February 2012
It’s 2012. Do you know where your transgender... →
artoftransliness:
A very interesting read about the very public opinion of transgender children and their bodies.
From the article: ”You guys, this is creepy. We are having a public conversation about whether children have the “right” or “wrong” genitals. We are allowed to do this, publicly, without any consequence–as long as those children are transgender. This is more than creepy. It is...
[TW: infanticide, ableism] Mother, Afraid of Costs... →
aspergersissues:
Paula C. Durbin-Westby paulacdurbinwestbyautisticblog.blogspot.com I am writing here about one aspect of this horrible killing of a six-month-old baby, that of the mother’s fears about the costs of having an Autistic child: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/06/stephanie-rochester-trial_n_1131305.html Whether or not the parent was not legally sane at the time of the...
“Historically, financial speculators accounted for about 30 percent of oil...”
– Blame Oil Speculators, Not Obama, For Rising Oil Prices
(via anticapitalist)
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journalmoore:
dez-ray: Dolphins are ‘people’ say scientists
abaldwin360:
Dolphins deserve to be treated as non-human “persons” whose rights to life and liberty should be respected, scientists meeting in Canada have been told.
A small group of experts in philosophy, conservation and dolphin behaviour were canvassing support for...
The Confederate flag wasn't always popular.
artemiskore:
stfuconfederates:
After the Civil War, you pretty much got shot for having one.
Probably because it’s the symbol of a failed rebellion against the federal government, and the Stars and Bars was a fucking battle flag. It had no political symbolism. It was a battle flag. It meant the person carrying it was going to shoot at you.
It was gone for a long time, and guess when it came...
We identified the police asshole to threw the... →
The East Bay Express is reporting that analysis of footage from October 25th taken on the streets of Oakland, CA, along with some serious investigative reporting, may well have determined who it was that lobbed a flash-bang grenade into the middle of a group of people who came forward to assist Iraq Veteran Scott Olsen after he had been shot. At the very least the investigative reporter, Ali...
Faster-than-light neutrino results were due to a... →
socialistictendencies:
theweekmagazine:
And not just any mistake. A LOOSE CABLE.
“There was a good reason the measurements and reality weren’t lining up: a loose fiber optic cable was causing one of the atomic clocks used to time the neutrinos’ flight to produce spurious results.”
Because loose cables never happen, ever.
This is for the anons I occasionally get (and ignore) asking...
Fox News gets okay to misinform public, court... →
socialistictendencies:
teaganism:
leftish:
UPDATED:Many news agencies lie and distort facts, not many have the guts to admit it…in court…positioning the First Amendment as their defense! The attorneys for Fox, owned by media baron Rupert Murdoch, successfully argued the First Amendment gives broadcasters...
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Aaaa fuckit
Head hurts, throat hurts (hurts like fuck whenever I have to talk, or god forbid sneeze) running a temperature, can’t sleep, already showered today and my robe/all the towels are in the wash, already took way too many pills and I’m on my way to drinking all the tea in this house…
I really wanted to go down to Detroit but I don’t think I’ll be in any shape to weather...
“You know what my concern is about Congress? I checked these numbers: 57% of...”
– Neil DeGrasse Tyson (via yo-soy-yossarian)
edoro:
“In American today, anti-evolutionism matters because it has become the vanguard of a genuine anti-science movement. To be sure, opposition to evolution isn’t new. State laws against the teaching of evolution actually go back nearly a century, and the famous Scopes trial took place 87 years ago. However, if you thought such things were behind us, guess again. Laws designed to encourage the...
Previously Legal WI Voters Turned Away at Polls... →
truth-has-a-liberal-bias:
The Republicans don’t have any ideas, so the only way they can win is to cheat.
London is no safer even with all its CCTV cameras →
anticapitalist:
London is considered the most spied-on city in the world, courtesy of its ubiquitous CCTV cameras, purportedly there to reduce crime. But according to a recent report, there’s been little or no change in London’s crime rates since they were more widely installed in the mid 1980s.
Privacy activists are worried that Britain will become the bleak totalitarian society George...
“I’d like to raise both of my middle fingers to him and anyone who thinks...”
– M.I.A. (via transformfeminism)
The Secrets To Filming A Peaceful Protest If... →
anticapitalist:
South Dakota Profits When Native Kids Get Thrown... →
brandx:
A year-long NPR News investigation has found that nearly 700 Native American children in South Dakota are being removed from their homes every year.
Sometimes the removals happen under very questionable circumstances. And the problem isn’t isolated to just one state; Native children are over represented in the foster care systems of dozens of others — including Washington, Idaho,...
Too late to coin "transdead?"
talldarkbishoujo:
onspacehardware:
It’s when you appear to be totally breathing, but in reality, you’re very, very dead.
This is insulting to me as a goth, please stop appropriating my undead subculture.
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Romney’s Top Funders Made Billions on Auto... →
Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney called the federal government’s 2009 bail-out of the auto industry, “nothing more than crony capitalism, Obama style… a reward for his big donors to his campaign.”
In fact, the biggest rewards – a windfall of more than two billion dollars care of U.S. taxpayers –– went to Romney’s two top contributors.John Paulson of Paulson & Co and Paul Singer...
Police accused of running drug ring in Texas town.... →
fountainofyouthmovement:
Citizens of Covington, TX are living in fear of police accused of using their influence to operate a drug ring and arrest and terrorize citizens who speak out against their activities.
“They are scared to death now,” said Covington City Council member Marty Smith. “They lock their doors, they lock the car doors because they are scared of the police.”
Covington Police...
macfoto:
5 Reasons You Should Never Agree to a Police Search (Even if You Have Nothing to Hide)
1. It’s your constitutional right.
The 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects us against unreasonable searches and seizures. Unless police have strong evidence (probable cause) to believe you’re involved in criminal activity, they need your permission to perform a search of you or your...
Indian High Court Rules That the Decision to Abort... →
somepolitics:
In a significant decision, the Punjab and Haryana High Court last week ruled that the right to abort a pregnancy in a marriage rests with the wife and not husband.
“A woman is not a machine in which raw material is put and a finished product comes out. She should be mentally prepared to conceive, continue the same and give birth to a child. The unwanted pregnancy would naturally...
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stfuconservatives:
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theatlantic:
Virginia Lawmakers Drop Invasive Ultrasound Requirement From Abortion Bill
After an understandable uproar over a mandatory procedure that federal law would consider rape, Virginia legislators have opted to forgo the invasive and most definitely uncomfortable procedure for women seeking abortions. On top of a big invasion of privacy for all...
Gender Imperialism →
a-bayani:
(via The Biyuti Collective)
According the San Francisco Trans March’s about page, this was part of the original callout that started the march:
to encourage more trans and gender-variant people to come out; to build connections among ftm, mtf, bayot, crossdressers, sadhin, hijra, transvestites, bantut, drag queens, drag kings, mahu, transsexuals, bakla, travesti, genderqueers,...
Eyes Wide Opened: queennubian: White Teacher Sues... →
queennubian:
White Teacher Sues for All-Important Right to Use Racial Slur
ethereal-eyes:
A white teacher in Chicago was suspended for using the n-word in class. Now he’s suing, claiming he was teaching an important lesson. But the school’s principal has a different memory of what…
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Santorum Knocks Public Schools, But Sticks... →
While Santorum is an unapologetic opponent of public schools, or as he calls them, “government-run schools,” he has no problem making taxpayers cover the tab for his homeschooling. While a U.S. Senator, Santorum moved his family to Virginia but still stuck Pennsylvania taxpayers with the bill for his decision to have his children attend a cyber-school
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