Dark Side of the Joon

"Except you can’t show a topless woman on TV - and you can’t defibrillate a woman in a bra. So..."

Sat, 25 May 2013 20:51:48 -0400

“Except you can’t show a topless woman on TV - and you can’t defibrillate a woman in a bra. So...

jamierunningwild: lipstickstainedlove: miss-love: itfeelslikeg...

Sat, 25 May 2013 20:49:06 -0400

lipstickstainedlove:

miss-love:

itfeelslikegold:

getbackinthewagonwoman:

freshprincesubs:

Will & Jaden Smith performing on the Graham Norton Show a Switch/Fresh Prince of Bel Air theme tune remix with an appearance from DJ Jazzy Jeff & Alfonso Ribeiro :)

aka THE BEST THING EVER!!

i’ve never seen bradley cooper happier

That was perfect.

Nothing has ever been better

THIS IS THE BEST THING OF ANYTHING DONE EVER

I was already dying and then they got to the last part and I fucking LOST IT

cognitivedissonance: anarcho-queer: Elderly Pakistani Man...

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:26:46 -0400

cognitivedissonance:

anarcho-queer:

Elderly Pakistani Man Stabbed To Death After Leaving Mosque In Birmingham

A 75-year-old man stabbed to death yards from his home may have been targeted in a racially motivated attack, according to police.

Mohammed Saleem, who used a walking stick, was stabbed three times in the back as he returned home from prayers at his local mosque in Small Heath, Birmingham, on Monday night.

The blows were struck with such violence they penetrated to the front of his body.

The father of seven also had no defensive wounds in what has been described as a swift, vicious and cowardly attack by the man leading the murder investigation, Detective Superintendent Mark Payne of West Midlands police.

Officers want to trace a white man, aged 25-32, of medium height and build, spotted on CCTV footage running near the scene of the attack around the time it happened, just before 10.30pm.

Police also want to trace a seven-seat people carrier captured on CCTV, driving near the mosque with the two male occupants, both white and in their 30s, who are considered “significant witnesses”.

In an emotional family appeal on Thursday, two of Saleem’s daughters, Shazia Khan, 45, and Nazia Maqsood, 44, called for the attackers to hand themselves in. They tearfully described their father as a “widely respected member of the community” and “much-loved”.

Horrifying.

Yah, but he was Muslim and they were white, so this need not make the news and definitely isn’t terrorism because reasons.

antiprolife: These tools are used in most surgeries that are...

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:44:05 -0400

antiprolife:

These tools are used in most surgeries that are completely unrelated to abortion as well. Try again.

OMG is that a speculum?! That’s a tool of mass destruction? I didn’t even know!!! I’ve totally been just allowing them to put one in my vagina every year to monitor it’s health to keep me safe from things like cervical cancer when in actuality it’s going to fucking destroy me! Why isn’t this all over the news?! Why aren’t they telling us that the doctors that use these are like terrorists and we’re all in terrible danger??!!!?!

Ohhhhhhhh, you mean it’s because it’s propaganda bent on demonizing and shaming anyone who doesn’t hold the same religious and ideological belief system you do, and in reality these are all medical tools used to help people on a daily basis, including but not limited to women who have every right both ideologically and constitutionally to make their own decisions over their personal health and well being, and the health and well being of any cells inside of their body that they choose to remove or allow to develop as they see fit based on their own individual circumstances?

Gotcha. Sit the fuck down.

I just want to take this point and boop it on the nose. Just...

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:04:01 -0400

I just want to take this point and boop it on the nose. Just “booooop!”. “Boop, you cute, sweet little point! I love you so much! Yes I do! Yes I do love you so much!”

"Washington state was given a C in the American Society of Civil Engineers’ 2013 infrastructure..."

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:09:53 -0400

“Washington state was given a C in the American Society of Civil Engineers’ 2013...

whitegrlprobz: Jack Dawson… Penniless artist who wins a ticket...

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:16:34 -0400

whitegrlprobz:

Jack Dawson… Penniless artist who wins a ticket onto Titanic in 1912, attends a first class dinner, develops a taste for the finer things in life, pockets the Heart of the Ocean, survives the sinking, pawns the diamond, spends the following ten years building his wealth and in 1922 moves to West Egg as Jay Gatsby… Millionaire with a shady past and fear of swimming pools.

