January 2011
52 posts
Republican bill to redefine rape and abortion...
Rape is only really rape if it involves force. So says the new House Republican majority as it now moves to change abortion law.
For years, federal laws restricting the use of government funds to pay for abortions have included exemptions for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest. (Another exemption covers pregnancies that could endanger the life of the woman.) But the “No Taxpayer...
Uganda's Minister of Ethics and Integrity:...
Uganda has a bill currently being seriously considered by Parliament which would allow for the execution of homosexuals under certain circumstances (previous convictions for homosexuality, are HIV+, or commit homosexual acts with people under 18).
Two days ago, David Kato, one of the leading gay activists in Uganda was beaten to death with a hammer while in his home. The newspaper below ran a...
Universe: Y U No Understandable?
Q: With the close relationship between time and the speed of light, does that mean that time actually stands still for a photon?
A: That’s exactly what it means.
More specifically, in the reference frame of a photon, all distances parallel to the direction of propagation are contracted to exactly zero. Which means the photon is emitted and absorbed at the same moment, and the...
OMG BITCH MAGAZINE BLOGGED ABOUT THE DOCUMENTARY →
riotsnotdiets:
tangledupinlace:
I just got a bunch of messages about this and I am too stunned. This is WILD!!!
Thank you for the heads up everyone!!! xoxoxoxo
Okay, I might be crying. Just a little bit. Tears of joy. <3 <3 <3
Outstanding and amazing!
Patrick Wolf - “The Magic Position”
So...
hungryfreaksdaddy:
Portal - Still Alive
This...
"On seeing the 100% perfect girl one beautiful...
riotsnotdiets:
(this is my favorite short story of all time.)
by Haruki Murakami
One beautiful April morning, on a narrow side street in Tokyo’s fashionable Harujuku neighborhood, I walked past the 100% perfect girl.
Tell you the truth, she’s not that good-looking. She doesn’t stand out in any way. Her clothes are nothing special. The back of her hair is still bent out of shape from sleep....
“There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older...”
– David Foster Wallace
Miike Snow - “Animal”
There was a...
“You know who else did things at the last minute? MacGyver.”
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the best...
Chick-fil-A Partners With Rabid Anti-Gay Group →
You might like the tasty pickles that they put on their chicken sandwiches, but if you’re eating at Chick-fil-A, you’re also eating at an establishment that partners with some of the most ferocious anti-gay groups around.
Take a look at an event scheduled for February 2011, co-sponsored by Chick-fil-A and the Pennsylvania Family Institute, the leading anti-gay group in the...
