April 2011
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Gay sailor says Lemoore panel recommends no... →
One more step toward equal rights. Ku——dos to everyone who signed the online petition in support of Derek Morado. (He took it with him to the hearing today.)
In short, our Navy retains yet another skilled and outstanding sailor: WOOHOO!
Per the Fresno Bee:
A gay sailor at Lemoore Naval Air Station said today that a three-man panel voted to let him stay in the Navy instead of...
March 2011
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New followers!!!
Sending out a warm welcome to my new followers pugusher and peacelovemusichappyness!!
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Republican State Senators Continue to Filibuster...
I’ve written my state senator twice about this, and his response is the party line: “We must send a message to Washington on spending”. However, as the article states, the money will be spent regardless, just not to put food on the tables of starving Missourians.
Naturally, we all knew when the Republicans said we’d have to ‘sacrifice’ and make ‘tough...
Washington Legislature Votes To Recognize Out Of...
liberal-life:
Today the Washington state Senate voted 28-19 to recognize all legal partnerships (marriages, civil unions, etc) from other jurisdictions. The state House approved the bill last month.
“This bill is about making sure that people who love one another - and that love and friendship respected and honored in another state or another country - when they come here they have the same...
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Where is your God now?: MIT professor creates...
ohmessylifex:
Link is HERE
Why is it that we can create things better than ‘God’? If you truly believe God exists then it would seem as if we’re smarter than him, not only have we created an artificial leaf better than the real thing, but plenty of people could list many things we could improve on in other areas of life - one example of course is not having 1 hole for breathing and eating...
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"Ten Commandments Judge" Roy Moore to run for... →
Roy Moore has a special place in my heart, because his Ten Commandments controversy transpired during my senior year of college. (And became the subject of a drawing series I created.) Ah, the memories…
Suffice it to say, I’m not sure the entertainment value of Republicans out-crazying each other is worth the cost of the legitimacy said craziness would receive as part of our...
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Ohio's 'Heartbeat' Abortion Bill Moves Forward -...
According to HHS, there were approximately 420,000 children in foster care in 2010. So, naturally, the hypocritical ‘pro-life’ movement is going to expend all of their energy tightening restrictions on abortion, while the lawmakers they elected cut programs that support child development and help to ease child poverty. Unless you’re a fetus, their philosophy is:...
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Another new follower!!!
A warm welcome to my new follower doubtingmarcus!
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Mississippi to vote on 'Life Begins at...
This is sheer absurdity. At fertilization the embryo is a seed. Do we look at an acorn and see an oak tree? Do we look at a caterpillar and see a butterfly?
Only if you’re a fucking idiot, or your mind has been compromised by venereal disease. (Which the evidence suggests is a strong possibility in Mississippi.) In a 2009 study done by Avert.org, an organization devoted to averting ...
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Sen. Sanders: Ten Companies Avoiding Taxes →
jonathan-cunningham:
While hard working Americans fill out their income tax returns this tax season, General Electric and other giant profitable corporations are avoiding U.S. taxes altogether.
With Congress returning to Capitol Hill on Monday to debate steep spending cuts, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said the wealthiest Americans and most profitable corporations must do their share to help...
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New Follower!
Much love and a warm welcome to my new follower… sunnystream!!!
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Sexual Abuse Reported in Every Belgian Catholic...
liberal-life:
An investigation found that sexual abuse occurred in ALL of Belgian’s Catholic Churches:
Investigators, working with the support of the Belgian Catholic Church received 475 complaints of child abuse committed in the 1950s through to the late 1980s by Catholic clergy.
“We can say that no congregation escapes sexual abuse of minors by one or several of its members,” the commission...
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"How can you live life without God in it? I'll...
pagesthecolorofweaktea:
Sorry, my inbox is full. All prayers will be returned to the sender.
It’s pretty easy when you have a loving family, good job, an active social life, passion for the arts and you get laid on a reasonably consistent basis.
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The Pen vs. the Sword: Artists Against War |... →
I believe most of the folks who follow my blog are aware of my anti-war position, and perhaps even in agreement.
I encourage each of you to view this collection of anti-war artwork compiled by Mother Jones. It is very powerful.
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Wisconsin Church Members Charged With Abusing... →
girlagainstreligion:
“The pastor and seven members of a small church in central Wisconsin have been charged with using wooden rods to spank infants as young as 2 months old for “being emotional, grumpy or crying,” the Dane County Sheriff’s office said. The Aleitheia Bible Church, in the town of Black Earth, was started in 2006 with a donation in the range of $500,000-$600,000 from Bob and...
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New Follower!
Welcome to my new follower… anglophonic!
boobsandbravado asked: Haha, It was time for the avatar to match the blog! Really, I was bored and taking pictures of myself and I accidentally took that one and I was like, EUREKA!!! Also, I love the abbreviation of BAB, it makes me think of Babs Bunny but my name is Jasmine - if you were wondering. Is that you and your girlfriend in your avatar? You guys are cute. Oh, and sorry for this rambling ass message! :)
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“It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods, or no God. It...”
– Thomas Jefferson (via cronoo)
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You’re a bit off the mark there, bro. Considering the fact that we have to pay higher taxes because the 42307235072354 churches in this country can’t be bothered to contribute, religion costs all of us these days. Perhaps it wasn’t...
