Kony 2012: We got trouble

As the Kony 2012 video swept through the internet like wildfire, I'm sure that many people have already seen this subsequent post. In case you have not, I think that it's well worth your time.




http://visiblechildren.tumblr.com/post/18890947431/we-got-trouble

Proposed law would consider single parents a factor in child abuse

Sooo being a single parent could apparently lead you to abuse your child?

While I certainly feel that kids would be better off with two parents-- of any gender-- having just one is not necessarily the end of the world.

What the hell is happening in this country?!




http://jezebel.com/5889799/proposed-law-would-declare-single-parenthood-child-abuse

Ban tiger trade in China!

I did not know that tiger farms existed. I am pretty fucking disgusted right now.




http://www.tigertime.info/bantigertrade.html

Fake olive oil on store shelves

http://www.naturalnews.com/035124_olive_oil_adulterated_canola.html



As someone who tries to spread the word about eating right and reading ingredient labels, I find this highly troubling. There have been many similar cloakings of ingredients in the past, such as the legality of labeling an item "trans fat free" if it contains less than half a gram per serving (which is still bad for you). But... but... companies like Newman's Own and Whole Foods are selling fake olive oil? What the hell is going on in the food industry?? This disturbs me on an entirely new level.

This is a very good time to note that canola oil is not good for you. That's the stuff of a future post, but Natural News probably covers it extensively if you want to see for yourself.

People in power to help animals are hurting them

PLEASE SIGN this petition!! They are only 300 sigs away from their goal of 1500. Stockton's shelter director, Pat Claerbout, is illegally refusing to provide records for this and other dogs that have come in to the Stockton shelter. So far, her supervisors are backing her up, though there is now an Internal Affairs investigation into her conduct--and we hope into that of her immediate supervisor, Lt. Doug Anderson of the Stockton Police Department.

*This shelter director also killed a couple dogs The Perfect Dog, a local dog rescue, tried to save.*

http://www.change.org/petitions/stop-killing-and-start-saving-dogs-and-cats-in-stockton-ca

How the times have changed...

Some of these changes I've witnessed through my life, others no. However, they never cease to amaze me... funny, but pretty depressing as well.

Somebody killed a cat in order to harass a politician

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/01/23/409443/arkansas-democratic-campaign-manager-comes-home-to-find-childs-cat-murdered-liberal-written-on-dead-body/?mobile=nc



I barely even have words for this. What the fuck happened on this planet to make ANYBODY think that this was acceptable behavior?

Miss Representation, a movie actually worth watching

Cuba, China, Iraq and Afganistan have more women in government than the United States does.

Think about that.



Miss representation Trailer
By MrSamy1600

http://youtu.be/JFh5F8cFb3g

Unless you're Tom Cruise, being an actor is a rough job

http://kenlevine.blogspot.com/2010/02/guys-are-not-going-to-want-to-fk-her.html



This amazed me. I can certainly imagine that there are far more actors out there than there are roles to hand out. But still! What is with all these committees, and all of these non-creative people making the decisions? And being turned down because the prez wants Mr. Popular instead? It's like effin' high school all over again, man.

Spoiled rotten kids who didn't get what they wanted for Christmas

http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/people-who-didnt-get-what-they-wanted-for-christm



Alrighty, this is nothing short of disgusting. The parents of these kids might have screwed up royally, but in large part these monsters are a product of our materialistic society. Fantabulous. Am I the only person who DIDN'T want a car or iPhone for Christmas?

Stupid students

http://shitmystudentswrite.tumblr.com/Everyone



These are funny, though at the same time horribly depressing. Time to mourn the American education system.

Screw this auto cucumber!

