modern-day-rome asked: You do realize that the impeach-mint thing was a joke right?? That maybe every president since Hebert Hoover is a financial criminal. FDR should be tried. Nixon and Truman. The fact is you can't create a defense for any of these 'men' because they're the ones who make sure that nobody can get a job. All of these people make sure that the economy wont grow. God Bless the USSA right?

Yes, sir. I do believe we’re saying similar things. I definitely was not creating a defense for these ‘men’, as you put it. I was merely stating the fact that you cannot solve the problem of corruption and/or incompetence at the top through the process of impeachment…it would be like asking Al-Qaeda back in the day to turn in bin Laden to international court, then sit in as a jury on the hearings. All the people that would be involved in the impeachment proceedings are just as useless and as much at fault as our supreme leader. To condemn him, they would probably shed light on all the fraud and scandal that they themselves have been involved in. 

Also, it’s probably not that those individuals at the decision-making levels of government want to purposely hold down Americans and keep them from getting jobs and making a living. It is that there is no back bone and no moral integrity anywhere in sight in the Oval Office and the majority of Congress. Extreme statement, perhaps. But what do Americans expect? If people paid attention in high school US History, they’d understand that the underlying problem is Democracy and Capitalism has the kind of love story that only exists in relationships like Rihanna and Chris Brown’s.

Education is now a consumer commodity. I know this because I participated. I basically bought my Master’s degree effortlessly. Landed me a job I love, so that’s cool; but it doesn’t change the facts of the matter. 

America! Fuck yeah! 

(Source: thinksquad, via child-of-the-universe)

Shut up, Rand Paul. Nobody trusts you. I don’t, at least.

Just because GEICO makes good commercials, doesn’t mean it’s not slimy for being in the dirty business of insurance.  

Shut up, Rand Paul. Nobody trusts you. I don’t, at least.

Just because GEICO makes good commercials, doesn’t mean it’s not slimy for being in the dirty business of insurance.  

(Source: tacticalconscience)

The problem with this (this being the idea of calling for impeachment, not the meme itself, which is actually kinda cute) is this: you’re following a trend and “Every single ‘popular’ president has been called to be impeached” would be the dismissing statement (35 out of 44 presidents have been subject to attempted impeachment). Also, the idea of impeachment follows standardized procedures involving congressional hearings, judicial procedures, etc. Can we trust these procedures when Bill Clinton was impeached for crimes like obstruction of justice and perjury in cases relating to his personal sexual indiscretion, and the infamous lying, cheating, thieving Dick Nixon was able to get away with a public resignation? 

The problem with this (this being the idea of calling for impeachment, not the meme itself, which is actually kinda cute) is this: you’re following a trend and “Every single ‘popular’ president has been called to be impeached” would be the dismissing statement (35 out of 44 presidents have been subject to attempted impeachment). Also, the idea of impeachment follows standardized procedures involving congressional hearings, judicial procedures, etc. Can we trust these procedures when Bill Clinton was impeached for crimes like obstruction of justice and perjury in cases relating to his personal sexual indiscretion, and the infamous lying, cheating, thieving Dick Nixon was able to get away with a public resignation? 

(Source: modern-day-rome)

angelclark:

People Over Politics has some goodness on their Facebook page if you’re ever around that way 

If you want something to say fml about, this would be it. Not traffic in the morning. Not a split nail. 

angelclark:

People Over Politics has some goodness on their Facebook page if you’re ever around that way 

If you want something to say fml about, this would be it. Not traffic in the morning. Not a split nail. 

(via thinksquad)

fuckyourpropaganda:

asheepnomore:

…what!? This gonna piss alot of hardworking people off.

Yes, I did fucking know this!!! It has already happened to me.

Yes, I know this. This goes out to 1099 individuals and part-time employees as well. You might start to notice that the rate of unemployment might go down while the rate of uninsured will go up, while number of man hours paid out by companies will remain the same. Why? Naturally, some companies will take advantage of this new policy, demote a lot of their employees to part time workers, and hire on more people to make up for the manhours. 

You have BOBama to thank for that. 

Oh, and if you’re a smoker, Obamacare specifically states that insurance companies may charge you up to 50% as much in premiums. Somehow that seems contradictory to the idea of removing preexisting conditions clauses. As a smoker myself, I am offended and feel discriminated against. I think it’s unfair that I will have to pay more in insurance premiums, when I most likely will visit the doctor maybe once every 3-5 years; but I’m afraid to go uninsured because I like to participate in adrenaline sports, and don’t want to get stuck with a ridiculous unexpected e-room bill. 

Personal freedom is dead. Welcome to America. 

fuckyourpropaganda:

asheepnomore:

…what!? This gonna piss alot of hardworking people off.

Yes, I did fucking know this!!! It has already happened to me.

Yes, I know this. This goes out to 1099 individuals and part-time employees as well. You might start to notice that the rate of unemployment might go down while the rate of uninsured will go up, while number of man hours paid out by companies will remain the same. Why? Naturally, some companies will take advantage of this new policy, demote a lot of their employees to part time workers, and hire on more people to make up for the manhours. 

You have BOBama to thank for that. 

Oh, and if you’re a smoker, Obamacare specifically states that insurance companies may charge you up to 50% as much in premiums. Somehow that seems contradictory to the idea of removing preexisting conditions clauses. As a smoker myself, I am offended and feel discriminated against. I think it’s unfair that I will have to pay more in insurance premiums, when I most likely will visit the doctor maybe once every 3-5 years; but I’m afraid to go uninsured because I like to participate in adrenaline sports, and don’t want to get stuck with a ridiculous unexpected e-room bill. 

