R. J. Reynolds, which is wholly owned by Reynolds American, is the company that owns the facility producing Zmapp out of tobacco leaves. In my opinion, they are taking a traditionally negative product and funding a way to make it a great pharmaceutical tool. Apparently, they are really good employers with great…

What was also interesting about my visit, and another thing that emphasized to me that privilege and the patriarchy is real, is that one of the white male neighbors who opposed the protests offered me money, a place to stay, and any other help I needed after I spent one evening drinking beer on his porch. I have no…

My mother literally took to her bed when I announced that I was going. However, once I left and then came back safe, she was okay. Also, a cop member of my church was so offended I asked people to join me that he pulled out his whole family from the church forever, but a lot of other church members have assured me…

I actually ended up staying a few blocks away from where Myers was killed. The Shaw area is actually a very gentrified area without much crime. I never once felt unsafe walking around. Actually, I did feel unsafe at one point, but that was from the cops beating their batons against riot shields on the way to St. Louis…

I just wanted to update everyone, because I asked for advice a few weeks ago, that I went ahead and protested in St. Louis last weekend. I couldn't find anyone I knew who wanted to go with me, but I connected with strangers on the handsupunited message boards. Now I have new friends and a renewed belief in the…

I didn't feel the need to come in the past because outsiders shouldn't co-opt a local movement. However, on Twitter it seemed like local protesters really wanted a show of numbers this weekend with "Ferguson October" by getting people from across the country to come. They have organized events around St. Louis in…

Is anyone going to the Ferguson October protests this weekend from the 10th-13th? It is only a 3 and 1/2 hour drive for me, and I have been wanting to get involved for a while. I watch the livestreams and follow the people on the ground with Twitter, but have yet to do anything constructive or real. Currently, I…

Is anyone going to the Ferguson October protests this weekend from the 10th-13th? It is only a 3 and 1/2 hour drive for me, and I have been wanting to get involved for a while. Currently, I would be going alone and hopefully crashing in a church but hope to find other people in my area to join me instead of going…

It's blatant medical malpractice because the company switched up the sperm vials. Do you really not want the company held accountable because they fucked up at their job?

"suing the place that gave her to you isn't the best jumping off point"

I have recently learned that I grew up in a bubble as well. I did have Barbies, but my dad let me have free reign in his workshop and I played with tools all the time. Plus, both my parents talked a lot about my grandmother who started a law practice in the '30s and how she never stopped working after marrying and…

One of my high school friends actually had a purity ball thing where there was a big ceremony and her father gave her a ring. It was pretty much him marrying his daughter and weird as fuck. I think they had it when she was about 12 or 13.

Forget the rice. The loose rice can get into the nooks and crannies, and it doesn't suck up as much moisture as other substances. The absolute best thing is to place your MacBook into a sealed container with a strong desiccant. The cheapest source is the blue crystal cat litter that is pure silica. I learned this from…

Has anyone ever gotten laser hair removal? I have PCOS and have hated putting on swimsuits since I hit puberty because of my bikini line nightmare. The hair extends past granny panty underwear at least 2 inches onto my thighs, and if I wax or shave it becomes a mess of infected and ingrown hairs.

This is all my parents could talk about today because they live in the area. People are horrible in general, but the female partners in these types of crimes always upset me the most.

I hope you sued.

In college, I did a semester where 28 of us spent 6 weeks studying at Lincoln College and then 6 weeks traveling Europe under the guide of an art history professor. The entire trip was filled with shenanigans/terrible tragedies but these are the best:

I think you mean Alexander Hamilton, whom he killed in a duel.

Those "looters" were just everywhere there, huh?

I don't like the phrase "a Jew" because that shit is not cool, but I will concur that my post about my Hindi friend who got suspended for posting a swastika in his locker in high school has been deleted.