Interesting Content for a Saturday Morning
January 5, 2008
Here are a couple of links that struck me as I waded through my RSS reader this morning:
- Andrew Olmsted is a milblogger who was killed in Iraq several days ago. This is the final entry on his blog, which he asked his comrade to post for him in the event of his death. It is touching, tragic and important. I especially liked his use of quotes throughout the piece. At his request, I will not make his death part of a political statement on the Iraq war. Instead I will ask, what would I want my final post to be?
- This quiz about FOX News Anchors vs. Porn Stars really hacks me off. Isn’t it possible that FOX hired its female news anchors because they are both intelligent and beautiful? This just reinforces the stereotype that women can be only one or the other. But brilliant, beautiful women do exist.
Some Interesting Stuff I’ve Found
January 2, 2008
- Check out brilliant Seattle PI editorial cartoonist David Horsey’s best work of 2007.
- A Seattle-area gathering for those liberally inclined to discuss the Iowa caucuses. [Thanks, Daniel K.]
- Web-based tools to make a difference.
links for 2007-11-20
November 19, 2007
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Reports of dating’s death have been greatly exaggerated. Last time I checked, people still date and develop intimacy beyond sex on a regular basis. The right’s fear of sex turning America into Sodom and Gomorrah never ceases to amuse me.
links for 2007-10-09
October 8, 2007
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Great analysis of Facebook platform’s limitations
links for 2007-09-29
September 28, 2007
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Bill Cinton’s global initiative to get people to do more.
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It’s hard not to empathize with this poor guy. Illegal immigration or not, they took away his $59,000.
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When someone with a feminine username joins your community and you say, “OMG a Woman on the Internet” and “jokingly” ask for naked pics. You are being an asshole…You are the number one reason women are so rare on the Internet.
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Why did John Edwards accept Federal matching funds?
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Too many campaigns get sidetracked and think there is a magic tactic or umbrella issue for capturing the youth vote. Right now that magic tactic seems to be new media tools including Facebook, MySpace, blog posts, text messages and online debates. None of
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This has prompted some people to point out that back in October of last year, Hillary outlined her openness to writing torture exceptions into law in an interview with the Daily News. If you want to hear audio of that interview, Ben Smith has it right her
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Matthews’s post-debate analysis is often colored by his personal views on gender. After an August Democratic presidential forum, Matthews said he was astonished that Clinton said, “I’m your girl.” “It’s post-feminist,” said Matthews. “You
links for 2007-09-22
September 21, 2007
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President Bush is apparently terrified of horses, says former Mexican President Vincente Fox. He recalls Bush “backing away” when offered a ride during a 2001 meeting between the two leaders.
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Hilarious parody of Mac. vs. PC.
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“A girl came up to me after [a College Democrats meeting last night]—she was an Iranian student, an Iranian refugee, and she was near tears. She said, ‘I came to Columbia just for this moment, and I can’t believe the event is closed off before I c
links for 2007-09-21
September 20, 2007
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“For the United States to invade a country and then allow it to be destroyed - against our interests, against their interests - remains one of the more unforgivable acts of governmental negligence in modern times.”
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I really want to read this!
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It’s irrational doves like this that give the anti-war movement a bad name. The black and white moral distinctions made by the writer rival the worst of that kind of thinking coming from the radical right. Radical liberals scare me just as much as radical
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Fast Company sounds off on the “don’t tase me, bro” phenomenon.
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Samantha Bee asks the question, Carrie Bradshaw style.
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Schwarzenegger’s recent upholding of prop 22 forces the gay marriage debate in California into the courts. Some activists are calling for his lesbian chief of staff’s head. Do you think she should resign?
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A bill in Wisconsin would allow emergency workers to refuse emergency contraception to rape survivors if it goes against their religious beliefs.
links for 2007-09-20
September 19, 2007
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Jessica from Feministing found this ridiculous personal ad placed by a Harvard senior. I hope some brilliant woman tricks him, gets a great dress and some shoes out of the deal, and embarrasses him thoroughly at his stupid party.
