http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogallala_Aquifer
Of course you know oil pipelines never leak or rupture or anything like that right?
Seriously, show this to anyone that ever says the words Keystone XL as if it were some sort of magic bullet that would save the economy. It isn’t even a complicated environmental issue, it clearly cuts through something that if anything were to go wrong would absolutely FUCK this country.
Right here. Right here is why you should be concerned.
NYPD Loses OWS Trail After Video Evidence Proved They Made False Arrests
Hundreds have been arrested during the Occupy Wall Street protests, but photographer Alexander Arbuckle’s case was the first to go to trial – and after just two days, the Manhattan Criminal Court found him not guilty.
Arbuckle was arrested on New Year’s Day for allegedly blocking traffic during a protest march. He was charged with disorderly conduct, and his arresting officer testified under oath that he, along with the protesters, was standing in the street, despite frequent requests from the police to move to the sidewalk
But things got a little embarrassing for the NYPD officer when the defense presented a video recording of the entire event, made by well-known journalist Tim Pool.
Pool’s footage clearly shows Arbuckle, along with all the other protesters, standing on the sidewalk. In fact, the only people blocking traffic were the police officers themselves.
His lawyers said the video proving that testimony false is what swayed the judge, and the verdict a clear indication that the NYPD was over-policing the protests.
Weird.
News that Tennessee will soon pass a law allowing public school teachers to teach creationism and ‘challenge’ climate change in class. Conservatives in the Tennessee legislature have yet to announce their official stance on the tooth-fairy and unicorns.
There.
Religious pseudo-scientific claptrap is no match for logic and reason.
Oh, I like this one.
Broccoli makes everything better.
Oh god this is perfect
War on words, list of words BANNED from tests.
OMG this is insane
Oh you’ve got to be kidding me. You could go out on the streets of New York City and hear all of those words being used in some form or way.
I’m sorry, but this beyond ridiculous. I can see wanting to avoid triggering some kid about something like abuse or other traumatic material while they’re taking a stressful test, but a lot of these words are beyond ridiculous. A kid who is old enough to read and write and go to school will have heard of Halloween and birthdays even if they’re not allowed to celebrate them.
And if the test makes them to start to ask questions like “Why CAN’T I have a day dedicated to me every now and again? What’s the harm?” GOOD. If a test starts making kids wonder why the hell their parents deny the existence of dinosaurs up and down even though the evidence of evolution is overwhelming? FANTASTIC. You can’t hide the truth from them forever. You want to know what’s worse than a child living in poverty? Not educating them about where poverty comes from and the terrible truth about how widespread it is. Of course you don’t want to expose your children to all the evils of the world all at once, but keeping them in the dark about it? That’s truly evil.
(Source: occupyourstreets)
A message to
Planned Parenthoodwomen’s rights supporters from President Obama.I love our president. Seriously, he is the best.
“Lets be clear here. Women are not a special interest group. They are mothers. And daughters. And sisters. And wives.”
(Source: daxterdd)
Elle Dark: The United States of Denial
America has a bloody history of overthrowing democracies, propping up brutal dictatorships, supporting torturers, invading foreign countries, and exploiting their resources in its own national interest and yet why the people in these countries resent America and try to strike back seems a mystery.
