Sunday Snippets: Yay Halloween!

The hubs and I went as mechanics. We also dressed up our fuzzy children. They were not as happy as I was.

Yup, there it is

6,000 aboriginal children died in residential school system, report finds

#TamirRice

Happenings in Canada

Whoa

The Illusion of Simplicity

Just hope the organization store doesn’t decide to redesign their containers — you’ll have to start all over again with new ones if you want everything to match.

This isn’t the kind of possibility I was hoping for.

This isn’t freedom from stuff, this is hoarding disguised as simplicity.

3 Ways to Say Goodbye to Busyness

5 Black Churches in the Ferguson Area Have Burned Since Last Week, Media Shrugs

LOLOLOL

Aww, poor guy!

The Syrian Refugee Struggle No One’s Talking About

Might need to sit down and watch The Knick now Also Clive Owen is forever on my list.

Facts that I didn't know

Such a classic

This actually does make a lot of sense

Let’s be honest. What he really wanted to say was “She was asking for it”.

An off-duty cop shot my brother inside a hospital. I want to know why.

Not Okay

Women can’t have it all – because the game is rigged

When commentators speak of women's 'work-life balance', they're not talking about how much time a woman will have, at the end of the day, to work on her memoirs, or travel the world. ‘Life', for women, is simply another word for work, a route-march through child-rearing and domestic labour which is assumed to be the ultimate destination of every woman’s passions. 'Life', for men, is meant to be bigger than that.
Disgusted, but not surprised

How to be a good ally

#FeesMustFall

Canada, looking good

This is horrifying

You will be surprised to learn that our friend Larry has also argued that “Biblically speaking, there is no such thing as ‘marital rape.’” In a post titled “Christian Husbands — You don’t pay for the milk when you own the cow!” Solomon insists a wife’s “body does belong to her husband,” and that any requests for sex deferral should be made “humbly and gently.” After all, “sex is not about being in the mood, and it is not about feelings, it is about doing what is right.”

Sunday Snippets: Vacation

Taking a day with the husband at the beach with friends. Thank god for vacations, even mini ones.

In what fucking world is this ok!?

One Year after Michael Brown

The actual people behind Stonewall

Horrible.

Sarah Lee Circle Bear, a 24-year-old Native American mother of two boys, was pregnant when she died in police custody in South Dakota last month, Circle Bear’s family says....On July 5, Circle Bear was found unresponsive in her cell at the Brown County Jail in Aberdeen, South Dakota, according to reports. She allegedly cried out for help because she was suffering from excruciating abdominal pain. But, said a witness, jailers on duty told her to “knock it off” and “quit faking.”

Mx. This is awesome.

Prison stats for WOC

THIS Anxiety is a motherfucker.

Places without humans

Sunday Snippets: FUCK YES LOVE WINS

Woke up Friday morning to the wonderful news that #LoveWins!!!!

Quickly confirmed with former college roomie that I will be permitted to wear a tutu as her flower girl in her future nuptials.

Police brutality

17 #SeanToon911 Tweets Are the Best Response to the White McKinney Man Who Called Police

Yay Hero Cats!

Alan Rickman + Helium = Beauty

Awww, I love this

Racism? What racism?

Fuck that awful woman

#FreeBree

This is wonderful

Finding employment after being in prison can be next to impossible.

Not only do these people have to battle the stigma of a criminal record, they are also barred from some types of jobs entirely, including those in the childcare, education and healthcare fields. It’s no wonder that so many ex-felons turn back to a life of crime just to get by; two-thirds are re-arrested within three years of their release.

But in Little Rock, Ark., one woman has given thousands of former inmates a second chance to contribute to society, local station THV11 reports.

#MorethanMarriage: Equal marriage has been a great start, let's keep the momentum going!

Iconic Pictures #Ferguson #FreeBree

Five black churches were set on fire this past week

Bad ass women

Sunday Snippets: Dear Spring, Is that You?

I was able to shed my winter coat on Saturday. And it's supposed to be in the 50's all this week!

Bonus: National Women's Day is today!

And there it is

Flying kitty!

TW: Rape in the American Prison System A very hard read but a necessary one

Fucking this

YES

Dear God, fuck the phrase "choreplay"

Besides, those men who will only pick up a broom because the faint promise of fellatio is in the offing are not the type of men who are likely that interested in ongoing equality at home. There are but a few men who don’t know that the cultural expectation today is that they’ll do a fair share of the housework; saying that it’ll take a little T&A to convince them to vacuum just reinforces that women are supposed to provide sex and do all the housework in the first place. That’s not leaning in as much as it’s going in reverse.

Dafuq?

You have a problem with children being children?

