ADD - "A world accidentally full of triggers | MetaFilter" and more

ADD - "A world accidentally full of triggers | MetaFilter" and more


A world accidentally full of triggers | MetaFilter

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 05:34 AM PST

Great discussion in MF comments.

Azealia Banks Announces First Single Off Debut Album “Broke With Expensive Taste” | XXL

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 05:23 AM PST

It looks like will be hearing some new music from Azealia Banks soon. The Harlem native recently took to Facebook to announce the title and release date of her single. She revealed the track to be titled "YUNG RAPUNXEL" and will drop on February 12. "My first single is actually not going 2 be Miss Amor / Miss Camaraderie. It's goin 2 be a song called 'YUNG RAPUNXEL' and will be released February 12, 2013." The "212" raptress has stated that Broke With Expensive Taste would be releasing on the same day. The album was listed on our 35 Most Anticipated Albums of 2013.

Bearhugger.net - [BSP]

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 06:13 PM PST

What is the Bearhugger.net? The Bearhugger.net (BSP) is simply a website dedicated to the bearhug submission hold found in wrestling. Just like you would find a site dedicated to a particular wrestler, or a particular hobby, this site focuses on a single wrestling hold, which is the bearhug.

Arizona Bill Would Turn Hospitals Into Immigration Checkpoints, But Exempts Canadians, Europeans (UPDATED)

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 05:16 PM PST

"There's a lot of good relationships we have with Canada, legally, there's a lot of reciprocity," Rep. Carl Seel, one of the bill's sponsors, told CBS 5. ''If you have Canadian papers, you're deemed legal in the United States." Seel's statement, as quoted, isn't true. Canadians can immigrate illegally to the United States. About 4 percent of undocumented immigrants come from Canada and Europe, according to a 2010 estimate by the Pew Hispanic Center, while some 81 percent come from the countries of Latin America. The bill doesn't mention specific penalties, but requires hospitals to report those who cannot provide proof of citizenship to Immigration and Customs Enforcement or local police.

'Anything That Moves': Civilians And The Vietnam War : NPR

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 04:56 PM PST

On March 16, 1968, between 347 and 504 unarmed Vietnamese civilians were gunned down by members of the U.S. Army in what became known as the My Lai Massacre. The U.S. government has maintained that atrocities like this were isolated incidents in the conflict. Nick Turse says otherwise. In his new book, Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam, Turse argues that the intentional killing of civilians was quite common in a war that claimed 2 million civilian lives, with 5.3 million civilians wounded and 11 million refugees.

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