Author Archives: Myca

Sarah Palin: Book Banner?

A recent Time Magazine article claims that, as Mayor, Sarah Palin looked into removing books with ‘inappropriate language’ from library shelves. The paragraph in question: Stein says that as mayor, Palin continued to inject religious beliefs into her policy at … Continue reading

Posted in Elections and politics | 56 Comments

So patriotic he can do unpatriotic things!

So … there’s been a lot of discussion lately of what the likely press/blogosphere/echo-chamber response would have been if the Obamas had a daughter who was in the same situation as Bristol Palin. Of course it would be a gigantic … Continue reading

Posted in Whatever | 28 Comments

A victory for the humanity and civilization of America.

Guantanamo detainees can challenge their detention in civilian courts. The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that foreign terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay have rights under the Constitution to challenge their detention in U.S. civilian courts.In its third rebuke of the … Continue reading

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Safe and Legal

This is an excellent article from the New York Times on why safe and legal abortion is important. And it’s from from an interesting perspective . . . that of a retired pre-Roe-v-Wade gynecologist who saw first-hand the kind of … Continue reading

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights | 50 Comments

"Please don't beat me, I'm having my period": How abuse works.

I’ve not posted for quite a while for a variety of reasons . . . I’ve lost my job, decided to go to law school, and generally been immersed in being very busy. What fun! Now, part of what this … Continue reading

Posted in Race, racism and related issues, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 4 Comments

How It Works

Thank you, XKCD, for being so very, very right. This is exactly how ‘it’ works.

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Yay For Teen Sex!

When I read this excellent article by Amanda Marcotte, I couldn’t help think of Mandolin’s post last October, “Children Fucking Children“. The gist of Amanda’s article (and, in a lot of ways, Mandolin’s post before it) is that American adult … Continue reading

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc | 44 Comments

The Carnival of The Godless

The recently posted Carnival of the Godless is your source for all sorts of atheistic joy. Visit! Comment!

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MUST READ: Christians in the Hand of an Angry God

This is the best thing I’ve read in probably a month, and it’s am absolute must-read for anyone who’s ever wondered about the political and theological confluence of events that became the religious right. It’s 3 years old, but I … Continue reading

Posted in Elections and politics, Homophobic zaniness/more LGBTQ issues, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues | 23 Comments

Woman recieves no punishment for nonconsensually piercing her 13-year-old daughter’s genitals

This is absolutely shattering. In short, the situation is that a Florida woman, in order to deal with her 13 year old daughter ‘having sex with older men’, shaves her head and forcibly pierces her genitals, so as to make … Continue reading

Posted in Gender and the Body, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 32 Comments