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Nytimes.com/2022/11/14/health/puberty-blockers-transgender + ('''«'''Puberty blockers can ease transgender youths’ anguish and buy time to weigh options. But concerns are growing about long-term physical effects and other consequences.'''»''' A bit of [[think of the children]] scaremongering from your friendly neighborhood newspaper.g from your friendly neighborhood newspaper.)
Thenation.com/article/politics/rfk-jr-vaccine-disinformation + ('''«'''I’ve come to believe I have a responsibility to write about [[Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.|Kennedy]] because of my own shameful role in sending his [[autism vaccination theory|toxic vaccine views]] into public discourse: I was the ''[[Salon.com|Salon]]'' editor, in partnership with ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', who 18 years ago published his mendacious, error-ridden piece on how thimerosal in childhood vaccines supposedly led to a rise in autism, and how public health officials covered it up. From the day “[[Rollingstone.com/politics/story/7395411/deadly immunity|Deadly Immunity]]” went up on [[Salon.com]], we were besieged by scientists and advocates showing how Kennedy had misunderstood, incorrectly cited, and perhaps even falsified data. Some of his sources turned out to be known crackpots.'''»'''n crackpots.'''»''')
Wweek.com/news/city/2022/10/13/mayor-will-announce-plan-to-ban-unsanctioned-camping-across-portland-build-500-person-homeless-campuses + ('''«'''Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler plans next week to announce a sweeping strategy to ban unsanctioned camping across the city and build three massive sanctioned camping areas, called "campuses," each with capacity for 500 people. [..] Each campus would be divided into four camps with a 125-person capacity.'''»''' '''«'''The city will seek to hire an outside contractor to run the three campuses.'''»'''to run the three campuses.'''»''')
2014/04/24/GOP can't even win the healthcare argument in the South + ('''«'''As new polling from the ''[[New York Times]]'' and the [[Kaiser Family Foundation]] suggests, even in the [[US/deep South|deep South]], voters aren't actually buying what [[US Republican Party|Republicans]] are selling on health care.'''»''' selling on health care.'''»''')
2010-05-05 Sex, Lies and Oil Spills + ('''«'''A common spin in the [[right wing]] coverage of [[2010-04-20 Deepwater Horizon oil spill|BP's oil spill]] is a gleeful suggestion that the gulf blowout is [[Barack Obama|Obama]]'s [[Response to Hurricane Katrina|Katrina]]. .. In truth, culpability for the disaster can more accurately be laid at the [[Bush-Cheney administration|Bush Administration]]'s doorstep.'''»'''[Bush-Cheney administration|Bush Administration]]'s doorstep.'''»''')
Dispatch.com/story/news/local/2022/12/03/royal-oak-school-drag-storytime-canceled-proud-boys-protest-columbus/69691753007 + ('''«'''The Red Oak Community School canceled its [[2022/12/03/Holi-drag cancellation|Holi-drag storytime]] Saturday morning following promises of protest from the [[Proud Boys]] and what school officials described as only a "casual, distant acknowledgement" of the event from [[police]]. / The [[US/OH/Columbus/police|Columbus Division of Police]] and city officials, however, said they'd been in communication with organizers since they'd learned about the event weeks ago.'''»''' These two accounts do not actually contradict each other, though the wording implies that they do. Later in the article, though, police statements directly contradict what the school said about who first contacted whom. school said about who first contacted whom.)
Rollingstone.com/politics/story/7395411/deadly immunity + ('''«'''[[Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.]] investigates the government cover-up of a mercury/autism scandal'''»''')
2024/01/30/14:49 + ('''«'''Despite North Carolina slowly injuring itself by trying to eliminate oil, coal, and natural gas as energy sources, the scientific basis for “net zero” (the complete elimination of fossil-fuel usage) is based more on "general agreement" than hard data.'''»'''reement" than hard data.'''»''')
