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* Pennsylvania has a "Voter's Hall of fame" honoring people who have voted in 50 consecutive elections. About a quarter of them just lost the right to vote along with 10% of all voters as part of the Republican voter suppression drive which lawmakers say is specifically for the purpose of "delivering the State to Romney." (They have filed court papers saying that there is no in person voter fraud and given speeches bragging about the above. This is all matter of record, look it up). Meanwhile, in Iowa, they are purging voter roles 3 months before the November election without public input, over sight, or evidence that it's necessary. At the same time in Ohio, they are "correcting" the fair and efficient election system by cutting down early voting in only Democratic counties but not in Republican ones. If you are curious, the Republican argument is that fair elections are too expensive sand the fix for this is to make it harder for Democrats to vote than it is for Republicans.) Riiiiight. (In my head, I hear that line from Evita, “So inconvenient, having to get a majority.”) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#48621094

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* Delhi Charter School is requiring girls to study from home if they get pregnant and any girl suspected of being pregnant is being subjected to medical exams against her will. Republicans: government so big it can be shoved in the vaginas of underage girls without their consent. Remember my long list of why charter schools are bad? I'm adding this to the list: http://news.yahoo.com/aclu-targets-anti-pregnancy-rule-la-school-002944071.html

"The system used at Delhi Charter School is quite unusual and punishing to the young lady; however the young man can strut along, continue in school and compete in or participate in all extracurricular activities," he said. "However, the pregnant young lady is not only excluded from all of these activities, but also must be home-schooled instead of having the privilege of attending school."

* I managed to electrocute myself cleaning a 20 gallon. I threw out the offending heater. Now I need to add another aqua heater to the shopping list. I still haven't spotted the second suckermouth, so I can't check it, but none of the other fish were hurt. The oto is still rather more active than I'm used to, but its gills look okay, so I'm just going to keep an eye on it. There's still no platys fry at all. Fingers crossed for next month. I found the suckermouth dead in the office tank. I'm now worried the blue platys girls are sick rather than pregnant. I don't want to lose my blue girls.

* Olympics Day 11( Spoilers: )

* I fully endorse this rant about Olympi coverage: http://gofugyourself.com/fab-and-yes-the-olympics-rhythmic-gymnastics-08-2012/olympics-day-13-gymnastics-rhythmic-11

* "From Basic to Bedazzled, a Look Back at the Evolution of Gymnastics Style:" http://fashionista.com/2012/08/the-evolution-of-gymnastics-style-from-the-cold-war-to-the-kardashians/

* The Bourne Legacy: ( Mild spoilers such as you've likely picked up from the trailer: )

* I can't imagine living like this voluntarily: http://curbed.com/archives/2012/08/08/check-mate.php

* O.o: http://www.asofterworld.com/index.php?id=850

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* Pennsylvania has a "Voter's Hall of fame" honoring people who have voted in 50 consecutive elections. About a quarter of them just lost the right to vote along with 10% of all voters as part of the Republican voter suppression drive which lawmakers say is specifically for the purpose of "delivering the State to Romney." (They have filed court papers saying that there is no in person voter fraud and given speeches bragging about the above. This is all matter of record, look it up). Meanwhile, in Iowa, they are purging voter roles 3 months before the November election without public input, over sight, or evidence that it's necessary. At the same time in Ohio, they are "correcting" the fair and efficient election system by cutting down early voting in only Democratic counties but not in Republican ones. If you are curious, the Republican argument is that fair elections are too expensive sand the fix for this is to make it harder for Democrats to vote than it is for Republicans.) Riiiiight. (In my head, I hear that line from Evita, “So inconvenient, having to get a majority.”) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#48621094

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* Delhi Charter School is requiring girls to study from home if they get pregnant and any girl suspected of being pregnant is being subjected to medical exams against her will. Republicans: government so big it can be shoved in the vaginas of underage girls without their consent. Remember my long list of why charter schools are bad? I'm adding this to the list: http://news.yahoo.com/aclu-targets-anti-pregnancy-rule-la-school-002944071.html

"The system used at Delhi Charter School is quite unusual and punishing to the young lady; however the young man can strut along, continue in school and compete in or participate in all extracurricular activities," he said. "However, the pregnant young lady is not only excluded from all of these activities, but also must be home-schooled instead of having the privilege of attending school."

