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Human Trafficking
Through a variety of sources, this topic has just come on my radar. I’m having a hard time getting my head around the whole thing because really, it’s sort of impossible to understand how something so dreadful could really be happening.
It’s my understanding that right now, one of the main ways organizations are trying to help is by entering “the market” themselves and buying these women and children. If you want to believe for one second that human life hasn’t been grossly devalued over the years, consider that it has been reported that during the days of slave trade, people were bought and sold for what would be 30,000 to 40,000 dollars today. Now consider, that in modern human trafficking, a human life can change hands for as little as $90.
Absolutely mind blowing!!
Melancholyjen
I wasn’t ignoring your post earlier….I was just trying to put together a coherent reply. Looks like bluesky did a better job than I would have anyway.
The Mother Hips
The 39 "nay" Democrat votes.
1. Rep. John Adler (NJ)
2. Rep. Jason Altmire (PA)
3. Rep. Brian Baird (WA)
4. Rep. John Barrow (GA)
5. Rep. John Boccieri (OH)
6. Rep. Dan Boren (OK)
7. Rep. Rick Boucher (VA)
8. Rep. Allen Boyd (FL)
9. Rep. Bobby Bright (AL)
10. Rep. Ben Chandler (KT)
11. Rep. Travis Childers (MS)
12. Rep. Artur Davis (AL)
13. Rep. Lincoln Davis (TN)
14. Rep. Chet Edwards (TX)
15. Rep. Bart Gordon (TN)
16. Rep. Parker Griffith (AL)
17. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (SD)
18. Rep. Tim Holden (PA)
19. Rep. Larry Kissell (NC)
20. Rep. Suzanne Kosmas (FL)
21. Rep. Frank Kratovil (MD)
22. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (OH)
23. Rep. Jim Marshall (GA)
24. Rep. Betsy Markey (CO)
25. Rep. Eric Massa (NY)
26. Rep. Jim Matheson(UT)
27. Rep. Mike McIntyre (NC)
28. Rep. Michael McMahon (NY)
29. Rep. Charlie Melancon (LA)
30. Rep. Walt Minnick (ID)
31. Rep. Scott Murphy (NY)
32. Rep. Glenn Nye (VA)
33. Rep. Collin Peterson (MN)
34. Rep. Mike Ross (AR)
35. Rep. Heath Shuler (NC)
36. Rep. Ike Skelton (MO)
37. Rep. John Tanner (TN)
38. Rep. Gene Taylor (MS)
39. Rep. Harry Teague (NM)
Glad to see my last vote before I left the state of TX is not letting me down.
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thewaythingsgo:(via symbiosis)
Whoa. I’d love to go take my run there this afternoon.
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That Was Weird..
Not sure what to make of this. I was having a facebook conversation with a friend of my who does a radio show. In the middle of it, an old high school classmate wrote, “I’m so cool, lol” (I’ve corrected spelling/grammar).
This person is still back in the town where we grew up and other than having lost most of his teeth and gaining about 100 pounds (no, I’m not exaggerating), he doesn’t look to have moved much beyond where he has back then (dirt poor, not very smart, etc). Though I was nice to him when I still lived there, we never were really friends. So, I was really surprised when he sent me a friend request (I promptly had to put him on “ignore” because I didn’t want to read all his quiz results). The comment really is no skin off my nose, but it’s a little weird to know that someone is keeping closer tabs on me an I am on them.
What was that comment supposed to mean? Does it seem a little catty, or am I taking it the wrong way?
one that keeps me warm and clean
but I ain’t dreamin’ anymore, I’m waking up.
So I’ll take two of what you’re having and I’ll take everything you got
to kill this goddamn lonely, goddamn lonely love. »
dbt, goddamn lonely love (via melancholyjen)
God bless Isbell. One of my favorite songs ever.
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Nancy Pelosi creeps me out even more. Politics aside, the woman can’t keep her teeth in her mouth. Ugh.
It’s because her face is pulled too tight. Judging by her temple area, it looks like she’s had at least two facelifts (I cut hair for years and saw shit up close you don’t want to see). After the second lift, they start to look alien-like in person.
Never mind Nancy, look at Crispin Glover’s ugly brother over on the right. Jeez.
Ha ha. I probably just laughed at that last comment more than I should have.
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