#Occupy would like you to sign their petition

http://twitter.com/#!/OccupyWallSt/status/181865605207564288

Sure guys. Right after you sign that petition to investigate #Occupy violence toward the police – and the general public, for that matter.

You can work your way through this. Of course, the list has grown exponentially over these past several months, but that stuff should keep you busy for a while.

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/03/19/occupy-would-like-you-to-sign-their-petition/

Photography Series Captures Male Burlesque Performers All Around The World

Photographer Magnus Arrevad spent five years capturing images of performers all over the world.

Magnus Arrevad

Photographer Magnus Arrevad spent five years traveling all over the world to find male burlesque artists and capture their most vulnerable moments on film. “The application of makeup each night was one in which a mask was taken off, not put on. I wanted to document this process of liberation,” Arrevad told BuzzFeed News of his Boy Story photo series. The project, and soon-to-be book, is a true “study of how we can create ourselves.” The images, all shot on black and white film, were captured in Denmark, England, Germany, and other European cities.

“The book features performers from eighteen countries, living all around the world, in the places you’d probably least expect, but with a sense of community and mutual respect unlike anything I’ve ever known before,” notes the photographer.

3. In his own words, Arrevad explains the inspiration behind the project that took him to the basements of dimly lit venues and back entrances of alley clubs:

Magnus Arrevad

5. “One the key things I explore is the range of male performers and male identities — which are all and always fluid.”

Magnus Arrevad

7. “Any definition is an oversimplification, one of the most beautiful things about this subject for me.”

Magnus Arrevad

9. “I wanted to make a series of images that shared the composition aesthetics of the Old Masters, but took the subterranean world I know and love as its subject.”

Magnus Arrevad
Magnus Arrevad

12. “I hope that the audience gets the same feeling that I got seeing and meeting these artists: that one is never alone in the world, no matter how one identifies, sexually or otherwise.”

Magnus Arrevad

14. “However confident many of the performers appear, what they do is scary – I would find it terrifying. They’ve imagined themselves into existence, and they have complete fidelity to their imaginations.”

Magnus Arrevad

16. “This is as close to a Rule For Life as anything I’ve ever learned or discovered.”

Magnus Arrevad

18. Find out more about Boy Story here.

Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/skarlan/photography-series-captures-male-burlesque-performers-all-ar

MSNBC declares Rep. Steve Stockman a ‘Twitter troll’

http://twitter.com/#!/R_Dudley66/status/411619017321746432

What bias? We’re aware of that Pew poll that found MSNBC’s programming is 86% liberal opinion and only 14% news. So it’s not surprising that MSNBC would declare Texas Rep. Steve Stockman a Twitter troll. After all, Stockman’s an unapologetic conservative who speaks his mind, so of course to MSNBC that’s considered “trolling.”

http://twitter.com/#!/msnbc/status/411614035223003136

The proof? MSNBC’s Irin Carmon and Nisha Chittal reproduce, under the headline “Rep. Steve Stockman’s most outrageous abortion tweets,” 10 of Stockman’s tweets that comprise “Steve Stockman’s Twitter War on Women.” For example, check out his tweet that demonstrates “His I-know-what’s-best-for-women approach to describing abortion.”

http://twitter.com/#!/StockmanSenate/status/354732743168491520

Yes, despite Wendy Davis’ filibuster, Texas did pass a law that would hold abortion clinics to higher medical standards and require them to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals in the case of complications. That tweet doesn’t sound like trolling to us.

Well, how about the “time he was dismissive of women who want control of their reproductive decisions.” Behold:

http://twitter.com/#!/ReElectStockman/status/354396175392190467

What a troll, huh? And this guy wants to be a Senator? MSNBC can’t let that happen, can it?

