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Tue, 14 May 2013 09:26:30 -0400

kim-minji: omg this is too cute

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:18:15 -0400

kim-minji:

omg this is too cute

Hello World, I am going through an existential crisis and will be back after it’s over....

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:17:05 -0400

Hello World,

I am going through an existential crisis and will be back after it’s over. Thanks!

suicideisnotanoption4u: 8-years ago, CHP Officer Kevin Briggs...

Mon, 13 May 2013 03:21:16 -0400

suicideisnotanoption4u:

8-years ago, CHP Officer Kevin Briggs talked this young man out of jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge.

That young man’s name is Kevin Berthia.
Today he is 30 years old and married with 2 children.
This week he presented Officer Briggs with an award on behalf of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

The story of how Officer Briggs talked Kevin down is remarkable.

As you can see in the picture, Kevin is literally one step away from jumping to his death. But for more than hour, the officer listened to Kevin pour his heart out about his troubles and told him, “I know you think things are bad, but they can get better.”

Kevin says, “Officer Briggs never made me feel guilty for the situation I was in. He made feel like, I understand why you are here, but there are alternatives”

Kevin is just one of countless lives Briggs has saved over his 23 year career.

Briggs, who was promoted to Sergeant five years ago, is humble about what he does. He says, ”they make the decision, when they step back over that rail it takes a tremendous amount of courage”

I salute Sergeant Briggs!
Photo: The San Francisco Chronicle, John Storey

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Wed, 08 May 2013 16:35:56 -0400

bethrevis: It is true of any art: You see the beauty, but we...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 06:39:37 -0400

bethrevis:

It is true of any art: You see the beauty, but we hide the pain.

Every artist sacrifices for the art. You just don’t always see our scars.

"To be understood is a luxury"

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 03:53:22 -0400

“To be understood is a luxury”

mohandasgandhi: peterfeld: If this was photoshopped please...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 03:30:44 -0400

mohandasgandhi:

peterfeld:

If this was photoshopped please don’t tell me.

Ever.

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Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:55:30 -0400

think-progress: The women’s magazine we really need vs. the one...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:54:26 -0400

think-progress:

The women’s magazine we really need vs. the one we get.

Chris Arnade Photography: Destiny Sanchez

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:51:47 -0400

Chris Arnade Photography: Destiny Sanchez:

letterstomycountry:

arnade:

Fifteen-year-old Destiny Sanchez was found dead the morning following Thanksgiving, her body covered in bleach.

She had been strangled and possibly raped. She was found in the inner landing of a building where her father’s girlfriend’s sister lived.

The media descended on Hunts…

LTMC: Follow Chris Arnade. He uses his tumblr to document the lives of the residents of Hunt’s Point, a particularly poor and crime-ridden neighborhood in the Bronx. He operates his blog in conjunction with his photo series on Flickr, Faces of Addiction, which captures the faces of addicts in Hunt’s Point. His photos and accompanying stories are stunning, sobering, brutal, and thought-provoking. They are filled with tragedies like Destiny Sanchez, but contain occasional stories of hope, like Vanessa.

USA.gov: Help Your Kids Understand Personal Finances

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:51:13 -0400

USA.gov: Help Your Kids Understand Personal Finances:

usagov:

While Financial Capability Month reminds us all that we could do a little bit more to be in charge of our finances, it is also a good time to talk to your kids about how they too can begin to understand finances and how it affects your family. Kids.gov has smart money sections for…

nadiaaboulhosn: thank you. finally. i been saying this...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:49:03 -0400

nadiaaboulhosn:

thank you. finally. i been saying this forever.

syriaonmymind: From Syria to Boston From Boston to...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 03:54:32 -0400

syriaonmymind:

From Syria to Boston

From Boston to Syria

<3

kim-minji: <3

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 03:27:37 -0400

kim-minji:

<3

thelordsatisfies: clype: How Animals Eat Their Food this is...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:12:09 -0400

thelordsatisfies:

clype:

How Animals Eat Their Food

this is my fav thing omg.

Omg I can’t even.
Dying.

Getting To Know DailyBullet

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:14:00 -0400

1) If you could meet anyone on this earth, who would it be?

