niv // polisizzle

true story…

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:55:40 -0500

true story…

wilwheaton: Oh. Snap. whammy

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:41:35 -0500

wilwheaton:

Oh. Snap.

whammy

Photo

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:54:01 -0400

imperfectwriting: I went to the mall, and a little girl called...

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 17:20:35 -0400

imperfectwriting:

I went to the mall, and a little girl called me a terrorist.

My name is Ela. I am seventeen years old. I am not Muslim, but my friend told me about her friend being discriminated against for wearing a hijab. So I decided to see the discrimination firsthand to get a better understanding of what Muslim women go through.

My friend and I pinned scarves around our heads, and then we went to the mall. Normally, vendors try to get us to buy things and ask us to sample a snack. Clerks usually ask us if we need help, tell us about sales, and smile at us. Not today. People, including vendors, clerks, and other shoppers, wouldn’t look at us. They didn’t talk to us. They acted like we didn’t exist. They didn’t want to be caught staring at us, so they didn’t look at all.

And then, in one store, a girl (who looked about four years old) asked her mom if my friend and I were terrorists. She wasn’t trying to be mean or anything. I don’t even think she could have grasped the idea of prejudice. However, her mother’s response is one I can never forgive or forget. The mother hushed her child, glared at me, and then took her daughter by the hand and led her out of the store.

All that because I put a scarf on my head. Just like that, a mother taught her little girl that being Muslim was evil. It didn’t matter that I was a nice person. All that mattered was that I looked different. That little girl may grow up and teach her children the same thing.

This experiment gave me a huge wakeup call. It lasted for only a few hours, so I can’t even begin to imagine how much prejudice Muslim girls go through every day. It reminded me of something that many people know but rarely remember: the women in hijabs are people, just like all those women out there who aren’t Muslim.

People of Tumblr, please help me spread this message. Treat Muslims, Jews, Christians, Buddhists, Hindus, Pagans, Taoists, etc., exactly the way you want to be treated, regardless of what they’re wearing or not wearing, no exceptions. Reblog this. Tell your friends. I don’t know that the world will ever totally wipe out prejudice, but we can try, one blog at a time.

thedailywhat: Syria Is ‘Iran’s Route To The Sea’ of the...

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 17:15:39 -0400

thedailywhat:

Syria Is ‘Iran’s Route To The Sea’ of the Day

[joleebindo]

diadoumenos: Pat Bagley, “Debate Deniers.”

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:05:57 -0400

diadoumenos:

Pat Bagley, “Debate Deniers.”

inothernews: (Tornoe via Media Matters)

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:13:05 -0400

inothernews:

(Tornoe via Media Matters)

inothernews: abaldwin360: Union-buster Gov. Scott Walker calls...

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:25:31 -0400

inothernews:

abaldwin360:

Union-buster Gov. Scott Walker calls for return of union refs

image credit

It makes you cry ‘cause it’s true.

true story…

soupsoup: Where the 47% live (via @scotthomasson)

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:24:10 -0400

soupsoup:

Where the 47% live (via @scotthomasson)

brooklynmutt: I am speechless. Speechless! I have no speech. i...

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:43:52 -0400

brooklynmutt:

I am speechless. Speechless! I have no speech.

i don’t want to live on this planet anymore…

Photo

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:32:19 -0400

think-progress: Even FOX NEWS is fed up with Romney failing to...

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:23:27 -0400

think-progress:

Even FOX NEWS is fed up with Romney failing to give any specifics on his tax plan.

lol, i’m boggled that people are still falling for this crap and letting them slide while providing no specifics, more people need to call this out.

"Since 1961 … our private economy produced 66 million private-sector jobs. So what’s the jobs score?..."

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 12:03:24 -0400

““Since 1961 … our private economy produced 66 million private-sector jobs. So what’s the jobs score? Republicans 24 million, Democrats 42 million.””

-

PolitiFact

whammy…

"The Republican vice presidential candidate told voters 1.4 million businesses filed for bankruptcy...."

