Oh nothing, just the end of the world...

pretty-pretty-boys: -snipped the comments because one of them...

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:48:31 -0400

pretty-pretty-boys:

-snipped the comments because one of them pissed me off-

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Tue, 21 May 2013 11:12:29 -0400

cynique: popculturebrain: Leading Men Age, Leading Women Don’t...

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:36:26 -0400

cynique:

popculturebrain:

Leading Men Age, Leading Women Don’t | Vulture

There are more charts if you click through.

I’m so glad this info graphic is going around, because so many people don’t realize how ageism and misogyny play hand in hand and how the sexualization of young girls play into this.

nbcnews: At least 51 killed as tornado tears through Oklahoma,...

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:11:43 -0400

nbcnews:

At least 51 killed as tornado tears through Oklahoma, leaving miles of debris

A monster tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs and killed at least 51 people Monday, pulverizing block after block of homes, tearing the walls off an elementary school and leaving behind miles of mangled cars and splintered wood.

Continue reading.

News Set content

How to help tornado victims

What you’re seeing: Videos and images from the ground

Children pulled from rubble at Oklahoma school flattened by tornado

Time-lapse: Tornado’s path of destruction

Al Roker: Damage resembles Joplin

Storm chaser: ‘Worst tornado I’ve seen in my career’

"It turns out procrastination is not typically a function of laziness, apathy or work ethic as it is..."

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:03:11 -0400

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It turns out procrastination is not typically a function of laziness, apathy or work ethic as it is often regarded to be. It’s a neurotic self-defense behavior that develops to protect a person’s sense of self-worth.

You see, procrastinators tend to be people who have, for whatever reason, developed to perceive an unusually strong association between their performance and their value as a person. This makes failure or criticism disproportionately painful, which leads naturally to hesitancy when it comes to the prospect of doing anything that reflects their ability — which is pretty much everything.

But in real life, you can’t avoid doing things. We have to earn a living, do our taxes, have difficult conversations sometimes. Human life requires confronting uncertainty and risk, so pressure mounts. Procrastination gives a person a temporary hit of relief from this pressure of “having to do” things, which is a self-rewarding behavior. So it continues and becomes the normal way to respond to these pressures.

Particularly prone to serious procrastination problems are children who grew up with unusually high expectations placed on them. Their older siblings may have been high achievers, leaving big shoes to fill, or their parents may have had neurotic and inhuman expectations of their own, or else they exhibited exceptional talents early on, and thereafter “average” performances were met with concern and suspicion from parents and teachers.

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- David Cain, “Procrastination Is Not Laziness” (via pawneeparksdepartment)

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Tue, 21 May 2013 02:37:01 -0400

asweetlittlebaby: intermodal: In America, this would have...

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:24:24 -0400

asweetlittlebaby:

intermodal:

In America, this would have earned her a horrible reputation, probably cost her her career with the police force, and would have been a controversy that would have somehow “shocked” the media and therefore the public. Instead, she was declared a hero, and now holds a high position in her field. Well done, China!

From Police Officer Breastfed Quake Babies on I Am Not the Babysitter:

Twenty-nine year old police officer, Jiang Xiaojuan, left her six month old baby with her mother to take part in disaster relief efforts, after the 2008 earthquake.

Xiaojaun breastfed nine babies during her relief work and was nicknamed “The police mom”.

Since then she was appointed to the Communist Party of China Committee of the Jiangyou Public Security Bureau and is now the bureau’s vice commissar. This was after she was awarded the titles of “hero and model police officer” and “excellent member of the communist party” – all for her breastfeeding efforts in the field.

What did Jiang Xiaojuan have to say about it? Well, according to the CNN article,

“I think what I did was normal,” she said. “In a quake zone, many people do things for others. This was a small thing, not worth mentioning.”

Also:

“I feel about these kids I fed just like my own. I have a special feeling for them. They are babies in a disaster.”

THE FEEEEEEEEEEEEELZZZZZZZZ

continueplease: nbcnews: Teen’s invention could charge your...

