February262013

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jumbleofnotes:

trifource:

Legend of Zelda GiveawaySkyward Heartpiece Necklace
Stay Awhile and Listen:
You don’t have to follow me! Reblog as many times as you want and likes count. (no giveaway blogs and please don’t spam your followers)
You have to be able to give me your address if you’re chosen. (Ask your parents if you’re under 18.)
Giveaway ends on March 5th at 8pm EST
Winner will be decided with a random number generator.
The winner has 24 hours to respond or a new winner will be decided.
Can be shipped internationally.

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jumbleofnotes:

trifource:

Legend of Zelda Giveaway
Skyward Heartpiece Necklace

Stay Awhile and Listen:

  1. You don’t have to follow me! Reblog as many times as you want and likes count. (no giveaway blogs and please don’t spam your followers)
  2. You have to be able to give me your address if you’re chosen. (Ask your parents if you’re under 18.)
  3. Giveaway ends on March 5th at 8pm EST
  4. Winner will be decided with a random number generator.
  5. The winner has 24 hours to respond or a new winner will be decided.
  6. Can be shipped internationally.

too pretty not to reblog

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February222013

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poeticdarkbeauty:

bxtchplease:

bludclotartattack:

stfuconservatives:

girljanitor:

thecommonsenselibertarian:

infinitecharlotte:

What dafuq? This is so stupid and ignorant. We white people need to suck it the fuck up and accept the fact that we have privilege WHICH MEANS WE TAKE TIME TO SPREAD AWARENESS OF UNEQUAL OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR SOCIETY AS WELL AS DOWNRIGHT RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION PRESENT ALL AROUND US
Gosh.

Unequal opportunities based on race? I can agree with that… Just not in your context. Being white, I have access to fewer scholarships than a minority. I had to join the military just to be able to go to college at all.

“Caucasian students receive more than three-quarters (76%) of all institutional merit-based scholarship and grant funding, even though they represent less than two-thirds (62%) of the student population. Caucasian students are 40% more likely to win private scholarships than minority students. These statistics demonstrate that, as a whole, private sector scholarship programs tend to perpetuate historical inequities in the distribution of scholarships according to race.”
The Distribution of Grants and Scholarships by Race

BUT WHAT ABOUT FINANCIAL NEED BASED SCHOLARSHIPS????

OH HEY IS THERE ANOTHER SOURCE FOR THIS?

It debunks the race myth, which claims that minority students receive more than their fair share of scholarships. The reality is that minority students are less likely to win private scholarships or receive merit-based institutional grants than Caucasian students. Among undergraduate students enrolled full-time/full-year in Bachelor’s degree programs at four-year colleges and universities, minority students represent about a third of applicants but slightly more than a quarter of private scholarship recipients. Caucasian students receive more than three-quarters (76%) of all institutional merit-based scholarship and grant funding, even though they represent less than two-thirds (62%) of the student population. Caucasian students are 40% more likely to win private scholarships than minority students.

REMEMBER THAT TIME YOU STARTED PARROTING RACIST MYTHS INSTEAD OF ACTUALLY FACT CHECKING?
Scholarships Go Disproportionately To White Students
OOOOOOOOOOOOOPS
White Students More Likely To Win Scholarships
OOOOOOOOOOOOPS
OOOOOPS
OOPS.

Tumblr law: you are obligated to delete your blog if you put “common sense” in your URL and then talk absolute nonsense.

Fucking SWEET rebuttal.

I am crying at this picture ohmaaaaaagerddddd

hahaha gottem

poeticdarkbeauty:

bxtchplease:

bludclotartattack:

stfuconservatives:

girljanitor:

thecommonsenselibertarian:

infinitecharlotte:

What dafuq? This is so stupid and ignorant. We white people need to suck it the fuck up and accept the fact that we have privilege WHICH MEANS WE TAKE TIME TO SPREAD AWARENESS OF UNEQUAL OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR SOCIETY AS WELL AS DOWNRIGHT RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION PRESENT ALL AROUND US

Gosh.

