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Why Irish soldiers who fought Hitler hide their... →
mohandasgandhi:
kohenari:
This article provides a brief look at a fascinating bit of World War II history about which I’d previously heard nothing: Irish who deserted their own neutral army to fight against the Germans and Japanese, and who were then blacklisted when they returned to Ireland after the war.
They were formally dismissed from the Irish army, stripped of all pay and pension...
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Mohandas Gandhi: Tumblr’s Apple fanboys (who I... →
mohandasgandhi:
Tumblr’s Apple fanboys (who I will not link to because they do not deserve my followers and because I’ve had a lot of rum) want you to know that I am a “cunt” and a “brain dead prolapsed asshole” because I refuse to purchase an iPhone since Foxconn forces its employees in its Chinese factories to…
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“Love is longing and longing, the pain of being parted;
No illness is rich...”
– Rumi
wow
(via theconsciousmuslim)
Real talk with Rumi.
(via mohandasgandhi)
Watchadelineandthebirdcage:
This is Lady Peanut. She likes to sit by me when I get out the ukulele.
Baby!!!! This is probably the loveliest video on the internet! Great song too :D
“People speak sometimes about the “bestial” cruelty of man, but that is terribly...”
– Fyodor Dostoyevsky (via a-chupacabra)
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For Times Such As These: The Radical Christian... →
Angered by the poverty and violence, Shane recalls: “I threw my hands up at God and said, ‘why do you allow this?’ And then I felt God ask me the same question.”
Galvanized by the experience, the mostly middle class and white students made the decision to leave the comfortable culture of mega-churches and malls that had dominated their former lives, and dedicate themselves to ‘living simply...
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tw for sexual abuse →
theoceanandthesky:
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crankyskirt:
wifwolf:
lookoutsideyourself:
Still Not a Joke — Good Awareness Campaign From Just Detention International
THIS IS IMPORTANT.
Send a message to an incarcerated sexual abuse survivor - it’ll barely take any time out of your day, and it’s worth it to send some small kindness to a stranger.
do ittttt
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“Amy [Poehler] was in the middle of some such nonsense with Seth Myers across the...”
– Tina Fey (via apleasantsurprise)
I don’t fucking care if you like it.
(via shortbreadsh)
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“why motherfucker is a word
and fatherfucker isn’t
is all I know of woman’s...”
– The Angel in The Dream of Our Hangover: Aphorisms, Mark Leidner (via lotus-eyes)
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Watchmohandasgandhi:
In this video, I make the argument that the Western policy of coercive denuclearization ultimately thwarts the robustness of deterrence in the case of Iran and go on to explain how the current game of “chicken” the U.S., Israel, and Iran are engaging in could encourage a very costly conventional retaliatory attack.
Just watched this again—it’s so perfect!
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bibliofeminista: Consequences of Fear of Crime for... →
bibliofeminista:
Fear of circulating freely at any time of day: Restricted mobility.
Obstacles to participation in social life: physical and recreational activities, studies, work, social or political involvement.
Dependence on protection by someone else (real or virtual man) or gadgets (alarms, etc.)
Lack of…
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“So I could plainly hear her inhale
when I undid the very top
hook-and-eye...”
– Billy Collins, from “Taking Off Emily Dickinson’s Clothes” (via the-final-sentence)
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CARAVAGGIO'S CRIMINAL RECORD →
criminalwisdom:
The Incredulity of St Thomas | Caravaggio
“Four hundred years after his death, Caravaggio is a 21st Century superstar among old master painters. His stark, dramatically lit, super-realistic paintings strike a modern chord - but his police record is more shocking than any modern bad boy rock star’s.”
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“There is a kind of crying I hope you have not experienced, and it is not just...”
– Lemony Snicket (via amantesuntamentes)
