March 2012
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“In addition to offering object lessons in bad reading comprehension, Hunger...”
– Anna Holmes, “White Until Proven Black: Imagining Race in Hunger Games” (via annaetc)
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“Many citizens of these United States still long to live in a society where...”
– bell hooks in her essay, “Beloved Community: A World Without Racism” (via pansytwist)
holmes-comma-sherlock:
ihopericksantorum:
I hope Rick Santorum wins the Mega Millions and loses the ticket.
And then Barack Obama walks out of a coffee shop and finds that ticket on the ground.
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Arizona law would criminalize being lewd or... →
racetothestoneage:
The Arizona state legislature apparently finds it difficult to tell the difference between a telephone and the Internet and has passed a bill that would extend the definition of harassment originally devised for phone conversations to anything communicated or published online.
As summarized by the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, “The bill is sweepingly broad, and would make...
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Voter fraud, by the numbers. From 2000-2007 there...
think-progress:
32,229 UFO sightings
352 deaths by lightning
9 possible cases of voter impersonation
Santorum denies calling Obama the N-word on TV. →
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sonofbaldwin:
The idea that Rick Santorum was EVER going to answer this question honestly is BEYOND laughable and I can’t believe anyone ever expected that he would. The New Racism is to deny racism exists.
dumbthingswhitepplsay:
What an amazing world that we live in where the only explanation he feels he has to give is “that’s ridiculous”.
Really. Amazing. Post-racial...
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The Republican philosophy →
I think I finally understand. And the understanding came from listening. Listening to Mitt Romney, who, whether they like it or not, is the leader of the Republican Party. And here’s what he said.
I have a lot of money. I got it the right way. I inherited a lot of it, and then I made a lot more. Every year I make a hundred million or more. Money is a big deal for me. And in that way I represent...
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kateoplis:
“I’d like to apologize to my viewers and my staff for the failure of Current TV.
Editorially, Countdown had never been better. But for more than a year I have been imploring Al Gore and Joel Hyatt to resolve our issues internally, while I’ve been not publicizing my complaints, and keeping the show alive for the sake of its loyal viewers and even more loyal staff. Nevertheless, Mr....
