January 2012
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“A man who assisted in autopsies in a big urban hospital, starting in the...”
– Sunday was the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade (via motherjones)
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an-advocate-of-joy: r0bertbrowniejr: Yesterday my... →
r0bertbrowniejr:
Yesterday my mom posted a picture on Facebook of my 5 year old brother Sam wearing a pair of shoes he picked out for his first day of preschool.
She explained to him in the store that they were really made for girls. Sam then told her that he didn’t care and that “ninjas can wear pink shoes too.”
Sam went to preschool and got several compliments on his new shoes. Not one kid...
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The Darvaza Gas Crater
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The Darvaza Gas Crater in Turkmenistan also known as “The Door to Hell” was discovered when a rig drilling for gas hit the gas-filled cavern. The hole was soon lit on fire to avoid releasing methane into the air and has been burning for 40 years.
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New Hampshire GOP Proposes Bill That Will Prevent... →
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Since the 1970s, New Hampshire police have operated under a progressive policy for handling domestic violence cases that has saved countless lives. Under current law the presumption is that an arrest will be made when police observe evidence of abuse. They have a large degree of discretion and don’t need to witness the assault firsthand or obtain a...
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becoming a fangirl was the best and worst subconscious decision I ever made in my life
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Blooming Blue Moon: Debunking Abortion Myths, in... →
ohfortheloveofsagan:
ARTICLE FOUND HERE
This post was originally written on January 21, 2011 to commemorate the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision to legalize abortion in the United States. To honor Roe, and to honor the groups, practitioners, nurses, staff, and volunteers…
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“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have...”
– Alice Walker (via schampus)
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“When I was a girl, my life was music that was always getting louder. Everything...”
– Jonathan Safran Foer, from “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” (via weissewiese)
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“When Ellie Cachette started pitching her tech start-up to West Coast investors...”
– The New York Daily News, “Female Entrepreneurs Find Funding, Community In New York” (via inothernews)
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“When the web started, I used to get really grumpy with people because they put...”
– Neil Gaiman on Copyright, Piracy, and the Commercial Value of the Web (X)
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“You are going to live a good and long life filled with great and terrible...”
– The Fault in Our Stars | John Green (via effyeahtfios)
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bohemea:
The Beatles - It Won’t Be Long
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“If you are a woman, if you’re a person of colour, if you are gay, lesbian,...”
– Margaret Cho (via thechocolatebrigade)
agreed mostly (that society makes people feel bad about being authentic), though being fat and/or old is mostly quantifiable. it’s our job not to apologize for it.
(via broadist)
Preach!
(via ursamajorfashion)
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