{"id":15239,"date":"2012-03-27T13:25:11","date_gmt":"2012-03-27T20:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=15239"},"modified":"2012-03-27T20:50:46","modified_gmt":"2012-03-28T03:50:46","slug":"open-thread-and-link-farm-ill-dig-out-your-eye-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=15239","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread And Link Farm, I’ll Dig Out Your Eye Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

I think “edit comments” should now be fixed for most of y’all. (It’s never worked for everyone.)<\/p>\n

This is an open thread. Post about what you want, when you want, how you want. Self-promote. Be free. Flock like birds, love like penguins, play like threshes. Jump up and down until you get dizzy. But don’t run with scissors. Or lightsabers.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. I just now came across Wikipaintings<\/a>, but I can already see that it’s going to be a major timesuck for me. Above: “The Lovers” by Rene Magritte.<\/li>\n
  2. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments about the Individual Mandate today<\/a>. Things are not looking good for Obamacare, although of course trying to figure out the outcome from oral arguments can be deceptive. My guess is we’re going to see a pure party-line vote against the individual mandate, but I wouldn’t be willing to bet on it.<\/li>\n
  3. I’m arguing about Obamacare on this thread at Ethics Alarms<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  4. The Extender: one seat<\/a>. Excellent, heartfelt post about being fat and wanting a place to sit in your doctor’s waiting area.<\/li>\n
  5. Hunger Games: What do you mean, the black girl was black?<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. What it means for media to take climate seriously.<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. And, along similar lines: Attempts: We Are All Senator Inhofe Now<\/a><\/li>\n
  8. Why Xander Harris sucks like an annoying misogynistic judgmental toad.<\/a><\/li>\n
  9. No, the CBO did not find that Obamacare is going to cost much more than originally estimated.<\/a><\/li>\n
  10. Life as an Undocumented Immigrant: How Restrictive Local Immigration Policies Affect Daily Life<\/a><\/li>\n
  11. Erik Scott\u2019s Family Drops Lawsuit | The Agitator<\/a> Why do stories like these have so little impact? Do Americans WANT to live in a society in which cops can shoot us to death at will and without fear of being held responsible?<\/li>\n
  12. Shakesville: Rush Limbaugh and the Thought Police<\/a><\/li>\n
  13. Bayard Rustin Turns 100 \u00ab wakingupnow.com<\/a> The man who taught MLK about nonviolence.<\/li>\n
  14. It’s been 101 years and two days since the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. This summary of it at Lawyers Guns and Money<\/a> is excellent.<\/li>\n
  15. The Manly Origins of Cheerleading \u00bb Sociological Images<\/a><\/li>\n
  16. Man Flies Like a Bird, Flapping His Homemade Wings: VIDEO<\/a>. Soooo cool! UPDATE: Alas, it’s a hoax<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  17. “Seeking Asian Female”<\/a>, a new documentary about a marriage formed on one of those “find Asian women to marry” websites — but also about the impossibility of a filmmaker being separate from her subjects — sounds riveting.<\/li>\n
  18. Box Turtle Bulletin \u00bb NOM Tactics Revealed in Court Docs Dump<\/a><\/li>\n
  19. the HAES files: How to Photoshop a Research Study<\/a><\/li>\n
  20. The Scale Of The Universe<\/a> — a webtoy that simply shows the scale of different things — has been updated, and is as fascinating as ever. You should definitely spend a few minutes at this link.<\/li>\n
  21. Why we shouldn’t want Obama to come out in favor of marriage equality before the election.<\/a><\/li>\n
  22. The 2016 Litmus Test<\/a>: In 2016, the Democratic nominee will be in favor of marriage equality.<\/li>\n
  23. 1 in 3 Black Men Go To Prison? The 10 Most Disturbing Facts About Racial Inequality in the U.S. Criminal Justice System<\/a> (Via<\/a>).<\/li>\n
  24. Check out this lovely gallery of drawings by Moebius<\/a>, of humans riding odd creatures.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n