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239. Thought

OF Equality - As if it harm’d me, giving others the same chances and rights as myself - As if it were not indispensable to my own rights that others possess the same.

-- Leaves of Grass, Walt Whitman

Signs of Advanced Mathematics in Medieval Structures - Islamic mosaic tile designs appear to be based on quasi crystal math, which was not understood by modern scientists until three decades ago. The geometric tiles are arranged in predictable ways to create a pattern that never repeats. Dude.

Oldest Solar Observatory in the Americas - The ( Read more... )

President Bush has yet again proposed drastic cuts to NPR and PBS. Similar cuts have been blocked in the past, but enough is enough. With the new Congress, we can make sure this never happens again. We need Congress to protect and save NPR and PBS once and for all.

Sign the MoveOn.org Petition.

This is the Democratic Party, people, even if they don't know it yet. Populist economics and smart security. Thank god. Get on board. ( Senator Jim Webb's State of the Union Rebuttal )

Pelosi: Women Bask in New Speaker's Shining Moment

Migiro: UN Gets First Female Deputy Chief

Oh yeah, we're taking over. Better watch out fellas!

So, I'm all flipped out about the Port Authority's Proposed Fare and Service Changes for 2007. They're looking at cutting 124 of the existing 213 weekday routes and 400 jobs. The impact for me includes cutting the 500, 51B, 51D, 51G, and 28X routes entirely. Not to mention a $0.75 fare hike that will increase a monthly bus pass to $90. I'm ( Read more... )

CANCER - I predict that you won't punch out Paris Hilton in a bar in 2007. Nor will you buy your own Lear jet, train to be a Shaolin Kung Fu monk, or get a clip-on nose ring. Leather chaps? I bet you won't wear them even once, nor will you sneak into your old high school at night and spray-paint obscenities on the walls. In the coming year, you ( Read more... )

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Why Mommy is a Democrat


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SA same-sex marriage law signed
30.November.2006, BBC News OnlineSouth Africa's Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka has signed the Civil Union Act which gives same-sex couples the right to marry. South Africa will be the first African country where gay people can wed when the law comes into force on Friday ( Read more... )