British Constitution

Politics from a  very British perspective

[obviousplant]

I added this fake health brochure about Donald Trump to a doctor’s waiting room

[coluring]

you are my favourite

[movie]

[politico]

If Omar Mateen was a disciple of “radical Islam,” as Donald Trump angrily described him, and “one of the soldiers of the caliphate,” as the Islamic State approvingly deemed him, he wasn’t a very impressive one, ideologically speaking. Mateen didn’t observe Islam terribly faithfully or seem to know much about what Islamists call the “true path.” According to FBI Director James Comey, in the past few years Mateen confusingly expressed support for both the Islamic State and Hezbollah—even though the latter group is an avowed enemy of the Islamic State and is fighting against it in Syria on the side of Bashar Assad. The night he slaughtered 49 people in Orlando on Sunday, Mateen swore allegiance to Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi at the last minute and with apparent self-doubt. Mateen called 911 twice, hanging up at first before finally fulfilling ISIS’s injunction to self-starter terrorists to declare allegiance to the group publicly before they act.

Based on the accounts of his aquaintances and family, Mateen also appears to have been a deeply conflicted and possibly self-loathing homophobe who drank heavily, took drugs, dated men, frequented the same club he later attacked, Pulse, and used a gay dating app—not the sort of behavior one would expect of a faithful soldier of Islam.

Yes, Mateen was a terrorist—but what kind of terrorist? He had no known ISIS or Al Qaeda connection; he wasn’t getting operating orders from abroad; he hadn’t gone overseas to be trained; he followed no predicable course of radicalization. Mateen appears, in fact, to have been less a soldier than yet another deeply disturbed American (born in Trump’s own home borough of Queens), who was full of hatred and uncontrollable anger—an example of what law enforcement officials describe as an aspiring violent criminal searching for a larger justification for the acts he’s desperate to commit.

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[britishconstitution-blog]

me, in my last year as president: are you sure i cant keep the twitter account?

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[brainstatic]

The New York Times ran its first front page editorial in 95 years. It’s about America’s gun problem. A conservative blogger shot at it.

[paxamericana]

nothing says “responsible gun owner” like shooting at something you disagree with

[theonion]

‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens

[troyesivan]

sometimes the onion just fuckin nails it

[miraniel]

An open letter to the Tumblr Staff from the blogger you just screwed over

Okay, staff, I am super freaking pissed about the update and here’s why. 

I cannot read your new format. 

I’m not trying to be whiny or nitpicky or over-dramatic. I can appreciate that you were attempting to make things look more organised/less confusing/whatever. I also expect the new format is a great improvement for people who have screen readers. That’s great. That’s fine. 

I just cannot freaking read this. I have dyslexia, and my dyslexia is set off by pictures, bold, italics, anything that is more “interesting” to my brain than plain, unadorned text.

Like this monstrosity:

Look at it. Just look at it. The pictures get in between the lines of text, there’s distracting colors and pictures everywhere. The names are bolded when they’re really not the most important thing. Looking at this, I see everything except what I’m supposed to see, that cheesy series of puns. (No pun intended.)

You literally couldn’t have made a worse format for me if you’d tried.

The thing is, your format was what made me really like Tumblr in the first place. It was super clear who was writing something new, because look, there was a freaking line pointing right to it. Unless someone started writing in all caps or bold or whatever, all the text in a post had the same amount of emphasis. Finally, SOMETHING ON THE INTERNET I COULD READ.

And now, now I can’t read any of it at all. 

So yeah, I’m pissed. 

Like, I know that you’re not going to change it back, because you never seem to listen when anyone on your site complains about anything. I’m not sure why I bothered writing this to you guys, given your track record. 

But now’s your chance to prove me wrong. Seriously, the least you could do is give us an option here. You’ve still got the old code. Just stick a button somewhere to revert to the old format so I can enjoy my text posts in peace. 

Sincerely, 

Dyslexic Blogger

[bookwyrmshoard]

SIGNAL BOOST because I really hope Tumblr pays attention to this. I’m sure Miraniel’s not the only Tumblr blogger/reader in this position. 

[redbloodedamerica]

FDA and Greed to Blame for Rising Drug Prices; Not Capitalism

The Pharmaceutical CEO who raised the price of his life saving drug by 5000% has drawn a lot of criticism from media, politicians and the public. But he isn’t a rare example, rather he is just one example of the relationship between pharmaceutical companies and the FDA that has harming consumers.

