Beyond the impossible

Unable to stick to a single tumblr theme. Also angry rantings and stuff.

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Ubisoft: There were no women in the American Revo -

ouyangdan:

madsabroo:

Abigail Adams

Catherine Moore Barry

Margaret Corbin

Nancy Hart

Molly Hays McCauley

Esther Reed

Nancy Ward

Phillis Wheatley

Hannah Arnett

Martha Bratton

Lydia Darragh

Sybil Ludington

Rebecca Motte

Betsy Ross

Mercy Otis Warren

Prudence Wright

Elizabeth Zane

Penelope Barker

Elizabeth Burgin

Emily Geiger

Grace and Rachel Martin

Mary Lindley Murray

Deborah Sampson

Martha Washington

Patience Wright

Oh. Right.

This!

Also, this “they weren’t active” or “exception proving the rule” shit is bunk. Just sayin’.

Women in today’s military supposedly aren’t “actively in combat” either, but that’s complete bullshit also. They are actively engaging hostiles every day. All the time. They are dying in combat, and not receiving recognition for it because “women aren’t allowed in combat”. We’ve been pretty damned good at downplaying women’s roles in history, especially War history, for a very, very, long time.

The erasure of women from history is NOT a past thing. It is still going on. Right now. Every day. I just … There are facts, right here, but don’t let them interfere with the need to perpetuate internalized misogyny.

#badass women in history #badass #women in history #American Revolution #I remember this pair of women who embroidered secret messages #in their skirts and they’d walk it past the enemy but I think that was Civil War #history #I think the awesome nure was also Civil War

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The following quotations are taken from official court records across the nation, showing how funny and embarrassing it is that recorders operate at all times in courts of law, so that even the slightest inadvertence is preserved for posterity.

Lawyer:
"Was that the same nose you broke as a child?"
Witness:
"I only have one, you know."
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Lawyer:
"Now, Mrs. Johnson, how was your first marriage terminated?"
Witness:
"By death."
Lawyer:
"And by whose death was it terminated?"
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Accused, Defending His Own Case:
"Did you get a good look at my face when I took your purse?"
The defendant was found guilty and sentenced to ten years in jail.
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Lawyer:
"What is your date of birth?"
Witness:
"July 15th."
Lawyer:
"What year?"
Witness:
"Every year."
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Lawyer:
"What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?"
Witness:
"Gucci sweats and Reeboks."
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Lawyer:
"Can you describe what the person who attacked you looked like?"
Witness:
"No. He was wearing a mask."
Lawyer:
"What was he wearing under the mask?"
Witness:
"Er...his face."
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Lawyer:
"This myasthenia gravis -- does it affect your memory at all?"
Witness:
"Yes."
Lawyer:
"And in what ways does it affect your memory?"
Witness:
"I forget."
Lawyer:
"You forget. Can you give us an example of something that you've forgotten?"
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Lawyer:
"How old is your son, the one living with you?"
Witness:
"Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can't remember which."
Lawyer:
"How long has he lived with you?"
Witness:
"Forty-five years."
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Lawyer:
"What was the first thing your husband said to you when he woke that morning?"
Witness:
"He said, 'Where am I, Cathy?'"
Lawyer:
"And why did that upset you?"
Witness:
"My name is Susan."
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Lawyer:
"Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?"
Witness:
"No."
Lawyer:
"Did you check for blood pressure?"
Witness:
"No."
Lawyer:
"Did you check for breathing?"
Witness:
"No."
Lawyer:
"So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?"
Witness:
"No."
Lawyer:
"How can you be so sure, Doctor?"
Witness:
"Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar."
Lawyer:
"But could the patient have still been alive nevertheless?"
Witness:
"Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law somewhere."
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Lawyer:
"What happened then?"
Witness:
"He told me, he says, 'I have to kill you because you can identify me.'"
Lawyer:
"Did he kill you?"
Witness:
"No."
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Lawyer:
"Now sir, I'm sure you are an intelligent and honest man--"
Witness:
"Thank you. If I weren't under oath, I'd return the compliment."
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Lawyer:
"You were there until the time you left, is that true?"
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Lawyer:
"So you were gone until you returned?"
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Lawyer:
"The youngest son, the 20 year old, how old is he?"
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Lawyer:
"Were you alone or by yourself?"
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Witness:
"He was about medium height and had a beard."
Lawyer:
"Was this a male or a female?"
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Lawyer:
"I show you Exhibit 3 and ask you if you recognize that picture."
Witness:
"That's me."
Lawyer:
"Were you present when that picture was taken?"
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Lawyer:
"Were you present in court this morning when you were sworn in?"
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Lawyer:
"Do you know how far pregnant you are now?"
Witness:
"I'll be three months on November 8."
Lawyer:
"Apparently, then, the date of conception was August 8?"
Witness:
"Yes."
Lawyer:
"What were you doing at that time?"
-----
Lawyer:
"She had three children, right?"
Witness:
"Yes."
Lawyer:
"How many were boys?"
Witness:
"None."
Lawyer:
"Were there girls?"
-----
Lawyer:
"You say that the stairs went down to the basement?"
Witness:
"Yes."
Lawyer:
"And these stairs, did they go up also?"
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Lawyer:
"What is your brother-in-law's name?"
Witness:
"Borofkin."
Lawyer:
"What's his first name?"
Witness:
"I can't remember."
Lawyer:
"He's been your brother-in-law for years, and you can't remember his first name?"
Witness:
"No. I tell you, I'm too excited." (rising and pointing to his brother-in-law) "Nathan, for heaven's sake, tell them your first name!"
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Lawyer:
"Did you ever stay all night with this man in New York?"
Witness:
"I refuse to answer that question.
Lawyer:
"Did you ever stay all night with this man in Chicago?"
Witness:
"I refuse to answer that question.
Lawyer:
"Did you ever stay all night with this man in Miami?"
Witness:
"No."
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Lawyer:
"Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people?"
Witness:
"All my autopsies have been performed on dead people."
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Lawyer:
"Were you acquainted with the deceased?"
Witness:
"Yes sir."
Lawyer:
"Before or after he died?"
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Lawyer:
"When he went, had you gone and had she, if she wanted to and were able, for the time being excluding all the restraints on her not to go, gone also, would he have brought you, meaning you and she, with him to the station?"
Other Lawyer:
"Objection. That question should be taken out and shot."
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Lawyer:
"And what did he do then?"
Witness:
"He came home, and next morning he was dead."
Lawyer:
"So when he woke up the next morning he was dead?"
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Lawyer:
"Could you see him from where you were standing?"
Witness:
"I could see his head."
Lawyer:
"And where was his head?"
Witness:
"Just above his shoulders."
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Lawyer:
"Any suggestions as to what prevented this from being a murder trial instead of an attempted murder trial?"
Witness:
"The victim lived."

