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betonbabe: MANFRED MOHR DIGITAL GRAPHIC PRODUCED WITH A RANDOM...

Thu, 09 May 2013 17:03:09 -0400

MANFRED MOHR

DIGITAL GRAPHIC PRODUCED WITH A RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR THAT DETERMINES LENGTH, DIRECTION (0°, 45°, 90°), LINE THICKNESS, ETC., ca. 1970

Subjecting Aron to my offspring via webcam.

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:22:33 -0400

negacrow:

Running his fellow students out of study hall like a boss. Whoopsie.

Rowan is actually a pint-sized genius and Crow is a god so no surprises there. Best use of time.

"A woman from the audience asks: ‘Why were there so few women among the Beat writers?’ and [Gregory]..."

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:22:50 -0400

“A woman from the audience asks: ‘Why were there so few women among the Beat writers?’ and [Gregory] Corso, suddenly utterly serious, leans forward and says: “There were women, they were there, I knew them, their families put them in institutions, they were given electric shock. In the ’50s if you were male you could be a rebel, but if you were female your families had you locked up.”

-
Stephen Scobie, on the Naropa Institute’s 1994 tribute to Allen Ginsberg (via thisisendless)

FUCK

(via femmeboyant)

I’m just frozen. Absences of women in history don’t “just happen,” they are made.

(via queereyes-queerminds)

Community S02E19 vs Cougar Town S02E21

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:20:40 -0400

Community S02E19 vs Cougar Town S02E21

REWATCHING COMMUNITY BECAUSE WHY NOT, RIGHT?S01E09: Debate 109

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:17:06 -0400

REWATCHING COMMUNITY BECAUSE WHY NOT, RIGHT?
S01E09: Debate 109

satyabear replied to your post: but I mean obviously the great gatsby is about the 20’s and...

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:05:43 -0400

satyabear replied to your post:

but I mean obviously the great gatsby is about the 20’s and parties and true love and a green light or some shit I mean what

OBVIOUSLY IT’S ABOUT A LOVE AGAINST ALL ODDS

baaaazzzz nooooo

i wonder if anyone’s going to point out the irony of selling the clothing and alcohol and...

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:59:00 -0400

i wonder if anyone’s going to point out the irony

of selling the clothing and alcohol and jewelry used in the great gatsby movie

with an emphasis on expense and glamor

guys

guys

trying this out where you write about the tumblr user pizza and they just magically appear??

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:26:20 -0400

trying this out where you write about the tumblr user pizza and

they just magically appear??

taekoyasuhiro: friend ?????!? fr iend!! !!! im coming friend im here i love u Me and...

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:20:32 -0400

taekoyasuhiro:

friend ?????!?

fr iend!! !!!

im coming friend

im here i love u

Me and everyone you poor people

devonbanks: this is still my favorite tweet of all time

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:19:44 -0400

devonbanks:

this is still my favorite tweet of all time

crosseyedcupid: Monty Python does it again. 1983, folks. 1983

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:18:47 -0400

crosseyedcupid:

Monty Python does it again. 1983, folks. 1983

thomasthetalkingengine: snorlaxatives: some people on this website have a special reserved place...

Thu, 09 May 2013 10:20:16 -0400

thomasthetalkingengine:

snorlaxatives:

some people on this website have a special reserved place in heaven

this is perfect

reading material for those interested,

Thu, 09 May 2013 10:18:07 -0400

mohandasgandhi:

thalamtnafsee:

Tawhid

Allah - the concept of God in Islam [PDF]

God and His Attributes by Mujtaba Musavi Lari [PDF]

Knowing God by Mujtaba Musavi Lari [PDF]

Fundamentals of Knowing God by Reza Berenjkar [PDF]

A General Look At Rites* by Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr [PDF]

Justice of God by Naser Makarem Shirazi [PDF]

Tradition of Mufaddal [PDF]

Hadith of Halila [PDF]

God of Islam by Sa’eed Akhtar Rizvi [PDF]

The Justice of God* by Sa’eed Akhtar Rizvi [PDF]

Al-Tawhid and Its Social Implications by Ali Khamene’i [PDF]

Divine Justice or The Problem of Evil by Javad Shayvard [PDF]

Does God Exist?* [PDF]

Seeing Allah [PDF]

Islam and the Shi’ite creed

Invitation to Islam by Moustafa al-Qazwini [PDF]

Discovering Islam by Moustafa al-Qazwini [PDF]

