Friday, June 17, 2011
Thursday, June 16, 2011
speechless
sometimes i do wonder if it's 1911 or 2011. although there will always be fear and ignorance in the world. always ............... and i'm sorry about that
Bible cited as reason for kicking gay men out of public pool
By David EdwardsActivists in Kentucky are planning a peaceful response after two gay men with developmental and intellectual disabilities were kicked out of a public pool.
A maintenance technician reportedly cited the Bible while telling the two men they couldn't swim at The Pavilion, a government-funded recreational facility in Hazard, Kentucky.
"We own this place and can tell you to leave if we want to," the couple was told, according to the Kentucky Equality Foundation.
"The Pavilion staff immediately entered the pool area and asked my clients and their staff to leave the Pavilion," Mending Hearts Executive Director Shirlyn Perkins recalled. "My staff asked The Pavilion staff why they were being asked to leave, and they were informed that 'gay people' weren't allowed to swim there."
"My staff told this man that what he was trying to do was discrimination. The man stated that what he was doing was in the Bible and he could do it. ...............
whew, JUST in time.............
via
for the swimsuit season and all! (note: it's OPPOSITE of an ad you'd find today. i LOVE it. well not love, but................)
for the swimsuit season and all! (note: it's OPPOSITE of an ad you'd find today. i LOVE it. well not love, but................)
the dalai lama walks into a pizza shop.....................................
what's pizza? no really, the dalai lama walks into a pizza shop..........
ok, i've seen all sorts of negative comments on the interwebs about this interviewer dude. you know what? i'll bet the dalai lama (all full on pizza and what not) thought he kicked arse!
ok, i've seen all sorts of negative comments on the interwebs about this interviewer dude. you know what? i'll bet the dalai lama (all full on pizza and what not) thought he kicked arse!
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Prince Baldwin's leprosy
TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Prince Baldwin's leprosy: "I had never heard this interesting story until encountering it at Beachcombing's Bizarre History Blog : And this brings us to the a rose ga..."
this is so scary
AND more importantly SO UNAMERICAN. we have rules and laws here. we cannot throw them aside just because one belongs to greenpeace or as differing views. it's ok to suspect. it's ok to search. YOU JUST NEED CAUSE AND A WARRANT. if president obama isn't aware of what's going on, someone MUST educate him. if he IS aware and accepts this, really, i shall never ever vote for him again
FBI to Expand Domestic Surveillance Powers As Details Emerge of Its Spy Campaign Targeting Activists
AMY GOODMAN: Civil liberties advocates are raising alarm over news that the FBI is giving agents more leeway to conduct domestic surveillance. According to the New York Times, new guidelines will allow FBI agents to investigate people and organizations "proactively" without firm evidence for suspecting criminal activity. The new rules will free up agents to infiltrate organizations, search household trash, use surveillance teams, search databases, conduct lie detector tests, even without suspicion of any wrongdoing.The revised guidelines come as the FBI’s existing practices have already come under wide scrutiny. Last month, the New York Times revealed a number of new revelations against activists targeted by domestic spying. One of those activists is 44-year-old Scott Crow, an Austin, Texas resident, self-proclaimed anarchist. He has just learned he was targeted by the FBI from 2001 until at least 2008. ..................
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
me last evening before retiring
To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life. W. Somerset Maugham
Clementina Maude, 1863 by Lady Clementina Hawarden
uh oh
once again we just DO NOT pay attention. sure, crotch shots are great gossip (although i prefer to talk about knitting, beading, crafting, animals, vodka and my pool boy raul) BUT we're turning into sheep (no pun intended)
let's take a hint from bill moyers and REPORT THE FUCKING NEWS (he didn't use those exact words mind you, i took the liberty of paraphrasing)
BY MICHAEL WINSHIP
AP/Jacquelyn Martinpic of TWO EFFING SCARY WHITE PEOPLE: Newt and Callista Gingrich
let's take a hint from bill moyers and REPORT THE FUCKING NEWS (he didn't use those exact words mind you, i took the liberty of paraphrasing)
Secret cash: The worst political scandal of all
A constitutional amendment may be our only prayer for stopping the total usurpation of government by Big Business
.................Only in my case, it’s give me a scandal, any scandal, and I’ll show you how the corrosive influence of money on politics is at its root and makes what’s bad even worse (okay, maybe not in the case of Anthony Weiner -- yet). It’s not an especially effective party trick, I know, unless you’re at a really dreary policy wonk picnic, but you work with what you’ve got.
John Edwards’ illegitimate child? The legal case being built against the freshly indicted former presidential candidate isn’t about paternity or custody or any of that kind of stuff, but revolves around felony campaign finance charges; whether or not two wealthy backers -- his now deceased fundraising chair Frederick Baron and 100-year-old heiress Rachel "Bunny" Mellon -- provided hundreds of thousands in contributions that in reality paid for the hiding of Edwards' mistress, Rielle Hunter, and their baby.
Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista’s big fat, revolving, no interest credit account at Tiffany's? It might be tin-eared and wrong for someone who purports to be a fiscal conservative and a man of the people to throw around big bucks for expensive bling, but that ain’t necessarily the scandal. Look a little deeper. On May 24, Jeff Stein of The Washington Post blog "Spy Talk" reported:
"At the same time Tiffany & Co. was extending Callista (Bisek) Gingrich a virtual interest-free loan of tens of thousands of dollars, the diamond and silverware firm was spending big bucks to influence mining policy in Congress and in agencies over which the House Agriculture Committee -- where she worked -- had jurisdiction, official records show."....................
AP/Jacquelyn Martinpic of TWO EFFING SCARY WHITE PEOPLE: Newt and Callista Gingrich
it's a damn preservative
how COULD it be safe? (and by preservative i don't mean like salt or ascorbic acid)
transcript at the democracy now link below
The government has added formaldehyde to a list of known carcinogens, despite years of lobbying by the chemical industry. Formaldehyde is found in plastics and often used in plywood, particle board, mortuaries and hair salons. The government also said Friday that styrene, which is used in boats, bathtubs and in disposable foam plastic cups and plates, may cause cancer. The conservative billionaire Koch brothers have led the lobbying effort against labeling formaldehyde as a carcinogen. Georgia-Pacific, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, is one of the country’s top producers of formaldehyde. We get reaction from longtime consumer advocate Ralph Nader. ........
transcript at the democracy now link below
Ralph Nader: Koch Brothers Led Fight to Defend Formaldehyde Despite Carcinogenic Evidence
Monday, June 13, 2011
Sunday, June 12, 2011
because it's ALWAYS our fault
we ask for it because we dress like sluts. just like THIS woman did and this woman and this woman. oh i could go on and on and on. there are SO many of us sluts out there............
Global ‘Slut Walk’ hits London streets | The Raw Story
LONDON (AFP) – Thousands of women took part in a so-called "Slut Walk" in London, insisting that they should be able to wear as much or as little as they like without facing sexual harassment by men.
The colourful march on Saturday saw most people wearing everyday clothing but some wore provocative outfits as they marched on London's central Trafalgar Square.
Slut Walk was first held in Toronto earlier this year after a police officer caused outrage by stating that "women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimised" during a speech to university students..............
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