May 2013
Five major scandals the media isn't obsessing...
think-progress:
Are these things more important than edits to talking points? Judge for yourself.
1. Carbon pollution reaches historic highs, threatening human existence
2. The devastating impact of sequestration on kids, cancer patients and first responders.
3. Massive cuts to food stamps for the most vulnerable.
4. 1,100 workers die in a Bangladesh factory collapse, and American retailers...
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b00zeh0und:
I’m sorry, but when did Cinco de Mayo become a holiday for white people?
When did it become acceptable to don stereotypical sombreros and ponchos and mustaches and get shitfaced?
You can’t pay us slave wages, make fun of our accents, treat us like lesser human beings, mock us, call us ‘spics’, ‘wetbacks’, and ‘illegals’, and then claim our culture for yourselves.
Today is a...
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lohanthony:
beyonce doesn’t have a thigh gap so why should you
chaibrows:
how is iggy azalea acceptable
Shawn (Jay-Z) Carter Offers College Scholarship... →
The Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation is unique in that it offers scholarships to single mothers, children who attend alternative schools, students who have earned a GED, students with grade point averages of 2.0 and students who have previously been incarcerated, etc., but desire a higher educational opportunity.
Avoidance: outrageous comments made by rich white... →
garconniere:
lionza:
the disparity of internet attention between shitty comments made by a&f’s ceo and the garment factory disaster in bangladesh. human deaths in the context of extreme exploitation - less shocking, less rousing.
thank you thank you thank you for saying this. i’ve…
Things you do not have to feel guilty about
becky-fitness:
Saying no sometimes
Wanting to be alone sometimes
Saying no to sex
Saying yes to sex
Not being sure about your life career
Deciding to study instead of going out
Getting rid of the toxic people in your life
Ending a relationship that is hurting you
Not liking the things everyone else likes
Casual reminder that Helen Keller was a radical...
redplebeian:
Member of the Socialist Party of America, co-founder of the IWW, co-founder of the ACLU. The list goes on an on. Bet they newer told you that when you read The Miracle Worker in elementary school
Charges dropped against Florida teen over amateur... →
stfusexists:
The 16-year-old high school student who was arrested after causing a small explosion on school grounds will not be charged with a crime.
GOOD. Good job making the right decision, Florida Powers That Be. That’s 1.
“You mean the generation that paid three times as much for college to enter a job...”
– When comments are better than the article, Atlantic edition (“The Cheapest Generation: Why Millennials arent’ buying cars or houses, and what that means for the economy”)
Every time someone says we’re a lazy and entitled generation I’m going to show them this
They should be happy most of us...
youarefuckingmajestic:
VANITY AS SELF CARE ALWAYS. YOU TAKE THOSE SELFIES, GIRL.
SHOW THE WORLD HOW FUCKING MAJESTIC YOU ARE.
roseisreturning:
mermaids don’t have thigh gaps but they can still lure men to their deaths
Public Shaming: Angelina Jolie Undergoes... →
publicshaming:
In a piece for the New York Times, Angelina Jolie revealed she underwent a preventative double mastectomy. I’m not going to summarize it here because you should hear it coming from her. If you haven’t yet read it, you really should read it right now here.
Angelina Jolie shared a personal…
thehobodad:
For as much as they tell you about Stop Drop and Roll as a kid, I really expected to be on fire more times in my life.
“I wanted to write this to tell other women that the decision to have a...”
– By ANGELINA JOLIE
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/opinion/my-medical-choice.html?_r=1&
(via piratesherlyholmes)
This website maps every recurring joke on Arrested... →
thebluthcompany:
usnews:
An interactive visualization of running jokes in Arrested Development.
This is amazing.