Rationality of Islam by Abu’l Qasim al-Khu’i [PDF]

Invitation to Islam: A Survival Guide by Thomas McElwain

Islam and Religious Pluralism by Murtadha Mutahhari [PDF]

Man and Universe by Murtadha Mutahhari [PDF]

A Shi’ite Anthology by Muhammad Husayn Tabataba’i [PDF]

Shi’a by Muhammad Husayn Tabataba’i [PDF]

An Introduction to Islam by Bashir Hassanali Rahim

Islam by Sa’eed Akhtar Rizvi [PDF]

Need of Religion* by Sa’eed Akhtar Rizvi [PDF]

‘Itiqad Al Imamiyah or A Shi’ite Creed by Shaykh Saduq [PDF]

The Shi’a and Their Beliefs* by Muhammad Shirazi [PDF]

Fundamentals of Islam* by Muhammad Shirazi [PDF]

Islamic Beliefs for All* by Muhammad Shirazi [PDF]

What is Islam?* by Muhammad Shirazi [PDF]

Islam - Fundamental Principles and Teachings* by Sadiq Shirazi [PDF]

Inquiries about Islam by Mohamad Jawad Chirri [PDF]

Introduction to Islam* by Islamic Humanitarian Service

Islamic Doctrine* by Abdul Husain Muhammad

The Revealer, The Messenger, The Message by Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr [PDF]

Shi’ism, The Natural Product Of Islam by Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr

The Faith of Shi’a Islam by Muhammad Rida al-Muzaffar

Basic Beliefs of Islam by QMM Kamoonpuri [PDF]

Faith and Reason* by The Porch of Wisdom Cultural Institution

The Children’s Book on Islam by Ibrahim Amini

Islamic Doctrines Simplified by Al-Balagh Foundation

Asl ash-Shi’ah wa usuluha or Origin of Shi’ite Islam and its Principles by Muhammad Husayn Al Kashif’ul Ghita’[PDF]

The Roots of Religion by Dar Rah Haqq’s Board of Writers

Shia-Sunni Dialogue

The Shi’ite Apologetics by Reza Husayni Jassab

Shi’ism in Sunnism by Muhammad Reza Mudarrisi Yazdi [PDF]

Peshawar Nights by Sultanu’l-Wa’izin Shirazi [PDF]

Al-Muraja’at by Abd al-Husayn Sharaf al-Din al-Musawi [PDF]

Al-Nass Wal-Ijtihad by Abd al-Husayn Sharaf al-Din al-Musawi [PDF]

Questions on Jurisprudence by Abd al-Husayn Sharaf al-Din al-Musawi

Then I Was Guided by Muhamed al-Tijani al-Samawi [PDF]

The Shi’ah are (the real) Ahl al-Sunnah by Muhamed al-Tijani al-Samawi [PDF]

To Be With the Truthful by Muhamed al-Tijani al-Samawi [PDF]

Ask Those Who Know by Muhamed al-Tijani al-Samawi [PDF]

All Solution Are With The Prophet’s Progeny by Muhamed al-Tijani al-Samawi

Inquiries About Shi’a Islam by Moustafa al-Qazwini

Spurious Arguments About The Shia by Abu Talib at-Tabrizi

Shi’ite Islam: Orthodoxy or Heterodoxy? by Luis Alberto Vittor [PDF]

Wahab’ism and Monotheism by Ali Al-Kurani Al-Amili

The Truth About The Shi’ah Ithna-‘Asheri Faith by As’ad Wahid al-Qasim

Wahhabism by Ja’far Subhani

A New Analysis of Wahhabi Doctrines by Muhammad Husayn Ibrahimi

Glimpses of Shi’ism in the Musnad of Ibn Hanbal by Kazim Tabataba’i

Shi’ism in Relation to Various Islamic Sects by Abulqasim Gorji

Shi’ism: Imamate and Wilayat by Muhammad Rizvi [PDF]

The Emergence of Shi’ism and the Shi’ites by Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr [PDF]

The Shi’ites Under Attack by Muhammad Jawad Chirri [PDF]

The Twelve Successors by Murtada al-‘Askari

Mu’tamar ‘Ulama’ Baghdád or The Conference of Baghdad’s Ulema by Muqatil ibn ‘Atiyyah

Devils Deception of the Nasibi Wahabis Abdul Hakeem Oranu

Inter-Religion Dialogue

Search for Truth* by S.V. Mir Ahmad Ali [PDF]

