August 2009
“History’s smell. Like old roses on a breeze. It would lurk forever in...”
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-Arundhati Roy, The God Of Small Things
who are the uninsured?
abbyjean:
just so we’re all clear on who we’re talking about.
85% of Americans have health insurance – that’s 5 out of every 6 people.
Of those with insurance, 67% get it from a private plan vs. 28% get it from a government plan. Of those covered by a government plan, 14% use Medicare, 13% use Medicaid, 4% are covered by the military. Of those with private plans, 59% get it from their...
Nearly 90% of U.S. paper money has traces of...
fuckyeahfacts:
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“I have the choice of being constantly active and happy or introspectively...”
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-Sylvia Plath (via henryeatspeople) (via whatcriscilikes)(via notarobotbutaghost) (via brokenmachine)
Hummingbirds, Norman Dubie
poetry365:
They will be without arms like God.
By the millions their dried skins will be sought In the New World. Their young will be like wet slugs. They will obsess the moon Over a field of night-flowering phlox. Their nests will be a delicate cup of moss.
In pairs They will feast on a tarantula in thin air.
They have made a new statement About our world—a clerk in Memphis Has...
“An asshole is someone who says Obama is like Hitler because he wants everyone in...”
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-What is an asshole? (via azspot)
dear het men:
abbyjean:
You are not entitled to my body. You do not deserve access into my pants. I am not an object for you to receive or use as status. If you find me attractive, I do not owe you a date. If you find me unattractive, I do not owe you my invisibility. I do not owe you anything, regardless of your feelings about me. I am not a bitch for not being interested in you. I am not a slut for dating...
“What we have here is a dreamer. Someone completely out of touch with reality....”
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-The Virgin Suicides (via grayskymorning) (via thingsgohazy) (via somethingintellectual) (via cassket) (via morganmartinez)
Web In Front- Archers of Loaf
…all I ever...
