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randomness-is-epic: did you know that you can make people laugh without insulting anyone

Sun, 12 May 2013 13:25:41 -0500

randomness-is-epic:

did you know that you can make people laugh without insulting anyone

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Fri, 10 May 2013 00:12:13 -0500

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Wed, 01 May 2013 20:20:36 -0500

black-culture: wavesofnausea: Oscar serving up...

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:55:17 -0500

black-culture:

wavesofnausea:

Oscar serving up realness

#truth

Palestinian-American boy, 14, locked up in Israeli military jail

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:25:33 -0500

Palestinian-American boy, 14, locked up in Israeli military jail:

theraceproblem:

A Palestinian was arrested last week for allegedly throwing stones and is being held in an Israeli jail, a mundane and daily occurrence in the occupied West Bank. But this case has made headlines—and it’s because the Palestinian is a 14-year-old who also has American citizenship.

New Orleans-born Mohammed Khalek was taken from his home last week by eight rifle-toting Israeli soldiers. He’s accused of throwing stones at Israeli cars near Silwad, northeast of Ramallah. Khalek has yet to be charged, and his detention has been extended until April 14. Addameer advocacy officer Randa Wahbe told Haaretz that Khlaek “was told by interrogators that if he confessed to rock throwing quickly, he would be released.”

Khalek’s case has garnered coverage in the Associated Press and Reuters. Themedia outlets are highlighting how Khalek’s case is an example of Palestinian children routinely being locked up in Israeli military jails.

Reuters’ Noah Browning reports that Khalek appeared in jail with “his ankles shackled together just above his running shoes.” Browning also reports that the boy’s father, Abdulwahab Khalek, said that Mohammed “was maltreated and had his braces broken from his teeth during the course of his arrest in the early hours of April 5.”

“The Israeli military’s treatment of Mohammed Khalak is appalling and all too common,” Human Rights Watch’s Bill Van Esveld told Reuters. “There’s no justification for … shackling him for 12 hours and interrogating him while refusing to let him see his father or a lawyer.”

The Associated Press story notes that a United Nations report recently castigated the Israeli military for its abuses of the rights of Palestinian children. 700 Palestinian children a year are arrested by the Israeli military, according to UNICEF. Here’s more from the report:

Ill-treatment of Palestinian children in the Israeli military detention system appears to be widespread, systematic and institutionalized…

The pattern of ill-treatment includes the arrests of children at their homes between midnight and 5:00 am by heavily armed soldiers; the practice of blindfolding children and tying their hands with plastic ties; physical and verbal abuse during transfer to an interrogation site, including the use of painful restraints; lack of access to water, food, toilet facilities and medical care; interrogation using physical violence and threats; coerced confessions; and lack of access to lawyers or family members during interrogation.

Treatment inconsistent with child rights continues during court appearances, including shackling of children; denial of bail and imposition of custodial sentences; and transfer of children outside occupied Palestinian territory to serve their sentences inside Israel. The incarceration isolates them from their families and interrupts their studies.

These practices are in violation of international law that protects all children against ill-treatment when in contact with law enforcement, military and judicial institutions.

The boy’s father lashed out at the American government’s response to his son’s arrest in an interview with Reuters. “The U.S. government is obligated to do something for us, but it doesn’t even care. They’ve lost the issue somewhere in their back pocket,” he told the news outlet.

The indifference is to be expected. American citizens mistreated by the Israeli military are denied adequate help by the U.S. government. For instance, the U.S. government waited three days to contact the family of Furkan Dogan, who was executed at point-blank range on board the Mavi Marmara, the aid ship part of the 2010 flotilla trying to break the blockade of Gaza. Dogan was a U.S. citizen of Turkish descent. The U.S. declined to investigate the death of Dogan, preferring to allow Israel to do so itself.

replace Dwight with Niebuhr and that’s pretty much how...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:23:57 -0500

replace Dwight with Niebuhr and that’s pretty much how class went today.

stay fresh though

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:22:58 -0500

stay fresh though

How I feel about my Contemporary Political Theory class sometimes.

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:22:28 -0500

whatshouldwecallme:

like today, like today

communitynbc: There is a FIRE in the cafeteria! fucking...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:12:04 -0500

communitynbc:

There is a FIRE in the cafeteria!

fucking Garrett, get your life right son.

"I understand that you have an economic system in America known as Capitalism. Through this economic..."

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:12:00 -0500

“I understand that you have an economic system in America known as Capitalism. Through this economic system you have been able to do wonders. You have become the richest nation in the world, and you have built up the greatest system of production that history has ever known. All of this is marvelous. But Americans, there is the danger that you will misuse your Capitalism. I still contend that money can be the root of all evil. It can cause one to live a life of gross materialism. I am afraid that many among you are more concerned about making a living than making a life. You are prone to judge the success of your profession by the index of your salary and the size of the wheel base on your automobile, rather than the quality of your service to humanity.

The misuse of Capitalism can also lead to tragic exploitation. This has so often happened in your nation. They tell me that one tenth of one percent of the population controls more than forty percent of the wealth. Oh America, how often have you taken necessities from the masses to give luxuries to the classes. If you are to be a truly Christian nation you must solve this problem.”

- Martin Luther King, Jr. - “Paul’s Letter to American Christians” (1956) [x] (via lizhasthoughts)

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Fri, 05 Apr 2013 01:54:45 -0500

fylatinamericanhistory: Today In Latin American...

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:05:12 -0600

fylatinamericanhistory:

Today In Latin American History

Cuauhtemoc, the last tlatoani (or ruler) of Tenochtitlan, and a nephew of Moctezuma II, is said to have been executed by the Spanish on February 28, 1525.

electric-mist: So this woman

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:04:47 -0600

electric-mist:

So this woman

aunaturale4life: Preach

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:07:40 -0600

aunaturale4life:

Preach

tastefullyoffensive: [davidthorne]

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:07:36 -0600

tastefullyoffensive:

[davidthorne]

Listening to someone describe the great meal they had

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:07:33 -0600

whatshouldwecallme:

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go home tumblr, you’re drunk.

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:08:01 -0600

go home tumblr, you’re drunk.

"give your daughters difficult names. give your daughters names that command the full use of tongue...."

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 23:34:06 -0600

“give your daughters difficult names. give your daughters names that command the full use of tongue. my name makes you want to tell me the truth. my name doesn’t allow me to trust anyone that cannot pronounce it right.”

- warsan shire. (via warsanshire)

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