Barry’s BlueSky- Untitled May 2, 2024I love that Caterpillar boots were among the returned items, and in this photo an Amazon worker took, you can clearly see the "CAT" logo near the cat. Cat climbed into Amazon return box, found alive 630 miles away wapo.st/3JJ3vqT
- Untitled May 1, 2024A new cartoon for May Day! This has been an incredible year for unions in the USA - may next year be even better. Unions Have Always Done The Impossible! #PoliCartoon #Union #LaborDay2024 #MayDay2024 #May1st #UBI #LivingWage
- Untitled April 30, 2024People on reddit are fighting about a cartoon I did about why the US health care system sucks and I am enjoying this too too much. https://www.reddit.com/r/comics/comments/1ch0l0r/why_us_health_care_is_such_a_terrible_system/?sort=old
- Untitled April 30, 2024I just posted a new cartoon! It's patreon supporters only for now, but in a week or so I'll make it public. :-) https://www.patreon.com/posts/deus-ex-machina-103359912?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
- Untitled April 30, 2024Nothing against Brian, who of course needs and should make a living. But I'm increasingly frustrated by the Substackization of blogging/news writing. To read Brian's work I have to subscribe, which at the lowest price level is $75 a year. [contains quote post or other embedded content]
- Untitled May 2, 2024
Category Archives: UNFPA
The Catholic Version: Do pro-life policies reduce abortion? Or, Why Good Catholics can be Pro-Choice
[This is the “Catholic version” of this post; it contextualizes my thoughts about abortion into the question of if Catholics can support pro-choice policies. The post above this one is the “non-Catholic version” of the same argument, for those who … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Elections and politics, UNFPA
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Bush Ideology Hurts Women Worldwide
From IPS News Serivce: MONTREAL, Apr 20 (IPS) – U.S. President George W Bush can talk a good line on women’s issues but his performance is a flop, said U.S. groups Monday in a preview of this weekend’s March for … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Feminism, sexism, etc, UNFPA
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More about UNFPA (Diotima on Gloria Steinem, part two)
(This is the fourth post in an ongoing exchange; first Sara at Diotima posted this commentary regarding a Gloria Steinem interview, followed by my response, followed by Sara’s response. Phew.) Sara was bothered by the “nastiness” of my previous post. … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, UNFPA
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Diotima on Gloria Steinem
I read Gloria Steinem’s interview in Buzzflash when it came out, but didn’t think it was especially fascinating; I didn’t even link to it from “Alas.” Then I read this entry at Diotima, in which Sara – one of my … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Feminism, sexism, etc, UNFPA
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A bit more on UNFPA, and on the Global Gag Rule
* Excellent posts on the appalling UNFPA situation over at the Appalachia Alumni Association blog here and here, including info on how to donate to UNFPA. From an AAA post: UNFPA estimates that the loss of US funding will “result … Continue reading
Posted in Free speech, censorship, copyright law, etc., UNFPA
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"Pro" life lies about the UN Population Fund
The so-called “pro” lifers and Republicans in congress have succeeded in defunding the UN Population Fund (also called UNFPA). This move will, without any doubt, lead to more women and infants dying; how is favoring the deaths of women and … Continue reading
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What the UN Population Fund Does
There’s bound to be a lot of discussion of the UN Population Fund, which so-called “pro-life” Republicans in the US House of Representatives have just voted to defund. It might be useful to review what it is the Population Fund, … Continue reading
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