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[yayfeminism]

Mexican women protest against violence and sexual harassment.

[thehighpriestofreverseracism]

Guess which one caused outrage….

[buzzfeed]

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[buzzfeed]

gary pls

[refinery29]

Fu Yuanhui just straightforwardly acknowledged she has her period in front of billions of people

Chinese swimmer Fu Yuanhui is one of the most popular athletes in China and has won hearts the world over. But her influence now stretches beyond funny GIFs. She has brought a topic that remains taboo in Chinese sport and society to the forefront: periods.

Gifs: Shanghai Expat

WATCH THE FULL VIDEO

[keybladesoras]

She was my friend! Not inmate Washington but my friend! 

[refinery29]

The National Women’s Soccer League pays its female players below poverty wages

Did you know NWSL players don’t even get their own uniforms? They get the same uniforms sold to fans and have to tape them in the back for photos. And now they’re basically hosting a bake sale to pay their salaries. What you can do to help.

Images: hopesolo.com

[ivyist]

Science side of tumblr explain why i cant get over clexa

[adventuresinchemistry]

Because they have such good chemistry

[exuniceja]

Please, help us share what’s happening right now in Oaxaca, Mexico, they’re killing innocent people.

[fuckyeahmexico]

[humanchirality-blog]

I Am Orlando | By Shavonte Zellous

My younger sister is gay. She’d been at Pulse the weekend before. I called her immediately. There’s a lifetime that passes between rings when you’re terrified of what might be coming on the other end of the line.

In case you feel like crying some more.

[vox]

During the 15-hour Senate filibuster on gun control, there were 38 shootings that killed 12 people and injured 36 more across America. 

That roughly translates to one shooting per every 23 minutes.

[politico]

The latest from the desk of Matt Wuerker

[adventuresinchemistry]

I don’t trust anyone who thinks that science isn’t incredibly problematic

[adventuresinchemistry]

Because someone asked me to elaborate:

Science is a social construct. It only exists because we, humans, do it. And we are full of, often unconscious, bias. We, as scientists, can’t separate ourselves from the society that we’re a product of, which is sexist and racist and ableist and transphobic, so, at some level, the science we produce will also carry those biases. 

So no matter how much we want to think of ourselves as unbiased seekers of truth, we aren’t. Not really. In plenty of cases this doesn’t really matter, however, there are tons of examples where it does. Where the questions we ask and the problems we construct and base our research around are based on said bias. Or the way we interpret results. 

Society is rigged to benefit those in power, and thus, science is too. Especially when you consider that the vast majority of funding comes from the government. 

To say that science is objective and only, inherently, a force for good in the world is at best simplistic and at worst actively harmful. Has it done a lot of good? Of course, unquestioningly. But it’s also done a lot of harm, both historically and currently. 

Science is a tool. And how it’s used depends on who is using it. 

[the-future-now-deactivated20170]

Watch: Earlier in the clip, Kimmel roasted Sarah Palin for her “offensive and dangerous” climate nonsense.

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[wilwheaton]

Not a huge fan of Kimmel, but this is fucking glorious and important.

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[thatnorthafricangirl]

‘Obama drops the mic but his drones will still drop bombs’ cartoon by Khalid Albaih

[adventuresinchemistry]

Reblog to support your local gay scientist