Budget Cuts Could Cost Lives: Sign the Petition

[From ONE.org]

A few hours ago, the House voted to make huge cuts in this year’s budget. Poverty-fighting, cost-effective programs—which make up less than one percent of the US budget—were sharply cut. Some key programs that fight AIDS, malaria and hunger were cut by 40%. Programs that promote long-term economic growth were chopped up to 30%. We know Congress faces tough choices on the budget, but these cuts fall hardest on the people who can least afford them.

Now it’s the Senate’s turn to weigh in on the budget—and we’ve got to let them know that they must preserve this funding. Cuts to these life-saving programs will have a real, immediate and devastating impact on the world’s poor.

Urge the Senate to fix the House bill now:
http://www.one.org/us/actnow/2011budget/o.pl?id=2155-5325678-yNw6WIx&t=1

The petition reads:

Dear Senators, 

Please do not cut cost-effective, proven programs that fight HIV/AIDS, hunger and preventable disease in this year's budget. These programs—which make up less than 1% of the budget—save millions of lives, strengthen our national security, and help lift people out of poverty for the long-term.

ONE members have been fighting hard to stop these House cuts. Over the past few days, members have made thousands of calls to their representatives, urging them not to cut these life-saving—and bipartisan—programs.

But the House ignored us and made cuts that will threaten the health and survival of the world’s most vulnerable. As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wrote earlier this week, cuts of this size will be “devastating to our national security, will render us unable to respond to unanticipated disasters and will damage our leadership around the world.”

Now it’s the Senate’s turn to tackle the budget—and we have to let them know that in this part of the budget, steep cuts could cost lives. House cuts could mean:

• 3.7 million people won’t get tested for HIV this year

• 10.4 million bed nets won’t get to families to fight malaria

• 58,000 moms-to-be won’t receive the medicine to make sure their babies are born HIV-free

The public is letting Congress know that it’s time to cut spending. That's why we must have your voice, as a constituent and a ONE member, to make sure the Senate doesn’t cut this small but vital part of the budget.

Sign our petition and we'll deliver it to the Senate so they will hear us loud and clear.

http://www.one.org/us/actnow/2011budget/o.pl?id=2155-5325678-yNw6WIx&t=5

Budget Repair PROTEST at Milwaukee High School of the Art. 2-17-11

Milwaukee High School of the Arts students and teachers march around the school to join the many protesters to protest against Scott Walker's bill. This protest was meant to support our schools, teachers and other hard working people who will be sorely affected by this bill. We had planned to march to central office, but authorities were worried about police getting involved.

Spiraling Downwards

You know those moments where as you're so frustrated, stressed and helpless, that it feels like you're going to hyperventilate? Everyone has those moments right? Well I'm going through that right now. I even imagined myself blowing my brains out with a black 50 caliber handgun [very descriptive, I know]. What a messy suicide; I don't like it. Either way, I'm angry and upset, more pissed off than anything. Things keep happening one after another. I feel as though I'm at a breaking point. Everything just started hitting me right in the face. I don't know how to handle this. Whenever things like this would happen before, I'd just reach for my razor and let the blood flow, but I've been trying my best not to be that person anymore. I pray and yes, there is some release in that, but even though patients is a virtue, that's something I also pray for; at least more of, that is. So here I am sitting in a shameful rut, wondering what I can do to keep my sanity as things get worse and worse. I would love to go into detail, but there is so much that even I'd get confused.

That's it for my little rant. What do you do in this situation, if you've ever been in it?

BUCK-TICK performing "Fame" by David Bowie

As much as I wish this were true, it was only a dream I had the other night. It was so perfect except for the fact that Sakurai looked nervous, but his voice was as perfect as ever. Lol, I wonder if they would ever play a song on request... IT WOULD JUST BE TOO AWESOME!!!

Murder, murder, Go to sleep...

So I finally understand why I don't like to go to sleep and why I'd rather not wake up. As I lay my head down and close my eyes to go to sleep, my day, my life, it all clouds my head as the last thoughts before I fall asleep. These thoughts are beyond depressing for me and I'm forced to see them every night, at the very last moments. I can't stand it. Then when I wake up, I have to relive it all again... It's so painful. 
I'm sorry, that was my emo moment. I'll try not to do it again ^_^. Speaking of emo... But I'll save that one for another time ;P

Title... Circumcised vs. Uncircumcised?

A friend of mine brought this discussion up and we hit a "debate". Is it better to be cut or uncut? I've read and heard that a cut penis is easier to keep clean and less to work with in general. Now as far as sexually, I know people have their different opinions, but that's what I want to know also. This isn't to point fingers at people, but for pure information.


Just another thought... 

UFOs... Outside of your Windows?

What would you do if you saw a small individual spacecraft hovering outside of your window, late at night??? Would you stare, hide, what would you do? 
I found myself asking myself this same exact question... As much as I want to see an alien spacecraft interact with us myself, I'm not sure if I'd be scared or not if an alien approached me personally in such a way. What about you? 

Community organizations...

What do you think about them? A "secret" group organized in each city... Organized to do what? Perhaps do small favors for their city. Clean things up or even help people out a little... Maybe even save a life. As I type this, I wonder. are we actually capable of helping one another? Well my main point is the secret group thing. People get involved only if they want to and it's made by regular everyday people, not the government or state officials or anything like that. It's like a community gang, but for the greater good [in more than one way]. Another part about it is that no one knows who's in it. You could be in it and walk right by someone else who's in it and neither of you would ever know. 
I don't know, it just quite thought-provoking to me. What got me thinking about all of this is this anime called Durarara. Nothing too old or new either, but it's based on this same exact thought. As I watch it, I marvel how everyone works together and such. I found myself wishing that I could be apart of something so cool. They contact each other through cellphone and even have this little anonymous online chat thing going on. I think it's spectacular and I'd love to to join such a group, especially if there's a surplus of people in it. 
But seriously, what do you think on the matter?  

Still Here!

I'll still post here on Blogger, but I have moved to tumblr as well. The not-so-new blog is titled The Kitty's Lemon.5 [for obvious reasons]. Follow the link to check it out: http://kittyinthecupcake.tumblr.com/

See ya there ;) ~ ~ ~

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