emma goldman♥

Anarchism, then, really stands for the liberation of the human mind from the dominion of religion; the liberation of the human body from the dominion of property; liberation from the shackles and restraint of government. Anarchism stands for a social order based on the free grouping of individuals for the purpose of producing real social wealth; an order that will guarantee to every human being free access to the earth and full enjoyment of the necessities of life, according to individual desires, tastes, and inclinations.
- Emma Goldman

this machine kills fascists

sorry ass mother fucker.

my boyfriend just emailed this to me. i cried for hours after hearing it. it's amazing.
obama is tired of your motherfucking shit.

inauguration

while watching the inauguration i truly understood what michelle obama meant when she said, "for the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country."

today is the day

i can't wait to watch the inauguration.

top 4 favorite political pundits

ok, i'll admit it - i'm addicted to the news, mainly political news. whenever i turn the tv on the first channel i (usually) go to is cnn because i know that there will be something interesting (that won't rot my brain) on (with the exception of larry king) and, in my opinion, as far as news corporations go, cnn is the most accurate with the least amount of bullshit (ahem, fox news, rupert murdoch). the only time that i change the channel to a different news program is when i know that there is something better on. here are the four people who have television shows that make me abandon cnn. i wish i could watch them all day, every day & completely replace cnn but unfortunately their programs are only on once a day and last a half-hour or hour.

4. keith olberman
on a weird sidenote: olberman looks like my psychiatrist.

3. rachel maddow


2. steven colbert


1. jon stewart

a woman's voice in america

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a classmate made this video on voting - skip ahead to 1:08 to see me & my parting words. (& yes, i do honestly believe you should spend hours researching whatever you are going to be voting on. & yes, i know i'm a huge nerd.)

things i love thursday

(eitb)

• feeling optimistic about the current political situation - i fear that i may be bit of a perpetual pessimist especially about politics. i am pretty happy with both the democratic & republican nominee. i'm really excited about the prospect that obama could become president. i really feel that he might be able to create positive changes in our country. & while i'm a bit wary of mccain sometimes ("the issue of economics is something that I've really never understood as well as I should." the economist) i feel like he is well-intentioned, refreshingly honest & real. i feel like the 2 presidential candidates are really genuine (unlike hilary, who, i felt, was a well-oiled, well-groomed machine with 1 goal [becoming president] in mind & would do anything to get that goal). anyway, i feel like i'll be happy with whoever eventually gets elected. (i just hope those words don't come back to bite me in the ass.)
• new music - in gala's tilt she asked: "what are you listening to at the moment?" in the past month i've bought a few cds & when my boy came home to visit he gave me some new music. these are the new albums i've been listening to (in order of date added to my itunes, oldest to newest): the game - stop snitchin', stop lyin', jose gonzalez - veneer, beirut - the flying cup club, the violent femmes - add it up (used to own this one during high school but it was stolen by a 'friend'. it's nice to have it back), various artists - bob dylan: the 30th anniversary concert celebration, the raconteurs - consolers of the lonely, various artists - ghost world, the finches - human like a house, mason jennings - mason jennings, matt costa - unfamiliar faces, she & him - volume one, ladytron - velocifero.
• hanging out with my dogs - last week i said i would elaborate more on it. well here's my elaboration:
  

same-sex marriage

(space & motion)

at 5:01pm same-sex marriage is legal in ca. i'm so proud of my state. congratulations to all the couples getting married today!

(cnn on same-sex marriage)