Itchy Nose Politics

Hello! I'm Amanda. I'm a college student at Clark University in Worcester MA. The title of this blog comes from the fact that my nose is perpetually itchy (a fact that my friends find incredibly amusing) and that I have recently discovered a love of politics and social justice. I am specifically interested in Palestine and in feminism and reproductive rights. I study urban geography and political science, and am obsessed with Harry Potter and Battlestar Galactica.

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Propaganda for Life: Dear anti-choicers who can't have children,

propaganda-for-life:

You have all my sympathies for wanting a child but being unable to have one. Truly. Let me make that perfectly clear.

However, I, a fertile white woman, don’t owe you shit. So if I get pregnant before I’m ready and need an abortion, you don’t get to tell me I should give the child to you instead….

israelfacts:

Refusing to enlist in the IDF

“Only after the first time I went to the occupied territories did I realize that I could never be a part of the army.” —Alon Gurman, 19, from Tel Aviv.

In March 2012, Alon Gurman and three other Israelis announced their decision to refuse to serve in the Israel Defense Forces, forming the first collective refusal in recent years. Here is a short video telling the story of Noam Gur and Alon Gurman, who both came to the decision after joining demonstrations in the West Bank in solidarity with Palestinians opposing Israeli occupation and land theft.

This video was produced by Israel Social TV, an independent media organization (NGO) working to promote social change, human rights, social justice and equality as well as to mobilize its viewers towards activism.

felinefriends:

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Aperture: f/5
Exposure: 1/125th
Focal Length: 26mm

"I make the modest proposal that psychiatric care should be as easy to get as bullets at Wal-Mart."

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Andy Borowitz
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I second this!

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thedismembermentflan:

I wish I had as much political power as a fetus.

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rosyeyes:

Hahah!!

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patienceandhope:

Today Marks the 182nd Anniversary of the Indian Removal Act, or the Cherokee Nakba.

This picture, The Trail of Tears, was painted by Robert Lindneux in 1942. It commemorates the suffering of the Cherokee people under forced removal.

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"My vagina does not come with the engraving “Awarded to the Most Deserving of Pussy.” My vagina does not exist so it can reward the “right” behavior in men. It’s not a fucking doggie treat. It’s not my vagina’s job to make men better people. They should be doing that their own damn selves. In the meantime, I’ll sleep with whomever I want, based on my own criteria."

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shiracoffee:

… because they DO!

historiographical:

A man in Wellington, New Zealand protests against Israeli actions in the Occupied Territories.

Camera: SONY DSLR-A100
Aperture: f/5
Exposure: 1/50th
Focal Length: 24mm

sabrwasumoud:

This is the iron key to my grandmother’s home in Deir Yassin - the key to the home where she was born and the key to the home from which her family was displaced by Zionist terror groups with complete impunity on the morning of the Deir Yassin Massacre on April 9, 1948.

So even though the old will die, the young will never forget the suffering and struggles of those before them. Their stories of survival and legacies of determination remain embedded in our hearts and minds, and it is our lifelong commitment to uphold their struggle for justice and liberation.

We hold our right of return in our hearts and minds, in our souls and the palms of our hands. With an iron will we hold on tight, and no amount of force or deterrence can ever loosen the grip with which we hold onto the dream of returning home. That is one dream that can never and will never be relinquished. Samidoun

wherismymind:

israel’s war on Lebanon, 2006.

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