The Revisionaries: How Evolution and Common Sense Left The Texas Education System

Whatever the textbooks tell students today, the White House will say twenty years from now.  Every member of the Texas State Board of Education (TSBE) knows these stakes, since they determine the criteria for many textbooks across state lines. The Revisionaries is a documentary that shows how the far right are trying to question things like evolution and the division of church and state by writing their doubt in millions of students’ textbooks.

The Revisionaries follows the affable dentist and old Chairman of the TSBE, Don McLeory, as he asserts his creationist beliefs through education policy. His major ally is the prayer-happy professor of law Cynthia Dunbar, while his opposition comes in the form of science advocate, Kathy Miller and Ron Wetherington, an anthropology professor.

Debate on the education board plays out like the “culture war” Fox News anticipated but failed to actually report on. The religious right starts every session with a prayer for victory and seems to end each one with their wish granted. Eliminate mentions of diverse peoples, add St. Thomas Aquinas to the section on Enlightenment thinkers (despite living at least 400 years too early), and make sure that the theory of evolution is criticised and debated in classrooms.

As much as I love this video, the only line that’s really sticking in my head is “Bioshock in an adaptation of Atlus Shrugged.” Suddenly, that 20 hour game was actually a revenge session against Ayn Rand in 50’s diving helmets for making me read her 1000 paged egotistical whining.

lovelustandlonging: privilegedenyingfeministcunt: iamthedeadpool: nahchillhomebro: batoudopant: thatfuckingtableflipper: NVKLHBOIF that poor guy XDDD I couldn’t help but chuckle at this. If the roles were reversed nobody would be laughing. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Apparently, this isn’t her first time doing something like this, either.  And does anyone else find it interesting that it says that she “demanded too much sex”? If it had been a male nympho and a female victim, anyone else think it would have been worded differently? Here’s an example from the same site. Oh, the hypocrisy. What’s even more disgusting is the comments. “He’s a pansy.” “Oh, I wish this could happen to me.” “Where’s her contact information?” “MAN UP!” If a woman’s raped, it’s an atrocity. If a man’s raped, it’s a punchline - and it’s not even worth labeling “rape,” even though it is.  This. Right fucking here.

lovelustandlonging:

privilegedenyingfeministcunt:

iamthedeadpool:

nahchillhomebro:

batoudopant:

thatfuckingtableflipper:

NVKLHBOIF that poor guy XDDD

I couldn’t help but chuckle at this.

If the roles were reversed nobody would be laughing.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Apparently, this isn’t her first time doing something like this, either. 

And does anyone else find it interesting that it says that she “demanded too much sex”? If it had been a male nympho and a female victim, anyone else think it would have been worded differently?

Here’s an example from the same site. Oh, the hypocrisy.

What’s even more disgusting is the comments. “He’s a pansy.” “Oh, I wish this could happen to me.” “Where’s her contact information?” “MAN UP!”

If a woman’s raped, it’s an atrocity. If a man’s raped, it’s a punchline - and it’s not even worth labeling “rape,” even though it is. 

This. Right fucking here.

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Marvel’s Particular Piracy Situation, Or On Humanism.

Look closely at Marvel’s release schedule, as it switches out artists on their comics, and you’ll see that Marvel is feeding piracy. Okay, so maybe that needs a little explaining. Marvel has developed a habit of replacing their artists intermittently as a way for compensating for double-shipping their issues. As David Brothers is keen to tell you, this process devalues the artists and makes them seem less pivotal to their respective series. It’s a simple trick. If an artist can be switched out at will, then that sends a signal to readers that they aren’t all that integral to the comic they are currently enjoying. And this disregard is ultimately going to make Marvel poorer in the long run.

Pirates like to attack easy targets. Pirates like targets who look invulnerable, tough, ‘the man’ in all its wealth and public faculties. Every time some schlub goes to the flea market and picks up a burned copy of some movie he couldn’t be bothered to copy himself, he justifies it by saying, “This isn’t hurting anyone.” He’ll remind you that given the opportunity to help a small artist in need, he’ll pay up, gladly. See, he’s not hurting people, he’s hurting some rich landlord or a corporation, who makes millions every year anyway. And even then, this is special.  He wouldn’t watch it if it wasn’t cheap or free.  He’s only pirating because he’s bored.