Related:

Twitchy coverage of Steve Stockman

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/12/13/msnbc-declares-rep-steve-stockman-a-twitter-troll/

#MarineHeldInMexico Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi finds an ally in Gary Sinise

http://twitter.com/#!/PistolMangino/status/486520882915864576

We believe it was Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren who initially championed the hashtag #MarineHeldInMexico to draw attention to the plight of Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi, imprisoned in Mexico since April 1 when he allegedly took a wrong turn into the country. Tahmooressi, who had three registered firearms in his car, was arrested and imprisoned on weapons charges and remains in a Mexican prison.

Actor and long-time supporter of the military Gary Sinise has taken up Tahmooressi’s cause on Twitter.

http://twitter.com/#!/fatheromalley1/status/486514220607873024 http://twitter.com/#!/ronaf59/status/486523752939651072 http://twitter.com/#!/cmwurnot/status/486525398654545920 http://twitter.com/#!/wrenchtwister2/status/486527468266733568

@GarySinise @KenWahl1

#BringOurMarineHome #tahmooressi @SupportTheCorps #BoycottMexico #SecureTheBorder #FIGHT http://t.co/IuDrpFeQ1U— Jennifer Jacques (@JennJacques) July 08, 2014

http://twitter.com/#!/Kim_d_marlin/status/486554766525624320 http://twitter.com/#!/FreeTheMarine/status/486573210272428032 http://twitter.com/#!/SemperFiCop/status/486580579807543296 http://twitter.com/#!/HammarOlivia/status/486588587631079425

Related:

‘THIS STINKS!’ Greta Van Susteren can’t believe Andrew Tahmooressi still held in Mexico

LA Times Columnist suggests Tahmooressi was gearing up for mass murder

Pressure mounts to free Andrew Tahmooressi, US #MarineHeldInMexico

Larry Elder: We leave (almost) no soldier behind

Sarah Palin proposes new hashtag for Michelle Obama, concerned celebrities

 

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/07/08/marineheldinmexico-sgt-andrew-tahmooressi-finds-an-ally-in-gary-sinise/

‘Going to have to cook some meth’: ‘Affordable care’ plans not so affordable

http://twitter.com/#!/CAAmyO/status/384926072849969152

It’s October 1, the day when unicorns frolic across the land because the “Affordable” Care Act is finally here. Finally.

One Twitter user in California successfully navigated that state’s Obamacare website and was able to get an actual quote. Alas, the plans weren’t quite as affordable as promised.

No hope. And no change to spare:

http://twitter.com/#!/CAAmyO/status/384926401909886976 http://twitter.com/#!/CAAmyO/status/384927135804043264 http://twitter.com/#!/CAAmyO/status/384927950979620864 http://twitter.com/#!/CAAmyO/status/384928514329169921 http://twitter.com/#!/CAAmyO/status/384932772017500160 http://twitter.com/#!/CAAmyO/status/384934292968599553 http://twitter.com/#!/CAAmyO/status/384938771063390209

Several other Twitter users had similar reactions:

http://twitter.com/#!/CrookedCountyIL/status/384939835900706816 http://twitter.com/#!/tonybalogna/status/384927023950344192

On the (questionably) bright side, the above tweets show that a few people were able to actually access Obamacare’s glitch-ridden health insurance exchange websites.

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/10/01/im-going-to-have-to-cook-some-meth-affordable-care-plans-not-so-affordable/

Deliciously awkward: Obama to honor O-care critic Bill Clinton next week

http://twitter.com/#!/sunnyright/status/400643783072559104

Awkward turtle is awkward!

http://twitter.com/#!/mpoindc/status/400643676793098240

Heh. Aren’t we all?

Bill Clinton weighed in on the Obamacare debacle in a schadenfreudelicious blue-on-blue remark this week. Bubba said, “Even if it takes a change in the law, the president should honor the commitment” he made to Americans about being able to keep the health insurance they like. When even Bill Clinton is taking you to task for breaking commitments …

http://twitter.com/#!/JoshFalzone/status/400650002621403136

We’re storing up on popcorn.

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/11/13/deliciously-awkward-obama-to-award-medal-of-freedom-to-o-care-critic-bill-clinton/