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moominmuppetI just heard about the Chilean earthquake and likely impending tsunamis when I got to work, and I'm still watching news reports about that (although not being able to access any embedded video is making me crazy; the print isn't updated as fast). In the meantime, here's all the linkety-linkety I'd been meaning to post.
Johnny Weir Fires Back At Critics
Johnny Weir Tackles Homophobic Comments
But Women Don’t Rape -- a discussion of female-on-male sexual assault.
FBI Launches probe into schools accused of spying on kids through webcams
Utah House and Senate pass bill that would criminalize miscarriage
Doctor Who mistaken for pervy porn *giggle*
In the weeks ahead, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) are likely to publish a recommendation that all infant boys undergo circumcision. This is a huge mistake. Circumcision is an unnecessary procedure that is painful and can lead to complications, including death. No organization in the world currently recommends this. Why should we routinely remove normal, functioning tissue from the genitals of little boys within days of their birth? -- I hadn't heard about the new recommendations coming out, and I'm livid. This is obscene and ridiculous, and likely to end years of the US finally going in the right direction in terms of circumcision rates.
More on the issue, from the NY Times
Gareth Thomas: 'I'm Gay' -- Welsh Rugby Player COMES OUT -- Congrats to him!
Worried About Women of Color? Thanks, But No Thanks, Anti-Choicers. We’ve Got It Covered.
Why Growing Numbers of Baby Boomers and the Elderly Are Smoking Pot
Drinking While Brown (or Gay) in Texas Will Get You Arrested
The nation's broadest public intoxication law gives TX cops virtually free rein to arrest anyone for drunkenness -- even if they're quietly nursing a beer in a bar.
Evidence That Little Touches Do Mean So Much
Some things you should know about the Vancouver Olympic Games -- because I'm a fan, but not an unconflicted one.
NCAA yanks Focus on the Family ad amid concerns
Polys winning the race to define ourselves
Quick Hit: Spain Declares Abortion a Woman's Right, Removes Threat of Imprisonment
Navy says it is ready to end ban on women in submarines
She rapped Rahm for the r-word. She attacked The Family Guy. So why are some disability-rights leaders telling Dana Goldstein they're skeptical of Sarah Barracuda?
Mammoth iceberg could alter ocean circulation: study
Moral Reasoning, Kohlberg, and Escorting
They Know What's in Your Medicine Cabinet
How insurance companies dig up applicants' prescriptions—and use them to deny coverage
Do A Total Background Check On Yourself
Max Headroom finally coming to DVD!!!!! (I'm just a bit thrilled here, to say the least!)
Daniel Radcliffe backs suicide helpline
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has filmed a public service announcement to help prevent suicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth.
Another Trippy Rabbit Hole: On the 1933 version of Alice in Wonderland, approved by the actual Alice
Ancient clams discovered by College of Wooster geologist reveal how Earth rebounded from mass extinction
Galleria mall is giant greenhouse, raising organic crops in Cleveland -- I hadn't heard about this; how exciting!!
Angie Jackson is live-tweeting her abortion this week. Kudos to this incredibly brave woman for aiding in the demystification of abortion
Of Live Tweeting Abortion, The Frisky Q&A with Angie Jackson: I’ve been astonished. I had imagined, naively, that people would accept it because I’m in a committed relationship. I was monogamous. I was using protection. I had a kid. I have health risks. We paid for this out of pocket and not out of any taxpayer means. If I can’t talk about my first trimester abortion, which was legal and in my case life-saving, then who the hell can talk about her abortion? Or his abortion story, from the women he was with? ... I’ve just been astonished by the level of hatred and death threats and threats of violence against my son. It’s been a very ugly side of people to see.
Arrested for Doodling on a Desk? "Zero Tolerance" at Schools Is Going Way Too Far
Bill Nye Schools Bill O’Reilly in Climate Change
US Military Spied on Planned Parenthood, Civilian Phone Calls
Military intelligence spied on Planned Parenthood and other domestic groups as part of US security preparations for the 2002 winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. -- Planned Parenthood. Long known for their international terrorist activities. ARGH!
Why 'Everything Has a Cause' Is a Terrible Justification for God's Existence -- because I just love reading Greta's writings on atheism; she has a lot more energy for this sort of argument than I do.
Cage Match: Or How Lucy Lawless and Rachel Maddow Saved Television (at least for now) -- this made me giggle, even though I had to look up Mariska Hargitay and the controversy involved to make any sense of it (and it's obviously written by someone who seriously dislikes her, so don't look for "fair treatment").
The Feministing Five: Heather Corinna -- She, and her project Scarleteen, are so many different flavors of awesome I can't begin to count.