A Closer Look at Christianity by Mohamed Qasem [PDF]

Book Review: Islam and Christianity by Ali Quli Qara’i

Book Review: Whose Justice? Which Rationality? by Alasdair MacIntyre by Dr. Muhammad Legenhausen

Islam In The Bible by Thomas McElwain [PDF]

The Bible, The Qur’an and Science by Maurice Bucaille

Bible Contradictions [PDF]

Shi’i beliefs in the Bible by Thomas McElwain [PDF]

Women In Islam Versus Women In The Judaeo-Christian Tradition: The Myth & The Reality by Sherif Muhammad Abdel Azeem [PDF]

Mary and Jesus in Islam by Yasin T. al-Jibouri

The Bible and Christianity* by Muhammad Shirazi [PDF]

Extracts From Correspondence Between A Muslim And A Christian by Sa’eed Akhtar Rizvi [PDF]

A Closer Look at Christianity by Barbara Brown

Converts to Islam by Zainab

[find more reading here]

This is a fantastic compilation of reading materials from the wonderful Delilah in response to a request for suggestions on helpful resources pertaining to Shi’a Islam - and she went above and beyond. Take advantage of what Delilah was good enough to compile for us and be sure to follow her because she’s the absolute best.

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Wed, 01 May 2013 09:46:26 -0400

thenewdoctorofarkham: H.P. Lovecraft, Mary Shelly, and Poe...

Wed, 01 May 2013 09:42:17 -0400

thenewdoctorofarkham:

H.P. Lovecraft, Mary Shelly, and Poe respectively.
all by AbigailLarson on deviantart

Izima Kaoru is a Japanese photographer currently living and...

Wed, 01 May 2013 09:38:26 -0400

Izima Kaoru is a Japanese photographer currently living and working in Tokyo, Japan. Since 1993 he has been photographing actresses and models in staged fantasies of their perfect death. He has each woman choose the designer clothes they want to be wearing when they die. The end results are these breathtaking scenes, where the very things that are disturbing are the same that make the photos so gripping.

cannibalcoalition: You know what? I don’t care if being a lesbian isn’t natural. Its 2013. Oreos...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:25:32 -0400

cannibalcoalition:

You know what?

I don’t care if being a lesbian isn’t natural.

Its 2013. Oreos don’t have a single natural ingredient in them that isn’t distilled out of recognition. People get their vegetables from cans. They have made cruelty-free, lab-grown BACON. People fly around in big, metal machines.

I. AM. TALKING. TO SOMEONE. ACROSS THE WORLD. IN A MATTER OF SECONDS.

Not natural. Is not bad.

Your rhetoric is no longer a valid excuse for hate.

katniss-everclear: WOMEN: please wear high heels unless you don’t know how to walk in high heels in...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:15:05 -0400

katniss-everclear:

WOMEN: please wear high heels unless you don’t know how to walk in high heels in which case stay home and softly gnaw on bottles of shampoo

also please show no less than 64.87% of your boob and no more than 27.94%

stop having arms

when people ask you to smile, blowjob them

my tummy itches make that stop

i will think of new problems for you to have tomorrow

aiffe: chainofaffection: “Have you ever come across a homeless...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:06:48 -0400

aiffe:

chainofaffection:

“Have you ever come across a homeless individual and felt totally uncomfortable?

You see them and you know they are in need, but you are not sure what to do. You know that handing them money is not the best thing. But, you also see that they clearly have some needs. Their lips are chapped. They are hungry. They are thirsty. They are asking for help.

How can you help?

Here is a simple idea - blessing bags.

This was such an easy project. We are now going to keep a few “Blessing Bags” in our car so that when we do happen to see someone on the streets who is homeless, we can hand them a Blessing Bag. I first learned of these bags from my friend, Julie. I am using the picture of her bags (see above) because the ones we took were taken in horrible lighting and turned out really grainy and hard to see what is inside of them.

If you’d like to make your own Blessing Bags, this is what you would need:

Gallon size Ziplock bags

items to go in the bags, such as:

chap stick

packages of tissues

toothbrush and toothpaste

comb

soap

trail mix

granola bars

crackers

pack of gum

band aids

mouthwash

coins (could be used to make a phone call, or purchase a food item)

hand wipes

you could also put in a warm pair of socks, and maybe a Starbucks gift card

Assemble all the items in the bags, and maybe throw in a note of encouragement. Seal the bags and stow in your car for a moment of providence.

