This broke my heart and is incredibly hard to watch all the way through, but it's also something that desperately needs to be shared. Triggers apply to this video for intense bullying, verbal taunts, inappropriate sexual commentary, swearing, and references to suicide.

It is VERY painful viewing.

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This is a video that's gone viral of Karen Huff ( Read more... )

I'm an animal lover from way back, and stories like this break my heart, so signal-boosting in hopes of getting some help for this sweet furbaby:

Originally posted by beckyh2112 at Project Save Annabelle (otherwise known as I need help)
Originally posted by pixie117 at Project Save Annabelle (otherwise known as I need help)
The Story

( Cut for animal injury )

This is a powerful story that's been making the rounds and, frankly, scared the hell outta me. And the reason it scared the hell outta me is exactly why I'm passing it on.

ILU-486
Summary: In the not-so-distant future of Virginia, the Personhood Act has outlawed abortion and chemical birth control. That doesn’t mean they don’t exist, though. ( Read more... )

Originally posted by denorios at Please take a seat in the shaming room...
Since a number of US newspapers have refused to republish the latest Doonesbury cartoon strip which highlights the way Republicans are attempting to undermine a woman's right to choose, I feel it's important to make sure the message still gets across.

The shaming room awaits.


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Well, I'm completely disgusted now. Thanks for spreading the word, flist!

Originally posted by twbasketcase at Mississippi Personhood Amendment
Originally posted by gabrielleabelle at Mississippi Personhood Amendment
Okay, so I don't usually do this, but this is an issue near and dear to me and this is getting very little no attention in the mainstream media ( Read more... )

Originally posted by clari_clyde at post

I’ve been wondering what’s up with all the DDoS attacks LJ has been receiving lately. Signal boosting ( Read more... )

Originally posted by lavenderfrost at ...WTF.
Well, there goes my good mood for the day.

NYTimes, the bastion of quality reporting, reported on the gang-rape of an 11 year-old girl in Texas  that's led to charges against 18 high-school boys so far - all well and good so far, right?  Shit like this NEEDS publicity to raise awareness.

Only problem is, they ( Read more... )

So, mylittleredgirl's been having a crap week and what do we do to cure crap weeks?

Snaps cup!

So, this is the official "Tell mylittleredgirl She's AWESOME Post." Leave anonymous or non-anonymous comments and reasons you love her, fanfic, cool memories, squeeing about Star Trek, what have you. Either way, let's show her just how cool she is and how glad we are to have her

On behalf of robowolf, I'm relinking this very thoughtful post by ssj10 on the current racefail in the upcoming Avatar: The Last Airbender movie ( Read more... )