LIGHTS OUT, TUMBLR.
I mean it.
May 2010
55 posts
“The “search” function has been farmed out to mighty Google and will be a little goofy for the first few days.”
—n+1
such a sane way to approach launching a new site. it’s gonna be a little goofy for a while!
such a sane way to approach launching a new site. it’s gonna be a little goofy for a while!
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“Nothing good or instructive, nothing elevating or commendable, in any sense, can come from it.”
—John Mather Austin
About this Roethlisberger article... →
ajc.com
This is so relevant to my interests. Not necessarily the sham of an investigation, but the language used in the article.
“a college sophomore claimed that she was raped by the Pittsburgh Steelers star that night.”
A college sophomore claimed the Pittsburg Steelers star raped her.
“her claims that she was assaulted at a nightclub early on the morning of March 5 by the NFL star”
Her claims that the NFL star assaulted her at a nightclub
“the woman’s claim of sexual assault”
the woman’s claim that Roethlisberger sexually assaulted her
“where the woman claimed she had been assaulted”
where the woman claimed Roethlisberger had assaulted her
“He asked her if she had been raped.”
He asked her if a man/Roethlisberger raped herLANGUAGE MATTERS. We need to stop taking the assailant/rapist out of the passive position and make him active. THANK YOU AND GOOD NIGHT.
I do not know what to do about the systematic dismantling of the rights of women, immigrants, minorities, children, gays, lesbians, trans people, and the poor, and the upholding of the “rights” of corporations over everything else. I don’t know what to do about it.
April 2010
48 posts
Listen
Nina Simone - Sinnerman
Extraordinary extended clapping sequence about four minutes in.
Schoolchildren in Sweden are being terrorised by an elk. That would be bad news in itself, but this case gets worse – because the elk is drunk.
“Funny how politicians running for reelection never take any responsibility for problems that have festered during their long tenure while claiming to have a solution… if we only elect them again.”
—here
“The lady denudes herself, takes a seat near the window, and takes in the warm rays of the sun. The effect is both beneficial and delightful. If, however, she be of a restless disposition, she may dance, instead of basking, in the sunlight.”
—Barkham Burroughs’ Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information via
Reblog with the name of your pet
pluto :}
Rubio, & cookie.
Booberry, Hayley and the Situation.
tucker and tinkerbell
penny, tuck, momo, autumn, molly, and duece
Zydeco
Kitsune
Jackie-Oh
“The bird feeder has ended up being pretty complicated, its own weird little ecosystem, but, you really have to ask yourself, what else are you going to do with your life anyway?”
—Choire
Why am I so cranky todayday?
