January 2010
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“Everyone is beautiful. Their grubbiness, their dirt and grime. Their humanity...”
– Ashton Hill (via quote-book) (via gypsyriot). Such quotes are endlessly hilarious to me. This claims to be a quote about “everyone.” It isn’t (not even if we grant an artificially limited set of “humanity”). This represents itself as a catharsis, a catalyst for enhanced...
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Republican Response to the SOTU -- STFU Edition...
Good evening. I’m Bob McDonnell. Eleven days ago I was honored to be sworn in as the 71st governor of Virginia.
I’m standing in the historic House Chamber of Virginia’s Capitol, a building designed by Virginia’s second governor, Thomas Jefferson.
It’s not easy to follow the President of the United States. And my twin 18-year old boys have added to the pressure, by giving me exactly ten minutes...
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“Nations are not communities and never have been. The history of any country,...”
– Howard Zinn (via fuckyeahradicalquotes)
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“One of the worst cases was a mare who had a foal. They slashed her throat, and...”
– Richard “Kudo” Couto, on a personal mission to end illegal horse slaughter operations in Miami, FL. Check out his website Animal Recovery Mission for more information.
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Mercy For Animals investigation exposes Willett... →
Describing conditions at Willett Dairy in Locke, NY:
“A worker restrains the calves and ties their mouths shut with rope, then burns off the newly budding horns with a hot iron. The calves struggle but, bound and gagged, there is not much that they can do. The worker sticks his fingers in their eyes as he restrains them. They make gurgling noises, kick, and several fall over. Some calves...
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There will be a Saw VII. →
We are so fucked.
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"Here in the US, employee theft is reclaiming $40... →
CrimethInc.
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STOP CALLING IT A "FREEZE."
I can’t believe how bad the Obama Admin’s messaging is. Once again, they dig themselves into a rhetorical hole that requires them to argue their way out. LISTEN UP: THE AVERAGE AMERICAN ONLY READS THE HEADLINE, MAYBE THE LEDE. GET THE FUCKING MESSAGING CORRECT FROM THE START. THEY WILL NOT KNOW ABOUT YOUR POST-ROLLOUT EXPLANATION, AND EVEN IF THEY DID THEY WOULD NOT UNDERSTAND IT....
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“Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.”
– Joseph Heller (Author of Catch 22) (via bradicalmang) (via secrets0ciety)
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Many feminists/"womanists" refuse to relate their... →
Katrina Fox, for The Scavenger — “The Hypocrisy of Anti-PETA Feminists”
Every few months or so PETA raises the ire of feminists. Whether it’s another version of the animal rights group’s ‘I’d rather go naked than wear fur’ campaign, or pushing an anti-obesity message encouraging people to go vegetarian, the feminist blogosphere goes crazy.
Why? Because of PETA’s focus on using...
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A political headline award
Goes to the Village Voice for:
SCOTT BROWN WINS MASS. SENATE RACE, GIVING GOP 41-59 MAJORITY IN THE SENATE
The Democrats’ main problem has been bowing down to total GOP obstruction and getting hampered by a few of their whinier caucus members (Ben Nelson, Joe Lieberman, some Blue Dogs, etc.), all while seeking to mollify business interests who don’t actually want them to succeed....
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Alternative explanation for Coakley's loss
A DailyKos diarist provides an insider’s account of what happened in Massachusetts today:
This is about local infighting in the Massachusetts Democratic Party, plain and simple.
In this particular race, there has been a great deal of conflict between the Democratic insiders in Western Mass and the Democratic insiders in Boston.
During the primary, Western Mass backed Martha Coakley (who...
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Another spineless Democrat loses.
Anyone notice a pattern here? Look, most voters do not vote in any rational way. They vote based on social cues.
Democrats: Be on offense. Work your fucking asses off. When you win, get things done. Steamroll the opposition if you must. They deserve no less, and you will continue to win. I would also add that winning allows you to enact the policies you believe in, but let’s just keep it...
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Haitian animals need help, too
The only veterinary group that has been able to get on the ground in Haiti is the Dominican SPCA (SODOPRECA), and the fastest way to help is to donate to them right now. (Click through to SODOPRECA’s PayPal site from their homepage.)
