March 2011
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“One thing I noticed about these films you’ve nominated is there are no African...”
– Aziz Ansari
February 2011
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kelsium:
Abortion is legal in this country. Abortion is a right that we have. Let me repeat that: abortion is a right that we already have. This isn’t a debate; it’s a war. And in this war, abortion is our territory to defend. We already hold it. We don’t have to conquer anything. All we have to do is defend what we have. Our bodies are the line in the sand. What happens with this starts and...
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Let them eat Koch?
Here are some things we should know about the Koch brothers and some of the super cool things they are doing to control politicians not only in Wisconsin, but throughout America.
NYTimes on the Koch brothers’ role in Wisconsin and their hefty contributions to Scott Walker’s campaign
The Daily Kos on the part of the Wisconsin budget bill that mentions no-bid power plants
The Cap...
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“I believe that there’s a very strong chance that we will see that young people...”
– Michele Bachmann made these comments about AmeriCorps programs, specifically Teach for America, a program for which her son Harrison has served, in 2009 while the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act was being debated.
I am sure my parents were also very upset to see me forced into mandatory...
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WatchAs I was watching this, no matter how funny I found it, I couldn’t help but wonder if some people really feel this way. I mean, space abortions? People could probably be convinced that those are a thing that evil women astronauts love to get.
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may my heart always be open to little
may my heart always be open to little birds who are the secrets of living whatever they sing is better than to know and if men should not hear them men are old may my mind stroll about hungry and fearless and thirsty and supple and even if it’s sunday may i be wrong for whenever men are right they are not young and may myself do nothing usefully and love yourself so more than truly there’s never...
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Are Wisconsin Public Employees Overpaid? →
Ezra Klein places the burden of proof on those who believe that public employees are overpaid:
Maybe there is some systemic difference between Hispanic women with bachelor’s degrees and 20 years of work experience who put in 52-hour weeks in the public sector and Hispanic women with bachelor’s degrees and 20 years of work experience who put in 52-hour weeks in the private sector. If...
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“Republicans and Democrats, it seems, govern rather differently. Republicans are...”
– Ezra Klein
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“I don’t know. People say it’s artistic and stuff. I’m just like ‘you’re in...”
– Justin Bieber, on Lady Gaga’s choice of transportation to the Grammys. I swear, this kid is good for some choice quotes.
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“As feminists have forever said, sexual violence is a crime of power, committed...”
– Amanda Marcotte, on Lara Logan and our penchant for blaming the victim
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“The arrogance of these politicians is astounding. How can we legimitately have...”
– Cassie, aka livinginlakeview
I stand with Planned Parenthood
Please do this: www.istandwithplannedparenthood.org
This is about control. Don’t pretend it isn’t. You know what is legal? Abortion. Birth control. Plan B. Those things are legal. Women need these services, these family planning services, because we actively allow them to live in a world where they have no other choices. We quibble over terminology and time lines to determine whether...
Planned Parenthood funding blocked in the House;... →
WASHINGTON — The House has approved a Republican proposal to block federal aid for Planned Parenthood.
The 240-185 vote on Friday is a victory for anti-abortion forces led by Indiana GOP Rep. Mike Pence. He says taxpayer money should not go to groups that provide or promote abortion.
Democrats say Planned Parenthood provides contraception and other valuable family planning services, and that...
The house just voted to bar Planned Parenthood from all federal funding. Why isn’t this on the front page of nytimes.com?
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Governor Walker's Pretext →
This is a rational description of what is going on in Wisconsin, minus the rhetoric of both sides.
“We talk about American like we’re all in this together. Let me give you some...”
– Sen Bernie Sanders (via magulartheimpalor)
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I am not the enemy: A Wisconsin teacher considers... →
Oh and another thing - in response to the suggestion that when students see teachers protesting, they feel as if they are not cared for.
Many of the students in low-income and low-performing districts are all too familiar with an educational career that is constantly a battle. They understand acutely that they have teachers who are literally fighting for the right to educate them adequately. I...
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An Open Letter to the Women Who Are Telling Me... →
I finally read this entire post today, and it’s completely spot-on. I know why I’m not married. Because I’m too good for good enough.
briennewalsh:
And what happened to the young girls like me who were raised with such a catechism? We learned how to expect literally NOTHING from a man. And do you know what happened because of that? We learned to let men treat us like shit....
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“It does not follow from this that every claim made by workers or their...”
– Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki, in a letter to lawmakers urging them to consider that Governor Walker’s budget bill “nullif[ies the] moral obligation each of us has to respect the legitimate rights of workers.”
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“Where we’re fighting each other, where we’re divisive, where we’re demonizing or...”
– Arne Duncan, on the proposed union cuts in Wisconsin
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this is a little bit about choices
Whenever you start to suggest that a choice you’ve made is the right choice for everybody to make, you’re starting to get into some dangerous territory with me. This applies to my elected officials, my friends, my mother - whatever. Unless you’re advising me out of some sort of genuine concern, like suggesting that I bathe more or stop eating frozen food for every meal or take...
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“Being the owner of dachshunds, to me a book on dog discipline becomes a volume...”
– E.B. White
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See?
thepoliticalpartygirl:bluebears:
I was just reading the Gawker comments on the Lara Logan story (ugh sidenote: the new design is still just awful and virtually unusable) and they are filled with these sentiments:
(1) How horrible!
(2) Well what did you expect? White woman out in public among Middle Eastern men.
(3) She really should never have been there to begin with.
(4) But seriously...
