A Revisioning of Disney’s Princesses
The Disney role of the Princess has cast considerable power over several generations of women. Dina Goldstein’s work revisions the Princess, bringing some interesting, mundane, and necessary reality check to our understanding.
Blogswarm to Protect LGBT Folks in the Workplace with ENDA
Join this mass action today in swarming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office in pressuring her to commit to moving this bill forward: Please call Speaker Nancy Pelosi at 202 225 4965 or 415 556 4862. Ask that the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, HR 3017, move to a vote.
Hall of Famous Assholes
For being generally mean-spirited, small-minded, closed-hearted, inhumane, selfish, and for perpetrating emotional violence on the American people and the world, these folks and institutions have made it to the Jimboland Jots Hall of Famous Assholes.
Avatar and the Fight for Blair Mountain
We must stand with our ancestors and honor the legacy of the Battle of Blair Mountain. We can stop this madness and here are some resources to reverse this decision.
All You Need is Love by 156 Countries | Jimboland Jots
To raise awareness of AIDS in Africa, people from 156 countries recently came together and sang the classic Beatles hit, “All You Need is Love”. The effort and the video are both earthy, joyful, authentic, and touching. Please share it with your friends and some strangers, too, so we can flood 2010 with love.
American President Barack Obama Awarded 2009 Nobel Peace Prize | Jimboland Jots
The Nobel Peace Prize Committee just announced that President Obama has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009.
Can We Now Finally Retire the GOP? | Jimboland Jots
Given the broad social and political reaction to Republican Senator Joe Wilson’s highly unethical and inappropriate outburst against President Obama in the American Congress, it follows that the media is having a field day with the entire embarrassing incident.
GOP Means Grand Old Propaganda Machine | Jimboland Jots
Given the dirty hands of the GOP over the past 40 years, the conservative lies and propaganda currently spinning through American media and the fact that there are 6 BIG INSURANCE lobbyists for every member of Congress, the White House has emailed a point-by-point refutation of the vicious lies and propaganda.
