MREH. I don’t know how I even feel about this article. I feel like there’s westernized sexism in it that was not at all how Native society was based. It’s entertaining, sure, but not necessarily correct. Men and women were equal, and their jobs were different based on what tribe. I know this is nitpicky shit….but….come on. 

madriche:

autoentropy:

Where White Man Went Wrong

this.

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sourcedumal:

karnythia:

masteradept:

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nezua:

jayparkinsonmd:

Food stamps are now worth double at farmer’s markets in Michigan. Lovely. Congrats to the Fair Food Network for spearheading a pilot in Detroit, successfully executing, and then expanding the program to the entire state.

fantastico.

Wow!!!!

This has to be the smartest idea I have ever heard to promote healthy choices in food to low income homes.

This could make a huge difference for a lot of families since produce can be one of the most expensive parts of a grocery budget.

YES! This is awesome. I am really glad that they are doing this, and I want this to come to all the states! Wonderful initiative to eliminate food deserts.

it’s good if people can get to the markets, but if not then…

that must suck. 

I would cry true tears of joy if this spread to NC.

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psydoctor8:

jtotheizzoe:

Smartphone brain scanner.

Did you hear that?  A FREAKING SMARTPHONE BRAIN SCANNER.

Wow.

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SOCIAL BRAIN!

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sirmitchell:

“On the 17th of September, we want to see 20,000 people to flood into lower Manhattan, set up beds, kitchens, peaceful barricades and occupy Wall Street for a few months,” one statement says. “Like our brothers and sisters in Egypt, Greece, Spain, and Iceland, we plan to use the revolutionary Arab Spring tactic of mass occupation to restore democracy in America. We also encourage the use of nonviolence to achieve our ends and maximize the safety of all participants.”

Amazed that this is receiving almost zero media attention. If I was in NYC I would be there right now. Could lead to something amazing and revolutionary.

For more info, check out: https://occupywallst.org/

Spread the word Y’all!

 Wish I could be there.

^

i’ll be tracking the progress!

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*GIVES ME HOPE* I’m sorry, but I’m a “stars and space” sort of person. Some people are ocean people, some people are space people and I am fuggin WAITING for the aliens to come, man. BRING. IT. ON. 

eclecticthreads:

Scientists have discovered an Earth-like plant approximately 31 light years from Earth and there’s a strong possibility of it harboring life. HD85512b orbits an orange dwarf in the constellation Vela and is the right distance from the sun to make it one of the most Earth-like planets ever…

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utnereader:

What’s thriftier than a thrift store? In Baltimore, Portland, San Francisco, and other cities scattered across the United States and Europe, free stores—shops that offer goods at no cost—are a practical protest of consumer culture.

The concept is simple: People bring in good-quality items they no longer want or need (toasters, air mattresses, artwork, clothing); and people who want or need those items take them home, free of charge. Keep reading …

Coolest thing I’ve read all week…

Interested in starting up a free store or market in your city? Check out the tips offered by Green Americanand the Really Really Free Market for finding a location, attracting volunteers, and gathering items to give away.

Start organizing and making change y’all!

sciencecenter:

Pregnant fossil reveals lots about plesiosaurs

A recently discovered fossil of a plesiosaur (think a marine turtle crossed with a giraffe) with a fetus still inside sheds quite a bit of light on the ancient creature. The dinosaur is pretty clearly pregnant - the fetus is too large to have been swallowed, of the exact same species, and doesn’t appear to have been chewed or digested. The find does reveal that plesiosaurs laid live young and invested heavily in a few young. The authors of the finding also speculate that plesiosaurs may have lived in social groups, like pods of dolphins.

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motherjones:

Map o’ the Day: The Great Sharia Panic.

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stay-human:

israelfacts: The “Jews Say No” movement held a protest in Upper Manhattan expressing their opposition to the recent air attacks by Israel on the Gaza strip. Protesters stood silently, holding posters and placards which voiced their concerns. New York, USA. 22nd August 2011 (Demotix Images)

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velocicrafter:

Why Iceland Should Be in the News, But Is Not

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An Italian radio program’s story about Iceland’s on-going revolution is a stunning example of how little our media tells us about the rest of the…

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adailyriot:

… i need to sit down and read this

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adailyriot:

According to a new study from the National Wildlife Federation, American Indians suffer more from climate change than other groups.

