“The point is, if pro-lifers would just redirect their power toward gun violence, the amount of lives they save could reach superhero levels,” Noah said. “They just need to have a superhero’s total dedication to life. Because right now they’re more like comic book collectors: Human life only holds value until you take it out of the package, and then it’s worth nothing.”
Source: Trevor Noah Called Out GOP Hypocrisy on Planned Parenthood in His First Great TV Moment
So let me get this straight: Muslim kid brings a clock to school and righties think it’s reasonable to arrest and cuff him and transport him to the police station* while 10 actually dead students — and hundreds more in the past years — is just “stuff” that “happens.” No need for any measures that might actually protect actual students against actually deadly weapons in actual schools.
Also, showing his father’s eloquence (“Message: I care“), Jeb followed up with this exchange:
“No, it wasn’t a mistake. I said exactly what I said. Explain to me what I said wrong,” Bush said.
“You said, ‘Stuff happens,’” [a reporter] responded.
“Things happen all the time. Things, is that better?” Bush replied.
Source: Jeb Bush: ‘Stuff happens,’ but no need for new gun regulations
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*In an bit of extraordinarily unsafe policing, in the car with the potential bomb, after — in a bit of extraordinarily unsafe school administration — failing to evacuate the school or call the bomb squad.
Driving down I-25 to Cañon City, stopped so . . .
. . . both Laura and I could photograph the train.
To respond to the headline, no. She’s not being racially profiled; she’s being conformity-profiled.
But yes, this is cultural appropriation and yes this is just another clueless teenage white dork and yes her mother verges on racism. Isn’t the most important question: why the hell does the school care about this girl’s hair? If schools focused the attention on education that they focus on girls’ spaghetti-strap dresses and boys’ Mohawk haircuts, they could teach important things like math and reading and judgment and a sense of what is important in the world and what is window-dressing. And when to ignore the clueless dorks and just get on with your mission.
Source: Is This White Girl Being ‘Racially Profiled’ For Her Dreadlocks? – MTV
Also this one from a few days ago. Forgot to post.
Come hang out with us on Thursday, September 17 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Artwork Network Gallery, 878 Santa Fe Drive in Denver.
It’s not too late to get your ticket for this great event!
In addition to the usual (short, we promise!) speeches, mingling, snacking, and schmoozing, we’re proud that this year’s celebration will feature:
Corbett O’Toole, who will discuss her latest work Fading Scars: My Queer Disability History. Plus, event attendees will have the opportunity to buy their own copy of the book and have it personally signed by the author!
Mary Lou Mobley, whose new photography book, The ADA Image Project, will be available for sale. We are also giving away one copy of this beautiful book as a door prize.
Tracy Lynn Pristas (who created Lucent Immersion, left), Silvana LaCreta Ravena, and Ana Maria Botero, whose “Vivid Visions” exhibit of bold, large-scale abstract paintings is currently on display at Artwork Network Gallery.
Music duo Mike Fitzmaurice (left) and Brian Mullins (right), who will play a variety of acoustic tunes on the upright bass, guitar, and mandolin.
Individual tickets and Student/Under 30 tickets will continue to be available for purchase until Wednesday, September 16. We have a limited amount of ticket scholarships available; please email sbreene@creeclaw.org for more information.
To purchase a ticket, please visit www.creeclaw.org/event.
Thanks and hope to see you there!
This photo is a study in contrasts: the contrast of the beige gloss paint and the darker matte paint, but also that a building so beautiful is in the town that houses the Montana State Prison. The morning light in Montana makes everything look amazing.
Thought Snax 