Introverts, in contrast, may have strong social skills and enjoy parties and business meetings, but after a while wish they were home in their pajamas. They prefer to devote their social energies to close friends, colleagues, and family. They listen more than they talk, think before they speak, and often feel as if they express themselves better in writing than in conversation. They tend to dislike conflict. Many have a horror of small talk, but enjoy deep discussions.
— Susan Cain, Quiet (via expresstophresh)
The Educated Field Negro: dank-potion: I don’t know. I’ve been thinking about Trayvon Martin...
I don’t know. I’ve been thinking about Trayvon Martin lately and the politicization surrounding his death and today I woke up and realized that his parents probably haven’t had a moment’s rest since this tragedy unfolded. Not only at the hands of White supremacists and…
11 Things We Could Buy With 1 Month Of War Funding
thepeoplesrecord:progressivefriends:
“Our communities are depressingly polluted, social services are being cut left and right and hunger is very real right here in America. So hearing that the United States government spends $20 billion in Afghanistan each year on air conditioning alone stings just a little. When it comes to war, the U.S. Treasury is hemorrhaging cash, yet Congress demanded that President Obama cut things like high-speed rail, United Nations support and funds for the Environmental Protection Agency from the 2012 fiscal year budget.”
1. Domestic hunger relief
2. High-speed rail transportation in the U.S.
3. Public health programs
4. Protecting the environment
5. Cleanup projects
6. Education
7. Jobs
8. Housing for low-income families & homeless
9. Scientific research
10. Organic farming
11. Wind energy
If they don’t need you, it’s okay. You do not live for other people.
— Kyo (via arabarabarab)