Selma Anniversary

Even as the nation continues to deal with the harsh realities of racism today, the quality of life for black Americans has improved in many ways since Selma's "Bloody Sunday" 50 years ago. But we still have a long way to go. As the ceremonies begin this weekend to celebrate the landmark civil rights march, it is important to reflect on the progress -- or a lack of it -- that's occurred when it comes to true racial justice and equality for all African-Americans.

So sad, but a happy ending Also file under, Fuck People

Sunday Snippets: Oh, winter

Hello, winter. My old friend. That greets me in the morning with a car seat as cold as an Arctic penguin's ass.

And there it is

YES

Criminal injustice system

Grand Juror Sues McCulloch, Says He Mischaracterized The Wilson Case

The Kissing Case Holy shit, I've never heard of this.

Love this photo

Oh, cats

I would love to go for a hike here

Doggie feels

Another amazing photo

Adorable kid

Trans* Resources

YES THIS

Leelah Alcorn

Exactly

Beautiful

If you're able, this is a wonderful way to honor Leelah Alcorn

#RealLifeTransAdult

Yup, pretty much

In solidarity

Also known as people who know how to handle snow, unlike the East Coast

Really good to know. People deserve a chance to rebuild their lives.

Amazing

For those in need of a meal

LOL. Oh, British people.

The hero the world needs

Holy crap

Adorable comic

.....And now I want a panda for my birthday

I love cute animals

Sunday Snippets: Fucking hell

I can't. When the hell will this shit stop? Mike Brown. Oscar Grant. Sean Bell. Eric Garner. Tamir Rice. Travyon Martin. #BlackLivesMatter

Solidarity from #Ferguson inmates

White people after sporting events = completely ok & more

Marches around America after Monday night & #StoptheParade on Thanksgiving

Making my stomach turn

Something a lot forget

This is why I don’t tolerate even the most innocent Native American jokes from my white acquaintances. No one can be allowed to forget that this is still going on, right now, in our time. The genocide and ethnocide of indigenous American peoples, and of indigenous peoples around the world, continues as I’m typing.

Yup, because bankrupting America was totes ok

Because cats

Signal boost

Oh, and this piece of shit

Change the police. Make the police accountable. Hold the “balance of power” in check. Change policies. Educate civilians. Expose the truth. Make change.

I love seeing pictures like this

If you're able, this is a great idea

Gah, penguins!

TRUTH

Great resource

#HandsUpDon'tShoot reached the Hill

Tamir Rice

Signal Boost-Missing Child in DC

Yup. Cats.

Love this blog and am so excited for this book

Eric Garner

New York after the Eric Garner decision

More photos from NYC

Yes. This is the picture we should remember.

Protests 12/4 in NYC

#Alivewhileblack

This is awful

According to South Korean newspapers, last week the North Korean government PUBLICLY EXECUTED 80 people in 7 cities for watching South Korean/Western shows, movies, and videos, “pornography,” or possessing a Bible.

GoFund Me for Esaw Garner

#Ferguson #blacklivesmatter

There are 10,000 words to say and none to say at all at the same time. America, founded by racism and it still continues to this day.

I saw the video of Mike Brown's mother sobbing at the press conference, when she heard that no one was going to held accountable for shooting her son. I saw the live feed of police hurling tear gas at people. When the fuck is this going to end? Sean Bell, Oscar Grant and countless others, the victims of racist police brutality.

This, however, gives me a small measure of hope:

Here are some other links to check out:

SIGN OUR PETITION TO SECURE JUSTICE FOR MICHAEL BROWN

Monday Night

Slate-Pictures

Solidarity, on a global scale

YES. THIS We have NEVER confronted the blood this country was founded on. What is past is prologue.

Also, this

From Rebecca Woolf

Verdict Summation: Between the Lines

Sunday Snippets: Almost Thanksgiving

....And the only thing I'm excited about is napping. This year has been rough and I'm hoping the last month provides a bit of relief.

That is so cute. If someone recorded me, I'd sound a like a giraffe yodeling.

Preach  Fuck yeah

Funny but so sad

Winter truths

OMG, I want a therapy alpaca! I visited an alpaca farm last year and it was the best. They are so soft and fluffy!

UGH. Double UGH What I've said for years. Women aren't entitled to have sex unless it's for making babies in a hetero marriage. FUCK ALL OF YOU.

Completely adorable video

Aww, polite little squirrel.

I love Sleepy Hollow.  Now granted, they need to step up their game this season. But Season 1? PERFECTION. The donut holes. Yolanda. Tom Mison makes me feel things.

No, of course not, rape culture is totes imaginary. THIS BULLSHIT

Truth I know what is was like growing up in a dysfunctional household. I know that pain.Which is why I try to live every day with a smile on my face.

Goddammit, fucking white people *table flip*

Because cats

Sunday Snippets: Need something to read?

My latest book review, about marriage, here.

How wonderful  Beautiful. Treating people with dignity and respect isn't hard.

Awww! Otters are adorable.

