August 2011
1 post
June 2011
1 post
Woman blames women & feminism for Weiner's bad...
zeteticat:
I came across this gem yesterday, in which the author says, yes, men behave badly, but really, isn’t it the women involved that are at least half to blame? Aren’t we missing the point, she posits, that without evil temptresses these men would behave as the little angels their true selves wish to be?
Some observers have offered a “boys will be boys” explanation, suggesting that...
April 2011
6 posts
Gov. Scott Walker Chose Top Donor’s 26-Year-Old...
corruptpolitics:
On Monday, ThinkProgress noted that Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) was using state funds to pay more than $81,500 a year to Brian Deschane, a 26-year-old son of a major campaign donor with no college degree and two drunken-driving convictions. The job involved overseeing state environmental and regulatory issues and managing dozens of Commerce Department employees.
Yesterday,...
'Dear' Congress:
What are you, malicious five-year-olds? You’re screwing around with people’s livelihoods, considering a government shut-down just another strategic political maneuver. Oh, and, conveniently, YOUR substantial paychecks will continue to steadily line your already substantial accounts, just a little bonus for your congress games.
All of you are a disappointment of gargantuan...
thenelsontwins:
novazembla:
Common People —...
“Republicans appear to believe that the women of America have wildly mismanaged...”
– What’s really driving the GOP’s abortion war - War Room - Salon.com (via oldauntamy)
“Today, all 47 Senate Republicans introduced a constitutional amendment to...”
– Bruce Bartlett, Republican economics expert and formerly of both the Reagan and Bush administrations.
(Via Ezra Klein.)
THANK GOD SOMEBODY FINALLY SAID IT. (via thenelsontwins)
March 2011
19 posts
G.E.’s Strategies Let It Avoid Taxes Altogether →
NOT okay. Absolutely NOT okay.
Buddhism and the Brain →
jaredbkeller:
Over the last few decades many Buddhists and quite a few neuroscientists have examined Buddhism and neuroscience, with both groups reporting overlap. I’m sorry to say I have been privately dismissive. One hears this sort of thing all the time, from any religion, and I was sure in this case it would break down upon closer scrutiny. When a scientific discovery seems to support any...
Shootout leaves one man dead →
Awesome. Um. Great. Not like I live right there, or anything.
“Rape isn’t a ‘natural hazard’ like a cliff edge that women must be careful to...”
– Kat Banyard, The Equality Illusion (2010)
Reporter: So, why do you write these strong female characters?
Joss Whedon: Because you're still asking me that question.
Pharmaceutical Company Hiking Price Of Drug That...
corruptpolitics:
Next week, the cost of preventing premature childbirth will skyrocket when a drug given to high-risk pregnant women goes from around $10 a dose to $1,500 a dose. The drug, called Makena, which has been made cheaply for years and is given as a weekly shot, could make the total cost during a pregnancy as much as $30,000. Why? Because KV Pharmaceutical of St. Louis recently...
Power, Baby, Power →
The bill authorizes state officials to fire any state employee who joins a strike, walk-out, sit-in, or coordinated effort to call in sick. According to an analysis (PDF) of the Senate bill by Wisconsin’s Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB), the legislation gives state officials the power to fire workers during a “state of emergency” declared by the governor under several conditions....
11-Year-Old Girl Horrifically Gang-Raped; New York... →
Just in case you’ve been living under a rock and didn’t see this yesterday.
Backbone →
new fiction, apparently, by david foster wallace
February 2011
39 posts
Tell pro-choice senators to filibuster the House's... →
If you think we have a solid pro-choice majority in the Senate, think again.
War on Women
I am utterly astounded at the decades of progress for equal rights that are being wiped out with unconscionably irresponsible legislation in a matter of weeks. How is this possible?
corruptpolitics:
Many people are saying the list I posted earlier (Top 10 Shocking Attacks from the GOP War on Women) is false. That is a fucking lie. I got that list in an email from MoveOn.org and I covered...
The Dark Origins Of Valentine's Day →
Valentine’s Day is a time to celebrate romance and love and kissy-face fealty. But the origins of this festival of candy and cupids are actually dark, bloody — and a bit muddled.
Though no one has pinpointed the exact origin of the holiday, one good place to start is ancient Rome, where men hit on women by, well, hitting them.
Ask For A Raise? Most Women Hesitate →
In fact, this hesitation might be for good reason. It turns out that when women do negotiate, it can backfire.
‘Way Too Aggressive’
Babcock showed people videos of men and women asking for a raise, following the exact same script. People liked the man’s style and said, ‘Yes, pay him more.’ But the woman?
“People found that to be way too...
You’re a rape accuser until he’s proven guilty →
Burglary victims are still victims. Assault victims are still victims. Fraud victims are still victims. But if you have the misfortune to suffer a rape, or if you are beaten by a domestic partner, or if you are stalked, Rep. Franklin doesn’t think you’ve been victimized. He says you’re an accuser until the courts have determined otherwise.
Verizon iPhone Shows You Can’t Win: Carriers Hold... →
Well, duh.
