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Obama Tells Dems He'll Oppose Tax Cut Deal Without Unemployment Benefits, Other Relief
Update: Obama, GOP reach deal to extend tax cuts
WikiLeaks founder Assange has encrypted Guantanamo documents, will release them if arrested - NYPOST
Related: Swiss bank freezes Assange defense fund account as UK arrest warrant imminent
Also Related: Clay Shirky's Nuanced Position on WikiLeaks
CSA farm directory for Northeast Ohio, Greater Cleveland -- Reminder to self, look into this for household.
Portland Rescue Mission Wants Your Winter Coats and Sweaters ... Unless You're Gay
Seems like a good time for a reminder about why you might want to donate to organizations other than Salvation Army this season, too.
Cassini returns images of bright jets at Enceladus
Gay, lesbian and bisexual teens in the United States are far more likely to be harshly punished by schools and courts than their straight peers, even though they are less likely to engage in serious misdeeds, according to a study published on Monday in the medical journal Pediatrics.
Gender-bending migrant workers of colonized space
Warehouse 13 and Eureka brighten the season, plus Obama becomes a Mythbuster!
Body_Impolitic Photo of the Week (NSFW) and some additional commentary from a nun about the the censoring of David Wojnarowicz’s video by the National Portrait Gallery
New Zealand leak: US-style copyright rules are a bad deal
Moonrise Through Mauna Kea's Shadow
US cable: China leaders ordered hacking on Google
Advice columns both old-culture and new-culture have been fielding questions about poly problems and etiquette. It's way past time for a roundup
RM has good stuff to say about Wikileaks and also about slacktivism, as well as interesting links.
Over-reactive immune system kills young adults during pandemic flu
Video of Cassini’s Hyperion flyby
Don't blame autism, dammit.
Some UFOs may be explained as ball lighting
Kari Byron, Mythbuster Mom: Affirmations for a Working Mom
Once again, feminism ruins your love life.
Assange's defense fund frozen
Women's suicide risk rises sharply after military service
Checking back in on Cheetah Cub Kiburi
Flying on sunshine- light beam generates LIFT
Binishells domed structures
Home bomb factory to be exploded
When you're a hungry lion, most animals probably seem like a good bet at snack time.
But this lion certainly bit off more than it could chew when it pounced on a pangolin.
More: pic of an unrolled pangolin
Straps, Forceps, the Chamberlens and the Subjugation of Women
medical booklet from 1939: living human fetal experimentation -- I have to agree with several of the commenters, who rightly point out that fetal pain isn't actually developmentally an issue in this case, but the source of the fetuses most definitely is, and that makes this just about as unethical as one would suspect.
Beyond Visibility: It Really Does Get Better (And TV Helps)
Feministing Links
Schools, lawmakers cut sabbaticals to trim costs
The Discworld Reading Order Guide 2.0 -- Truly awesome, and also remarkably helpful.
An Example Of How Civil Political Discourse Threatens Modern Conservatism
State Department To Columbia University Students: DO NOT Discuss WikiLeaks On Facebook, Twitter (note the update)
Amber Heard Gay: Actress Comes Out As Lesbian
Cute But Dangerous Animals (PHOTOS)
A group of about ten vandals damaged the University of Florida Hillel’s menorah early Saturday morning, according to Hillel Executive Director Keith Dvorchik.
Catholics Await Gender-Neutral Liturgy
Downloadable Doctor Who Monopoly
Doctor Who's trusty invention is anything but sci-fi
Sarah Palin the TV Star Exposes Sarah Palin the Fake Hunter
The Oxbridge whitewash
One college has not let in a black student for five years – a hike in fees will further entrench this bias
An inconvenient vermouth: When it comes to global warming, why beer beats tequila, whiskey tops rum, and savvy New Yorkers buy French wine.
Republicans want to make bans on federal funding of abortion permanent. They want to defund Planned Parenthood. And they'll probably have Dem help.
How to pet a kitty
One of the many reasons I'm incredibly proud of the abortion clinic where I volunteer:
During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, Preterm provided reduced fees and grants to 4,498 women totaling $557,182. These women were uninsured, low-income, or on medicaid,
which doesn't cover abortion services in Ohio.
