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October 24, 2014
When it comes to expressing opinions on gun control, Fox News host Andrea Tantaros said on Thursday that supermodels should keep their mouths shut and their clothes off.
Following the shooting near Parliament in Ottawa, Canada on Tuesday, supermodel Chrissy Teigen made what The Huffington Post called a good point about the difference between gun violence in the U.S. and other countries.
Active shooting in Canada, or as we call it in america, wednesday, she wrote on Twitter.
Thats not a joke. It is a fact, she added.
<snip>
She should stay on Instagram, OutNumbered host Andrea Tantaros quipped. Chrissy Teigen is known for, obviously, her lovely bottom, and her food Instagram pictures. She should stick to that.
Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/10/fox-host-tells-supermodel-to-shut-up-about-gun-control-you-have-a-lovely-bottom-stick-to-that/
And now Teigen has been run off of Twitter due to hateful & vile responses, such as:
Fox host tells supermodel to shut up about gun control: You have a ‘lovely bottom… stick to that’
Source: RawStory
When it comes to expressing opinions on gun control, Fox News host Andrea Tantaros said on Thursday that supermodels should keep their mouths shut and their clothes off.
Following the shooting near Parliament in Ottawa, Canada on Tuesday, supermodel Chrissy Teigen made what The Huffington Post called a good point about the difference between gun violence in the U.S. and other countries.
Active shooting in Canada, or as we call it in america, wednesday, she wrote on Twitter.
Thats not a joke. It is a fact, she added.
<snip>
She should stay on Instagram, OutNumbered host Andrea Tantaros quipped. Chrissy Teigen is known for, obviously, her lovely bottom, and her food Instagram pictures. She should stick to that.
Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/10/fox-host-tells-supermodel-to-shut-up-about-gun-control-you-have-a-lovely-bottom-stick-to-that/
And now Teigen has been run off of Twitter due to hateful & vile responses, such as:
October 24, 2014
Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/health/2014/10/23/3583750/misogynist-group-domestic-violence/
What complete and utter bottom-feeders.
Men’s Rights Group Masquerades As Fake Domestic Violence Campaign To Confuse Donors
Source: Think Progress
A misogynist group is attempting to co-opt a well-known international campaign against domestic violence, setting up a fake website intended to confuse visitors who may be trying to donate to the cause.
The new website is attempting to divert supporters looking for the White Ribbon Campaign, a nonprofit group in Canada that engages men in the effort to stop intimate partner violence. It was founded in 1989 in response to the Montreal Massacre, in which a 25-year-old gunman shouted Youre all a bunch of feminists, and I hate feminists! before opening fire and killing 14 female students. Since then, the White Ribbon movement has spread to other countries like Scotland and Australia. It also has a relatively popular Facebook page.
The real sites have international URLs, like www.whiteribbon.ca. The fake campaign, however, is hosted on www.whiteribbon.org something that may trick Americans into thinking its the United States official chapter. Theres a fake Facebook account to go along with it.
The fake site urges people to be wary of false White Ribbon initiatives dedicated to addressing violence against women, telling them to donate to its group instead.
There are numerous attempts by other entities to corrupt the message of the White Ribbon Initiative by inserting dishonest and sexist messages into this movement, claims a post on the fake White Ribbon site. Hopefully this message, and the other content on this website (which is provided to you by the worlds foremost experts on family violence), will help you see through the corruption and dishonesty being furthered by other programs.
But the dishonesty is actually being furthered by www.whiteribbon.org itself. As reported by We Hunted The Mammoth, a blog dedicated to tracking anti-feminist online groups, the fake site was set up by A Voice For Men an infamously misogynist forum dedicated to mens rights activists. Indeed, when you click on the One-Time Paypal Donation button on the fake White Ribbon site, it leads to a donation page for A Voice For Men.
The new website is attempting to divert supporters looking for the White Ribbon Campaign, a nonprofit group in Canada that engages men in the effort to stop intimate partner violence. It was founded in 1989 in response to the Montreal Massacre, in which a 25-year-old gunman shouted Youre all a bunch of feminists, and I hate feminists! before opening fire and killing 14 female students. Since then, the White Ribbon movement has spread to other countries like Scotland and Australia. It also has a relatively popular Facebook page.
The real sites have international URLs, like www.whiteribbon.ca. The fake campaign, however, is hosted on www.whiteribbon.org something that may trick Americans into thinking its the United States official chapter. Theres a fake Facebook account to go along with it.
The fake site urges people to be wary of false White Ribbon initiatives dedicated to addressing violence against women, telling them to donate to its group instead.
There are numerous attempts by other entities to corrupt the message of the White Ribbon Initiative by inserting dishonest and sexist messages into this movement, claims a post on the fake White Ribbon site. Hopefully this message, and the other content on this website (which is provided to you by the worlds foremost experts on family violence), will help you see through the corruption and dishonesty being furthered by other programs.
But the dishonesty is actually being furthered by www.whiteribbon.org itself. As reported by We Hunted The Mammoth, a blog dedicated to tracking anti-feminist online groups, the fake site was set up by A Voice For Men an infamously misogynist forum dedicated to mens rights activists. Indeed, when you click on the One-Time Paypal Donation button on the fake White Ribbon site, it leads to a donation page for A Voice For Men.
Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/health/2014/10/23/3583750/misogynist-group-domestic-violence/
What complete and utter bottom-feeders.
