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The official DHS Twitter account basically did this comic in so many words but genuinely: https://x.com/DHSgov/status/1991532782003044710?s=20 I'm not sure what's…
I don't blame them for being furious. But that it came up in my cartoon is just a coincidence. :-)
The allusion to Charlotte's Web would have seemed completely random last week. Or maybe not completely random, but maybe just…
I don't doubt it, @Watcher, but I limit myself to talking about what I know, which, as a Brit, is…
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Open Thread and Link Farm: Secret Gender Pole Dancer Edition
Post it! Whatever it is! If you like it, post it! Self-link! Self-love! Self-self! Parents keep child’s gender secret. Arizona Cops Shoot Former Marine In Botched Pot Raid. There’s a collective irrationality in our country that I don’t understand. This … Continue reading
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With Thanks to Liz Wallace.
[This post is by Kip Manley, and cross-posted from his blog Long Story; Short Pier with his kind permission.] The crew is unisex and all parts are interchangeable for men or women. —Dan O’Bannon, Alien (née Starbeast) FOOM! FOOM! FOOM! … Continue reading
Why A Power Of Attorney Is No Substitute For Marriage When A Loved One Is In The Hospital
In comments, On Lawn wrote: Laws don’t regulate who can and who can’t be visited by their beloved, hospitals do. That’s a nice theory, but not how it works in real life. Hospitals can to a significant degree be regulated … Continue reading
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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Refuses To Defend LGBT Rights Law
Gov. Scott Walker believes a new law that gives gay couples hospital visitation rights violates the state constitution and has asked a judge to allow the state to stop defending it. Democrats who controlled the Legislature in 2009 changed the … Continue reading
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And the winner of the 2010 Nebula Award for Best Novella…
Rachel Swirsky!! Rachel Swirksy!!!!! That’s right, Rachel Swirksy!!!!!!!!!!!! Rachel (known in these parts as Mandolin) just won the Nebula Award for her novella “The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen’s Window.” Let me mention that the competition in … Continue reading
K&S Followup: K&S Never Accepted DOMA As A Client, Lawyers Claim
[Crossposted at Family Scholars Blog] Two weeks ago, I blogged about King & Spalding’s decision not to defend DOMA. In comments at my blog, Mythago wrote: You’re treating this as a situation where K&S agreed with the House of Representatives … Continue reading
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Open thread and link farm: Harry Clarke can draw edition
Post what you like, when you like, with whomever you like. Self-linking is awesome. Check out this gallery of stunning Poe illustrations by Harry Clarke. Texas Cheerleader Who Was Assaulted Never Had A Chance. The dark side of “Friday Night … Continue reading
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King & Spalding’s Decision to Renege On Defending DOMA
Former Bush Solicitor General Paul Clement, a partner at the law firm King and Spalding, was contracted by the House of Representatives to defend DOMA (the Defense of Marriage Act) in court. A few days later, K&S dropped the case. … Continue reading
Here's a perspective of the impact of illegal immigration you might be interested in: https://pjmedia.com/jamie-wilson/2025/11/20/the-lie-that-broke-a-nation-jobs-americans-wont-do-and-the-economic-and-social-devastation-it-hid-n4946215