Unsurprisingly, Linkety-linkety....
Jul. 23rd, 2009 10:26 amMy recent surge in keeping up with LJ and with posting a lot of links has to do with a new email organization plan I'm using. Now that I get all a hundred or so post notifications a day from LJ (I've set tracking on a lot of people), it's much easier to tag a particular notification as something I want to go back and link to. The sudden influx of extra mail can be a bit overwhelming, but overall, it's working for me.
Fla. town fires manager married to porn star They were probably within their legal rights, but it still makes me angry to see this kind of discrimination. (from
jajy1979)
Rachel Maddow: 87% Of U.S. Counties Have No Access To Abortion Clinic -- Good grief, could I love this woman any more?
Greatest Movie Twists
Spoilers and
Surprise Endings -- some quality time-wasting from
theferrett
Fact Check: Are Gay-Friendly Churches in Decline? A good clarification and examination of some recent survey data.
Dolphins Name Themselves With Whistles, Study Says (from
shadesong)
Why I don't support hate crime legislation -- the article makes some interesting points I hadn't considered before. Thought-provoking, although I'm not sure I've changed my mind on my view of this. Although I'm generally against hate speech legislation, I've historically been for hate crime legislation, largely because it correctly identifies this type of crime as being a terrorist act aimed at an entire community.
A Stranger in Mine Own House: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and the Police in "Post-Racial" America
Too Fat to Be a Surgeon General? -- because gee, it's not like we don't already have plenty of data on clearcut bias against hiring of fat people. *grrrrr*
Oakland Voters Pass Landmark Pot Tax To Boost City Coffers
On just how stunningly unfunny rape jokes are (thanks to
kalmn for the link)
OK, I think that's all for now.
Fla. town fires manager married to porn star They were probably within their legal rights, but it still makes me angry to see this kind of discrimination. (from
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Rachel Maddow: 87% Of U.S. Counties Have No Access To Abortion Clinic -- Good grief, could I love this woman any more?
Greatest Movie Twists
Spoilers and
Surprise Endings -- some quality time-wasting from
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
Fact Check: Are Gay-Friendly Churches in Decline? A good clarification and examination of some recent survey data.
Dolphins Name Themselves With Whistles, Study Says (from
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
Why I don't support hate crime legislation -- the article makes some interesting points I hadn't considered before. Thought-provoking, although I'm not sure I've changed my mind on my view of this. Although I'm generally against hate speech legislation, I've historically been for hate crime legislation, largely because it correctly identifies this type of crime as being a terrorist act aimed at an entire community.
A Stranger in Mine Own House: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and the Police in "Post-Racial" America
Too Fat to Be a Surgeon General? -- because gee, it's not like we don't already have plenty of data on clearcut bias against hiring of fat people. *grrrrr*
Oakland Voters Pass Landmark Pot Tax To Boost City Coffers
On just how stunningly unfunny rape jokes are (thanks to
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
OK, I think that's all for now.