Personal freedom is dead. Welcome to America. 

(via thinksquad)

RE: Rand Paul

I told you so. 

Also: duh. this is the guy who backed Romney instead of his dad for political attention. 

If you let yourself get all emotional about every single news story that comes out, and you flip flop as much as these politicians do, then you, yourself, are a drone. You want to outlaw drones? Outlaw your own lack of reason. 

*rolllllllllllsss eyeeees*  good bye. 

melleigh:


This machine allows anyone to work for minimum wage for as long as they like. Turning the crank on the side releases one penny every 4.97 seconds, for a total of $7.25 per hour. This corresponds to minimum wage for a person in New York. This piece is brilliant on multiple levels, particularly as social commentary. Without a doubt, most people who started operating the machine for fun would quickly grow disheartened and stop when realizing just how little they’re earning by turning this mindless crank. A person would then conceivably realize that this is what nearly two million people in the United States do every day…at much harder jobs than turning a crank. This turns the piece into a simple, yet effective argument for raising the minimum wage.

god damn

Somebody put one of these in congress. Thanks. 

melleigh:

This machine allows anyone to work for minimum wage for as long as they like. Turning the crank on the side releases one penny every 4.97 seconds, for a total of $7.25 per hour. This corresponds to minimum wage for a person in New York. This piece is brilliant on multiple levels, particularly as social commentary. Without a doubt, most people who started operating the machine for fun would quickly grow disheartened and stop when realizing just how little they’re earning by turning this mindless crank. A person would then conceivably realize that this is what nearly two million people in the United States do every day…at much harder jobs than turning a crank. This turns the piece into a simple, yet effective argument for raising the minimum wage.

god damn

Somebody put one of these in congress. Thanks. 

(Source: bencrowther, via hitrecordjoe)

CISPA passed through the House of Representatives this week while everyone was busy wondering whodunit in the Boston bombing. This is a classic case of Misdirection and Distraction by the media (ventriloquist dummies) and the government (ventriloquist), for fans of magic and illusion.  I’m not into conspiracy theories, but I do call it as I see it. Shit like this happens far too often. 

I’m not necessarily posting this to urge you to write your senator or BObama (though you should if you believe this is an effective method to exercise your rights as a citizen, but if you believe that you probably believe BObama’s “promise” to veto CISPA holds firm no matter what ‘cuz he loves you that much), but I am raising awareness of the tactics used in this country to blind and manipulate citizens. Pay closer attention when you cast your vote; look at who wants to take away your 4th Amendment rights . 

CISPA passed through the House of Representatives this week while everyone was busy wondering whodunit in the Boston bombing. This is a classic case of Misdirection and Distraction by the media (ventriloquist dummies) and the government (ventriloquist), for fans of magic and illusion.  I’m not into conspiracy theories, but I do call it as I see it. Shit like this happens far too often. 

I’m not necessarily posting this to urge you to write your senator or BObama (though you should if you believe this is an effective method to exercise your rights as a citizen, but if you believe that you probably believe BObama’s “promise” to veto CISPA holds firm no matter what ‘cuz he loves you that much), but I am raising awareness of the tactics used in this country to blind and manipulate citizens. Pay closer attention when you cast your vote; look at who wants to take away your 4th Amendment rights 

CISPA sponsor, Rep. Mike Rogers, admits that CISPA helps rich tech CEOs, then says CISPA opponents are “14 year old tweeters in their basement.” And it’s on video.

shortformblog:

ilovecharts:

The whole North Korean army in one place

When it’s all laid out like that in one graphic, it’s pretty huge.

I think one thing that people tend to overlook also is how little N. Korea has to lose and how much they don’t give a single fuck. Never underestimate someone who does not give a fuck. 
Also, yes, the graphic is nice, but it’s out of context. One’s true strength is always relative to that of her enemy’s. 

shortformblog:

ilovecharts:

The whole North Korean army in one place

When it’s all laid out like that in one graphic, it’s pretty huge.

I think one thing that people tend to overlook also is how little N. Korea has to lose and how much they don’t give a single fuck. Never underestimate someone who does not give a fuck. 

Also, yes, the graphic is nice, but it’s out of context. One’s true strength is always relative to that of her enemy’s. 

"Honour, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity have a right to receive from us."

- Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms, 1775

Words with which our nation was conceived. Makes me want to cry. 

"

When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shown that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security…

"

- An excerpt from the beginning of The Declaration of Independence

I think all government officials, especially those whom were elected and are beholden to a constituency, should read The Declaration of Independence at the beginning of each of their work days - just like how we were obligated to say the Pledge of Allegiance at the beginning of each day in K-12 school. 

IMHO (Call it what it is)

The war on drugs should really be called the war on personal freedom. The war on terrorism should really be called the war on individual privacy. Obama’s nationalized health care plan should really be called Obama’s nationalized insurance plan. Gun control should really just be called control. Tax reform should just be called tax increases. 

At least that’s what it looks like anyway, and I just call it as I see it. Honestly though, if they just called it what it was, I think I’d feel a little better about all of it.

A North Korean film called Propaganda ”leaked” onto the internet. I’m completely aware of the irony (and hypocrisy) of the producer of this film, but I still highly recommend the watch.

Warning: may not be suitable for narrow-minded conformists