March 2012
“The problem, often not discovered until late in life, is that when you look for...”
– Neil deGrasse Tyson (via @cap)
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How not to write female characters: a lesson in...
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“I am a feminist, and because I’m a feminist I critique every medium of media I...”
– Courtesy of fuckyeahsexeducation (via cuntlovin)
I am Neil deGrasse Tyson... Ask Me Anything. →
abaldwin360:
physicsphysics:
Yes, this is real. Yes, this is happening right now. Yes, you should drop everything you’re doing and start asking our main man some questions!
Earlier: Parts 1 and 2.
Needs more notes!!!
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Are you kidding me?
supertrash:
tumblr actually angers me more than anything now.
little girls posting ‘their story’, adding pages to their blogs about ‘their rape’. Apologies to anyone i offend here, but if you have been raped/sexually abused or whatever, there’s no need to advertise it that much. I’ve seen girls gain thousands of followers from zero due to these and it’s idiotic.
I just think there’s a much...
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fuckyeahsexeducation:
Please message beautifulmania if you have suffered abuse and are turned on by non consent fantasies. Although I can say that they aren’t fucked up or sick or a whore and that it’s perfectly healthy and normal it would mean more coming from you.
I ask this publicly looking for support. I’m a rape victim with an unexplainable rape fantasy issue. I don’t...
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Talking to strangers
just-smith:
It’s 8:00 PM. Elaine is signing on to her Tumblr.
She’s bored, and looking for an argument. She therefore decides to browse the ‘misandry’ tag: she knows misandry doesn’t exist, and it’s always fun laughing at the men who are whining about it. Lo and behold, there’s some douchebro in there talking about rape, and moaning about all the ‘women only’ rape support facilities. This is...
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PETA: The awkward uncle at the vegan family dinner →
aseawithin:
Trigger warning: references to violence towards women, exploitation, and rape.
Everyone has that family member (or maybe more than one). You know, the one who every now and then says or does something that shocks or embarrasses everyone else? Then, after the awkward silence, the conversation moves on and everyone just chalks it up to “oh, that’s just your uncle. He’s set in his...
Why supporting Ron Paul is backwards
stfuconservatives:
gop-circus:
Ron Paul is racist, or at the very least, allowed racist literature to be published under his name. But to me, this isn’t the worst part about Paul as a candidate - His stances on civil liberties and economic issues when it comes to state’s rights are scary. And his supporters who type in all caps and hail him as christ reborn are even worse because they believe...
the-womanifesto:
In Remembrance: Women Who Died From Illegal and Unsafe Abortions
ereyes312:
The seven women below are just a small representation of the countless women who have died because they did not have access to safe and legal abortions. Most of these women died before Roe v. Wade offered them a safe alternative. However, women continue to die and suffer injury due to current...
girl-non-grata asked: You do realize that you...
religiousragings:
jaybee83:
You clearly misunderstood. I wasn’t saying a thing about a link between rape and autism, I was pointing out that the term “triggering” was being misused so badly that the sentence became nonsense. Talking about rape doesn’t trigger PTSD in a person who was raped anymore than talking about war triggers it in a combat vet. PTSD triggers can be anything, and are...
“If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is around to hear it, does it make a...”
– Neil deGrasse Tyson, Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandries. (2007)
"My sister lost her baby... and my state requires... →
stfuconservatives:
leeleeleelee submitted: “This is the reality of Texas’ ultrasound for abortion bill. A 30 year old Texas woman’s fetus’ heart stopped beating after 12 weeks. The options given were to wait until miscarriage, give birth to it, or to abort it (the preferred, safest option). She has to look at an ultrasound of her already dead fetus and if she looks away, she will have to...
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“I think it’s funny, but the last thing you’ll ever see me do is jump up and...”
– George Clooney, on rumors that he’s gay
By George, Clooney’s Got Us | Current Issue | The Advocate
(via apsies)
hate on george clooney now, katherine.
February 2012
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Jan Berenstain, co-creator of The Berenstain... →
The world today brings news that Jan Berenstain, co-author with her husband Stan of the 45 years and running Berenstain Bears series for children, has passed on to a better world. As any right-thinking mother will agree, good riddance. Among my set of mothers the series is known mostly as the one that makes us dread the bedtime routine the most. There, in the big treehouse down a sunny dirt road...
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Americans listening to politicians, ignoring... →
While articles in popular science magazines and advocacy efforts (especially An Inconvenient Truth) appeared to have an effect, the impact of news media coverage came about because it is transmitting statements from political leaders, what the researchers refer to as “elite cues.” That’s where the meat of this story lies. Those elite cues were the most significant driver of public...
Getting ready for the end of growth on Earth →
Long Beach, California—Paul Gilding wants to scare us. He wants to scare us into acting before it’s too late. “The Earth is Full. Full of us, full of our stuff. Full of our waste,” he said during his TED talk. In financial terms, we live on the Earth like we are spending 50 percent more than we earn.
Gilding has been agitating for sustainability long before most people became...
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Cardinal Ordered Memo on Priests Destroyed,...
religiousragings:
helvetebrann:
A Philadelphia archdiocese official on trial for allegedly covering up the sexual abuse of children has asked a court to throw out charges against him based on a 1994 memo showing Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua ordered a list of suspected abusive Catholic priests to be destroyed.
As revealed in court papers filed on Friday, Molloy’s handwritten memo dated...
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wordsalso asked: No, I don't have a public personal blog. Sorry if I took a long time respond — I don't really understand how messages work. Cheers, ~wordsalso
Whenever I hear someone say “damn anything (blacks, whites, jews, muslims, women, liberals, etc.)” I can’t help but tune out everything else that comes out of their mouth. Everything and anything they say after that fades into irrelevance, no matter how good their point may have been.
“When you took your oath of office, you placed your hand on the Bible and swore...”
– Jamie Raskin - who is now a senator in Maryland and served as floor manager of the recently passed bill allowing same sex marriage. (via abaldwin360)
BOOM.
(via tehblackbirdisincognito)
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mia-the-wonder-slut:
ladyatheist:
Mother who stole son’s education gets 12 years in prison - WFSB Channel 3
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str8nochaser:
This is some certified bullshit.
I don’t know why they decided to make an example out of her. This bothers me deeply.
What i the exact fuck???
I wonder what color she is…
What the fuck. 12...
Uh, tumblr?
I hope you guys have more in the works that a graphic design rework of the post bar.
“In just one year, the expenditure of the U.S.’s military budget is equivalent to...”
– Neil deGrasse Tyson (via anticapitalist)
Some people will respond, “military funding has already been cut so much.” And? Is there a reason why it shouldn’t be cut more? 