Crus de Agnus Dei con quilon menthae - January 18th, 2006
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07:02 am
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07:24 am
[Link] | Republicans pay for study that shows, unlike all the studies they *didn't* pay for, that rape in prison is totally unheard of and never happens, and so doesn't need to be addressed as a problem.
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07:24 am
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Die Supermensch!
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Big-game hunter Baron Hugo von Urwitz conceded Tuesday that his theory that human beings are the most cunning and challenging of quarry is seriously flawed.
Bored with netting such elusive and dangerous prey as Bengal tigers, white rhinos, and Cape buffalo, the 51-year-old adventurer said he had thought it would be "capital sport" to hunt humans on his uncharted, densely forested private island.
"My huntsman's heart thrilled at the prospect of bringing down a live human, who alone in the animal kingdom has the capacity to outwit and even best his enemies through sheer intellect," von Urwitz said. "What I neglected to consider is that man is also alone in the capacity to tumble straight into quicksand while fleeing from a swarm of yellow jackets after trying to steal honey from their nest."
"Perhaps I gave my fellow man too much credit," said von Urwitz, looking on as his servants carried three lifeless human beings bound to poles by their hands and ankles. "Admittedly, there are fewer kills today than yesterday, but only because the herd is thinning."
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09:01 am
[Link] | Iranian court sentences rape victim to death for defending herself. EDIT: New and different link because the first one died.
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mightygodking explains why the CPC child care "plan" is nothing more than a blatant windfall for the rich, while not accomplishing it's stated goal in the least and giving very little to the people who actually need it.
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Chick publications is attempting to censor the perfectly legal parody tract "Who Will Be Eaten First?"
As such, I've got a copy, this guy has a copy, and you should to. Rehost! Repost!
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Bread and circuses watch: ABC to profit from the nonexistent American healthcare system, broadcast "reality" TV show about people who can't afford lifesaving medical treatment getting it, as long as ABC gets to shove a camera up their ass in the process.
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My word of the day is "Drapetomania" - a mental disease "discovered" by slaveowners in 1851. It occurred only among black slaves. Its primary symptom was "an obsession to seek freedom." It was, of course, essential to recapture runaway slaves so that the condition could be properly treated, most commonly by amputating the slave's toes.
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09:50 am
[Link] | Iraqi Invasion: A Text Misadventure
Revision 88 / Serial number 54892
Oval Office
You are standing inside a White House, having just been elected to the presidency of the United States. You knew Scalia would pull through for you.
There is a large desk here, along with a few chairs and couches. The presidential seal is in the middle of the room and there is a full-length mirror upon the wall.
What do you want to do now?
> INVADE IRAQ
You are not able to do that, yet.
> LOOK MIRROR
Self-reflection is not your strong suit.
> PET SEAL
It's not that kind of seal.
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Klingon recipes. Danger: Ugly-ass page with Geoshitties frames, popups, and HTML advice from an obviously incompetent web-goob.
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Commondreams covers levees from around the world.
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11:35 am
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Chicken Little sets alert meter to "election year".
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12:27 pm
[Link] | Inventor develops wristwatch that detects malaria.
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A truly beautiful and heartwarming "what the fuck is wrong with you" from a Canadian on the issue of invading Iran.
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I don't have quite the right words to mock the stupidity.
But I'll link it anyway, in case anyone knows any waffling CPC voters, to point out exact who they're agreeing with and what those idiots want.
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01:10 pm
[Link] | Schoolbus driver fired for having the wrong religion.
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Jack Chick is dirty.
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01:52 pm
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The Christian Coalition's agenda for 2006.
As translated by ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) twistedchick
1. Require broadcasters to carry Christian programming on cable and satellite media; currently, cable services 'bundle' stations, which means that subscribing to X also gets you A, B, C and Y. There is a move on to go to an a la carte system, which would mean the low-audience Religious Right televangelists would see a huge shrinkage in their audience. Requiring "Christian" programming is an attempt to prevent consumers from being able to choose what they want to see; it also affects "Christian" programming advertising dollars, as advertising fees are based on audience size.
2. Confirm Alito and anyone else Bush nominates.
3. Make permanent the 2001-2003 tax cuts on the wealthiest sector of Americans (who will never have to balance bills to pay and food to eat) so that the burden of taxes falls more heavily on the middle class and the poor.
4. Pass the "Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act", to give further rights to the unborn over those who are already here, trim away at women's right to abortion and choice over what happens to their own bodies, and extend the opinions of the minority to rule the many.
5. Pass "broadcast decency enforcement" legislation to impose Religious Right views on all broadcast programming, regardless of the views or desires of the rest of Americans.
6. Support legislation "stopping religious discrimination against Christians in the military", which appears to allow chaplains to evangelize for the Religious Right instead of doing their actual job of offering aid and comfort to any member of the military who asks it. Check back on what happened at the Air Force Academyfor more details.
7. Passing the "Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act", which would keep relatives who are not parents from taking a minor across state lines for an abortion. (I have written about this in the past, as this is an upgrading of Texas legislation; the Texas law made no exception for girls who were impregnated by family members or whose parents are in jail. Other family members were to be arrested and charged with felonies if they attempted to help the girl; so were any friends or others who might offer her a ride to a clinic. Molly Ivins also wrote about this.)
8. Passing HR 235, "Houses of Worship Free Speech Restoration Act", which effectively removes churches and religious organizations from the IRS restrictions on involvement in direct political activity. Tax-exempt religious organizations are forbidden to endorse a specific candidate now, or provide a venue for direct political activity, though they are allowed to hold discussions of issues.
9. Passing in the Senate a House bill "protecting the 10 Commandments" by prohibiting the use of funds to enforce a US District Court ruling from the Southern District of Indiana in January 2005. (I don't have more info on this, but I suspect it's similar to the Ten Commandments issue in Alabama.)
10. Remove RU-486, the morning-after pill, from the market "until there is an investigation", again interfering with women's Fourth Amendment rights to the ownership of their own bodies.
The President of Christian Coalition of America, Roberta Combs said, "There is so much unfinished business which needs to be addressed during the Second Session of the 109th Congress. However, the most important business in January will be ensuring that Judge Samuel A. Alito is confirmed as Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, since that -- along with the successful confirmation of Chief Justice John Roberts and other U. S. Circuit Court judges -- will determine the course of American culture for at least a generation. The 2004 election has shown that America has become more conservative and concerned about the deterioration of the culture and Americans want a change. Christian Coalition will devote whatever resources are necessary to confirm President Bush's Supreme Court nominees, including Judge Alito, and his other nominees to the Circuit Court of Appeals."
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02:20 pm
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The original manuscript of On The Road.
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02:44 pm
[Link] | How Conservatives Argue: A Case Study
Ignore the source and just read the article. It applies to conservatives, fundies, foil-hatters, furries, fluffybunny pagans, fishmalks... and you know, all of those things but the first one start with "f". Maybe there's something to that.
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04:11 pm
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04:19 pm
[Link] | What happens to dogs who belong to ravers.
Music video. Work-safe, if music videos are work-safe.
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09:25 pm
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Wow.
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A start.
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