{"id":3102,"date":"2007-02-06T06:45:53","date_gmt":"2007-02-06T13:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/archives\/2007\/02\/06\/link-farm-open-thread-45\/"},"modified":"2007-02-06T06:45:53","modified_gmt":"2007-02-06T13:45:53","slug":"link-farm-open-thread-45","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=3102","title":{"rendered":"Link Farm & Open Thread #45"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Blog: Femchat, from the Institute For Women’s Policy Research<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

New (to me) Blog: As The Tumor Turns<\/strong><\/a>
\nCancer-treatment experiences from the writer of the late, lamented blog Granny With a Vibrator. It feels oddly trivializing to call someone’s cancer treatment journal really well-written and funny, but well, it is.<\/p>\n

New Blog: The Etch-A-Sketchist<\/strong><\/a>
\nExactly what it sounds like!<\/p>\n

Barbara’s Blog: Why Did Home Depot’s Departing CEO Get A $210 Million Dollar Golden Parachute?<\/strong><\/a>
\nI want get paid millions to lose millions for a major company too!<\/strike><\/p>\n

The Republic of T: Homophobia = Apartheid<\/strong><\/a>
\nIf you follow the same-sex marriage debate, you know that the mainstream media publishes many articles highlighting black leaders who oppose lesbian and gay rights. So this post – pro-queer-rights quotes from Bishop Tutu, Julian Bonds, Al Sharpton and Leonard Pitts (whose quote is especially wonderful) — is a good reminder of what those articles are leaving out. Thanks to Bean for the tip.<\/p>\n

The Onion: Teenage Boys Helpfully Point Out Fat Girl’s Shortcomings<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Junk Food Science: Why Prisons Are Spending Tax Dollars On L. Ron Hubbard’s Pseudo-Scientific Claptrap<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The Reality-Based Community: Scientific Research Into Mystical Experiences From ‘Shrooms<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

…The Supreme Court recently held (Gonzales v. O Centro<\/em>) that the use of hallucinogens in religious ceremonies is protected under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and must be permitted unless there is a particularized showing of harm. It is well-established fact that psilocybin is neither addictive nor physically toxic, though it is not without psychological and behavioral risks, especially when used haphazardly.<\/p>\n

If taking a dose of psilocybin under controlled conditions has a better-than-even chance of occasioning a full-blown mystical experience, it seems fairly hard to argue that forbidding such use doesn’t interfere with the free exercise of religion. How the courts will deal with those who want to seek out primary religious experience on an individual rather than a congregational basis remains to be seen.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Junkfood Science: When Schools Grade Kids’ Looks<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Junkfood science: More Bad Science About Fat Kids<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Women of Color Blog: Statement On The Brutal Murder of Dominique Samuels<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Orcinus: Letter From Soledad Prison<\/strong><\/a>
\nA letter from a prisoner (the blogger’s brother) about the various ways the Prison sqeezes money out of prisoners. The library book cart scam is particularly striking for it’s catch-22 logic.<\/p>\n

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YouTube: Lara Logan, reporter in Iraq, gets eloquently pissed at criticisms of Iraq reporting<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The Street Light: How Republicans Lie About Deficit Forcasts<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Drawn! : Giant Puppet Girl In London<\/strong><\/a>
\nSoooo cool! And yet, kind of creepyish. Includes a link to documentary materials and a YouTube video<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Crooked Timber: Extremely Interesting Discussion Of The Moral Case For And Against Secession<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Photography Touch-Ups Of Women: Before And Afters<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The Debate Link: On The So-Called Sexism Of Ruth Bader Ginsberg<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The Anti Essentialist Conundrum: Mayor Brings 100 Homeless People To Screening Of “The Pursuit of Happyness”<\/a><\/strong>
\nUgh. Ugh. Ugh. Ugh.<\/p>\n

The Anti-Essentialist Conundrum: Clarifying McIntosh’s Discussion Of Privilege<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The Agonist: Link-filled post about the growing attempts to justify a war against Iran<\/strong><\/a>
\nCurtsy: The Arabist. Particularly striking was this quote from Josh Marshall<\/a>:<\/p>\n

I’ve said this before. But perhaps it seems like hyperbole. So I’ll say it again. The president’s interests are now radically disjoined from the country’s. We can handle a setback like Iraq. It really is a big disaster. But America will certainly surive it. President Bush — in the sense of his legacy and historical record — won’t. It’s all Iraq for him. And Iraq is all disaster. So, from his perspective (that is to say, through the prism of his interests rather than the country’s — which he probably can’t separate) reckless gambits aimed at breaking out of this ever-tightening box make sense.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Alternet: Marijuana Is Not A Gateway Drug<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Geena Davis: Good Speech About Gender In Media (mostly children’s media)<\/strong><\/a>
\nCurtsy: Faux Real<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Agonist: Congress Finally Investigates Credit Card Industry<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Tiny Cat Pants: On White Congressmen Who Want To Join The Congressional Black Caucus<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Paul Krugman: Assessment of Milton Friedman’s Career And Impact<\/strong><\/a>
\nShorter Krugman: Friedman was a great technical economist; shame he was also a sloppy polemicist. Curtsy: The Sideshow<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"juggler.jpg\" YouTube: Juggling with five balls, a suitcase, a cane, and a hat.<\/strong><\/a>
\nI saw this juggler years ago, and was very impressed by his grace and creativity.<\/p>\n

Orcinus: The New Racism: Beyond Rush<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Feminist Law Profs: Even If Found “Not Guilty,” The Duke Lacrosse Players Aren’t Total Innocents<\/strong><\/a>
\nShe’s right. But it does appear likely that the three accused men are innocent of the rape they’ve been accused of, which is a more than technical point.<\/p>\n

YouTube: A daily photo of one dude for eight years<\/strong><\/a>
\nI’ve seen a few of these “photo a day for years” video projects, but this one is the one I enjoyed the most, probably because of the major changes in hair and beard over the years.<\/p>\n

Owen Harries: How To Win Arguments And Influence Debate<\/strong><\/a>
\nNot a joke, just straightforward advice.<\/p>\n

Obsidian Wings: Another Reason The Bush Administration Makes Me Ashamed To Be American<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

These men were captured by bounty hunters nearly five years ago. They are in all likelihood innocent of any crime, and of any act against the United States; they have certainly never been tried and convicted of any. We have held them in captivity since then, away from their wives and families. If they returned home now, their children probably wouldn’t recognize them — and as those of you who have kids will surely recognize, those are some of the saddest words there are.<\/p>\n

And now, for some unfathomable reason, we have decided to lock them up in solitary, where we are driving them insane. Even if they were guilty, this would be wrong: having your mind and your spirit broken apart should not be the penalty for any crime. Our government is doing it to the innocent.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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