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* "Parents Reportedly Throwing ‘Measles Parties’ To Infect Their Unvaccinated Kids:" http://thinkprogress.org/health/2015/02/09/3621020/measles-parties-california/

* "I’m Autistic, And Believe Me, It’s A Lot Better Than Measles:" https://medium.com/the-archipelago/im-autistic-and-believe-me-its-a-lot-better-than-measles-78cb039f4bea

* "I'm an Anti-Braker:" http://seananmcguire.tumblr.com/post/110451381855/im-an-anti-braker#notes

* "Public transportation barriers help maintain inequality:"

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* "Why millions of Americans cannot vote:"

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* "Betsy Hodges pushes for better community policing:"

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* "“Fascism is rising in America”: The Koch brothers and democracy’s dispiriting demise:" http://www.salon.com/2015/02/08/fascism_is_rising_in_america_the_koch_brothers_and_the_painful_demise_of_democracy_partner/

* "The ocean is broken:" http://www.theherald.com.au/story/1848433/the-ocean-is-broken/

* "California Authorizes Oilfield Dumping into Drinking Water:" http://earthfirstjournal.org/newswire/2015/02/08/california-authorizes-oilfield-dumping-into-drinking-water/

* "1937-1938: Portraits of African-American former slaves:" http://mashable.com/2015/01/31/former-slaves-photos-united-states/?utm_cid=mash-com-Tw-main-link

* "How Black History Month came to be:"

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* "Michaela DePrince: ‘There are practically no black dancers in ballet, so I need to speak out’:" http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/feb/08/michaela-deprince-ballet-memoir-sierra-leone

* "Same-Sex Couples Begin Marrying In Alabama After U.S. Supreme Court Action:" http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/us-supreme-court-denies-stay-in-alabama-same-sex-marriage-ca#.bxYAzwRdak

* Dear CNN, People who are not gender fluid or one of the other very specific non-binary identities don't "change gender." Some people do transition. Some even have "Gender Confirmation surgery." The phrase "change gender" implies that a person was one gender and the transition changes them to a different gender. From the context, what you mean is "change gender presentation to match their actual gender" or "transition." "Transition" would be shorter and more accurate. Why not use that if you must, but I don't think you should be speculating about this at all absent a coming out announcement, so fuck you all around.

* "'Penis-shaped' Toronto bus station map removed by transit officials after going viral:" http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2015/02/penis-shaped-toronto-bus-station-map-removed-by-transit-officials-after-going-viral.html

* "Fairy Tales are NOT all straight white heroes and Women Sans Agency! I swear!:" http://seananmcguire.tumblr.com/post/110595604025/fairy-tales-are-not-all-straight-white-heroes-and

* Bias in Libraries: http://seananmcguire.tumblr.com/post/110461798600/i-find-the-position-because-we-dont-have-x#notes

* This. "The Walking Dead, Season Five, Episode Nine: What Happened and What's Going On:" http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2015/02/the-walking-dead-season-five-episode.html

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* The Brian Williams thing is sad. I suspect the raconteur took over from the newsman in less formal settings and memory is a malleable thing over time. I liked him on talk shows, where he had a dry sense of humor I admire. It is disappointing that he did this thing and that it casts doubt on a career's worth of reporting.

* We have done 80% of the bombing against ISIL, I am confused as to how that constitutes less than Jordon is doing, but FOX News tells me it is true. Can we fire all the news casters who lie outright and repeatedly and not just (maybe) Brian Williams? (I know it's a six month's suspension, but I suspect he is done as a news anchor).

* "Evidence of Norse smelting in Canada:" http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-30384038

* "Yes, Syphilis Sailed the Ocean Blue:" http://www.livescience.com/49076-yes-syphilis-sailed-the-ocean-blue.html

* "Early humans single-handedly nudged out New Zealand megafauna:" http://phys.org/news/2014-12-early-humans-single-handedly-nudged-zealand.html

* "What Was in "Cantarella," The Borgia's Famous Poison?:" http://io9.com/what-was-in-cantarella-the-borgias-famous-poison-1668857273

* "Historic Bridge Within a Bridge Uncovered in Parramatta:" http://sourceable.net/historic-bridge-within-a-bridge-uncovered-in-parramatta/#

* "Just how big should the codpieces in Wolf Hall be?" http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/dec/12/wolf-hall-film-codpieces-status-sex

* Jon Stewart's leaving is heart breaking, but not surprising. That's an awfully long time to be doing a job like this and he has been expressing other interests lately. I'd love to see Jessica Williams, W. Kamau Bell, or Wyatt Cynac get the show, but I'm not holding my breathe.

* I admit, it's been a long time since I was young, but it seems to me an anti-smoking campaign that makes smoking look like a really cool movie or video game is likely to have the opposite effect to that intended.

* I may be done with 12 Monkeys. All of this plus the sloooow pacing is why "12 Monkeys, Season One, Episode Four: Atari:" http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2015/02/12-monkeys-season-one-episode-four-atari.html

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