December 2011
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As we focus on policy toward North Korea after the death of the “Dear Leader,”...
– Nicholas Kristof (via jacquelynjoan)
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Borderlands
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“There is a rebel in me- the Shadow Beast. It is art of me that refuses to take orders from outside authorities. It refuses to take orders from my conscious will, it threatens the sovereignty of my rulership. It is that part of me that hates constraints of any kind, even those self imposed. At the least hint of limitations on my time or space by others, it kicks out with both feet....
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La Roux 'In For The Kill' - Skrillex remix →
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: Womenetics Weekly Wrap Up →
womenetics:
Leadership - Take Charge
Looking for a new way to impact your company’s bottom line? You might be surprised by the beneficial impact of improved employee engagement.
Feeling uneasy about asking for your end-of-year raise when the economy is still stuck in recovery mode? Why not make a small…
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Activate the Mechanism!: 10 of The Craziest Things... →
abaldwin360:
By Rania Khalek | AlterNet
1. No free speech for you!
In 2006, at an awards dinner honoring the preservation of free speech no less, Gingrich unleashed the scary specter of terrorism to argue that free speech must be curtailed, which he admitted would ignite “a serious debate about…
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Boy on Life Support
krgv:
The family of a 10-year-old Laredo boy is deciding whether to take him off life support. His mother shot him after a 7-hour standoff with Laredo police. She was angry because she was denied food stamps. The woman shot the 10-year-old and her 12-year-old daughter, before killing herself. The 12-year-old died as a result of her injuries last night.
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Rigidity means death. Only by remaining flexible is she [pe] able to stretch the...
– Anzaldua, G. (1987). La conciencia de la mestiza: Toward a New Consciousness. Boderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza. San Francisco, CA: Aunt Lute. (via fikira)
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I made a new friend :)
So we’re gonna go to the mall and eat and stuff. She’s pretty cool. We both smoke Pall Malls.
yeth
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Gay people are born into and belong to every society in the world. They are all...
– Part of Hillary Clinton’s speech to the UN on LGBT rights ( gay .org.uk)
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When an adult took standardized tests forced on... →
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wow and oy!
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rapisoffensive:
This was written by Marion Brady, veteran teacher, administrator, curriculum designer and author.
By Marion Brady
A longtime friend on the school board of one of the largest school systems in America did something that few public servants are willing to do. He took versions of his state’s high-stakes standardized...
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Dear followers
nuestrahermana:
If you ever need someone to talk to, some advice, someone to listen: I am here.
I don’t have the answers to everything by a long shot, but I can give honesty and compassion.
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