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  1. Above: A poster for “It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” by scratchboard artist Nicolas Delort<\/a>. More info about the poster (including alternate versions) here<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  2. A round-up of some well-reasoned, civil critiques of #GamerGate<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  3. And here’s another #GamerGate Link Roundup<\/a>, this time from Brute Reason.<\/li>\n
  4. \u200bWe’re All Tired Of Gamergate<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. At least 8 women in gaming have had to flee their homes due to threats.<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. The Only Thing I Have To Say About Gamer Gate | Felicia Day<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. Actress Felicia Day Opens Up About GamerGate Fears, Has Her Home Address Exposed Minutes Later<\/a><\/li>\n
  8. Did you know that Disney, Pixar, Dreamworks, and others have been involved in a major wage theft scandal? The companies conspired to not compete for employees, so that wages would be artificially held down. The conspirators included George Lucas and Steve Jobs – people who clearly didn’t have enough money already. Assholes. Pando Daily has an archive of their stories on this subject<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  9. Occupational Licensing of Strippers Isn’t Just Unnecessary, It’s Dangerous – Hit & Run : Reason.com<\/a><\/li>\n
  10. The People’s Climate Change – Windypundit<\/a> Shorter Windypundit: When right-wingers claim climate change doesn’t exist, that’s the fault of left-wingers for using left-wing rhetoric or advocating left-wing policies.<\/em> The idea that right-wingers are responsible for their own choices and views is, it seems, inconceivable.<\/li>\n
  11. Voter ID laws in Kansas and Tennessee dropped 2012 turnout by over 100,000 votes – The Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n
  12. EconoMonitor : Ed Dolan’s Econ Blog \u00bb Could We Afford a Universal Basic Income? (Part 2 of a Series)<\/a><\/li>\n
  13. “Yes means yes” is about much more than rape – Vox<\/a><\/li>\n
  14. In defense of John Grisham – The Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n
  15. What Happens When Hasidic Jews Go Secular — Science of Us<\/a><\/li>\n
  16. Ursula K. Le Guin on Being a Man | Brain Pickings<\/a><\/li>\n
  17. Immigrant Rights Groups: Obama Administration Runs ‘Deportation Mill’ in New Mexico<\/a><\/li>\n
  18. Protests Greet Metropolitan Opera\u2019s Premiere of \u2018Klinghoffer\u2019 – NYTimes.com<\/a> Appallingly, the protests have succeeded in getting the producers to cancel a planned nationwide broadcast on movie screens.<\/li>\n
  19. Serena and Venus Williams Battle More Body-Shaming<\/a><\/li>\n
  20. The common law tradition says that shopkeepers have no right to discriminate : Lawyers, Guns & Money<\/a><\/li>\n
  21. New Research Exposes Myths About Voter Fraud<\/a><\/li>\n
  22. Kurt Busiek Addresses the Misconceptions of the Marvel\/Kirby Legal Dispute<\/a><\/li>\n
  23. South Carolina prosecutor argues that “Stand Your Ground” law doesn’t apply for victims of domestic violence<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  24. ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES: More Men Are Raped in US Than Women?<\/a> Spoiler: No.<\/li>\n
  25. To say: \u201cwe fought the war on poverty and lost\u201d is to reveal your contempt for facts.<\/a><\/li>\n
  26. You can fight City Hall (but if you take them to court, they get lawyers, too)<\/a>. A good post about the claim that a city is trying to take away the first amendment rights of Christian Churches by issuing a subpoena.<\/li>\n
  27. Obama’s war on leaks – and on free speech – is unbelievable<\/a><\/li>\n
  28. Whites are more supportive of voter ID laws when shown photos of black people voting – The Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n
  29. Poor kids who do everything right don\u2019t do better than rich kids who do everything wrong – The Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n
  30. MRAs please take note: A comprehensive study of shipwrecks<\/a> has shown that “Women have a distinct survival disadvantage <\/strong>compared with men.”<\/li>\n
  31. Chart of the Week: Politicians Following, Not Leading on Same-Sex Marriage<\/a><\/li>\n
  32. The evidence on travel bans for diseases like Ebola is clear: they don’t work<\/a><\/li>\n
  33. Studies suggest the overwhelming motivation behind voter ID laws is hyper-partisanship, not racism.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    winning the pumpkin carving game forever. seen in williamsburg this weekend. pic.twitter.com\/vWxUBaKVGN<\/a><\/p>\n

    \u2014 Rachel H. Smith (@rachelholliday) October 20, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n