January 2012
In Memory of Sigmund Freud by W. H. Auden
When there are so many we shall have to mourn,
when grief has been made so public, and exposed
to the critique of a whole epoch
the frailty of our conscience and anguish,
of whom shall we speak? For every day they die
among us, those who were doing us some good,
who knew it was never enough but
hoped to improve a little by living.
Such was this doctor: still at eighty he...
December 2011
Ladies & Gentlemen, I give you, the 2012...
Michelle Bachmann: "Don’t misunderstand. I am not here bashing people who are homosexuals, who are lesbians, who are bisexual, who are transgender. We need to have profound compassion for people who are dealing with the very real issue of sexual dysfunction in their life and sexual identity disorders.” (2004)
Ron Paul: "The rate of AIDS infection is on the increase again. From the gay point of view, the reasons seem quite sensible. First, these men don't really see a reason to live past their fifties. They are not married, they have no children, and their lives are centered on new sexual partners... because sex is the center of their lives, they want it to be as pleasurable as possible, which means unprotected sex. Third, they enjoy the attention & pity that comes with being sick." (1995 in a newsletter)
Rick Perry: "I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm a Christian, but you don't need to be in the pew every Sunday to know there's something wrong in this country when gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can't openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school. " (2011 in a campaign ad)
Mitt Romney: "I should tell my story. I'm also unemployed." (2011 while speaking to unemployed people in Florida. Romney's net worth is over $200 million.)
Newt Gingrich: "She's not young enough or pretty enough to be the wife of the President. And besides, she has cancer." (1994, about his first wife)
Rick Santorum: "Is anyone saying same-sex couples can’t love each other? I love my children. I love my friends, my brother. Heck, I even love my mother-in-law. Should we call these relationships marriage, too?" (2008)
Michelle Bachmann: "Carbon dioxide is portrayed as harmful. But there isn't even one study that can be produced that shows that carbon dioxide is a harmful gas." (2009 during a debate)
Mitt Romney: "PETA is not happy that my dog likes fresh air." (2006, when questioned about driving 12 hours with his dog in a cage strapped to the top of his car)
Say Anything Release New Single
unsignedunleashed:
You can stream “Burn A Miracle”, the latest single from Say Anything here.
And you should. Cuz it’ll probably make you smile.
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Just stayed up way too late to write an 18 page paper when I was aiming to finish in 10.
Someday, friends. Someday I will learn the skill of being concise.
“There comes a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes...”
– Mario Savio
“But back to Charles Prince. For his four years of in charge of massive, repeated...”
– My Occupy LA Arrest, by Patrick Meighan (via nickdouglas)
“The thing is, it’s patriarchy that says men are stupid and monolithic and...”
– from “On claiming to be a stupid man who doesn’t know anything” by Chally at ZATB
“8. “I wanna really really really wanna zig a zig ahh,” has a meaning, and all...”
– from 10 Things 90s Kids Will Have To Explain To Their Children
The Bomb Buried In Obamacare Explodes... →
I have long argued that the impact of the Affordable Care Act is not nearly as big of a deal as opponents would have you believe. At the end of the day, the law is – in the main – little more than a successful effort to put an end to some of the more egregious health insurer abuses while creating an environment that should bring more Americans into programs that will give them at least some of...
Obama Should Veto Empire Over Republic →
Reposting this so people can start learning about #NDAA — this is the gravest threat in America right now. I strongly encourage folks to read this article by former FBI special agent Coleen Rowley. From the piece:
“Yesterday the U.S. Senate voted 93 to 7 to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2012 which allows the military to operate domestically...
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“When the Tea Party burst onto the national scene in the summer of 2010, it...”
– from A Look at America’s Geography Shows That the Tea Party Is Doomed by Colin Woodard
“From the way women are portrayed on reality shows, to how we condition boys and...”
– from A Message to Women From a Man: You Are Not “Crazy” by Yashar Ali at Salon
Read the whole piece — it’s a worthy call to arms.
“Because that’s the thing about Scooby-Doo: The bad guys in every episode aren’t...”
– Ask Chris #81: Scooby-Doo and Secular Humanism (via love-and-radiation)
Planned Parenthood will be offering FREE HIV... →
sexuallysmart:
Please call to make an appointment with your local PP and encourage your friends to do the same.
November 2011
WatchBasically the coolest kickstarter project I’ve heard of in a long time.
“‘Fat’ is usually the first insult a girl throws at another girl when she wants...”
– J. K. Rowling (via skeleteen)
“The Internet also makes it extraordinarily difficult for me to focus. One small...”
– Mindy Kaling, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) (via kindlequotes)
How am I not bff with Mindy Kaling?
“But when a saga popular with pre-adolescent girls peaks romantically on a night...”
– NPR’s Linda Holmes reviews Twilight Breaking Dawn, Pt. 1 (via diandrabird)
Profoundly irresponsible.
(via librarysciences)
Neil Patrick Harris Joins Kelly Ripa As Guest... →
I’M SO GLAD WE GOT CABLE IN TIME FOR THIS.
YOU GUYS RADIOHEAD IS COMING TO AMERICA THIS...
if you know me at all, you know I just died of happiness.
“Not one story goes by without calling Joe Paterno ‘Coach’. This...”
– from “Joe Paterno, the Penn State Tragedy and Child Molestation” by Linda Kenney Baden
That’s basically all I have to say about that.