April 2011
everythingelseisreal asked: There is something that this blog occasionally does that I do not understand.
Sometimes when a picture is posted or reblogged the caption is made [Image: Detailed description of the picture]. Why do you do that? What purpose does it serve to explain the picture on a superficial level.
Sometimes when a picture is posted or reblogged the caption is made [Image: Detailed description of the picture]. Why do you do that? What purpose does it serve to explain the picture on a superficial level.
Looks Like Trump's Right: How the Hell Did This... →
squee-gee:
- “The dean looked over Barack’s transcript and college boards and then suggested in a kindly way that he apply to some less competitive colleges in addition to Columbia.”
- “There were no class rankings at his high school, but Barack never made honor roll even one term, unlike 110 boys in his class.”
- “His SAT scores were 566 for the verbal part and 640 for math. Those were far...
Romney wants to 'hang' Obama with misery index →
apsies:
Romney almost immediately caught himself, with the English major declaring “metaphorically speaking,” but the mix of nervous laughter with applause indicated at least some in the audience realized its potency.
Romney said: “You remember during the Ronald Reagan/Jimmy Carter debates? That Ronald Reagan came up with this great thing about the ‘misery index,’ and that he hung that around...
White Evangelical Christians are the group least...
changingmyperspective:
link to source
The results from a recent poll published by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life (http://www.pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Tea-Party-and-Religion.aspx) reveal what social scientists have known for a long time: White Evangelical Christians are the group least likely to support politicians or policies that reflect the actual teachings of Jesus. It...
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“I simply would like to see a role model for young women that is more realistic,...”
– A quote from this charming UConn op-ed piece entitled “Why ‘strong women’ portrayal is bad for women”. Hint: it makes this man uncomfortable to see assertive women!
He reassures us that he’s “no sexist” but wants to know why women can’t “also...
Proposed law requires burial/cremation of 8 week... →
“A new controversial State bill is on the table this year that deals with the proper burial of dead or unborn fetuses.
Representative Rickey Hardy (D-Lafayette) knows his new bill — House Bill 379 — could stir the pot in the State’s legislature.
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Hardy hopes HB 379 would discourage women from getting abortions. Under the bill a physician would have to notify a...
Taylor ready to sacrifice Olympic dream →
esmeweatherwax:
KATIE TAYLOR is prepared to sacrifice her Olympic dream if the governing authorities insist women boxers wear skirts to help “sex up” the competition, according to her father and coach, Peter.
Read more: http://www.examiner.ie/sport/other-sport/taylor-ready-to-sacrifice-olympic-dream-152950.html#ixzz1KwSjY842
Yeah. Sexism totally doesn’t exist any more.
Men and women...
“The good news for Zynga is that it scored the cover of SF Weekly. The bad news...”
– Here’s an explanation of why I dislike Farmville and Zynga. When you pay for World of Warcraft or League of Legends, you’re paying for really cool original content, for gaming companies that treat their employees well and welcome innovation. With Zynga games, you’re paying for a...
alexyz asked: YOU PLAY LEAGUE OF LEGENDS :O
myleetlebishop asked: I play Farmville. Yes, shame shame. Whenever there's a disaster Zynga asks for donations to give to disaster relief- in return, players get special items or crop seeds. So that is the context. I will add though that buying virtual items in order to donate is hardly a reason to lose faith in humanity...? Sounds like a good thing and Zynga has raised a lot of donation money this way.
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Donald Trump insists "there's nobody less of a... →
cuhtreenuh asked: For the Zynga comment, they might be referring to "selling" special crop at monetary value. And the money they raise from that will be donated to relief efforts for the tornado that hit the 5 states. I'm not sure, I don't play Farmville, but I think that something like that happens in the games. They might've done something like that for Japan and that's why...
lightbulbing asked: I read the ZYNGA page and the comments just kind of upset me. The general public seems to think that the United States (which is part of America, NOT America) helps out all these countries after major natural disasters (ex: Haiti, Japan, Myanmar) but never gets any help in return. I guess that they just don't remember Hurricane Katrina, when we received aid from all around the world....
missmaestra asked: oh and here is the link for the chipin page
http://lmarie.chipin.com/help-me-get-to-alabama
http://lmarie.chipin.com/help-me-get-to-alabama
My dear, dear friend MissMaestra wants to buy a plane ticket to Alabama to see her boyfriend (who’s in the hospital after being put into a medical coma for heart issues). She was planning on going anyways, and buying her ticket this week. Due to the disasters that took place in Alabama due to the storms, she’s unable to buy her plane ticket.
She needs help raising the cost of the...
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Brut's "Slap a Man" Campaign →
joetheblogger:
grumbelina:
velocicrafter:
fuckyeahmenfolk:
Brut, a company which sells men’s grooming products and cologne, has a Facebook page which suggests “Some Men Just Need to be Slapped”.
