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“Internal bleeding” is a catch-all term that can refer to a serious injury or light bruising (or anywhere between). I…
How can anyone defend Ross or ICE in general at this point? Good was not doing anything illegal or anything…
@Corso: The people in these boats are almost certainly smuggling illegal drugs, What makes you think that? This is a…
@Ampersand: I am not an expert but I've read that, to the extent Venezuela is involved in drug trafficking, the…
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Occupy Portland News
[I know this is not a normal post for Alas, but I’m going to use my power as a mod to use Alas to spread the news about Occupy Portland] As folks may know, Mayor Sam Adams has declared Saturday … Continue reading
I Fell in Love with All That Struggled in You Not to Drown
This was for a long time what I thought I was going to call my second book of poems, though I was told to shorten it to “All That Struggled in You Not to Drown,” because the poem of the … Continue reading
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Free Will, Determinism, and a Brush of Semiotics
I wanted to respond to Jadey, but the word count got all long again so I ended up with a post instead of a comment. Jadey writes, ” If instead the discussion is being broken down to agency vs. determinism, … Continue reading
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Mandolin on Sex Neutrality and Call-Outs, with Lots of Decorative Swearing
I am posting this here because it was the longest comment ever, but a decent blog post length. It is about sex positivity and radical feminism. For the record, I consider myself sex neutral. It’s a direct response to Clarisse’s … Continue reading
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Dinah Press Lives!
Remember, about a year and a half ago, when I posted that I was starting up a small press? Well, after many, many months of planning and work, we’ve finally gone live! Dinah Press (www.dinahpress.com) publishes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry … Continue reading
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Occupy Portland Information – March TODAY
Courtesy of Charles, in the comment thread to my Occupy Los Angeles post: People started assembling at 8:00 am at the PSU section of the Park Blocks and will start marching at 12:00 noon. This is the location approved by … Continue reading
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Occupy Los Angeles
Right now people are camping out on the lawn of Los Angeles City Hall, and many other sites across the country, in solidarity with the Wall Street occupation (go to http://occupytogether.org to find one in your city). The privilege I’ve seen … Continue reading
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An atheist and a more different atheist get into an elevator
OK, Let’s try this one last time. If you want to achieve a goal then it helps to engage in steps to fulfill that goal. If goal = increase female attendance at conferences then it helps to engage in steps … Continue reading
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A day of protests and babies
he weather forecast had been ominous. But it was the perfect winter day – the sky was blue, the sun was shining, the sort of day that they made up the slogan ‘You can’t beat Wellington on a good day’ … Continue reading
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RonF: Chris, she probably wasn’t trying to run that officer over. But you have the luxury of knowing her entire…