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Abortion: Top Ten - MotherJones.com
And, I’m going to go out on a limb and assume that none of these bills has provisions to increase the availability of contraception or womens health care, even though these are the proven keys to preventing unplanned pregnancies and abortions. Even though, coincidentally, it’s the scumbag Republicans who are usually the ones getting caught with their pants down, trolling bathroom...
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Union: GM to recall 2,000 laid-off workers |... →
As my friend said at the news: “Yeah, how about that Obama socialism”?
It appears to be working… better obstruct more, Republicans.
Per Detroit News:
The United Auto Workers union says that by fall, General Motors Co. will recall the last 2,000 of its laid-off workers, clearing the way for new hiring at its U.S. plants.
Most of the recalls will be in southeastern...
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“Straight Male Gamer” told to ‘get over it’ by... →
onlythecurveremains:
I’m not a gamer, but I respect Bioware a lot for their stance and for their respect of LGBT issues. I especially respect them for responding back against ignorance. More companies, in all fields, need to learn from them.
The criticism draws from the game Dragon Age 2, the sequel to Dragon Age: Origins, of which I am a huge fan, and (perhaps pathetically), spent hundreds...
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Bizarre Religious Myths Mormons Are Pushing on Tea...
After reading this article, I’m having one of those ‘I have to laugh so I don’t cry’ kind of moments. That such absurd and false movements can actually gain any semblance of legitimacy just makes me feel very pessimistic for humanity. As our atheist guru hath written: “Religion poisons everything”.
Thankfully, stupidity cannot escape the grasp of...
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Welcome to my new follower...
The lovely and intelligent Chlzee!
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Do bisexuals love one sex more than the other or...
thoughtsfromnick:
Any answers out there tumblr nation?
From the folks I’ve known in my day, I’d say there’s no right answer. It varies significantly from person to person, which in my mind, is perfectly cool.
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Batman’s Top 10 Love Interests - MTV Geek Blog →
I had a major fantasy love affair with Selina Kyle when I was younger.
Meow.
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GOP House Judiciary Committee Votes to Put ‘In God... →
girlagainstreligion:
“Just four months ago the tea party Republicans won control of the House by campaigning on reducing the deficit and promising to focus on “Jobs, jobs, jobs.” But in the 12 weeks since they officially took over, what they have shown is that, despite their new “tea party” branding, this current batch is no different from the GOP pols who ran Congress in the Bush and...
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Franklin Graham: Obama has allowed Muslim... →
…which is, of course, patently absurd, but the Christian machine will churn it out as if it were gospel. (pardon the pun)
In college, I worked at a large convention hotel in Kansas City, and when Graham and Co. would come in on one of their ‘crusades’, we got more vacation requests than during any other event. No one wanted to serve them, because they are wretched people. I...
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"The greatest single cause of atheism in the world...
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The greatest cause of atheism is the lack of evidence for god(s). When people pray for their cancer-stricken family members to be healed, or for their missing younger sister to be safe, and the worst circumstances come to be… folks come to the realization that god(s) do not exist. (Including yours) Religious hypocrites are just the cherry on top of the already scrumptious atheist...
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New Follower!
Welcome to my new follower… scudmissile!
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Ex-Gay App Draws 90,000 Complaints (And Counting)... →
As well it should. They don’t allow apps for the KKK or Neo-Nazi movement, or for Westboro Baptist. Why would you let these ignorant plonkers distribute blatantly discriminatory (and scientifically disproven) information?
A free iPhone app created last month by the “ex-gay” group Exodus International continues to draw outrage from LGBT activists who demand that Apple pull it...
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US Army Apologizes for Horrific Photos from...
**Disclaimer: The photos, though edited, are very graphic**
I’ve said it before, and I’m sorry to say it again. Does anyone still believe that our enemies hate us for our freedom, or do they hate us for the disgraceful actions that our soldiers perpetrate under orders from a corrupt bureaucracy?
Per Der Spiegel:
The United States and NATO are concerned that reactions could be ...
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GOP Bill Would Force IRS to Conduct Abortion...
Another day, another incident of pointless political theatrics in the House. It’s fortunate for us that we have the big kids in the Senate to put an end to this foolishness. Per MotherJones.com: Under a GOP-backed bill expected to sail through the House of Representatives, the Internal Revenue Service would be forced to police how Americans have paid for their abortions. To ensure that taxpayers...
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So... our military is now officially on the...
I wonder, when we finally withdraw from Libya ten to fifteen years from now, how many people will remember that the long-departed Barack Obama promised us a quick, convenient, and inexpensive campaign... just as his predecessor did with the War in Iraq? If you recall, King George’s sales pitch was a six-month campaign (at most) to the tune of five billion dollars, tops.
That...
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Massachusetts Mom Accused of Killing Toddler...
helvetebrann:
A Massachusetts mom is accused of killing her 3-year-old daughter by stuffing roses down her throat in an exorcism to remove the demons inside the girl, according to court documents.
Dora Alicia Tejada Pleitez, 26, was arrested Tuesday in connection with her daughter’s death. She is being held without bail pending a mental competency hearing. She pleaded not guilty.
While...