Queen of Josephine

The chocolate chip bread pudding soon to be featured on In...

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:47:52 -0400

The chocolate chip bread pudding soon to be featured on In Judy’s Kitchen! @judywalkercooks @cabrasted

Crawfish Monica, 3rd crawfish #jazzfest dish this weekend.

Fri, 03 May 2013 16:15:55 -0400

Crawfish Monica, 3rd crawfish #jazzfest dish this weekend.

The #jazzfest mud comes up to ~here

Fri, 03 May 2013 15:28:18 -0400

The #jazzfest mud comes up to ~here

Komen & Planned Parenthood

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:23:29 -0500

Regardless of your PERSONAL politics, there’s no denying that cutting overall funding for women’s health because of a disagreement with one service Planned Parenthood provides is like throwing away the apple because you don’t like the stem.

fuckyeahfeminists: How to care for introverts

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:03:21 -0500

fuckyeahfeminists:

How to care for introverts

http://life.salon.com/2011/10/02/shes_just_not_that_into_dating/

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:11:44 -0400

http://life.salon.com/2011/10/02/shes_just_not_that_into_dating/:

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Truth.

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:11:17 -0400

Truth.

Most cutting and intelligent segment I’ve ever...

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:04:31 -0400

Most cutting and intelligent segment I’ve ever watched.

jtotheizzoe:

inothernews:

Jon Stewart on the problem Fox “News” has with the poor, “socialist” billionaires, and class warfare.

(via Mediaite; h/t to climateadaptation)

No science, but essential watching for anyone who cares about the future of sanity on Earth.

I have a refrigerator, too. I’m rich like Jay-Z and John D. Rockefeller, biyatch! Watch adn understand.

nationalgeographicdaily: Surfer Photograph by Kris Kerr With...

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 09:54:18 -0400

nationalgeographicdaily:

Surfer

Photograph by Kris Kerr

With over 7,000 miles (1,130 kilometers) of coastline touching both the Pacific and Caribbean Oceans, Costa Rica offers and endless supply of waves. Warm water, clean beaches, affordable prices, and consistent year-round conditions make it a surfer’s paradise.

"The reason no one takes most libertarians seriously is because they keep voting for people who do a..."

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:18:07 -0400

“The reason no one takes most libertarians seriously is because they keep voting for people who do a great job securing economic “liberty,” which basically just means they do a great job stripping necessary regulations and cutting taxes for the Koch brothers, but they do a horrible job reversing any of the negative civil liberties trends. And on many social issues, they just punt and roll with the wingnuts anyway- ask Ron and Rand Paul how they feel about abortion and the freedom to choose. Also, they like that you are free to be shot by some lunatic as you stand talking to your congressmen. So yeah, Ronald Bailey writes a piece every now and then about global warming, and someone at Reason can wax eloquent about prison rape, but so what?”

- Balloon Juice: Also, Your Record Sucks

Why I am a black male feminist.

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:12:49 -0400

Why I am a black male feminist.:

Like most guys, I had bought into the stereotype that all feminists were white, lesbian, unattractive male bashers who hated all men. But after reading the work of these black feminists, I realized that this was far from the truth. After digging into their work, I came to really respect the intelligence, courage and honesty of these women.

jtotheizzoe: “There are some people who don’t wait.” WNYC...

Wed, 18 May 2011 18:25:47 -0400

jtotheizzoe:

“There are some people who don’t wait.” WNYC Radiolab’s Robert Krulwich on the future of journalism

The link has the full text of his commencement speech to the Berkeley School of Journalism’s 2011 class. It’s a tale of death-defying motorcycle rides, saints and heroes, not trusting big companies, how science blogs are some of the best examples of new journalism, and on not waiting your turn.

It’s probably the best thing that’s ever been written about the fact that in our age, you can just go for it.

It might also be one of the reasons I have this Tumblr. Of course, I love Radiolab, so I’m pretty biased :)

Special IPCC Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation Released . . .

Tue, 10 May 2011 17:11:42 -0400

Special IPCC Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation Released . . .:

jtotheizzoe:

According to Al Gore’s blog, investment of just under 1% of global GDP could result in renewables accounting for 80% of our energy within 40 years, and possible cuts of one-third of our greenhouse gas emissions.

Not to mention the economic stimulus provided by a new renewable energy job sector.

Or the available opportunities for (insert your country here) innovation.

Or reducing our dependence on unstable nations and their fossil fuel supplies.

Or providing opportunities for every nation to produce its own energy and own their energy supply and infrastructure.

I could go on …

motherjones: fastcompany: Captain Wayne Porter of the U.S....

