January 2011
One more reason to love Cleveland Airport? FREE...
O’Hare may be pretty, but Free Wifi beats pretty any day. (Not even the glory of an Eli’s kiosk makes up for lack of free wifi…)
catesnarks:
60 Awesome Search Engines for Serious Writers
etiquette-etc:
writingadvice:
Finding the information you need as a writer shouldn’t be a chore. Luckily, there are plenty of search engines out there that are designed to help you at any stage of the process, from coming up with great ideas to finding a publisher to get your work into print. Both writers still in college and...
“Many families in Egypt are fast running out of staples such as bread, beans and...”
– Okay so this is pretty bleak. Egypt imports a whole lot of its food supply, and people living in urban areas acquire basically all their food through shopping, so there’s a whole complicated supply chain upon which everyone is relying, and that’s breaking down. This probably puts a time limit of...
“Radical action requires hope and the knowledge of alternatives, not merely...”
– Alfred E. Young: Beyond the American Revolution
carpe-cerevisi asked: i am going to freeze to death. my people are from the desert, not snow!!! :(
This is terrorism, right? Guy attempts to bomb...
genderbitch:
thenewfilo:
the-pensieves-contents:
stfuislamophobes:
shortformblog:
who Roger Stockham, a 63-year-old California resident, was arrested last week in Michigan on felony charges over a “bias-motivated attack.”
what Stockman reportedly was arrested outside of a mosque with a very large number of consumer fireworks. They could’ve hurt a lot of people.
where Dearborn,...
dancingonembers:
Cornel West “the New Cultural Politics Of Difference” (1990)
leonineclaire:
“The existential challenge to the new cultural politics of difference can be stated simply: how does one acquire the resources to survive and the cultural capital to thrive as a critic or artist? By cultural capital (Pierre Bourdieu’s term), I mean not only the high-quality skills required...
Watching the White House briefing
allthebloodinmyveins:
rae-elizabeth:
They’re saying that the Egyptians need to avoid violence and create some sort of dialog.
From what I recall, America didn’t gain its independence through a meeting over tea with the British.
K, America, why don’t you tell that to Mubarak, your bestie who’s putting a media muzzle on the country so that he can brutally suppress protesters?
I mean, I...
Sources for live-updates on Egypt:
allthebloodinmyveins:
thepoliticalnotebook:
@richardengelnbc
@SultanAlQassemi
@blakehounshell
@Arabic_News
@AJArabic
@monaeltahawy
@awartany
@blogsofwar
Guardian
Washington Post
الجريرة
بي بي سي العربية
Al Jazeera English
BBC
Tumblr’s Curated “Egypt” Tag
reference post.
“The term is used so broadly in contemporary conversation that usage is no longer...”
– Abby Jean, FWD: “Ableist Word Profile: Retarded” (via splatterdick)
U.S. criticizes Egypt for banning Al-Jazeera TV →
strawberrysgirl:
anglophonic:
Which I had to read about in the Huffington Post.
Because Al Jazeera and Al Jazeera English TV are censored by every US cable TV corporation in North America except for small pockets in Ohio, Vermont and D.C.
Nice one, guys.
Not entirely true! I learned today that DirecTV is running Al Jazeera English on channel 375 (it says LinkTV but it’s not) and Dish is...
melancolyscholar:
Egypt: A Humble Request
afghanipoppy:
Egypt: A Humble Request
thepoliticalnotebook:
Hey, I’m not trying to get all Edward Said on the readership here, but I do have one small request: can we all agree to stop using European historical analogies to describe what is taking place in Egypt? It’s not Europe in 1848 or Eastern Europe in 1989 or France in 1789: it’s Egypt in...
standwithfreeiran:
Learn from our mistakes: Letter from an Iranian to the people of Egypt
The world is watching the heroic uprising of the brave Egyptian people, and their just demand for political freedom, government accountability and a better living standard.
Over 32 years ago, Iranian people did the same against the oppressive regime of the then Shah of Iran, for the same reasons.
My...
