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The pain of DADT in 137 words.
It’s about respect.
Saint Fujita
I’ve never really been a Football enthusiast, but after reading this NYT article about linebacker Scott Fujita, I’ve become a Saints fan.
John McCain flips, flops and flaps.
With all due respect to Senator McCain, it is impossible to “honor the service and sacrifices” of LGBT servicemen and women, and in the same breath ask them to lie to their comrades, their commanders, their families and friends.
Who said it?
Name the famous person who said, “We want to fill our culture again with the Christian spirit. We want to burn out all the recent immoral developments in literature, in the theatre, and in the press…”
Schneier on Terrorism & Aviation Security
Bruce Schneier, one of the foremost experts on Network & Information Security, dares to point out the glaringly obvious truths about our government’s current anti-terror strategy.
Hell coming to earth: Uganda
The legislature of Uganda is poised to pass what the main stream media is calling an “anti-homosexuality bill”… This bill is quite possibly the most vile, putrid distillation of hate to be transcribed as law in recent human history.
Slashdot YRO Story: Sharp Rise In Jailing of Online Journalists; Iran May Just Kill Them
You should check out this article on Slashdot:
[Slashdot contributor] bckspc writes: “The Committee to Protect Journalists has published their annual census of journalists in prison. Of the 136 reporters in prison around the world on December 1, ‘At least 68 bloggers, Web-based reporters, and online editors are imprisoned, constituting half of all journalists now in [...]
Keith Olbermann Tells Teabagger Where She’s Going
Keith Olbermann tells teabagger Catherina Wojtowicz where she’s headed. I wonder how long he’ll get by with speaking the truth so directly.
Well, Well, Levi…
Well, I have to say that – at first glance – I’m not even remotely as disgusted as I anticipated…