Shut. The. Fuck. Up.

We old, Leo.

sucka99: FTW Basically.

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:02:04 -0400

sucka99:

FTW

Basically.

sucka99: Sad It looks bad, but no lives lost and little injury...

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:59:35 -0400

sucka99:

Sad

It looks bad, but no lives lost and little injury incurred.

breakingnews: Freeway bridge collapses into Washington...

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:57:59 -0400

breakingnews:

Freeway bridge collapses into Washington river

AP: A major freeway bridge in Skagit County, Washington, collapsed Thursday night, dumping people and cars into water.

The portion four-lane Interstate-5 bridge that passes over Skagit River fell about 40 feet into the water at around 7 p.m. local time. The Skagit Valley Sheriff Department initially reported three people were rescued from water.

The bridge is a steel-truss bridge with a sufficiency rating of 57.4 out of 100, according to federal records.

Photo: North end of the I-5 bridge over Skagit River collapsed Thursday night. (Gina Cole / Skagit Valley Herald)

About an hour north of where I live. I have friends that take this bridge every day. This is a major interstate for us, in a populated area. Luckily no one died or was critically injured. Only minor injuries reported, including the driver of the semi that struck the bridge and caused the collapse.

Traffic will be jacked for like a year though…

iheartchaos: Wolf Blitzer would like to take a moment to tell...

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:18:00 -0400

iheartchaos:

Wolf Blitzer would like to take a moment to tell you about our lord and savior Jesus Christ.

I get the irritation about this but come on. It’s just a turn of phrase, like saying Bless You when someone sneezes. I’m not actually blessing your stupid ass, I’m just being polite.

What should he have said instead of this? Not “You must feel lucky!” Nope, luck isn’t real. “You must feel fortunate!” Nope, that implies I have good fortune, which is luck, which isn’t real.

“Wow, good thing the total chaos of a brutally random, uncontrollable world didn’t end in your death, huh?!” Yep, has a swell ring to it.

I’m just saying, not everything has to be an affront to someone’s basic liberty and civil right to be who they want to be. Sometimes, just sometimes, it’s just someone using a trite, kindly intentioned, saying. And that can really honestly be okay with ruining it for those of us who aren’t god fearing.

thedailywhat: Dramatic Reading of the Day: Celebrities Read...

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:24:29 -0400

thedailywhat:

Dramatic Reading of the Day: Celebrities Read Sorority Girl’s E-mail Rant

Following last Friday’s viral takeoff of a hostile e-mail sent by one of the University of Maryland Delta Gamma sorority members, who threatened sisters with violent repercussions for being “boring” and “awkward,” celebrities are jumping on the viral bandwagon with their dramatic readings of the now-infamous e-mail transcript: actress Alison Haislip kicked it off last week with an impassioned, potty-mouthedmonologue, followed by today’s Funny or Die rendition starring the stone-faced actor Michael Shannon.

Warning: The video contains explicit language which may be considered not safe for work.

This is beautiful and majestic.

Still just the best. <3

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:17:55 -0400

Still just the best. <3

albinwonderland: Jackson Katz, Phd, is an anti-sexist activist...

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:57:25 -0400

albinwonderland:

Jackson Katz, Phd, is an anti-sexist activist and expert on violence, media and masculinities. This Ted Talk was published on February 11th, 2013, and in this he talks about sexism, victim blaming, and what we can do to not remain silent and complacent.

“In the end what will hurt the most is not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

An excellent talk that actually relates to my post yesterday regarding the idea that “Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are just as outraged as those who are”. When men are as outraged as we are, and expect better from themselves and their peers, rape culture will change.

msleahhbic: Cancer should not be a death sentence. My mom is...

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:43:34 -0400

msleahhbic:

Cancer should not be a death sentence. My mom is lucky to have a good job with excellent insurance.

To date, her medical bills and prescriptions exceed $200,000. Without Obamacare, the lifetime cap for her insurance would be $750,000.

It may be out of most people’s minds, but there are still forces that are going after Obamacare. Eric Cantor wants us to tell him about #obamacareinthreewords. I can’t quite do it in three, but here they are.