The report states that “The high dependence of tribes upon their lands and natural resources to sustain their economic, cultural and spiritual practices, the relatively poor state of their infrastructure and the great need for financial and technical resources to recover from such events all contribute to the disproportionate impact on tribes.”

American Indians and Alaska natives suffer from the effects of a warming planet because they depend more on natural resources, oceans and rivers, according to the report, “Facing the Storm: Indian Tribes, Climate-Induced Weather Extremes and the Future for Indian Country.”

“Extreme weather events can be very destructive for tribes, many of whom are already suffering from lack of resources to begin with,” said Amanda Staudt—a scientist at the National Wildlife Federation and a contributor to the report—to The New York Times.

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cassket:

A Sudanese-Australian man was having trouble getting a job interview. So he sent out applications under a fake, white-sounding name — and callbacks started rolling in.

According to News.com.au, Agnok Lueth had applied for over 1,000 jobs that matched his qualifications, but hadn’t gotten a bite. Then he decided to send out six resumes as “Daniel McLean.” Presto! He got five callbacks. None of these led to an interview, and if he had been hired, Lueth probably would have had trouble drawing a paycheck under a fake name. Nonetheless, his experiment does appear to reveal some racism inherent in Australian hiring policies.

A much larger experiment conducted in the US revealed similar discrimination. Researchers sent out over 5,000 resumes, some with stereotypically black-sounding names, and some with stereotypically white-sounding ones. They found that “job applicants with white names needed to send about 10 resumes to get one callback; those with African-American names needed to send around 15 resumes to get one callback.” What’s more, improved credentials had more of an effect on the fate of white-sounding applicants than of black-sounding ones — while people named Greg could look forward to more callbacks if they had more experience, the same wasn’t necessarily the case for people named Jamal. At least for one man, the same is true in Australia. Says Graeme Innes of the Australian Human Rights Commission, “Unfortunately, there are elements of racism in our community and there are definitely people in Australia who make employment decisions on a racist bias.”

Australian employment law prohibits discrimination on the basis of “race, colour, descent or national or ethnic origin.” By extension, it’s presumably illegal to discriminate against someone because his name sounds foreign. But it’s pretty clearly happening, and stopping it will require tougher enforcement as well as a willingness on the part of employers to take a hard look at their own biases. By drawing attention to the problem, Lueth has made an important start.

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thedailywhat:

This Is All Kinds Of Wrong of the Day: Married couple Anthony John Makk and Bradford Wells of San Francisco have been together 19 years, but that matters little to the US government, which two weeks ago denied Makk, an Australian citizen, the right to be considered for permanent residency.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services turned down Makk’s application on the grounds that same-sex couples are not eligible to receive federal benefits per the Defense of Marriage Act. Makk, who is the primary caregiver of Wells, an AIDS-afflicted American citizen, has until August 25th to leave the country.

If Wells moved to Australia with Makk he would lose the critical medical coverage he currently receives.

“It’s infuriating. It’s upsetting,” said Wells. “I have no power, no right to keep my husband in this country. I love this country, I live here, I pay taxes and I have no right to share my home with the person I married.”

Though President Obama and AG Eric Holder have previously stated that DOMA is unconstitutional on equal protection grounds, the administration continues to enforce the law, and House Republicans have hired attorneys to defends it where the White House is unwilling to do so.

A spokesman for Rep. Nancy Pelosi said her office is working on behalf of the couple “to exhaust all appropriate immigration remedies that are open to pursue.”

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Well, for one, it looks like John Morton’s memo is not doing shit because in that memo it is stated that an individual should not be prosecuted for deportation if they are the primary caregiver of another individual (among many other items of discretion) and two, this story really highlights the spectrum of how many individuals fall out of status here in the U.S. Happens all too often.

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