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“We are watching the beginnings of the defiant self-assertion of a new generation...”
– David Graeber at the Guardian, in the best piece I’ve read yet on Occupy Wall Street (via judyxberman)
This article is fucking great.
(via hardlyart)
The part about being “punished and humilaited” for “doing what you were told to do,” is breaking my heart. It’s so fucking true and it SUCKS.
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jessicavalenti:
A Thin Line on Skirts | The Wall Street Journal
“He pointed at my outfit and said, ‘Don’t you think your shorts are a little short?’” she recalled. “He pointed at their dresses and said they were showing a lot of skin.”
He said that such clothing could make the suspect think he had “easy access,” said Lauren.
She said the officer explained that “you’re exactly the kind of...
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zhounder:
To all Occupy Wall Street Participants, here is your key to victory
wilwheaton:
From Reddit, where the comments are also worth reading:
Guys, listen. Here’s the deal.
I love you guys with every shred of my hard-left leaning heart. But I think you might be doing something wrong. Here is one thing that can help you.
Tomorrow, wear a polo and khakis
Seriously. polos and khakis....
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The Political Notebook: Reading the House Armed... →
thepoliticalnotebook:
Which they call a “study.” Jason Fritz at Ink Spots has already done a really comprehensive take-down of the report, but I would just like to highlight for you all one particular part. (You can read the whole thing yourself here.)
One of their key arguments is the idea that with defense…
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“It has come to our attention that recent twitter feeds are reporting false...”
– U.S. Capitol Police spokeswoman Sgt. Kimberly Schneider, unamused by the Twitter postings from The Onion, a satirical news site, which claimed that members of Congress had armed themselves with semi-automatic weapons, taken a group of schoolchildren hostage inside the Capitol building, and demanded...
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Women-Led Startups Are The Key To New Job... →
zhounder:
“If we’re looking for an answer to jobs,” Mitchell says, “it’s right in front of our face.”
About fucking time someone noticed.
I think the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is little behind the curve, but anything that gives me a chance to promote some great organizations I work with is a-ok:
http://nawbo.org/
http://wbenc.org/
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UC Berkeley holds Anti-Affirmative Action bake...
youdontlooklikeafeminist:
thesoapboxist:
Many of you have probably heard about the bake sale at UC Berkeley that intended to satirize affirmative action by charging each race a different price. If you’re like me, your first thoughts were probably: 1) Didn’t some kids at another university do this already? (Yep.) and 2) Wait—there’s College Republicans at Berkeley? (Yes. So the College...
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Jumbled Nonsense: Day Two of working in an actual... →
notsodarling-:
I keep looking over my shoulder like someone is going to be watching what I’m doing. And then I remember, NO ONE GIVES A SHIT HERE BECAUSE EVERYONE IS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR OWN WORK.
See what this job has done to me?
It’s made me really realize how much work I DON’T get done because I am…
Lol - we call our group’s Director “bed-check Charlie”...
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What do a radical Islamist radio station in...
thepoliticalnotebook:
They both give away AK-47s. The Florida business gives free AK-47s to new customers, and the radio station gives free AK-47s to children who win a Qur’an recitiation contest. Not even kidding.
I quit.
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“In my heart, I think a woman has two choices: either she’s a feminist or a...”
– Gloria Steinem (via sinnernotasaint)
Lol! I chose both!
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“If 2,000 Tea Party activists descended on Wall Street, you would probably have...”
– Amy Goodman: Why ‘Occupy Wall Street’ makes sense (via monkeyknifefight)
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you know what? I demand a christian nation
proteanteen:
technocraticus:
I demand we help the poor.
I demand we heal the sick.
I demand the separation of church and state.
I demand and end to war.
I demand we feed the hungry.
I demand socialism.
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“I actually attack the concept of happiness. The idea that - I don’t mind people...”
– Hugh Mackay (via aeloquence)
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“I will love you no matter how many mistakes I make when trying to reduce...”
– Lemony Snicket — “The Beatrice Letters” (via decorates)
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“The odds of me being re-elected are much higher than the odds of me being...”
– President BARACK OBAMA.
Deal with it.
(via Time Magazine)
Good point. o
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The man has a point.
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“Having privilege isn’t something you can usually change, but that’s okay,...”
– Sindeloke, on Privilege (via rebel-grrrl)
Preach!
(via drmeltron)
Great redux.
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Why Do Mosquito Bites Itch?
fakescience:
That’s why I only let mosquitoes who enjoy silkworms bite me. I’m a slippery bitch.
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“I never felt like passing out in a warehouse and I never felt treated like a...”
– Former Amazon factory worker Elmer Goris • Complaining about the conditions at the Allentown, Pa. Amazon warehouse facility, which handles East Coast orders. The problem? It was really freaking hot this summer, and the factory didn’t have air conditioning, turning the working conditions somewhat...
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“When Alcide is naked he’s like five times more naked than anybody you’ve ever...”
– Jacob from TV Without Sympathy: http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/true_blood/run-2-1.php (via likeproust)
And I thank the good lord for it!!
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vruz:
Nurses Take on Wall St. and the Politicians Who Pander to Corporations | Sarah Jaffe
AlterNet.org
—via silas216 : sarahlee310
National Nurses United has long had a reputation for militancy and political activism among the U.S.’s labor unions. Long after the battle over President Obama’s health care reform bill ended, the nurses have been taking to the streets, planning...
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“In a 2010 study, James K. Harter and colleagues found that lower job...”
– Do Happier People Work Harder? - NYTimes.com (via robot-heart-politics)
today in “Well, duh!” news… 