Social Justice: It's a Lifestyle

Caissie's Thing: Hey, do you still watch #Glee?

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 23:14:11 -0500

Caissie's Thing: Hey, do you still watch #Glee?:

Hey, do you still watch #Glee? They do clever songs sometimes, right? Well, last night they aired a very clever banjo-y cover of Sir Mix-Alot’s “Baby Got Back” that people seemed to love. The only problem is, the arrangement they used (and possibly the actual recorded track) was created several…

You can send a message about who you support by buying JoCo’s album (it’s excellent) http://www.jonathancoulton.com/

paulftompkins: OH NO THEY HAVE FINALLY BEEN GIVEN LICENSE TO...

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 01:27:11 -0500

paulftompkins:

OH NO THEY HAVE FINALLY BEEN GIVEN LICENSE TO INITIATE THEIR SECRET GAY AGENDA TO DESTROY OPPOSITE MARRIAGE

firstbook: Exercise your right to vote! First Book is donating...

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:56:47 -0500

firstbook:

Exercise your right to vote! First Book is donating our 100 millionth book to kids in need and you get to choose the book. Vote here: http://ow.ly/eM0HX

Dear Young Conservative

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:56:18 -0500

Dear Young Conservative:

nickkroll:

this is a very thoughtful piece of writing, especially worth a read on election day. #VOTE
dcpierson:

Dear young conservative,

I hope you are reading this. My ideal reader for this piece is an actual person under thirty years old who self-identifies as conservative. I would like it very…

gangstafeminists: They do.

Thu, 31 May 2012 02:36:56 -0400

gangstafeminists:

They do.

no people of color in Romney’s America? makes me...

Wed, 30 May 2012 14:23:43 -0400

no people of color in Romney’s America? makes me nervous

areasofmyexpertise:

I was skeptical when I read about this on KOS, but when I watched this new video from Romney, I was pretty astonished.

I think (THINK) that we see one African American police officer or firefighter’s head from behind at one point. And the little girl on the tire swing is… brunette, I guess?

But I honestly could not find one non-white person in this video. That’s a surprising choice, and a very creepy end result.

Photo

Sat, 26 May 2012 16:44:54 -0400

I love that this is real!! maskedbrute: We guess a delivery...

Thu, 24 May 2012 17:12:41 -0400

I love that this is real!!

maskedbrute:

We guess a delivery car or bicyclist was too pedestrian for tech folks; over in San Francisco, something called TacoCopter has popped up, delivering online orders of tacos via helicopter — an unmaned, robotic one, to be exact.

According to the bare bones web site, all you have to do is place your order on your iPhone, tap away, and await the TacoCopter.

Unfortunately, it’s only available in the San Francisco Bay Area, but the little icon on the bottom right indicated a LobsterCopter might just be in the works, lobsters being the “Taco of the East!” We’re praying it’s for lobster rolls, but no word yet on whether any of this is true (or if the tacos are any good).

Update: Good news — Dustin Boyer, co-founder of TacoCopter, claims that the TacoCopter really does exist. Over on social networking site Quora, he says, “Yes, we’re definitely real :) There are a number of technical and legal hurdles that our team is working through. If you’re interested in pushing the boundaries of robotics and food please email jobs@tacocopter.com.”

Unfortunately there doesn’t appear to currently be a way to get commercial certification for Unmanned Aircraft services in the US, according to the FAA’s FAQ on the subject.

Still, it’s an awesome and crazy idea that I wish them luck with.

"A 911 operator who worked for Vancouver Police when sex workers were disappearing from the Downtown..."

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:23:45 -0400

“A 911 operator who worked for Vancouver Police when sex workers were disappearing from the Downtown Eastside says, her superiors repeatedly told her they weren’t going to spend valuable time and money looking for hookers.”

- Missing aboriginal women were ‘just hookers’ to police, says 911 operator (via missgreyday)

disgusting… that BBC miniseries “Five Daughters” sprung to mind when I read this (based on the 2006 Ipswich murders in England)

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(via leonineantiheroine)

"For every soldier killed on the battlefield this year, about 25 veterans are dying by their own..."

