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Linky things June 17th through June 23rd

Alyse — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:09:31 +0000

Here is some stuff I have been reading that I thought folks might like:

June 23rd – BP-created armageddon: oil raining in Louisiana –
June 23rd – The single most ridiculous argument against lgbt parenting that you will ever hear –
June 22nd – God Will Fix It, Round 2 –
June 20th – Sue’s Scarf – Finished –
June 18th – Joe Barton Just Wants to Have His Life Back –
June 18th – Smoke and Mirrors – YAY!!! Hope they do a good job!
June 17th – A Rational Explanation For Teabagging –

Linky things March 30th through April 6th

Alyse — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:08:20 +0000

Here is some stuff I have been reading that I thought folks might like:

April 6th – TRON 1982 Trailer – this is a really nice modern style redo of a trailer for the original Tron – I’d go see this movie (to be fair, I did, and I own it now)
April 6th – Constance McMillen: I was sent to a fake prom – (I don’t have a swear bad enough to start this comment) People are really really shitty.
March 31st – Jim C. Hines – Racist, Sexist, and Homophobic – This is the 2nd or 3rd of these kinds of discussions I’ve seen in the last few days. And the comments are also good (if a bit self congratulatory). All in all owning your shit and trying to to turn it into compost instead of wallowing in it.
March 31st – Blog of Rights: Official Blog of the American Civil Liberties Union » Is Facebook Unliking Privacy? – This article covers much of my trepidation about facebook. And while it is talking about possible things happening in the future – its facebook’s attitude and business model that make it worrisome.
March 31st – Why I Won’t Attend Easter Mass | The American Prospect – “How can Benedict expect to bring sinners to God, or dare write that gay relationships are the “destruction of God’s work,” when he cannot admit to the Church’s own complicity in actual moral transgressions?” (not that I believe in sin, but within the context of their own religion it doesn’t make any sense)
March 30th – Why Are All These Homosexuals Making Me Think About My Shapely, Toned Buttocks? – “The reason liberals are so mean to conservatives are twofold: the first, and most important, is that many conservatives tend to take every disagreement as a personal affront and a violation of their God-given right not to be uncomfortable. The second is that conservatives and liberals don’t agree on much, and people who disagree tend to disagree. Shocking, I know.” (my emphasis – because I’ve run into this so often even with other liberals that I have disagreements with)
March 30th – The Republic of T. » So Much For “Law and Order Conservatism” – I wonder how much the fact that a lot of the left doesn’t take these people seriously makes them even more nuts.

Linky things February 17th through February 22nd

Alyse — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:26:40 +0000

Here is some stuff I have been reading that I thought folks might like:

February 22nd – Facing Up To It – “If you want to argue that “whatever” happened in the “war on terror” was necessary because of the magnitude and novelty of the threat, then you had better be willing to face what the “whatever” entailed.”
February 22nd – Yogurt, Perfected – Oh! Goddess I might need to try this again!
February 22nd – Utah Bill Equates Miscarriages With Criminal Homicide- REALLY. – “A bill in the Utah state legislature that has passed both the House and Senate this week now awaits Governor Gary Herbert’s signature- and will make it a crime for a woman to have a miscarriage, as well as make induced abortions a crime in some instances. ” I think I’ll be detouring around Utah from now on.
February 22nd – Those Fantastic Incredibles! – I love this movie, very much like the article – but what occurred to me in at the end: How sad is it, that to pass the Bechdel test, which so few movies do, all it took was two lines of dialog.
February 22nd – Quick Notes: Weddings, Vodou, and School Holidays – “Pagan Holidays in New Jersey: In a final note, word has been spreading through Pagan e-mail lists that the New Jersey State Board of Education has added the eight Wiccan/Pagan “Wheel of the Year” holidays to its “official” list.” How cool is that . . .!
February 22nd – What if Bertie Wooster, rather than being a mere layabout, was also Batman? – Just a big pile of awesome!
February 18th – Patrick McCollum’s Case Hits the Mainstream – “‘During the course of the case, the CDCR, other related defendants, and the Assistant Attorneys General who represents them have argued before the court that Pagans are not deserving of equal civil rights as are provided adherents of the preferred faiths. In one of their first arguments to the court, the defendants said that certain “traditional” faiths are first tier faiths and that those faiths were meant to have equal rights and protections under the United States Constitution, but that all of the other faiths were second tier faiths, and were not meant to have the same equal rights and protections under the United States Constitution as the first tier faiths.’”
February 18th – Things I just don’t understand – “Why are these grown-ass men acting all butt hurt because some girls took pictures of themselves for their friends? How on earth is that about the coaches and their feelings? “
February 18th – Roger Ebert’s Last Words, con’t. – “If we think we have physical imperfections, obsessing about them is only destructive. Low self-esteem involves imagining the worst that other people can think about you. That means they’re living upstairs in the rent-free room.”
February 17th – Interpreting Poll Results – What a difference a Word Makes

Sick of it

Alyse — Thu, 21 May 2009 02:12:39 +0000

I am done with TV associating the sight of a Muslim man praying with doom, terror and fear. If I could recall even one instance of that scene not turning into something that is supposed to scare us maybe i would be less upset. I can’t imagine how much that sucks for someone who is Muslim, for their sacred rituals to be inextricably linked as prequel to death.

Quote of the Day

Alyse — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:36:17 +0000

“No single theology holds the monopoly on faith-based douchebaggery.” – Franklin Habit