That is the excuse of the everyman pirate on Bittorrent or in a flea market, for every game, movie and comic stolen. It’s not hurting anyone who counts.

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maisonimmonen: Three Wise Tezukas The cool, the jammin’ and the playboy.

maisonimmonen:

Three Wise Tezukas

The cool, the jammin’ and the playboy.

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Harper Appeals Ontario Prostitution Decision

I can’t believe I was optimistic enough to not imagine Harper would get involved in the brothel and prostitution case. And he’s done so in a way I can’t help but point and scream: CHEATER.

Harper has appointed a conservative set of judges to the Supreme Court who do not regard the Charter of Rights and Freedoms as a permanent fixture of Canadian law. The Ontario ruling will face skepticism from all involved. But that’s not why he’s “Cheating.”

Harper is appealing the ruling at the literal last possible moment.

Lawyer Alan Young (who represents the three sex workers) said that the government’s “11th-hour request” has made it virtually impossible for his clients to provide a meaningful response, cross-examine Crown experts or provide evidence.

“It is submitted that this late request also puts this Honourable Court in the difficult position of making a decision, even a temporary one, on the basis of a fragmented and potentially misleading record,” said Prof. Young, who teaches law at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School.

The lawyer can’t cross-examine crown witnesses in time. And the Supreme Court won’t be in the right shape to make a proper decision. At which point does this seem fair?

What pisses me off even more is Harper’s excuse.

It said that the litigation goes to the heart of Parliament’s ability to create and enforce laws dealing with complex social problems.

It said that the prostitution laws will be applied inconsistently from one province to another – a situation that cannot be allowed to develop.

Harper has actively been trying to devolve Canada into regional entities. Make the provinces fund local projects. Eliminate federal oversight and media, like the CBC. Except, the provinces can’t be responsible for creating their own laws? I guess his assumption was that aside from Quebec, if left alone, all the provinces would just turn into Alberta.

In short, Fuck you, Harper.

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missing chemistry: Why

missingchemistry:

“Why” here is ambiguous. It’s me telling you why I haven’t been replying your BBMs at the same time asking why this is happening to me.

I laughed at my friend for saying she had a depression. She was barely 20. She’s still in school. She’s only taking 4 courses. She doesn’t work. Her parents are…

Hey dude, if you were really having trouble in English, you could have asked me! Don’t ever give up like that. Man, your posts make me feel so melancholic…

-Arman

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viivus: Bought and finished Superbrothers: Swords & Sworcery EP within three days. NO REGRETS NEED TO FINISH AAAAAARGH

viivus:

Bought and finished Superbrothers: Swords & Sworcery EP within three days. NO REGRETS

NEED TO FINISH AAAAAARGH

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Isn't it amazing how the word "terrorism" hasn't been mentioned even once in this article about Anders Breivik's case?

mehreenkasana:

Not once.

By comparison, it is mentioned in a Globe and Mail article:

“But the self-styled anti-immigration terrorist was acting out a drama he had precisely scripted a year before, right down to the Hitler-style salute he used to punctuate his declaration.”

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/worldview/norway-killers-anti-multiculturalism-manifesto-sees-its-day-in-court/article2403980/

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[Flash 10 is required to watch video]

Daniel Rando believes he’s one of the best fighters in Toronto. He consistently places 3rd and 4th in tournaments and has recently set his sights on becoming number one. Though, in these fights, he rarely uses his fists. He’s more focused on his fingers.

Rando is a champion Street Fighter player, and has been playing since 2004. Back then he played Street Fighter 3rd Strike, perhaps the most complex version of the game in its series. He’s now moved on to the popular Street Fighter 4, and recently released Street Fighter X Tekken, where he and the fighting game community believes he is the second best player in Toronto.

Yet, Rando wasn’t always that good, and he quickly was reminded of that when his old rival from his arcade days stopped by for a few rounds.

Alright, I spent far far far too much effort on this assignment than necessary and I’m still not happy. But, it’s good enough for you guys. 

Couple notes: The images and game audio belong to Capcom and Street Fighter. Furthermore, I did not screen capture their actual fight. Rando was using Akuma, Samir was using Yun and the end results are the same, but I took the images and audio from these two videos. Lastly, I asked Samir for his last name, but I lost it in my notes and my interview with him is plagued with bugs. If anyone could be so kind as to tell me, I would be grateful to add it to the video.

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