February 2012
7 posts
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the dopest ethiopienne: Hey LGBT Activists, →
fetchingwretch:
ethiopienne:
You do know that it’s possible to fight for LGBT rights without appropriating the Civil Rights movement, right? And that the Civil Rights movement is not yours to appropriate? And that dismantling homophobia can be done without perpetuating racism? And…
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fuck yeah, women of the rainbow.: IS THERE SUCH... →
racismfreeontario:
In short, no.
Many white people claim to have experienced mistreatment, prejudice, or racism from people of colour. This claim may be used to justify stereotyping and mistreatment of people of colour. But racism is institutional, the power is always on the side of the…
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STFU, Sexists.: My final and ultimate position on... →
stfusexists:
Here’s the thing; hatred and discrimination against men simply for being men is not something that exists in a powerful institutional form in the US, and I suspect the world as a whole, but being a US citizen, I can only speak to the US. This is evidenced by the wage gap (which really does exist),…
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Ecuador Creating Alternative to Neo-Liberal Model:... →
[President Rafael] Correa is regularly assailed by human rights, press freedom and business groups as intemperate, autocratic and intolerant of dissent. Yet he is popular among millions of Ecuadoreans for programs which, like the initiative for the disabled, have improved their lives.
An array of state-funded programs implemented or broadened since Correa’s 2006 election have brought stability...
January 2012
15 posts
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In case anyone is interested because I'm... →
mohandasgandhi:
mohandasgandhi:
And there you have it.
In case you wanted, you know, fact checked history on Palestine….
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Ron Paul Made "South Was Right" Civil War Speech... →
face-down-asgard-up:
glossylalia:
lau-ra-sau-rus:
steviemcfly:
There’s a video here of Ron Paul in front of a Confederate flag making a speech about how the South was right in the Civil War.
lololol
Hateful asshole.
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Ron Paul Was Implicated In Attempted White... →
face-down-asgard-up:
glossylalia:
steviemcfly:
Wonder how the Paulites are gonna spin this one.
Oh I am shocked. Wait…no I’m not.
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Grumpypants Baratheon: You say you want a... →
cootedetat:
“Without revolutionary theory there can be no revolutionary movement.”
Vladimir Lenin, What is to be done? (1902)
Here is a collection of texts (and a by no means complete one) that I think fundamental to the understanding of Marxism; an understanding of which I think a…
Returning Home.: I have no problem with Tim Tebow... →
zikrayat:
However I have massive problems with the Christian base in this country talking about how he gets skewered in the media because he openly professes his faith. I’ve heard people talk about how Tebow is persecuted along with the other media celebrities who are brave enough to talk about Jesus.
No,…
“Fan fiction is what literature might look like if it were reinvented from...”
– The Boy Who Lived Forever | Time Magazine (via criminalmusings)
Khan I Help You?: Can we get serious for a moment?... →
mohandasgandhi:
I don’t even care to address this “transabled” and “transethnic” nonsense because it’s too ridiculous and insulting to take seriously.
Perhaps this will be the last thing I say about the Tumblr “social justice” community because while poking fun at it is amusing, it’s…
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“When a college friend told me that I was “cute for a black girl,” her statement...”
– Not Everyone’s Laughing At “Shit White Girls Say To Black Girls (via thetart)
“To ask that we not speak about them, or that we focus on “something more important,” is to erase our lived experiences and to ignore the ways the accumulation of little things can add to the weight of racism.”
Can I...
“I think we can all recognize that the “it’s a joke excuse” is the most...”
– Loose Talk: You can take your “just joking” and shove it. (via fox-power)
Anonymous asked: Ron Paul is NOT racist, sexist or...
sanityscraps:
Ron Paul wants to define life as starting at conception, build a fence along the US-Mexico border, prevent the Supreme Court from hearing cases on the Establishment Clause or the right to privacy, permitting the return of sodomy laws and the like (a bill which he has repeatedly re-introduced), pull out of the UN, disband NATO, end birthright citizenship, deny federal funding to any...
stfuconservatives:
10 Reasons Not To Vote For Ron Paul
readyokaygo:
1. Ron Paul does not value equal rights for minorities. Ron Paul has sponsored legislation that would repeal affirmative action, keep the IRS from investigating private schools who may have used race as a factor in denying entrance, thus losing their tax exempt status, would limit the scope of Brown versus Board of Education,...
August 2011
12 posts
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Ya Allah, ya Rahman, ya Raheem, ya Rab al... →
l-woww:
Ya Allah, ya Rahman, ya Raheem, ya Rab al 3alameen…
I know I’m not perfect and I know I’m undeserving, but You are my Lord, You are the Lord of the heavens and the earth and of all creation… so I come to You seeking forgiveness. I come to You to beg for mercy. I come to You to help strengthen my faith. I come to You to help me achieve more knowledge. I come to You for help, to lead...
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The Religion Of Peace: How to memorise the Quran →
forthesakeofallah:
I. The Beginning Steps
There are a number of steps that must be taken at the onset of memorizing, and it may be that one cannot be successful without fulfilling these requirements:
Pure intention: A pure intention is the key to the acceptance of our deeds. If the intention is lacking…
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al athariyyah: Pride: A Barrier to Paradise →
alathariyyah:
By Shaykh ‘Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn Naasir as-Sa’dee
[Taken from Bahjatul-Quloobul-Abraar (pp. 156-158)]
From ‘Abdullaah Ibn Mas’ood radi-Allaahu ‘anhu who related that Allaah’s Messenger sal-Allaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam said:
“Whoever has an atoms worth of kibr (pride) in his heart will not…
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Tales from a girl with wanderlust.: Muslims should... →
bintt:
As far as the concept of helping the orphan is concerned, Islam not only agrees to it but even highly recommends it. In all types of charities, the orphan are mentioned as the prime eligible recipients for such help.
