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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
Surely You Can't be Serious!
This movie sounds like the worst movie ever. Beyond Showgirls bad. Beyond Gigli bad. Beyond even Can’t Stop the Music bad, and that’s a movie starring Bruce Jenner and The Village People. I mean, for God’s sake, David Zucker, why? … Continue reading
Midnight Train to Georgia
The war in Georgia continues apace, with all signs pointing to a massive Russian victory. This is surprising to nobody who was paying attention for most of the twentieth century. Russia’s got a good army. Oh, it’s not as good … Continue reading
John Edwards
Are we gonna do this? Really? We are? Okay, then, let’s do this. John Edwards is a putz, and he should have been better to his wife. There are marriages where partners are allowed, even encouraged to cheat, but both … Continue reading
RNC '08: It's Wingnutastic!
Phoenix Woman details the fun with partisanship that the RNC is engaging in. Long story short: relatively evenhanded liberal webmagazines like the Minnesota Independent aren’t able to get press credentials, but resident Minnesota righty troll Tom Swift is. Swift, a … Continue reading
Posted in Elections and politics, In the news
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Texas Court: Christians Have A First Amendment Right To Torture 17 Year Old Girls
From the AP: FORT WORTH, Texas – The Texas Supreme Court on Friday threw out a jury award over injuries a 17-year-old girl suffered in an exorcism conducted by members of her old church, ruling that the case unconstitutionally entangled … Continue reading
Posted in In the news
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Democrats and Obama Surrender To Bush On Telecom Amnesty
The Democrats in the House have worked out a new “compromise” on Telecom Amnesty, if by “compromise” they mean “let’s give Bush everything he wants.” The law they will vote on tomorrow — and almost certainly pass — will say … Continue reading
Posted in In the news
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RIP Harriet McBryde Johnson, 1957-2008
Overwhelmingly sad news today: Harriet McBryde Johnson has died at age 50. Image description: The photo shows Johnson in a flowered-print navy dress looking toward the camera. She sits in her wheelchair, though the image is a close-up focusing on … Continue reading
Posted in Disabled Rights & Issues, In the news, Links
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Great vlog on the Spitzer scandal and music industry hypocripsy
Curtsy Feministing.
Posted in In the news, Sex work, porn, etc
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Planning health care in a disaster
From the Sacramento Bee: Older, sicker patients could be allowed to die in order to save the lives of patients more likely to survive a massive disaster, bioterror attack or influenza pandemic in California. It’s not how nurses and doctors … Continue reading
Posted in Disabled Rights & Issues, In the news
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When capitalized, "Sie" is the formal way to address adults of either gender in polite German. I majored in the…