December 2009
80 posts
“As he justified sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan at a cost of $30...”
– President Obama’s Secret: Only 100 al Qaeda Now in Afghanistan - ABC News
Re-read that again and again…let it sink in a bit.
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“I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering...”
– Elie Wiesel, author and Holocaust survivor, in his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech (via caraobrien) (via newfilosofee) (via birdwillbirdwont)
Sexual Trafficking of Native American Women is... →
awkwardtypeofgirl:
sexismandthecity:
The Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center has recently done a study about the sexual trafficking of Native American women and girls, and the Circle News published an article about it earlier this month* (h/t Racialicious). Some of the descriptions of violence in the article are extremely triggering.
Executions
newfilosofee:
areza:
Whoever it was that said Texas executes more people than any other place, you probably should have done a little more research before saying anything, and have facts straight.
Cara already gave a site how there are facts that show China is the one place that does it more, and then in Iran. Iran is known for its harsh executions, and for even making them public to people....
“Before our white brothers came to civilize us we had no jails. Therefore we had...”
– John Lame Deer (Lame Deer, Seeker of Visions) (via bradicalmang) (via laceninja)
“But don’t forget who you really are. And I’m not talking about your so-called...”
– Louis Sachar (via fuckyeahhappy) (via reesh) (via weloveandthenwedie) (via owltreethree) (via jwll) (via newfilosofee)
