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

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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

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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

Posted in Elections and politics, Families structures, divorce, etc, In the news | 44 Comments

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

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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

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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

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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 | 23 Comments

Mildred Loving, of Loving v Virginia, RIP

RICHMOND, Va. – Mildred Loving, a black woman whose challenge to Virginia’s ban on interracial marriage led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling striking down such laws nationwide, has died, her daughter said Monday. Almost a year ago, on the … Continue reading

Posted in In the news, Race, racism and related issues, Same-Sex Marriage | 14 Comments

Great vlog on the Spitzer scandal and music industry hypocripsy

Curtsy Feministing.

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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

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