March 2012
this is (not) psychology: The psychology of... →
thisisnotpsychology:
Cutting down the dissonance: the psychology of gullibility
Two years ago, 14-year-old Nathan Zohner, a student at Eagle Rock Junior High in Idaho Falls, announced on the Internet that he had circulated a petition demanding strict control of a chemical known as dihydrogen monoxide. This…
abaldwin360:
I hope Rick Santorum’s kids grow up to be liberals.
I Hope Rick Santorum
skeeba:
wotcherharry:
whatthebeautyis:
kennywaves:
plays Pokemon and encounters nothing but Zubat for the entire game.
steps on a Lego.
Barefoot.
goes to the store to buy his favorite candy to find THEY’RE OUT
Letters To My Country: The Terrible, Awful, No... →
letterstomycountry:
(Rebloggable by request)
notahipstuh asks:
What are your views on the electoral college?
An archaic artifact from a time when the only people who could vote happened to own land, and the chances that a working class citizen couldn’t read were non-trivial.
There is literally no reason…
“Women have always been used to keep other women in line. And let’s face it: here...”
– Nina Hartley. Popular 1 Magazine, July 2010 (via -stina)
ihopericksantorum:
I hope Rick Santorum accidentally sets Internet Explorer as his default browser.
Watchthedailywhat:
Not Even Once of the Day: A Florida woman was arrested yesterday for burning down the fifth oldest tree in the world while smoking meth inside of it.
The iconic 118-foot Seminole County cypress tree known as The Senator, estimated to be some 3,500 years old, burned to the ground in January following what police believed to be an arson attack.
But a Crimeline tip led investigators...
“The following day, I attended a workshop about preventing gender violence,...”
– Why I Am A Male Feminist (via newwavefeminism)
Wall Street greed fueling high gas prices →
muchtoocynical:
stfuconservatives:
Another fun citation for people claiming gas prices are Obama’s fault.
I fucking love Bernie Sanders
"My sister lost her baby... and my state requires... →
stfuconservatives:
leeleeleelee submitted: “This is the reality of Texas’ ultrasound for abortion bill. A 30 year old Texas woman’s fetus’ heart stopped beating after 12 weeks. The options given were to wait until miscarriage, give birth to it, or to abort it (the preferred, safest option). She has to look at an ultrasound of her already dead fetus and if she looks away, she will have to...
“I don’t want to be a feminist anymore. Like a five-year-old, I want to close my...”
– I don’t want to be a feminist anymore.
(via nowaitninjas)
“Stereotype threat is the idea that we are all aware of the stereotypes that...”
– Toure: Jeremy Lin’s Victory over Stereotype Threat | TIME Ideas | TIME.com (via npr)
February 2012
“The federal minimum wage of $7.25, adjusted for inflation, is $2.75 lower than...”
– Chris Hedges (via azspot)
“We pretend that “almost everyone has food and can scrape by, and anyone who...”
– Shakesville: On the UK Riots, Part Two (via robot-heart-politics)
“If we want to reduce poverty, we have to stop doing the things that make people...”
– Barbara Ehrenreich (via azspot)
