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supersonicelectronic: Paula Duro. Paintings by Paula Duro: Read...

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:49:29 -0400

supersonicelectronic:

Paula Duro.

Paintings by Paula Duro:

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Is screaming “SERENITY NOW!” in the face of the person who is stressing you out a good...

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:09:16 -0400

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...

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:03:41 -0400

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...

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:03:05 -0400

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

fauxmosexualtranstrender: fuckyeahfeminists: rhrealitycheck: C...

Sun, 12 May 2013 22:50:19 -0400

fauxmosexualtranstrender:

fuckyeahfeminists:

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!

Finally found one of the reboots of my beloved Fat Frog. Almost...

Sun, 12 May 2013 18:12:51 -0400

Finally found one of the reboots of my beloved Fat Frog. Almost as good as the original.

In Case Mother’s Day is Hard for You

Sun, 12 May 2013 16:59:56 -0400

In Case Mother’s Day is Hard for You

THIS IS WHAT I BOUGHT TODAY

Sat, 11 May 2013 16:24:30 -0400

THIS IS WHAT I BOUGHT TODAY

rachelmhewitt: I am in this show. 5-10pm, May 18th. Reblobbing...

Fri, 10 May 2013 19:29:02 -0400

rachelmhewitt:

I am in this show. 5-10pm, May 18th.

Reblobbing myself. This is a show I will be in next week.

jaymuhlee: FREE MINIATURE HORSE Waaaa

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:37:50 -0400

jaymuhlee:

FREE MINIATURE HORSE

Waaaa

I had this for lunch yesterday and went on a getaway that...

Mon, 06 May 2013 19:03:37 -0400

I had this for lunch yesterday and went on a getaway that involved me doing a wine tasting today instead of going to work.

themodernistwitch: Happy May Day, friends. Power to the poor,...

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:13:33 -0400

themodernistwitch:

Happy May Day, friends. Power to the poor, workplace justice for all, immigration reform now.

"When a man says no in this culture, it’s the end of the discussion. When a woman says no, it’s the..."

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:13:21 -0400

““When a man says no in this culture, it’s the end of the discussion. When a woman says no, it’s the beginning of a negotiation.””

- Gavin De Becker (via dandyions)

I have noticed every time, EVERY TIME, I state a strong opinion about something on Facebook - a bunch of men will come forward to try to talk me out of it or convince me of something else. Every time. Only the men do this.

(via mousesinger)

Some men really don’t like to be disagreed with by women. And when it comes to consent in sex-positivism, it is a tool for negotiation.

(via swordssoarewords)

See also, when a woman states that she is strongly opposed to MRA (or, you know, insert whatever ideology or viewpoint) because it is anti-woman, and men try to negotiate her boundaries with her.

(via catandkitty)

This guy wrote The Gift of Fear and it is a wonderful book that I recommend to everyone, especially women.

(via australian-diaspora)

Oh my god THIS. Recently I made a Facebook status telling rape apologist MRAs to unfriend me, two cis men privately messaged me, after I unfriended them no less, to try to convince me I was wrong.

99% of men are just disgusting, and it makes me sad and angry.

(via sanityscraps)

West Michigan Tourist Association, your use of the word “Mancations” to describe a whole...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:27:49 -0400

West Michigan Tourist Association, your use of the word “Mancations” to describe a whole section of your website is not appreciated.

my-little-underground: mamamuerte: nerdlyme: marthajefferson: ...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:38 -0400

my-little-underground:

mamamuerte:

nerdlyme:

marthajefferson:

Julianne Moore as “Famous Works of Art” by Peter Linderbergh - for Harper’s Bazaar

Seated Woman With Bent Knee by Egon Schiele, La Grande Odalisque by Ingres, Saint Praxidis by Vermeer, The Cripple by John Currin, Les danseuses by Edgar Degas, Madame X by John Singer, Girl with a Pearl Earring by Vermeer, Woman With a Fan by Modigliani, Man Crazy Nurse #3 by Richard Prince, Adele Bloch Bauer I by Gustav Klimt.

