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You are viewing the most recent 10 entries May 6th, 2012:
Saw these guys perform at the Lost Church last night and thoroughly enjoyed them. Sort of Southwestern Gothic? If you get a chance to see them I suggest you do. Here's their bandcamp, for just a small taste. April 9th, 2012:
I need to get out more - I could have sworn I had social skills once. Besides the shallow 5 minute conversation, I mean. I can fake that with the best of them. February 22nd, 2012January 30th, 2012:
Holy crap, I have access to a lot of online libraries through Stnford. Amazing what you can find out when looking for other things. If you're paying attention, of course... November 1st, 2011: Interview with Joseph Matheny on Other World Radio Totally fun to listen to most particularly if you have an interest with some of the counter culture history of the internet and multimedia (and mail art and all that other fun stuff). And also if you ever checked out the Ong's Hat. mp3 link October 14th, 2011: Mississippi Personhood Amendment Originally posted by james_nicoll at Mississippi Personhood AmendmentOriginally posted by soldiergrrrl at Mississippi Personhood AmendmentOriginally posted by twbasketcaseat Mississippi Personhood AmendmentOriginally posted by gabrielleabelleat Mississippi Personhood AmendmentOkay, so I don't usually do this, but this is an issue near and dear to me and this is getting Mississippi is voting on November 8th on whether to pass Amendment 26, the "Personhood Amendment". This amendment would grant fertilized eggs and fetuses personhood status. Putting aside the contentious issue of abortion, this would effectively outlaw birth control and criminalize women who have miscarriages. This is not a good thing. Jackson Women's Health Organization is the only place women can get abortions in the entire state, and they are trying to launch a grassroots movement against this amendment. This doesn't just apply to Mississippi, though, as Personhood USA, the group that introduced this amendment, is trying to introduce identical amendments in all 50 states. What's more, in Mississippi, this amendment is expected to pass. It even has Mississippi Democrats, including the Attorney General, Jim Hood, backing it. The reason I'm posting this here is because I made a meager donation to the Jackson Women's Health Organization this morning, and I received a personal email back hours later - on a Sunday - thanking me and noting that I'm one of the first "outside" people to contribute. So if you sometimes pass on political action because you figure that enough other people will do something to make a difference, make an exception on this one. My RSS reader is near silent on this amendment. I only found out about it through a feminist blog. The mainstream media is not reporting on it. If there is ever a time to donate or send a letter in protest, this would be it. What to do? - Read up on it. Wake Up, Mississippi is the home of the grassroots effort to fight this amendment. Daily Kos also has a thorough story on it. - If you can afford it, you can donate at the site's link. - You can contact the Democratic National Committee to see why more of our representatives aren't speaking out against this. - Like this Facebook page to help spread awareness. October 12th, 2011October 5th, 2011: A whole collection of #occupywallstreet stuff It's on Scribd I don't particularly care whether you think the protesters are misguided or not, and dismissing them as "fringe" misses the point (and is inaccurate based on some of the articles I've read. Not FNN or WSJ, of course...but others with a different agenda and slant). The point is they are out there risking being pepper sprayed, manhandled and arrested because they think what the banks and investment management businesses and all the rest have done with the bailout money (and continuing to do, btw) is bullshit, and I think they're right. Is everyone out there on the same page? No...but with a crowd that size who really expects them to be? Tags: occupywallstreet September 29th, 2011: Just because it needs to be spread around... An excellent bit of op-ed on the manner in which the police brutality at #occupywallstreet is more of the same, and isn't going to change without a *huge* outcry from the media...or a huge protest (demonstration/letters) to the Mayor. Not just in NY, but everywhere in the US. Tags: occupywallstreet, police brutality, video August 19th, 2011: Interesting There are now two social networks being built out there by people who believe the both Facebook and G+ Done It Wrong...they are Diaspora (https://joindiaspora.com/) and Unthink (http://www.unthink.com/home/invite?ret I've been wondering just how long it would be before Google decided to start acting like the bully on the beach...time to make someplace else my primary, I guess. Tags: "don't be evil - ha!", social media |
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