urged doctors to protect women from the deceptive thought that an abortion might be a solution to social or economic difficulties or health problems.
Benedict reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s firm opposition to abortion in a speech Saturday to members of the Pontifical...
“You should probably direct your “take an economics course!” retort at the...”
– Boom. (via bluebears)
arguments over Facebook with uneducated manwhores...
beezusishere:
accio-tardis-:
Look at these little boys.
I love how people read about abortion and then they think they’re the first fucking people to understand what it is. Yes, if a pregnancy is successful, it results in a baby. No one has ever argued that point. Women KNOW what’s in there. And they have every right to their own body and to say, “No, I do not...
Demand Jail Time for Heat Death of 17-Year-Old... →
eddyizm:
Maria Isabel Vasquez Jimenez was 17 years old. She was engaged and pregnant. Now she’s dead, and the people responsible are about to walk away without a minute of jail time. Maria Isabel was a farmworker employed by Merced Farm Labor –– a company that was fined in 2006 for not having a written heat-stress prevention plan to protect its workers. They never did write that plan. On May...
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Texas Nonprofit Gives Scholarships to White Males... →
thenoobyorker:
ryking:
motherjones:
Because white guys are so underprivileged. Especially in Texas!
Petty, sexist, and racist much, Mother Jones? Let’s throw hypocritical in there, too, since you have no problem with other scholarships that are based on race and gender, but throw a hissy over one fucking scholarship — the first of its type — specifically designed for white men. My, how...
Walker Welding Capitol Windows NOW to Keep Workers...
fakedr-humandisaster:
nom-chompsky:
tehblackbirdisflying:
quickhits:
AFL-CIO NOW BLOG
|| Tags: news tweet || http://bit.ly/fY1zst (Via Twitter)
I’ve heard this may not be true. I HOPE THIS IS NOT TRUE.
THIS HAD BETTER NOT BE TRUE. They are fucking asking for it.
the fuck
Yeah that’s not terrifying at all. Please to keep us updated on this.
February 2011
Walk for Choice in the Daily Sundial! →
The LA Walk for Choice gets some news coverage! Naturally, the comments are all anti-choicers. But whatever! Media coverage!
Kansas High School Newspaper Says It's Moral to... →
timekiller-s:
It’s in Wichita, Kansas. What’s in the water in that place?
“Among the points that the student author makes: “[Same-sex relationships] relationships just are not normal. One thing to notice is that there is legislation against homosexual marriage. However, there are no legislative restrictions to same-sex dating. Dating does often lead to marriage, so same-sex dating...
To Block A Gay-Straight Alliance, Texas High...
anonymousatheist:
ignatius-m:
liberal-life:
A Corpus Christi, TX school district has responded to a student’s request to create a Gay-Straight Alliance — by shutting down all extracurricular clubs on campus.
Flour Bluff Intermediate School District’s move comes after its high school gained national attention by blocking senior Bianca “Nikki” Peet’s request to start a GSA.
But Flour Bluff...
"Don't Say Gay" Bill Proposed In Tennessee →
theriotmag:
“You’re looking at legislation that is going to make sure that when you are talking about sexuality with students that it is age appropriate,” said Matthew Parsons, a father of seven children and founder of the group “Something Better.”
He says he’s in favor of the proposed bill that avoids talking about homosexuality to kids so young.
“If we’re talking about homosexuality, we...
tcmcdavekeller asked: Just saw the tax breaks vs. cost of programs chart. It is overly simplified. There is another side to the argument. I make many millions of dollars every year, and I pay millions of dollars in taxes every year. Without many of the tax breaks you have listed, I would be required to lay off between 40 and 50 employees. These are employees whose salaries, health care and retirement benefits I pay for...
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Prof. Hatfield's reaction to Slate's sexist...