This would be a great activity to do with some other families. Each family could bring one of the items going into the bags (ex: toothbrushes). Set up all the items around a table and walk around it with the ziplocks and fill the bags.”

http://kwavs.blogspot.com/2011/05/blessing-bags-how-to.html

Hey, words from an actual former homeless person here.

Those people you see who make you uncomfortable? Those aren’t homeless people, they’re beggars. Well, some of them are also homeless. Some of them are not. NOT ALL HOMELESS PEOPLE ARE BEGGARS. (Also, they’re not all addicts, though some are. You literally know nothing about a beggar’s life except that they are beggars.)

Beggars have a uniform like any other kind of worker. They have to look as bedraggled and dirty and pathetic as possible. If you gave a beggar a chance to shower and wash their clothes, you would be damaging their earning potential. They make their money by manipulating the feelings of people who don’t know much about poverty. That means they have to play to stereotypes, some of which are like a hundred years out of date.

When I was homeless, I did not beg. (I stole, dealt with charities, sometimes even worked. Yes, you can be homeless with a full-time job. I’ve worked 60 hours a week and been homeless. And I mean sleeping in a car or a tent homeless, not on somebody’s couch homeless, though that’s an under-counted form of homelessness. I asked for food once or twice, but I didn’t look like a beggar.) I kept myself clean. I looked like anyone else. That person you pass in the store, on the bus, someone who looks just like anyone else, they could be homeless. The sales clerk who helps you for minimum wage. They could have lost their apartment because you can’t pay rent on that salary.

I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with begging. And it’s true that some people do actually just look like that because due to mental illness or addiction they sincerely can’t take care of themselves. Some of them are honestly nothing more than scam artists who have no real need, though, playing off people’s sympathy for those who genuinely do need help. But let’s assume that you were giving these to an actual homeless person.

- soap is not that difficult to come by if you are so inclined to have/use it. Many public bathrooms have it. Homeless shelters will give you a bar of it. If you have $10 or so for a truck stop shower, soap is provided. Running water is a lot more difficult.

- believe it or not, they may already have a toothbrush and toothpaste, and if they don’t, it’s unlikely they have any interest in using them. Homeless people commonly cache useful items wrapped in plastic in a bunch of hidden places. If you want to help the homeless, next time you find one of those caches, don’t throw them away. I mean, think about it. If you had to start living on the street, would you stop brushing your teeth? I didn’t either. Plus, if everyone gave homeless people one of these packs, they’d have more toothbrushes than they did teeth. Same with the deodorant—one stick lasts a long time, and they give them to you in shelters. This kind of mismanagement and waste is incredibly frustrating. People are willing to flush money down the toilet to avoid helping you TOO much.

- food is nice! But keep in mind that not everyone can eat stuff you give them. Dietary restrictions like diabetes and Crohn’s unfortunately don’t go away when you become homeless. Maybe this is why they were hoping for cash? Also, some (though not all) homeless people have access to food already through food stamps, soup kitchens, charities, etc. A granola bar is nice, but they likely have other problems. If they need food, they will usually have a sign asking for food, or ask for it verbally! Otherwise food might not be a problem for them.

- I’ve given medicine to beggars when it was asked for. Medicine can be super useful if you have a need of it. But when you don’t have a place to put your shit, you realize what a luxury it is to be able to store shit you don’t need at the moment. At best, it could go into one of those caches, if that individual uses caches, or into a shopping cart if they haul one of those around. Or in a car if they have one.

You know what’s useful, lightweight, and portable? MONEY.

You know what money can be used for?

- the nightly fee of some pay-shelters to keep you out of the elements.

- minutes for a pay-as-you-go phone, which can be used for emergencies, scheduling appointments with therapists, doctors, and addiction counselors, even searching for jobs or housing. There is a TON of bureaucracy involved in getting help when you have nothing, and that shit burns through your minutes. Payphones? What is this, 1980? I still have and use a phone I bought while living in my car. It was $10.

- gas for a car, if they have one. (Commoner in rural areas.)

- a hot shower at a truck stop.

- medicine, including prescription medication.

- items that protect against the elements, in their size!

- transportation. News flash, no bus will let you on for pocket change.

