barackobama:

think-progress:

31 Republican men voted against the Violence Against Women Act in the Senate today. All 5 Republican women voted for it. 

Today in sad phrases: “Voted against the Violence Against Women Act.”

(via stfuconfederates)

littleorphanammo:

rapunzel-pond:

HOLY SHIT WHEN YOU HOLD DOWN ALT AND CLICK REBLOG

HOLY SHIT„„„„

option on mac. I mean, it’s not like, mindboggling but it’s pretty cool.

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sufficientchampagne:

lipstick-feminists:

[image description: illustration with text over a photo; the photo shows the Eiffel Tower; the illustration shows a Hijabi wearing sunglasses, they are slightly smiling and holding their right arm on their head; the text is on two banners above and below the Hijabi, it reads “HiJABiS iN PARIS/BALL SO HARD SARKOZY WANNA FIND ME”]

I saw a woman on the Metro in a burqa a few months ago.  she was just going about her business while everyone else did a double-take - it was kind of great.

Love this.

THAT SHIT CRAY.

pewresearch:

The growing controversy over the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida was the public’s top story last week, though African Americans express far greater interest in news about the killing than do whites.

kushandtumblr:

Every single person should reblog this

R.I.P. Trayvon

(via daniellemertina)

pewresearch:

Mitt Romney has retaken a significant lead nationally in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, even as he has fallen further behind Barack Obama in a general election matchup.

anedumacation:

Now would be a great time to resign in protest.

What they just did, which was, let me remind you, posting screencaps of a woman’s rape that was uploaded to youtube, that goes so far beyond the pale of human decency….

I cannot believe they thought this was okay simply because they hid the identity of the woman.

There are survivors on that staff, or there were, last time I was at Jezebel. Any woman with her head screwed on straight can tell you that this shit is not okay. 

Fuck them, fuck the Gawker network, and fuck the enablers. 

(via garlandgrey)

todaysdocument:

James Meredith’s Letter to the Justice Department February 7, 1961

James Meredith’s letter to the Department of Justice concerning his attempts to gain admission to the University of Mississippi.  Meredith would ultimately become the first African American student at the University in the fall of 1962, a turning point in the civil rights movement.

(via npr)