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:00:53 -0400

continueplease:

nbcnews:

Teen’s invention could charge your phone in 20 seconds

(Photo: Intel)

Waiting hours for a cellphone to charge may become a thing of the past, thanks to an 18-year-old high-school student’s invention. She won a $50,000 prize Friday at an international science fair for creating an energy storage device that can be fully juiced in 20 to 30 seconds.

Read the complete story.

Everybody, remember this face.
Remember this name.
If this becomes a commonly used & highly lauded discovery, at some point a White guy is going to take credit, even if he has to word it like “Improved upon a previous…”
No no no
Fuck that guy.
Remember this brown girl.
Remeeeemmmmmberrrrr

rhamphotheca: Help Our Turtle Friends!!!

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:50:46 -0400

rhamphotheca:

Help Our Turtle Friends!!!

kittening: a male celebrity can literally beat his girlfriend half to death and still enjoy a...

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:48:20 -0400

kittening:

a male celebrity can literally beat his girlfriend half to death and still enjoy a successful career with millions of adoring fans

a female celebrity can gain a few pounds and she’s shunned, mocked, and ridiculed by thousands of people over many different mediums

do you see the problem with this

wickedlady4180: Onsen (温泉) Is a term for hot springs in the...

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:12:40 -0400

wickedlady4180:

Onsen (温泉)

Is a term for hot springs in the Japanese language. As a volcanically active country, Japan has thousands of onsen scattered along its length and breadth. Onsen come in many types and shapes, including outdoor (露天風呂 or 野天風呂, roten-buro or noten-buro?) and indoor baths.

Onsen water is believed to have healing powers derived from its mineral content. A particular onsen may feature several different baths, each with water with a different mineral composition. The outdoor bath tubs are most often made from Japanese cypress, marble or granite, while indoor tubs may be made with tile, acrylic glass or stainless steel. Different onsen also boast about their different waters or mineral compositions, plus what healing properties these may contain.

"[TW: domestic violence] The other question everybody asks is, why doesn’t she just leave? Why..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:36:36 -0400

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[TW: domestic violence]

The other question everybody asks is, why doesn’t she just leave? Why didn’t I walk out? I could have left any time. To me, this is the saddest and most painful question that people ask, because we victims know something you usually don’t: It’s incredibly dangerous to leave an abuser. Because the final step in the domestic violence pattern is kill her. Over 70 percent of domestic violence murders happen after the victim has ended the relationship, after she’s gotten out, because then the abuser has nothing left to lose. Other outcomes include long-term stalking, even after the abuser remarries; denial of financial resources; and manipulation of the family court system to terrify the victim and her children, who are regularly forced by family court judges to spend unsupervised time with the man who beat their mother. And still we ask, why doesn’t she just leave?

”

- “Why domestic violence victims don’t leave” - Leslie Morgan Steiner (via childofweakness)

The question itself is part of a system of oppression. It’s not a real inquiry, it’s a reminder that abuse is a problem that the abused person should solve.

If it were a sincere inquiry, we’d hear, just as often, “If he was unhappy, why didn’t he leave instead of beating her?” But we don’t hear that.

(via tvandcomplaints)

This Ad Has a Secret Anti-Abuse Message That Only Kids Can See

Mon, 20 May 2013 01:51:01 -0400

This Ad Has a Secret Anti-Abuse Message That Only Kids Can See:

coagulates:

In an effort to provide abused children with a safe way to reach out for help, a Spanish organization called the Aid to Children and Adolescents at Risk Foundation, or ANAR for short, created an ad that displays a different message for adults and children at the same time.

THIS IS AMAZING OMG

iflybikes: When men talk of women and girls in terms of legal/not legal, what they’re really saying...

Mon, 20 May 2013 01:47:39 -0400

iflybikes:

When men talk of women and girls in terms of legal/not legal, what they’re really saying is “I already sexually objectify this child and would attempt to fuck her if there were no laws in the way.”

You can’t deny that is fucking scary.

airmanisr: Kangaroo

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:30:24 -0400

airmanisr:

Kangaroo

ruffnutthorstonthebesttwin: sexybarababewreckitralph: louigan: ...

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:00:25 -0400

ruffnutthorstonthebesttwin:

sexybarababewreckitralph:

louigan:

ranlou:

If we were all worried we dont have to be now

why can’t i reblog this a million times

WE’RE ALL OK!