Unequal opportunities based on race? I can agree with that… Just not in your context. Being white, I have access to fewer scholarships than a minority. I had to join the military just to be able to go to college at all.

“Caucasian students receive more than three-quarters (76%) of all institutional merit-based scholarship and grant funding, even though they represent less than two-thirds (62%) of the student population.
Caucasian students are 40% more likely to win private scholarships than minority students. These statistics demonstrate that, as a whole, private sector scholarship programs tend to perpetuate historical inequities in the distribution of scholarships according to race.”

The Distribution of Grants and Scholarships by Race

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BUT WHAT ABOUT FINANCIAL NEED BASED SCHOLARSHIPS????

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OH HEY IS THERE ANOTHER SOURCE FOR THIS?

It debunks the race myth, which claims that minority students receive more than their fair share of scholarships. The reality is that minority students are less likely to win private scholarships or receive merit-based institutional grants than Caucasian students. Among undergraduate students enrolled full-time/full-year in Bachelor’s degree programs at four-year colleges and universities, minority students represent about a third of applicants but slightly more than a quarter of private scholarship recipients. Caucasian students receive more than three-quarters (76%) of all institutional merit-based scholarship and grant funding, even though they represent less than two-thirds (62%) of the student population. Caucasian students are 40% more likely to win private scholarships than minority students.

REMEMBER THAT TIME YOU STARTED PARROTING RACIST MYTHS INSTEAD OF ACTUALLY FACT CHECKING?

Scholarships Go Disproportionately To White Students

OOOOOOOOOOOOOPS

White Students More Likely To Win Scholarships

OOOOOOOOOOOOPS

OOOOOPS

OOPS.

Tumblr law: you are obligated to delete your blog if you put “common sense” in your URL and then talk absolute nonsense.

Fucking SWEET rebuttal.

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I am crying at this picture ohmaaaaaagerddddd

hahaha gottem

(Source: communismkills)

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July212012

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Resurrection?

This little guy has been dead for a while… but from the way I complain every day, I don’t think it’ll be that hard to pick up.

It is strange to reread what I wrote while actually working on the ground in social services for the first time - years later, now that I am searching for a job I’m caught in that same situation I described: there are wonderful opportunities in social services organizations that I would be more than happy to get involved in, but the salaries on offer in those positions make it impossible for someone from out of state or without savings to take such a position. So this search has definitely been split straight between 1) really interesting nonprofits, social services orgs, and policy-related positions, and 2) jobs that seem like I could do them and they’d pay me money. We’ll see what happens.

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May172012

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think-progress:

Wages for college graduates haven’t increased for 10 years.

think-progress:

Wages for college graduates haven’t increased for 10 years.

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Want to get one of these for Zita

Want to get one of these for Zita

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August92009

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Is it now a crime to be poor? »

“Can you imagine?” asked Eric Sheptock, the homeless advocate (himself a shelter resident) who introduced me to Mr. Szekely. “They arrested a homeless man in a shelter for being homeless.”

NYT op-ed by Barbara Ehrenreich - check out the info she links to, and the blog written by Eric Sheptock, the homeless homeless advocate she quotes in the article.

Tags: /laws /poverty /homelessness

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Video helps clear convict of abuse after 21 years »

“It doesn’t seem like it’s enough,” he said. “Unless there’s some kind of change in the system that would make it impossible for this to happen to someone else.”

Tags: /news /laws /stories

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August62009

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Food stamp enrollment up »

Enrollment surged by 2 percent to reach a record 34.4 million people, or one in nine Americans, in May, the latest month for which figures are available.

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America's unjust sex laws »

According to Human Rights Watch, at least five states require registration for people who visit prostitutes, 29 require it for consensual sex between young teenagers and 32 require it for indecent exposure. Some prosecutors are now stretching the definition of “distributing child pornography” to include teens who text half-naked photos of themselves to their friends.

DUMB.

Tags: /laws

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August52009

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A couple photos from the rally last Thursday.

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