May 2012
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I'm rather surprised at all of the folks making...
…or is being attacked and having your face eaten off somehow a less significant crime than rape?
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Holy crap. The Iron Patriot is going to be in...
Nerdgasm.
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Vatican: Bishops don’t have to report child abuse... →
christiantheatheist:
The Italian Bishop’s Conference (CIE) has issued guidelines on child protection that inform its bishops that they are ‘not obliged to report illicit facts’ of child abuse to the police.
The new guidelines were released recently after the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith advised every Bishop Conference to create a document covering Child Protection if they did not...
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To the folks who are angry that Obama doesn't...
Ask yourselves, why is it so important for you to hear the word ‘victory’, in spite of the political reality of perpetual warfare with no tangible endgame? Knowing what we know about the useless war in Iraq, Obama saved lives (civilian and military) in finding the most pragmatic way to end the war without making our nation look cowardly in doing so. And, had he not done so, there...
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nolitetebastardes replied to your photoset: Photos from our Memorial Day Picnic __ Ryan…
that’s so awesome, ryan! looks like everyone had a great time!
What’s even better, Tyler, is that I have a week’s worth of barbecue left over to enjoy. (Don’t tell my vegan followers…)
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dobbaaa replied to your photoset: Photos from our Memorial Day Picnic __ Ryan…
you have a beautiful family :D
Thank you so much! I happen to think we have an uncanny ability to fit an abnormal amount of sexy into a small geographical area.
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Credit where credit is due
Here’s the recap, but to keep it simple, I was very upset and concerned about one of my older brothers attending the picnic I hosted for my family today. (Due to some bad history and hurtful things he’s done to me over the past five years.)
But, it seems my concerns were unfounded. He, his wife, and kids treated me and everyone else like absolute gold.
The event was perfect.
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Even though I already knew it was coming, it's no...
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Fuck you, Lannisters.
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I am so pissed off right now.
Background: I’ve spent hundreds of dollars putting together a picnic for family and friends tomorrow, and I found out tonight that somehow word slipped to a member of the family with whom I have a very negative relationship… and he effectively invited himself.
This person purposefully kept me from having a relationship with my nephews, and now, for the sake of familial unity and...
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BBC Broadcasts Live From an Abortion Clinic, And... →
This Wednesday, May 23 marked a first for broadcasting (and for feminism): BBC Radio news anchor Victoria Derbyshire aired her mid-morning show live from an abortion clinic. Her goal was refreshingly straightforward, as explained in her introduction, “What we’d like to do is tell you what happens when a woman considers an abortion and then decides to have one.”
The show came just a day after...
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I just realized that..
…when I go to the comic shop next week to pick up my subscriptions, not only will there be a Justice League Batman figure waiting for me, but a fucking miniature bat signal too!
Don’t judge me.
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Lol @ people who think atheist oppression doesn't...
atheistme:
How many times do you have to say “this isn’t the oppression olympics” before it gets through peoples thick skulls?
When you LOSE YOUR JOB, or YOUR KIDS because you are an atheist, I would call that oppression (both are documented cases)
What would you call it then, hm? Someone who should have kept their mouth shut, and pretended to be someone they aren’t?
Just in the past year,...
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A Conversation about Gay Sex (or, How I Roll)
Dude: I don't know why you're so pro-gay.
Me: I'm not pro-gay. I don't care about gays one way or the other. I'm just anti-stupid. And there's a huge crossover area.
Dude: Don't you know what they do?
Me: Who? Gays?
Dude: Yeah when they're having sex.
Me: I have an idea. But tell me more.
Dude: You know what they do.
Me: Get a good mental image in your head of two gay guys doing whatever it is that they do.
Dude: What?
Me: Picture it in your head. Are they big muscly guys? I bet they are. They're not weaklings are they? Not in your fantasy.
Dude: What fantasy?
Me: Whatever you imagine when you imagine what gay guys do.
Dude: It's disgusting! I'm not imagining anything!
Me: But you are. You started this. You brought this to me.
Dude: I just wanted you to know how awful it is.
Me: You put those images from your head into my head. How much time do you spend thinking about guys doing each other?
Dude: You know what - you're a fucking asshole.
Me: Fair enough.
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Sounds like your conversational partner may be dealing with a bit of internalized self hatred.
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Senate panel approves five-year extension of... →
sinidentidades:
The Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday approved the extension of legislation that authorized a sweeping warrantless wiretapping program started under the Bush Administration.
The FISA Amendments Act of 2008 gave the government broad powers to monitor international phone calls and emails, and granted legal immunity to telecommunication companies that had participated in...
