January 2012
White Whine - A Collection of First-World... →
whitewhine:
It’s been a fantastic year for First World Problems. Here are the 10 posts on WhiteWhine that you looked at the most.
#10 - Natural Disaster in Japan Causes MAJOR Pokemon Problems
#9 - Hawaii, Go Fuck Yourself
#8 - Proud To Be A (racist) American!
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A little sad the “white iPhone” whines didn’t make the list, but this one is pretty damned good....
A breakdown of the coming of 2012.
oldfamiliarway:
11:57 pm
11:58 pm
11:59 pm
12:00 am
12:01 am
Yeah. that was about how it was here in S. Korea :) Enjoy it homies!
Court OKs Barring High IQs for Cops →
cognitivedissonance:
This is not The Onion. In New London, Conn., you apparently can be too smart to be a cop:
A man whose bid to become a police officer was rejected after he scored too high on an intelligence test has lost an appeal in his federal lawsuit against the city.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York upheld a lower court’s decision that the city did not discriminate...
Reblog if you met epic people on tumblr this year.
poshrebelgirl:
Jon Stewart Crushes Fox News In The 2011 Ratings →
According to Comedy Central, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart averaged 2.3 million viewers per episode in 2011. Unlike Fox News, “The Daily Show” was up in total viewers (+7%) and all key demos: adults 18-49 (+6%); men 18-34 (+2%); men 18-24 (+4%).” The Daily Show was also the top cable late night talk show in terms of total viewers, and was generally dominant. While Fox News was losing 14% in...
December 2011
Rather than waste money trying to ban abortion,...
femmewave:
Adopt a child.
Fund contraception.
Support free healthcare.
Donate to charities that work to eradicate childhood diseases.
Donate to Amnesty International, so they can get innocent people off Death Row.
Donate your time to working with the hungry / homeless.
Knit blankets for *wanted* preemie babies.
Support people who miscarry. They might actually need it.
Fight domestic...
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Happy New Year ya'll!
Here’s hoping this one is better than the last.
Democracy is incredibly ineffective unless the...
Word.
“Employee rights are said to be valid when employers pressure employees into...”
– Ron Paul, Freedom Under Siege: The U.S. Constitution After 200-Plus Years (1987), pg. 16
Are you getting sexually harassed at work? That’s your problem. Quit.
Is Ron Paul done yet?
(via mohandasgandhi)
Add this to the list of reasons why Ron Paul deserves no one’s support.
(via ladyatheist)
I...
I am one of the middle-class Black girls who did...
eshusplayground:
So fuck that bootstrap myth and the high horse it rode in on.
This, plus a law degree. Yeah.
NY TIMES: Verizon drops $2 "convenience fee"... →
“There is a bit of good news about the economy that the job market is healing. On...”
– Slowly but surely, the job market is healing (via ryking)
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Why hello employment rejection letter...
It was nice of you to show up on the last working day of the year. Appreciate that :/
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Hubs and I are watching the news together...
a story about a hiker getting stuck on the side of a mountain trying to rescue his dog (also stuck) after the dog fell off chasing a bottle. Both ended up having to be rescued and hung on the side of the mountain for over 90 minutes. We both say “Dumbass” at the same time. That’s why I love him.
**P.S. I like animals and love dogs, but I’m not going over a cliff for...
“New Rule: You can’t claim to be the party of smaller government and make laws...”
– “New Rules” by Bill Maher. (via saved-funny-stuff)
“Well, I’ve changed the course of music five or six times. What have you done...”
– Miles Davis to Nancy Reagan at a White House dinner in 1987 after she’d inquired as to what he’d done with his life to merit an invitation. source (via marxisforbros)
Eh this is completely wrong. He was actually quite fond of the Reagans. It was at a White House dinner however. Here is what...
“We solemnly declare to the world’s foolish politicians, including the puppets in...”
– North Korea’s National Defense Commission (the country’s most powerful body), as quoted by the KCNA News Agency, this morning.
Today we remember the Lakota men, women, and...
“For all of their years of claims that massive voter fraud is going on at the...”
– Republicans Require No Photo ID to Vote in Republican Iowa Caucus
We didn’t need any more proof that the GOP’s voter ID efforts were aimed at suppressing the votes of Democratic constituencies, but it’s always nice to have.
(via ryking)
Reblog if you're gay, lesbian, bisexual,...
“Egyptian security forces stormed the offices of 17 nonprofit groups around the...”
– Egypt’s Forces Raid Offices of U.S. and Other Civil Groups (via ryking)
“Right now, the only thing that bothers me is people who don’t respect my privacy...”
– - Ron Paul to a reporter (via washingtonexaminer)
If you wanted privacy, Ron Paul, you shouldn’t have entered the arena of politics. You will probably never have privacy again.
(via thepoliticalfreakshow)
I hate when people who have sought out a life in the public sphere say this. DUH! you knew...
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Hispanics Still Love President Obama →
thepoliticalfreakshow:
Months of extreme anti-immigrant rhetoric from Mitt Romney and his GOP rivals seems to be taking its toll, with Hispanic voters going to President Obama in a landslide according to a new Pew Hispanic Center poll released today. Despite overwhelming disapproval of his administration’s handling of illegal immigrants, President Obama still leads Mitt Romney 68 percent ...
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The Obama administration is poised to announce the... →
pantslessprogressive:
mehreenkasana:
PRO TIP: Selling fighter jets to a strategic ally repressive regime doesn’t look good.
Speaking of, I’ve still got my eye on the proposed $53 million arms sale to Bahrain. Can we take a moment to review the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry’s list of violations reported to them throughout their human rights investigation?
a. Deaths; b. Torture;...
the-champion-of-idiots replied to your post: What the actual FUCK?!?!?!?!
it also sounds like you need to do some unfollowing. your dashboard shouldnt be filled with bullshit like that. aspire to educate but some people are down right oblivious, arrogant, and stubborn
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Oh no. You misunderstand. I’m not seeing this ignorance because the people I follow are posting it. I’m...
2011: A Great Year for LGBT Equality →
winningprogressive:
DADT Repeal, challenges to DOMA, marriage equality in New York, and progress on numerous other fronts made 2011 a great year for LGBT equality.
The war has not been won, but the enemy is starting to turn tail :)
dumbthingswhitepplsay:
stfuconfederates:
bacon-beer-and-boobs replied to your post: Hello, fellow white people!
Can I forever identify as pregnant? I can have baby showers every 10 months, or if I want, have fake abortions. I do feel pregnant sometimes, with my giant fat belly.
TRANSPREGNANT????
Stop NOW, lol!
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Shut the Fuck Up, Confederates: Hello, fellow... →
stfuconfederates:
This is going to be raw and merciless. I am, in all seriousness, warning you. If you identify as transable or transethnic, unfollow, stop reading, walk away. You’ll notice that I prefaced this as pertaining to white people.
So, you believe you’re transethnic? Cool. Here’s what’s wrong with that.
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What the actual FUCK?!?!?!?!
Lately, I get on tumblr and see a new pile of WHAT THE FUCK on my dash EVERY DAMNED DAY. Over the Christmas holiday, it has been a crew of white folks insisting that black people who point out bullshit injustice are somehow compounding the problem by “whining”. And then they are fucking insisting that they have historically been victims of racism too- by other fucking white...
My face when I see this on my dash
persephonesunset:
theworldisconfused:
there’s one!
“Every barrel of oil that comes out of those sands in Canada is a barrel of oil...”
– Rick Perry. Knob