This is crazy shit, man.

The Heil Hitler Lady who “believes in Biblical values”, proves that she is a moron:

Hat Tip Kristine, who has quite a bit more on her post at Amused Muse.

Dear Rachel,

Apropos this story:

Rachel, you know I love you, but I have to tell you that you must have your staff put a little more effort into the details of reporting these vitally important stories. In Minneapolis, we (and when I say “we” I mean “they”) have been doing this fancy bike thing forever. This is the main recreational activity of our famous anarchists, as a matter of fact. Here are a couple of examples:
Continue reading An Open Letter to Rachel Maddow →

A TEENAGER who posted a death threat on Facebook has become the first person in Britain to be jailed for bullying on a social networking site.

It appears that Keeley Houghton is a bully in real life, and has been bullying one Emily Moore for a few years. In fact, this is her third conviction. She recently reified this behavior on her facebook account and that seems to have been the evidence that put this behavior over the top in this latest round, in the eyes of British Law.

This is not too surprising … that there are teenage bullies and that they do stoopid-shit ™ on the Internet.

What this does demonstrate is that in at least one legal system there may be no special lenience for being an asshole on the internet as opposed to in real life. This case is complicated because the perpetrator was an asshole in both contexts.

Source

What the heck is that? Who cares!?!? Just go look at the totally rad graphics Matt has invented out of pure theory.

Last night on a conference call she asked for radical action on a state by state basis, implying that states who do not want health care reform should take arms against the government. Or something like that.

Source: Rumor. So far. If I get more I’ll let you know.

I just came across the following video, which brought back certain memories…..

Continue reading Not safe for work (SkepchickCon video) →

Feminist Majority Foundation reports on a positive development in a case of true over the top sicko right wing Republican offensive crapola. A law had been passed in the somewhat backwards state of Oklahoma requiring that prior to an abortion, the woman be subjected to a subjective description of her embryo/fetus by a doctor, based on an ultrasound.

Unfortunately, the law was struck down for good legal reasons but for irrelevant social reasons. Similar to a bill passed here in Minnesota a few years ago allowing any bozo to carry a gun any time and anywhere, this bill had multiple provisions, which is against the constitution in Oklahoma (and Minnesota). Most likely, the creepy ultrasound description law will be back, will be passed, and will not be so easy to get rid of in the future

Apropos this, a repost:

The bodies of civil rights activists Michael Schwerner, James Chaney, and Andrew Goodman were found after they had been missing for six weeks in the vicinity of Philadelphia, Mississippi, on this day in 1964.

From the bbc report of the time:

Continue reading Mississippi Burning →

Mike: Yes there is too a link:

Apropos recent news events, a repost

Scene: Berkeley, California, April 1986. A bar. Five conference attendees, myself included, grabbing a hamburger and a beer in a fern-bar on or near Telegraph.

All eyes are on the TV’s mounted over the bar, where we watch footage of an air strike against Libya. This is the retribution by Ronald Reagan against Insane African Leader Muammar al-Kadafi. The White House was issuing statements about al-Kadafi’s involvement in bombings in Europe, the OPEC oil ministry kidnapping, linkage to the infamous Jackal, and so on. Nikki, a friend and colleague, said something, and I remember asking her to repeat it. Nikki is a low-talkier. You’ve got to lean in really close. So I leaned in and heard her say, “Libya is the only country in Africa where the people get to share in the national wealth. They love Kadafi. Others should take a lesson from him.”
Continue reading Flight 103 from Frankfurt →

I and the Bird #107 – We and the Bird … is in full flight at Liza Lee Miller’s Blog. CLICK HERE. Read it, digg it, stumble upon it!

That is totally my old neighborhood. A shame to see so many trees down. A good day for people in the roofing business, though.

I also think that from now on a basic course in videography should be required of all humans.