March 2012
Kinsey Hope Can't Focus For Shit: A Word Does Not... →
amaditalks:
As an uproar was sounded across the nation over “transvaginal” and ultrasounds performed in that fashion, we are now getting reports that mandated transvaginal ultrasounds are no longer a part of mandatory ultrasound before abortion bills in Alabama and potentially Virginia.
Be…
February 2012
I Was a Warehouse Wage Slave →
Indeed, and I’m working for a gigantic, immensely profitable company. Or for the staffing company that works for that company, anyway. Which is a nice arrangement, because temporary-staffing agencies keep the stink of unacceptable labor conditions off the companies whose names you know. When temps working at a Walmart warehouse sued for not getting paid for all their hours, and for then getting...
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baddominicana:
thatmuchlove:
13 Year Old Jada Williams Persecuted by the Rochester City School District Over her essay on Frederick Douglass.
ai-yo:
jumpstart-therevolution:
theafrosistuh:
beautifulbrwn:
“On Saturday, February 18, 2012, the Frederick Douglass Foundation of New York presented the first Spirit of Freedom award to Jada Williams, a 13-year old city of...
Sponsor of Alabama ultrasound law has financial... →
stfuconservatives:
ladonnapietra:
Now isn’t that interesting.
SURPRISE!
“If you know someone who’s depressed, please resolve never to ask them why....”
– Stephen Fry (via eatyourpie)
Stephen Fry is a wonderful person.
(via sylvysparrow)
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Crazy Like Us: The Globalisation of the Western...
fuckyeahgenderstudies:
I’ve pretty much finished this book and i would heartily recommend it to everyone. It’s definitely the best book i’ve read this year. I found the portions on anorexia nervosa and depression (having personal experience with both and having undertaken academic research on AN) particularly compelling and ultimately persuasive.
US link UK link
“This fascinating book reports...
I Hate This Mess: baddominicana: CDC on racial... →
baddominicana:
CDC on racial differences in drug use:
“White high school students are seven times more likely than blacks to have used cocaine; eight times more likely to have smoked crack; ten times more likely to have used LSD and seven times more likely to have used heroin. What’s more,…
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Clever girl!: an idea →
adailyriot:
velocicrafter:
in reading the post going around about Kuffiyeh, I was wondering how difficult it would be to find an authentic Palestinian kuffiyeh and…. I found this online retailer who sells ones made at the Herbawi Textile Factory (mentioned in the post going around).
Would anyone be interested in a “group order”? They’re listed at $18 each, but there’s an option to buy a...
Another Batch of Birth Control Pills Recalled →
femalesexpositive:
Glenmark Generics is issuing a nationwide recall of seven lots of birth control pills. The pills are labeled “norgestimate and ethinyl estradiol tablets.”
Because of a packaging error, some of the pills were placed in the wrong order within the packs, according to a statement from the Food and Drug Administration. The packs contain three types of pills with varying levels of...
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7 worst international aid ideas →
obruniradio:
lysscglobal:
Maybe their hearts were in the right place. Maybe not. Either way, these are solid contenders for the title of “worst attempts at helping others since colonialism.”
1. One million t-shirts for Africa
2. TOMS Buy-One-Give-One
…dumping shoes in places where people might otherwise be employed to make them.
3. Machine gun preacher
Problems with Sam Childers, the...
The Lorax: Blowing Smogulous Smoke →
Fans of The Lorax have raised concerns that the new big-screen version is neglecting the environmental message of the beloved Dr. Seuss book. The movie doesn’t come out until March 2, but the initial trailer and promotional materials ignited a round of complaints on the web.
Now people are having a (rather justified) heart attack about the fact that The Lorax is now being used to...
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Woman: Can I have birth control?
Government: No.
Woman: I got pregnant because I didn't have birth control and I don't want the fetus. Can I have an abortion?
Government: No.
Woman: I gave birth to my child but since I wasn't expecting it, I can't afford daycare. Can I have help paying for it?
Government: No.
Woman: My boyfriend isn't excited about sex anymore, because I lost my figure due to pregnancy. Will you pay for his erectile dysfunction pills?
Government: Yes.
Seattle to Build Nation’s First Food Forest →
indielowercase:
ver2go:
Seattle’s vision of an urban food oasis is going forward. A seven-acre plot of land in the city’s Beacon Hill neighborhood will be planted with hundreds of different kinds of edibles: walnut and chestnut trees; blueberry and raspberry bushes; fruit trees, including apples and pears; exotics like pineapple, yuzu citrus, guava, persimmons, honeyberries, and...
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The Native Object - Or Do Not Reduce Us to False...
selchieproductions:
Hippiesque environmentalists love indigenous peoples; we’re naturally all a homogenous group of people who, despite the fact that we come from 72 different countries and we amount to more than 300 million people, all believe that the earth has a soul and then there’s the money that we cannot eat and, perhaps most important of all, Chief Seattle’s words; ‘the earth does not...
Browncoat Space Monkey: University of New Mexico... →
poemsofthedead:
via Joy Harjo’s blog:
This morning begins a journey, from San Miguel to Leon then to DFW then to Albuquerque to testify in the trial of Sharon Warner with UNM. Yes, the UNM sex scandal case has not been settled. Basically it’s this: a poetry professor was on an s and m…
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Flapjack State: On How Stigma Is Manifested →
h0ld0npain3nds:
http://www.camh.net/education/Resources_communities_organizations/addressing_stigma_senatepres03.pdf
This section outlines the experience of stigma by people who have experienced mental illness and their families; how it affects their lives; and identifies those barriers…
.redeye: Etsy "Native Inspired" Treasuries... →
mylittlehyena:
Are really tiring. It’s tiring to continually see the community of Native Artists on Etsy getting overlooked and unappreciated.
If you have a favorite Native Etsy shop let me know. I’ve started to leave comments on the “tribal, southwestern, navajo-aztec, wolf, moon, shaman, indian hat, ethnic, spiritual”, etc treasuries with this:
“If anyone truly enjoys or appreciates...
5 Reasons You Should Never Agree to a Police... →
(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 property.
You have the right to refuse random police searches anywhere and anytime, so long as you...