The Subversion of Boredom

7 November 09

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Democrats reject Republican "healthcare plan"

Posted: 2:44 PM

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UNRULY REPUBLICANS DISRUPT HEALTH CARE DEBATE.

…like a broken record.

Posted: 2:42 PM

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A group of House Republicans -- led by Rep. Tom Price (R-Georgia) -- attempted to stop the Democratic Women's Caucus from making their arguments about how the health bill would benefit women by screaming over them.

“I OBJECT! I OBJECT! I OBJECT!”

“Parliamentary inquiry!?????”

Posted: 11:47 AM

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EMERGENCY: Representative Bart Stupak has just introduced an amendment to the health care reform bill that will eliminate coverage for women's health. I just called my representative and you should too. Call 202-703-9001 to ask him or her to reject the amendment!

5 November 09

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Wifey?

I <3 deranged animals.

Posted: 1:09 PM

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thedailywhat:

Chart of the Day: “Explicit Support for Same-Sex Marriage by State and Age” (pdf) by Jeff Lax and Justin Phillips of the Department of Political Science at Columbia University. Created using data collected for a joint paper on gay rights.

Prof. Lax breaks it down:

Seven states cross the 50% mark overall as of our current estimates, but the generation gap is huge. If policy were set by state-by-state majorities of those 65 or older, none would allow same-sex marriage. If policy were set by those under 30, only 12 states would not allow-same-sex marriage.

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4 November 09

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TRUTH.

Posted: 12:48 PM

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PRICELESS.

Posted: 12:47 PM

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“ Religion is far more of a choice than homosexuality. And the protections that we have for religion — we protect religion. And talk about a lifestyle choice — that is absolutely a choice… It’s a travesty that people have forced someone who is gay to have to make their case that they deserve the same basic rights as someone else…

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2 November 09

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Obama lifts HIV Travel & Immigration ban

I did immigration legal work all last summer and didn’t realize that this was in effect.

Posted: 1:46 PM

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LGBT community finally receives protection from hate crimes.

That’s right people. It is 2009 and the queer community has FINALLY received hate crime protection. Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Hate-Crimes Prevention Act into law on October 28th, 2009, which expands the current federal hate crime legislation to include crimes against people due to gender identity, sexuality, and orientation. It also provides funds for state and local law enforcement agencies to investigate these types of hate crimes.

My initial thought was “HELL YES!”

Then, a few seconds went by, and I realized that it was a damn shame that federal law didn’t protect hate crime victims prior to a few days ago. What the hell?

Posted: 12:37 PM

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“ If you ask girls and women how they would feel about encountering a group of guys while they’re alone in a deserted area, I bet the fear of gang rape and assault would be quite tangible, even if the men did not harass them. Why? Because even if we don’t know terms like “homosociality” or “hegemonic masculinity” and haven’t read the theories behind such terms, we know that most men are less like to stop or to listen to women when they are in groups. We know they want to impress their friends and many of them will do that at all costs. We know it’s best to book it out of there as fast as we can before they decide to do anything. And guess what, even if this isn’t true of all men, we don’t know which ones it will be true for. Our safety is not worth the risk of trusting a group of male strangers. (and if you say that’s unfair to boys and men who don’t hurt women, I agree, let’s do something about it!)

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The cost of living in a patriarchal society « Stop Street Harassment! (via clingtomymouth)

Yes. For more on this (especially for the dudes out there in the audience), please oh please read the Shapely Prose article on Schrödinger’s Rapist.

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1 November 09

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A great infographic explains (visually!) why information is clearer and more engaging when presented visually.

31 October 09

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thedailywhat:

Dr. Seuss Spoof of the Day: Cartoonist Jim Benton imagines what sort of children’s book Ted Geisel might write if he were alive today.

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30 October 09

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My rendition of Wendy Testaburger. You can’t see, but I have a yellow skirt and black boots on!

Themed by Hunson. Originally by Josh