This is a really interesting article by Frank Serpico written in 2014:

Right?? Two cops in my family (one white female, one white male)... both bigoted assholes. And I just had to explain American civil rights history and why #BlackLivesMatter is such a necessary movement (and why the statement “the black man brings it upon himself” is both ignorant AND racist - yes, he actually said…

I saw this on FB (I live north of Eugene) - this is not just UofO (it’s also students from OSU and other universities), but holy fucking shit, I hope their fines outlive their student loans.

It’s often not better per se, but in Philly I could imagine that it would be about half as expensive. I’ll be trying out Airbnb for the first time at an upcoming conference in Boston - the “reasonable” hotels and B&Bs in the area (i.e. those with vacancies and ratings over 3 stars on various sites) would have cost me…

As a petite woman, I’m all for background checks (and even fingerprinting) in a variety of professions, but privatizing fingerprinting (with fees) and then allowing lobbying for “more fingerprinting” is complete BS. Wow.

OMG THIS IS MY BROTHER, TOO.

Women’s bathrooms are NOT “mixed public restrooms” - they’re for WOMEN, both transgender and not. These creepy dudes need to GTFO, and it’s super disappointing that Target’s CEO is treating these invasions as a delicate PR issue and not an actual threat to women.

I agree!! I also remember reading years ago that people can use “I feel...” to avoid “attacking” in specific conversational situations. For example, when discussing something that your (presumably not insane) spouse/child/friend did that you didn’t like, you can say, “I feel like this could have been done…

This is an example of a Jezebel writer offering readers only a tiny snippet of a story and then twisting it for clickbait value (and I enjoy reading Jezebel, I don’t feel like this happens all that frequently). There are plenty of actual news outlets covering the project (both its potential benefits AND flaws)…

Don’t worry, this is an example of a Jezebel writer offering readers only a tiny snippet of a story and then twisting it for clickbait value. There are plenty of actual news outlets covering the project (both its potential benefits AND flaws) in-depth, but you can be sure that the VAST majority of commenters here…

This is an incredibly well-written and well-researched story of a rape case in a Washington town where people (both her guardians and the police) didn’t believe the victim:

It sounds like you and I are in similar positions (my income this year will be the highest it’s ever been, and I’m only on a 9-month academic contract). I actually talked to four different mortgage lenders and got the same feedback from each... None would accept my income if it was part of an annual contract, which is…

You’re totally right about repairs and whatnot, but I’m hoping to stay in the area, and I’d like to have an asset besides my shitty car. =P The houses about 20 min from town are very affordable (looking at $100 - $125k). My main concern is that in academia until I’m in a tenure-track position, my University offers…

I’m in my early 30s with a PhD. I’m in my fourth postdoc year (doing research), and I also teach two classes (per term!) at my University. My salary is considered “average” for an instructor and “high” for a postdoc (I make $55,000 before taxes and fees). I’m unable to get a mortgage, because academic contracts are…

There are some really great stories of badass ladies on FB if you check out groups like:

Done and done!

THIS is how I feel when idiots tell me, “You’re voting for Hillary, so you MUST support ALL female candidates...” No one who supports Hillary Clinton would also support Carly Fiorina or Sarah Palin just because they’re female. Their policies and ideologies are literally harmful to other females (and I think the fact…

THIS IS PERFECT.

And then get the promotion and the raise.

Congrats on your privileged, oh-so-simple life...?