April 2012
Gaza ambulances out of service due to fuel crisis →
verbalresistance:
GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — The health ministry in Gaza said Thursday that 36 ambulances were offline due to the fuel crisis.
Spokesman Adham Abu Salmiya said the ambulances were parked because the ministry has run out of fuel needed to power them.
The shortage comes despite a deal announced Tuesday by the Palestine Electricity Company with Egypt to provide gas to Gaza.
Palestine...
March 2012
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Charles M. Blow: "Britain is winning the war on... →
thesoapboxschtick:
“42% of American children live in low-income homes and about a fifth live in poverty. It gets worse. The number of children living in poverty has risen 33% since 2000… And, according to a 2007 Unicef report on child poverty, the U.S. ranked last among 24 wealthy countries. This is a national disgrace.”
“In 1994, about 30% of British children were below the country’s poverty...
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The Department Of Defense Wants Control Of The...
shanksinatra:
This may seem totalitarian, but they did give us the whole thing, so they may have a point. Via M.I.T.’s Technology Review:
The U.S. Department of Defense may have funded the research that led to the Internet, but freewheeling innovation created the patchwork of privately owned technology that makes up the Internet today. Now the U.S. government is trying to wrest back some...
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Death toll in Syria today reached 64.
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While China has 350,000 millionaires and 115... →
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Anonymous asked: The entire rape accusation was staged in my opinion. Doesnt the government always create a distraction when intense pressure is on them? The timing was too perfect, and their strategy was obvious.
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Anonymous asked: A rapist is your idol?
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“During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.”
– George Orwell
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WatchWikiLeaks’s Julian Assange in The Simpsons
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Well, Tumblr, as long as we're talking about... →
In the United States, whites outlive blacks, but this varies by state, according to new research.
The researchers looked at death certificate data from 1997 through 2004, covering more than 17 million people from all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The researchers noted race/ethnicity, sex, the age at death and the state where each subject was born, lived and died.
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“[TW: Rape] It wasn’t the first time a lawmaker has suggested that women seeking...”
– 9 Lies Republicans Tell About Women’s Bodies
Not only are Republicans rejecting actual science, now they’re making up their own.
(via shorterexcerpts)
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sadnessfactory answered your question: Apparently Rick Santorum called Obama a ‘Nigga’.
Remember when he said “I don’t want to help black people.” and than later said he meant “blah people”?
How can I forget. Watch the video here.
97% of rapists receive no punishment whatsoever,... →
54% of rapes/sexual assaults are not reported to the police, according to a statistical average of the past 5 years. Those rapists, of course, never spend a day in prison. Factoring in unreported rapes, only about 3% of rapists ever serve a day in jail.
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Apparently Rick Santorum called Obama a 'Nigga'.
You can watch the video here. What do you think?
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messeduphotness asked: Hi so I'm really enjoying your posts about the worst corporations, extremely informative from both the consumer p.o.v. and as a future workforce employee. I was just wondering if you know of any companies that a potential chemical engineer could intern/work at that have morals and respect the earth and people? You know acting like decent human beings, given the fact out government recognizes...
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WatchBreaking: 104 injured protesters in Spain as protesters and police clash
Tear gas and rubber bulletts were fired and a Starbucks and rubbish bins set on fire as workers vented their fury in Barcelona, while an estimated 900,000 people took to the streets in Madrid.
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It's official: Wisconsin Democrats have gathered... →
mohandasgandhi:
shortformblog:
In fact, they exceeded the minimum amount of signatures required by almost 400,000. Now, pending approval by the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board tomorrow (a formality), the recall will be finalized and put into motion. The primaries for recall candidates will be held May 8th of this year, and the general is scheduled for June 5th.
Christ, it took them...
PETITION: Tell the Kansas Senate: My Birth Control... →
racetothestoneage:
Today the Kansas House passed an extreme, unnecessary and burdensome expansion to the already existing Kansas “conscience refusal” statute. House Substitute for SB 62 seeks to amend an existing Kansas statute changing its clear language relating to pregnancy termination and replacing it with vague language that encourages subjective interpretations allowing for “an effect...
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WatchSubmitted by: Irving <redacted>
Comment: Hey I’m a student at Baruch were live streaming an event in where we discuss student unions. Please spread the link.
