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Can we forget about gender for a moment and concentrate on stopping the ongoing genocide? I doubt anyone here has…
Normally I'd be up for a little debate on gender and its implications, but in this case all I can…
"So from my viewpoint this just got a lot more interesting" Well as long as it's interesting to you. We…
Amp: ... the disproportionate number of men being deported, .... How disproportionate is it? What proportion do males make up…
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Category Archives: In the news
Galveston, oh Galveston, I Still Hear Your Sea Winds Blowin'
Hurricane Ike is just about to make landfall, and looks like it will just about bulls-eye Galveston, Texas. This is, of course, nearing the worst-case scenario; Galveston, like New Orleans, is extremely low-lying, and if Ike overtops or breaches the … Continue reading
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I Don't Like Ike
Hurricane Ike is currently a Category 2, but don’t let that fool you. It’s a massive, destructive storm, and while it will probably be a strong 2/weak 3 at landfall, its storm surge looks like it will be significantly worse: … Continue reading
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Bush Administration Forbids Voluntary Testing For Mad Cow Disease
Aaaargh! Do the folks at the Bush administration believe a word they say about economics? Or are they consciously lying because they know that just saying “we want to help the rich and powerful, and fuck all to everything else” … Continue reading
Posted in Economics and the like, In the news
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Let's not talk about Palin's granddaughter.
It’s appalling that Governor Palin had to publicly announce her daughter’s pregnancy, apparently to kill some rumors. The speculation about this has been shallow, stupid, disgusting. It’s not something that political bloggers should be treating as a news story. And … Continue reading
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INCITE! New Orleans Seeking Donations
Via Renee and WOC PhD, INCITE!’s New Orleans branch is helping women of color prepare for Hurricane Gustav. And they’re asking for help. August 30, 2008 Dear INCITE! friends and supporters, On the eve of the 3 year anniversary of the … Continue reading
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Rock You Like a Hurricane
So Hurricane Gustav looks like it’s going to suck. As of tomorrow, New Orleans will be under a mandatory evacuation order. Gustav has already decimated western Cuba, and hurricane-force wind stretched as far east as Havanna itself. The storm appears … Continue reading
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McCain Health Care Adviser Says Census Should Stop Counting Uninsured, Thus Solving The Problem Of Uninsured Americans
Remember when McCain economic adviser Phil Gramm said that the U.S.’s economic woes are “a mental recession” and called the United States “a nation of whiners”? I thought at the time that was the most callous statement we’d see from … Continue reading
No, Not Black Leaf!
Lieutenant John Martini: Mazes & Monsters is a far-out game. Swords… poison… spells… battles… maiming… killing! Daniel: Hey, it’s all imagination! Lieutenant John Martini: Is it? —Mazes and Monsters So people have started noticing the unbelievably bizarre insult being hurled … Continue reading
Posted in Elections and politics, In the news
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Bill Donohue Still an Idiot
So, what’s Bill Donohue up to these days? Over 120 blogs have been credentialed as members of the media for the Democratic National Convention; those who have received credentials are allowed to cover the Convention at the Pepsi Center. While … Continue reading
Jesus is Just All Right With Me
Michele Bachmann talks. Hilarity ensues: We like to keep track of the, er, intriguing sayings of Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, the Christian Right champion from Minnesota. But this latest is really out there — Bachmann says we don’t need pesky environmentalists … Continue reading
How disproportionate is it? https://www.statista.com/statistics/257783/estimated-number-of-illegal-immigrants-in-the-us-by-age-and-sex/ There are estimated to be slightly more men than women, but not ten times as…