October 18, 2014
Bounce Below is the worlds first subterranean playground of its kind and its here at Zip World Titan.
The surreal experience of Bounce Below is set within a historic disused slate cavern, installed with massive bouncy nets to jump around in, unlike anything seen before.
These huge trampoline like nets are hung within two vast chambers at varying levels, linked together by walkways and slides, the biggest of which is a 60 foot slide.
To add to the already awesome experience, the cavern is lit with a technicoloured light display illuminating the cavern with vibrant colours, showing off the remains of the Victorian slate mine.
http://www.bouncebelow.net/
Bounce Below... I so want to go there!
Bounce Below is the worlds first subterranean playground of its kind and its here at Zip World Titan.
The surreal experience of Bounce Below is set within a historic disused slate cavern, installed with massive bouncy nets to jump around in, unlike anything seen before.
These huge trampoline like nets are hung within two vast chambers at varying levels, linked together by walkways and slides, the biggest of which is a 60 foot slide.
To add to the already awesome experience, the cavern is lit with a technicoloured light display illuminating the cavern with vibrant colours, showing off the remains of the Victorian slate mine.
http://www.bouncebelow.net/
October 16, 2014
http://thinkprogress.org/election/2014/10/15/3580470/rick-scott-fan-debate-tantrum/
The Absolute Weirdest Thing to Happen at a Political Debate
Source: Think Progress
The Florida gubernatorial debate got off to a rocky start Wednesday night when Gov. Rick Scott (R-FL) refused to come out because his Democratic opponent, former Gov. Charlie Crist, asked for and received a fan under his podium.
The debate moderators at CBS Miami seemed shocked, wondering aloud what to do for several minutes until Scott finally consented to join Crist on stage. Scott apparently told the hosts that the debate rules banned fans from the stage.
We have been told Governor Scott will not be participating in this debate, CBS moderator Elliott Rodriguez said. Now, let me explain what this is all about. Governor Crist has asked to have a fan, a small fan, placed underneath his podium. The rules of the debate that I was shown by the Scott campaign said that there should be no fan. Somehow there is a fan there and for that reason, ladies and gentlemen, Governor Scott will not join us for the debate.
The debate moderators at CBS Miami seemed shocked, wondering aloud what to do for several minutes until Scott finally consented to join Crist on stage. Scott apparently told the hosts that the debate rules banned fans from the stage.
We have been told Governor Scott will not be participating in this debate, CBS moderator Elliott Rodriguez said. Now, let me explain what this is all about. Governor Crist has asked to have a fan, a small fan, placed underneath his podium. The rules of the debate that I was shown by the Scott campaign said that there should be no fan. Somehow there is a fan there and for that reason, ladies and gentlemen, Governor Scott will not join us for the debate.
http://thinkprogress.org/election/2014/10/15/3580470/rick-scott-fan-debate-tantrum/
October 12, 2014
Small Plates (A group of children sample a tasting menu worth $220)
September 26, 2014
Just a dog?
September 25, 2014
It was only a kiss...
September 25, 2014
http://www.salon.com/2014/09/24/nypd_officer_throws_pregnant_woman_to_the_ground_in_disturbing_new_video/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
“The first thing I thought was they killed my baby”: NYPD officer throws pregnant woman to the groun
Source: Salon
In a horrific new video (embedded at the end of this post), Sandra Amezquita, a 5-foot-4, five months pregnant Sunset Park resident, is thrown to the ground belly-first by a police officer.
The cops had been arresting her 17-year-old son, Jhohan Lemos, for possession of a knife he had clipped on his belt. Amezquita and her husband responded to Lemos cries as he was being beaten. Photographs obtained by New York Daily News show Lemos with a swollen shut eye and a number of serious scrapes and bruises.
According to police watchdog group El Grito de Sunset Park, police officers had actually been harassing Lemos for a prior robbery arrest and planted the knife. According to this young man, said Dennis Flores of police watchdog group El Grito de Sunset Park, when they put the razor blade in his pocket, they told him, Were going to make sure this time, it sticks. So the mom saw this, started yelling out, and the cops grabbed her and slammed her against the floor like we see in the video. And they put a Taser to her stomach.
The first thing I thought was they killed my baby and theyre going to kill my wife, said Amezquitas husband Ronel Lemos.
The cops had been arresting her 17-year-old son, Jhohan Lemos, for possession of a knife he had clipped on his belt. Amezquita and her husband responded to Lemos cries as he was being beaten. Photographs obtained by New York Daily News show Lemos with a swollen shut eye and a number of serious scrapes and bruises.
According to police watchdog group El Grito de Sunset Park, police officers had actually been harassing Lemos for a prior robbery arrest and planted the knife. According to this young man, said Dennis Flores of police watchdog group El Grito de Sunset Park, when they put the razor blade in his pocket, they told him, Were going to make sure this time, it sticks. So the mom saw this, started yelling out, and the cops grabbed her and slammed her against the floor like we see in the video. And they put a Taser to her stomach.
The first thing I thought was they killed my baby and theyre going to kill my wife, said Amezquitas husband Ronel Lemos.
http://www.salon.com/2014/09/24/nypd_officer_throws_pregnant_woman_to_the_ground_in_disturbing_new_video/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
September 22, 2014
How "Protect & Serve" Became "Search & Destroy"
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