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 02:03:11 -0400

“For every soldier killed on the battlefield this year, about 25 veterans are dying by their own hands. An American soldier dies every day and a half, on average, in Iraq or Afghanistan. Veterans kill themselves at a rate of one every 80 minutes.”

- Nicholas Kristof (via think-progress)

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH! funnyordie: Rick Santorum Aborts...

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 01:59:52 -0400

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH!

funnyordie:

Rick Santorum Aborts Presidential Campaign with Ashley Judd

There are a few things Rick Santorum should keep in mind before terminating his candidacy.

"It’s the action, not the fruit of the action, that’s important. You have to do the right..."

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 02:43:13 -0400

““It’s the action, not the fruit of the action, that’s important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there will be any fruit. But that doesn’t mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.”

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi”

- http://www.values.com/inspirational-quotes/value/46-Right-Choices

"Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past.” Tyron Edwards"

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 02:42:09 -0400

““Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past.”

Tyron Edwards”

- http://www.values.com/inspirational-quotes/value/46-Right-Choices

Thought-provoking article about how we imagine characters in books.

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:58:45 -0400

Thought-provoking article about how we imagine characters in books.:

“In retrospect, it’s easy to see why Hunger Games Tweets took off: the project is a potent mix of pop-culture criticism, social-media sharing, provocative statements, and public shaming. But more important, and no doubt more disturbing, is what Adam’s time line of ignorant tweets—what he calls “the repository of death”—says about a certain generation’s failure of imagination.”

Read more http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2012/03/hunger-games-and-trayvon-martin.html#ixzz1r0CY8Dwf

I LOVE THIS! gangstafeminists: I’m excited to be announcing a...

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:53:39 -0400

I LOVE THIS!

gangstafeminists:

I’m excited to be announcing a new project to G Fems!!!!!

From G Girls to G Fems: Teaching Young Girls about Feminism through Popular Culture

In contemporary American culture, young girls are exposed to many different ideas through mainstream media. More often than not, the media offers a foundation of knowledge for young girls, with issues such as body image and the latest fashion trends building the groundwork. Young girls are most impressionable during adolescence; this is due to the many developmental changes that occur during this phase whether it is biological, psychological, or social.

My project involves a feminist analysis of popular culture through an array of mediated texts such as books, television, and movies to expose feminism to young girls. G Girls is a website dedicated to girl culture, providing young girls with the necessary skills to analyze these mediated texts through a feminist lens. G Girls will prompt young girls with a character checklist to analyze such texts critically, reviewing target audiences, major themes, setting, race, class, gender, sexuality, etc., enabling young girls to acquire concepts of feminism at an early age, thus understanding how it impacts adolescent culture.

think-progress: How the recession has disproportionately hurt...

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:52:27 -0400

think-progress:

How the recession has disproportionately hurt young people.

think-progress: Ben & Jerry’s puts a gay couple on the...

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 02:52:05 -0400

think-progress:

Ben & Jerry’s puts a gay couple on the carton for a new flavor, in a nice assertion that a straight couple doesn’t have to be the default image for marriage.

So excited to see more of this in advertising :)

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Fri, 16 Mar 2012 02:51:25 -0400

POTW: Caution

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:35:23 -0500

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Poem of the Week for this week (I’m in love):

Caution

Caution: contents may be hot
Do not stick forks in toaster slot
Hammer may be very hard
Refrain from swallowing debit card

Paper may cause paper cuts
Peanut butter may contain peanuts
Glass is sometimes sharp when broken
Words may likewise be if spoken

Do not jam pencils into eyes
Beware excessive exercise
Bones may break and heart may burst
Caution: everything gets worse

Germs may live on toilet seats
Or lurk in anything you eat
There may be gluten in the wheat
Carbs in the carbs and meat in the meat

Avoid prolonged exposure to Time
Existence is a warning sign
In Physics many dangers loom
Even if you never leave the room
The only certainty is doom

yes!

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:25:41 -0500

yes!