2 More Years till the Glamorous Life ^-^

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Thu, 23 May 2013 12:56:19 -0600

shikajika: ive finally found the symbol that fits my gender

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:56:09 -0600

shikajika:

ive finally found the symbol that fits my gender

Why Suburban Poverty Is Less Visible and More Insidious

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:56:01 -0600

Why Suburban Poverty Is Less Visible and More Insidious:

Primarily, it looks different because so many of the people experiencing it don’t live in densely populated inner-city neighborhoods, where they have, if nothing else, community. Poor people who live in high-rise apartments and dense urban blocks have neighbors who can pool childcare, or point each other to social services, or share rides to work. They have access to public transit, because transit follows density, too.

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Thu, 23 May 2013 12:43:36 -0600

powertothepeoplerighton1: boomvia United Front Against...

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:00:12 -0600

powertothepeoplerighton1:

boom

via United Front Against Austerity (UFAA)

If you haven’t heard of the Bank On Students Loan Fairness Act, here’s a small introduction:

The bill gives students the same deal that we give to the big banks by allowing those who are eligible for federally subsidized Stafford loans to borrow at the same rate offered to banks through the Federal Reserve discount window. For one year, the Federal Reserve would make funds available to the Department of Education to make these loans to our students. This would give students relief from high interest rates while giving Congress time to find a long-term solution.

Fixing the interest rate on new subsidized loans is only a first step in helping students who are drowning in debt. We must ensure that the interest rates on all student loans are as low as possible, and that struggling borrowers have options to help them avoid default. Congress will have the opportunity to address these issues next year when it reauthorizes the Higher Education Act. We will work with our colleagues to make student loans a fair deal for students rather than a profit center for the federal government.

Economists explain that banks need low rates because their stability is essential to our shaky economic recovery. But students are just as important as banks to a strong recovery. High levels of student debt pose a risk to our economy if students cannot pay it back. If the Federal Reserve can lend trillions to financial institutions at low rates to grow the economy, surely it can float the money that will keep student loan payments low, keep us competitive, and grow our middle class.

Unlike big banks, students do not have armies of lobbyists and lawyers. They’re banking on us to do what’s right. Let’s bank on students by investing in their futures and giving them a break on student loan interest.

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Thu, 23 May 2013 11:00:06 -0600

truth-has-a-liberal-bias: thebadgerman619: Well that explains...

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:59:45 -0600

truth-has-a-liberal-bias:

thebadgerman619:

Well that explains Bush…

And Reagan and Romney and all the rest of them.

oldenough2burmom: We have great company in the world. We join...

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:44:10 -0600

oldenough2burmom:

We have great company in the world. We join Saudi Arabia, China, the Sudan, North Korea and others in our determination to allow the state to kill.

Is this the best we can do?

elkane: Jack Dawson… Penniless artist who wins a ticket onto...

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:43:06 -0600

elkane:

Jack Dawson… Penniless artist who wins a ticket onto Titanic in 1912, attends a first class dinner, develops a taste for the finer things in life, pockets the Heart of the Ocean, survives the sinking, pawns the diamond, spends the following ten years building his wealth and in 1922 moves to West Egg as Jay Gatsby… Millionaire with a shady past and fear of swimming pools.

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Thu, 23 May 2013 10:42:58 -0600

glaad: 63% of Americans support allowing gay youth to join the...

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:42:23 -0600

glaad:

63% of Americans support allowing gay youth to join the Boy Scouts of America. Are you one of them?

The BSA is voting right now on whether to end the ban. Visit http://glaad.org/scouts for updates.

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Thu, 23 May 2013 10:42:01 -0600

theterriblechild: YES OK

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:24:03 -0600

theterriblechild:

YES OK

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Wed, 22 May 2013 22:23:56 -0600

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Wed, 22 May 2013 22:17:39 -0600

im single by choice

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:17:31 -0600

im single by choice
just not my choice

macdaddyc: probably the best text i’ve ever received

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:16:31 -0600

macdaddyc:

probably the best text i’ve ever received

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Wed, 22 May 2013 22:14:55 -0600

I was supposed to have this :’(

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:49:51 -0600

I was supposed to have this :’(