February 2012
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National Museum of African American History and... →
It starts today!
I’m giving up weed for Lent.
I like depriving myself every once in while. It makes the reunion that much sweeter.
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When does Lent start? Did I miss it? :(
I like celebrating Lent even though I’m not Catholic. I don’t give a fuck if it is appropriation.
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“If an elementary school student has an excellent teacher even for a single year,...”
– Raj Chetty, professor of economics at Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences and a co-author of the study with Harvard Kennedy School’s John Friedman and Columbia Business School’s Jonah Rockoff. (Harvard Gazette)
What about if a college student has an excellent teacher named Mr. Goodbar? How much...
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David Suzuki: It's time that climate-change... →
shychemist:
David Suzuki.
When hackers broke into an Internet server at East Anglia University in the U.K. and selectively released massive amounts of correspondence from the world’s leading climate scientists, folks at the Chicago-based Heartland Institute were quick to exploit it.
Heartland president Joseph Bast wrote: “The release of these documents creates an opportunity for...
what is distribution? what is production? what is...
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On Rhianna & Chris Brown
I grew up watching my Dad wail on my Mom. He even use to hit her in public in front of people. And I always judged her. I judged her for being weak. I grew up saying I was never going to be as weak as her. Then I got into my first relationship and for 4 years I was “weak” like my Mom. And I learned the most valuable lesson in that relationship: Never judge anyone’s situation that...
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“…I think we are terrible animals. And I think our planet’s immune system is...”
– Kurt Vonnegut, on The Daily Show (via nevver)
Collectively, the human species as an organism is a TERRIBLE affliction upon this planet and other life, but there are a few of us who are struggling to evolve, so hopefully, when the planets immune system fully kicks in it will take out those who have...
Dear racist,
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Hard Truths: Minority Scholarships →
moobar4lyfe:
Excerpt from this post:
White Men are the new minority. They can’t get scholarships for school because of the colored and lady folk. Except, that’s not true. Not even a little bit. […]
Well, I have the numbers for the Nationwide study. I’ll admit it, these are the numbers that dance in my head when I hear “White people/white men are the new minorities.” Ready? Here we go…
White:...
bethefoodoflove:
philosophy-of-praxis replied to your photo: so dag tagged my post on antifascist action “white…
Maybe. Maybe the joke is that you don’t see how pacifism favours maintaining the status quo? Lets ask Loki, he’ll know which one is the joke.
you realize i fully support diversity of tactics right
i merely disagree with the suggestion that violence is somehow this glorious...
I've just seen a map of the United States.
sub-brotality:
voldemortoutbitches:
HOW
WHY ARE YOUR COUNTIES/STATES SO NEATLY DIVIDED!?
IN ENGLAND IT IS WIGGLY LINE WORLD:
AND THEN YOU LOOK AT AMERICA AND IT’S LIKE
BAM
BOXES
WHY
HOW
WHEN!?!?!?!??
um…
EXCUSE ME.
They’re called LIBERTY SQUARES
“No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.”
– Voltaire (via lucifelle)
Oh look. This quote is RELEVANT.
(via thegoddamazon)
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“True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic.
It is not the urge to...”
– Arthur Ashe
“I want a soul mate who can sit me down, shut me up, tell me ten things I don’t...”
– Henry Rollins (via babyluu)
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