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Holy crap guys......

From the fist pump to the snake dance, take a look at 20 iconic rock moves as GIFs.

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I don't know what this is or why it exists, but it is wonderful in my eyes.

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^ THIS.  I cannot tell you how many times I have gotten excited to see or hear "plus size" only to get screwed over by the sizing.

we can all agree that plus size fashion and clothing options have steadily improved over the last decade- like, when i was in high school, my options were lane bryant or thrift store menswear (and i wore a proud mixture of both, with a shaved head, and generally looked like shit, but thankfully i...

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Um....no. Not even close...

1.  Paula Deen's actions and words go faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar beyond saying the N word. And they are much more recent and pervasive than this meme lets on.  Totally disregarding the truth here. She has privilege and power and used them to be racist. She gets no sympathy. And I haven't heard one good apology from her. Furthermore, why is her apologizing worth letting her off the hook for her actions and words?  

2.  I don't know about the Lil Wayne incident, haven't heard about it until this and even after reading up on it i'm not convinced that it's actual stomping.  But burning or stomping on the flag is protected speech under the first amendment and isn't hate speech directed at a group of people for the color of their skin for the purpose of continuing centuries of oppression.   The flag has often been used in a variety of ways to protest policies of the US government, both formal and informal.  I wouldn't ever chose to do it, but the beauty of America is that you are free to do it. His record label is free to do what they want, but the fact that they haven't done anything speaks to the fact that he isn't being accused of hurting anyone in any way whereas Deen's actions directly impacted people.

Not sure if scumbag Lil Wayne….or scumbag mainstream media….

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awesome.

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i could use a meatball sub for similar reasons right about now.

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Into the wee hours of Wednesday morning, we watched as Texas Senators Wendy Davis, Leticia R. Van de Putte, state Representatives Senfronia Thompson and Jessica Farrar rallied young people, women and activists from across Texas in the face of one of the worst anti-choice bills ever proposed.

Join us in thanking them for their support. We need more politicians like them in office - willing to defend reproductive rights!

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 Edith Windsor, DOMA plaintiff and American hero. 

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Throwing out preclearance when it has worked and is continuing to work to stop discriminatory changes is like throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in her dissent of the ‘Shelby’ ruling. (via theatlantic)

and yet that piece of work Alito can't be bothered to listen to this woman without rolling his eyes. 

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This woman right here.

In late 2003, Texas State Senator Leticia Van de Putte led ten other Texas Senate Democrats to New Mexico as part of a protest against a Republican redistricting plan. The walkout of the “Texas Eleven” made national headlines; it also deprived the state senate of a quorum and temporarily froze all legislative action.

As Sharon A. Navarro shows in Latina Legislator, the dramatic boycott is a fitting image for Van de Puttes life and career. Though she initially ran for office on a shoestring budget, Senator Van de Putte has successfully authored and sponsored legislation that has reformed the state welfare system, revamped the Juvenile Code, and provided a healthcare safety net for children in Texas. Multiple civic and community groups have recognized her as one of the most effective and influential lawmakers in Texas. (via Rio Grande/Rio Bravo #13: Latina Legislator: Leticia Van de Putte and the Road to Leadership by Sharon Ann Navarro - Powell’s Books)

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This event highlights more starkly than ever just how important local politics are. We need to get out the vote locally to affect the municipal and state policies that other states use as examples, and we need to vote in the candidates we want locally so that the national stage has a better roster of candidates to choose from.

Here are the politicans to cheer and to vote in:

Senator Wendy Davis – who unwaveringly stayed on her feet for 14+ hours even after the Republicans ended her filibuster, who gave voice to thousands around the country who had none, who eloquently laid out each argument in favour of granting us our bodily autonomy, who was the height of dignity and respect throughout in some badass pink tennis shoes.

Senator Leticia Van de Putte – who flew in from her father’s funeral so that she could stand up for the women of Texas, who called out the Republicans for being contemptuous of a woman’s voice, who pointed out that this bill had nothing to do with actually helping women who needed abortions, who knew her parliamentary jiu-jitsu inside out.

State Rep Jessica Farrar – who organized and stayed with the citizen’s filibuster till the wee hours of Friday morning, who fought back against Republicans when they tried to shut the testimonies down, who was instrumental in helping facilitate the protest on Sunday, who maintained morale among activists when the Republicans just rammed through a vote anyway.

Senator Judith Zaffirini – who pointed out that the rules governing against a senator receiving help from other senators only used male pronouns and should not apply to Davis, who raised point after point to let Davis rest while the president sorted out her questions, who clearly read Twitter when we pointed out that Davis has only been called out on two counts of germaneness and one count of assistance, whereas the Senate rules required three strikes of germaneness to end a filibuster

Senator Rodney Ellis – who helped Davis put on her back brace because that is the right thing to do, who tried to appeal to the human decency of the house when Republicans threw a fit about it, who pointed out that iPads and computers do indeed count as “paper” in today’s age for god’s sake.

Senator Kirk Watson – who appealed the Republican’s decision to end the filibuster and thereby bought Democrats an extra hour, who saw the illegality in the president uniformly moving to table the motion and rightfully called it out, whose inception-styled points of orders were so carefully bureaucratic that it was almost an art.

Senator Royce West – who asked for motions to be provided in writing, and read out slowly, who did his best to tell the national media that the “vote” was unconstitutional.

Senator John Whitmire – the most senior senator in the legislature, who refused to adjourn the session, who spoke out against the unconstitutionality of such a “vote”.

These people were doing what they were elected to do, which is to represent and fight for the rights of their constituents. Mad props. I hope all of them succeed excellently in their future legislative career.

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David Dewhurst...consider the challenge accepted.  Have fun with the mess you started.  You created all of this hoopla. You got us mobilized quickly.  We'll lose some, but we'll gain more.  You have done nothing but spit on parliamentary procedure and any sense of decorum and fairness in legislation.  So forgive us if you we feel the need to cry out as you try and trip us up in the web you created.  Forgive us if we don't feel sorry that your web ended up tripping you instead.  

On second thought...I need your forgiveness about as much as I need you and your laws.  Not one single bit.

David Dewhurst wannabees of the world...it would behoove you to rethink your platform and strategy.

Dewhurst’s problem here is that people were watching everywhere. The Eyes of The World Were Upon Texas’ Senate Chamber and anyone who was paying attention saw what Carol said here.

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After seeing a commercial for Myspace tonight…