{"id":18994,"date":"2014-08-24T13:10:05","date_gmt":"2014-08-24T20:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=18994"},"modified":"2014-08-24T16:11:59","modified_gmt":"2014-08-24T23:11:59","slug":"open-thread-and-link-farm-cop-cams-and-healthy-trees-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=18994","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread And Link Farm, Cop Cams And Healthy Trees Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Post what you want, as you want it. Self-linking is like chocolate being half-price the day after Valentine’s Day, and who doesn’t love that?<\/p>\n

By the way, a couple of you know each other in real life. But I don’t know if both of you know about the “Alas” connection. Intrigue! <\/p>\n

\"Mural-by-Mr-Thoms-in-Ferentino-Italy\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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  1. Getting Control of Your Life in Five Easy Steps | Ludum Dare<\/a> This is more of a game than a self-improvement program.<\/li>\n
  2. \u201cThe comments on any article about feminism justify feminism.\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. An excellent overview of Frank Miller’s career (from an artistic perspective, not a political perspective)\u00ab<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Black feminists respond to Ferguson<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Should we do more to help paedophiles? | Practical Ethics<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. The cost of raising a child: $245,000, according to the government.<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. Are Men\u2019s Rights Activists incapable of understanding irony \u2014 or are they just pretending? | we hunted the mammoth<\/a><\/li>\n
  8. Black People Are Not Ignoring ‘Black on Black’ Crime – The Atlantic<\/a><\/li>\n
  9. The Health Benefits of Trees – The Atlantic<\/a><\/li>\n
  10. Why We Don\u2019t Avoid Mission Creep | The American Conservative<\/a><\/li>\n
  11. Amy Reeder \u2022 Spider-woman and Sexual Portrayals of Women<\/a><\/li>\n
  12. Manara Responds to Criticism of His “Spider-Woman” #1 Cover – Comic Book Resources<\/a><\/li>\n
  13. Is the ‘Orphan Black’ World One Big Metaphor For the Patriarchy?<\/a><\/li>\n
  14. Men are more violent than women, and we shouldn’t treat that as natural<\/a><\/li>\n
  15. Harassing feminists for expressing their condolences for Robin Williams: Men\u2019s Rights Activism at its finest | we hunted the mammoth<\/a><\/li>\n
  16. The US Trailer For Studio Ghibli\u2019s Princess Kaguya Is, Of Course, Beautiful | The Mary Sue<\/a><\/li>\n
  17. Me and my #MaleTears: Facing the consequences of ironic hatred<\/a><\/li>\n
  18. Nekima Levy-Pounds | Our Silence on the War on Drugs & Mass Incarceration Lead to the Insanity in #Ferguson<\/a><\/li>\n
  19. Not Sorry Feminism: The Harassment of Zoe Quinn is About Hatred of Women<\/a><\/li>\n
  20. Even When Police Do Wear Cameras, Don’t Count on Seeing the Footage – CityLab<\/a><\/li>\n
  21. Will the Panopticon Save Us From the Police? | The American Conservative<\/a><\/li>\n
  22. Forcing America’s Weaponized Police to Wear Cameras – The Atlantic<\/a><\/li>\n
  23. Watch London Cops Subdue, Not Kill, a Man Yelling and Swinging a Machete \u00bb Sociological Images<\/a><\/li>\n
  24. Self-Segregation: Why It’s So Hard for Whites to Understand Ferguson – The Atlantic<\/a><\/li>\n
  25. By the Numbers: How Dangerous Is It to Be a Cop? : The Freeman : Foundation for Economic Education<\/a><\/li>\n
  26. How Do You Fix A Police Department? \u00ab The Dish<\/a><\/li>\n
  27. Michelle Duggar Goes Full Anita Bryant<\/a><\/li>\n
  28. Ferguson and the Urban-Suburban Race Conflict – The Daily Beast<\/a><\/li>\n
  29. How Uber Helps Women Break Into the Taxi Industry – The Atlantic<\/a><\/li>\n
  30. To the atheist tone police: stop telling me how to discuss my abuse<\/a><\/li>\n
  31. Ousted chief accuses border agency of shooting cover-ups, corruption<\/a><\/li>\n
  32. Reclaiming \u2018Jewish-Looking\u2019 \u00ab The Dish<\/a><\/li>\n
  33. Scheduling software: Starbucks promises to do better, but low-wage workers need legal protections.<\/a><\/li>\n
  34. One Nation, under SWAT: The undemocratic Militarization of the Police | Informed Comment<\/a><\/li>\n
  35. Ferguson Missouri government: Why is it so white?<\/a><\/li>\n
  36. #IfTheyGunnedMeDown Attacks Portrayals of Black Men Killed by Police \u00bb Sociological Images<\/a><\/li>\n
  37. The surprising link between lead and teen pregnancy – Vox<\/a> I wasn’t all that surprised. But still interesting.<\/li>\n
  38. The data on white anxiety over Hispanic immigration – The Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n
  39. Here\u2019s a list of potentially unconstitutional things that police in Ferguson are doing – The Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n
  40. A brief guide to defending your favorite politically offensive pop culture – The Washington Post<\/a> This. So much this.<\/li>\n
  41. Why Obama has the power to stop millions of deportations without Congress.<\/a><\/li>\n
  42. The Civil Rights Movement Is Going in Reverse in Alabama | New Republic<\/a><\/li>\n
  43. A Deserved Downgrade of Kansas\u2019 Bonds<\/a>. Hey, it turns out that radically cutting taxes doesn’t increase revenue; it just makes your state bankrupt. I am shocked, shocked.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Sorry, #Costco<\/a> Doesn\u2019t Sell Gateways To Narnia http:\/\/t.co\/H1a2P09mhZ<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Xl4mhmJrie<\/a><\/p>\n

    — Nerd Approved (@NerdApproved) August 22, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n