D- All of the aboveTumblr (3.0; @thisisphudge)http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/“The U.S. education system is not as internationally competitive as it used to be. The rest of the developed world is catching up, and some countries are surpassing the United States in high school and college completion, all while spending much less per student.”<br/><br/> - <em>A <a href="http://www.cfr.org/united-states/remedial-education-federal-education-policy/p30141">really scary report</a> from the Council on Foreign Relations on the trajectory of U.S. education.  (via <a href="http://tumblr.poptech.org/" class="tumblr_blog">poptech</a>)</em>http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53225403543http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53225403543Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:46:51 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/28310dbb2f7166e89a8e115eb5660a40/tumblr_mlzshonrcD1r9mo4zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53225370561http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53225370561Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:46:24 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ef967941999d66a73750434d8d38c00a/tumblr_mocp4qYWBp1qiz3j8o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://lovemetoinfinity.tumblr.com/post/53157670383/is-it-just-me-or-is-this-kinda-creepy">lovemetoinfinity</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>is it just me or is this kinda creepy?</p> </blockquote>http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53220708853http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53220708853Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:44:37 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ece5ca144f56e71df079e6f1ef16fa2a/tumblr_mnisi31z7X1rkh6xoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://les-sources-du-nil.tumblr.com/post/51571825933/maxwell-r-hayes-duk-duk-members-papua-new">les-sources-du-nil</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Maxwell R. Hayes </p> <p><em>“<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duk-Duk"><span><strong>Duk</strong></span><span>-</span><span><strong>Duk</strong></span></a> Members”,</em> Papua New Guinea, 1964</p> </blockquote>http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53220702516http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53220702516Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:44:32 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8siprYi3g1r45099o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53220660218http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53220660218Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:44:00 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f901e93b374f0b24a1725c50afab072a/tumblr_mmrse2oEHI1s4cblyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53220653345http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53220653345Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:43:54 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ed175790cde90159e776944e2418d92d/tumblr_mkidh1plJy1rhv7pvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53220645691http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53220645691Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:43:48 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lugxo0W6CY1qk0ftso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53220641786http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53220641786Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:43:45 -0500“You can totally be a feminist who has insecurities. Feminism isn’t about pretending we all feel like Wonder Woman, it’s about being honest when we don’t, and having the conversation on why that is.”<br/><br/> - <em>Tavi Gevinson (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://virginite.tumblr.com/">virginite</a>)</em>http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53220613565http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53220613565Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:43:22 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1b2e321e0b2327ba2c97638fb1d5010e/tumblr_moikcqX8Pb1qi7unpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://aubreylstallard.tumblr.com/post/53204452359">aubreylstallard</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://pon-chan.tumblr.com/post/53158674709/a3-poster">.</a></p> </blockquote>http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53220598979http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53220598979Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:43:11 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d077c53714c84574bd7491026fd610e9/tumblr_moizt8qgDv1qa5f4to1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://pizzzatime.biz/post/53213887696/weirdlines-walt-is-dead-by-thomas-raimondi-on" class="tumblr_blog">pizzzatime</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><em><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://weirdlines.tumblr.com/post/53180299937/walt-is-dead-by-thomas-raimondi-on-flickr">weirdlines</a>: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasraimondi/8025992046/" title="Walt is Dead">Walt is Dead</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasraimondi/">Thomas Raimondi</a> on Flickr.