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“The struggle is not only social, economic and political—it is STRUCTURAL. No matter what side you are on, it is worth listening to what they have to say.”
- George Takei after visiting occupy wall street.
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Palpitate: A Protester's Account of the Occupy Wall Street Brooklyn Bridge March -
I figured I should write down what happened today, before I forget or before too many stories get muddled together.
My friend, my partner, and I arrived at Zucotti Park around 3 for the march, which began quickly, after everyone shared various rules. (No violence, write the phone number for legal…
File, are you space?
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This Is All Kinds Of Wrong of the Day: On Sunday, September 11th, two passenger planes had to be escorted to their destination by F-16 jets after suspicious activity was reported on board.
One of those flights, Frontier Flight 623, landed at Detroit’s Metropolitan Airport, and was met on the runway by FBI agents and a SWAT unit. Three passengers — two men of Indian descent and a woman — were removed from coach in bracelets, and taken into custody.
The female detainee, as it turns out, was Jewish Arab blogger Shoshana Hebshi.
“Silly me,” Hebshi writes in a post describing her ordeal, “I thought flying on 9/11 would be easy.” Hebshi says she had never been profiled before, despite the Arab features she got from her Saudi Arabian dad.
“Because I am my father’s daughter I am aware of the possibility of anti-Arab and anti-Semitic sentiments that have increased dramatically,” she says, “but luckily no members of my family nor myself have had to endure what so many others have gone through in this country and throughout the world.”
All that changed Sunday when Hebshi was handcuffed, locked up, and strip-searched — all because a passenger aboard her plane thought she looked suspicious.
“You understand why we have to do this, right? It’s for our own protection,” said the female officer responsible for administering the search. “Because I am so violent,” Hebshi thought to herself. “And pulling me off an airplane, handcuffing me and patting me down against a squad car didn’t offer enough protection. They also needed to make sure all my orifices were free and clear.”
After all was said and done, an FBI agent apologized to Hebshi and thanked her for her cooperation. “It’s 9/11 and people are seeing ghosts,” the agent told her, adding that the FBI “had to act on a report of suspicious behavior, and this is what the reaction looks like.”
But to Hebshi, who says she won’t be flying on September 11 any time soon, these excuses ring hollow:
In the aftermath of my events on Sept. 11, 2011, I feel violated, humiliated and sure that I was taken from the plane simply because of my appearance…We live in a complicated world that, to me, seems to have reached a breaking point. The real test will be if we decide to break free from our fears and hatred and truly try to be good people who practice compassion–even toward those who hate.
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This Is All Kinds Of Wrong of the Day: On Sunday, September 11th, two passenger planes had to be escorted to their destination by F-16 jets after suspicious activity was reported on board.
One of those flights, Frontier Flight 623, landed at Detroit’s Metropolitan Airport, and was met on the runway by FBI agents and a SWAT unit. Three passengers — two men of Indian descent and a woman — were removed from coach in bracelets, and taken into custody.
The female detainee, as it turns out, was Jewish Arab blogger Shoshana Hebshi.
“Silly me,” Hebshi writes in a post describing her ordeal, “I thought flying on 9/11 would be easy.” Hebshi says she had never been profiled before, despite the Arab features she got from her Saudi Arabian dad.
“Because I am my father’s daughter I am aware of the possibility of anti-Arab and anti-Semitic sentiments that have increased dramatically,” she says, “but luckily no members of my family nor myself have had to endure what so many others have gone through in this country and throughout the world.”
All that changed Sunday when Hebshi was handcuffed, locked up, and strip-searched — all because a passenger aboard her plane thought she looked suspicious.
“You understand why we have to do this, right? It’s for our own protection,” said the female officer responsible for administering the search. “Because I am so violent,” Hebshi thought to herself. “And pulling me off an airplane, handcuffing me and patting me down against a squad car didn’t offer enough protection. They also needed to make sure all my orifices were free and clear.”
After all was said and done, an FBI agent apologized to Hebshi and thanked her for her cooperation. “It’s 9/11 and people are seeing ghosts,” the agent told her, adding that the FBI “had to act on a report of suspicious behavior, and this is what the reaction looks like.”
But to Hebshi, who says she won’t be flying on September 11 any time soon, these excuses ring hollow:
In the aftermath of my events on Sept. 11, 2011, I feel violated, humiliated and sure that I was taken from the plane simply because of my appearance…We live in a complicated world that, to me, seems to have reached a breaking point. The real test will be if we decide to break free from our fears and hatred and truly try to be good people who practice compassion–even toward those who hate.
[ap via lasvegassun / shebshi.]
Rick Santorum or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Photoshop
For those of you who aren’t aware, Rick Santorum is a candidate for the Republican nomination for President in 2012. He is known largely for his strong stances against gay marriage and abortion. However, there is one thing about Rick Santorum that has turned him in to a running joke:
His last name.
Santorum, according to SpreadSantorum.com, is defined as “the frothy mixture of lube and fecal matter that is sometimes the by-product of anal sex.” Rachel Maddow and Jon Stewart, among others, have helped bring this fact to knowledge. It is used as a joke to mock Santorum’s campaign and views.
Tonight, Rick Santorum spoke to the Penn State Young Republicans for about an hour and a half. As a freshman at Penn State, and as a politically inclined individual, I felt going would be, at the very least, an experience. I personally am very social liberal, and find Santorum’s views not just ignorant, but detrimental to creating an atmosphere of openness in our society.
I knew he would be taking questions at one point, but I stayed quiet, with others taking the lead against Senator Santorum on issues like gay marriage. As Senator Santorum left his speech, in the true manner of a politician, he shook the hands of everyone near the exit and signed some autographs. Little did he know, I had two signs.
One of these signs said “Santorum 2012” in an impact font, as seen above. The other, thanks to the magic of image manipulating software, said “Assfroth 2012.” I hid the more graphic of the two underneath and waited. Senator Santorum gladly autographed my sign and shook my hand.
He autographed the one on the bottom.
I immediately went and joined in a protest of Santorum’s candidacy with the LGBTA club (I am straight, but obviously a big supporter for equal marriage rights for gays). Now, I am in possession of a sign autographed by Rick Santorum, with the words “Assfroth 2012” on them. God Bless America.
TL;DR Anti-gay marriage Presidential candidate autographed my sign acknowledging that his last name is slang for frothy the combination of shit and semen in an asshole after anal sex.
Fight ignorance any way you can, and don’t support ignorance in politics.
EDIT: ALL CREDIT FOR THE “SANTORUM” JOKE GO TO DAN SAVAGE
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