June 2012
“Weightlifter Sarah Robles is an incredible athlete, but outside the world of...”
– The Strongest Woman In America Lives In Poverty
Sarah Robles is ranked higher than any other American weightlifter, male or female. She’s the best hope the U.S. has at an Olympic medal in the sport — but she struggles to pay her rent.
(this quote from Sarah kind of breaks my heart: ““I still have...
“See, this is my opinion: we all start out knowing magic. We are born with...”
– Robert R. McCammon, Boy’s Life (via alfsaga)
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No, I'm not an Asgardian...
Ok, people. Sit down. We need to have a talk.
Now, I understand where you’re coming from, don’t get me wrong. but this is just going too far.
Really.
I mean, I can accept that you lot like Hiddleston. I mean, look at him- what’s not to like?
But that said, it’s gotten to the point where my dash is now regularly 3/4ths nothing but spasms of joy over his...
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Loving Myself Is Hard: I'm so tired of this "No... →
historicalslut:
quixoticandabsurd:
So tired of it.
Because seriously, nobody batted an eye when I was little and walked out of the theater after seeing Toy Story proclaiming, “Woody is so cool! I want to be just like him!”
Nobody cared that I was a little girl looking up to a male…
Studio Calypte →
studio-calypte:
Repost if you know any artists who want to do art.
Apparently, if you eat Oreo's you're supporting...
Polimicks - SCOTUS Refuses to Strike Down... →
lovingmyselfishard:
I really and truly do not understand people against healthcare reform. I just don’t.
GGR: Women Love Widow →
lovingmyselfishard:
When I saw Avengers in the theater for the third time, Widow got the biggest cheers from the ladies, every single time.
lovingmyselfishard:
awidesetvagina:
when you think about it, the song ‘let the bodies hit the floor” is really just a darker version of ‘it’s raining men’
This just made me laugh so hard.
Neil Gaiman: mizzkatonic: What exactly is... →
mizzkatonic:
What exactly is Obamacare and what does it change?
abaldwin360:
big thanks to reddit user CaspianX2 for typing all this out!
What people call “Obamacare” is actually the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. However, people were calling it “Obamacare”…
“Just because a couple people on the Supreme Court declare something to be...”
– Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)
#nope #that’s pretty much what it does
(via agent355)
So……….did he skip Civics or……..?
(via kyssthis16)
Someone needs a dictionary.
(via dolphinsuspicious)
This guy is laughably stupid. Like straight up stupid in the most literal definition of the term.
(via...
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I'm disgusted and infuriated with Kraft Foods over...
pizzaforpresident:
What kind of sick company is this? I’ve always trusted Kraft to deliver tasty and morally righteous products but then they pull this on us:
That’s right.
A giant gay oreo.
How dare they dangle this cream filled abombination in front our faces and then have the balls to say it does not exist?
I’m boycotting Kraft and Oreo until this queer little cookie is on store...
Gardener Sues Tulsa for Cutting Down Her Edible... →
humanformat:
KOTV reports that Denise Morrison grows an edible and medicinal garden of over 100 plant varieties in her front and back yard. Last August, she received a letter from the city reporting a complaint about her yard.
She took photographs of her gardens and went to meet with city inspectors who told her “Everything, everything need to go” when she asked for problem areas to be...
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D.C. Council approves LivingSocial tax breaks →
jerrybrito:
What a racket. From the Washington Post:
The D.C. Council gave tentative approval Tuesday for nearly $33 million in tax breaks for LivingSocial to keep the growing company in the District after members deemed it essential to city efforts to brand itself as a hub for start-up and technology companies. In a unanimous vote, the deal will save the five-year-old company about $32.5...
“The Internet is neither a magical kingdom nor a pirate nation of free speech and...”
– Harkaway @ The Daily Beast
[on issues discussed in - of course - The Blind Giant]
(via theblindgiant)
“Most people on food stamps work full time. They work full time but they don’t...”
– Sister Simone Campbell [x]
I like how she articulates the simple financial impossibility of religious organizations being able to replace government aid. I’d like to add that, of course, there are so many people who have trouble receiving aid from religious institutions because they’re LGBT and/or...
“You gotta think on all three-rings at once if you want to run this Robot-Circus,...”
– (via ikipr)
“We oppose the teaching of Higher Order Thinking Skills, critical thinking skills...”
– The Texas Republican 2012 platform, which officially opposes teaching students “critical thinking skills.”
Read 4 more of the Texas GOP’s craziest policies.
(via think-progress)
“Asking someone how they are is not meant to be a literal question about your...”
– Beebo Brink (via floket)
“Obamacare” isn’t about President Obama. It’s about beginning to bring an end to...”
– E.J. Dionne: Will we love the health-care law if it dies? (via wilwheaton)
This Is How It’s Done: American Atheists Announces... →
sinshine:
Bam.
