July 2011
157 posts
I can't seem to sleep.
Just reminiscing on the terrible time I had at Debate Camp my fresh-soph summer. I was always deathly afraid of being lonely, to the point of crying when by myself for any extended period of time around others. Oh, and on the 3rd day, my roommate permanently left, leaving me all alone jn my dorm every night.
I was called a robot by my “best friend” (Heck, my only friend and only...
“In my first film, Roger & Me, a white woman on Social Security clubs a bunny...”
– Michael Moore in his book, Stupid White Men (via carpe-cerevisi)
"Hey, know any good jokes about sodium?" "Na."
beyondtheentwash:
murrehtrishoos:
brooksoglesby:
I zinc we’re better than that, guys.
One of the better jokes I’ve xenon here
It’s not their fault all the good jokes argon.
who is manganese jokes?
Please, don’t make me sulfur through this.
where is the person that made these awful puns
I want to barium
At least none of these jokes are boron.
Come on guys, this is gettin gold.
I Sort of Freak Out
When I think too much about Banquet. Just thinking back on that one definitive moment where I was okay and then…
Snap.
Breakdown.
I can see why they call it snapping. It happens so fast. One second I was listening to someone talk, they say the wrong thing, and the next my hands are on my head and I’m desperately trying not to claw at it with my nails…
and then I get pulled...
If Historical Events Have Facebook Statuses
angeliusrising:
p-u-p:
lastgreatperhaps:
ath-rugadh:
(via leilockheart)
weexist-weresist:
comingonstrong:
11 Things the Richest U.S. Households Can Buy That You Can’t
liquornspice:
The 400 wealthiest families in the U.S. aren’t just filthy rich, they are downright dirty. Collectively, these households own $1.37 trillion dollars; a number so high that it’s nearly impossible to comprehend. Here are 11 shocking things $1.37 trillion can buy that you can’t.
The...
"Any system that views a female as something less...
powerlesbian:
- Barbara G. Walker, pg 25, Restoring the Goddess
New Hampshire anti-choicers finally admit the... →
seriouslyamerica:
“The three Councilors who voted against funding for Planned Parenthood said they did so because some of its clinics provide abortions, even though those abortions are entirely privately funded. Councilor Raymond Wieczorek of Manchester added that he opposed funding for birth control and condoms altogether.
“If they want to have a good time, why not let them pay for it?”...
STFU Fauxminists!: **Possible trigger for mention... →
stfuconservatives:
iamabutchsolo:
lawsonry:
**Trigger Warning** Rape apologists, rape naysayers, rape deniers
Mr. What About The Men “The real problem here is all these false rape accusations that are destroying our society! 90 million men are falsely accused of rape every second! A woman just has to sort of mumble a word starting with ‘r’ and a man instantly gets a life sentence!...
“We grow up in a controlled society, where we are told that when one person kills...”
– Howard Zinn (via thislifeisminetocherish)
re: privilege
stfuconservatives:
welcometothelauracone:
Nobody said your individual experiences weren’t valid, or you never suffered, or you’ve had a perfect life. What other people are trying to say, and you aren’t really hearing properly, is that the way you have experienced the world has been shaped by a series of factors that you’ve probably never had to think about before. Not because you’re a bad...
Half of Americans Getting Government Aid Swear... →
weexist-weresist:
Half of people getting federal student loans don’t think they’ve ever used a government social program. Forty percent of Medicare recipients have no idea their health insurance is funded by the state. And 25 percent of the people receiving that emblem of All That Is Bad About Big Government, welfare, don’t connect that paycheck to the “enemy.” Given the fact that one in six...
Watchstfuconservatives:
goodreasonnews:
Despite cutting funding to technical colleges by 30% and stripping college faculty of their collective bargaining rights, Scott Walker tried to speak at a celebration commemorating 100 years of technical education in Wisconsin. Here’s how he was received.
This is about the most satisfying thing I’ve seen this week.
This is awesome, he’ll never be able to...
“No history books used in public schools informed us about racial imperialism....”
– bell hooks: Racism and Feminism (via intoxicatedspirit)
“Every single empire in its official discourse has said that it is not like all...”
– Edward Said, in the Preface to Orientalism (via trastorn) 