May 23, 2013
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In light of their honesty, I think it’s past time that the pro-choice movement accept a hard reality: that the rape/incest/life endangerment exemptions are nothing more than a feel-good smokescreen that never deserved to become the acceptable compromise that so many individuals on both sides of the reproductive rights divide seem to treat it as. Insisting that any or all of these exemptions be included in measures that seek to curtail reproductive rights is a waste of time and does a great disservice to all women who seek abortion care.

These exemptions create two huge problems. Practically speaking, they erect barriers to abortion access. And on the societal side, they further stigmatize abortion.

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“The Fallacy of Rape, Incest, and Life Endangerment Clauses” by Sarah Erdreich (via rhrealitycheck)

YUUUUUUUUUPPPP

(via rhrealitycheck)

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May 23, 2013
Jerry Brown's Political Reboot

longform:

A profile of the California governor.

James Fallows | The Atlantic | May 2013

Jerry Brown looks like a pigeon.

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May 23, 2013

psdo:

dragonklaw82:

Gina Carano is a name a lot of people talk about when they talk about the possibility of Wonder Woman in a DC live action movie. I haven’t seen her acting (Fast and Furious 6, Haywire), but she is a former American Gladiator and an honest-to-God champion MMA fighter on top of being built like an Amazon goddess IRL. Good lord, can you even imagine? I’m going to see if any of her stuff is on Netflix. If she can act she’s fucking perfect.

Gina Carano is a name that my muscular lady googlin’ fingers know by heart.

Gina Carano in Haywire is one of my favorite no-frills action performances ever. I doubt she’ll ever win an Oscar or anything, but a director who understands what she can do can make her a great action star. And it’s not like Stallone, Schwarzenegger, or Statham are master thespians. Put her in more stuff. She’s great.

(via our-girl-friday)

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May 23, 2013
codewytch: adamweinstein: According to a secret transcript, members of Cooper Union’s board of trustees joked dismissively about student protesters; Jamshed Bharucha called the students’ demonstrations “performance art”; Stanley Lapidus expressed doubts that the pupils “know what they’re protesting.” “Welcome to 1968,” trustee Mark Epstein quipped, adding, “Haven’t been tear-gassed in decades,” before dismissing the delegation of trustees for lunch. More from the transcript—in which the board discusses closing Cooper Union down, screws early decision applicants, declares tenure as good as dead, and tries to avoid scrutiny from the state attorney general—on the Village Voice’s Runnin’ Scared blog. EDUCATION IS A HUMAN RIGHT YOU FUCKS. [laughter]

codewytch:

adamweinstein:

According to a secret transcript, members of Cooper Union’s board of trustees joked dismissively about student protesters; Jamshed Bharucha called the students’ demonstrations “performance art”; Stanley Lapidus expressed doubts that the pupils “know what they’re protesting.”

“Welcome to 1968,” trustee Mark Epstein quipped, adding, “Haven’t been tear-gassed in decades,” before dismissing the delegation of trustees for lunch.

More from the transcript—in which the board discusses closing Cooper Union down, screws early decision applicants, declares tenure as good as dead, and tries to avoid scrutiny from the state attorney general—on the Village Voice’s Runnin’ Scared blog.

EDUCATION IS A HUMAN RIGHT YOU FUCKS.

[laughter]

(via genderblinditem)

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May 23, 2013
npr: Federal prisoners can request compassionate release if they are terminally ill, but a recent investigation found that many die while their requests drift through the system. Now, prison leaders say they will simplify the approval process and start tracking requests electronically. — Sick Inmates Dying Behind Bars Despite Release Program Photo: iStockphoto.com

npr:

Federal prisoners can request compassionate release if they are terminally ill, but a recent investigation found that many die while their requests drift through the system. Now, prison leaders say they will simplify the approval process and start tracking requests electronically.

— Sick Inmates Dying Behind Bars Despite Release Program

Photo: iStockphoto.com


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May 22, 2013
Fuck Yeah Robert Altman: Blame/Thank Altman for "Fast & Furious 6"

fuckyeahrobertaltman:

In a recent interview with Indiewire’s The Playlist, franchise-MVP director Justin Lin reveals his major inspiration for the latest in the unending series:

“You know it’s funny people have asked me that so much today and they’ve named off all these action movies. But to be totally honest…

ohhhhhhmigodddddilovethis

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May 21, 2013

dudski:

THIS SHOW FINALLY BOUGHT ME A HOUSE WITH AN UPSTAIRS TERRACE.

I tried to talk about this moment with a friend and I cried twice.

(Source: dundermifflinscranton, via feministnoise)

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May 21, 2013

behindbobsburgers:

happinessinablog:

incase you were wondering where brilliance comes from. :)

blessedunreliablenarrator:

cinemaissatanschurch:

Megan Mullally, Jenny Slate, Bill Hader, Max Greenfield, Ben Schwartz, Nick Offerman, Will Forte, Fred Armisen, Aziz Ansari, Wendy Schaal, Sarah Silverman, and Ken Jeong in Bob’s Burgers [FOX].

THIS GIF MOSAIC IS ACCURATE

(Source: robstv)

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May 21, 2013
timemagazine: This week’s new issue of TIME, hitting newsstands and tablets Friday, May 24, is dedicated to covering the devastation that followed the pivotal 16 minutes between when sirens first alerted Moore residents and when the tornado touched down. (Photograph by Alonzo Adams/AP) Don’t buy TIME magazine, come on people, have better memory than that.

timemagazine:

This week’s new issue of TIME, hitting newsstands and tablets Friday, May 24, is dedicated to covering the devastation that followed the pivotal 16 minutes between when sirens first alerted Moore residents and when the tornado touched down.

(Photograph by Alonzo Adams/AP)

Don’t buy TIME magazine, come on people, have better memory than that.

(via motherjones)

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May 21, 2013

mattachinereview:

how can any gay men who live in new york city want more cops in the village?  aren’t you glad that when you exchange glances with someone you think is cute that they don’t pull out their badge and haul you in for conspiracy to commit sodomy?

 if a civilian hadn’t killed mark carson I’m sure a cop would’ve been happy to

POLICE ARE THE ENEMY OF OPPRESSED PEOPLE EVERYWHERE

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