ALL OF THEM THOUGH.

my fave is the egon schiele

I want that Klimt Dress now!

themodernistwitch: thepeoplesrecord: Chicago fast food, retail...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:25:41 -0400

themodernistwitch:

thepeoplesrecord:

Chicago fast food, retail workers strike today - workers walk out at some McDonald’s, Dunkin’ Donuts, Macy’s in push for higher wages, union
April 24, 2013

Community organizers said they expect hundreds of fast food and retail workers in Chicago to walk off the job Wednesday in a campaign to push for higher wages.

The Fight for $15 campaign, named for its goal of securing $15 an hour for workers, said it expects McDonald’s, Subway, Dunkin Donuts, Macy’s, Sears and Victoria’s Secret store in the Loop and Magnificent Mile to be affected.

The rolling strikes began at 5:30 a.m. as workers walked off the job at some McDonald’s restaurants and Dunkin’ Donuts. Strikes are expected later this morning at some retailers. A rally is planned for 4 p.m. at the St. James Cathedral near Huron and Rush streets. A McDonald’s spokeswoman said that while the company believes “a few workers may have walked off the job,” it was “not a high number at all.” Basically, they are daring you to boycott them and daring their workers to strike because they feel like they can do anything they want to their workers and have no consequences. Let’s call their bluff.

“Our downtown restaurants remain open, and it remains business as usual for us,” she said.

Representatives for Dunkin Donuts and Subway said that hourly wages are set at the discretion of franchisees who operate their restaurants.

“Fight for 15, seeks to put money back in the pockets of the 275,000 men and women who work hard in the city’s fast food and retail outlets, but still can’t afford basic necessities,” the group said in a release. “If workers were paid more, they’d spend more, helping to get Chicago’s economy moving again.”

Wednesday’s action follows a nationwide Black Friday strike by Walmart workers and comes just weeks after 400 fast-food workers walked off their jobs in New York City.

“Fast food and retail workers bring more than $4 billion a year into the cash registers of the Magnificent Mile and the Loop, yet most of these workers earn Illinois’ minimum wage of $8.25, or just above it,” the group said.

In addition to higher pay, Fight for 15 says it is pushing to organize a union for workers. Among those participating will be Aimee Crawford, 56, who said she has worked for 14 months at a downtown Protein Bar restaurant for $8.75 an hour.

“I’m using my retirement funds and my savings to bridge the gap between what I bring home and what I need to survive,” Crawford said.

Source

FYI: the rally at St. James Cathedral is actually at 3:30 pm, not 4. Show up early! See you in the streets!

birchsoda: DUDE!

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:42:41 -0400

birchsoda:

DUDE!

mohandasgandhi: Gandhi may have been a flawed human-being, as...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:44:24 -0400

mohandasgandhi:

Gandhi may have been a flawed human-being, as each of us is, but he was right about this. There is far more goodness in the world than there is bad and those with kindness in their hearts vastly outnumber those who intend to cause to harm. Although it may sometimes feel like it, hatred is not sustainable. During moments of despair, it is never more important for us to spread kindness and love to vanquish the suffering felt by our fellow human-beings, no matter who they are or where they come from, and to respect the help they desire, not the help we think they need. Their pain is our pain and ours is theirs.

The Qur’an and Talmud offer a universal piece of wisdom:

Whoever destroys a soul, it is considered as if he destroyed the entire world. And whoever saves a life, it is considered as if he saved the entire world.

terrasigillata: thearcanetheory: modernanglophilia: Tumblr,...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:33:33 -0400

terrasigillata:

thearcanetheory:

modernanglophilia:

Tumblr, please spread this like WILDFIRE. This teenager has been wrongly suspected of being one of the Boston bombers. He’s scared for his family.

Please pass it on.

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2311248/Sala-Barhoum-track-star-teenager-denies-involvement-Boston-Marathon-bombing-picture-widely-circulated.html

racism kills

stop it

poor kid.

duhdoydorothy: unimpressed2chainz: me n yung dorth how did u...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:44:59 -0400

duhdoydorothy:

unimpressed2chainz:

me n yung dorth

how did u kno i was watching SVU at this very moment?

also most importantly WHICH ONE IS ME!?!!??!

I feel that there is a serious lack of Fin/Munch centric episodes on this show and this needs to be rectified immediately.