Clarice Lispector, from The Passion According to G.H. (New Directions, 2012)
Inscription on the altar of the cathedral, Salerno Italy (via becoming-vverevvolf)
Artem Demura
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Why Star Trek matters.
Why representation matters too.
Everyone should know, in the 70s Nichelle Nichols went to NASA and asked why there weren’t black astronauts in the pipeline, and they said, “Come recruit for us.” And she did.
“From the late 1970’s until the late 1980’s, NASA employed Nichelle Nichols to recruit new astronaut candidates. Many of her new recruits were women or members of racial and ethnic minorities, including Guion Bluford (the first African-American astronaut), Sally Ride (the first female American astronaut), Judith Resnik (one of the original set of female astronauts, who perished during the launch of the Challenger on January 28, 1986), and Ronald McNair (the second African-American astronaut, and another victim of the Challenger accident).“ (x)
Yaaaaaaaas
“the customer is always right” is capitalist propaganda that tells the worker under no circumstance should they retaliate during verbal or physical abuse because its not worth potential losses
idky i found this so funny
#WomenBetrayed is trending, so I thought I’d post this in response.
Fun Fact #10: The Republicans in Congress who are trying to defund Planned Parenthood know all of this. They don’t care, because they hate poor people, people of color, and know that they can hurt those people while they pander to their Tea Party base.
Cop Gets Caught Throwing Peanuts At A Homeless Man In Handcuffs
Officer Andrew Halpin and his fellow cops treated a homeless man like a zoo animal during his booking. Sarasota, Florida has been ranked the “meanest city” for homeless people.