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If one assumes that a person is making their money, including enough money to have no incentive to "work", by…
Ob sie wirklich Deutsch spricht. Normalweise, kommt die US Soldaten nicht ins Stadt und spricht nicht so oft mit denn…
As for being a Nazi, ich spreche fliessend deutsch und wohnte in Deutschland fuer drei Jahre mit der americanishe Luftwaffe…
And of course this "incentive" only applies to poor people: Rich people who already have enough to live off of…
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Category Archives: In the news
Shakesville's Melissa on Ted Kennedy
I wanted to point out this excellent remembrance of Ted Kennedy, which is particularly relevant to some of the discussion that’s been going on here at “Alas” recently. Melissa writes: Senator Edward Kennedy was a tough guy. He was smart, … Continue reading
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Edward Kennedy, 1932-2009
In many ways, Ted Kennedy was the most consequential of all the Kennedy brothers. His older brother Jack was president, of course, and his older brother Bobby was Attorney General, and perhaps would have been president had he not been … Continue reading
Posted in Elections and politics, In the news
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Supreme Court Rules That Strip-Search of Teen Was Unconstitutional
From the NYT: In a ruling of interest to educators, parents and students across the country, the Supreme Court ruled, 8 to 1, on Thursday that the strip search of a 13-year-old Arizona girl by school officials who were looking … Continue reading
Posted in In the news, Supreme Court Issues
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NYC Teachers Paid To Do Nothing
The AP has a story about the New York City school system’s “rubber rooms” — the places where hundreds of teachers facing disciplinary hearings wait, doing no work but drawing full salaries. Sometimes this can go on for years. Because … Continue reading
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Obama DOJ to same-sex couples: Go fuck yourselves
So the Obama Department of Justice decided to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Stonewall — and the 42nd anniversary of Loving vs. Virginia — by filing a brief in a same-sex marriage case that repeats a slew of anti-gay canards, … Continue reading
Posted in In the news, Same-Sex Marriage
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Ahmadinejad Declared Victor In Iran's Elections…
…but Moussavi is protesting and charging fraud, the NY Times reports. I don’t have much to say about this right now, except the obvious, and that my heart goes out to those, inside Iran and out, who were hoping this … Continue reading
Posted in In the news, Iran
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Great Pictures of the Elections Going on In Iran
Check out this photo essay on The Boston Globe’s website. Great pictures. It’s an exciting time over there, and a tense one. A lot hangs on this election.
Posted in In the news, Iran
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Terrorist
So the guy who shot up the Holocaust Museum is James W. von Brunn, Holocaust denier, neo-Nazi, and generally swell guy: James W. von Brunn holds a BachSci Journalism degree from a mid-Western university where he was president of SAE … Continue reading
California Court upholds Prop. 8 but rules existing same sex marriages stand.
Just reported by the San Francisco Chronicle. This is exactly the decision that everyone expected them to make, but it’s still a little disappointing. UPDATE: But on the bright side, it’s wonderful that the same-sex marriages that have already happened … Continue reading
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When capitalized, "Sie" is the formal way to address adults of either gender in polite German. I majored in the…