{"id":13237,"date":"2011-05-03T00:31:09","date_gmt":"2011-05-03T07:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=13237"},"modified":"2011-05-03T03:25:53","modified_gmt":"2011-05-03T10:25:53","slug":"open-thread-and-link-farm-carnival-barkers-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=13237","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread And Link Farm: Carnival Barkers Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is an open thread. Post what you want, when you want. Self-links are a joy to behold.<\/p>\n<p>Sorry I&#8217;ve been relatively absent from the blog lately &#8212; busy cartooning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/05\/osama_bin_laden_killed.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13236\" title=\"binladen_theend\" src=\"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/binladen_theend.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"372\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com\/2011\/05\/civil-liberties-and-ongoing-wars-the-left-reacts.html\">A collection of quotes<\/a> from left-wingers reacting to the news of bin Laden&#8217;s death.<\/li>\n<li>I really like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chapelchronicles.com\/jamdays\/\">this short comic by Emma T Capps<\/a>. And she&#8217;s only 14! You can read an article about Emma and her work <a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/comic-books-in-national\/the-chapel-chronicles\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.feministe.us\/blog\/archives\/2011\/05\/02\/filling-the-gaps\/\">In the feminist blogosphere<\/a>, &#8216;calling out&#8217; has increasingly turned into cannibalism.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/pandagon.net\/index.php\/site\/some_people_work_very_hard_but_still_they_never_get_it_right#When:20:48:25Z\">she describes with<\/a> some irritation how intra-feminist politics made feminist music&#8212;and I would argue feminist expression generally&#8212;timid.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jimmyegg\/5673129410\/in\/photostream\">Mickey Mouse is scary.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Every time you think that John C. Wright has reached the limit in how far he can flee reasonableness, <a href=\"http:\/\/johncwright.livejournal.com\/403336.html\">he goes further<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Which do you think is worse, <a href=\"http:\/\/james-nicoll.livejournal.com\/3022605.html\">the Suck Fairy or the Brain Eater<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/colorlines.com\/archives\/2011\/05\/arab_waiter_mohamed_kotbi_has_to_change_name.html\">Arab Waiter Sues Hotel For Forcing Name Change After 9\/11 &#8211; COLORLINES<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/04\/27\/arts\/music\/poly-styrene-brash-frontwoman-of-x-ray-spex-dies-at-53.html?_r=1\">Poly Styrene, Brash Frontwoman of X-Ray Spex, Dies at 53 &#8211; NYTimes.com<\/a> &#8220;Germfree Adolescents&#8221; remains my favorite punk album ever. Sigh.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.drunkduck.com\/Modest_Medusa\/index.php?p=812786\">This Modest Medusa strip<\/a> really cracked me up.<\/li>\n<li>In some years, <a href=\"http:\/\/nyti.ms\/jRxyWO\">just 400 people<\/a> receive more than 10 percent of all capital gains income in America.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/magazine\/content\/11_19\/b4227060634112.htm?chan=magazine+channel_features\">The Destruction of Economic Facts &#8211; BusinessWeek<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;If everyone has an opinion then no one has an opinion.&#8221; Seriously, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.womanist-musings.com\/2011\/04\/dont-people-realize-gwyneth-paltrow.html\">Gwyneth Paltrow<\/a>? Seriously?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.donkeylicious.com\/2011\/05\/go-humans-beat-worms.html\">Go Humans! Beat The Worms<\/a> Why fighting parasitic worms is the best bang for your charity buck.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theagitator.com\/2011\/04\/29\/when-donald-trump-didnt-need-proof\/\">In 1989, Trump took out a<\/a> full-page ad calling for the execution of five black teenagers. All of whom turned out to be innocent.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/jillfilipovic.tumblr.com\/post\/5018425450\/carnival-barkers-mad-at-obamas-use-of-term-carnival\">I have found<\/a> the group in America I care least about offending.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ordinary-gentlemen.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/01\/blasphemy-culture-and-reasonable-arguments\/\">Blasphemy, Culture, and Reasonable Arguments \u2014 The League of Ordinary Gentlemen<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/fatfu.wordpress.com\/2011\/04\/30\/badd-2011-indivisibility\/\">There are differences<\/a> between how I\u2019m regarded in society because of my fat, and how I\u2019m regarded in society because of my autism, but the big difference for me is the issue of individual blame.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Democrats in House <a href=\"http:\/\/tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com\/2011\/04\/pandemonium-dems-jam-panic-republicans-with-even-more-conservative-budget.php\">cause panic among Republicans<\/a> by almost letting a Republican budget proposal pass.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/immigrationimpact.com\/2011\/05\/02\/president-obama-continues-to-walk-immigration-tightrope\/\">President Obama Dodges Responsibility On Immigration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fyeahtattoos.com\/post\/5142548910\">This tattoo is disturbing looking.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theagitator.com\/2011\/05\/02\/he-won\/\">Yes, bin Laden<\/a> the man is dead. But he achieved all he set out to achieve, and a hell of a lot more. He forever changed who we are as a country, and for the worse. Mostly because we let him.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.womanist-musings.com\/2011\/05\/when-did-you-know-your-gender.html\">How old were you when you first knew your gender?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/muslimahmediawatch.org\/2011\/05\/i-speak-for-myself-american-women-on-being-muslim\/\">As a black Muslim woman<\/a> in America, I am a run-on sentence that others constantly try to edit.&#8221; &#8212; Kameelah Janan Rasheed<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/shaniohilton.wordpress.com\/2011\/04\/27\/hollerin-season\/\">Catcalling sucks<\/a>: &#8220;I\u2019ve been yelled at, I\u2019ve been cursed out, and physically intimidated. I\u2019ve also been wished a blessed day. But the unpredictability is what makes it so upsetting.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msmagazine.com\/blog\/blog\/2011\/04\/25\/the-fbis-definition-of-rape-older-than-a-lot-of-things\/\">The FBI\u2019s Definition of Rape: Older Than a Lot of Things : Ms Magazine Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fuckyeahfatpositive.tumblr.com\/post\/5131638286\">I really like<\/a> this fat-positive nude photo.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.simonschubert.de\/papierarbeiten.html\">Incredible illustrations made by creasing paper<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13238\" title=\"ira_glass_quote\" src=\"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/ira_glass_quote.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is an open thread. Post what you want, when you want. Self-links are a joy to behold. Sorry I&#8217;ve been relatively absent from the blog lately &#8212; busy cartooning. A collection of quotes from left-wingers reacting to the news &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=13237\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-link-farms"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13237"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13240,"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13237\/revisions\/13240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}