Johnny Weir Fires Back At Critics
Johnny Weir Tackles Homophobic Comments
But Women Don’t Rape -- a discussion of female-on-male sexual assault.
FBI Launches probe into schools accused of spying on kids through webcams
Utah House and Senate pass bill that would criminalize miscarriage
Doctor Who mistaken for pervy porn *giggle*
In the weeks ahead, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) are likely to publish a recommendation that all infant boys undergo circumcision. This is a huge mistake. Circumcision is an unnecessary procedure that is painful and can lead to complications, including death. No organization in the world currently recommends this. Why should we routinely remove normal, functioning tissue from the genitals of little boys within days of their birth? -- I hadn't heard about the new recommendations coming out, and I'm livid. This is obscene and ridiculous, and likely to end years of the US finally going in the right direction in terms of circumcision rates.
More on the issue, from the NY Times
Gareth Thomas: 'I'm Gay' -- Welsh Rugby Player COMES OUT -- Congrats to him!
Worried About Women of Color? Thanks, But No Thanks, Anti-Choicers. We’ve Got It Covered.
Why Growing Numbers of Baby Boomers and the Elderly Are Smoking Pot
Drinking While Brown (or Gay) in Texas Will Get You Arrested
The nation's broadest public intoxication law gives TX cops virtually free rein to arrest anyone for drunkenness -- even if they're quietly nursing a beer in a bar.
Evidence That Little Touches Do Mean So Much
Some things you should know about the Vancouver Olympic Games -- because I'm a fan, but not an unconflicted one.
NCAA yanks Focus on the Family ad amid concerns
Polys winning the race to define ourselves
Quick Hit: Spain Declares Abortion a Woman's Right, Removes Threat of Imprisonment
Navy says it is ready to end ban on women in submarines
She rapped Rahm for the r-word. She attacked The Family Guy. So why are some disability-rights leaders telling Dana Goldstein they're skeptical of Sarah Barracuda?
Mammoth iceberg could alter ocean circulation: study
Moral Reasoning, Kohlberg, and Escorting
They Know What's in Your Medicine Cabinet
How insurance companies dig up applicants' prescriptions—and use them to deny coverage
Do A Total Background Check On Yourself
Max Headroom finally coming to DVD!!!!! (I'm just a bit thrilled here, to say the least!)
Daniel Radcliffe backs suicide helpline
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has filmed a public service announcement to help prevent suicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth.
Another Trippy Rabbit Hole: On the 1933 version of Alice in Wonderland, approved by the actual Alice
Ancient clams discovered by College of Wooster geologist reveal how Earth rebounded from mass extinction
Galleria mall is giant greenhouse, raising organic crops in Cleveland -- I hadn't heard about this; how exciting!!
Angie Jackson is live-tweeting her abortion this week. Kudos to this incredibly brave woman for aiding in the demystification of abortion
Of Live Tweeting Abortion, The Frisky Q&A with Angie Jackson: I’ve been astonished. I had imagined, naively, that people would accept it because I’m in a committed relationship. I was monogamous. I was using protection. I had a kid. I have health risks. We paid for this out of pocket and not out of any taxpayer means. If I can’t talk about my first trimester abortion, which was legal and in my case life-saving, then who the hell can talk about her abortion? Or his abortion story, from the women he was with? ... I’ve just been astonished by the level of hatred and death threats and threats of violence against my son. It’s been a very ugly side of people to see.
Arrested for Doodling on a Desk? "Zero Tolerance" at Schools Is Going Way Too Far
Bill Nye Schools Bill O’Reilly in Climate Change
US Military Spied on Planned Parenthood, Civilian Phone Calls
Military intelligence spied on Planned Parenthood and other domestic groups as part of US security preparations for the 2002 winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. -- Planned Parenthood. Long known for their international terrorist activities. ARGH!
Why 'Everything Has a Cause' Is a Terrible Justification for God's Existence -- because I just love reading Greta's writings on atheism; she has a lot more energy for this sort of argument than I do.
Cage Match: Or How Lucy Lawless and Rachel Maddow Saved Television (at least for now) -- this made me giggle, even though I had to look up Mariska Hargitay and the controversy involved to make any sense of it (and it's obviously written by someone who seriously dislikes her, so don't look for "fair treatment").
The Feministing Five: Heather Corinna -- She, and her project Scarleteen, are so many different flavors of awesome I can't begin to count.
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Date: 2010-02-28 03:58 am (UTC)And Utah just fucking sucks. They need to go get laid, get a life, and get real.
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Date: 2010-02-28 08:54 pm (UTC)