Bahahahahaha. Damn You, Auto Correct! is by far one of the funniest websites I've ever seen. Unfortunately, it's so easy to get sucked into it that I generally don't pay it visits. However, someone posted a link to the top 25 auto corrects, so I could totally deal with that. Enjoy!!!



http://damnyouautocorrect.com/13603/the-25-funniest-autocorrects-of-dyacs-first-year/

Chick-fil-A is homophobic?

http://equalitymatters.org/factcheck/201111010001



Just found out about this. It irritates me to no end that, no matter what product you buy, you're supporting the entire infrastructure and belief system of the company, rather than just the damn product.

Not that I'd ever want to buy that poor excuse of a food substitute.

OnStar spies on you for profit after you unsubscribe

It sort of comes across as one of those overly paranoid things that we've grown frighteningly used to. However, apathy, as they say, can be deadly. There are many ways that you private information can be used, and possibly new ways developed every day. Who says that we even know half of them?

I reccomend reading these in the order posted. (And don't worry, they're not all long.)




http://www.zdziarski.com/blog/?p=1270

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/09/21/gms-onstar-now-spying-on-your-car-for-profit-even-after-you-uns/




And here is an example in real life--

http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/34/3466.asp

Um... so where are the humans supposed to work, then?

...no, seriously.

I really do wonder about that.



http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/robot_invasion/2011/09/will_robots_steal_your_job.html?gt1=38001



It's like cloning animals. Why make more of them when you already have too many stuck in shelters? How many jobless people are there in this country because nobody is hiring??

Cheese cubes full of nails found in dog parks?!

The photo above appeared in my Facebook news feed today, and as an animal lover, I was very concerned. Thankfully, someone looked into the story and now we know that this is not a widely-occurring crime.

NO MATTER WHAT, ALWAYS KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR DOG WHEN HE OR SHE IS OUTSIDE-- THERE ARE PLENTY OF DANGERS TO BE FOUND. But please do read through this short report to understand where the nailed cheese-cube story came from.



http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cheese.asp

Facebook saves your messages after you delete them

...and that's only the start. Fantastic, no?

This isn't the most pretty webpage design-wise, but I feel that this is some of the most important information that I've ever read about FB's privacy issues. In short, I would recommend that people read this and consider the repercussions.



http://europe-v-facebook.org/EN/Data_Pool/data_pool.html#Messages

Doorbell: The severity of the debt crisis

I got this in an e-mail. Here's the explanation to the video:


"Power Line Blog held a prize competition for $100,000 for whoever most effectively and creatively dramatized the significance of the federal debt crisis.

"Any creative product was eligible: videos, songs, paintings, screenplays, Power Point presentations, essays, performance art, or anything else.

"Several entries have gotten a lot of attention and a lot of views or listens. But unquestionably, the one that has most gone viral so far is “Doorbell”.

"After listening to this it is OUR FAULT that this has happened. We have to mount an attack on the lobbyists. We have to find people that will not take a dime from these people. The press thinks that they are great as they get most of the money during champagnes for advertisement. The same goes for getting people to run that believe that they should be on Social Security. It would take 3 elections to accomplish this along with a big fight in between."




And here is the video in question:

http://www.ntrc.info/doorbell.html

Protect your right to privacy on Facebook: PLACES

You know, if Facebook actually cared, they'd tell us that the settings have changed, and wouldn't set the default to the more public modes.

Follow these instructions, then paste them onto your profile for your friends to see:



Yesterday, Facebook launched "Facebook Places." Now, anyone can find out WHERE YOU ARE when you are logged in! This provides the actual address & map location of your location as you use Facebook. Make sure your kids know. TO UNDO THIS: Go to "Account", "Account Settings", & click on the "Notifications" tab. Then, scroll down to "Places" and UNCHECK the 2 boxes. Make sure to SAVE your changes!. Please re-post this message to share the info.

Oh Borders... why am I not surprised?

Typical. Typical. Typical. I really don't have anything else to add. I'm just pissed.



http://blogs.wsj.com/bankruptcy/2011/09/06/borders-seeks-six-figure-payments-for-ex-ceo-others/