Obama Tells Dems He'll Oppose Tax Cut Deal Without Unemployment Benefits, Other Relief
Update: Obama, GOP reach deal to extend tax cuts
WikiLeaks founder Assange has encrypted Guantanamo documents, will release them if arrested - NYPOST
Related: Swiss bank freezes Assange defense fund account as UK arrest warrant imminent
Also Related: Clay Shirky's Nuanced Position on WikiLeaks
CSA farm directory for Northeast Ohio, Greater Cleveland -- Reminder to self, look into this for household.
Portland Rescue Mission Wants Your Winter Coats and Sweaters ... Unless You're Gay
Seems like a good time for a reminder about why you might want to donate to organizations other than Salvation Army this season, too.
Cassini returns images of bright jets at Enceladus
Gay, lesbian and bisexual teens in the United States are far more likely to be harshly punished by schools and courts than their straight peers, even though they are less likely to engage in serious misdeeds, according to a study published on Monday in the medical journal Pediatrics.
Gender-bending migrant workers of colonized space
Warehouse 13 and Eureka brighten the season, plus Obama becomes a Mythbuster!
Body_Impolitic Photo of the Week (NSFW) and some additional commentary from a nun about the the censoring of David Wojnarowicz’s video by the National Portrait Gallery
New Zealand leak: US-style copyright rules are a bad deal
Moonrise Through Mauna Kea's Shadow
US cable: China leaders ordered hacking on Google
Advice columns both old-culture and new-culture have been fielding questions about poly problems and etiquette. It's way past time for a roundup
RM has good stuff to say about Wikileaks and also about slacktivism, as well as interesting links.
Over-reactive immune system kills young adults during pandemic flu
Video of Cassini’s Hyperion flyby
Don't blame autism, dammit.
Some UFOs may be explained as ball lighting
Kari Byron, Mythbuster Mom: Affirmations for a Working Mom
Once again, feminism ruins your love life.
Assange's defense fund frozen
Women's suicide risk rises sharply after military service
Checking back in on Cheetah Cub Kiburi
Flying on sunshine- light beam generates LIFT
Binishells domed structures
Home bomb factory to be exploded
When you're a hungry lion, most animals probably seem like a good bet at snack time.
But this lion certainly bit off more than it could chew when it pounced on a pangolin.
More: pic of an unrolled pangolin
Straps, Forceps, the Chamberlens and the Subjugation of Women
medical booklet from 1939: living human fetal experimentation -- I have to agree with several of the commenters, who rightly point out that fetal pain isn't actually developmentally an issue in this case, but the source of the fetuses most definitely is, and that makes this just about as unethical as one would suspect.
Beyond Visibility: It Really Does Get Better (And TV Helps)
Feministing Links
Schools, lawmakers cut sabbaticals to trim costs
The Discworld Reading Order Guide 2.0 -- Truly awesome, and also remarkably helpful.
An Example Of How Civil Political Discourse Threatens Modern Conservatism
State Department To Columbia University Students: DO NOT Discuss WikiLeaks On Facebook, Twitter (note the update)
Amber Heard Gay: Actress Comes Out As Lesbian
Cute But Dangerous Animals (PHOTOS)
A group of about ten vandals damaged the University of Florida Hillel’s menorah early Saturday morning, according to Hillel Executive Director Keith Dvorchik.
Catholics Await Gender-Neutral Liturgy
Downloadable Doctor Who Monopoly
Doctor Who's trusty invention is anything but sci-fi
Sarah Palin the TV Star Exposes Sarah Palin the Fake Hunter
The Oxbridge whitewash
One college has not let in a black student for five years – a hike in fees will further entrench this bias
An inconvenient vermouth: When it comes to global warming, why beer beats tequila, whiskey tops rum, and savvy New Yorkers buy French wine.
Republicans want to make bans on federal funding of abortion permanent. They want to defund Planned Parenthood. And they'll probably have Dem help.
How to pet a kitty
One of the many reasons I'm incredibly proud of the abortion clinic where I volunteer:
During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, Preterm provided reduced fees and grants to 4,498 women totaling $557,182. These women were uninsured, low-income, or on medicaid,
which doesn't cover abortion services in Ohio.