((HUGE sigh of relief I remember when Yahoo bought some other websites in the past ans shut them down. Hopefully they’ll stick to their word and leave Tumblr un-touched.))

celestial-nostalgia: natural-magics: a baby...

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:53:49 -0400

celestial-nostalgia:

natural-magics:

a baby raven!

by *Digimaree on deviantArt.

awwwwwwwww

megan-is-a-doll: fuchsimeon: theplaceyoushallnotbe: biitti: m...

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:30:48 -0400

megan-is-a-doll:

fuchsimeon:

theplaceyoushallnotbe:

biitti:

mayebay3:

so-treu:

mpreg-tony:

uncontrollablyspooky:

I PHYSICALLY CAN’T NOT REBLOG THIS WHEN IT COMES UP ON MY DASH

IT’S TOO COOL

It’s called Winterguard. It’s a sport. Those girls are marching band color-guard girls during the summer touring season, and during the winter they compete against other color-guard teams to music. Costumes, props, mats, everything has to be carried onto the gym floor and then taken back away and counts as part of your performance time.

So when Family Guy or other popular media makes fun of color-guard girls, it pisses me off. We are not rejected cheerleaders. We are what you see above. We kick ass. We spin rifles and flags and sabers.

ok that’s pretty badass.

Jesus Christ, I want to do that.

I’M 23 IS IT TOO LATE TO SIGN UP FOR THAT BECAUSE BADASSERY

ARE BOYS ALLOWED TO DO THAT

They look like lovely warriors! It’s the rebirth of amazons!!

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Sun, 19 May 2013 16:20:28 -0400

Support a Sex Worker and Rape Survivor's Legal Battle

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:36:24 -0400

rubyrevolting:

Support a Sex Worker and Rape Survivor’s Legal Battle - please reblog and spread far and wide!

I’m Ruby - a sex worker of 7 years from Melbourne. I’ve been involved with Vixen as well as organising the inaugural Festival of Sex Work.

About 3 years ago I was raped by a serial ugly mug. Due to his history I decided to report it to the police. The committal hearing happened in 2012 and the trial commences in July and will go for a week and a half. I will be cross examined for 1 - 2 days.

Knowing how difficult it was for me to make it through the committal hearing and to recover afterwards, I have scheduled a month off work. This will allow me time to get through the trial itself and to take care of myself afterwards.

Emergency money that I had set aside was recently eaten up by having to move house in circumstances that were out of my hands. I decided to work very hard after moving house to get the money together. Unfortunately I have been struggling emotionally as the trial approaches (particularly since my rapist’s legal team applied to subpoena my therapist’s notes about me), making it too hard to work as much as I need to.

I do not want to get a loan if I can help it, as this whole process as well as the rape itself has already had a big impact on my life financially - not to mention the cost to my physical and emotional health. I also applied for interim financial assistance from the Victim’s of Crime Tribunal. They denied my application for very whorephobic reasons. By their logic, because I continue to do sex work they do not believe that the assault must have had much of an impact on my life, if at all. If I was sexually assaulted at an office job, no one would question it’s impact on my life if I decided to keep that job afterwards!

I’m usually not very good at asking for help and take great pride in being as self-sufficient, resourceful and independent as possible. But given the trying circumstances, I am calling on all the help that I need right now.

It will take a massive weight off my mind in the lead up to the trial if I know that my expenses will be covered during that period. At this stage I have enough money to cover my rent during that month off. But not for groceries, bills, petrol, medication and those basic day-to-day expenses. My weekly medical bills are high due to complex mental and physical health issues (I suffer from depression and fibromyalgia) - so it’s really important that I can continue to see my psychologist and physiotherapist regularly during this time, as well as my psychiatrist.

To take a month off I will need $3300 to cover these expenses. Any contribution you can make will mean the world to me, and help me in my fight to force someone with a history of violence against sex workers to be accountable for his actions.

If I happen to be lucky enough to exceed my target for this fundraising campaign, all additional donations will go to Melbourne’s Centre Against Sexual Assault - who have been an incredibly supportive organisation to me since the day I decided to report the assault.

Please click here to donate via GoFundMe