What a great chance to share my story as well:

Due to some glitch in their system, my doctor’s office didn’t send me a bill for 3 years and recently I received a bill that encapsulated the entire time span. Due to a bout of abnormal paps, a heart issue, being pregnant and giving birth, and all those other things you expect such as sinus infections and treatments for stomach flu, my bills totaled over $11,000. My personal responsibility: $30.

Due to having a low enough income to qualify for state funded pregnancy care, and having a very strong group health policy through my employer, I am not looking down the barrel of $11,000 worth of debt. Because of that, instead of preparing for several years of not being able to afford to repair my car because of medical care bills, being forced to decide which bills I can pay and which need to be pushed off, struggling to pay for every pair of shoes and pants for my children, and being stressed to the point of sickness over every financial bump in the road, we are okay.

We are able to set a small amount aside each month for our kids’ college funds. They will go to college someday and their chances of being poor enough to qualify for state funded care when they are my age is much lower. I am able to take steps to break that cycle. We are able to save money to move this month to a nicer neighborhood. My kids will go to higher quality schools, and because I am closer to my place of work, my carbon footprint will be smaller. I will also have more time to prepare healthy meals at home instead of hastily purchased fast food, so my family’s chances of developing obesity and diabetes are lower.We will also have more quality time together, another proven factor in lowering the risk that my children will end up in prison, or dropping out of school.

Quality, affordable healthcare is a butterfly effect, don’t you see? The ACA may be seem expensive now, but it’s saving us so much time, money and energy in our futures. It frees up money that we would be spending on prisons and welfare, while making our society better and stronger because our *citizens* are better, and stronger.

centzo: i feel u I’m sorry….. is that James Franco...

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:24:41 -0400

centzo:

i feel u

I’m sorry….. is that James Franco hugging a butt?

……………………………………I’m just gonna leave this here.

Photo

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:34:41 -0400

lestercorp: craftyjai: ride-the-vibes: This is JASON...

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:09:44 -0400

lestercorp:

craftyjai:

ride-the-vibes:

This is JASON FYLES and he goes to my university (Newcastle University, North East of England) He is 19 years old, 5’8, ginger hair and slim. He was last seen in the Sandyford area at 2:45am on Thursday morning and has not been seen since. He was wearing a blue shirt, grey cardigan, beige chinos and brown ankle boots. Everyone in uni is so worried about him along with his family and friends. We are coming together as a university to appeal for his safe return. It is thought that he lost his friends on the night out and tried to make his way back by himself. Please, I am begging for you to REBLOG THIS, even if you don’t live in Newcastle, or England. Every REBLOG means that someone else will see his face, they will know who we are looking for, and your followers could be the one to know his whereabouts. Stay safe Jason, we’re looking for you.
THIS WILL NOT RUIN YOUR BLOG!

Local news report

PLEASE. Nobody reblogged my own post on this which I posted an hour or so ago so I’m wondering if nobody will now. This guy is my friend. If I have ever sent you a nice ask or reblogged something of yours and it made you happy for a second (or even if I haven’t; this is about helping him, not doing me a favour) for God’s sake just help now, help to find my friend Jason. You want me to make him human to you?

Once we all grew beans in pots as part of a Biology experiment- the experiment failed miserably and made the whole lab stink, but his was the only bean that grew and he was actually pretty proud about it

He learned to knit as part of a school project where he had to learn a creative skill, and when a couple of people teased him about it he said “gender is a social construct” and carried on knitting like a badass

He loves the scene in The Great Gatsby where Gatsby throws all his silk shirts around and he and I used to giggle over it together

Once I asked him if he had a string of tinsel I could use in a photoshoot and he brought me a big cardboard box full of tinsel and fairy lights because he’s a helpful and lovely guy

He’s HUMAN and he needs our HELP and just PLEASE PLEASE FUCKING REBLOG THIS??? He’s been missing for four days now- when he went missing he would have been wearing his contact lenses and he won’t have had his (very thick) glasses with him so by now he’ll have had to take his contacts out and throw them away and he won’t be able to see well and oh God just please signal boost this

he lives a few doors down from my best mate. crazy having something like this happen in your area. amazing to see so many notes and so much support. really sad, hope he’s found

I’ll reblog the search for a Newcastle man. My hubbie is from Newcastle. Anyone?

And this all bears repeating.

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:08:44 -0400

And this all bears repeating.

reneelouiseanderson: Yep

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:56:50 -0400

reneelouiseanderson:

Yep