RAMBLINGS OF A MADMAN

periodicbrilliance: suicideisnotanoption4u: 8-years ago, CHP...

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:02:26 -0700

suicideisnotanoption4u:

8-years ago, CHP Officer Kevin Briggs talked this young man out of jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge.

That young man’s name is Kevin Berthia.
Today he is 30 years old and married with 2 children.
This week he presented Officer Briggs with an award on behalf of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

The story of how Officer Briggs talked Kevin down is remarkable.

As you can see in the picture, Kevin is literally one step away from jumping to his death. But for more than hour, the officer listened to Kevin pour his heart out about his troubles and told him, “I know you think things are bad, but they can get better.”

Kevin says, “Officer Briggs never made me feel guilty for the situation I was in. He made feel like, I understand why you are here, but there are alternatives”

Kevin is just one of countless lives Briggs has saved over his 23 year career.

Briggs, who was promoted to Sergeant five years ago, is humble about what he does. He says, ”they make the decision, when they step back over that rail it takes a tremendous amount of courage”

I salute Sergeant Briggs!
Photo: The San Francisco Chronicle, John Storey

A little more of my faith in humanity just got restored.

fuckyeahmovieposters: Léon by Javi de Castro

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:45:45 -0700

fuckyeahmovieposters:

Léon by Javi de Castro

😍😍😍😍😍

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:35:35 -0700

😍😍😍😍😍

listen, beginning to end

Mon, 06 May 2013 08:00:18 -0700

listen, beginning to end

cosmarxpolitan: Cosmarxpolitan, Issue 10 Are you normal down...

Fri, 03 May 2013 17:24:01 -0700

cosmarxpolitan:

Cosmarxpolitan, Issue 10

Are you normal down there (in the global south)?

seriously my favorite tumblr account.

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Wed, 01 May 2013 11:56:46 -0700

Got. To. Have. It.

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:32:42 -0700

Got. To. Have. It.

theswinginsixties: John Lennon Lennon was a wife beater just...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:29:02 -0700

theswinginsixties:

John Lennon

Lennon was a wife beater just saying

subpoprecords: Hannibal Buress on Iron & Wine

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:40:25 -0700

subpoprecords:

Hannibal Buress on Iron & Wine

“F- a Facebook, N-, I’m online banking,” just...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:00:29 -0700

“F- a Facebook, N-, I’m online banking,” just the best lyrics ever

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Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:49:33 -0700

Black guy kills some people.

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:50:36 -0700

Black guy kills some people.
News: Criminal.
Muslim guy kills some people.
News: Terrorist.
Latino guy kills some people.
News: Criminal.
White guy kills some people.
News: Mental illness. (lost soul, complicated psyche, quiet loner, misunderstood, frustrated with life, experienced recent, traumatic, life-altering events that set him off; not to mention all the positive descriptors that are attached to him, i.e. intelligent, PhD candidate, honor roll student, etc.)

soundcloud: Competition | Beat Making Lab Panama challenge Beat...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 06:26:59 -0700

soundcloud:

Competition | Beat Making Lab Panama challenge

Beat Making Lab build studios in cultural centers around the world and train youth in the art of beat making, and they’re hosting a great competition with cool prizes.

All you need to do is make a trap beat sampling a Panamanian accordion for the chance to win a year’s SoundCloud Pro Unlimited plan, and have your track featured on a Panama Beat Making Lab EP!

Get all the details here: http://beatmakinglab.com/challenge

politi-gal: unfortunately…

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:12:24 -0700

politi-gal:

unfortunately…

motherjones: Sen. Mitch McConnell just posted this to his...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:17:53 -0700

motherjones:

Sen. Mitch McConnell just posted this to his Facebook page, upon the defeat of the watered-down Manchin-Toomey background checks compromise.

On an unrelated note: There were 151 victims of mass shootings in 2012. Here are their stories.

communistsextips: The proletariat do not have “orgys”, they have democratic “sex councils.” Lol

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:16:21 -0700

communistsextips:

The proletariat do not have “orgys”, they have democratic “sex councils.”

Lol

100percentmen: Every governor of New York State, every mayor of...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:56:23 -0700

100percentmen:

Every governor of New York State, every mayor of New York City and Albany, every president of the New York Fed, every president of Columbia and New York Universities.

motherjones: mypubliclands: What does Jurassic Park have to do...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 06:29:39 -0700

motherjones:

mypubliclands:

What does Jurassic Park have to do with public lands? Quite a bit, actually…

Jurassic Park is based on paleontologist’s research analyzing fossils. Our extensive knowledge of dinosaurs wouldn’t be possible without this research, which is conducted by permitted paleontologists and their students. Many of the greatest dinosaur discoveries occur on your public lands in Alaska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Montana and New Mexico! For example, just outside Cañon City, Colorado discoveries include the first complete skeleton of Allosaurus, the three most complete Stegosaurus skeletons ever found, as well as the first known remains of dinosaurs like Camarasaurus, Ceratosaurus, and Diplodocus.

Of course, the proper preservation and protection of paleontological resources is a vital component of BLM’s Paleontology program and is the reason that the BLM and Universal Studios created these Public Service Announcements back in 1993. Students and scientists with BLM permits are making new discoveries every year, many of whom became excited about paleontology because of movies such as Jurassic Park. Join the adventure, click here to learn more about fossils on public lands!

—Kyle Sullivan, BLM Colorado

Watch the original PSAs here:

Jeff Goldblum

Laura Dern

Sam Neill

Michael Crichton

Note: license for footage used in these PSAs granted by Universal Studios in June 1993.

Oh man. Whoever is running the Bureau of Land Management Tumblr is doing it right.

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Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:05:03 -0700

"We calmly accept newspaper reports of civilian slaughter in far off lands. We glorify killing on..."

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:33:03 -0700

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We calmly accept newspaper reports of civilian slaughter in far off lands. We glorify killing on movie and television screens and call it entertainment. We make it easy for men of all shades of sanity to acquire weapons and ammunition they desire.

Too often we honor swagger and bluster and the wielders of force; too often we excuse those who are willing to build their own lives on the shattered dreams of others. Some Americans who preach nonviolence abroad fail to practice it here at home. Some who accuse others of inciting riots have by their own conduct invited them.

Some looks for scapegoats, others look for conspiracies, but this much is clear; violence breeds violence, repression brings retaliation, and only a cleaning of our whole society can remove this sickness from our soul.

”

- Robert F. Kennedy, Remarks to the Cleveland City Club, April 5, 1968 (via onek4rma)

No. More. Violence.