Sweet kitty

OMG. Important pictures that are made of such truth.

I would love a vacation there

Love this man

I love penguins

This is repugnant

Heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time

that was the moment i realized women were the most important beings on this planet and we have to protect each other bc nobody else is going to

#ViolenceWillNotBeTolerated Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

Sunday Snippets: Time Change

Bless you, extra hour of sleep. Fall change time, you are superior in every way.

 Protesters occupy St. Louis University & More from Ferguson & The lies being told

Mike Brown was murdered 64 days ago

This woman is a hero

She saved hundreds of women by performing abortions on them before their pregnancy was discovered, without having access to basic medical supplies. She became known as the “Angel of Auschwitz"

Waterfall

Racist fuckery

Utterly inspiring

Home Organization Advice from Marie Kondo

Very interesting organizational article (am I the only who enjoys reading these?)

Well, if this kitty isn't stinking cute...

In other news, what the fuck  This shit makes me hate Halloween. Without fail, every year, people come out with the most disgusting shit.

Fucking yes  Change the damn name!

She is a national treasure.

hahahaha

I hate spiders and this is adorable

Modern Relationship Love Notes

This is wonderful

Weird, I seem to have a lot of dust in my eyes

Sunday Snippets: Three Day Weekend

I have a three day weekend courtesy of "Columbus Day." I hate that we can't just call it Racist Fuck Who Murdered People Day. Same damn thing.

Beautiful fall pictures & more

Welp, now I want to go to Norway

OMG adorable

Um, welp. There it is.

THE FUCK

I first read about this three years ago, when the parents filed a class action suit. I couldn’t think about anything else for days. I couldn’t sleep. These scientists deliberately poisoned children. They lured families in with unusually low rents. They monitored the kids’ blood lead levels. And they didn’t do anything to help when those levels climbed and climbed.
YES!

Kinda awesome

Fuzzy things playing....yes

I love tiny fuzzy critters.

Aww, poor thing

ahahahaha, cute

This truth

Fucking people Really? That's the best use of your time?

Damn

Voter Registration Pics in #Ferguson

Very cool

Another murder in St. Louis

Remember Trayvon

The True Trayvon Martin: When he volunteered at a soup kitchen for. The first time, he was astounded by the US hunger crisis. #Trayvon

#VonDerrit Myers

Huge march in Ferguson this weekend & More

Sunday Snippets: It's been a year

I didn't quite realize how very complicated, trying and plain out hard this year has been. I wasn't expecting it but every day was something new. Last week, we came home to some house issues that we are still resolving. I'm going to actively try to carve out quiet time for the rest of this year and next year.

Adorable Poor fox

Gimme They are so beautiful. It would make day to day living hard, but the peaceful and simple life you could live?

LOL

One of my favorite movies

#Ferguson Updates & These awesome kids (breaking hearts that they have to step up and say this) & This is so sad.

Just in case you were unclear about this situation It's sexual harassment and it's illegal.

Disgusting that this is done But like most things in racist America, not surprised.

hahahaha, because cats & awww, kitties

Well, damn

Cool Science Facts

Beautiful imagery

I would love to explore some of these

I love seeing words like this

Feels. Poetry is amazing.

Gah, I love Saint Bernards!

#Ferguson 9/24/2014 & More

How cool is this?

Her innovative Bump Mark label is filled with a solid, set form of gelatin. When the label is smooth, the food is fresh. When a consumer starts to feel bumps, that’s a sure sign that eating what’s in the package could make you sick.

Adorable. I love dogs.

Bless this teacher

He's also looking to provide support for parents through free dinners and educational events, like resume-writing and finance workshops, at the school in the evenings.

For Callahan, one of the most rewarding part of the backpack program is the way that it's drawn people together -- he and his wife, members of the school community -- in their efforts to help support local children in need. But ultimately, there's no greater reward than seeing his students grow and learn and thrive.

Sunday Snippets: Mmm, fall.

So freaking true

Plus, and more prosaically, it is just much harder to concentrate when you read online. Email, IM, social media, and spiral-arms of infinite, alluring content are a click away. Once you pick a page, ads and hyperlinks beckon. In their 2014 paper, Hooper and Herath suggested that people’s comprehension suffered when they read the Internet because the barrage of extraneous stimuli interrupted the transfer of information from sensory to working memory, and from working to long-term memory. Experts have posited the extinction of the “deep reading brain” if we do not learn to tune out the Web’s distractions.
I remember sitting for hours reading and now my brain just won't focus.

#thefuck?? Really? Someone decided this was a good idea?

Awwww!!! So cute

Damn.

I'm 28 years old and I've been suffering with these things my entire life. I talk for hours with my roommate about not answering my mother's texts and just the sight of one spirals me into a madness of calling myself all sorts of vitriol for being a bad daughter. I'm a bossy bitch in the streets of New York but my crippling secret and silence about my abuse still brings me to tears more days than not.

