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August 15th, 2006

Can you call someone an ally if they want to start a war so they get to go to heaven and you to hell? Pharyngula: So Long Mom, I’m off to Drop the Bomb  

Every dime spent to advocate ID over evolution is a dime spent against a cure for cancer. Every minute spent advocating ID over evolution before a state school board is a minute spent advocating ignorance. Millard Fillmore’s Bathtub » Blog Archive » The moral imperative against intelligent design  

August 13th, 2006

We must be clear: when right-wingers threaten liberals, they are directly threatening the seminal political impulse that created our nation. Orcinus  

The RIAA brought a file-sharing lawsuit against a guy who died; they offered the departed’s family a 60-day grieving period before they began to depose his children for the suit against his estate. Boing Boing: RIAA to grieving family: We depose your children in 60 days  

You know, sometimes, I don’t even know what country I am living in anymore. 2 out of 5 Americans believe Muslims should carry special I.D. » The Allen Almanac  

August 12th, 2006

We ultimately vanquish terrorism when we refuse to be terrorized. Reason: Don’t Be Terrorized: You’re more likely to die of a car accident, drowning, fire, or murder  

August 9th, 2006

The great thing about nerdcore is that anyone can do it — its self-publishing ethic means that all you need to be a “nerdcore artist” is a microphone and a pirated copy of Adobe Audition. The horrible thing about nerdcore is that anyone can do it — even those with little originality or talent. monzy.com » Already Tried a SIGQUIT…  

As a result, fresh-water fish don’t drink; they obtain more than enough water by osmosis. Moreover, they must produce copious quantities of urine just to get rid of the excess H2O. (Think about that the next time you go swimming in a lake.) Look out, it’s evil! - Post a comment  

August 8th, 2006

Of course, Hannity speaks in such lucid phrases that it would seem petty to demand that he justify his statements or—even more challenging—be required to parse them. Halfway There: World War Whatever  

Three cheers for a little basic human decency and kindness. Dispatches from the Culture Wars: A Little Hope and Human Decency  

August 4th, 2006

Gia never goes anywhere without her Apple laptop in hand, a lesson to everyone on the dangers of superglue. Gia Milinovich  

Under this legislation, you could become a passenger on Air Torture’s next flight to nowhere. Independent Opinions » You Could Be Donald Rumsfeld’s Bitch  

These are the things you have to deal with when your muscles are as huge as mine … [ my life as a idiot ] » tiny sweedish openings  

August 3rd, 2006

This last one is a puzzle — how did accepting the evidence for climate change and global warming become anti-Jesus? Did someone simply conflate all corporate agendas with Jesus and God and these folks accept that? Would Jesus drive an SUV? David Byrne Journal: 8.2.06: American Madrassas  

…Kate Beckinsale in skin-tight black leather. There’s a whole grand lesson in evolutionary biology, mammalian physiology, and materials engineering right there. Pharyngula: SEED asks about cinema science