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So glad high school is OVER!

Sat, 25 May 2013 23:20:18 -0400

So glad high school is OVER!

Why is NASA rewarding stupidity, or at least ignorance?

Sat, 25 May 2013 23:10:11 -0400

Kiera Wilmot was arrested at her high school after demonstrating a science experiment. While that alone would be enough to make people upset, the problem I have is that she crowd-sourced her experiment to the lowest common denominator and took a suggestion from a classmate: mix toilet bowl cleaner and aluminum foil into a pop bottle to make a “volcano”.

The problem with that idea is that it’s known as a drano bomb. These bombs can be so volatile, they can cause second degree burns. People were assembling these bombs and tossing them in mailboxes or on front porches. The city of Baltimore warned citizens about these bombs two years in a row.

There are videos of drano bombs on YouTube, so Kiera had no excuse. Now the ACLU is trying to make her out to be a victim because she was arrested on school property. The charges were dropped, but she was expelled. Now a manager with NASA is rewarding her with a trip to space camp and people are rallying for her online.

Are people really that stupid? What she did is considered criminal behavior. If she mixed ammonia and bleach together, would the ACLU or people online still jump to her defense? By the way, look that up before you pull a Kiera and try to mix it up at home yourself. That combination will get you arrested, too (if it doesn’t kill you first).

Not everything ends. Not love. Not always.

Sat, 25 May 2013 20:26:43 -0400

Not everything ends. Not love. Not always.

shortformblog: motherjones: If you were wondering why the new...

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:33:27 -0400

shortformblog:

motherjones:

If you were wondering why the new House bill on bank bailouts seemed like it was written by Citigroup, it’s because it was literally written by Citigroup.

“Citigroup’s recommendations were reflected in more than 70 lines of the House committee’s 85-line bill.”

This is complete and utter bullshit! Why are the very people affected by this legislation writing it?!?

Jessie has a Jim moment

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:24:28 -0400

Jessie has a Jim moment

"We’re stronger in the places that we’ve been broken."

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:20:59 -0400

“We’re stronger in the places that we’ve been broken.”

- Ernest Hemingway (via moaka)

shortformblog: Abstinence-only education is now illegal in...

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:13:01 -0400

shortformblog:

Abstinence-only education is now illegal in Illinois. A bill passed two days ago by the state senate will require that schools with sex education classes include units on birth control. Schools can opt out of sex education altogether if they so desire (as they can now), and they’ll still have to teach that abstinence is the only absolute, surefire way to prevent pregnancy and STIs, but now they’ll have to provide information on contraceptives as well. The governor is expected to sign the bill. source

I’d like to see a law like this in every state, provided there’s also a clause that includes informing youth about adoption in cases of teen pregnancy and doesn’t influence students into thinking that abortion = emergency contraception. They also need to teach the difference between Plan B and RU486 because people CLEARLY don’t know the difference now.

Doctor Who (x) (x) I love this fandom!

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:02:03 -0400

Doctor Who (x) (x)

I love this fandom!

lie-t0-m3: forever reblog

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:53:12 -0400

lie-t0-m3:

forever reblog

Jesse on Conan, May 22, 2013. (x) “We filmed on Bourbon Street,...

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:46:45 -0400

Jesse on Conan, May 22, 2013. (x)

“We filmed on Bourbon Street, and I think half the people were hired by the movie to act like they were crazy, and the other half of the people were crazy.”

life: Caption from LIFE. “In the canopied bed where she has...

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:41:33 -0400

life:

Caption from LIFE. “In the canopied bed where she has slept since childhood, Judy cuddles her son Dylan, who was born in late February. ‘My son may have been unplanned,’ Judy says, ‘but he is not unloved.’”

Here, a 1971 LIFE story on teen pregnancy.

(Ralph Crane—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)

centuriespast: Artist: Issac Almstaedt Medium: Photograph...

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:33:17 -0400

centuriespast:

Artist: Issac Almstaedt

Medium: Photograph mounted on cardboard

Dates: c. 1880 - 1900

Dimensions: 4.5” H x 7” W

Signature/Inscription: Staten Island Gems. Almstaedt Photographer. Publisher of Photographs of Staten Island Scenery. Tompkinsville, SI, A large stock of Staten Island Views constantly on hand. Large sizes, Stereoscopic and Cards. S.I. Athletic Yacht Club House

Staten Island Museum