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This shit is absolutely ridiculous.
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Despite saber-rattling, and the Washington buzz that a strike is coming, the president doesn’t intend to bomb Iran. Cheney may have other ideas.
links for 2007-09-18
September 17, 2007
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A reminder that the war in Iraq may be remembered mostly in our history books for empowering and building America’s first modern mercenary army.
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The former New York Times Mideast Bureau chief warns that the radical Christian right is coming dangerously close to its goal of co-opting the country’s military and law enforcement.
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According to reader Patrick, this show features Blackwater.
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Money quote: “Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., who has long questioned Blackwater’s role in Iraq, said the shootings will likely hurt the U.S. mission to rebuild Iraq and said Congress should consider regulating the industry.” I can’t believe the industry is
links for 2007-09-16
September 15, 2007
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Some interesting facts about Ms. Rice’s personal life have come to light. What a complex woman she is. My knee jerk reaction is to call her a hypocrite. But mostly I just wonder.
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Some kids in Nova Scotia have set off an uproarious cheer in the LBGT blogosphere by wearing pink shirts to school in support of a kid who was bullied for wearing one. Reminds me of Giles saying, “I had no idea that children en masse could be gracious.”
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President Bush’s undoubtedly humbled character as he tries to make the case for “Stay the Course” 2.0 is made all the more pitiable by my present reading material: Bush on the Couch
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I couldn’t agree more with the sentiment, but where’s the clear evidence of a constitutional violation. We need high crimes and misdemeanors here. I’m sure there are many, but do we have enough to move forward?
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Some good points about the reasons and basis for opening impeachment proceedings against Bush and Cheney.
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I plan to delve into this when I get back from Canada tomorrow.
links for 2007-09-15
September 14, 2007
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Conservative scientists play dirty tricks like trying to make evolution look like a controversial theory and presenting “evidence” that children of gay couples are more likely to be sexually abused. Liberal scientists cook the books to make conservatives
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Andrew Sullivan thinks so, and he has evidence.
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One conservative relationship technologist is angry that the Republican campaigns haven’t taken advantage of the “Betray Us” fallout to beef up their e-mail lists. Strategic thinking at its best.
links for 2007-09-14
September 13, 2007
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Rebecca Traister explores how men and women relate in this fall’s new television shows. It paints a startling, ugly picture of the state of the gender gap.
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This goes right against all those dangers of the pill the folks at the Quiverfull movement were citing in their article I linked to a few days ago.
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This site purports to offer straight talk about womens’ sexual health, abortion, birth control and more. But what they don’t say is that it’s run by a pro-life, anti-sex group. We’ve got to teach our teenagers to recognize the lies hidden behind the FLASH
links for 2007-09-13
September 12, 2007
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Neato climbing community pointed out to me by Derek Scruggs of Enthusiast Group. Must make note to join and start participating in this
links for 2007-09-12
September 11, 2007
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The majority of Iraqis feel that their American occupiers are performing badly on almost every metric of making their lives better and more secure.
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An article about the supposed health effects of the pill. Nowhere do they compare them to the health complications of giving birth endlessly — which is the only acceptable choice they advocate for women.
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People are being cruel to Michelle Duggar because she put herself out there and we live in a cruel world. That said, I don’t think she deserves any of it just for choosing to have a zillion kids.
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Über-blogger Jeff Jarvis sounds off on the 9/11 conspiracy theorists peddling their poisonous rhetoric on the streets of New York and the attention that the media gives them.
links for 2007-09-11
September 10, 2007
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This is a really cool artist I discovered on Virb.com
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Is the latest bin Laden video current? Some claim not so much. Check it out.
links for 2007-08-29
August 28, 2007
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Looks like the pro-occupation side of things is finally getting a taste of their own medicine. I remember when the networks were refusing to run messages from the other side of the spectrum.
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Our culture does some really shitty stuff to women, our bodies and our sexuality. It really bothers me.
links for 2007-08-28
August 27, 2007
