Once Upon a Cheeseburger...

I spent the entire drive to work this morning pretending to be a malfunctioning robot named DollarTron that operates by eating money.

themodernistwitch:

siddharthasmama:

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socialismartnature:

Amazing 9 year old Asean Johnson brings the crowd to their feet at Chicago school closings rally

Asean (ah-Shawn) goes to Marcus Garvey Elementary School, slated for closure by the Chicago Public School administration, an un-elected board who’s members are appointed by Mayor Rahm Elmanuel, former Chief of Staff for President Barack Obama

More Info On School Closings Protests Here

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Daaaamn. Watch this 9-yr old student stand up and spit hot fire at a mass rally against the Chicago Mayor and Public School administration who are trying to close his and dozens of other schools in mostly non-white neighborhoods.

The future of social justice activism.

Crying. Black and brown children shouldn’t have to grow up so fast. This kid is absolutely amazing, but I wish we lived in a world where he could just play with his friends, hang out with his family or spend time worrying about if that girl down the street has a crush on him, instead of having to take on the responsibility of advocating for himself and other black, brown and low income childrens’ education. POC kids can never just be kids, man.

Bolded that last sentence for the cot damn truth.

I just wanted to note/confirm (as someone who’s been on the inside of a lot of the organizing going on around these school closings) that this organizing has been driven in a lot of ways by the kids themselves, and I have an enormous amount of faith in our city’s youth (particularly our POC youth). Smart, courageous, resourceful, driven kids: we just need to be there for them. Every day I wake up and I think I CAN’T LET THESE KIDS DOWN.

supersonicelectronic:

Paula Duro.

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Is screaming “SERENITY NOW!” in the face of the person who is stressing you out a good way to achieve serenity, now?

Me to my sister: Me and Dad trying to figure out human emotions is like two blind, legless donkeys trying to get out of a dark room with no walls.

I wonder what would happen if I stuck my owl decoy out the window and made it hoot at the tuckpointers…

fauxmosexualtranstrender:

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rhrealitycheck:

Cost Of Birth Control Higher In Some Low-Income Neighborhoods Than In Wealthy Ones

Researchers focused on the price of seven commonly-used contraceptives — including various forms of the pill as well as transvaginal options like the ring. They cross-referenced the price information across various counties with median household incomes from the 2010 census.

Nearly every prescription contraceptive was more expensive in low-income zip codes, the researchers found.

In most cases, price differed by just a few dollars. For two of the contraceptives, the cost was significantly less in the wealthiest zip codes.

Researchers said they don’t know the reason for the price discrepancies. Certain neighborhoods may not have a large, chain pharmacy that offers lower prices and runs specials, Zite speculated.

“There is other research that has shown that a lot of needs for health, like fruits and vegetables, are more expensive in lower-income neighborhoods,” Zite added.

uh oh is this going to start another fight that healthy food isn’t actually expensive and poor people just dont try hard enough to eat well because “duh my family eats sooo many veggies with little money, so everyone is able to do it!”

wut? people are systemically kept in poverty?!

but but american dream and upward mobility and and…. bootstraps!