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Sun, 19 May 2013 11:09:51 -0400

Osric Chau in body paint {x}

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:03:01 -0400

Osric Chau in body paint {x}

pbsthisdayinhistory: May 17, 1954: The Supreme Court Rules on...

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:00:11 -0400

May 17, 1954: The Supreme Court Rules on Brown v. Board of Education

On this day in 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that racial segregation in public schools violated the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which says that no state may deny equal protection of the laws to any person within its jurisdiction.

Although the decision did not succeed in fully desegregating public education in the United States, it put the Constitution on the side of racial equality and galvanized the nascent civil rights movement into a full revolution.

Can you name all the key players behind Brown v. Board of Education? Revisit the landmark case with PBS’ The Supreme Court site.

You can also learn more about Brown v. Board of Education with “The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow” and explore more events of the Civil Rights Movement with PBS Black Culture Connection.

School integration, Barnard School, Washington, D.C., 1955 (Library of Congress).

2460onetruepairing: patrickandmarcus: this is riddle wrapped...

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:58:16 -0400

2460onetruepairing:

patrickandmarcus:

this is riddle wrapped in a mystery wrapped in an enigma

I’m confused by this. Dafuq? O_o

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Fri, 17 May 2013 13:56:46 -0400

addicted-to-darkness: I took the liberty of making this short...

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:54:41 -0400

addicted-to-darkness:

I took the liberty of making this short guide about understanding the Supernatural Fandom and Season 8’s Finale.

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Wed, 15 May 2013 11:41:22 -0400

Friendly reminder that when Lewis and Clark showed up in the Mandan villages of Mitutanka and Nuptadi in 1804, more people were living there than in Washington DC of the same time.

Sun, 12 May 2013 18:37:06 -0400

sofriel:

source

This blog is literally just turning into “random PSAs about Native history” and I think I’m okay with that

eta: …..aaaand it just hit me how absolutely ridiculous it is to call them “villages” considering that’s the case. You don’t see anyone talking about the “village” of Washington DC in 1804, do you?

annearky: Dear Tumblr,

Sat, 11 May 2013 16:39:32 -0400

annearky:

Dear Tumblr,

lipstick-feminists: tw: abuse In an effort to provide abused...

Sat, 11 May 2013 16:10:13 -0400

lipstick-feminists:

tw: abuse

In an effort to provide abused children with a safe way to reach out for help, a Spanish organization called the Aid to Children and Adolescents at Risk Foundation, or ANAR for short, created an ad that displays a different message for adults and children at the same time.

The secret behind the ad’s wizardry is a lenticular top layer, which shows different images at varying angles. So when an adult—or anyone taller than four feet, five inches—looks at it they only see the image of a sad child and the message: “sometimes, child abuse is only visible to the child suffering it.” But when a child looks at the ad, they see bruises on the boy’s face and a different message: “if somebody hurts you, phone us and we’ll help you” alongside the foundation’s phone number.

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jhameia: nezua: aglock: girilla-warfare: alexandraerin: shor...

Sat, 11 May 2013 15:40:53 -0400

jhameia:

nezua:

aglock:

girilla-warfare:

alexandraerin:

shortformblog:

If you haven’t been keeping a close eye on the story in West, Texas, a lot has happened since the deadly explosion a few weeks ago. Bryce Reed (right), an early responder who was one of the first EMTs on the scene of the incident, was found in possession of an alleged pipe bomb. While he has not been charged with anything in connection with the explosion as of yet, authorities have opened up a criminal investigation into the incident since his arrest. As Talking Points Memo reports, he had a shaky personal situation in recent days.

A white guy with an Anglophone name was found with a pipe bomb in circumstances related to a blast that killed a dozen people, injured scores, and devastated a town?

No, I hadn’t actually heard anything about that. Weird.

why am i learning about this on tumblr of all places

um I can tell from this picture that he is innocent.

“Reed, a volunteer paramedic in West, Texas, had been among the first people on the scene of the April 17 fertilizer plant fire and explosion in the town, which left 15 people dead and around 200 others injured. In the aftermath of the tragedy, Reed spoke with several media outlets about his experience at the scene. At a public memorial last month for the 12 people killed responding to the fire at the plant, Reed appeared in a videotaped eulogy for Cyrus Reed, a volunteer firefighter from Abbott, Texas, who Bryce Reed referred to as his “brother,” though the two were not related.

Whatever prompted the anguished Facebook posts, things took another turn on Friday, when Reed was charged in federal court with possession of a destructive device. …

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Western District of Texas said Friday that authorities would not speculate “at this time” about any connection between the destructive device and the explosion. Yet that statement was issued several hours after Texas authorities announced they were launching a criminal investigation into the explosion.”

As one of the earliest and most prominent helpers in the aftermath, you think he’d have a lot of support right now. As a local first responder, you’d imagine he’d have a lot of support from his community right now. Instead, as the ashes are still cooling, his wife leaves him, job suddenly fires him, family of supposed best friend suddenly distance themselves from him… There is some serious shit going on here.

But of course it is more important to our dear old broken down U.S. media to stoke GWOT-ty fear then it is to report on unfolding suspicious details in this domestic disaster which was a thousand times more destructive than the recent Boston violence—BUT alas, does not involve any juicy Islam-y headlines. Just some blue eyed All American Patriot-colored pipe-bomb-wielding guy acting weepy and weird. Who cares about that! Give us more scary muslimy tales!! Our popcorn is cooling.

man i hope that previous poster was sarcastic

There are two types of squirrels

Sat, 11 May 2013 15:11:38 -0400

There are two types of squirrels

themalfoymistress: ilikepotatoess: m0iety: Hyperstealth is a...

Sat, 11 May 2013 14:42:06 -0400

themalfoymistress:

ilikepotatoess:

m0iety:

Hyperstealth is a Canadian company that has recently developed a material that bends light waves around a target that allows for complete invisibility labeled “Quantum Stealth”. The material removes not only your visual, infrared (night vision) and thermal signatures but also the target’s shadow.

fucking canada made the invisibility cloak

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Sat, 11 May 2013 14:15:10 -0400

Detailed map of King’s Landing from The Lands of Ice and Fire.

Sat, 11 May 2013 14:12:44 -0400

Detailed map of King’s Landing from The Lands of Ice and Fire.

piscesapplelady: amandaonwriting: Bloodstain Pattern Analysis...

Sat, 11 May 2013 14:11:07 -0400

piscesapplelady:

amandaonwriting:

Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (BPA) - Resource for Crime Writers

SOURCE

this is the coolest thing i’ve ever seen.

alexandraerin: thearchangeltrickster: psilentasincjelli: andre...

Sat, 11 May 2013 13:43:27 -0400

alexandraerin:

thearchangeltrickster:

psilentasincjelli:

andrewgary-scott:

you-are-another-me:

“A friend took this pic in Arizona USA. The meteorologists don’t have a name for it.
Seems to be high energy to be in a Rainbow and a tornado! ”

(source: Council of World Elders)

Oh my

go home bifrost you are drunk

Heimdall needs to get his shit together.

This is what it looks like when an item on the gay agenda gets checked off.

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Mon, 06 May 2013 14:12:43 -0400

play-wire: The King in the…. metro

Mon, 06 May 2013 13:43:27 -0400

play-wire:

The King in the…. metro

faceofthewierwood: I have found my new fav. song

Mon, 06 May 2013 13:13:53 -0400

faceofthewierwood:

I have found my new fav. song