February 2012
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“It is my opinion that the combat exclusion policy actually increases the risk of...”
– Former Army Sergeant Kayla Williams dropped a lot of wisdom in an NPR interview earlier this week. You should go read/listen to what she had to say. (via thepoliticalnotebook)
Anonymous asked: Do you know of anywhere that I could possibly find statistics or info on marital fidelity during deployment? Some people I've talked to seem to think (or pretend) that this is only a new thing since women joined the military, and it's annoying.
December 2011
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“Dying? I reject that number completely, that people die in America because of...”
– Rick Santorum
A student, cited a 2009 Harvard University study, saying he didn’t “think God appreciates the fact that we have 50 to 100,000 uninsured Americans dying due to a lack of healthcare every year. - The Raw Story
(via brooklynmutt)
Wow. Heartless.
-Jess
(via stfuconservatives)
My...
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If you are healing from sexual abuse, read this... →
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Right wing claims removal of archaic sodomy statue... →
projectqueer:
The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed the National Defense Authorization Act, which included a three-sentence instruction on page 147 of the 665-page bill, which would repeal Article 125 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), which currently prohibits troops from engaging in consensual sodomy.
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network and other LGBT advocacy groups had lobbied...
“Governments and the military purport to protect the public from enemies, and if...”
– Laurance Labadie (via socialistscum)
Resources for Male Survivors
letstalkaboutrape:
I posted last week asking people if they knew of some good resources for male victims of sexual assault. Here is the list people came up with:
www.malesurvivor.org
www.violenceunsilenced.com
www.rainn.org
www.pandys.org
www.1in6.org
www.soulspeakout.org
http://finallyfeminism101.wordpress.com/
Thanks everyone!
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“Serving in the military has the potential to be traumatic enough. It’s a...”
– Erin Gloria Ryan - Military Rape Victims in Need of Abortion Should Suck it Up, Says Senate
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Military Rape Victims In Need of Abortions Should... →
November 2011
15 posts
Top 10 Most Censored Stories of 2011 →
anti-propaganda:
#10 Statistical Games with the Unemployment Rate. At Information Clearing House, Greg Hunter showed that instead of 9%, the real unemployment rate is over 22%. #9 Chemtrails. Atmospheric Geoengineering: Weather Manipulation, Contrails and Chemtrails, July 10, 2010. #8 The Truth on Nuclear Power. The Union of Concerned Scientists published a report describing 14 near-miss...
Everything is ███ fine. ██ ███ trust your...
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Perry is comfortable with ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ →
somepolitics:
Rick Perry signaled Tuesday that if elected president, he would be open to reinstating the “don’t ask, don’t tell” law that banned openly gay individuals from serving in the military. The Republican presidential candidate said the 18-year-old policy, which was repealed earlier this year, “worked well,” and accused President Barack Obama of lifting the ban in reaction to his...
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U.S. Army sergeant to be tried for alleged Afghan...
Staff Sgt. Calvin Gibbs, seen here in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, in 2010, now faces murder charges.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
A court martial began Friday for Staff Sgt. Calvin Gibbs
He is the highest ranking soldier charged in connection with alleged “kill squad”
Prosecutors allege Gibbs and other soldiers targeted Afghan civilians
Gibbs has pleaded not guilty to the charges,...
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Report: Military Blew Shocking Amounts of Cash on... →
motherjones:
Billions of it was supposed to go to troops on the battlefield. But instead, it went to record profits for makers of fighter jets.
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October 2011
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“Women make up a growing number of homeless veterans, a group usually associated...”
– More women falling into ranks of homeless veterans - latimes.com (via becauseiamawoman)
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Surgery While in Prison Now an Option for... →
kristt:
artoftransliness:
“Gender reassignment surgery, along with hormones and specialized mental health counseling is now available to transgender inmates who did not begin treatment prior to entering federal custody, The Associated Press reports.”
time to go to prison :|
now i wonder if military members incarcerated for going AWOL would receive this as well….
I highly doubt it....
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Troops Suffer PTSD From Sexual Trauma →
The Government Accountability Office released a report Tuesday saying almost half of all service members think people would get away with sexual harassment, even if it was reported.
According to the report, the Defense Department has a longstanding policy of preventing sexual harassment, but in practice there’s a lack of commitment within its leadership. That may be why the...
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everqueer: American Conservatives: Supporting the... →
everqueer:
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Here’s what they’re saying about our brother Scott Olsen over at Andrew Breitbart’s site:
he is a LEFTIST P*SSY and an ANTI AMERICAN scumbag!
I’m glad the Marines dumped his sorry butt, and I wish the Riot Police in Oakland were issued Live Ammo instead of…
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Resume Help for Veterans
https://www.cool.army.mil/index.htm
Find civilian credentials related to your military occupational specialty
Understand what it takes to obtain the credentials
See if there are available programs that will help pay credentialing fees
http://www.onetonline.org/crosswalk/MOC/Type in your military job (MOS, etc.) click on your job, and it’ll give you a job...
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