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Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:54:15 -0800

thisenergeticspirit:

A quote from Unitarian Universalist Rev. David Carl Olson in his op-ed on raising the minimum wage.

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Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:47:53 -0800

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knowledgeequalsblackpower:

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The REAL Toy Story | Michael Wolf

Behind those toys are a whole new world of “fun”.

Forever reblog!

This is not steampunk, but everything to do with the contradictions of steampunk subculture that will become more apparent with the rise of mainstream consumerism: a community that scorns mass production, but to an extent, is dependent upon mass produced goods to create the styles its aspires toward.

Many steampunk props, guns, and modification source materials for the person of average means is created by a larger global production force that is undergoing their own industrial revolution.

While many people thrift, mod, and create their own subcultural goods, that is more possible for participants with a certain level of class privilege (time to thrift, time to build, financial means to get special-order goods, access to stores that sell wholesale products, etc). And there are many steampunk participants who choose to mod, thrift or upcycle using source materials that are produced overseas (the classic Nerf mod being an example).

As mass popularity of steampunk items grow, this connection to non-Western mass production will need to be ethically addressed by participants of our community.

And that’s one of the things I want to talk about in my PhD diss.

I was vaguely uncomfortable with Steam Punk, but this puts it into a new perspective for me. The vagueness give way.

"Life is surpassingly interesting, revealing, and awe provoking when we show up for it wholeheartedly..."

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 06:14:57 -0700

“Life is surpassingly interesting, revealing, and awe provoking when we show up for it...

"Fair Hope, with light and buoyant form, Came smiling through the clouds of Care, Glanced bright..."

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:01:54 -0700

“Fair Hope, with light and buoyant form, Came smiling through the clouds of Care, Glanced...

My Coming Out Story (2012)

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 14:17:00 -0700

I am coming out to love again. As most of us in the LGBTQ community know, coming out is a continual...

"The most alarming of all man’s assaults upon the environment is the contamination of air, earth,..."

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 20:00:39 -0700

“The most alarming of all man’s assaults upon the environment is the contamination of air,...

LGBTQ Unitarian Universalists of Greater Los Angeles

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:41:57 -0700

LGBTQ Unitarian Universalists of Greater Los Angeles: Let’s create a queer UU community...

nprfreshair: Sea level has risen by about eight inches overall...

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 23:30:02 -0700

nprfreshair:

Sea level has risen by about eight inches overall worldwide since around 1900 and the waters are expected to rise an estimated three feet by 2100. “Sometimes we forget that the damage in New Orleans in 2005 from Hurricane Katrina came not from wind or rain, but from the storm surge [that caused flooding] ahead of that storm,” Lemonick says. If sea levels rise as expected, “all of those storm surges are going to be starting from a level three feet higher, which means that they have much greater potential to drive inland, to wash over barrier islands, and to really inundate the coast. … Many, many millions of people and trillions of dollars of infrastructure are in serious danger, if those projections are correct.”

— via Climate ‘Weirdness’ Throws Ecosystems ‘Out Of Kilter’: Fresh Air

"What is riskier than living poor in America? Seriously! What in the world is riskier than being a..."

Sun, 02 Sep 2012 10:45:01 -0700

“What is riskier than living poor in America? Seriously! What in the world is riskier than...

"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The..."

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 06:52:45 -0700

“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe...

thinkmexican: Remembering the Chicano Moratorium On August 29,...

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:28:13 -0700

thinkmexican:

Remembering the Chicano Moratorium

On August 29, 1970, a “Chicano Moratorium” against the war in Vietnam was held in East L.A.

Loyola-Marymount film student Tom Myrdahl shot this documentary, capturing the events that unfolded as law enforcement and protesters clashed in and around Laguna Park. This film has not been seen in nearly 40 years.

Tom, who is still a working cameraman in Los Angeles, is putting this historic film on the web as a tribute to the brave citizens of East L.A. who came together 40 years ago to voice their dissent against the Vietnam War.

"There are no “charity problems,” or “health problems,” or “school problems,” or “penal problems,” or..."

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:26:53 -0700

“There are no “charity problems,” or “health problems,” or “school problems,” or “penal...

"The most brilliant propagandist technique will yield no success unless one fundamental principle is..."

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:15:52 -0700

“The most brilliant propagandist technique will yield no success unless one fundamental...

Robert Reich: Romney's Lying Machine

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:55:03 -0700

Robert Reich: Romney's Lying Machine: robertreich: I’ve been struck by the baldness of Romney’s...

"If all the rich and all of the church people should send their children to the public schools they..."

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 07:54:36 -0700

“If all the rich and all of the church people should send their children to the public schools...

The Problem With Men Explaining Things

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 07:49:51 -0700

The Problem With Men Explaining Things: scribblingcynic: Wonderful, eloquent, frustrating, much...

"If you step on my foot, you need to get off my foot. If you step on my foot without meaning to, you..."

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:14:30 -0700

“If you step on my foot, you need to get off my foot. If you step on my foot without meaning...

shortformblog: “Former border agents convicted of snuggling.”...

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:52:54 -0700

shortformblog:

“Former border agents convicted of snuggling.” How’d they get caught? Clearly, they were too cuddly. Seriously, though, just a funny, unfortunate crease. (ht Romenesko)

"Non-violence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be..."

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:52:19 -0700

“Non-violence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it...