“The problem with sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, classist, ableist,...”
– I Don’t Care If You’re Offended by Scott Madin (via inherhipstheresrevolutions)
YES.
(via garconniere)
thedailywhat:
Egyptian Unrest News Round-Up:
Live Updates: NYT, CNN, BBC, Guardian, Reuters, Al Jazeera.
What You Need To Know:
Egyptians take to the streets, squares in sixth straight day of anti-government protests (yesterday), defying curfew, which has now be imposed nationwide; State TV says Monday curfew to start at 3PM.
Mubarak meets with military heads, new VP; Egyptian Air Force...
“There was reluctance from these companies to embark in a direction that would...”
– Al-Jazeera English’s head of North American strategies Tony Burman • Discussing why getting his network on U.S. cable systems has been such a hard sell. When the English-language network launched in 2006, it carried a bit of a reputation with it (despite its editorial independence and BBC-like...
Wall Street Journal Reporting Mubarak's Speech was... →
carpe-cerevisi:
evilteabagger:
Interesting.
Hey, you know what's great? →
dancingonembers:
etrehumain:
Click on the link to read a bill that’s in the Hawaii Legislature right now. It’s adding “gender identity or expression” to a list of things people can’t discriminate against. It passed a Committee with all voting aye with 3 ayes with reservations.
Today may be a good year for civil rights in Hawaii (especially for trans* folk). :D
take it worldwide, i pray
...
It's common, but we don't talk about it.:... →
catesnarks:
somethingtoobrave:
Feminists on Tumblr spend quite a bit of time discussing privilege, which is great. What I’ve found, however, is that much of what I read from day to day fails to address the privilege of an education. Let’s face it, for many of us, education is the result of privilege. (I say many, not all. Some of us fought our way there. Of course, we should remember...
Egypt is burning and most western pundits have no... →
androphilia:
By Parvez Sharma
January 28, 2011
Cairo is burning. So is Egypt. Twitter is exploding. Everyone seems to have an opinion—many who do have never even been to Egypt but feel a strong sense of solidarity with the most remarkable revolution in a generation, perhaps. A revolution which importantly is not really caused by Twitter or by Facebook—as much as the self congratulatory...
Liquor&Spice: Third World Protest as US Spectator... →
dancingonembers:
zuky:
I’m not a fan of the US cultural habit of turning political turmoil in faraway lands into a gawkworthy spectator sport. I came to this realization in the aftermath of the 1989 protests in Tiananmen Square, as it gradually dawned on me that sheltered, largely clueless people who had no stake in what was happening had little business pushing their intrusive, hungry...
According to Al Jazeera, the protesters are...
“The Egyptian people will take care of themselves. The Egyptian people will be...”
– Statement by Nobel laureate MOHAMMED ELBARADEI, the Egyptian opposition leader who joined in the protests in Cairo and was doused with water cannon before being placed under house arrest.
(via the New York Times)
This new legislation redefining rape is so fucking...
the-madame-hatter:
gorykory:
ushankasarerad:
For those of you who don’t know about it, click here.
I’m actually so fucking disgusted and angry. I really don’t know what to say.
ALL rape is forcible you fucking asshats. Period.
“Republicans propose that the rape exemption be limited to ‘forcible rape.’”
Um what? As opposed to consensual rape? Fuck the Republican controlled House! What is...
For those of you in the U.S. Who want to do...
afghanipoppy:
squashed:
Call your Congress people and urge them to publicly support the Egyptians’ right to self-determination and free expression.
Egypt is an important U.S. ally—and we do a lot to help Mubarak stay in power. Making it costly for the U.S. to back up the Egyptian regime’s crack down could do something to unsettle Mubarak’s grip on power—or at least increase the cost of...
On The Argument That Trans Women Are Triggering
thepeacockangel:
This was written by someone I really respect, and I think it’s a fantastic fucking article on the importance of the inclusion of trans women in women’s only spaces:
When people use the old “trans women can’t be in women’s space because they are triggering” argument I just want to stab myself, or possibly someone else, in the eye with a rusty fork. You know the one: “we can’t...
