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i’m shitty today. maybe i can accomplish some things but probably not because i’m bad at things.
(pssst)
(trans people have existed for literally centuries)
(non-binary people too)
(the only reason you hear more about trans people now is because its actually a little more safe to explore your gender than ever before)
(did you think of that. did you use your brain for more than one second)
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…1968
Martin Luther King, Jr. is shot and killed by James Earl Ray outside the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
King’s last public appearance was the previous night; he made a speech in which he said the following:“We’ve got some difficult days ahead. But it really doesn’t matter with me now, because I’ve been to the mountaintop…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.”
(via think-progress)
TRIGGER WARNING RAPE Hacker who outed Steubenville rapists could get more jail time than Steubenville rapists
Meet Deric Lostutter, a 26-year-old cybersecurity consultant who also goes by the moniker “KYAnonymous.” Lostutter obtained and published tweets and Instagram photos in which members of the Steubenville High School football team joked about an incident in which a 16-year-old girl was raped.
Lostutter’s actions inspired a group of people to take justice into their own hands. A hacker called “Bobcat” vandalized the Facebook page of the Steubenville football team. Other hackers took similar action.
It’s unclear if Lostutter participated in any hacking shenanigans, but if he’s indicted and found guilty of any, he faces 10 years in jail. By comparison, the Steubenville rapists received one- and two-year sentences each.
are we fucking being forreal right now
NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE
(via thesecretmichan)
To kick off their summer reading program, Seattle Public Library tries to break a world record for the longest domino book chain.
As if we needed another reason to love them.
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“This is the first confirmation of sedimentary conglomerates on another planet.” - Rebecca M.E. Williams of the Planetary Science Institute.
NASA’s Curiosity rover found evidence of exposed bedrock made up of smaller fragments cemented together, commonly referred to by geologists as a sedimentary conglomerate. These rocks are the first ever found on Mars that contain streambed gravels.
“These conglomerates look amazingly like streambed deposits on Earth,” Williams added. “Most people are familiar with rounded river pebbles. Maybe you’ve picked up a smoothed, round rock to skip across the water. Seeing something so familiar on another world is exciting and also gratifying.”
The size, shape, and arrangement of the rocks discovered by Curiosity display the telltale signs of water transport through a stream that potentially stretched for a few miles and likely was ankle-deep. Sanjeev Gupta, of the London-based Imperial College, added this:
“The rounding indicates sustained flow. It occurs as pebbles hit each other multiple times. This wasn’t a one-off flow. It was sustained, certainly more than weeks or months, though we can’t say exactly how long.”
NASA plans to further explore the region where these conglomerates were located, known as the Gale Crater. This region has been identified to once have conditions that would be favorable for microbial life.
Check out this recent 360 degree panoromic of Mars from the “eyes” of Curiosity: http://www.360cities.net/image/mars-gigapixel-panorama-curiosity-solar-days-136-149#-5.92,-3.62,42.5
Read more about the Martian sedimentary conglomerates: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/news/msl20130530f.html
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