- items you might not even think of, like pet food (some homeless people have pets!) sanitary napkins (even if they don’t look female—remember how the homeless rates go up if you’re queer? Yeah.) condoms (possibly for sex work? Not something you want to assume though!) diapers (adult or otherwise! seriously! You don’t know their lives!) or pretty much anything else THAT IS BOUGHT AND SOLD WITH MONEY.

Does that include cigarettes, drugs, and alcohol? You bet it does. But you know what, if that’s what they need, you’re in no position to judge. I’ve never been through withdrawal, but I’ve seen people go through it, and it’s complete shit. If that were you, yeah, you wouldn’t want to get drug sick, are you fucking kidding me? Offset it with a contribution to a rehab center, whatever helps you sleep at night.

And all this is assuming the person giving you a case of the guilts is actually homeless. When they may not be. And other people you don’t notice around you almost surely are.

That uncomfortable feeling you get, though? That has a name. It’s called INEQUALITY. It means that you know you have shit other people don’t have access to. You probably have resources so that even if you were in trouble, there’d be safety nets. You have the kind of money that you can buy a bunch of care packages to assuage this horrible guilt you feel every time you’re in bed in the rain and you know someone else out there isn’t. Those feelings are right. The world shouldn’t be this unequal. We shouldn’t have houses standing empty while people live on the street. We shouldn’t have food sitting in warehouses till it spoils while people starve. We shouldn’t be punishing people for trying to medicate away the pain we gave them.

If you want to REALLY help the poor, go buy a pen and paper and write to your representatives. Stop blaming “generational welfare users” for being “leeches on the system.” Tell them you want to see real aid going to people in your community. Tell them to fund the mental health system, which is inadequate for the demand and constantly getting slashed. Tell them you don’t want to see food stamps cut for bad grades! Tell them a stitch in time saves nine, and if they helped people who were losing their homes, maybe there wouldn’t be so many homeless. Tell them to decriminalize drug use and prostitution. Tell them to support programs like Insite. Support universal healthcare, because you’d be surprised how many people end up homeless due to illness, either in themselves or a family member. If you’re ever in a position of power, such as a landlord or employer, don’t discriminate against people who don’t have a current address. Also don’t discriminate against marginalized groups by race, gender, orientation, ability, etc. These people are more likely to end up homeless because of this BS. Check out charities in your area doing actual outreach with the poor, many of whom are not beggars and not visible. And if you’re going to give a beggar something, either ask them what they need or just give them fucking money.

You can’t make that uncomfortable feeling go away with the wave of a magic wand. You can’t buy exemption from the fact that you HAVE and others DON’T with some soap and granola.

And I am now officially done with “caring people” mistaking self-satisfaction with helping/sympathy/empathy. Fucking listen. Don’t try and make the person go away, or make their problems go away, that’s not how it works.

God fucking damn you and your “blessing bags.”

makimonstrous: brunettejubblies: thebadkidblog: So let me...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:02:43 -0400

makimonstrous:

brunettejubblies:

thebadkidblog:

So let me tell you about the shittiest parent on the motherfucking planet.

I work at a grocery store and this man comes in with his 11 year old son. He buys a pack a cigarettes and a two cases of beer. The son was holding a two dollar drawing pad and placed it on the belt and I guess the dad didn’t notice it at first but when I was about to scan the pad he asked where’d it have come from and turned towards the kid and asked “Did you put that shit up there?”. He told me to put it back and then told his 11 year old child that he “ain’t paying for that gay ass notebook.”. So I looked at the kid, who was close to tears and saying how he ran out of paper at home and my heart broke. So I gave the pad to him, for free, and told the dad I would take care of it. I gave the kid some tokens for a game outside and said I would look forward to buying some of his drawings and paintings when he’s all famous. He kids face was so priceless and I thought everything was good. But then, about 10 ten minutes after giving the kid his notebook, I walked outside and saw this. The drawing pad all ripped up and tossed on the pavement. I could only imagine what happened in the parking lot, but I know that that poor kid heart is fucking ripped apart, just like this pad.

I’m fucking horrified that there are parents like this, who, just because it’s not masculine or gender specificthey won’t let their children follow their true passions or explore interests that lead to their happiness. Even more so, I’m horrified that parents don’t care about the fine arts anymore because it doesn’t have job security. Since when did it ever matter to a child if their passion makes them money or not? Parenting is about supporting whatever makes your child happy. Have some fucking consideration for your child’s wants not your homophobic and anti-art ideals.

excuse me while I jump out a window