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fuckyeahplannedparenthood:

suffusedwithlove:

So I made these super cool little info cards to hand out at a talk at my college tomorrow about abortion! Thought I would share with tumblr because I think they’re neat (and helpful).

I think this is great, just wish it had more inclusive language (people of all genders who can get pregnant receive abortions). 

(via menstrual-poetry)

“Deserving poor” being something that doesn’t actually exist in the minds of rich people, they just want to make the bar higher and higher until they can figure a way out to funnel that money into their own pockets. 

A just society helps those in need, period. Making people jump through hoops is only a stalling tactic and not actually designed to do anything other than to keep the poor locked in a cheaply bought service class.

sexytypewriter:

theonironcock:

rapcat:

laylalicious-is-so-vicious:

stfuconservatives:

okwhatnow submitted: “Typical.”

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Unf. DAT RESPONSE. I’ve always wondered why dental work is a sign of an alleged poor person’s secret riches. Gold fillings are usually cheaper than amalgam ones. Or should poor people let their teeth rot out of their mouths before they accept government assistance?

In addition to being the worst kind of poverty-policing, this is just ignorant of, like, how buying stuff works. A poor person might have already had a decked-out SUV or jewelry before they needed food stamps. Blargh.

-Jess

In addition to that, I would like to add that it has been proven over and over again that SNAP benefits (food stamps) are a boon to stimulate the economy. The less cash people have to shell out for food, the more they have to spend on other things (like rent, utilities, clothing, etc) which has a cyclical effect of KEEPING THE ECONOMY GOING!

SNAP benefits = Good  for the economy

Assholes who bitch about it = not helping anything!

• white people use welfare more than any other race in the USA
• how closely are you looking at these people’s earrings because seriously their “diamonds” are probably glass or CZ. Or, you know, fucking gifts. 
• OH and by the way diamonds lose practically all of their worth when bought so even if you have like, a fucking bucket of old diamond jewelry you generally won’t get shit for it.
• getting a gold tooth is actually a cheaper alternative to other dental work like crowns or “natural looking” false teeth, and gold fillings are much cheaper and better lasting than porcelain.
• it cost exactly zero dollars to turn up the volume of a car radio
• give me an example of one person with a job who doesn’t have a cell phone. 
• pay-as-you-go cell phone plans are a thing

this is aside from the fact that you can go from wealth to poverty, the things you own don’t necessarily show what kind of money you make, extravagance can be a symptom of poverty,  and the very important point of fuck this guy because seriously poor people don’t need this shit

This bullshit pisses me off so much, like I can’t even.

I’m unemployed.  I’m on foodstamps.  The amount I get per month lasts almost the entire month if I budget it properly and not only that but it gives me $164 to spend on other things.  Like when our power bill skyrocketed, or when my cat had to go to the vet or if heaven forbid I want to get out of town for a few days.

I also own nice things.  I haven’t always been unemployed.  When I was a waitress I made enough money to live pretty comfortably by my own standards.  Because I don’t own a car and had fairly cheap rent, I had a lot of money left over to buy whatever I wanted with.  And I did.  Was I supposed to throw away my Michael Kors purse or my expensive leather jacket or my android phone or rip out my porcelain fillings (all things I bought with money that I earned) the second that I accepted government assistance?  The assumptions people make about those who receive government assistance fucking disgust me.  I’m a person too, just a person who is going through hard times in their life. Fuck off.

This bullshit makes me so angry. I’ve been unemployed since hockey ended for the year. I’ve considered collecting benefits from the government until I can find a job. I’m not ashamed of that, nor do I have any reason to be. The economy is terrible right now. There’s very few jobs. 40 year old business men are working at McDonalds. Take what you can find and if you can’t find anything, welfare is readily available and nothing to be ashamed of.

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humanformat:

Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible is a brilliant documentary and a must-see for all people who are interested in justice, spiritual growth and community making. It features the experiences of white women and men who have worked to gain insight into what it means to challenge notions of racism and white supremacy in the United States.

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“the radical homosexual agenda” →

Screw this idiot. 

Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) accused President Obama of advancing “the radical homosexual agenda” and waging a “shocking violation of religious liberty,” during an appearance on a conservative radio talk show last week. Huelskamp took to the program to promote his Military Religious Freedom Protection Act, a measure designed to protect servicemembers who express opposition to gay or lesbian people from discrimination. 

"Some people have said we ought to close Guantanamo. My view is we ought to double Guantanamo." OH, MITTENS! - Oh Mittens! | Meme Generator →

mccormcorp:

Oh, Mittens!

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abaldwin360:

If Fox news was around in 32CE

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abaldwin360:

Screengrab via the flag-waving Fox Nation

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abaldwin360:

Among the conditions described in the report released last month:

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