December 2010
“After loss of Identity, the most potent modern terror, is loss of sexuality, or,...”
– Jeanette Winterson (via dirtysex)
ShortFormBlog: Virginia has laughably awful... →
shortformblog:
mistake A Virginia-oriented history book called “Our Virginia: Past and Present” suggested that African-Americans fought for the South in the Civil War, causing a huge uproar over the claim, which has long been refuted.
f*#&-up A study of the history book by professional historians found…
“Hey, Kizuki, I thought, you’re not missing a damn thing. This world is a piece...”
– Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami (via thechocolatebrigade)
FCC Rules Will Disproportionately Affect People of... →
curate:
Following months of debate, the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday voted 3-2 to approve a set of rules governing aspects of the Internet. The two Republicans who voted against approval said the new rules on what is called Net Neutrality, would decrease investment and innovation in related technologies. A cadre of Republicans in Congress immediately vowed to try and block...
BEING HUMAN by Naima
I wonder if the sun debates dawn some mornings not wanting to rise out of bed from under the down-feather horizon
If the sky grows tired of being everywhere at once adapting to the mood swings of the weather
If the clouds drift off trying to hold themselves together make deals with gravity to loiter a little longer
I wonder if rain is scared of falling if it has trouble letting go
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“If a [human] is offered a fact which goes against [their] instincts, [they] will...”
– Bertrand Russell
“Freethinkers are those who are willing to use their minds without prejudice and...”
– Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy
“All I know is this: nobody’s very big in the first place, and it looks to me...”
– One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Ken Kesey. (via ish07)
The Strikers Will be Heard. Georgia Abolition...
georgiasolidarity:
Visit Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue’s office in Washington, DC today and on the door you’ll find the 9 demands motivating thousands of Georgia prisoners who are on strike. Prisoners there have been refusing to do slave labor for the State since the strike began on December 9. Drop by the National Governor’s Association (NGA) downstairs and you’ll find a bewildered bunch...
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“One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been Bamboozled long...”
– Carl Sagan (via uglyuglyugly)
Administrative Waste Consumes 31 Percent of Health... →
greenstate:
PNHP Co-founders Drs. Steffie Woolhandler and David Himmelstein published this definitive study of the administrative costs of the U.S. health system in the August 21, 2003 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine. After analyzing the costs of insurers, employers, doctors, hospitals, nursing homes and home-care agencies in both the U.S. and Canada, they found that...
Science and Libel →
The blogger and the author of Bad Science, Dr Ben Goldacre, himself a defendant in a lengthy and costly legal case, explores the battle to keep libel out of science and what it might mean for us and the future of medical research if that battle is lost.
For more than 300 years, scientists have been able to criticise one another’s research without fear of legal retribution. But in recent...
HRC's Healthcare Equality Index 2010 →
projectqueer:
The Healthcare Equality Index 2010 rates 178 healthcare facilities on their policies related to LGBT healthcare equality.
The release of the report — featuring 11 top-performing individual facilities and one network — comes as the U.S. healthcare landscape is poised to change for the better for LGBT patients and their families.
Download the Healthcare Equality Index 2010...