May 31st, 2009
Consider donating to a pro-choice organization. Feministe » In honor of Dr. Tiller
Yep, nothing says “Christ’s love” like strapping a guy to a bench and drowning him to extract information. Library Grape: Red State: Jesus Would Have Approved Waterboarding
There’s no conspiracy here, folks — just some bad math. FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: News Flash: Car Dealers are Republicans (It’s Called a Control Group, People)
May 30th, 2009
…when conservatives talk about judges “making policy” or “legislating from the bench” all they really mean is “judges ruling in ways we don’t like.” Sotomayor and Judges Making “Policy” : Dispatches from the Culture Wars
May 29th, 2009
To sum it up in one sentence: if you trust the rule of law, you don’t need to act in ways that would make Jesus weep. Torture…An Unnecessary Post, Part Two (The prehistory edition) « The Inverse Square Blog
May 28th, 2009
But it’s none too pleasant pulling hairs out of your kid’s butt because they’ve swallowed them and they’re just sort of hanging out there (sorry for the TMI), so my warning still stands - let them eat cake … not hair. Kid’s Hair Chewing Almost Kills Her - Strollerderby
May 27th, 2009
And just where the hell do Centennial State voters get off on demanding that they get to vote on tax increases? That’s just anarchy! Hit & Run > The Economist Convinces Me to Move to Colorado By Saying the Gov’t There Will Have Trouble Increasing Spending Once the Recession is Over! - Reason Magazine
There’s more levelheaded analysis of the situation in Somalia in these 22 ridiculous, expletive-laden cartoon minutes than you’ll find on any cable news program. Blog: Somewhere in Africa
May 26th, 2009
How many directors can honestly marshal together all the pieces required to make a film like Terminator: Waste of Time (oops sorry: Salvation) see the light of day? In Which There Is Probably A Terminator In This Movie - Today - This Recording
We’ve chronicled Mr Barton’s stupidity (there really is no other word for it) before. Anyone looking for exhibit A in what’s wrong with the Republican Party should start with the good congressman. Profiles in stupidity | Democracy in America | Economist.com
May 25th, 2009
RNC Twitter feed knocks Obama for calling Constitution “flawed,” neglects to mention he was referring to it’s treatment of black people. I’m sure three-fifths of Michael Steele will issue a correction any day now. The Agitator » Blog Archive » Morning-ish Links
May 22nd, 2009
Own the Sidewalk: This Must Be What It’s Like To Be Beyoncé Own the Sidewalk: This Must Be What It’s Like To Be Beyoncé In case you were wondering: Hawaii smells like bacon and awesome.
May 21st, 2009
This is precisely why, when I’m cleaning the bank of tanks in my lab, I make sure to keep my pants on. Danger, aquarists, danger! : Pharyngula
May 20th, 2009
That’s a lot of time and energy and money put towards something that, in my experience, seems to only make people blurt out banalities and laugh at jokes that just aren’t funny. End of the war on the War on Drugs
May 18th, 2009
Yes, by going backwards, to say, the fifteenth century, we can truly and certainly move forward with faith and confidence. Group News Blog: I Finally See a Valid Use For Torture
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