heyoitzdanyo:

Sports Media Asks Molestation Victims What This Means For Joe Paterno’s Legacy

-the Onion

STATE COLLEGE, PA—After former Penn State defensive coach Jerry Sandusky was charged Saturday with multiple counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, corruption of minors, indecent assault,…

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under-stated:

Under the guise of emergency law, Egyptian police were given legal backing to crush peaceful protests. During the first 18 days of the Egyptian revolution, police and other state security organizations killed at least 840 people and injured thousands, according to Amnesty International. Protesters knew that they could die demanding democracy. It was a sacrifice they were willing to make, one that Americans have not had to consider.

The police brutality at the Occupy protests is inexcusable and needs to stop, but we are still quite lucky.

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raypappens:

“It is distressing that Siri can point you to Viagra, but not the Pill, or help you find an escort, but not an abortion clinic.”

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