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The Dark Side Of Greek Yogurt

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:40:50 -0400

The latest in “healthy” foods that are not actually good for us is Greek yogurt. Every three to four ounces of milk produces only one ounce of the creamy snack, and what’s left becomes acid whey, “a thin, runny waste product” too toxic to dump because whey decomposition could potentially turn waterways into aquatic-life-destroying “dead seas.”

There are endless choices of non-dairy yogurts that are not loaded with fat, sugar or animal proteins - none of which are associated with negative environmental impacts.

littleorphanammo: This dude was happily taking pictures of...

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:20:03 -0400

littleorphanammo:

This dude was happily taking pictures of girls legs, feet and whatever else he pleased without their consent. So I snapped my own pic and said “enjoy the internet motherfucker’. He laughed at me. Plz share. #publicshame #newYork #subway

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Tue, 21 May 2013 15:44:32 -0400

knowledgeequalsblackpower: kronosinasuit: Kerry Washington...

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:45:18 -0400

knowledgeequalsblackpower:

kronosinasuit:

Kerry Washington being amazing as always.

Understand colorblinders out there. Please get it.

thepensivebrony: “you shouldn’t be depressed, people have it worse than you” finally, after years...

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:34:45 -0400

thepensivebrony:

“you shouldn’t be depressed, people have it worse than you”

finally, after years of searching, the person with the worst life ever is found. formally, they are granted permission to be sad. but only them. only they have earned it. no sads for anyone else at all ever

rosalarian: Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy, in case you...

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:26:18 -0400

rosalarian:

Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy, in case you hadn’t heard. How dare she remove those ticking time bombs from her chest, amiright? Like, hasn’t she learned by now that her body is public domain and we all get to vote on what she does with it? Sheesh, how selfish can ya get.

by SapphireKat

Sun, 12 May 2013 09:59:22 -0400

by SapphireKat

dreamdefenders: On April 22, 16-year-old Kiera Wilmot was...

Sat, 11 May 2013 13:42:59 -0400

dreamdefenders:

On April 22, 16-year-old Kiera Wilmot was arrested at her Polk County high school for conducting a science experiment. The teen, who has no criminal history and maintained good grades, suddenly found herself trapped in Florida’s insidious school to prison pipeline; which has continually funneled mostly youth of color out of Florida’s schools and into the criminal justice system.

According to a report by Florida’s Department of Juvenile Justice, over 57% of the state’s 96,515 youth incarcerated in 2012 were Black and Brown. In Kiera’s home of Polk County, Sheriff Grady Judd has presided over a system in which youth have continually been cycled through county jails in which severe abuses have been alleged including the use of pepper spray and the holding of juveniles in cages.

During the 2013 Florida Legislative Session, Dream Defenders worked with allies in the Florida Campaign for Juvenile Justice to reform Florida’s broken juvenile justice system. Despite repeated community visits to the state capital, briefings and press conferences by advocates and sponsoring legislators, the 2013 Legislative session closed with no action on critical bills such as SB 1374/HB 1039 which would have reformed Florida’s Zero Tolerance law at play in this case.

While Kiera navigates the legal ramifications of her unjust case Polk County Superintendent John Stewart has made the decision to place Kiera in an “alternative school” as he considers expulsion proceedings. Dream Defenders find these actions by Superintendent Stewart reprehensible. Dream Defenders demands that Stewart drop all expulsion proceedings against Kiera Wilmot and allow her to return to her enrollment at Bartow High School.

Dream Defenders calls upon all local, state and national allies to TAKE ACTION to ensure Kiera does not become another casualty of the school to prison pipeline.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

Sign the petition to get Kiera back in school

Spread these images by tweeting them, reblogging them and posting them on instagram.

Contact Polk County Superintendent John Stewart by calling: (863) 534-0521

Sample Script:

Superintendent Stewart,

My name is _____________ and I am calling to express my concern about the expulsion proceedings against Kiera Wilmot. Florida has been among the national leaders in furthering a school to prison pipeline; with zero tolerance policies being used to lock up, expel and divert youth from their right to an education. Ms. Wilmot’s case is another example of the state and your office criminalizing and derailing the future of a girl of color. Your handling of her case has been irresponsible and reprehensible. Ms. Wilmot’s actions and intent simply do not warrant expulsion or placement in alternative schooling. I am calling on you to immediately drop all expulsion proceedings against Kiera Wilmot and allow her to return to her regular enrollment at Bartow High School.

In order to make an impact in this case we will need the support of thousands.

Please share this message with family and friends. Let’s ensure there is

#JusticeForKiera

Teen medical ban could threaten gay youth, say advocates

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:26:23 -0400

Teen medical ban could threaten gay youth, say advocates:

foryoursexualinformation:

RALEIGH, N.C. — A bill restricting teenagers’ access to medical and mental health care will be voted on in the North Carolina House of Representatives on Wednesday.

OH MY. THEY ARE NOT LYING. Here is the bill! It is literally requiring all medical services, especially in the sexual health AND mental health sides, to be first approved by parents!

stfuconservatives: smdxn: Eliz. Warren wants to cut student...

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:08:43 -0400

stfuconservatives:

smdxn:

Eliz. Warren wants to cut student interest rates to near zero

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has introduced her first piece of legislation. It’s called the Bank on Students Loan Fairness Act, and would reduce the rate students pay on federally-subsidized student loans for one year, from 3.4% to 0.75%.

Without congressional action, on July 1 the rate is set to double from 3.4% to 6.8%.

Warren brings up an interesting point – her bill simply asks students to pay the same rates that big banks pay for borrowing.

She’s literally just asking if college grads can get the same deal as bank CEOs. The exact same interest rate. Not even a bailout or anything fancy (pipe dreams!) - just the same interest rate.

thesmithian: …the memes, the autotune remixes and the laughing...

