February 2012
16 posts
“young women, who are the most targeted in this virgin/ whore straitjacket—are...”
– Jessica Valenti, The Purity Myth (via somewherewithaskyline)
January 2012
55 posts
Daily Kos: Scott Walker raises $4.5 million in... →
wilwheaton:
While volunteers were gathering signatures to recall him from office, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was allowed to receive campaign donations of unlimited size. Never one to shy away from talking to rich people, over the last five weeks Walker used this opportunity to raise$1,000,000 from just four donors, and over well $2,000,000 from 33 donors
During his time as governor, Scott...
“Make good stuff, then make it easy for people to buy it. There’s your...”
– Jonathan Coulton is wise.
http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2012/01/21/megaupload/
(via neil-gaiman)
And this is why Amazon has got their shit down….try and tell me the Kindle Fire wasn’t made to make it easier to buy things from Amazon.
The 3 Reasons All Young Adults Are Liberal →
wilwheaton:
It is absolutely worth your time to read this entire post. It give me some hope for the future.
As millennials mature, we’re learning that education and jobs and capitalism and presidents and life are presented to us much differently than they are in reality.
That’s a general evolution in the early twenties, granted, but, again, I just don’t see the Republicans appealing to my...
SOPA lives—and MPAA calls protests an "abuse of... →
wilwheaton:
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has looked at tomorrow’s “Internet blackout” in opposition to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)—and it sees only a “gimmick,” a “stunt,” “hyperbole,” “a dangerous and troubling development,” an “irresponsible response,” and an “abuse of power.”
“Wikipedia, reddit, and others are going dark to protest the legislation, while sites like...