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A Kansas Woman goes on a one-woman crusade, to...
Apparently, this person complained that a nude sculpture in Arboretum and Botanical Gardens is ‘obscene’.
One hopes she never takes a trip to Europe…
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today i taught 9-year-olds:
st-slutticus:
the phrase, “snitches get stitches”
to seek revenge when possible
i might not get invited back to babysit.
I enjoy teaching little kids to pick their noses, and to use the phrase “bowel movement”.
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Someone just posted a photo of a two headed baby...
And I won’t argue that children aren’t precious, but, what exactly is prayer supposed to accomplish here?
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Wow, Steve Tilley...
An $1100 camera, at taxpayer expense, to protect the precious bust of your Republican, radical conservative overlord. Granted, it’s probably a pretty safe bet that someone will one day walk by and stick a pill bottle next to it, or some used chewing gum.
After all, that’s the logical result of enshrining an unapologetic scumbag in the Missouri Hall of Fame. (One so universally...
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Rape isn't funny; jokes are funny.
postsatire:
Sometimes jokes have rape in them. If you were going to nix rape as a topic for everyone just because you were raped, then we can’t tell jokes about murder if someone in your family was murdered, or we can’t tell jokes about etc. if you were affected by etc. Right? I mean that’s the logic we’re being asked to accept when you say we “shouldn’t” tell jokes about rape.
Where do you...
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norma-bara:
whoneedsfeminism:
Because I should be able to walk to school without enduring the stares of middle-aged men. I should be able to go to the post office without some guy unabashedly looking down my shirt and checking out my behind.
Women are not objects to admire; we are breathing human beings who deserve dignity and to not be subjected to the leering of the masses.
… So what if I...
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So Romney's grand education plan is to lay off...
Really Mittens?
Really?
Your idea is to educate our kids by having them regurgitate an effing script on a computer screen, and somehow that’s supposed to prepare them to enter the job market and obtain a college education?
For me, the knowledge that Republicans cut funding for headstart, pre-k education, and are trying to cut billions for school lunch programs tells me all I need to...
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Governor urges public vote on gay bias laws →
kohenari:
Nebraska’s governor says city ordinances barring discrimination against gay and transgender people should be put to public votes.
Gov. Dave Heineman on Tuesday cited a recent opinion from the state attorney general’s office that said cities would have to amend their charters to offer protections to groups not covered by state law.
Governor Heineman claims that he’s just repeating...
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Privilege alone does not invalidate an opinion,...
thatwasweirdblog:
Check your ignorance.
So very true, especially on Tumblr. When someone says “check your privilege”, it reminds me of a five year old refusing to breathe until their parents will buy them that shiny toy or tasty candy bar that they want.
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My appeal to all of you.
demnewswire:
By the end of this election you will have probably liked countless statuses on facebook, reblogged scores of info graphs on tumblr, and retweeted a ton of twitter updates.
But i caution you to not lose sight of what will ultimately be the deciding factor in this election-
Voting.
Get The facts. Know what you need. Get Registered.
and volunteering doesn’t hurt either so sign up...
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On the National Registry of Exonerations
I’m actually rather surprised that this is something new. One would think that our country would have some organized system for keeping track of people who were wrongfully convicted, but I digress.
Those cataloging the database have identified 2000 wrongfully convicted people since 1989 alone. The Innocence Project has been involved in 300 exonerations, and I’d wager these people...
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Yo, social justice bloggers.
bi-in-alberta:
Maybe, juuust maybe, the reason people hate your guts isn’t solely because of your race/gender/orientation/etc, but because you are constantly going on about abuse and trigger warnings while telling people to ‘kill themselves’ and ‘die in a fire.’ Just a thought.
Or, as is the case with many folks on Tumblr, there are far too many in the SJ community who are just genuine...
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Why is the Catholic Church so opposed to abortion?
fuckyeahoffensivejokes:
Because it would mean fewer children to molest.
Because altar boys can’t get pregnant.
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Wait wait I got it guys: Religion is just an...
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And it's confirmed. Kristen Wiig is leaving SNL.
Well that sucks.
What a bummer, but I can’t wait to see what she does next.
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Merkel gives herself pay raise, Hollande gives... →
The pro-austerity Angela Merkel and her team are giving themselves a pay raise during an economic crisis while the pro-stimulus, anti-austerity government of François Hollande areforcing a pay cut. Huh?
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NAACP, kudos for doing the right thing.
First Jay-Z, and now the NAACP.
Fuck yes, people. It’s about fucking time that we stop trying to regulate sex between consenting adults, and treat LGBT people with the dignity and respect that they deserve as fellow human beings.