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I have so many things that I want to do in my life and it’s overwhelming bc idk how to do...

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:27:34 -0400

I have so many things that I want to do in my life and it’s overwhelming bc idk how to do it

bc like my goals are kind of general? and bc there are so many causes I want to support but I know it’s best to devote yourself to one?

and idk what to devote myself 100% to

or how I’d do that

and it’s overwhelming bc like I’m already through one year of college and if I want to change my major I’d have to do it now and ugh idk it’s so confusing!! my outlook on life has been shaped and developed so much this past year and I don’t know where to go from here

agh the future is just scary

audiovision: Artist David Thomas Smith stitched together...

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:23:24 -0400

audiovision:

Artist David Thomas Smith stitched together thousands of Google Earth photos to create these Persian rug inspired photos.

See more of his work at The Copper House Gallery and see some awesome Google Earth time lapses of Southern California on KPCC’s Without A Net blog.

humansofnewyork: Mother Joyous and Sister Adorable were seen...

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:40:45 -0400

humansofnewyork:

Mother Joyous and Sister Adorable were seen walking down 14th Street yesterday.

"1. White terrorists are called “gunmen.” What does that even mean? A person with a gun? Wouldn’t..."

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:37:01 -0400

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1. White terrorists are called “gunmen.” What does that even mean? A person with a gun? Wouldn’t that be, like, everyone in the US? Other terrorists are called, like, “terrorists.”

2. White terrorists are “troubled loners.” Other terrorists are always suspected of being part of a global plot, even when they are obviously troubled loners.

3. Doing a study on the danger of white terrorists at the Department of Homeland Security will get you sidelined by angry white Congressmen. Doing studies on other kinds of terrorists is a guaranteed promotion.

4. The family of a white terrorist is interviewed, weeping as they wonder where he went wrong. The families of other terrorists are almost never interviewed.

5. White terrorists are part of a “fringe.” Other terrorists are apparently mainstream.

6. White terrorists are random events, like tornadoes. Other terrorists are long-running conspiracies.

7. White terrorists are never called “white.” But other terrorists are given ethnic affiliations.

8. Nobody thinks white terrorists are typical of white people. But other terrorists are considered paragons of their societies.

9. White terrorists are alcoholics, addicts or mentally ill. Other terrorists are apparently clean-living and perfectly sane.

10. There is nothing you can do about white terrorists. Gun control won’t stop them. No policy you could make, no government program, could possibly have an impact on them. But hundreds of billions of dollars must be spent on police and on the Department of Defense, and on TSA, which must virtually strip search 60 million people a year, to deal with other terrorists.

”

- Juan Cole, 08/09/2012

Juan Cole actually wrote this 4 days after a white terrorist, yes, terrorist, murdered 6 and injured 4 people at a Sikh gurdwara in Wisconsin. The terrorist who committed said crime spoke of an impending “racial holy war” beforehand and was a member of white supremacist/neo-Nazi hate groups.

(via sailorfemme)

colchrishadfield: Today’s photo is from the Mongolian...

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:44:25 -0400

colchrishadfield:

Today’s photo is from the Mongolian highlands. Surreal to see a frozen lake surrounded by sand dunes.

Photo

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:32:29 -0400

razorshapes: Axel Sigurðarson - From Above (Iceland)

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:23:25 -0400

razorshapes:

Axel Sigurðarson - From Above (Iceland)

hi!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mon, 13 May 2013 23:57:17 -0400

hi!!!!!!!!!!!!

colchrishadfield: Little farmers, big farmers and nature, in...

Mon, 13 May 2013 23:45:28 -0400

colchrishadfield:

Little farmers, big farmers and nature, in Turkey.

Photo

Mon, 13 May 2013 23:44:09 -0400

kylejthompson: Untitled, Ship Without Sails, and Sinking...

Mon, 13 May 2013 23:40:45 -0400

kylejthompson:

Untitled, Ship Without Sails, and Sinking Captain by Kyle Thompson (tumblr)

neekaisweird: (by kyra c.)

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:13:53 -0400

neekaisweird:

(by kyra c.)

iheartcrows: Carrion Crow (Greedy) (by nottsexminer)

Fri, 10 May 2013 23:54:05 -0400

iheartcrows:

Carrion Crow (Greedy) (by nottsexminer)

Photo

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:22:18 -0400

"Why Society Still Needs Feminism Because to men, a key is a device to open something. For women,..."

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:13:56 -0400

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Why Society Still Needs Feminism

Because to men, a key is a device to open something. For women, it’s a weapon we hold between our fingers when we’re walking alone at night.

