Musings

wheretheweedstakeroot:

youarenotyou:

[Two smiling people at a table. One is saying “I’m so happy we live in a world without slavery and imperialism.” There are boxes pointing to various objects around and on the people. They read:

COTTON: Picked in Uzbekistan where 2 million children as young as 7 are forced to pick cotton for 3p a kilo.

APPLES: Picked in California by Mexican migrant workers, not being paid minimum wage nor provided housing.

LAPTOP: Made in China by adults working 18 hours a day at 32p an hour. The laptop will end up back in China’s landfills, where children will dismantle it for its valuable metals including lead.

MOBILE PHONE: Gold, tantalum, tin, and tungsten mined in Congo in abysmal working conditions, causing disease and the regional conflict responsible for the deaths of over 5 million people and systematic rape of women.

ORANGE JUICE: Picked in Chile by women working 60 hours a week, below minimum wage.

FACE: Detoxed with Dead Sea salts sourced in occupied West Bank; land stolen by Israel from Palestinians, who are subject to continual and severe human rights violations.

COFFEE: Picked in Guatemala where entire families with children as young as 6 are forced to pick a 100-pound quota in order to get the minimum wage of less than  £2/day

SHIRT: Sewn in India under forced labour conditions by people earning less than 25p an hour, for 16 hours a day, while being unable to send their children to school.

DIAMOND: Mined in Sierra Leone by children as young as 7, working in dangerous conditions for 10p an hour, six days a week.]

this needs a million notes

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nicktavious:

What happened at Church this weekend

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thedailywhat:

Infographic of the Day: James Fallows writes: “The Chart That Should Accompany All Discussions of the Debt Ceiling: It’s this one, from yesterday’s New York Times…It’s based on data from the Congressional Budget Office and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Its significance is not partisan (who’s “to blame” for the deficit) but intellectual. It demonstrates the utter incoherence of being very concerned about a structural federal deficit but ruling out of consideration the policy that was largest single contributor to that deficit, namely the Bush-era tax cuts.”

It’s also worth noting that the debt ceiling was raised by $4 trillion under Bush without incident, and Speaker John Boehner, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell approved each of the five increases.

[atlantic / thinkprogress.]

g0dsey:

CANON T3 GIVEAWAY.

I swear on everything that this isn’t a bullshit contest to gain followers. I’ve been wanting an SLR forever and I ended up getting two. One from my cousin, and the other from my mom. I was thinking about returning/selling my second one, but I wouldn’t be getting the same amount or more than what it was originally priced. I’ve already talked to my mom about me giving it away, she doesn’t mind. But besides all this, who the hell doesn’t like free stuff?

Here’s how this will work:

• You do not have to follow me. I don’t want any followers that don’t actually like my blog. I do ask of you to kindly check out my blog though. If you like it cool, if not, run along now.
• Likes do not count for anything, only reblogs will count. You can reblog this as many times as you’d like.
• Do not create any extra blogs or whatever, I will be creeping on your archives.
• Winner will be chosen like as if it were a raffle drawing.
• Winner will be contacted via ask box, so make sure that you have that open.
• This will be over on May 27th, and the winner will be announced (possibly) on the 29th.

I am doing this basically to make someone else happy and also because I accidentally deleted the other contest I was doing. Please don’t participate if you already own an SLR, but you can if you’d like I guess. I really don’t care if you live in Narnia, anyone is eligible to enter.

Here’s what the winner will get:

• Canon T3.
• 18-35mm Kit lens.
• Wide strap.
• Interface cable.
• AV cable.
• Battery pack.
• Battery charger.
• EOS digital disc instructions.

The camera is brand new.

If you think this is “stupid” of me to do or anything of that sort, than just ignore it. It’s that simple.

Q. “Why would you just giveaway an expensive camera to a stranger?”

A. TO MAKE THEM HAPPY.

Q. “How do we know you aren’t bullshitting us?”

A. To make a fake contest just for followers is stupid as fuck, plus, I have a picture of me holding both the cameras.

If you have any other questions or concerns, ask them here or here.

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crewcabangerr:

CANON T3 GIVEAWAY.

I swear on everything that this isn’t a bullshit contest to gain followers. I’ve been wanting an SLR forever and I ended up getting two. One from my cousin, and the other from my mom. I was thinking about returning/selling my second one, but I wouldn’t be getting the same amount or more than what it was originally priced. I’ve already talked to my mom about me giving it away, she doesn’t mind. But besides all this, who the hell doesn’t like free stuff?

Here’s how this will work:

• You do not have to follow me. I don’t want any followers that don’t actually like my blog. I do ask of you to kindly check out my blog though. If you like it cool, if not, run along now.
• Likes do not count for anything, only reblogs will count. You can reblog this as many times as you’d like.
• Do not create any extra blogs or whatever, I will be creeping on your archives.
• Winner will be chosen like as if it were a raffle drawing.
• Winner will be contacted via ask box, so make sure that you have that open.
• This will be over on May 27th, and the winner will be announced (possibly) on the 29th.

I am doing this basically to make someone else happy and also because I accidentally deleted the other contest I was doing. Please don’t participate if you already own an SLR, but you can if you’d like I guess. I really don’t care if you live in Narnia, anyone is eligible to enter.

Here’s what the winner will get:

• Canon T3.
• 18-35mm Kit lens.
• Wide strap.
• Interface cable.
• AV cable.
• Battery pack.
• Battery charger.
• EOS digital disc instructions.

The camera is brand new.

If you think this is “stupid” of me to do or anything of that sort, than just ignore it. It’s that simple.

Q. “Why would you just giveaway an expensive camera to a stranger?”

A. TO MAKE THEM HAPPY.

Q. “How do we know you aren’t bullshitting us?”

A. To make a fake contest just for followers is stupid as fuck, plus, I have a picture of me holding both the cameras.

If you have any other questions or concerns, ask them here or here.

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whosbaddd:

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dirtydianamj:

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