Linkety-Linkety, continued
Jul. 28th, 2009 04:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
moominmuppetYup, more. (also, as a note, after this I will be following only my nearest and dearest for the next five days at least, and probably longer -- I'll really only have access via b'berry until Sunday night, though)
Bart described it as a "piece of shit racist gem" -- I couldn't agree more. Way to make your side look like moronic assholes without any semblance of an actual argument. I wish I were surprised. At all. And a particularly relevant piece about Obama, race, and that press conference
BradHicks has a great post about the self-induced doctor shortage in the US, and its relevance to the health care debate (I have as many issues with the AMA as I do with the Insurance and Pharmaceutical lobbies)
Dr. Tiller's Accused Murderer in Court Tomorrow
British Army Magazine Features Openly Gay Soldier on Cover Next to Word 'Pride'
Bill Maher: When Did Making a Profit Become the Only Reason to Do Anything? Amen.
On the whitewashing of book covers
William Shatner does Sarah Palin's farewell speech! (from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
klwalton)
Setting aside all of the other meta-discussions on race and class that surround this issue, the thing about all of this that creeps me out the most is that so many people are willing to defend this officer who, assuming the most charitable possible interpretation, arrested a guy because he didn't like his attitude. That is what [Mike Barnicle] is defending. That is what the execrable Mika Brzenski is defending. That is what I have read numerous commenters on a multitude of sites from the entire political spectrum defend. -- Yes. This.
Not at all surprising, sadly, but utterly enraging: A woman in New Jersey refused a c-section during labor. She gave birth vaginally, and the child was healthy. But the baby was taken away and placed in a foster home, because the woman allegedly “abused and neglected her child” by refusing the c-section. She was also accused of behaving “erratically” — to which I can only point out that she was in labor. I hear that hurts a lot.
Bi The Way will air on the Logo Network at 8 pm on August 1st (THIS SATURDAY)! (and is now also available for advance DVD purchase) Must remember to set the DVR for this.
Sex Work and Marriage
Well, out of time. Still have about 160 emails (which includes LJ notifications I've set) to get through. Oy.
I don't really know how close we are to being all done and complete and finished with closing on the house. All day has been about faxing one last bit of paperwork after another. I think we're pretty much done, and it is happening now, but I'm rather confused at this point. And exhausted. And headachey. So glad I'm going home now.
Incidentally, I've been keeping a sleep diary in prep for my sleep study next month. I know I sleep weirdly, but wow. Five days so far, and no single sleep period longer than 3-4 hours.
Bart described it as a "piece of shit racist gem" -- I couldn't agree more. Way to make your side look like moronic assholes without any semblance of an actual argument. I wish I were surprised. At all. And a particularly relevant piece about Obama, race, and that press conference
BradHicks has a great post about the self-induced doctor shortage in the US, and its relevance to the health care debate (I have as many issues with the AMA as I do with the Insurance and Pharmaceutical lobbies)
Dr. Tiller's Accused Murderer in Court Tomorrow
British Army Magazine Features Openly Gay Soldier on Cover Next to Word 'Pride'
Bill Maher: When Did Making a Profit Become the Only Reason to Do Anything? Amen.
On the whitewashing of book covers
William Shatner does Sarah Palin's farewell speech! (from
klwalton)Setting aside all of the other meta-discussions on race and class that surround this issue, the thing about all of this that creeps me out the most is that so many people are willing to defend this officer who, assuming the most charitable possible interpretation, arrested a guy because he didn't like his attitude. That is what [Mike Barnicle] is defending. That is what the execrable Mika Brzenski is defending. That is what I have read numerous commenters on a multitude of sites from the entire political spectrum defend. -- Yes. This.
Not at all surprising, sadly, but utterly enraging: A woman in New Jersey refused a c-section during labor. She gave birth vaginally, and the child was healthy. But the baby was taken away and placed in a foster home, because the woman allegedly “abused and neglected her child” by refusing the c-section. She was also accused of behaving “erratically” — to which I can only point out that she was in labor. I hear that hurts a lot.
Bi The Way will air on the Logo Network at 8 pm on August 1st (THIS SATURDAY)! (and is now also available for advance DVD purchase) Must remember to set the DVR for this.
Sex Work and Marriage
Well, out of time. Still have about 160 emails (which includes LJ notifications I've set) to get through. Oy.
I don't really know how close we are to being all done and complete and finished with closing on the house. All day has been about faxing one last bit of paperwork after another. I think we're pretty much done, and it is happening now, but I'm rather confused at this point. And exhausted. And headachey. So glad I'm going home now.
Incidentally, I've been keeping a sleep diary in prep for my sleep study next month. I know I sleep weirdly, but wow. Five days so far, and no single sleep period longer than 3-4 hours.
