December 2011
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بلا اتجاه أو هوية: Companies pull ads from Muslim... →
newwavefeminism:
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wtfwhiteprivilege:
hummussexual:
“The Florida Family Association, a Tampa Bay group, has led a campaign urging companies to pull ads on “All-American Muslim.” The FFA contends that 65 of 67 companies it has targeted have pulled their ads, including Bank of America,
the Campbell Soup Co.,
Dell,
Estee Lauder,
General Motors,
Goodyear,
...
November 2011
3 posts
“I was there to take down the names of people who were arrested… As I’m standing...”
– Retired New York Supreme Court Judge Karen Smith, working as a legal observer after the raids on Zucotti Park this Tuesday, via Paramilitary Policing of Occupy Wall Street: Excessive Use of Force amidst the New Military Urbanism (via seriouslyamerica)
October 2011
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South Africa call to solve gay 'serial killings' →
fyeahafrica:
Rights activists in South Africa have strongly condemned the police for failing to solve the murders of five gay men by a suspected serial killer.
The five were strangled or bludgeoned to death in their Johannesburg homes in the past 18 months, reports say.
The Commission on Gender Equality told the BBC it was concerned about the police’s failure to speedily investigate these...
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NAACP | Sign the Pledge to Help End the Death... →
In the Name of Troy Davis: Pledge to End the Death Penalty in the United States
I pledge to fight to end the death penalty in the United States because Troy Anthony Davis was executed despite extreme and well-known doubts about his guilt.
I pledge to fight to end the death penalty in the United States because the system failed Troy, even though the system is supposed to be fail-proof.
I...
September 2011
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Germany returns Namibian skulls taken in colonial... →
fyeahafrica:
Namibian tribal leaders have visited Berlin to collect the skulls of 20 compatriots who died under Germany’s colonial rule in the early 1900s.
German scientists took the heads to perform experiments seeking to prove the racial superiority of white Europeans over black Africans.
The skulls were uncovered three years ago in medical archive exhibits.
A ceremony was held in the...
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10 Things Anyone Can Do To Help Exonerate Innocent... →
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So, I found out earlier this week that my best friend…
the person I talk to practically every day..
the person who knows everything about me..
the person who tells me everything about him..
the person who sleeps on my couch on random nights..
the person who i’m soon going on vacation with..
the person who my mother considers an “adopted son”..
the person who I lost...
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Newsweek: markcoatney: “I believe “Blackwater”... →
markcoatney:
“I believe “Blackwater” will have a unique appeal to gamers, particularly on the Kinect platform. The physical, visual and virtual feel of participating in a mission brings a level of excitement and realism to the game that is hard to match. And frankly, it’s fun. I think gamers…
Wow…Erik Prince really doesn’t give a shit, does he?
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August 2011
7 posts
“Let the rain kiss you
Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops...”
– Langston Hughes
'Gay' birds form lasting attachments →
“Birds in same-sex pairs are just as attached and faithful to each other as those paired with a member of the opposite sex, say scientists.”
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July 2011
68 posts
“Bring me all of your dreams,
You dreamer,
Bring me all your
Heart melodies...”
– Langston Hughes
