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ohjeffreyno:

Engraved Zippo lighters from the Vietnam War. From Cowan’s Auctions

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think-progress:

Are these things more important than edits to talking points? Judge for yourself.

1. Carbon pollution reaches historic highs, threatening human existence

2. The devastating impact of sequestration on kids, cancer patients and first responders.

3. Massive cuts to food stamps for the most vulnerable.

4. 1,100 workers die in a Bangladesh factory collapse, and American retailers continue business as usual.

5. 4,150 gun deaths from gun violence since Newtown.

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virtualanarchy:

by Michael Snyder

In America tonight, tens of millions of men and women will struggle to get to sleep because they are stressed out about not making enough money even though they are working as hard as they possibly can. They are called “the working poor”, and their…

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Goodness, it seems to me, is always tolerant of the beliefs and nonbeliefs of others. We may convert, if we do at all, by being something irresistible, not by demanding something impossible.
May Sarton, The House By The Sea p.57-58 (Unitarian Universalist, essayist, poet, critic)

Super excited.

stfuconservatives:

“So I shouldn’t be surprised that the Mother’s Day Parade shooting has largely been forgotten. On Sunday, shots were fired into a crowd during a parade in the New Orleans 7th ward. Police said they saw three suspects running from the scene.

This is the largest mass shooting in the United States where the shooters were still at large after the crime was committed. Think about that for a minute. From Columbine to Virginia Tech to Fort Hill to Aurora, all the shooters were either killed or apprehended on site. But the person or people responsible for shooting 19 Americans are still free.”

One of the people who got shot was an antiviolence blogger. Somehow we aren’t seeing massive solidarity for New Orleans or the entire city going on police lockdown to find the perpetrators. Two reasons: 1) This mostly affected Black people, and we all know how much the media and the police give any fucks about Black people in New Orleans; 2) This was a gun crime, so we can’t criticize it because GUNS ARE FREEDOM!

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girlcanteach:

If we find ourselves unwilling to reflect on our practice and/or explain our rationale to parents, other teachers, or students, then we need to ask ourselves if we are giving our best to our colleagues and our students.

katy-mylady:

jtotheizzoe:

This magnetic periodic table of herbs and spices is cool enough to make even Alton Brown’s head explode. Full instructions on how to make your own at the link!

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Kylene, once we figure out how to cook, can we have this?

mb24jg, we’re doing this

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Asked to illustrate niche, one of my students drew this.