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Gettysburg College Allies: The Little Mermaid: A Gay Love Letter

gettysburgcollegeallies:

DID YOU KNOW:

The Little Mermaid was written as a love letter by Hans Christian Anderson to Edvard Collin. Anderson, upon hearing of Collin’s engagement to a young woman, proclaimed his love to him. He told him ”I long for you as though you were a beautiful Calabrian girl.” Edvard Collin turned…

Poor guy. DDD: Hope the Daughters of the Air didn’t forget to pick him up too, after all.

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Y U Mad, Whiteboy?: Fuck Fojol Bros

yumadwhiteboy:

I rarely put more than 10 or so of my own words into a post, but this shit is important.

If you live in DC, you may know the Fojol Bros. This crew of gadjes serve Indian food from a fleet of trucks painted in crazy colors and blaring Bollywood and hipster tunes in a double whammy of…

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thedailywhat:

Awkward Denial of the Day: The Washington Post is out today with a deeply reported piece on Mitt Romney that paints him as a privileged bully who picked on classmates he suspected of being gay. A particularly horrific story is that of classmate John Lauber, a new kid at the exclusive Cranbrook prep school whose long, bleach-blonde hair offended Romney’s conservative sensibilities.

A few days later, Friedemann entered Stevens Hall off the school’s collegiate quad to find Romney marching out of his own room ahead of a prep school posse shouting about their plan to cut Lauber’s hair. Friedemann followed them to a nearby room where they came upon Lauber, tackled him and pinned him to the ground. As Lauber, his eyes filling with tears, screamed for help, Romney repeatedly clipped his hair with a pair of scissors.

Confronted about the incident this morning on a radio talk show, Romney tried in vain to save face.

I’m not gonna be too concerned about their piece. I played a lot of pranks in high school, and they described some that, uh, well, you just say to yourself that, uh, back in high school, I did some dumb things, and if anybody was hurt by that or offended by that, obviously I apologize. But overall, high school was a long time ago, and I’m glad I’ve got some good friends from those years.

Pressed further, he responded:

I don’t, I don’t remember that incident. And I certainly don’t believe that I, or, I can’t speak for other people, of course, but thought the fellow was homosexual. That was the furthest thing from my mind back in the 1960s. That was not the case.

[washpo]

You wanna know something I hate? Intolerant little dicks describing their violent behavior as “pranks”.

thedailywhat:

Awkward Denial of the Day: The Washington Post is out today with a deeply reported piece on Mitt Romney that paints him as a privileged bully who picked on classmates he suspected of being gay. A particularly horrific story is that of classmate John Lauber, a new kid at the exclusive Cranbrook prep school whose long, bleach-blonde hair offended Romney’s conservative sensibilities.

A few days later, Friedemann entered Stevens Hall off the school’s collegiate quad to find Romney marching out of his own room ahead of a prep school posse shouting about their plan to cut Lauber’s hair. Friedemann followed them to a nearby room where they came upon Lauber, tackled him and pinned him to the ground. As Lauber, his eyes filling with tears, screamed for help, Romney repeatedly clipped his hair with a pair of scissors.

Confronted about the incident this morning on a radio talk show, Romney tried in vain to save face.

I’m not gonna be too concerned about their piece. I played a lot of pranks in high school, and they described some that, uh, well, you just say to yourself that, uh, back in high school, I did some dumb things, and if anybody was hurt by that or offended by that, obviously I apologize. But overall, high school was a long time ago, and I’m glad I’ve got some good friends from those years.

Pressed further, he responded:

I don’t, I don’t remember that incident. And I certainly don’t believe that I, or, I can’t speak for other people, of course, but thought the fellow was homosexual. That was the furthest thing from my mind back in the 1960s. That was not the case.

[washpo]

You wanna know something I hate? Intolerant little dicks describing their violent behavior as “pranks”.

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