I can’t find the words for all of the outrage. It sits in my head, a sticky ball of glue that makes every thought slow and messy. The more I struggle the more I lose my grip on the things I want to say.
I am muted by the knowledge that to release this mess would only renew the fight and crush me under the weight of those same asinine excuses.
This must stop. Will it ever stop?
President Obama, in an interview with Rolling Stone, when asked about Paul Ryan’s “obsession” with Rand. source (via shortformblog)
This perfectly summarizes my feelings about Ayn Rand and why I feel differently about her work now than I did when I read it.
(via wilwheaton)
Moving Photos of Pro-American Rallies in Libya
Some of the people of Benghazi, where Stevens was killed, held a demonstration against terrorism and to show sympathy for the U.S. Libya Alhurra TV, an Internet TV channel founded at the start of the Arab Spring in 2011, posted Facebook photos of a rally there showing support for America and sympathy for Stevens.
See more. [Images: Libya Alhurra TV via Facebook]
This, Sir Mittington, is why we defend freedom of speech while we criticize bigotry.
Click here for a free (and markedly more diverse than Romney’s) bumper sticker!
All I can hear in my head right now is Oprah screaming “YOU get a gay husband, YOU get a gay husband, EVERYBODY GETS A GAY HUSBAAAAAAND!”
I WANT ONE. And a new car too. And then I shall sell that car in order to buy Romney a heart and/or a clue.
Yay gay husband!!!
(Source: littlelassinlondon)
Google Politics (@googlepolitics): “When @BarackObama’s #DNC2012 speech ended at 11:03 p.m. ET, @google searches for “register to vote” doubled nationwide. #googlepolitics”
The Faintest Glimmer of Hope, is that you I see on the horizon?
(Source: diadoumenos, via theatlantic)
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