In case of the rights of the orphan children, Allâh is very…
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The Benefits of Ayat Al-Kursi →
struckbyurlove:
zuleikha:
Ali (ra) narrates,“I cannot understand how a person, who is a Muslim, and owner of reason (intellect) can spend the night without reading Ayatul Kursi. If you knew the benefits of it, then you will never discard it under any condition”.
The Prophet(SAW) said: “Whoever recites the first 4 ayats of Suratul-Baqarah, then Ayatul Kursi & then the last 3 ayats of...
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THE WASHINGTON POST: How going into default will... →
inothernews:
Monthly budgets might take a hit. Treasury would have to conserve cash and prioritize its payments, endangering the estimated 80 million checks the government pays each month, including 56 million to Social Security beneficiaries and 8.3 million to disabled citizens. The elderly, the disabled and anyone else counting on the government for unemployment assistance, food stamps or...
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.Laila.: Recitation of the Noble Qur'an →
survivelle:
Quran Recitation
The Holy Quran consists of 114 Surahs (Chapters). The second chapter is the largest, while the latter chapters are smaller in size. The Quran has been preserved in its original form in Arabic throughout the centuries. The Arabic recitation you will hear in this audio is the…
The Beauty of Islam: Duas to recite at the time of... →
thebeautyofislam:
The following Dua may be recited at the time of breaking one’s fast:
اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ صُمْتُ وَ عَلَى رِزْقِكَ أَفْطَرْتُ وَ عَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ
ALLAAHUMMA LAKA S’UMTU WA A’LAA RIZQIKA AFT’ARTU WA A’LAYKA TAWAWKKALTU
O my Allah, for Thee, I fast, and with the food Thou gives me I break the…
April 2011
5 posts
STFU, Sexists.: Re: violent responses to pointing... →
stfusexists:
I have a theory as to why people respond badly to pointing out their privilege. In America, we’re still pretty much raised to believe its a meritocracy. You can do anything, you can be anything, as long as you put the work in. Pull yourself up by your bootstraps, etc, etc. We are taught this…
Apple named 'least green' tech company →
Apple has come bottom of the most comprehensive green league table of technology companies because of its heavy reliance on “dirty data” centres.
The list, which is compiled by Greenpeace and released in San Francisco on Thursday, shows that the company relies heavily on highly polluting coal power at the sites that house its banks of servers.
Greenpeace’s report, How Dirty is Your Data?...
OpenCulture.com offers 340 free courses from some... →
afghanibanani:
Example:
It doesn’t take long for Robert Sapolsky, one of Stanford’s finest teachers, to pull you right into his course.
Sapolsky is a MacArthur Fellow, a world renowned neurobiologist, and an adept science writer best known for his book, Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers. Much of his research focuses on the interplay between the mind and body (how biology affects the mind,...
March 2011
5 posts
“Barack Obama is the president now. Regardless of what you think of him as a...”
– Pareene (via soupsoup) (via jgh) (via inothernews)
“You know, it took me about a year to start hating the 9/11 victims’ families. It...”
– Glenn Beck (via azspot) (via jasencomstock)
File under: Never Forget.
(via southpol)
disgusting
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Yes. Let’s never forget what a colossal douchebag Glenn Beck is and how we should be ashamed that someone like him has an audience beyond some bullshit local cable...
“Poverty is not simply having no money — it is isolation, vulnerability,...”
– Megan Lee
(via fuckyeahmiserablethings)
Finding Peace Within: PLEASE READ & REBLOG:... →
understandtheuniverse:
PLEASE READ AND REBLOG
20 percent of the population in the developed nations consume 86% of the world’s goods.
Nearly 1.3 billion people live on less than one dollar a day; 3 billion people live on under two dollars a day.
Nearly 1.3 billion people have no access to clean water; 3 billion…
December 2010
8 posts
28 Die in Factory Fire [Bangladesh] Making Clothes... →
akio:
coldfish:
padaviya:
Whether you go more highscale at Banana Republic or casual at Old Navy, all these store chains (and Piperlime and Athleta) are owned by Gap, Inc., which just doesn’t seem to care much about the lives of its workers. The Hammem factory also provides clothes to other recognizable brands in America, such as H&M, Walmart, Sears, JC Penny, and Target, though Gap...
Nearly half of Americans can't come up with $2000... →
tobia:
“Which means that they stand only one emergency or crisis away from really quite dire circumstances. This isn’t picked up in the national economic statistics.”
“Africa, in fact, is now one of the world’s fastest-growing economic regions....”
– The African Miracle: How the world’s charity case became its best investment opportunity (via caraobrien)
Astronomers Find First Evidence Of Multiverse: Our... →
constantflux:
There’s something exciting afoot in the world of cosmology. Last month, Roger Penrose at the University of Oxford and Vahe Gurzadyan at Yerevan State University in Armenia announced that they had found patterns of concentric circles in the cosmic microwave background, the echo of the Big Bang.
This, they say, is exactly what you’d expect if the universe were eternally cyclical....
“Obama ordered his first drone strike against Pakistan just 72 hours after being...”
– Fatima Bhutto: Pakistan Elites Turn Blind Eye To War (via storiesfrompakistan)