I wrote about this upsetting article in Slate yesterday, which totally proved that women hate sex and are only having it so we can get married. I e-mailed the person who did the study - Prof. Elaine Hatfield - and asked what she thought about the conclusion Slate drew from her research: that all women hate sex. Here’s what she wrote back:
“I don’t read all the reports of my...
“The homosexual lifestyle signifies the triumph of neo-pagan Epicureanism. By its...”
– This is a great example of a homophobe assuming everyone is as gay as they are and that if gay marriage is legalized, everyone will give into their internal desires to vigorously scissor another woman or put another dude’s penis in their mouth and men and women will never again fuck each other.
I...
A few twitter updates from Wisconsin
thelaurasaurusmachine:
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“First they convinced the blue collars to scapegoat the Welfare Queens. Then the...”
– ginandtacos.com » Blog Archive » SELF PRESERVATION ENTERS THE BUILDING (via robot-heart-politics)
Good read.
emmahasablog asked: What bothers me about the article citing the study that is frequently used as support is that it mentions later in the summary that a hidden factor is that males associate fewer risks with accepting a sexual invitation than women and the article doesn't talk about it at all. It's an obvious reason why females wouldn't say yes to a random person asking them to have sex. Correlation...
greaterthanlapsed:
The Herkelmans — and most of the state of Iowa — praised Northrup for being a boy of faith. “It’s his religion and he’s strong in his religion,” says Megan Black, the only other girl who made state. (These were the first two in the state’s history. Black lost both her matches.) “You have to respect him for that.”
Why?
Does any wrong-headed decision suddenly become right...
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Oh my GAWD, here is their "scientific proof" that...
“In one frequently cited study, attractive young researchers separately approached opposite-sex strangers on Florida State University’s campus and proposed casual sex. Three-quarters of the men were game, but not one woman said yes.”
All right, ladies, we’ve got to admit it: we generally don’t like having sex with random strangers who propose anonymous fucking while...
Slut Shaming in Slate Magazine →
lipstick-feminists:
Submitted by giselleo:
“If women were more fully in charge of how their relationships transpired, we’d be seeing, on average, more impressive wooing efforts, longer relationships, fewer premarital sexual partners, shorter cohabitations, and more marrying going on.”
Wow, Slate. Some women like to have sex. It’s not all about OMG GETTIN MARRIED!!! for...
howisthisprolife:
42,000 To Lose Health Care Tomorrow: Republicans Score Big Victory in Their War on Poor.
“According to NPR, Pennsylvania is terminating its AdultBasic Insurance program as of February 28th, 2011. It currently provides extremely low-cost health insurance coverage ($36/month) for 42,000 Pennsylvanians who are poor but not poor enough to be covered by Medicaid....
“Forgive me. I must start by pointing out that three years after a horrific...”
– CHARLES FERGUSON, co-winner of the Best Documentary for the Wall Street expose Inside Job, accepting his award. (via inothernews)
Which conservative talk show host is going to slam...
HE MADE IT A TINY HAT!
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Client Stories from the TEA Fund →
rabbleprochoice:
Yesterday at the Walk for Choice here in Dallas, I had the honor of listening to people from the TEA (Texas Equal Access) Fund speak about women they’ve helped get abortions for. Here are some letters they sent to TEA about their experiences.
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THIS is Considered "Pro-Life?!"
theriotmag:
• $50 million in cuts to the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant that “supports state-based prenatal care programs and services for children with special needs.”
• $1 billion in cuts to programs at the National Institutes of Health that support “lifesaving biomedical research aimed at finding the causes and developing strategies for preventing preterm birth.”
• Nearly $1...
Pro Choice Walk Brings Out Voices for Women's... →
Walk for Choice made Jezebel! (Thanks to MorningGloria for the coverage!)
I just got a mental image of John Boehner sitting...
speakerjohnboehner:
stfuconservatives:
“Y’know, my last name does look a little like it should be pronounced ‘Boner’.”
-Joe
HOLY SHIT. So THAT’S why people always snigger at me.
This made my day.