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:37:51 -0400

thesmithian:

…the memes, the autotune remixes and the laughing seem purely celebratory. But what feels like celebration can also carry with it the undertone of condescension. Amidst the hood backdrop—the gnarled teeth…the slang, the shout-out to McDonald’s—we miss the fact that Charles Ramsey is perfectly lucid and intelligent…[Antoine] Dodson and [Sweet] Brown and Ramsey [are] all up in our gifs and all over the blogosphere because they’re not the type of people we’re used to seeing or hearing on our TVs. They’re actually not the type of people we’re used to seeing or hearing at all…

more.

stfusexists: daniellemertina: brashblacknonbeliever: A Black man can save the lives of three...

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:25:49 -0400

stfusexists:

daniellemertina:

brashblacknonbeliever:

A Black man can save the lives of three women who have been held captive for ten years and the first thing most people want to do is make fun of his hair and autotune the news report.

Good job internet.

Stay classy.

He also made a very important observation about him being a black man coming to save a white woman. And how he could have easily gotten caught up in something messy (because he thought it was a domestic violence case) and most people think THAT is a joke. That’s real. How many black men have been murdered/lynched/incarcerated because of a white woman?

And despite all that, he practically broke a door down to get her out. How many people can say they would do the same in that situation? How many people would even go across the street. This guy is incredible, and any (white) people who want to turn him into the butt of a joke are dead wrong.

connerxvx: connerxvx: Click HERE to help a vegan bakery win $5,000.It literally takes 2 seconds...

Mon, 06 May 2013 18:57:46 -0400

connerxvx:

connerxvx:

Click HERE to help a vegan bakery win $5,000.

It literally takes 2 seconds and you can vote every day until May 12th.
Help them out by voting.

“Our small vegan gluten-free bakery and ice cream parlor would like to expand upon its ice cream options by adding a 2nd soft serve machine to our operation. This way we could offer multiple flavors at once, develop our own homemade soft serve base that is soy-free and begin packaging our ice cream in pints. This assistance would help us purchase a new machine, develop new recipes and design packaging and marketing materials. We would also be able to begin offering more specialty ice cream toppings like hot fudge, whipped cream, gluten-free waffle cones with the purchase of some new supplies!”

- Back to Eden Bakery
Portland, OR

REBLOG THIS AND VOTE EVERY DAY!

please do it for the vegan ice cream

afternoonsnoozebutton: Tip for all my student readers: if...

Sun, 05 May 2013 17:51:32 -0400

afternoonsnoozebutton:

Tip for all my student readers: if you’re too lazy to use a bibliography creator like NoodleBib or RefWorks, let Google generate your bibliography entries for you. All you have to do is google the article/book title in Google Scholar, click “cite” at the bottom of the search result, and copy either the MLA, APA, or Chicago cite into your word document.

fleurdeliser: cheia: Safe abortions have always been...

Sun, 05 May 2013 14:48:17 -0400

fleurdeliser:

cheia:

Safe abortions have always been available to the rich, Dan. You simply want to deny them to the poor, and if you succeed, poor woman will be forced to get them anyway. They’ll be forced into the alleys with hangers, plungers and vacuum cleaners, risking death or mutilation. But you’d like that, wouldn’t you, Dan? You sadistic, elitist, sexist, racist, anti-humanist pig!

Saturday Night Live 3x18

This aired in 1978. Thirty-five years later, it’s still a fucking ~debate.

andacardigan: stupidfuckingquestions: What do network...

Sun, 05 May 2013 11:01:47 -0400

andacardigan:

stupidfuckingquestions:

What do network executives consistently get wrong in comedy? (x)

Preach.

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Sun, 05 May 2013 00:39:28 -0400

4 Great Vegan Starter Kits/Guides:

Fri, 03 May 2013 08:43:54 -0400

soycrates:

Vegan Starter Guide by Friends of Animals

Respecting Animals Means Going Vegan by BVA

I Can’t Believe It’s Vegan! (Shopping/Cooking) by Animal Aid

Guide to Cruelty-Free Eating by Vegan Outreach

Enjoy! Why not go vegan, or help someone go vegan today?

"Riding bikes everywhere? Using recyclable diapers? Carpooling? We’ve been doing that in Eritrea for..."

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:49:30 -0400

“Riding bikes everywhere? Using recyclable diapers? Carpooling? We’ve been doing that in Eritrea for decades. Where’s our reward for saving the Earth? Why aren’t we plastered all over Time magazine? If we lived in the same disgusting, gluttonous fashion that Americans lived, this planet would no longer be able to sustain the human race. But yet, they blame the world’s environmental ills on “overpopulation” (code: poor brown people existing) and then usurp our lifestyle habits, trademark it as their own and pat themselves on the back for doing the bare minimum. How convenient of such a narcissistic nation.”

- My uncle, upon learning about America’s “new Green Movement”. Obviously, he’s not impressed. (via eastafrodite)

yes uncle!

(via addistwaalem)

gorgonetta: [Self-portraits by Carrie Mae Weems, Käthe...

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:39:43 -0400

Carrie Mae Weems, self-portrait, Kitchen Table Series, 1990

Käthe Kollwitz, Self Portrait Drawing, 1933

Judy Baca, self portrait, 2009

Frida Kahlo, Self Portrait with Monkeys, 1943

gorgonetta:

[Self-portraits by Carrie Mae Weems, Käthe Kollwitz, Judy Baca, and Frida Kahlo, text “Never apologize for selfies”]

Wanted to get modern women artists and some WOC up in this one. If you reblog it would be cool if you kept the part in the brackets so these artists, two of whom are still working, will get credit—this conversational part below is nbd.