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"For the most part, people see a wall of problems, not solutions. They have little sense—and even..."

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:17:59 -0400

““For the most part, people see a wall of problems, not solutions. They have little sense—and even less understanding—of development. Rather, they view the Third World as a place of intractable misery. A sense of crisis—not progress—shapes their perceptions. The widespread sense of hopelessness, which is reinforced constantly by media reports and fundraising campaigns, understandably fuels responses that range from apathy to antipathy. Clinging to the belief that “we must do something,” the conviction that “nothing we do can make a difference” has become deeply entrenched.””

- David Gillies

tastefullyoffensive: [ornot2b]

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:17:37 -0400

tastefullyoffensive:

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crafty-cunts: Mothers protecting and supporting their children....

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 08:27:23 -0400

crafty-cunts:

Mothers protecting and supporting their children. My heart swells.

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Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:31:37 -0400

Ever wonder where the idea for Arrested Development's frozen banana stand came from? Check this:

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:26:02 -0400

Ever wonder where the idea for Arrested Development's frozen banana stand came from? Check this::

shortformblog:

The year was 1976. Michael Hurwitz, 15, and Mitchell Hurwitz, 13, were too young to get summertime jobs.

Why not open a business that the boys could operate with a product never before sold anywhere: a truly genuine chocolate chip cookie – not like those you could buy in bakeries or grocery stores but the real thing, just like mothers made in homes across America, with real butter, fresh eggs, and the finest pure chocolate.

Michael and Mitchell’s father, Mark Hurwitz, found and rented a small, abandoned taco stand on the bay at Newport Beach, California. Patricia Beaver helped develop a special recipe. The boys scrubbed and painted. An oven, refrigerator and floor mixer were installed, along with a hand-lettered sign that read “The Chipyard.”

The Chipyard, which sells cookies (not frozen bananas) is still active today, with one location in Boston.

EDIT: Mitch Hurwitz recently talked to Los Angeles Magazine about the story behind The Chipyard.

Greece Golden Dawn Black Panthers: Greek ‘Black Panthers’ Warn Racists Gangs: ‘Don’t Mess With Black People’ | Breaking News for Black America

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 22:44:13 -0400

Greece Golden Dawn Black Panthers: Greek ‘Black Panthers’ Warn Racists Gangs: ‘Don’t Mess With Black People’ | Breaking News for Black America:

kameelahwrites:

A group of Black and immigrant Greeks have banded together to form a self-defense group to counter the attacks of a gang that targets citizens of color in the country. Nicknamed the “Black Panthers,” the group uses cell phones, social media, and neighborhood patrols to record any activity perceived as a threat from the far-right neo-Nazi Golden Dawn Party.

Regarding the massive economic crisis in Greece, the Golden Dawn Party has risen in power and blame immigrants for the high unemployment and crime. According to reports, more than 150 hate-fueled attacks occurred over the past year alone. Michael Chege (pictured), a 28-year-old of Kenyan descent, told Britain’s Channel 4 that he and his Black Panthers are taking on the Golden Dawn faction without fear.

“You cannot be living your life in fear because of some stupid neo-Nazi group,” said Chege to Channel 4 reporter Jamal Osman. “In WW2, they were crushed. In WW3, we will exterminate them out of the face of the earth.”

Chege added, “And me personally? I am a member of the Black Panthers and everybody knows that. And I am giving them [Golden Dawn] a straight warning – don’t mess with Black people, anyhow.”

Chege said he has warred with the Golden Dawn 10 times in a “kill or be killed” battle in his words. Osman asked if the encounters with the gangs are random, to which he replied, “They mostly target Black people.”

eatsleepdraw: Anticipation by me Collage on vellum with...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:45:41 -0400

eatsleepdraw:

Anticipation by me

Collage on vellum with magazine bits

awesomepeoplehangingouttogether: Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:42:31 -0400

awesomepeoplehangingouttogether:

Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby

"take it from a gay"

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:40:22 -0400

“take it from a gay”

- zachary quinto (via jimmykirks)

coelasquid: somehyliankid: FROM HELL’S HEART I STAB AT...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:40:01 -0400

coelasquid:

somehyliankid:

FROM HELL’S HEART I STAB AT THEE

OH NO.

chercat: Rentaneko (Rent-a-Cat)’

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:38:30 -0400

chercat:

Rentaneko (Rent-a-Cat)’

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Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:37:48 -0400

18mr: A lot of folks are posting about the Tiananmen Square...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:37:44 -0400

18mr:

A lot of folks are posting about the Tiananmen Square massacre today, of course. I thought we should share it too, but I wanted to write a little bit about what was explained to me about what happened in the spring of 1989 that the western media often overlooks.

I am a 1.5 generation Chinese American leftist. I was two when the massacre happened. My sister had just been born. My father, who immigrated from China to Hong Kong when he was a toddler to escape the Cultural Revolution, and then Hong Kong to the United States to go to college, tells me he was seeking work in China around this time.

Several summers ago, when we were traveling together in China, he told me about what he understood about Tiananmen Square from his perspective as a young, newly naturalized American citizen who still had deep ties to the motherland. He told me the sense of unrest was not just about state control of the media and politics, but a sense that the state was also imposing capitalist reforms on the Chinese economy without input from the people, and with clear preferential treatment for party cadres and others who had an “in” with the powers that be. Students were upset and anxious about what looked like unilateral decisions about the future that weren’t just about opening markets, they were about neoliberalising the country.

When I think about what’s happening in Istanbul, Turkey, I can’t help but think about this. When we remember Tiananmen Square, I hope we remember that this wasn’t necessarily about the struggle of democracy versus Communism, but that it was about people who wanted to take part in determining the future of their country, and who rejected nepotistic neoliberal reforms. Just like with the media narrative around Gezi, American audiences risk being turned around. A million people don’t turn out and go on hunger strikes against their own self-interest. There’s more to this story than meets the eye.

Remember Tiananmen, but remember it for what it was: young Chinese students and workers resisting their country “modernizing” in the age of Reagan, the godfather of neoliberalism. This is the same ideology that young Turkish students and workers are resisting in Istanbul. It’s the same ideology that has decimated the U.S. economy and that we resist when we say “another world is possible.”

When we ask why the Chinese government still hasn’t admitted that Tiananmen even happened, we should remember that China today is just as cutthroat and capitalistic in some ways as the United States is. They have delivered on neoliberalism, but in the style of an autocratic state, where nepotism and party connections had more to do with business success than anything. Students and workers in China in 1989 were emphatically saying no to this system.

“underwire: the gift and the curse” - princesspunani (quote not...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:37:27 -0400

“underwire: the gift and the curse” - princesspunani (quote not the pic)

fickle-indigochild: Snorlax Pillow-Pet

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:34:13 -0400

fickle-indigochild:

Snorlax Pillow-Pet

warchiefeny: tttired: who let people from tumblr start writing...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:28:54 -0400

warchiefeny:

tttired:

who let people from tumblr start writing greeting cards?

I want that ghost card.

fagwitch2006: Via the Logo facebook

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:26:22 -0400

fagwitch2006:

Via the Logo facebook

"I am aware that I am less than some people prefer me to be, but most people are unaware that I am so..."

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:26:04 -0400

“I am aware that I am less than some people prefer me to be, but most people are unaware that I am so much more than what they see.”

- Douglas Pagels (via onethousandtimesover)

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Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:18:27 -0400

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Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:36:30 -0400