Friday 7 June 2013

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Hacker who outed Steubenville rapists could get more jail time than Steubenville rapists

Hacker who outed Steubenville rapists could get more jail time than Steubenville rapists:

matthewkeys:

Meet Deric Lostutter, a 26-year-old cybersecurity consultant who also goes by the moniker "KYAnonymous." Lostutter obtained and published tweets and Instagram photos in which members of the Steubenville High School football team joked about an incident in which a 16-year-old girl was raped.

Lostutter's actions inspired a group of people to take justice into their own hands. A hacker called "Bobcat" vandalized the Facebook page of the Steubenville football team. Other hackers took similar action.

It's unclear if Lostutter participated in any hacking shenanigans, but if he's indicted and found guilty of any, he faces 10 years in jail. By comparison, the Steubenville rapists received one- and two-year sentences each.

kudzita: eponymous-rose: Just because I'm tired of seeing the...



kudzita:

eponymous-rose:

Just because I'm tired of seeing the same "but what about the men???" arguments against feminism:

  1. There currently exists an inequality.
  2. In order to correct that inequality, more attention will have to be paid to women's issues than to men's issues.
  3. In the course of correcting that inequality, men will benefit as a matter of course: the societal pressures placed on men are largely based on the perception that man cannot be in any way "weak" (read: possessing attributes commonly associated with "femininity"). Removing the stigma against femininity helps men. Simple as.
  4. "Shouldn't we be striving toward equality???" Yeah, obviously. But having to bring up an equivalent issue facing men for every issue facing women does nothing to close the gap.
  5. Men's rights activists are a fucking joke. A woman is sexually assaulted and the media blames her for dressing provocatively—hey, isn't that perpetuating the assumption that men are mindless animals who can't control their urge to assault someone, that if they see a short skirt, they're driven to attack? That's patently untrue. Where the hell are the MRAs then? Why is it only the feminists protesting that victim-blaming bullshit when men are being harmed as well? The men's rights movement as it stands is just angry, reactionary bullshit and deserves all its hard-earned scorn and eye-rolling. And, y'know, being called out as a hate group by folks like the Southern Poverty Law Center.

I know it's too easy to bash on MRAs but it's SO SATISFYING.

Useful.

cecinestpasundyc: I can think of at least three places that...



cecinestpasundyc:

I can think of at least three places that I'd like your hands to be.

Curiouser and curiouser

Holy shit. I've known you for two years.

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Senate Report: Bush Used Iraq Intel He Knew Was False

Senate Report: Bush Used Iraq Intel He Knew Was False:

lachrymologist:

liberalsarecool:

More than five years after the initial invasion of Iraq, the Senate Intelligence Committee has finally gone on the record: the Bush administration misused, and in some cases disregarded, intelligence which led the nation into war. The two final sections of a long-delayed and much anticipated "Phase II" report on the Bush administration's use of prewar intelligence, released on Thursday morning, accuse senior White House officials of repeatedly misrepresenting the threat posed by Iraq.

This is what a scandal looks like.


I would say that W was an incompetent boob, but I love boobs and it would be a serious insult. He was dangerous at the helm, and Congress totally enabled him on many fronts.

Still… two times now, Obama has been elected (in my opinion) because:
#1. He's been successful in cashing in on Dubya's incompetency, claiming that his opponent would be "four more years of the previous administration.",
#2. The candidate that Republicans gave was somehow even worse, and
#3. Americans understand "Better than the other guy." rather than "The best candidate according to my political views." They also understand the Kardashians, Jersey Shore, and American Idol more than anything they could possibly see on CSPAN or hear on NPR. I'd put money on it that Jill Stein is a better fit for most Progressives/Liberals/Democrats than Obama or Clinton any day of the week.

All of this would not be quite so tragic if the president hadn't continued or expanded some of the worst programs and policies that he criticized the Bush administration for.

We can only wonder just how many scandals will come from THIS administration over the course of the next decade.

This is not to take away from the Senate Report AT ALL. I'm just representing the minority that doesn't like either side. They use each other to grow their own power while finger-pointing.

maniacwrangler: Episode #778: Jamie discusses his quest to get...



maniacwrangler:

Episode #778: Jamie discusses his quest to get an MRI, Allison explains why he is the The Worst Actor Ever™, more than 150 arrested at 'Mega Moral Monday,' unions join the Turkey uprising, public stenographers are documenting the Bradley Manning trial, an all-dude panel would like to teach you about military rape, Wall Street is behind the rise in house prices.

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Can I just…

"Fuck, man, this is the hill you want to die on? For all the great stuff comedy has legitimately done, all of the fuckin people who comedy made feel accepted, all of the people who have used comedy as a defense mechanism, as a coping mechanism, all the kids who look up to stand-up comedians because they feel like they understand them and they understand the hypocrisies of the world better than others, this is what you rally around. Rape jokes."

(starts around the 00:45:00 mark)

Citizen Radio weighs in on white guy civil rights. 

"And then to think you're fucking edgy. Oh god. Nothing's edgier than defending men. In America."

The description doesn't mention it, but I think this has been my favorite conversation about the fuckin rape joke underground railroad since Daniel Tosh shit in his own mouth and then got promoted for it.

Texas Says It's OK to Shoot an Escort If She Won't Have Sex With You

Texas Says It's OK to Shoot an Escort If She Won't Have Sex With You:

hatewizard:

donesparce:

skeletongod:

arstotzka:

burn texas, burn the entire thing to the ground

America

san antonio y u gotta give texas a worse rep

I'm done with the earth

you'd think they'd never find a jury of that guy's peers, but texas answered the call.

