February 2012
do you have any legal methods of gathering food in...
“If I’m left without contraception, how can I plan my pregnancies? If I can’t...”
– The (Not) New War on Birth Control - we’re talking about it today. (via myplannedparenthood)
This is Only a Test: Does 'secure the border' mean... →
feministsoccupyhalloween:
Text from http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/21/opinion/granderson-border-security-canada/index.html
Editor’s note: LZ Granderson, who writes a weekly column for CNN.com, was named journalist of the year by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association and a…
This!
“Object sexual penetration is a serious sex crime in Virginia. It is very...”
– David Englin, Democratic delegate from Virginia • Explaining the new tactic taken by Democrats in Virginia, in their effort against a bill expected to pass the state legislature that could mandate unwanted, penetrative ultrasounds for women seeking abortions. That happening under any other...
“In order to understand why transphobia and cissexism persist and are continually...”
– Ida Hammer, in an interview with Bitch Magazine (via mikroblogolas)
Guardian: "Is the US the only country where more... →
fuckyeahgenderstudies:
(I really don’t like how this is framed—like men who a raped only matter if their number is greater than women rape victims?!—but at least the issue is receiving some attention.)
Physicians for Human Rights Israel calls on Israel... →
Women protest anti-abortion bills in Va. by... →
iamtalkingback:
stfuhypocrisy:
By Associated Press, Published: February 20 | Updated: Tuesday, February 21, 4:26 AM
RICHMOND, Va. — Hundreds of women locked arms and stood mute outside the Virginia State Capitol on Monday to protest a wave of anti-abortion legislation coursing through the General Assembly.
Capitol and state police officers, there to ensure order, estimated the crowd to...
what do factory assembly lines have to do with...
fromonesurvivortoanother:
Michel Foucalt, Discipline and Punish
an entire book on that, with comparisons to the military and prison industrial complex. it’s pretty scary, actually.
I used to think there was nothing wrong with corporal punishment. Now the idea twists my stomach.
BP Hauls in $7.7 Billion in Profits, Gulf... →
Oil giant BP, the company behind the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, reported profits of $7.7 billion for the last quarter of 2011. Company executives and industry analysts sounded bullish about the company’s future in a recent New York Times article, saying they had set aside enough money to compensate victims of the Gulf spill and had plans to expand drilling operations in the Gulf.
BP seems...
High Orbits and Slowlorises: understanding the... →
blackcathacker:
Anonymous’ HOIC denial-of-service attack tool
Most members of Anonymous would prefer to stay, well, anonymous. But as the group has engaged in increasingly high-profile attacks on government and corporate websites, doing so effectively and staying out of harm’s way have become an ever-growing challenge. To protect itself, the group has altered its tactics over the past year...