Fri, 06 May 2011 15:12:22 -0400

motherjones:

fastcompany:

Captain Wayne Porter of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Colonel Mark Mykleby, who wrote the paper for the Woodrow Wilson Center, argue that the United States has its policies all wrong. America’s greatest national security threats aren’t terrorism or foreign armies—they are a crumbling infrastructure at home, the depletion of natural resources, climate change, and an overdependence on what they call “defense and protectionism.” Counterintuitively, this paper from special assistants to Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen, argues that America’s best hopes for world leadership lies in classical left-wing tropes of conservation, soft power, and aggressive humanitarian work abroad.

Click through for their four biggest (and most controversial) suggestions on the best path to maintaining America’s global hegemony.

This is nothing short of revolutionary. Read it!

(And in case anyone gets confused: That’s not CAPT Porter or COL Mykleby. It’s an Aussie officer and a USAF cameraman. And a solar cell. Rock on, military solar cells.)

Medical license of anti-vax hero Mark Geier revoked for selling untested medical "protocol" to treat autism

Tue, 03 May 2011 16:52:26 -0400

Medical license of anti-vax hero Mark Geier revoked for selling untested medical "protocol" to treat autism:

jtotheizzoe:

… as it should have been. Link goes to ruling, more analysis to come if appropriate.

Five myths about why women earn less than men

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:32:47 -0400

Five myths about why women earn less than men:

fuckyeahfeminists:

1. Women earn less because they enter low-paying fields and become moms.

If different occupations don’t explain the pay gap, might it be caused by women’s decisions to work less outside the home in order to care for their children? Researchers have found that even when differences in work experience, education, age, and occupation are held constant, women continue to earn less. In fact, research by Columbia University social work professor Jane Waldfogel reveals that mothers receive a 4 percent wage penalty for the first child and a 12 percent penalty for each additional child. In contrast, University of Washington economists Shelly Lundberg and Elaina Rose find that men’s wages increase 9 percent with the birth of their first child. One possible explanations sociologists offer is that, upon parenthood, men are perceived as more committed to their work and women less.

2. The wage gap is not an issue for today’s young women.

one of the reasons young women have higher earnings than before is that women are now more likely to graduate from college, and people with college degrees generally earn more than those without. Among full-time workers with college degrees, men still out-earn women. Moreover, pay doesn’t differ as much for younger workers since they are typically in entry-level and low-paid positions. As time passes, however, the pay gap between men and women widens.

3. The “he-cession” reduced the pay gap between men and women.

Men were hit first by the recession, as the construction industry received the first blow. But as the downturn continued to unfold, the service sector (which employs 20 percent of all female workers and 13 percent of male workers) was hit hard. In addition, as states made drastic cuts to their budgets, jobs in education and public services — which employ more women than men — have also faced drastic cuts.

4. Only sexist employers discriminate against women.

Pay discrimination is not necessarily the result of sexist beliefs. In fact, discrimination is often carried out by well-meaning people who are not even aware of it. All of us are affected by unconscious biases that affect how we evaluate men and women’s expertise and skills.

5. Closing the wage gap will create economic equality between women and men.

Wealth — the value of your assets minus your debts — is a much more comprehensive and accurate way to measure a person’s economic well-being than income. Regardless of how high one’s income is, without wealth people are a paycheck away from economic disaster. Perhaps not surprisingly, single women have less than half of the wealth of single men.

Even if men and women had the same incomes, women would have less wealth for two reasons. First, women are more likely to be single parents and have to support more people on one income, leaving less left over to save and invest. Second, women are still less likely than men to work in jobs that come with fringe benefits — such as employer-sponsored retirement plans, subsidized health insurance and paid sick days — that either put wealth in people’s hands directly (such as matched retirement contributions) or provide things that people would otherwise have to pay for themselves.

Women also receive lower Social Security benefits when they retire because of their lower lifetime earnings and because any years they did not work in order to care for children or ill family members are averaged in as years with zero earnings, greatly reducing their average earnings from which retirement benefits are calculated.

It’s not how much you make, but how much you keep that matters.

nolanews: One of our submissions for the Jazz Fest Photo...

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:14:05 -0400

nolanews:

One of our submissions for the Jazz Fest Photo Contest! More of these, please!

YAY. seawitchery: I started out clicking strategically… and by...

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:18:48 -0400

YAY.

seawitchery:

I started out clicking strategically… and by the end was just wildly clicking and dancing in my chair.

biancavirina:

CLICK THE SQUARES.

THE WHOLE WORLD NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS.

THIS THIS THIS THIS!

So…mine smells like wood varnish, does that count? Still...

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:04:57 -0400

So…mine smells like wood varnish, does that count? Still working on the books // womp womp

ilovecharts:

via dglsplsblg

This is why you don’t lay off your science...

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 11:25:39 -0400

This is why you don’t lay off your science journalists!!

jtotheizzoe:

Be careful with the news. We’re careful with the science.

(via xkcd)