Because the biggest insult for a guy is to be called a “pussy,” a “little bitch” or a “girl.” From here on out, being called a “pussy” is an effing badge of honor.

Because last month, my politics professor asked the class if women should have equal representation in the Supreme Court, and only three out of 42 people raised their hands.

Because rape jokes are still a thing.

Because despite being equally broke college kids, guys are still expected to pay for dates, drinks and flowers.

Because as a legit student group, Campus Fellowship does not allow women to lead anything involving men. Look, I know Eve was dumb about the whole apple and snake thing, but I think we can agree having a vagina does not directly impact your ability to lead a
college organization.

Because it’s assumed that if you are nice to a girl, she owes you sex — therefore, if she turns you down, she’s a bitch who’s put you in the “friend zone.” Sorry, bro, women are not machines you put kindness coins into until sex falls out.

Because only 29 percent of American women identify as feminist, and in the words of author Caitlin Moran, “What part of ‘liberation for women’ is not for you? Is it freedom to vote? The right not to be owned by the man you marry? The campaign for equal pay? Did all that good shit get on your nerves? Or were you just drunk at the time
of the survey?”

Because when people hear the term feminist, they honestly think of women burning bras. Dude, have you ever bought a bra? No one would burn them because they’re freaking
expensive.

Because Rush Limbaugh.

Because we now have a record number of women in the Senate … which is a measly 20 out of 100. Congrats, USA, we’ve gone up to 78th place for women’s political representation, still below China, Rwanda and Iraq.

Because recently I had a discussion with a couple of well-meaning Drake University guys, and they literally could not fathom how catcalling a woman walking down University Avenue is creepy and sexist.
Could. Not. Fathom.

Because on average, the tenured male professors at Drake make more than the tenured female professors.

Because more people on campus complain about chalked statistics regarding sexual assault than complain about the existence of sexual assault. Priorities? Have them.

Because 138 House Republicans voted against the Violence Against Women Act. All 138 felt it shouldn’t provide support for Native women, LGBT people or immigrant women. I’m kind of confused by this, because I thought LGBT people and women of color were also human beings.
Weird, right?

Because a girl was roofied last semester at a local campus bar, and I heard someone say they think she should have been more careful. Being drugged is her fault, not the fault of the person who put drugs in her drink?

Because Chris Brown beat Rihanna so badly she was hospitalized, yet he still has fans and bestselling songs and a tattoo of an abused woman on his neck.

Because out of 7 billion people on the planet, more than 1 billion women will be raped or beaten in their lifetimes. Women and girls have their clitorises cut out, acid thrown on them and broken bottles shoved up them as an act of war. Every second of every day. Every corner of the Earth.

Because the other day, another friend of mine told me she was raped, and I can no longer count on both my hands the number of friends who have told me they’ve been sexually assaulted. Words can’t express how scared I am that I’m getting used to this.

Because a brief survey of reality will tell you that we do not live in a world that values all people equally and that sucks in real, very scary ways. Because you know we live in a sexist world when an awesome thing with the name “feminism” has a weird connotation. Because if I have kids someday, I want my son to be able to have emotions and play dress up, and I want my daughter to climb trees and care more about what’s in her head than what’s on it. Because I don’t want her to carry keys between her fingers at night to
protect herself.

Because feminism is for everybody, and this is your official invitation.

”

- Caitlin O’Donnell, Drake University. (via on-another-note)

neekaisweird: Beta (by dearlleila)

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 23:21:48 -0400

neekaisweird:

Beta (by dearlleila)

I don’t like feeling small around people who usually make me feel adequate. I don’t...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:13:27 -0400

I don’t like feeling small around people who usually make me feel adequate. I don’t like feeling small in a group of people where I thought I had found a purpose, acceptance.

I don’t like how there’s this one aspect of our lives that’s totally separate from the other aspects. There’s not really much connection.

I don’t know. It’s not like they’re purposely making me feel small. And it’s not like it’s really them doing it. It’s me taking in the environment and making myself feel small. But still.

I don’t like it. I don’t like this feeling.

I feel really small.

Just when I was starting to feel adequate. Good Enough.

I don’t know.

likeafieldmouse: Robert Henri - Rough Seas Near Lobster Point...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:42:25 -0400

likeafieldmouse:

Robert Henri - Rough Seas Near Lobster Point (1903)

hopeforthehelpless: Matthew 25:40: “I tell you the truth,...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:40:29 -0400

hopeforthehelpless:

Matthew 25:40: “I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.”

page 4/15 of a project I made for a friend to encourage adoption and other acts of social justice from a Biblical standpoint…care to follow along? :)

oncealoyallover: By Amanda Blake

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:01:00 -0400

oncealoyallover:

By Amanda Blake