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A spokesperson for the Danville Police Department denied that officers were blocking their dash cams. But activists are skeptical about the department's reason for raising the hoods.

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body insecurities.

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Twitter is pissed about how Jimmy Fallon treated Donald Trump.

Fallon had Trump on his show and handled him with kid gloves, referring to Trump's questionable relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin as a "bromance,"and tousling his hair.

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Tears. 

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Astronaut Mae Jemison was the first African American woman in space… but before that, she was a Peace Corps Medical Officer for Sierra Leone and Liberia.

(photo: @nasa​)

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There are armed protesters threatening vigilante justice outside of Brock Turner’s family home. 

These protesters are certainly not alone in feeling that Brock Turner deserved a more severe punishment for his crime. But responding with violent vigilante justice addresses a symptom of rape culture rather than its roots. And it conflates Turner with those larger issues instead of addressing them.

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“I was taking a law school admissions test in a big classroom at Harvard. My friend and I were some of the only women in the room. I was feeling nervous. I was a senior in college. I wasn’t sure how well I’d do. And while we’re waiting for the exam to start, a group of men began to yell things like: ‘You don’t need to be here.’ And ‘There’s plenty else you can do.’ It turned into a real ‘pile on.’ One of them even said: ‘If you take my spot, I’ll get drafted, and I’ll go to Vietnam, and I’ll die.’ And they weren’t kidding around. It was intense. It got very personal. But I couldn’t respond. I couldn’t afford to get distracted because I didn’t want to mess up the test. So I just kept looking down, hoping that the proctor would walk in the room. I know that I can be perceived as aloof or cold or unemotional. But I had to learn as a young woman to control my emotions. And that’s a hard path to walk. Because you need to protect yourself, you need to keep steady, but at the same time you don’t want to seem ‘walled off.’ And sometimes I think I come across more in the ‘walled off’ arena. And if I create that perception, then I take responsibility. I don’t view myself as cold or unemotional. And neither do my friends. And neither does my family. But if that sometimes is the perception I create, then I can’t blame people for thinking that.”

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These memes put the Standing Rock protests into context. 

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Hi everyone! This is an illustrated guide I made as part of my co-admining work at The Middle Eastern Feminist on Facebook! It will be published there shortly.  The technique that is displayed here is a genuine one used in psychology - I forgot the name and couldn’t find it again so if you know about it, feel free to tell me! Some could say: “Yes but you can use that technique for instances of harassment other than Islamophobic attacks!”, and my reply is: Sure! Please do so, it also works for other “types” of harassment of a lone person in a public space!! However I’m focusing on protecting Muslims here, as they have been very specific targets lately, and as a French Middle Eastern woman, I wanted to try and do something to raise awareness on how to help when such things happen before our eyes - that way one cannot say they “didn’t know what to do”!  I’d like to insist on two things: 1) Do not, in any way, interact with the attacker. You must absolutely ignore them and focus entirely on the person being attacked! 2) Please make sure to always respect the wishes of the person you’re helping: whether they want you to leave quickly afterwards, or not! If you’re in a hurry escort them to a place where someone else can take over - call one of their friends, or one of yours, of if they want to, the police. It all depends on how they feel! For my fellow French-speakers: I will translate it in French and post it on my page as soon as I can :) Please don’t hesitate to share this guide as it could push a lot of people to overcome bystander syndrome!! Lots of love and stay safe!

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The Daily Show, August 18, 2016

Jordan Klepper gets to know Trump supporters

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These are the photos of the Louisiana flood the media hasn’t shown you. 

The situation is devastating. 

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A brilliant explanation of consent for anyone who STILL doesn’t get it. 

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Taking mental health advice from pastry recipes.