all the way to the edge of desire.

Jessica. Small town country girl living in a big city. International Relations, Political Science, Philosophy, and Pre-law. Dance. Scorpio. Caffeine Addict. Simple yet complicated.

cognitivedissonance:

If you’re thinking of voting Republican because you’re pissed at Obama, remember the words of Stephen Colbert in the voting booth.

thedailywhat:

RIP: Václav Havel, Czech playwright, politician, and iconic pro-democracy dissident, passed away today in his home village of Hrádeček. He was 75.

“Vaclav Havel left us today,” read a short statement from Havel’s assistant, Sabina Tancevova, on his website.

A staunch anti-communist activist and co-author of the Charter 77 manifesto (inspired by the arrest of an underground rock band), Havel’s unwavering opposition to the oppressive regime that ruled Czechoslovakia for forty years eventually led to the non-violent Velvet Revolution that overthrew the regime he referred to as “Absurdistan.”

Soon after he became his country’s first democratically elected president, as well as its last: Havel oversaw the 1993 breakup of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

He was elected again, this time as his own nation’s first President. He served two terms over 10 years, remaining popular both at home and abroad throughout his presidency.

Asked in an interview a few years back if he would prefer to be remembered for his contributions as a playwright or politician, Havel responded: “I would like it to say that I was a playwright who acted as a citizen, and thanks to that he later spent a part of his life in a political position.” 

[theatlantic / ap / cnn.]

boston:

US troops to leave Iraq by year’s end

- President Barack Obama on Friday declared an end to the Iraq war, one of the longest and most divisive conflicts in US history, announcing that all American troops would be withdrawn from the country by year’s end.

(Source: jerrymuffinbutt)

yerawizardharry:

Obama’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner speech

I LOVE HIM. ALWAYS. Comedian in Chief

(Source: brooklynmutt)

inothernews:

absurdlakefront:

jesusthemaineattraction:

steveagee:

witstream:

Seth Meyers, great. Barack Obama, serious comedy chops.

Seth KILLED! He DESTROYS Donald Trump at about 11:45 in to the video. Nothing makes me happier than the cutaway shots of Trump looking PISSED OFF!

Seth Meyers is perfect.

Ok, this is great.

Zings all around.  Some of them went right through Trump’s hair.

yerawizardharry:

(via hailmika)

Obama administration to end enforcement of Defense of Marriage Act. 

heroes-and-cons:

pielettes:

monkeyknifefight | autopilots:

President Obama believes that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional and will no longer defend the 15-year-old law in federal court, the Justice Department announced today.

The decision, which stunned and delighted gay rights activists, means that the administration will withdraw its defense of ongoing suits in two federal appeals circuits and will leave it to Congress to defend the law against those challenges. It will remain a party to the lawsuits. The law itself remains in effect.

DOMA, signed by President Clinton in 1995, allows states not to recognize same-sex marriages preformed in other states and provides a federal definition for “marriage” that exempts same-sex couples. (more)

FUCK TO THE YEAH finally

AWWW YEAHHHH bout time we had a president that cares about human rights

(Source: nationaljournal)

liberalsarecool:

The latest CNN national poll shows President Obama’s approval rating at 55%, its highest point since November 2009. #change #hope

(Source: liberalsarecool)