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fer1972:

Gay friendly vintage photo

fer1972:

Gay friendly vintage photo

— 2 weeks ago with 188 notes
fotojournalismus:

People hold up images during a May Day march in Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba on May 1, 2013.
[Credit : Ramon Espinosa/AP]

May Day is becoming more aggressive as the traditional day of paid vacation is- and has been for a while now- a day for workers to express their mass concerns.  Today it was internationally voiced when long ignored anger was tapped, flooding the streets.  Different languages, same frusterations. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2013/05/20135175751177425.html

fotojournalismus:

People hold up images during a May Day march in Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba on May 1, 2013.

[Credit : Ramon Espinosa/AP]

May Day is becoming more aggressive as the traditional day of paid vacation is- and has been for a while now- a day for workers to express their mass concerns. Today it was internationally voiced when long ignored anger was tapped, flooding the streets. Different languages, same frusterations.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2013/05/20135175751177425.html

— 2 weeks ago with 72 notes
http://mondoweiss.net/2013/04/significant-institutional-discrimination.html →

State Dept human rights report on Israel: ‘most significant human rights problems during the year were terrorist attacks against civilians; institutional and societal discrimination against Arab citizens’

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— 3 weeks ago
lawa:

A91495_26 on Flickr.

Remember when people used to socialize with each other?

lawa:

A91495_26 on Flickr.

Remember when people used to socialize with each other?

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— 3 weeks ago with 337 notes
13 Oil Spills in 30 Days →

hugecockprivilege:

March 11 – 21: Gwagwalada Town, Nigeria

  • A week-long leak of Kilometer 407.5 NNPC (Nigeria National Petroleum Corp) pipeline. No official # of barrels spilled released, however the spill saturated a hectare (10,000 sq metres) of marshy ground near a major water source.

Tuesday, March 19: Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories Canada

  • Enbridge Norman Wells Pipeline leaks 6,290 barrels of crude oil

Monday, March 25: Fort MacKay, Alberta Canada

  • Suncor Tar Sands tailings pond leaks 2,200 barrels of toxic waste fluid into the Athabasca River

Wednesday, March 27: Parker Prairie, Minnesota USA

  • CP Rail train derails and spills 952 barrels of Tar Sands crude oil

Friday, March 29: Mayflower, Arkansas

  • Exxon Mobil’s Pegasus Pipeline suffers a 22 foot-long rupture, spilling at least 12,000 barrels of diluted Tar Sands bitumen

Sunday, March 31: A power plant in Lansing, Michigan USA

  • 16 barrels of an oil-based hydraulic fluid spills into the Grand River

Tuesday, April 2: Nembe, Nigeria

  • After suffering a reported theft of 60,000 barrels of oil per day from its Nembe Creek Trunkline pipeline, Shell Nigeria shuts off the pipe for 9 days to repair damage.

Wednesday, April 3: 350KM southeast of Newfoundland, Canada

  • A drilling platform leaks 0.25 barrels of crude oil

Wednesday, April 4: Chalmette, Louisiana USA

  • 0.24 barrels (100 lbs) of hydrogen sulfide and 0.04 barrels (10lbs of benzene) leak at an Exxon Refinery

Monday, April 8: Esmeraldas, Ecuador

  • The OPEC-managed OCP pipeline leaks 5,500 barrels of heavy crude oil, contaminating the Winchele estuary

Tuesday, April 9: 29KM NE of Nuiqsut, Alaska USA

  • Human error during maintenance spills 157 barrels of crude oil at a Repsol E&P USA Inc pipeline pump station

“What would you do if you woke up and knew you couldnt fail?” I want every oil company ceo to always think about what will happen when they fail
-Naomi Klein

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— 1 month ago with 50 notes