It has a game where you can slap non-masculine conforming men, such as a “Trekkie,” a “Hippie”, and a cross dressing man labeled “Frasier Grammar”. Go to the Facebook page and hit the report...
“During his presidency, no one ever questioned whether George W. Bush was...”
– Is Obama an ‘affirmative action president’? (via robot-heart-politics)
Oh, USA. Your grand priorities.
(via mehreenkasana)
Fantastic quote.
(via squee-gee)
In a country where the conservatives are calling for bootstraps and earning your way in the world, they seem entirely nonplussed by the...
pennylane27 asked: your tumblr kept me sane today. I am having a heated argument on fb with birthers. I made the mistake of calling one racist. Response? 'if omar kadafi ran would it be racist to question him? you'd probably think so.' i said that he couldn't, as we know he isn't from here, and he's a terrorist, and so far nothing. i guess logic is too much to handle.
Submitted by am-neubs: “Black is my friend’s mom. She happens to be a really nice lady, but obviously batshit. ”A PDF?! IT’S A CONSPIRACY!!!” Teal’s response just KILLS me, too.”
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This is a new one. A PDF conspiracy? Um, Adobe Illustrator doesn’t just whip up birth certificates as a template. When I scan things, my computer asks me...
in case you hadn't already signed this: Demand... →
(trigger warning for trans* hate and violence)
Obama certificate...
robot-heart-politics:
shelbywhitsett:
I am beyond irritated with people right now. Democrats (not all, so excuse me if you are one) need to stop with the labeling of Republicans. The White House ‘produced’ Obamas ‘birth certificate’ to prove he was born in Hawaii, but why did it take THREE YEARS for this to ever see light? Because its a fake! Its just something to make people shut up about...
rackinfrackin asked: Hey, you seem to always have awesome retorts for just about any crap that comes out of a conservative's mouth, so I was wondering if you could help me out. Do you have any information that would be helpful in stifling someone complaining about how the US needs to continue with more off-shore drilling in order to have cheaper gas prices? They claim the US doesn't want to drill off-shore,...
“You want 9/11 first responders to know that before they get their chemo money...”
– JON STEWART, lambasting the “Literal Insult to Injury Amendment” to the James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Act, on The Daily Show.
The amendment requires possible recipients of health funding under the law to be first cross-checked against the terrorist watch list.
An amendment sponsored...
STFU, Conservatives: One more thing about Tumblr... →
plexflexico:
stfuconservatives:
A very good friend of mine wrote me a note saying that my posts about it seemed a little passive-aggressive and trivializing toward those fandoms. I am so, so sorry it came off that way. I have no hate for Dr. Who or Supernatural or Game of Thrones or Glee. I just follow a LOT of people, and I…
Fandom, by it’s very nature, is trivial. Why should anyone be...
One more thing about Tumblr Savior
A very good friend of mine wrote me a note saying that my posts about it seemed a little passive-aggressive and trivializing toward those fandoms. I am so, so sorry it came off that way. I have no hate for Dr. Who or Supernatural or Game of Thrones or Glee. I just follow a LOT of people, and I want to catch up on my dash as quickly as possible. With Tumblr Savior, I get to see everyone’s...
loveyh asked: Regarding Kinder Eggs: They're waxy balls of chocolate with a toy inside. I'm failing to see what the big deal is. Germany has awesome chocolate, and I'd much rather eat that than their crappy waxy melted-onto-a-toy candy.
I lived in Germany for three years. Seriously, people, drink a beer, eat a Schokolade Croissant. Their Kinder Eggs are our Palmer's chocolates.
I lived in Germany for three years. Seriously, people, drink a beer, eat a Schokolade Croissant. Their Kinder Eggs are our Palmer's chocolates.
For anyone who missed it earlier
Here is a note about image descriptions and why I’m starting to use them, and here is an intro to Tumblr Savior if you want to block things that trigger you. Or things you’re sick of hearing about. Like, say, your entire dashboard live-blogging Glee.
Tell Your Representative to Stop the Attacks on... →
Since the start of this Congress, House leadership has pursued an agenda seeking to reduce women’s access to reproductive health care services. Now they are pushing H.R. 3, a bill that proposes dangerous restrictions on insurance coverage for abortion.
H.R. 3 would harm women’s health and would even raise taxes on individuals and small businesses to punish private health care decisions. Now...
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A quick note on image descriptions
You may have noticed that two of the things I posted today had image descriptions in brackets at the bottom. This is for a few reasons. First of all, it enables people who have visual disabilities to “see” the pictures — many have software that will read text to them.
Second, it helps people who are triggered by certain words or phrases. If you install Tumblr Savior, you can...