I know that feeling. I used to have panic attacks driving near the exit where my father lives. I was guilted by strangers, for the estrangement between my father and I. 

Because cats & cats

Heartbreaking I hope these families can get the closure or some peace soon.

The fuck? & More from #Ferguson

Exactly  Very telling.

Adorable & More animals wanting to play

Living simply...in a dumpster? An interesting read.

*facepalm*  What the hell Vogue?

#Ferguson & More

& the other video about Michael Brown

When you put it that way....makes my stomach turn

#Ferguson Town Hall

9/11- Yup & Part of the reason I have an issue "remembering" 9/11 (Not to say it wasn't an awful awful day. But the Islamophobia that was ramped up is not okay.)

Sunday Snippets: I'm old

Went to my 10th high school reunion last night....and I'm two years away from 30.

I would like to say I'm shocked by this but not really

A silent protest in Love Park, downtown Philadelphia orchestrated by performance artists protesting the murder of Michael Brown in Ferguson. The onslaught of passerby’s wanting to take photos with the LOVE statue exemplifies the disconnect in American society. Simply frame out the dead body, and it doesn’t exist. In this event, artist activists staged a scene where Kieth A. Wallace, an Actor, pretended to be dead for an hour in front of the statue while others took turns holding a sign with “Call Us By Our Names” written on it.

Beautiful, striking photo

I'm really trying to take the time to enjoy each season as it is around, so now I'm gearing up for fall. And colors like those.

The hell? Again, really wish I could be surprised.

While at the station, Mr. Davis agreed to give a blood sample as well, to prove he was not under the influence of any drugs or alcohol. The results would later come back 100% negative. Davis’ attorney, Daniel Betts, told KVUE, “My reaction was just shock that this happened.”
TW-Heartbreaking

Bless you, Jon Oliver

He and John Stewart went in, but again, it's the same problem of once the white man says it, people pay attention.

Fucking preach

I wanna go play with them.

GAH

One of the cutest fucking things I've ever seen.

File under surprised, not surprised

Aww, damn

I really like this photo

GODDAMMIT, I WANT IT. THE FLUFF

#Ferguson Updates

#Ferguson

Beauty in the midst of ugliness The public library is a makeshift school.

Honoring #MikeBrown

Ferguson residents line a parade of roses down W Florissant, leading to where Mike Brown was taken from this world.

YES  This definitely needs to be a thing.

Truth

Yeah, because nothing could go wrong with this set up

On August 20th

(Photo credit: http://jessehimself.tumblr.com/post/95528806818/holding-up-a-mirror-to-a-riot-officer-ferguson)

Favorite tweet

More on #Ferguson

If you aren't reading Jesse Williams tumblr, I feel bad for you.

Pictures from 8/18

The last picture made my blood run cold. Here is a vine of it.

& from over the weekend

Perspective indeed

THE fuck?!

Yes. & This is still a community People will still live, work, etc here after the cameras stop rolling.

Please do not fall prey to the media’s game. Anger at the actions of the police in Ferguson is totally justified, but in the midst of that we cannot allow the people who are living with the situation every day to be dehumanized. Despite all this tragedy and chaos going on around them, they’re still a community and in many ways they’re pulling through all of it together. They want peace. Anyone looting or burning things down is a very small portion of the community. The whole story is so much bigger.

A story doesn’t need tear gas to be interesting. We need to hear every side of this story, not just the horrific parts.

Yup

(photo credit: http://jessehimself.tumblr.com/post/95168502748/codyjohnston-90-year-old-holocaust-survivor)

90-year-old Holocaust survivor Hedy Epstein arrested for peacefully protesting today in Ferguson.

#Ferguson

Witness account to Mike Brown's murder

Solidarity, but damn

THE FUCK

The conflict on Monday wasn't just about Brown, but also the result of years of racial tension given a sudden shove. Likewise, tweets, videos and images from the scene on the ground demonstrate that the authorities in Ferguson did their part maintaining an atmosphere of mutual hostility.

This video caught by CNN shows a white officer telling Ferguson residents to "bring it, all you fucking animals"

From the Washington Post

He was illegally instructed to stop taking video of officers. Then he followed officers’ instructions to leave a McDonald’s — and after contradictory instructions on how to exit, he was slammed against a soda machine and then handcuffed. That behavior was wholly unwarranted and an assault on the freedom of the press to cover the news. The physical risk to Wesley himself is obvious and outrageous.

After being placed in a holding cell, he was released with no charges and no explanation. He was denied information about the names and badge numbers of those who arrested him.

More info

(Photo Credit: http://jessehimself.tumblr.com/post/94701868093)

Ferguson Is 60 Percent Black. Virtually All Its Cops Are White.

More from Ferguson

List of resources