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gwydion* TW: Rape, Rape Culture. A judge in the sex crimes court in India acquitted a man of rape because he offered to marry her before he forced her. It is the 21st century and this man is give the job of judging rape cases.
* Police in Cambodia opened fire on workers for daring to demand a minimum monthly wage of $160.00. Four are dead, and it looks like the strike is broken.
* Things are seriously crumbling in Iraq. The fact that it was expected doesn't make it any less horrible.
* Rumor Control: It turns out that reports of Kim Jong-un feeding his naked uncle to dogs originated in the Chinese equivalent of the Onion. A satirical post on a humor blog got picked up accidentally by a legitimate news source and it spread from there.
* House Republicans are so lazy that they plan to only work 112 days this year.
* Every time I hear Republicans demanding the States use their "right of nullification" I picture President Lincoln sinning in his grave. How is it possible that so many Republicans of all people have never heard of the Civil war?
* It turns out I'm not the only one who disagrees with Rand Paul's fantasy that making people homeless "is doing them a favor" by somehow making it easier and not harder to find a job. ":"
* Congratulations to extremely qualified Janet Yellen on the occasion of her appointment to the Federal Reserve.
* "The Rich Think Theyre Superior. Thats Deluded and Dangerous.:" http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2014/01/social_darwinism_and_class_essentialism_the_rich_think_they_are_superior.html?google_editors_picks=true
* "Papa John's, Applebee's And Others Pay Huge Price For Anti-Obamacare Politicking:" http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2012/12/04/papa-johns-applebees-and-others-pay-huge-price-for-anti-obamacare-politicking/
* "Climate Change Deniers Cite Snowstorm, Are Completely Wrong:" http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/climate_desk/2014/01/climate_change_deniers_cite_snowstorm_debunking_donald_trump_et_al.html
* Long Time Readers know how I feel about WWI. While I consider aspects of the Blackadder series as a whole to be problematic, "Blackadder Goes Forth" remains an incredibly powerful and important piece of television and I still get shivers thinking of the final shot of the final episode. I am completely in agreement with the author of this piece about WWI, the Blackadder Goes Forth, and the sort of attitude Mr. Gove exhibits. "Michael Gove, stuff your patriotism, honour and courage.:" http://www.sparkindarkness.com/2014/01/michael-gove-stuff-your-patriotism.html
* "Gay Marriage Opponents Call For Uprising In Utah:" http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/utah-same-sex-marriage-opponents-call-for-uprising
* "UH-Downtown Gender Neutral Bathroom Proposal Up For Vote:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2014/01/uh-downtown-gender-neutral-bathroom.html
* Police in Cambodia opened fire on workers for daring to demand a minimum monthly wage of $160.00. Four are dead, and it looks like the strike is broken.
* Things are seriously crumbling in Iraq. The fact that it was expected doesn't make it any less horrible.
* Rumor Control: It turns out that reports of Kim Jong-un feeding his naked uncle to dogs originated in the Chinese equivalent of the Onion. A satirical post on a humor blog got picked up accidentally by a legitimate news source and it spread from there.
* House Republicans are so lazy that they plan to only work 112 days this year.
* Every time I hear Republicans demanding the States use their "right of nullification" I picture President Lincoln sinning in his grave. How is it possible that so many Republicans of all people have never heard of the Civil war?
* It turns out I'm not the only one who disagrees with Rand Paul's fantasy that making people homeless "is doing them a favor" by somehow making it easier and not harder to find a job. ":"
* Congratulations to extremely qualified Janet Yellen on the occasion of her appointment to the Federal Reserve.
* "The Rich Think Theyre Superior. Thats Deluded and Dangerous.:" http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2014/01/social_darwinism_and_class_essentialism_the_rich_think_they_are_superior.html?google_editors_picks=true
* "Papa John's, Applebee's And Others Pay Huge Price For Anti-Obamacare Politicking:" http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2012/12/04/papa-johns-applebees-and-others-pay-huge-price-for-anti-obamacare-politicking/
* "Climate Change Deniers Cite Snowstorm, Are Completely Wrong:" http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/climate_desk/2014/01/climate_change_deniers_cite_snowstorm_debunking_donald_trump_et_al.html
* Long Time Readers know how I feel about WWI. While I consider aspects of the Blackadder series as a whole to be problematic, "Blackadder Goes Forth" remains an incredibly powerful and important piece of television and I still get shivers thinking of the final shot of the final episode. I am completely in agreement with the author of this piece about WWI, the Blackadder Goes Forth, and the sort of attitude Mr. Gove exhibits. "Michael Gove, stuff your patriotism, honour and courage.:" http://www.sparkindarkness.com/2014/01/michael-gove-stuff-your-patriotism.html
* "Gay Marriage Opponents Call For Uprising In Utah:" http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/utah-same-sex-marriage-opponents-call-for-uprising
* "UH-Downtown Gender Neutral Bathroom Proposal Up For Vote:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2014/01/uh-downtown-gender-neutral-bathroom.html
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