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Spirit Day...
The "It Gets Better" Project is promoting a "Spirit Day" tomorrow: wear purple on Thursday to show support for LGBT youth. More info here:
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Just because you're a medievalist doesn't mean you've gotta have medieval biases...
The SCA is moving forward in changing its rules to allow same-sex couples in ruling positions (crowned heads of Kingdoms and Baronies). The Board of DIrectors ("BoD") ruled, after a petition from the populace of Gyldenholt (mundanely Orange County, California, one of the more conservative urban areas in the state) that there's *nothing* in the " ( Read more... ) -
Take THAT, "Tea Party"!
Eugene had its first "Occupy Wall Street" solidarity demonstration today. Turns out the local B.ofA. branch that does mortgages is the one about 5 blocks from where I live. With about three hours' notice, we had over 100 people there with signs, loudspeakers, etc ( Read more... ) -
Political common sense online!
...from a commenter called "tra", responding to this article:
http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/09/moveonorg-takes-on-let-him-die-cheer-with-hard-hitting-campaign-video.php
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So, what does "Bail" mean to you?
Two American hikers, who've been imprisoned in Iran for two years, are finally free. They were freed after $1mil. total "bail" was paid to Iran, according to news reports ( Read more... ) -
LJ political SPAMmers?
I've been noticing that, every time I make a "political" post (the anti-"Citizens United" protest, discussing the morder of Dr. Tiller by an anti-choice terrorist, etc.), that post gets random SPAM (usually in non-English fonts and with SPAM-site links). If I'm talking about "fan stuff" or personal-life stuff, no SPAM ( Read more... ) -
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Sometimes I really wonder about NetFlix...
"Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical
Because you enjoyed: Firefly: The Complete Series, Chicago, Doctor Who." -
Potter'verse Bartender's Guide...
http://www.buzzfeed.com/fjelstud/20-alcoholic-beverages-inspired-by-the-harry-potte
Some of these sound pretty good... :-) -
WTF, EFN?
Apparently, something went wrong with my e-mail account auto-pay. Unfortunately, instead of TELLING me that I owed 'em money, EFN "suspended" my e-mail account this afternoon at 2pm, so incoming mail was "bouncing" until I noticed that I couldn't log in and called Tech Support a bit before 9pm. Now the messages should be going into my box, but I ( Read more... )