To my followers asking for more info on #Egypt
thegreatpumpkin:
I posted this earlier, but here it is again: PLEASE REBLOG so it gets around. Thanks!
- al-Bab a blog by the Guardian’s Middle East editor
- The Arabist blog on Middle East politics and culture has lots of info on unrest in Egypt
- Watch video via Al Jazeera English
- Their servers are down now due to the internet ban, but watch video of what went down via cairowitness
Reuters reports that mobile service providers have... →
carpe-cerevisi:
police have just thrown tear gas into the prayers. holy shit.
“We don’t expect anything from Obama, whom we regard as a great hypocrite. But we...”
– Egyptian blogger and activist Hossam el-Hamalawy talks to U.C. Irvine history professor Mark LeVine at Al Jazeera.
(“We Don’t Expect Any Help From America, Just To Leave Us Alone.” | The Awl)
English Al Jazeera is livestreaming coverage of... →
OMG tumblr, you guys are going speedy today
Understandable all things considered!
“At the risk of seeming ridiculous, let me say that the true revolutionary is...”
– Che Guevara (via thenewfilo)
I never forget and keep my love stronger than my hate.
Not to say that a healthy dose of anger doesn’t help.
(via inautumn-inkashmir)
If you're outraged about Egypt shutting down the...
genderbitch:
thenoobyorker:
“A bill giving the president an Internet “kill switch” during times of emergency that failed to pass Congress last year will return this year, but with a revision that has many civil liberties advocates concerned: It will give the president the ability to shut down parts of the Internet without any court oversight.” -Raw Story
How large of a role does the...
“To answer your question: firstly, what is intelligence? Why is it a good thing...”
– Pear
the link is here: http://disabledfeminists.com/2009/10/23/ableist-word-profile-intelligence/
(via dancingonembers)
What's Happening in Egypt Explained. (UPDATED)
promotingpeace:
The basics: Egypt is a large, mostly Arab, mostly Muslim country. At around 80 million people, it has the largest population in the Middle East and the third-largest in Africa. Most of Egypt is in North Africa, although the part of the country that borders Israel, the Sinai peninsula, is in Asia. Its other neighbors are Sudan (to the South), Libya (to the West), and Saudi Arabia...
dancingonembers:
How the disabled were dehumanised - Laurie Penny
thefeministhub:
It’s official: disabled people aren’t allowed to be independent. This week, amid rows about how this country treats people with disabilities, it was announced that the government will be phasing out the Independent Living Fund (ILF), a vital stipend that allows more than 21,000 “severely disabled people to pay...
trigger warning
… for the T-slur and misgendering
Original title: GAULTIER’S TRANNY COUTURE
genderbitch:
kalemason:
dailydirtydiary:
Jean Paul Gaultier’s choice for his couture show finale made a beautiful bride. The gorgeous model was none other than 19 year-old serbian born Andrej Pejic — a man. Gaultier’s androgynous new muse also walked in the designer’s recent menswear show a week...
genderbitch:
Trans Woman of Color Erasure & Objectification
dancingonembers:
September 30, 2008
(so, this might seem weird, but in addition to its actual content, this post is laying the groundwork for an analysis of the silence surrounding the recent anti-muslim terror attack in Ohio (see also. h/t to Cheshire Bitten. More of the groundwork will be done in a post to follow.)
How often do...
I'm going to be on planes tomorrow
and I *hides* I want fic recs. No electric outlets on planes for my external so I can’t mainline The Austen adaptations soooo…
Genderbitch Lite: Now With More Rambling!: SF Bay... →
inautumn-inkashmir:
jadedhippy:
Got this in my email today:
PLEASE CIRCULATE WIDELY Sat. Jan. 29, 12noon, Market & Montgomery Sts., SF Emergency Demonstration in Solidarity with Egyptian People
Down with Mubarak – Stop the Repression! End U.S. Aid to the Mubarak Regime! Victory to the Egyptian People!
thank you.