Drawings and Unicorns

Heartbreaking.

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:49:03 -0400

Even though the day was cancelled due to sequestration, a 5-year-old showed up to school because he was hungry.

And there are more devastating effects sequester budget cuts have had on kids and schools.

think-progress: What’s next for Kaitlyn Hunt, the teen charged...

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:02:48 -0400

think-progress:

What’s next for Kaitlyn Hunt, the teen charged with a felony for a same-sex relationship with a classmate.

Mysterious Poop Foam Causes Explosions on Hog Farms

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:44:25 -0400

Mysterious Poop Foam Causes Explosions on Hog Farms:

motherjones:

greenpeacesemester:

you read that right.

poop

foam

poop foam.

“The foam grows to a thickness of up to four feet … a vile-looking substance seeping up from between the slats that form the floor of a hog barn …

And here’s the catch: Scientists can’t explain the phenomenon.”

Yeah, sorry to gross everyone out, but we figured you’d rather know about the existence of unexplained exploding poop foam (UEPF) than not know about it.

maruti-bitamin: Some watercolour doodles on new sketchbook

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:56:56 -0400

maruti-bitamin:

Some watercolour doodles on new sketchbook

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Mon, 20 May 2013 08:56:25 -0400

pudgemouthjin: I HAVE MADE A GREAT THING.

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:00:55 -0400

pudgemouthjin:

I HAVE MADE A GREAT THING.

souslarbre: iheartmyart: Syria. (via bashi-bazouk) I can’t...

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:35:51 -0400

souslarbre:

iheartmyart:

Syria.

(via bashi-bazouk)

I can’t make sense of what’s happening in Syria. I have absolutely nothing to say.

mrrepzion: Beautiful art on the down-town streets in Melilla,...

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:33:28 -0400

mrrepzion:

Beautiful art on the down-town streets in Melilla, Spain.

"Thousands of these prisoners are incarcerated for life or for 20, 10, or 5 years under mandatory..."

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:31:31 -0400

“Thousands of these prisoners are incarcerated for life or for 20, 10, or 5 years under mandatory minimum crack cocaine sentences imposed prior to the passage of the Fair Sentencing Act. More than 80 percent of federal prisoners serving crack cocaine sentences are black. In fiscal year 2010, before the passage of the Fair Sentencing Act, almost 4,000 defendants, mainly black, received mandatory minimum sentences for crack cocaine.”

- A new federal court decision blasts racial disparities in drug sentencing as akin to slavery and Jim Crow. (via think-progress)

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Sat, 18 May 2013 22:25:25 -0400

Florida Teen Expelled, Charged With Felony For Lesbian Relationship

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:22:34 -0400

Florida Teen Expelled, Charged With Felony For Lesbian Relationship

procrastastic: http://i.imgur.com/QZkbcHM.gif

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:19:15 -0400

procrastastic:

http://i.imgur.com/QZkbcHM.gif

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Fri, 17 May 2013 14:16:55 -0400

unequal-design: Another late night form exploring.

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:13:40 -0400

unequal-design:

Another late night form exploring.

verticalart: Two very very tiny models to try out using a 64x64...

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:48:04 -0400

verticalart:

Two very very tiny models to try out using a 64x64 texture map.

tf2maelgwyn: buzzfeedceleb: George Takei responds to fans of...

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:28:39 -0400

tf2maelgwyn:

buzzfeedceleb:

George Takei responds to fans of traditional marriage.

Mr Takei, I would marry you in a heart beat

Five major scandals the media isn't obsessing about

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:26:18 -0400

think-progress:

Are these things more important than edits to talking points? Judge for yourself.

1. Carbon pollution reaches historic highs, threatening human existence

2. The devastating impact of sequestration on kids, cancer patients and first responders.

3. Massive cuts to food stamps for the most vulnerable.

4. 1,100 workers die in a Bangladesh factory collapse, and American retailers continue business as usual.

5. 4,150 gun deaths from gun violence since Newtown.

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Fri, 17 May 2013 12:25:01 -0400

think-progress: EXACTLY.

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:24:33 -0400

think-progress:

EXACTLY.

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

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:23:58 -0400

pbsthisdayinhistory:

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.

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