August 2012
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Leading from the Front →
According to John McCain,
It is said this election will turn on domestic and economic issues, and barring any major international upheavals, this is probably right. But it is also true that our domestic and economic success is both a central cause and an enduring benefit of our global leadership — our ability and willingness to shape international events in line with our interests and...
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c'mon now →
dagseoul:
ghost-of-algren replied to your post: KILL ME NOW: Samantha is a Shinee Fan Fic Writer.
hey, there are some good fan fiction writers out there. she’s probably not one of them, but ya know.
are you fucking kidding me? I’m not teasing a dork, Sam. I’m teasing a colonialist. I’m not making fun of fan fic; I circled the profile pic and wrote typical under it.
White girls sharing...
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The Rise of the Majority-Asian Suburb →
FUCK YEEEEAAAAAHHHHHH…I hope the perpetual foreigner myth starts dying a quick death. Thanks to epiclybored for this!
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How Harry Potter can fix this nation's immigration...
univisionnews:
Harry Potter would agree Julian Gomez is American. How about you?
By CAROLINA DEL BUSTO & ROMINA PUGA
A few weeks ago, we introduced you to the brilliant concept that is the Harry Potter Alliance (HPA) and their fight for immigration reform. Now, the 19-year-old who sparked a thousand wands sat down with Univision News to tell us more about the HPA, their new campaign for...
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Syria massacre reportedly leaves more than 200... →
Also in the news today…
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“It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put...”
– Neil Armstrong
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“Your life as an egg actually started in your mother’s developing ovary, before...”
– Men — Who Needs Them?
A counterargument to the conservative “sperm is maaaagic” trope… written by a man lamenting his waning biological utility.
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“It’s Time We Talked About Chris Brown’s Crazy Mom”
– Tracie Egan Morrissey at Jezebel
Has this made the rounds yet? (I have deadlines so haven’t been able to check Tumblr much for the past few days). But in any case, have we forgotten Tracy Traceee Traicey Tracie “I will ban a WoC just for misspelling my name” Egan Morrisey’s hipster and not so...
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Father’s Age Is Linked to Risk of Autism and... →
Older men are more likely than young ones to father a child who develops autism or schizophrenia, because of random mutations that become more numerous with advancing paternal age, scientists reported on Wednesday, in the first study to quantify the effect as it builds each year. The age of mothers had no bearing on the risk for these disorders, the study found.
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But the...
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Misogynist Phraseology: Todd Akin →
dagseoul:
legitimate rape
Many people do not know how to use words. In Todd Akin’s case, he neither understands what legitimate means nor what an adjective performs in a sentence. Todd Akin’s phrase means, a rape that conforms to law and rules; a justifiable rape. Akin argues for a further meaning. A legitimate rape is a rape that doesn’t result in pregnancy.
Akin’s claim leaves a lot unstated...
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When I heard Rihanna tell Oprah that she was "more...
whatshouldwecallme:
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Pot May Improve Cognitive Functioning For Those... →
I need to move to California and get a medical marijuana license stat.
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On hate crime legislation →
dagseoul:
Expanding the criminal justice system is not a viable way to seek and cultivate a just and humane society. On the other hand, such expansion caters to corrupt victim advocacy—crimes are about an individual not about society; punishment addresses a private desire for retribution rather than a public desire for social welfare—and affords more power to people, who more often than not,...
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Whites Believe They Are Victims of Racism More... →
mehreenkasana:
The actual heading from the actual ‘report.’
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AERA files amicus brief in Fischer v. University... →
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4 Decades on, U.S. Starts Cleanup of Agent Orange... →
“Too little, too late” comes to mind.
