{"id":15321,"date":"2012-04-08T22:15:48","date_gmt":"2012-04-09T05:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=15321"},"modified":"2012-04-08T22:15:48","modified_gmt":"2012-04-09T05:15:48","slug":"open-thread-and-link-farm-vd-is-for-everybody-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=15321","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread and Link Farm, VD Is For Everybody Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is an open thread. Post what you want, when you want it, in the language you want, from the belltower you want, while sitting on the pile of gruesomely murdered corpses you want, holding off the cops with whatever weapons you want.<\/p>\n<p>So I met Esmeralda on the bus, and she was telling me about the tarot deck she created. And when I got home <a href=\"http:\/\/silentcitadel.tumblr.com\/\">I looked at it online<\/a>, and it is just friggin&#8217; gorgeous. Here&#8217;s the Empress:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/silentcitadel.tumblr.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15322\" title=\"esmeralda-empress\" src=\"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/esmeralda-empress.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/esmeralda-empress.jpg 500w, https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/esmeralda-empress-403x550.jpg 403w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewvines.tumblr.com\/\">Matthew Vines: The Bible and Homosexuality.<\/a> Long, but good, and there&#8217;s a transcript as well.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2012\/03\/30\/opinion\/roland-martin-protests\/index.html\">Without protests, justice for Trayvon Martin can&#8217;t be served &#8211; CNN.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/inthesetimes.com\/working\/entry\/12994\/obama_administration_pushes_to_privatize_poultry_inspection\">Obama Administration Pushes to Privatize Poultry Inspection.<\/a> Because it always works well to put the fox in charge of the henhouse.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/arts\/critics\/books\/2012\/04\/09\/120409crbo_books_kolbert?currentPage=all\">The case against kids: Is procreation immoral?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>So I&#8217;ve been enjoying the new Wonder Woman reboot, <a href=\"http:\/\/toobusythinkingboutcomics.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/on-wonder-woman-7.html\">but issue seven may have put an end to the enjoyment<\/a>. If your version of Wonder Woman comes off as anti-feminist, you&#8217;re doing it wrong.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/health\/2012\/03\/28\/453474\/romney-justifies-denying-health-care-to-people-with-preexisting-conditions-we-cant-play-the-game-like-that\/\">Romney&#8217;s Plan For People Preexisting Conditions And No Insurance: Screw &#8216;Em<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/freethoughtblogs.com\/blaghag\/2012\/03\/well-played-phil\/\">Phil is smart.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dreamactivist.org\/marco-rubios-dangerous-alternative-to-the-dream-act\/\">Why Democrats Should Support Marco Rubio\u2019s \u2018Dangerous\u2019 Alternative to the DREAM Act | DreamActivist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/digbysblog.blogspot.com\/2012\/04\/dregs-by-davidoatkins.html\">Derbyshire is conservatism incarnate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/jaredbernsteinblog.com\/your-safety-net-on-block-grants\/\">Now that people really need welfare, it turns out Clinton-era welfare reform was a disaster.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/motherjones.com\/kevin-drum\/2012\/04\/does-supreme-court-have-it-democratic-party\">Does the Supreme Court Have It In for the Democratic Party?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.harpers.org\/archive\/2012\/04\/hbc-90008547\">The High Court\u2019s Body-Cavity Fixation\u2014By Scott Horton (Harper&#8217;s Magazine)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>And on the same SCOTUS decision: <a href=\"http:\/\/balkin.blogspot.com\/2012\/04\/police-state-logic.html\">Police-State Logic<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Catholic Church Follies: <a href=\"http:\/\/digbysblog.blogspot.com\/2012\/04\/who-has-time-to-monitor-pedophiles-when.html\">Who has time to monitor pedophiles when women are out there using birth control?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.americablog.com\/2012\/04\/bankers-form-superpac-for-surgical.html\">Bankers SuperPac to launch &#8220;surgical&#8221; strikes at enemies in Congress<\/a> But money in no way distorts Democracy.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/alyssa\/2012\/04\/05\/458589\/katniss-everdeen-female-action-heroes-and-the-american-tradition\/\">Katniss Everdeen, Female Action Heroes, and the American Tradition<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hunterforjustice.typepad.com\/hunter_of_justice\/2012\/04\/background-on-doma-challenge-being-heard-in-first-circuit.html\">hunter of justice: Background on DoMA challenge being heard in First Circuit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.salon.com\/2012\/04\/03\/lawsuit_filed_over_discriminatory_immigration_law\/singleton\/\">Lawsuit filed over discriminatory anti-gay immigration law<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dsadevil.blogspot.com\/2012\/04\/over-80-of-jews-support-gay-marriage.html\">Over 80% of Jews Support Gay Marriage<\/a> As David says, &#8220;how&#8217;s that for a Judeo-Christian value&#8221;?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2012\/04\/03\/target-knows-youre-pregnant-psychological-management-and-consumer-data\/\">Target Knows You\u2019re Pregnant: Psychological Management and Consumer Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.danagoldstein.net\/dana_goldstein\/2012\/04\/on-bullying-teen-suicide-and-the-rush-to-ascribe-blame-often-to-schools.html\">On Bullying, Teen Suicide, and the Rush to Ascribe Blame (Often to Schools)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/globalsociology.com\/2012\/04\/02\/the-sociopathic-transnational-capitalist-class\/\">The Sociopathic Transnational Capitalist Class<\/a>. The rich really are different &#8212; they care less.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz.wordpress.com\/2012\/04\/03\/santorum-on-balls\/\">Santorum Stops Young Man From Picking Up Pink Bowling Ball.<\/a> I had to double-check to make sure the post wasn&#8217;t dated April 1st.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/prospect.org\/article\/there-actual-crisis-us-education\">Is There An Actual Crisis in U.S. Education?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/blogs\/democracyinamerica\/2012\/04\/politics-and-economic-growth\">The pro-stimulus case for voting for Romney.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;This infamously botched Public Service Announcement from 1969 confused an entire generation of children into thinking that they too can be attractive, successful, and happy, if only they could get their hands on VD&#8230; whatever it is.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Or1oEWbN2Lw\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"590\" height=\"430\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moillusions.com\/2011\/09\/the-hand-art-of-guido-daniele.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15323\" title=\"Guido-Daniele-Handimals-1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Guido-Daniele-Handimals-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Guido-Daniele-Handimals-1.jpg 590w, https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Guido-Daniele-Handimals-1-550x366.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moillusions.com\/2011\/09\/the-hand-art-of-guido-daniele.html\">The Hand Art of Guido Daniele<\/a> Wow!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is an open thread. 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