* I managed to electrocute myself cleaning a 20 gallon. I threw out the offending heater. Now I need to add another aqua heater to the shopping list. I still haven't spotted the second suckermouth, so I can't check it, but none of the other fish were hurt. The oto is still rather more active than I'm used to, but its gills look okay, so I'm just going to keep an eye on it. There's still no platys fry at all. Fingers crossed for next month. I found the suckermouth dead in the office tank. I'm now worried the blue platys girls are sick rather than pregnant. I don't want to lose my blue girls.

* Olympics Day 11( Spoilers: )

* I fully endorse this rant about Olympic coverage: http://gofugyourself.com/fab-and-yes-the-olympics-rhythmic-gymnastics-08-2012/olympics-day-13-gymnastics-rhythmic-11

* "From Basic to Bedazzled, a Look Back at the Evolution of Gymnastics Style:" http://fashionista.com/2012/08/the-evolution-of-gymnastics-style-from-the-cold-war-to-the-kardashians/

* The Bourne Legacy: ( Mild spoilers such as you've likely picked up from the trailer: )

* I can't imagine living like this voluntarily: http://curbed.com/archives/2012/08/08/check-mate.php

* O.o: http://www.asofterworld.com/index.php?id=850

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I just saw a breaking news naming Paul "Lets get rid of social security to pay for even more bonus tax cuts for the rich" Ryan as Mitt Romney's VP pick. Yuck. Looks like the .01% is really doubling down on the class warefare against the rest of us. Normally campaigning on making grandma homeless and starving and without access to health care would be ballot box poison, but the Republicans have disenfranchised so many of the elderly, I'm guessing they are betting that votor suppression has insulated them from the third rail of American politics. Let's hope that's not the case as the scale of misery involved in turfing all the retirees who aren't rich out of their apartments and facilities is going to take us to a whole other level of terrible. I am hard put to think of anything more damaging to the economy than taking all that money out of circulation and squirreling it away in Swiss Bank accounts too. After all, social security checks are currently worth 1.80 of economic activity for every dollar in them, while tax cuts for billionaires are worth .30 for every dollar wasted on them. We are talking full blown Great Depression with job losses to dwarf the Bush Recession on top of massive public sector firings Ryan's budget also requires, and of course the strain the massive homelessness they are planning to create directly and on purpose. I'm not convinced our country could recover from the damage a Romney/Ryan presidancy will do in our lifetimes if at all.

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I just saw a breaking news naming Paul "Lets get rid of social security to pay for even more bonus tax cuts for the rich" Ryan as Mitt Romney's VP pick. Yuck. Looks like the .01% is really doubling down on the class warefare against the rest of us. Normally campaigning on making grandma homeless and starving and without access to health care would be ballot box poison, but the Republicans have disenfranchised so many of the elderly, I'm guessing they are betting that votor suppression has insulated them from the third rail of American politics. Let's hope that's not the case as the scale of misery involved in turfing all the retirees who aren't rich out of their apartments and facilities is going to take us to a whole other level of terrible. I am hard put to think of anything more damaging to the economy than taking all that money out of circulation and squirreling it away in Swiss Bank accounts too. After all, social security checks are currently worth 1.80 of economic activity for every dollar in them, while tax cuts for billionaires are worth .30 for every dollar wasted on them. We are talking full blown Great Depression with job losses to dwarf the Bush Recession on top of massive public sector firings Ryan's budget also requires, and of course the strain the massive homelessness they are planning to create directly and on purpose. I'm not convinced our country could recover from the damage a Romney/Ryan presidancy will do in our lifetimes if at all.