</em></p></blockquote>http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53220589026http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53220589026Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:43:04 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b560cb6dad87f754496ade50f64b49ea/tumblr_mojx9koM411qb8j3bo1_400.jpg"/><br/> "Little Kali" — Kaveripattnam, Tamil Nadu. (Rakesh Vijayan)<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e502c7da2bbd11665370333d85362b59/tumblr_mojx9koM411qb8j3bo2_500.jpg"/><br/> "What Lies Above and Beyond?" — Tibetan Monastery, Bylakuppe, Karnataka. (Rakesh Vijayan)<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bb346ee5c118fe6b3ac24f1f59e3eb63/tumblr_mojx9koM411qb8j3bo3_500.jpg"/><br/> "Dancing with your feet is one thing... Dancing with your heart is another" — Mylapore, Tamil Nadu. (Rakesh Vijayan)<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/56247f55203e83d71076c21ab2f42554/tumblr_mojx9koM411qb8j3bo4_400.jpg"/><br/> "In the Name of God" — Kaveripattnam, Tamil Nadu. (Rakesh Vijayan)<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3faea4ee7602d56792821cf31fe43422/tumblr_mojx9koM411qb8j3bo5_400.jpg"/><br/> "The Story of my Life" — Pulicat Village, Tamil Nadu. (Rakesh Vijayan)<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4ebd147c3814dddd2aea5f4ef38a197f/tumblr_mojx9koM411qb8j3bo6_400.jpg"/><br/> "Rang De Rajasthan" — Pushkar, Rajasthan. (Rakesh Vijayan)<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fb173e99389c150d0899ab6fb9436810/tumblr_mojx9koM411qb8j3bo7_400.jpg"/><br/> "On a Smoky High" — Pushkar, Rajasthan. (Rakesh Vijayan)<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3b53937162414e6b5759489d93599e6f/tumblr_mojx9koM411qb8j3bo8_500.jpg"/><br/> "Finding Joy at Work" — Royapuram, Tamil Nadu. (Rakesh Vijayan)<br/><br/> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://asiasociety.tumblr.com/post/53213868019/photos-bangalore-photographer-rakesh-jv-captures">asiasociety</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://asiasociety.org/blog/asia/photos-bangalore-photographer-rakesh-jv-captures-everyday-dynamism"><span>Photos: Bangalore Photographer Rakesh JV Captures Everyday Dynamism</span></a></p> <p><span>Face by face, part-time street photographer Rakesh JV is producing an indelible portrait gallery of his fellow Indians.</span></p> <p><span>Read full story <a href="http://asiasociety.org/blog/asia/photos-bangalore-photographer-rakesh-jv-captures-everyday-dynamism">here</a>.</span></p> </blockquote>http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53220565269http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53220565269Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:42:45 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/431db7856e03e7411c0874d41e0a0f72/tumblr_mojyufvDgC1qby2hto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://hetauma.tumblr.com/post/53216146656/get-ready-bitches-im-making-mass-amounts-of" class="tumblr_blog">hetauma</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Get ready bitches. I’m making mass amounts of <em><strong>zines</strong> </em>and they will be for sale very soon. Some zines may even have a little surprise if you ack right.</p></blockquote>http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53220537193http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53220537193Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:42:22 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6c9854fb30094ac5620f535dbf8e2751/tumblr_mnvm2uXjqL1qj73e2o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53220533350http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53220533350Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:42:19 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5b556ef4f86f38635ab01a5b078f6cf9/tumblr_moiw6dpJEU1qch9gxo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53220425396http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53220425396Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:40:54 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/731f31f3f7943b43f940c0eeebeb4147/tumblr_mohrhtXjI91qiflw2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://theniftyfifties.tumblr.com/post/53176550796/photography-phone-music-books-fashion-clothes-shopping-r" class="tumblr_blog">theniftyfifties</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><span>Jayne Mansfield</span></p></blockquote>http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53177579565http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53177579565Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:10:33 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1c79eba5cda12d5f437b2e5a40ea7f6b/tumblr_mn4ra1kYmw1qmokero1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53160101490http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53160101490Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:53:34 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6b8dbf88bd42f0223ca43fa9bddede3a/tumblr_mo5fvke1yD1qa0x0do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://fuckyeahfeminists.com/post/53145249880/word" class="tumblr_blog">fuckyeahfeminists</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>word.</p></blockquote>http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53160092502http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53160092502Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:53:26 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f507a2829dc7ebad1200b2b5fa9590aa/tumblr_mm139pL5gW1r9y77mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53160067958http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53160067958Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:53:07 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1fe4ef2fa698c55ee3293bd6cadae5fc/tumblr_mofftb0psy1qby2hto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://hetauma.tumblr.com/post/53013045120/bub-bud" class="tumblr_blog">hetauma</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>bub bud</p></blockquote> <p>Gabicado.</p>http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53159984931http://thisisphudge.tumblr.com/post/53159984931Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:51:59 -0500