Getting mentored by a woman like Kamala Harris or Susan Rice would be a dream, but I’d really like to meet dictators. Any dictator. Manic, insecure bigots fascinate me.

2) Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 23, give me line 17.

“…broke with their masters and began to assert an independent policy.” - Power & Plenty, O’Rourke/Findlay

3) What do you think about most?

What I’m going to eat next

4) Ever had a poem or song written about you?

Surprisingly, yes.

5) Do you have any strange phobias?

I have an unreasonable fear of frogs and extremely large objects that resemble something living.

6) What’s your religion?

Christianity

7) If you are outside, what are you most likely doing?

Walking somewhere

8) Simple but extremely complex. Favorite band?

With all other amazing bands aside, Coldplay and/or U2

9) Do you believe in karma?

No, but I imagine the world would be in a more chaotic state if other people didn’t.

10) What does your URL mean?

It means your daily bullet(points).

11) What is your greatest weakness; your greatest strength?

Greatest weakness: paying attention to minutia when heavily stressed.
Greatest strength: my ability to alternate between being a thinker and being a giddy, daisy dukes-wearing sanguine from California.

12) Who is your celebrity crush?

Beyonce all the way. And probably Joe Biden. Or Elizabeth Olsen, Minka Kelly, and Amber Heard. Also Zoe Kazan. I appreciate beauty and talent - that goes for you too Biden.

13) How do you vent your anger?

By holding it, distracting myself, then letting it go. Let’s face it - this world has enough angry people.

14) Do you have a collection of anything?

I used to have a collection of knives, but airport security took them away. I also recently discovered that I hoard food.

17) Are you happy with the person you’ve become?

Yes, somewhat. There’s always room for improvement.

18) What’s a sound you hate; sound you love?

I hate the sound of birds. I would like to stone one.
Sound I love? The sound of silence.

19) What’s your biggest “what if”?

“What if I’d gone to Princeton instead? Would my mental breakdown been fatal?”

20) Do you believe in ghosts? How about aliens?

I fully believe in aliens. Ghosts, probably not so much.

22) Smell the air. What do you smell?

The food I hoarded from yesterday.

23) What’s the worst place you have ever been to?

Los Angeles

24) To you, what is the meaning of life?

To love, be loved, and take pleasure in one’s toil.

This has years of philosophy behind it.

25) Do you drive? If so, have you ever crashed?

No. Fun fact about DailyBullet.

26) Do you have any obsessions right now?

Well, I’ve always been obsessed about politics. Other than that, I’ve been pretty addicted to bread.

27) Ever had a rumor spread about you?

I did once have a rumor that I was lesbian spread about me because I said I didn’t want to get married openly in class.

Girls. Lol.

28) What’s the last thing you purchased?

Food

29) In a relationship?

No. And contrary to popular culture, I’m satisfied and happy. And contrary to feminism, I’m open to being in a relationship any time in the future.

30) What is your secret weapon to get someone to like you?

Bribe them with food and the lavish gift that is my love.

31) Where is your best friend?

Somewhere in California probably doing her homework.

32) What were you doing last night at 12 AM?

Sleeping. You don’t know how much joy it gives me to say this.

33) You are walking down the street on your way to work. There is a dog drowning in the canal on the side of the street. Your boss has told you if you are late one more time you get fired. What do you do?

Save the dog. Then bribe my boss with food and the lavish gift that is my love.

34) What’s a song that always makes you happy when you hear it?

Come on Eileen - Dexy Midnight Runners or..
How He Loves - John Mark Mcmillan

To be honest, a lot of songs make me happy.

35) In your opinion, what makes a great relationship?

Commitment. And being able to be yourself, laugh tons, and have tons of fun doing whatever. Let’s face it - life is too serious and relationships are too forever.

36) How can I win your heart?

Bribe me with food and the lavish gift that is your love.

Or be a down-to-earth, faithful, genuine, funny and silly man of God.

37) Can insanity bring on more creativity?

Yeah I think so. My best works always come when I’m a little insane.

38) What is the single best decision you have made in your life so far?

