Trickster's Rhetoric

"The movement that conservative columnist George Will noted is “literally dying” decided to hold its rally in front of the museum of natural history—just a few paces, that is, from actual fossils."

The National Organization for Marriage held a big rally on the National Mall on Tuesday. Is this their last hurrah? (via motherjones)

thesmithian:

girl, bye.

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"Brace yourself. In coming weeks you’ll hear there’s no serious alternative to cutting Social Security and Medicare, raising taxes on middle class, and decimating what’s left of the federal government’s discretionary spending on everything from education and job training to highways and basic research. “We” must make these sacrifices, it will be said, in order to deal with our mushrooming budget deficit and cumulative debt. But most of the people who are making this argument are very wealthy or are sponsored by the very wealthy…"

Robert Reich (via thesmithian)

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Rumors of my virtue have been greatly exaggerated.: To those who believe in "teaching men not to rape"...

ZoomInfo

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explore-blog:

Meet the first couple to receive a same-sex marriage license in Washington state: Jane Abbott Lighty, 77, and Pete-e Peterson, 85, who have been together over 35 years.

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Moment of the day: Barack Obama and Burma opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi after they delivered statements expressing hope for Burma’s further progress after their meeting at her house in Rangoon.

Photograph: Barbara Walton/EPA

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President Barack Obama

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guardian:

Moment of the day: Barack Obama and Burma opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi after they delivered statements expressing hope for Burma’s further progress after their meeting at her house in Rangoon. Photograph: Barbara Walton/EPA

coffee-n-cats:

vieux-yeux:

thedailywhat:

Resentment of the Day: American pizza restaurant chain Papa John’s has become the latest target of an online boycott campaign after its CEO John Schnatter publicly revealed that employee hours may have to be cut in order to avoid paying for their medical insurance under President Obama’s new health care reform laws. Head over to Know Your Meme for more deets!

What a bastard.

I only eat PapaJohn Pizza if the only other choice of available foods is McDonald’s.

It’s pretty much my least favorite pizza of all time.

Even including frozen pizzas.

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