Posted 46 minutes ago

aknightlight:

jackpowerx:

acornfarm:

defilerwyrm:

AHAHAHA NOT QUITE, OP, NOT QUITE

FUCKING NAILED IT

A+ commentary!

THANK YOU

Yup. It’s when you look past the individual interaction and look at long-standing trends that you can more accurately comment on what is actually happening.

(Source: flowers-for-mr-ukki)

Posted 1 week ago

What do you do when you’re a bystander witness to a heated discussion about systems of oppression, but they’re getting it wrong? e.g., defending the UCLA student’s right to a racist youtube video?!, perpetuating internalized intragroup racism, calling oneself a minority instead of a POC, etc.?

Posted 2 weeks ago

Thoughts this morning

1. Nothing like running two blocks to catch your bus to wake you up and make you want to crawl back into bed at the same time.

2. Why is there so much traffic this morning? Because Los Angeles loses all ability to drive when the weather isn’t sunny and 70 degrees.

Posted 2 weeks ago

The NIMH Withdraws Support for DSM-5

Posted 2 weeks ago

Ohio Republicans Want To Punish Colleges That Enable Students To Vote

think-progress:

Ohio Republicans now want to punish state universities that encourage students to cast a ballot. Under a budget amendment filed by Republicans in the Ohio House, state universities that provide documents enabling students to register to vote in their college town, rather than in the state where their parents reside, will be forbidden from charging those students out-of-state tuition. Thus, the amendment would effectively reduce the funding of state schools that assist their students in registering to vote.

This is what Republicans consider protecting our freedoms?

Posted 2 weeks ago

Why do I always do this to myself?! Another day wasted away with distractions rather than focused paper-writing, despite sitting in front of the computer for most of the day.

Well, at least tomorrow’s another day.

Posted 2 weeks ago

Not studying although I should be.

Posted 2 weeks ago

Remembered my keys today, but forgot my lunch (w/ already-peeled bananas).

It’s been a rough week.

Posted 2 weeks ago

healthfutures:

Suicides Outnumber Auto Deaths in US


This NY Times article says that suicides spiked upward sharply after our economic downturn: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/03/health/suicide-rate-rises-sharply-in-us.html?hp&_r=0

More people died in 2010 from suicide (38,384) than from auto accidents (33,687), increasing an horrendous 31% in a decade.   Researchers commented that suicide is “vastly underreported”, including, one might suspect, a lot of the auto accidents.  

Baby boomers had the highest rate of suicides of any generation. The suicide rate for men in their fifties rose by 50% vs 1999.   This is not surprising.   In 2004, AARP reported that 72% of boomers thought their lives would be better in five years (e.g. 2009) and only 5% thought they would be worse. 48% said they would rather be spontaneous than plan their lives in detail.

So much for spontaneity… For boomers, the 2008 crash was like a Force V hurricane blowing off the roofs of a lot of shoddily constructed homes. Only now are the finding all the bodies… 

Wow….there are just no words…

Posted 2 weeks ago

Fun Fact: The NRA's new president called the Civil War the "war of northern aggression"

Holy fuck. Stop it. Stop it now. When did loyalty to the Southern Confederacy become a hallmark of modern-day Patriotism?!?!

(Source: mediamattersforamerica)

Posted 2 weeks ago

27 Things You Had To Deal With As The Only Black Kid In Your Class

Posted 3 weeks ago

Watching this story of Clay Hunt, a Marine veteran who ended up committing suicide, I can’t help but notice the stark similarities between his mentality and the mentality of other Marines I know. I can’t help but think that there is no safe zone after you’ve spent time in the service…

Posted 1 month ago
I listened. I could not make her home life better. It was a rough road. I could, however, do everything in my power to make sure in this place, in my classroom, she was respected, listened to, supported, encouraged.
Corina Fiore at The Broad Side. As a social worker, I know these sentiments too well. 
Posted 1 month ago

Why Failure Matters (h/t The Dish)

That space between who we are and who we can be…

Posted 1 month ago

http://www.bodyofwar.com/

to watch

Body of War is an intimate and transformational feature documentary about the true face of war today. Meet Tomas Young, 25 years old, paralyzed from a bullet to his spine - wounded after serving in Iraq for less than a week. 

Body of War is Tomas’ coming home story as he evolves into a new person, coming to terms with his disability and finding his own unique and passionate voice against the war. The film is produced and directed by Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro, and features two original songs by Eddie Vedder. Body of War is a naked and honest portrayal of what it’s like inside the body, heart and soul of this extraordinary and heroic young man.