To go to Korea during my freshman year.

39) What would you want to be written on your tombstone?

She saw what no one else did,
And made it happen.
Beloved mother, wife, daughter, friend, and kind stranger.

40) Give me the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word “heart.”

The Republic.
Just kidding - I think about the things I heart <3

41) Basic question; what’s your favorite color/colors?

I love all colors. However, I’ve noticed I usually beeline to yellows and blues.

42) What is your current desktop picture?

Just the generic Microsoft one… Lol because I’m wild and original.

43) If you could press a button and make anyone in the world instantaneously explode, who would it be?

Kim Jong Un

44) What would be a question you’d be afraid to tell the truth on?

Can you be grosser than even guys?

45) You accidentally eat some radioactive vegetables. They were good, and what’s even cooler is that they endow you with the super-power of your choice! What is that power?

Eidetic memory, with the ability to forget bad things lol.

mohandasgandhi: What the U.S. Can Learn From Africa’s Booming...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:58:56 -0400

mohandasgandhi:

What the U.S. Can Learn From Africa’s Booming Economy

Given continued economic weakness in the U.S., it’s easy to imagine that the rest of the world remains similarly stuck. But there is one region of the world that is showing signs of economic strength in new and unexpected ways. That region is Africa.

An economic renaissance currently underway in Africa is providing hope to a billion people there and creating a sense of optimism among youth. And it contains real lessons for us to learn and absorb here at home. Long seen as at the margins of global economic activity, Africa is increasingly looking like an important key to its future.

What’s going on exactly? The short answer is that Africa is booming.

Seven out of the 10 fastest growing economies in the world are in sub-Saharan Africa. Taken as a whole, Africa’s economy would be the eighth largest in the world, greater in size than rapidly rising countries like India and Russia.

What’s important is that this economic explosion is not limited to familiar economic powerhouses such as South Africa and Nigeria, but a host of smaller countries, such as land-locked Zambia, are in on the action as well.

What’s even more important is that the African economic renaissance—unlike growth in the U.S.—is broad-based, touching all income groups.

The percentage of Africans living in extreme poverty, according to the World Bank, fell below 50 percent for the first time ever last year. Consulting firm McKinsey forecasts Africa will have a larger middle class than India starting next year.

So what’s behind Africa’s meteoric rise? There are two mega trends at work.

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politicalprof: On the balcony of the Liberty Motel, Memphis,...

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:59:24 -0400

politicalprof:

On the balcony of the Liberty Motel, Memphis, TN, April 4, 1968.

“Well, I don’t know what will happen now. We’ve got some difficult days ahead. But it doesn’t matter with me now. Because I’ve been to the mountaintop. And I don’t mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I’m not concerned about that now. I just want to do God’s will. And He’s allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I’ve looked over. And I’ve seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people will get to the promised land. And I’m happy, tonight. I’m not worried about anything. I’m not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.”

—Martin Luther King, Jr., “I See The Promised Land,” April 3, 1968

"Students who considered themselves socialists were not so much interested in the poor as they were..."

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 03:26:00 -0400

““Students who considered themselves socialists were not so much interested in the poor as they were desirous of leading the poor, of being their guides and saviors. It was just this paternalism toward the poor that the vision of solidarity I had learned in religious settings was meant to challenge. From a spiritual perspective, the poor were there to guide and lead the rest of us by example if not by outright action and testimony. As a student I read Marx, Gramsci, and a host of other male thinkers on the subject of class. These works provided theoretical paradigms but rarely offered tools for confronting the complexity of class in daily life. […] [W]hen I told friends and colleagues that I was resigning from my academic job to focus on writing, I was warned that I was making a dangerous mistake, that I could not possibly live on an income that was between twenty and thirty thousand dollars a year. When I pointed to the reality that families of four and more live on such an income, the response would be “that’s different”; the difference being, of course, one of class. The poor are expected to live with less and are socialized to accept less (badly made clothing, products, food, etc.), whereas the well-off are socialized to believe it is both a right and a necessity for us to have more, to have exactly what we want when we want it.””

- bell hooks, where we stand: Class Matters (via deeannmarie)