I've been twenty four years on this earth. Chicago dwelling realist/skeptic. I do crash safety research, mandolin, photography and coffee. I'm engaged to Analiese.
For the first eight years of our marriage, [Michelle and I] were paying more in student loans than what we were paying for our mortgage. So we know what this is about.
And we were lucky to land good jobs with a steady income. But we only finished paying off our student loans—check this out, all right, I’m the President of the United States—we only finished paying off our student loans about eight years ago.
(Source: b3nfriend)
That’s why I’m voting Tea Party
YEP.
fivelettered:vbi:sl:pc:zc:kt16:nc:steviemcfly:
Wait, what?!?!!?!?!? WHERE!?!?!?!??!?!?!
HE DID WHAT!!!!????
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=nzyvo8SKa0M#t=2065s
POST RACIAL SOCIETY Y’ALL
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HE IS OVER Y’ALL
OVERRRRRRRRRRRR AHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHA
I LAUGH AT YOUR MISERY AND YOUR PENCHANT TO DRESS LIKE AN OUT-OF-TOUCH YOUTH PASTOR AHHAHAHAHAA
O R D I N A N C E
WHEREAS, It is the policy of the City of Chicago to ensure that all persons within its jurisdiction have equal access to public services and shall be protected in the enjoyment of civil rights, and to promote mutual understanding and respect among all who live and work within the City; and
WHEREAS, It is the policy of the State of Illinois and the City of Chicago that individuals who identify themselves as transgender or who are gender non-conforming shall be treated fairly and equally; and
WHEREAS, It is the goal of the Chicago Police Department to ensure the safety of all individuals in their care and custody; and
WHEREAS, Police interactions with those who identify themselves as transgender may present certain unique operational issues; and
WHEREAS, the Chicago Police Department has been diligently working on a set of rules governing police interactions with those who identify themselves as transgender or who are gender non-conforming; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are expressly incorporated herein and made part hereof as though fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2. Within six months of the effective date of this ordinance, the Chicago Police Department shall report to the Committees on Public Safety and Human Relations its new policy for the treatment of transgender individuals (for purposes of this section, the “transgender policy”). The transgender policy shall include, in concord with the department’s expertise, the following:
(1) a definition of “gender” and “gender identity” with respect to the department’s policies pertaining to contact, arrest, search and detention;
(2) a prohibition on body searches solely to determine one’s gender;
(3) a requirement that police personnel shall respectfully refer to a transgender individual using pronouns that are consistent with the gender identity of the individual;
(4) a prohibition on more frequent or invasive searches of transgender individuals than of other individuals;
(5) a requirement that requests by transgender individuals for medical attention or care shall be honored in the same manner as that of other detainees;
(6) a requirement that police officers respond to complaints by transgender individuals in the same way they respond to all other complaints;
(7) a requirement that transgender individuals be housed in a safe environment; and
(8) a prohibition on the disclosure of an individual’s transgender identity to other detainees.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon passage and publication.
Proco “Joe” Moreno Alderman, 1st Ward
Tom Tunney Alderman, 44th Ward
James Cappleman Alderman, 46th Ward
Moreno is my alderman. So glad to live in the first ward.
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Hank the cat is running for Senate
The Virginia Senate race is turning into quite the catfight now that Hank the cat has thrown his paw into the race. Hank, a moderate, is a 9-year-old Maine Coon who is running as an independent against former Govs. George Allen (R) and Tim Kaine (D) for the state’s open Senate seat. A Virginia native, Hank has no previous political experience, but he has a wealth of life experience: Born to a single mother and raised on the streets, Hank clawed his way to the top and now lives a comfortable life with his owner, Anthony Roberts.Oh.
I think Michelle Obama wins this one.
Especially since I think she’s addressing it to her favorite president, which is (by the way) adorable.
One objective reality is that our government doesn’t work, not because we have dysfunctional politicians, but because we have dysfunctional voters. As a scientist and educator, my goal, then, is not to become President and lead a dysfunctional electorate, but to enlighten the electorate so they might choose the right leaders in the first place.
(Source: haydenplanetarium.org)
we need just under 400 signatures on this petition by Saturday, come on tumblr, we can easily do this! something to help change our nation!
We need over 2k, actually, to reach the goal of 5000. But this petition needs to be brought before out government.
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I don’t think you realize how many politicians AREN’T paid. Off the top of my head, I know Mayor Bloomberg brings home a dollar a year.
(Source: kellyfromthecity)
I heard an interview with the reporter who wrote the Bachmann article and it actually sounds pretty amazing. He explains her madness by inspecting her biggest influences.
Basically, she was taught that any ideas coming from non-believers are inherently tainted and untrustworthy. She believes that her politics are backed by the Bible and therefore are inerrant.
stfuteabaggers:technipol:Think Progress:
O’DONNELL: Well, as the senator from Tennessee mentioned, evolution is a theory and it’s exactly that. There is not enough evidence, consistent evidence to make it as fact, and I say that because for theory to become a fact, it needs to consistently have the same results after it goes through a series of tests. The tests that they put — that they use to support evolution do not have consistent results. Now too many people are blindly accepting evolution as fact. But when you get down to the hard evidence, it’s merely a theory. […]
Well, creationism, in essence, is believing that the world began as the Bible in Genesis says, that God created the Earth in six days, six 24-hour periods. And there is just as much, if not more, evidence supporting that.
I’d heard a lot about O’Donnell on the radio but only opinions. I decided to withhold my judgement until I’d heard from the lady herself. I’ve heard enough, and this quote is just icing on the cake.
This is absolutely ridiculous, and over and over again, O’Donnell has shown herself to be ignorant of global issues, scientific facts and comes up with impossible solutions to problems that don’t exist. She is a loony and should be thrown out of Washington.
