March 2012
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Let These Middle-Aged Men Explain Why They're... →
Well, it’s about time they came forward and explained themselves! Courtesy of Funny or Die and a delightful group of actors (Nick Offerman, Tim Meadows, Judd Nelson, Kurtwood Smith, Ray Wise, Corey Stoll, and Brian Flaherty) those poor, misrepresented men finally get the opportunity to explain exactly why they are better at talking about women’s health issues than women are. Full...
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Was Gnomeo & Juliet an Elton John Vehicle?
Followup: I think the answer is “yes”. Wish I had known that before I agreed to watch it with the wee one. Finding it really annoying…
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WatchHere’s the video (horrible, I know, apologies!) from the elementary assembly during the Black History Month slideshow. These were 4th & 5th graders, but the 2nd & 3rd graders were just as exuberant!
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“The following day, I attended a workshop about preventing gender violence,...”
– Why I Am A Male Feminist (via newwavefeminism)
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February 2012
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Black History Month
At a Black History Month assembly at a local elementary school, there was a slide show of African-Americans that had made contributions to the world past & present. The screaming cheers of the kids (mixed race in the south) for Michelle & Barack Obama (individually) were deafening!! Maybe there’s hope for the US yet!
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“What you have to do is say, ‘You know, you’re going to have to figure out how to...”
– Newt Gingrich, achieving Neocon Bonus Points, on Afghanistan and the recent attacks on U.S. troops in the country. (via pantslessprogressive)
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Jury Duty #4:
Defense Attorney later in the voir dire (after the gun ownership questioning by the Prosecutor): “Well, we’ve already established that the left side of the room is more heavily armed than the right. I’ll be following them out of the building tonight, folks!”
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Jury Duty #3
Prosecutor to room of potential jurors (approx. 50 people): ”Does anyone in this room own a gun?”
(Hands go up).
Prosecutor: “Wow! I think this is one of the most heavily armed juries I’ve ever seen.”
Followed by a person by person account of what make and model gun(s) they owned.
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Jury Duty #2:
Defense Attorney to Potential Juror #2 after yet another “innocent until proven guilty lesson”: ”So the fact that my client sits at this table, does it mean that he’s guilty?”
Potential Juror #2: ”Well, he must have done something wrong if he’s sitting there…”
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“In just one year, the expenditure of the U.S.’s military budget is equivalent to...”
– Neil deGrasse Tyson (via anticapitalist)
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From Jury Duty #1:
Defense Attorney to potential juror: So if we start the trial, and the judge tells me to stop and asks you to render a verdict, is my client guilty or innocent?
Potential Juror: I don’t know. I haven’t heard the case.
Defense Attorney: So what decision would you render? Guilty or innocent?
Potential Juror: I’m not sure. Maybe he’s guilty, maybe he’s not.
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“I myself have never been able to figure out precisely what feminism is. I only...”
– Zadie Smith (via saucy)
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Watchpantslessprogressive:
ABC’s Jake Tapper to White House Press Secretary: “You want aggressive journalism abroad; you just don’t want it in the United States.”
TAPPER: The White House keeps praising these journalists who are — who’ve been killed –
CARNEY: I don’t know about “keep” — I think -
TAPPER: You’ve done it, Vice President Biden did it in a statement. How does that square with the fact...
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A nurse has recorded the most common regrets of... →
kateoplis:
1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
2. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.
3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.
4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.
5. I wish that I had let myself be happier.
Read on.
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