Senate Report: Bush Used Iraq Intel He Knew Was False

Senate Report: Bush Used Iraq Intel He Knew Was False:

liberalsarecool:

More than five years after the initial invasion of Iraq, the Senate Intelligence Committee has finally gone on the record: the Bush administration misused, and in some cases disregarded, intelligence which led the nation into war. The two final sections of a long-delayed and much anticipated "Phase II" report on the Bush administration's use of prewar intelligence, released on Thursday morning, accuse senior White House officials of repeatedly misrepresenting the threat posed by Iraq.

This is what a scandal looks like.

CWL: Bill Nye the Science Guy

CWL: Bill Nye the Science Guy:

luther-strode:

bvix:

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-Season 1

1. Flight

2. The Earth's Crust
3. Dinosaurs
4. Skin

5. Buoyancy

6. Gravity

7. Digestion

8. Phases of Matter

9. Biodiversity

10. Simple Machines

11. The Moon

12. Sound

13. Garbage

14. Structures

15. Earth's Seasons

16. Light and Colour

17. Cells

18. Electricity

19. Outer Space

20. Eyeballs

-Season 2

1. Magnetism
2. Wind
3. Blood and Circulation
4. Chemical Reactions
5. Static Electricity
6. Food Web
7. Light Optics
8. Bones and Muscles
9. Ocean Currents
10. Heat
11. Insects
12. Balance
13. The Sun
14. The Brain
15. Forests
16. Communication
17. Momentum
18. Reptiles
19. Atmosphere
20. Respiration

-Season 3

1. Planets and Moon
2. Pressure
3. Plants
4. Rocks and Soil
5. Energy
6. Evolution
7. Water Cycle
8. Friction
9. Germs
10. Climates
11. Waves
12. Ocean Life
13. Mammals
14. Spinning Things
15. Fish
16. Human Transportation
17. Wetlands
18. Birds
19. Populations
20. Animal Locomotion

-Season 4

1. Rivers and Streams
2. Nutrition
3. Marine Mammals
4. Earthquakes
5. NTV Top 11 Video Countdown
6. Spiders
7. Pollution Solutions
8. Probability
9. Pseudoscience
10. Flowers
11. Archaeology
12. Deserts
13. Amphibians
14. Volcanoes
15. Invertebrates
16. Heart
17. Inventions
18. Computers
19. Fossils
20. Time

-Season 5

1. Forensics
2. Space Exploration
3. Genes
4. Architecture
5. Farming
6. Life Cycles
7. Do-It-Yourself Science
8. Atoms and Molecules
9. Ocean Exploration
10. Lakes and Ponds
11. Smell
12. Caves
13. Fluids
14. Erosion
15. Comets and Meteors
16. Storms
17. Measurement
18. Patterns
19. Science of Music
20. Motion

Looks like my schedule is filled for the next few days.

womenfallingofffurniture: Strap in.



womenfallingofffurniture:

Strap in.

White Student Union (Vice Documentary) yooooo





White Student Union (Vice Documentary)

yooooo

Good afternoon, Tross. Do you have a moment to talk about rope...



Good afternoon, Tross.

Do you have a moment to talk about rope stuff?

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cthonical: You're hilarious, Hannibal. will = certain people...



















cthonical:

You're hilarious, Hannibal.

will = certain people in the fandom

hannibal = the rest of us

we-seemtobemadeto-suffer: we-seemtobemadeto-suffer: missluwho: ...



we-seemtobemadeto-suffer:

we-seemtobemadeto-suffer:

missluwho:

we-seemtobemadeto-suffer:

So this is what happens when the roommate is gone and I walk around naked but don't want to get splattered with hot oil while cooking

I think we should start a cooking team. I have an inkling that we'd be compatible cooks.

I completely agree. Naked cooking of course

wtf people. 110+ notes? no way. I don't look that good.

It was mostly the apron.

cecinestpasundyc: teachmesomethingnewtoday replied to your post: What are the health benefits of...

cecinestpasundyc:

gives you an adamantium exoskeleton

, ladiessssss

WAIT, WAIT, SHIT DO OVER really just the one bone would be fine YEAHHHHHHHHHH

Your favorite superhero and why?

You know, I haven't bothered thinking this one through in a while.

Captain America.

He doesn't abide bullies and he is all of the lies that America tells itself in the mirror. He's what I want to be and he's what I want this country to be.

Oh, oh! Also, the blind hibakusha who survived in the forest and developed an anti-zombie martial...

Oh, oh! Also, the blind hibakusha who survived in the forest and developed an anti-zombie martial art with a shaolin spade. I’m not imagining that, am I? And also, the Palestinian guy talking about Israel taking refugees before closing its borders.

Did you guys listen to the audio book too? Because that is a serious fuckin cast. Mark Hamill is on that thing.

gallifreyansub replied to your post: gallifreyansub replied to your post: Last movie… ...

Sigh. That's hard. I was kind of a fan of Paul Reddeker or of the head of the CIA interview or the crazy asshole who created the fake antidote he was a sassy one.

Yeahhh, man. The Nelson Mandela cameo was kind of like, “…Uhhh, okay, I guess I’m on board,” but still strangely worked when you found out the twist at the end of that chapter.

adjustedoutcome replied to your post: gallifreyansub replied to your post: Last movie… I...

I need to have the female pilot's story told and told well. And the one about the Asian man escaping from his apartment. Those are the two that stuck with me the most.

That first one. That is the correct answer. I dreamed that one for a week.

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