If you’re more baker than financial donor, SuperVegan is organizing a vegan bake sale in NYC to help raise money:
Like Isa, we’re tired of sitting...
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Massachusetts voters: Vote for Martha Coakley...
The special election to fill Ted Kennedy’s old seat is tomorrow today, Tuesday, January 19th.
Martha Coakley is running on a progressive Democratic platform to succeed the most iconic and effective progressive Senator of the last 50 years. Her positions on healthcare, the environment, financial reform, education, and just about every other issue are considered and thoughtful. She has a...
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Better to die standing, than to live on your...
(via shanexcore)
I suppose it depends what you stand for.
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re: 6 Insanely Awesome Things The 1900s Thought... →
samsvegandiner:
#6. The Natural World: Man Goes Nuts on Nature
What They Predicted:
People at the turn of the century fully expected that mankind would have utterly devastated the natural world by now. They envisioned an Earth with no wildlife whatsoever remaining, save for what we specifically bred and protected. And they had a word to describe this barren, lifeless wasteland:
Awesome.
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Tonight! (last post of the day, I promise)
Tonight’s the night at legendary Lower East Side bar Arlene’s Grocery, one of the better-sounding venues in New York. HERE goes on at 10pm, followed by one of our favorite local bands, Bad Guy (11pm). FYI, it’s Bad Guy’s album release party and their final show — don’t miss it! This will also be your first chance to advance reserve a limited edition copy of our...
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Hey NYC/Brooklyn Tumblr-ers
Us: Hey everyone!
You: Hey Dan & Matt!
Us: Wanna have a good time tonight?
You: Yeah!
Us: Wanna take this thing off the internet?
You: Yeah!!
Us: Alright! We're playing Arlene's Grocery tonight with one of our favorite local punk bands Bad Guy. HERE (us) goes on at 10, they go on at 11. And by the way, mentioning "Tumblr" might just get you a round on us!
You: Sweet.
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YOU MUST TRY HOBNOX. →
Create your own beats! Super easy and really fun.
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Russian Circles are really quite good. →
Click the link, you’ll thank me.
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Apparently, highly profitable Goldman Sachs paid a...
“…government of the people, by the corporations, and for the corporations.” That’s how the Gettysburg Address goes, right?
(I’ll update with the source link to Harper’s Index when it’s online.)
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“Envy is ignorance. Imitation is suicide.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson | Submitted by: Lynn Nguyen (via quote-book) (via angeldustdreamer)
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re: 20 Weird Sex Facts
thatswhatlarssaid (excerpt):
Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure
This is false, and it is a wonderful example of the hubris of our culture. We have intentionally or unintentionally popularized various myths that pad our egos and more or less consciously (but always conveniently) rationalize our brutal domination of other species.
Take it away, Wikipedia:
It is a...
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re: Hey drug company assholes, stop killing...
vegansaurus:
The pharmaceutical industry is so fucked up in so many ways. It’s bad enough they’re using factory-farmed chicken eggs to grow flu vaccines, now they had to go and make it extra fucked up by killing nearly endangered sharks.
Yes, you read that right, drug companies are buying squalene, an oil extracted from the livers of sharks, for use in flu vaccines. And the more threatened the...
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“And always know deep down that it’s the Republicans who will keep you and...”
– John Oliver, Daily Show, 1/11/10.
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Divorce Rates Have Increased in States With... →
Over the past decade or so, divorce has gradually become more uncommon in the United States. Since 2003, however, the decline in divorce rates has been largely confined to states which have not passed a state constitutional ban on gay marriage. These states saw their divorce rates decrease by an average of 8 percent between 2003 and 2008. States which had passed a same-sex marriage ban as of...
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“This is not Jay Leno’s fault. And it is not Conan O’Brien’s fault. Let’s just...”
– Craig Ferguson, host of CBS’s Late Late Show.
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“At the age of 25 most people were finished. A whole goddamned nation of assholes...”
– Charles Bukowski (via thetimelime) (via thelongflop)
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“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution...”
– John F. Kennedy (via fuckyeahradicalquotes) (via ihatethismess) (via therecipe)