"No one could blame American women here if they all suddenly decided to leave the country saying, ‘That’s it, we’re fucking out of here, this is complete bullshit.’ There has been a debate on contraception in the last week so ludicrous that part of me was wondering if it was in fact a performance art piece, to make us all question how terrible it would be to live in a country where something like this could actually happen."

John Oliver on American contraception debates, The Bugle 183. (via futureabortiondoctor)

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"The outrage is tiresome and deeply hypocritical, in all the tiresome ways you’ve been tired out by before. M.I.A. was illustrating her line, acting out the attitude of the words: performing. Fine, it may not be legal to flip the bird on television, but that’s simply a remnant of the fifties we haven’t shaken. Unless somebody was handing out Xanax with the foam fingers, Lucas Oil Stadium was ringing with the music of profanities last night. More to the point, television viewers were submitted to ad after ad that likened women—negatively—to sofas, cars, and candy. Mr. Winter didn’t have anything to say about that, so I’d like to raise both of my middle fingers to him and anyone who thinks profanity is somehow more harmful to our children than images of violence and misogyny. (My two sons, fourteen and eleven, thought the Fiat ad was corny, so I guess they will be safe without Mr. Winter’s intervention.) I say we get out of The Pretending To Be Moral game altogether and use the Internet for important things like posting pictures of cats looking at croissants and PDFs of sensitive government documents."

Sasha Frere-Jones on MIA’s middle finger and everyone else’s panties being in a bunch over it. (via iwantnothingless)

So good.

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"As we mark the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we must remember that this Supreme Court decision not only protects a woman’s health and reproductive freedom, but also affirms a broader principle: that government should not intrude on private family matters. I remain committed to protecting a woman’s right to choose and this fundamental constitutional right. While this is a sensitive and often divisive issue—no matter what our views, we must stay united in our determination to prevent unintended pregnancies, support pregnant woman and mothers, reduce the need for abortion, encourage healthy relationships, and promote adoption. And as we remember this historic anniversary, we must also continue our efforts to ensure that our daughters have the same rights, freedoms, and opportunities as our sons to fulfill their dreams."

President Obama’s statement on the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade (via barackobama)

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So this happened

Republican candidates:	FAMILY VALUES FAMILY VALUES FAMILY VALUES
Americans:	um hey we'd kind of like jobs
Republican candidates:	FAMILY VALUES
Americans:	or heath care
Republican candidates:	FAMILY VALUES FAMILY VALUES
Americans:	you're not listening are you
Debate moderator:	Did you really ask your second wife for an open marriage as she just announced on national tv tonight?
Republican candidates:	GASP
Newt Gingrich:	HOW DARE YOU ASK ME ABOUT MY FAMILY VALUES IN A PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE HOW IS THIS RELEVANT
Debate moderator:
Americans:
Bill Clinton:

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thegreatpumpkin:

GPOY

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notwithstanding the foregoing: the "war" on Christmas →

turnabout:

The goofy “Today’s Professionals” on the Today show said their least favorite thing about the holidays is not being able to say Merry Christmas because it’s insensitive and they’d just rather say it because they don’t know what Happy Holidays means anymore and they know who their Jewish friends…

“they’d just rather say it because they don’t know what Happy Holidays means anymore”

I always try to say it with a tone that conveys, “SCREW YOU, JESUS LOVER.” You know, so people understand what I mean.

inothernews:

thedisgruntledgradstudent:

timekiller-s:

everqueer:

Dear 53%ers:

Congratulations on all your success. I mean that. But all this “the gov’t never helped me” stuff? Yeah, about that:

- That no-frills State U. education you paid yourself through was so cheap because it was subsidized with tax dollars. The scholarship you earned, same deal.

- The road you drive on to work didn’t magically appear there. It was a gov’t project.

- You’ve likely never been hospitalized for food poisoning. Federal food inspectors do good work.

- Your business has been able to flourish in part thanks to protection from police and fire departments … UNION WORKERS and gov’t employees all.

- The Internet is a wonderful thing that makes wide dissemination of your ideas quick and easy, isn’t it? Yep, another innovation of the bloated, incompetent federal government. 

- At this very moment you are paying my salary to defend your right to your poorly-formed opinion and to be callous toward your fellow man. You’re welcome, jerks.

Sincerely,

An American soldier in Afghanistan

This is beautiful.

I do not understand why these concepts are so hard to grasp for some people.

Two words: “Willful blindness.”

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Ben: I feel great, I ran 5K this morning.
Leslie: Really?
Ben: No, I threw up in the shower.

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