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Bahrain Court Hands Down Harsh Sentences to... →
On Wednesday, the security court upheld life sentences for eight prominent political leaders, The Associated Press reported. Earlier in the week, the court sentenced 32 people, including at least two members of the Bahrain national handball team, to 15 years in prison for protesting illegally.
“They are sending a very negative message to the international community that Bahrain is not moving...
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“I’m in love with you. I realize I say that rather a lot.”
“One day you’re going...”
– The Shoebox Project (via beenotafraid)
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Ugh, I’m doing it again.
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I may need to hit something.
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“It was terrible. It was awful. I was awful. She was awful. We were awful. It was...”
– The Shoebox Project (via beenotafraid)
I no longer believe in Pottermore. Slytherin’s a cool house, but I’ve always been a Ravenclaw. I am not ambitious or cunning; my goal in life is to work at a low paying job that I love, and I have never known how to lead or manipulate people, no matter how much I want to. I take pride in knowing things and being curious about the world, and I like talking about interesting things with...
“Why should I be respected and honored if I like to be spanked? Well, for my...”
– Ozymandias’s Crushing and Venting Engine of Doom (via Figleaf’s Real Adult Sex)
*edited “vagina” to “genitalia” because not all women have vaginas.
(via albinwonderland)
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“Has anybody been watching the debates lately? You’ve got a governor whose state...”
– President Barack Obama
Obama says GOP debates ‘not reflective of who we are’ - latimes.com
(via zainyk)
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Women in Saudi Arabia to vote and run in elections →
loverwife:
Women in Saudi Arabia are to be given the right to vote and run in future municipal elections, King Abdullah has announced.
See also: Saudi Arabian woman challenges male guardianship laws, Saudi women turn to social media for right to drive, Saudi woman seeks to put women in the driving seat
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“Tonight, Rick Santorum disrespected our brave men and women in uniform … That...”
– Statement from conservative group GOPROUD, responding to Republican candidate Rick Santorum’s call for the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy be reinstated.
Santorum and the other candidates were replying to a question from Stephen Hill, a gay soldier serving in Iraq, who had asked if they...
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My body hurts all over.
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“We cannot be completely certain that Troy Davis is innocent, but we can be...”
– Scott Lemieux (via aatombomb)
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“I always say how bullied I am, but no one listens. What do I have to do so...”
– 14-year-old JAMES RODEMEYER, in a Facebook posting on September 9; days later, he would commit suicide over anti-gay slurs directed at him at school and on the Internet.
Rodemeyer taped a message four months ago as part of the “It Gets Better Project,” saying, in part, “Love yourself and you’re...
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“The way I figure it, everyone gets a miracle. Like, I will probably never be...”
– Paper Towns, John Green (via revengelovescompany)
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“Now it can be told: A prominent gay rights advocate who called himself J. D....”
– The New York Times, “Out And Proud to Serve.” (via inothernews)
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