April 2012
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March 2012
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“And even though I wanted to not exist, collapse into the floor and decay, I knew...”
– What I Felt After Getting Raped (via like-air-i-rise)
“I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m on my way.”
– Carl Sandburg, in Incidentals (1904)
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“I came to explore the wreck.
The words are purposes.
The words are maps.
I...”
– Adrienne Rich, Diving into the Wreck
R.I.P. extraordinary woman
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“When they throw the water on the witch, she says, “Who would have thought a good...”
– John Waters describes his favourite scene in The Wizard of Oz (via bohemea)
90 Degrees in Winter: This Is What Climate Change... →
It wasn’t just Chicago, of course. A huge swath of the nation simmered under bizarre heat. International Falls, Minnesota, the “icebox of the nation,” broke its old temperature records—by twenty-two degrees, which according to weather historians may be the largest margin ever for any station with a century’s worth of records. Winner, South Dakota, reached 94 degrees on the second-to-last day of...
“”I mean, it was only two weeks ago when almost every white person I knew was...”
– - Michael Skolnik. (via surruhmac)
KONY2012 supporters can agree that a Black man in a foreign country is the “most evil” and needs to die, but can’t possibly be bothered to lift a finger for a young Black boy who’s life was taken away from him by a truly evil white man.
Okay.
(via curiouslycool)
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going to taiwan going to taiwan
i am so excited and so high and so happy and lalalalalala.
please don’t unfollow me because i’ve made like eighteen posts about the same thing today.
but the food, people, the freaking food. and my friends!
heheehheoohohohohohhahahahahahla!
HAI
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“How can I be anti-woman? I even judged the Miss America pageant.”
– –Rush Limbaugh’s response to the National Organization for Women’s outrage over his nickname for the group – National Association of Gals, or ‘Nags.’ (via officialssay)
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HEY GUYS
I’M LIKE 99% SURE THAT I’M MOVING TO TAIWAN IN JULY.
I have to decide by tomorow. AND MY GOD I REALLY WANT TO.
I LOVE IT THERE.
WOO HOO
Kate
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“With emotions still raw from the fight over President Obama’s contraception...”
– The New York Times, “Women Figure Anew In Latest Senate Battle.”
Just so we get this straight: conservatives have a problem with renewing the Violence Against Women Act because 1) it would actually protect more people than the original 1994 law, and 2) semantics.
Got it. And BTW according to some...
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“Why extremists always focus on women remains a mystery to me, but they all seem...”
– Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton
Great speech by Hilary Clinton. We also need to keep in mind that while we are calling for America to “set an example” this must not, and can not translate into “Americans telling women in other countries how to fight for their own rights” and keep this as a...
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how am i awake. i took a sleeping pill too hours ago.
stop it brain. just calm down and rest for eight hours, please.
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“Well, the crowd fired up for the way their team’s playing — but also, Clyde,...”
– New York Knicks announcer MIKE BREEN, on Chicago Bulls fans with their team up 99-92 in regulation.
Heh.
(via inothernews)
I love my city.
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“There are people who were gay and lived the gay lifestyle and aren’t anymore. I...”
– Rick Santorum has never seen a black person irl (via redsuspenders)
wat.
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Get to know your Tumblr-er →
What is your middle name? Mae.
What are you passionate about? travel, food, and sunshine
Zebra or leopard print? leopards
Silver or gold? silver
Top three places to visit. ICELAND, Israel, and Korea
How many siblings do you have? I gots one awesome sister
Where are you from? I am a Midwestern girl, Illinois born and raised.
First career you wanted as a child. I wanted to be a...
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“[I]n order for Mom to be able to go on welfare if she has a child out of...”
– Rick Santorum, 1994, advocating paternity tests for every single mother on welfare. (via jonathan-cunningham)
IT’S FUNNY BECAUSE THIS IS FROM THE SAME GUY THAT BELIEVES IF A WOMAN IS RAPED SHE GOTTA KEEP THE KID
(via anorable)
Seething Anger.gif
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This guy...
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