February 2012
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Pat Buchanan gets the ax from MSNBC →
About. Fucking. Time. (I’m sure a Fox contract is in his future, so I doubt we’re rid of him permanently from the airwaves…)
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Do you hear the steady drumbeat of war with Iran? →
think-progress:
Rep. Keith Ellison (R-MN) does, and asks lawmakers to sign onto a letter urging the president not to start war with Iran.
If you listen to the rhetoric around Washington and the Nation, Mr. Speaker, it is literally impossible to not hear the drumbeat of war with Iran. The rhetoric in Washington about the military strike against Iran leads me to think that we may be sliding into...
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The unholy alliance between Catholic bishops and... →
liberalsarecool:
“A number of Catholic commentators and leaders applauded the Obama compromise. The Leadership Conference of Women Religious — who presumably count less to the patriarchy because they are women — called the decision “a fair and helpful way to move forward.” Similar reactions came from the Catholic Health Association, Catholic Charities, and the Association of Jesuit Colleges and...
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#OpGlobalBlackout - Could Anonymous Take Down the... →
thenextweb:
The idea is seemingly simple: There are 13 servers that control the domain name services around the world. If you manage to take out all 13 of them, you effectively blackout the Internet. That’s what OpGlobalBlackout, an initiative from Anonymous, would like to attempt. But just how realistic is the threat? We asked the experts…
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30 Years of the Space Shuttle →
truth-has-a-liberal-bias:
jtotheizzoe:
moderation:
30 Years of the Space Shuttle
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Great interactive timeline of all the shuttles. Really cool!
(via New York Times)
Super fun, super-informative look back at the immense success that was the space shuttle program. Each milestone along the timeline is described with photos and history. By the end of the day, you’ll be a certified STS...
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The Cancerous Politics and Ideology of the Susan... →
stfuhypocrisy:
This week it became clear there are things more important to the Susan G. Komen Foundation—the fundraising giant that each year during breast cancer awareness month virtually swathes the United States in pink, a la Christo—than ensuring women are able to access exams for early detection of breast cancer.
What could be more important to an organization ostensibly dedicated to the...
January 2012
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Ron Paul Knew All About His Beloved Racist... →
livealifethatscompletelyfree:
Gawker.com via Washington Post
The Washington Post is out with an excellent update on the history of the racist, homophobic, survivalist, nutcase newspapers that were published under his name in the 80s and 90s, which comes awfully close to confirming the most likely version of the story: He may not have written every word of them, but he sure signed off on them...
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Welfare Drug Testing Bill Withdrawn After Amended... →
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Students Who Protest Banned Books, Are Punished... →
truth-has-a-liberal-bias:
In the aftermath of the suspension of the Tucson Unified School District’s Mexican American studies department, TUSD has confiscated and continues to confiscate MAS teaching materials. Besides artwork and posters etc, that includes books. This move came in response to an unconstitutional measure, HB 2281, which was specifically created to dismantle the highly successful...
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STFU, Conservatives: The problem with selecting a... →
cognitivedissonance:
MSNBC and Fox News are both hammering home that out of all the candidates in the GOP primary in South Carolina, Newt Gingrich’s support was the highest among people who said the most important factor in their selection was a candidate who could defeat Barack Obama….
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Randomoddity: itswalky: MPAA Directly & Publicly... →
itswalky:
MPAA Directly & Publicly Threatens Politicians Who Aren’t Corrupt Enough To Stay Bought
wilwheaton:
Reinforcing the fact that Chris Dodd really does not get what’s happening, and showing just how disgustingly corrupt the MPAA relationship is with politicians, Chris Dodd…
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Randomoddity: If you see a link to a "new"... →
talldarkbishoujo:
esprit-follet:
dancingsamuraii:
cultphilosophy:
It can land you in prison for 10 years. Clicking the link opens up something that will force you to perform a DDoS attack on certain websites (for example, the MPAA website). The goal is to take all of the…
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~ AFL ~: Anime and the Social Construction of Race →
zeezeescorner:
A common misconception about anime cartoons amongst uninitiated audiences in majority-English-speaking countries is that anime characters are drawn to look ‘White’ rather than ‘Asian’. First of all, neither of terms are factual fixed categories - they are social…
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BREAKING: Obama administration approves a rule... →
think-progress:
A MAJOR WIN for women’s health!
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ReBrick: Lego launches social media site →
thisistheverge:
Lego has launched a social network of sorts, giving block builders everywhere a platform to share their creations. The site, called ReBrick, lets you browse and discover works of Lego art from anywhere on the internet. Submitting to the site couldn’t be much simpler — just drop any Lego-related link in, and the site will extract picture or video information for display on...
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Liberals Are Cool: Newt: Moralizing When You Have... →
liberalsarecool:
“Newt the Pompous Hypocrite” comeback tour:
Multiple marriages and even adultery are not automatic disqualifications for the presidency. If they were, the country would have a very different roster of former presidents and candidates. But when a political party decides that moralizing about…
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The New York Times' interview with Chris Dodd... →
shortformblog:
But slow pacing gave the Internet and free speech advocates time to wake up and mobilize, turning what might have been a relatively simple exercise for Mr. Dodd and his allies into a bitter struggle. The delays violated a cardinal rule among professional lobbyists, who generally believe the worst enemy of a proposed law is the legislative clock.
Mr. Dodd said that the entire...
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The Next SOPA - Marco.org →
“The MPAA studios hate us. They hate us with region locks and unskippable screens and encryption and criminalization of fair use. They see us as stupid eyeballs with wallets, and they are entitled to a constant stream of our money. They despise us, and they certainly don’t respect us. Yet when we watch their movies, we support them.”
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Operation Rescue launches database of abortion... →
seriouslyamerica:
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iamateenagefeminist:
the-womanifesto:
unknowablewoman:
To recap:
Operation Rescue is an anti-choice group with terrorist ties. Period.
Their senior policy adviser is a convicted clinic bomber.
The man who murdered Dr. Tiller had their phone number in his car.
And now, this. This. I want to cry. I probably will, actually. And that’s what they...
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SOPA lives—and MPAA calls protests an "abuse of... →
wilwheaton:
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has looked at tomorrow’s “Internet blackout” in opposition to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)—and it sees only a “gimmick,” a “stunt,” “hyperbole,” “a dangerous and troubling development,” an “irresponsible response,” and an “abuse of power.”
“Wikipedia, reddit, and others are going dark to protest the legislation, while sites like...