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24

May

A year ago today, US soldier Robert Bales murdered 9 children, 3 women, and 4 men in two separate villages in Afghanistan. He cut off their limbs and set them on fire. They were all civilians.
I wonder how many minuets of silence was observed by America in their memory. Or was American time too precious to be wasted in the names of these brown bodies?

Neha Ray 

Panjwayi Massacre. Don’t forget. 

R.I.P. 

(via araberber)

Personally, I think the blame of not recognizing these deaths is put in the wrong place here. People can not mourn what they are not aware of. I find the media coverage of incidents like these (of which there are many more than this one alone) to be severely lacking or non-existent. The American people are not solely heartless to the lives lost in the middle east. Just ignorant. 

(Source: neharaysays)

lovelydyedlocks:

That internal struggle between wanting to grow your hair out and also wanting to chop it all off.

shortformblog:

President Obama just delivered a near hour-long speech on drone strikes and counterterrorism policy. There was a lot there; he announced, among other things, new steps the administration is taking to close Guantanamo Bay, changes in policies regarding drone strikes, and a more lenient policy for the transfer of Guantanamo detainees. He defended the strike that killed Anwar al-Awlaki and the practice of drone strikes in general, but also acknowledged their limitations. You can read the full text of the speech here (Photo credit: AP) source

shortformblog:

President Obama just delivered a near hour-long speech on drone strikes and counterterrorism policy. There was a lot there; he announced, among other things, new steps the administration is taking to close Guantanamo Bay, changes in policies regarding drone strikes, and a more lenient policy for the transfer of Guantanamo detainees. He defended the strike that killed Anwar al-Awlaki and the practice of drone strikes in general, but also acknowledged their limitations. You can read the full text of the speech here (Photo credit: AP) source

23

May

thetrevorproject:

YAY: The Boy Scouts of America vote to allow openly gay youth to join!
NAY: Ban remains on gay scout leaders.

thetrevorproject:

YAY: The Boy Scouts of America vote to allow openly gay youth to join!

NAY: Ban remains on gay scout leaders.

conversemusic:


Converse’s music Tumblr is here. Let’s rage.
GIF by Matthias Brown
 
 

Smash your guitar Pete!

conversemusic:

Converse’s music Tumblr is here. Let’s rage.

GIF by Matthias Brown

 

 

Smash your guitar Pete!

freecocaine:


Andy Warhol: But what kind of person really murders? I mean, why.Alfred Hitchcock: In desperation. They do it in desperation.Andy Warhol: Really?… Alfred Hitchcock: Absolute desperation. They have nowhere to go, there were no motels in those days, and they’d have to go behind the bushes in the park. And in desperation they would murder. 

Andy Warhol interviews Alfred Hitchcock

freecocaine:

Andy Warhol: But what kind of person really murders? I mean, why.
Alfred Hitchcock: In desperation. They do it in desperation.
Andy Warhol: Really?…
Alfred Hitchcock: Absolute desperation. They have nowhere to go, there were no motels in those days, and they’d have to go behind the bushes in the park. And in desperation they would murder.

Andy Warhol interviews Alfred Hitchcock

huffingtonpost:

Pope Francis Says Atheists Who Do Good Are Redeemed, Not Just Catholics
Pope Francis rocked some religious and atheist minds today when he declared that everyone was redeemed through Jesus, including atheists.
During his homily at Wednesday Mass in Rome, Francis emphasized the importance of “doing good” as a principle that unites all humanity, and a “culture of encounter” to support peace.
Using scripture from the Gospel of Mark, Francis explained how upset Jesus’ disciples were that someone outside their group was doing good, according to a report from Vatican Radio.
Read more here
Credit: Getty Images

huffingtonpost:

Pope Francis Says Atheists Who Do Good Are Redeemed, Not Just Catholics

Pope Francis rocked some religious and atheist minds today when he declared that everyone was redeemed through Jesus, including atheists.

During his homily at Wednesday Mass in Rome, Francis emphasized the importance of “doing good” as a principle that unites all humanity, and a “culture of encounter” to support peace.

Using scripture from the Gospel of Mark, Francis explained how upset Jesus’ disciples were that someone outside their group was doing good, according to a report from Vatican Radio.

Read more here

Credit: Getty Images

bajorans:

have you accepted star trek as your lord and saviour?

a guide for prospective trekkies

with the trailer for the new jj abrams film hot off the proverbial press, there has been a renewed interest in all things trek. starting any new franchise is scary shit, so i’ve attempted to provide some handy hints n top tips for anyone looking to pursue their interest further and navigate the firey-mouthed behemoth that is the star trek universe.

useful resources

  • The star trek franchise spans approximately 320 years in universe (excluding time travel) and 50 years in real time, and is comprised of 12 movies and 6 tv series. this chronology and scope may seem daunting but do not fear, wikipedia has a timeline here and there is also a more concise one here.
  • memory alpha, the star trek wiki, is also your bff, but beware of spoilers!
  • trekcore is a fabulous archive of everything from screencaps to audio and video clips to rare bts photos
  • update: all episodes can now be viewed for free here on the star trek website! (and here’s a chrome extension so that those of you outside the us can watch too!)
(suggested viewing order, essential episodes and more info under the cut!)

I will be using all of this. Thank you, you are a good person. 

humansofnewyork:

A night of passion, a lifetime of responsibility.

humansofnewyork:

A night of passion, a lifetime of responsibility.

matchacrusades:

Snobby coffee bear. (watercolor, ballpoint pen)

matchacrusades:

Snobby coffee bear. (watercolor, ballpoint pen)