February 2012
Watchthedailywhat:
Not Even Once of the Day: A Florida woman was arrested yesterday for burning down the fifth oldest tree in the world while smoking meth inside of it.
The iconic 118-foot Seminole County cypress tree known as The Senator, estimated to be some 3,500 years old, burned to the ground in January following what police believed to be an arson attack.
But a Crimeline tip led investigators...
“Rape culture is a culture in which people who have survived a violent crime are...”
– (i wish i could put this on a business card and hand it out to people who make rape jokes. the flip side would say FUCK YOU)
“It does help, to be a writer, to have the sort of crazed ego that doesn’t allow...”
– Neil Gaiman, On Writing (via slatios)
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Awesomeness and the Bottom of the Barrel:... →
ckburch:
A few months back, I uploaded my first novel (first published, second written) to Smashwords and then Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing program (I’m not going to link right now because sometimes I feel like I link to it every other damn post I make and I think I’ll take a break…
I’m going to add that Amazon’s self publishing is notorious for a lack of copy right...
Woman: Can I have birth control?
Government: No.
Woman: I got pregnant because I didn't have birth control and I don't want the fetus. Can I have an abortion?
Government: No.
Woman: I gave birth to my child but since I wasn't expecting it, I can't afford daycare. Can I have help paying for it?
Government: No.
Woman: My boyfriend isn't excited about sex anymore, because I lost my figure due to pregnancy. Will you pay for his erectile dysfunction pills?
Government: Yes.
“When you have 40 percent of kids being born out of wedlock, and among certain...”
– Mitt Romney, at Wednesday’s CNN debate in Arizona.
Hey, you know what prevents unwanted pregnancy? This.
Love the insinuation that poverty IS child abuse. And the racism. That throwaway remark is quite possibly one of the worst things to come out of last night’s debate.
I could say more, but...
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Tim Fucking Siebles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exsCKpivrdA&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL9818FA151A98B9ED
Fearless for Moombi Good to see the green world undiscouraged, the green fire bounding back every spring, and beyond the tyranny of thumbs, the weeks and other co-conspiring green genes ganging up, breaking in, despite small shears and kill-mowers, ground gougers, seed-eaters. Here they...
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http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/20112
Over my head, I see the bronze butterfly, Asleep on the black trunk, blowing like a leaf in green shadow. Down the ravine behind the empty house, The cowbells follow one another Into the distances of the afternoon. To my right, In a field of sunlight between two pines, The droppings of last year’s horses Blaze up into golden stones. I lean...
thoughts of northern lights and polar ice:... →
feministblackboard:
Tennessee state Rep. Richard Floyd, “I Would Stomp A Mudhole In A Transgender Person”
stfuhypocrisy:
reagan-was-a-horrible-president:
abaldwin360:
This is Richard Floyd, Tennessee State Representative and sponsor of the Bathroom Harassment Act,…
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“No.”
– Actress Julianne Moore, when asked if she gained a newfound respect for Sarah Palin after delving deeper into Palin’s life to portray her in the upcoming film “Game Change.” (via mamaatheist)
Best. Answer. Ever.
(via stfuhypocrisy)