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:48:48 -0400

“

The Republican vice presidential candidate told voters 1.4 million businesses filed for bankruptcy. The actual number is 47,806 — a number that happens to be steadily improving as the economy continues to slowly recover.

In other words, Ryan — hailed by the media as an honest “wonk” who loves facts and figures — was off by a factor of 29…

And in the bigger picture, Jon Chait explains that Ryan’s reputation “has suffered a massive, swift erosion…. Now mainstream pundits are defending Ryan with versions of the ‘well, all politicians fib’ defense. Given that this constituency was once portraying Ryan as unusually honest, this represents a huge retreat for his political brand.

”

- The bloom falls from Ryan’s rose…

Paul Ryan says 1.4 million businesses filed for bankruptcy in 2011 under Obama, actually the number is 47,806

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 09:12:09 -0400

Paul Ryan says 1.4 million businesses filed for bankruptcy in 2011 under Obama, actually the number is 47,806 :

Trip Gabriel at The New York Times ”The Caucus” blog:

Mr. Ryan also cited bankruptcy numbers to make the point that failing businesses mean fewer jobs. “In 1980 under Jimmy Carter, 330,000 businesses filed for bankruptcy,” he said. “Last year, under President Obama’s failed leadership, 1.4 million businesses filed for bankruptcy.”

But he appeared to conflate business bankruptcies and much more numerous personal bankruptcies. Of the 331,264 bankruptcies in 1980, only 43,694 were for businesses, according to the American Bankruptcy Institute.

Of the 1,410,653 total bankruptcy filings last year, 47,806 were business bankruptcies, according to the institute. And, again, the numbers are falling. In 2009, there were 60,837 business bankruptcies. In July, the latest month with complete statistics, business bankruptcies were 22 percent lower than a year earlier, and personal bankruptcies were down 11 percent.

who built it again?

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:22:56 -0400

who built it again?

ryking: Prosecutors: U.S. Soldiers Plotted to Kill President...

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:46:40 -0400

ryking:

Prosecutors: U.S. Soldiers Plotted to Kill President Obama

In a disturbing report out of Georgia, prosecutors say four U.S. soldiers plotted to overthrow the government and assassinate President Obama. Details remain slim about the case, but the AP’s Russ Bynum says the soldiers allegedly bought $87,000 worth of “guns and bomb-making materials and plotted to take over Fort Stewart, bomb targets in nearby Savannah and Washington state, as well as assassinate the president.” The plot was apparently uncovered in relation to a murder case surrounding the killing of former soldier Michael Roark and his girlfriend Tiffany York in December. On Monday, Pfc. Michael Burnett, one of the accused soldiers, plead guilty to manslaughter and gang charges in the murder case. “Burnett told a Long County judge that Roark, who had just left the Army, knew of the militia group’s plans and was killed because he was ‘a loose end,’” reports Bynum.

Prosecuted as a gang? They should be prosecuted as terrorists. The charge of treason should also be thrown in for their plot against President Obama.

it’s sad that they aren’t dark enough to be considered terrorists just for, you know, trying to overthrow the govt and kill the president…

MSNBC’s Chris Hayes has unearthed a straight-up gem of a video...

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 23:28:08 -0400

MSNBC’s Chris Hayes has unearthed a straight-up gem of a video from February 14, 2002, wherein Representative Paul Ryan gives a full-throated defense of stimulus to get the country out of recession.

Business Insider

Game. Set. Match.

How do you become too big to fail? The nation’s 10...

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:03:17 -0400

How do you become too big to fail? The nation’s 10 largest financial institutions hold 54 percent of our total financial assets; in 1990, they held 20 percent. In the meantime, the number of banks has dropped from more than 12,500 to about 8,000. Some major mergers and acquisitions over the past 20 years… - via Mojo

"There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and..."

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:01:33 -0400

““There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other involves orcs.“ - John Rogers”

- hahaha, true story…