I’m not the biggest fan of Ben Swann, but he is correct here.  Shkreli might be a terrible businessman, but government regulation is ultimately to blame.

[oupacademic]

Why the U.S. should but won’t partner with hactivists Anonymous

Leveraging the open nature and global reach of platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, Islamic State has used social media to recruit young would-be jihadis, to build a global network of sympathetic followers, and to intimidate Western audiences with its brutality. [...] why has the United States, which has at its disposal vast cyberwar capabilities, an ever-expanding surveillance state and significant leverage over, and goodwill of, the American companies that are hosting this content, proved unable to quiet the online reach of this network of insurgents? One answer is that the open nature of the Internet, combined with the constraints that democratic states face engaging effectively within it, has limited the capability of the United States to fight back. In theory, such a partnership could allow the Defense and State departments to overcome the constraints of their slow-moving, hierarchical, command-and-control systems. [...] the power structures that Anonymous embodies represent a fundamental threat to state dominance in the international system. The challenges that the state system were designed to solve — a lack of structure, instability, decentralized governance, loose and evolving ties — are precisely what makes groups like Anonymous powerful. [...] over the course of modern history, we have placed tremendous power in the state. [...] the state is ultimately faced with a paradox — that the very attributes of the Internet that enable the Islamic State also enable the free enterprise and expression that make it arguably the most liberating technology in human history. Efforts by the NSA to break encryption, for example, won’t just help it fight illegal crypto-currencies, or Islamic State fighters using secure networking tools, but would also threaten the security of the online commerce sector.

[fuckyeahandyburnham]

I am very excited about this

[huffpost]

Facebook Adds New Feature For Suicide Prevention

Starting on Wednesday, Facebook is rolling out a new feature for suicide prevention.

[sienfueg0s-deactivated20191022]

when you shake up a soda, do you blame the soda for bursting with pressure or the force that shook it?

[nerdgasrnz]

A little louder for the racists in the back

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what a shame the poor grooms bride is a 

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Donald Trump supporter

[the-queer-feminist]

A piece of the abundance of graffiti on the walls of my favourite place.

[queergraffiti]

“roses are red, gender is performative, mass market romance is heteronormative”

“wish you were queer”

found in Newcastle, England

[tupacmadaddy]

[expect-the-greatest-deactivated]

Bruh

[phoenyxgreene]

What the hell?

[expect-the-greatest-deactivated]

Niggas out here trappin women

[foeyedcurls]

Then wonder how your ass got burned

[perpetualdaydream]

what the fuck…

[dynastylnoire]

I’ve had a dude do that before. that shit is terrifying. Dude went across the room like he typically would to get one. Came back and I didn’t know that he didn’t have one until he pulled out.

I FLIPPED. Cried all the way home. Cried for days. Got tested. Bought the morning after pill. Seriously, fuck dudes that do this. There should be laws against it.

[ithotyouknew-deactivated2015051]

There ARE laws against this. It’s called rape by deception or fraudulent rape and basically, it’s anytime the conditions of your consent are compromised. In a situation like this, you consented to protected sex. By having sex in a way you did not consent to, a crime WAS committed and he could be charged if any physical effects like pregnancy or STD occurred. Remember, ANY SEXUAL ACTIVITY YOU DON’T CONSENT TO IS RAPE. 

[pardonmewhileipanic]

If a guy does this, it’s rape. Call the cops. Ruin his life since he has no problem risking yours. Make him fucking learn. Rapists belong in jail. Rape by deception is rape, not a funny “meme”. 

[enjorlove]

This is incredibly important for everyone to see!! EVERYONE

[mylastgame-here-deactivated2017]

yes YOU NEED THIS ON YOUR DASH EVERYONE

[unicornsandbutane]

y’all should see this, just so you know.

Call the cops.

HERE is a list of crisis hotlines for rape and abuse. Most of them are 24/7 hotlines. 

HERE is a list of crisis hotlines by state. 

In addition to giving you the compassion your rapist clearly won’t, they might be able to advise you on possible next steps: what to tell the police, how to get a test done.

Stay safe, everyone. 

[platinumblondeproblem]

This is so disrespectful. This is literally the conversation that fuckboys be havin with each other and giggling about. Crucify a dude that tries to do this to you.

[shamelesslyunladylike]

This is how men talk to each other about us. This is how men talk to each other about us.

[mysharona1987]

[lady-of-edom]

Guns: 32,514