thepeoplesrecord:

This content has been deemed too controversial/problematic and thus unviewable by the U.S. government  It challenges systemic oppression & identifies capitalism as the source. We won’t be having that. 

Black out for CISPA. 

10:22 am  •  22 April 2013  •  264 notes

mohandasgandhi:

The United States House of Representatives approved the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) [T  by a comfortable 288 to 127 margin. Almost half of the House’s Democrats joined 196 Republicans in supporting the measure.

The legislation grants companies broad legal immunity when they share information related to online threats with one another and with the federal government. Advocates argue that the legislation is needed to allow companies to quickly and efficiently share information in order to help secure their networks.

But critics such as the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation describe the legislation as an attack on user privacy. They worry that companies will use the broad immunity offered by CISPA to ignore other laws that protect consumer privacy. And in a veto threat issued on Tuesday, the White House echoed these arguments.

“The bill does not require private entities to take reasonable steps to remove irrelevant personal information when sending cybersecurity data to the government or other private sector entities,” the Obama administration said on Tuesday.

“The US House just passed CISPA, undermining the privacy of millions of Internet users,” the Electronic Frontier Foundation said in a tweet. “Now we take this fight to the Senate.”

“I voted against #CISPA because it does not adequately protect the civil liberties of Americans,” Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) tweeted. “People deserve both privacy and security.”

So far, the CISPA debate has been a repeat of last year’s legislative process. An earlier version of CISPA passed the House in 2012 despite the objection of civil liberties groups, but companion legislation got bogged down in the Senate.

In news that’s been overshadowed by the Boston Marathon bombings….

(Source: theamericanbear, via recall-all-republicans)

11:30 pm  •  21 April 2013  •  545 notes

blissandzen:

This is a child we need to keep track of, folks.

Her test is included at the article. It’s worth clicking through.

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11:27 pm  •  21 April 2013  •  274 notes

theuppitynegras:

fmlicious:

supamuthafuckinvillain:

fyspringfield:

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the issues we go through during testing that are expressed in this scene? 

the Eraser One OMFG! 2 Many times

My hatred of standardized testing knows no bounds

praise god I’m down with that shit 5ever

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11:18 pm  •  21 April 2013  •  84,439 notes

skepticalavenger:

fall3nsoldi3r:

i-am-the-one-who-knocks:

jacks-black-canvas:

blacksheep-runner:

Petition the Obama Administration to mandate education about sexual assault and rape in schools

The last petition we were pushing did not obtain enough votes, we will not stop until this is mandated.  Please vote on the WHITEHOUSE.GOV website, it takes 2 seconds and they never send you emails. 

Good Idea

I support this 100%

wow signal fucking boost

To me this is a blindingly obvious thing that should be taught, and it’s a crime that it isn’t.  SIGN!  And REBLOG!  Signal Boost!  Let’s make sure it gets enough votes this time.

11:17 pm  •  21 April 2013  •  20,560 notes

think-progress:

One child is holding something that’s been banned in America to protect them.

via Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense in America

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11:15 pm  •  21 April 2013  •  967 notes

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11:13 pm  •  21 April 2013  •  34,361 notes

cognitivedissonance:

markanders1200 replied to your quote: “The person questioned in the hospital was a Saudi…

demonization? probably made a calculation based on 1) 3 airliners murdered by Saudis, 2) massive war against Afgan terrorists & Osama, 3) frigging bombs just went off like we was in Kandahar. Duh.

Because white men have never, ever committed acts of domestic terror involving bombings, yes? Because all acts of terror are committed by Muslims, right? Except when they’re not:

“For the second year in a row, there were no fatalities or injuries from Muslim-American terrorism. Meanwhile, the United States suffered approximately 14,000 murders in 2012. Since 9/11, Muslim-American terrorism has claimed 33 lives in the United States, out of more than 180,000 murders committed in the United States during this period. Over the same period, more than 200 Americans have been killed in political violence by white supremacists and other groups on the far right, according to a recent study published by the Combating Terrorism Center at the U.S. Military Academy. Sixty-six Americans were killed in mass shootings by non-Muslims in 2012 alone, twice as many fatalities as from Muslim-American terrorism in all 11 years since 9/11.”
— Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security, University of North Carolina, February 1, 2013

Sorry, dudebro, The actual facts don’t line up with your paranoia.

Cheers,

Meg

10:46 pm  •  17 April 2013  •  86 notes

anarcho-queer:

Brazil’s Government Is Evicting People And Tearing Down Homes In Preparation For The Olympics And World Cup

You may have heard about the dozens of indigenous people being evicted from an abandoned native museum just a weeks ago. The museum area was originally planned to become a parking lot for the stadium, but after the protests Rio authorities decided to build a sports museum on the site.

Unfortunately, the violent evictions didn’t end their. In Rio de Janeiro, entire families are being kicked out their houses and watch as their homes are destroyed. 

“We’ve been living here for 30 years and now we have nowhere to go”, says Maria Estele, whose family is being evicted from their home. Behind the grand plans for stadiums, tourist attractions and new transport links lie whole communities being forcefully removed, often with less than 24 hours notice. “They call us invaders. We are workers of this city and we should have land rights”, says Altair Guimaraes, who has mobilised mass support with fellow residents.

Please watch this documentary and spread the info.

10:45 pm  •  17 April 2013  •  759 notes

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10:43 pm  •  17 April 2013  •  164,925 notes