2014/04/10/House passes GOP budget plan despite bipartisan opposition + ('''«'''Because federal spending levels for this fiscal year and the next are already set, there was no practical reason for House Budget Committee Chairman [[Paul Ryan]] (R-Wis.) to unveil a budget blueprint last week. Indeed, since it'll never be approved by the Democratic Senate, the mere introduction of the plan was an obviously political exercise – more a statement than an attempt at governing.'''»'''empt at governing.'''»''')
Assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/armed-fascist-group-terrorizes-church-shuts-down-youth-story-hour + ('''«'''Armed fascists successfully intimidated a church in Ohio into cancelling a [[drag queen event|Drag Queen Story Hour event]] yesterday. A group of masked fascists paraded in paramilitary style chanting “Life, Liberty, Victory” while others wore camouflage and military gear. Many openly carried long guns, and protest signs accused organizers and participants of this costume, dance, and story-reading event of child abuse. Terrorized participants were forced to make the call to cancel in light of lackluster [[police]] involvement in security and fears from performers that they would not be safe.'''»''' they would not be safe.'''»''')
2014/07/22/Appeals court swings a sledgehammer at the ACA + ('''«'''There's one last court case that we've been following that, in theory, could still destroy much of [[Obamacare|the federal health care system]]. At a distance, it's a genuinely ridiculous case, but as [http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/dc-circuit-obamacare-subsidies Adam Serwer reports] this morning, its absurdity didn't stop Republican-appointed judges from making the wrong call this morning.'''»'''wrong call this morning.'''»''')
2022/02/04/SF basic income pilot + ('''«'''The group predicted that the money would help reduce stress and improve food security, and it did. But two-thirds of the people who were unhoused when the pilot began also now have permanent housing. (The number has grown since the program first ended, when only a third had moved into new housing.)'''»''' This was quite unexpected.;/span>'''»''' This was quite unexpected.)
Assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/nyt-investigation-finds-concerns-about-puberty-blockers-for-trans-youth + ('''«'''It's an overtly biased piece of work, and will no doubt spur a heck of a lot of articles from trans people, and allies, seeking to fact check and provide context and criticism on where the Times reporters, Megan Twohey and Christina Jewett, went so wrong. As our specific beat is media criticism, this piece will highlight the clearest journalistic errors, weaselly phrasing, and other poor choices made in the writing and editing of this piece.'''»'''d editing of this piece.'''»''')
2014/05/28/college study on slut-shaming and class + ('''«'''This class-based construction of the campus slut allowed both groups to [[slut-shaming|deflect the stigma of "sluttiness"]] onto other women and away from themselves, establish hierarchies among social groups, and police everyone's gender performance – including their own – along the way.'''»'''ong the way.'''»''')
2014/04/11/Dems run on, not from, the ACA + ('''«'''The conventional wisdom on the politics of health care is so widely accepted, it usually goes unchallenged. [[US Democratic Party|Democrats]] – especially vulnerable, red-state Democrats – will be desperate to avoid the [[Obamacare|Affordable Care Act]] this election year, eager to talk about anything but the health care law.'''»'''th care law.'''»''')
2007-06-30 Science on Trial + ('''«'''Over the last three weeks, I listened to testimony in the first of nine test cases in the U.S. Vaccine Court ([[Cedillo v. Health and Human Services]]) considering the question of whether a mercury-based vaccine preservative called [[thimerosal]] (which used to be in many vaccines), or the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, or both together [[autism vaccination theory|caused autism]] in Michelle Cedillo, the plaintiffs' daughter.'''»'''he plaintiffs' daughter.'''»''')
URL/salon.com/2013/05/07/sci fi icon orson scott card hates fan fiction the homosexual agenda partner + ('''«'''in addition to being one of the most critically acclaimed writers of science fiction, [[Orson Scott Card|Card, or OSC]], as he's dubbed in sci-fi circles, is also one of the most openly bigoted. Card is the great-great-grandson of [[Mormon]] icon [[Brigham Young]], and his politics are deeply linked to his lifelong Mormonism. Card has been openly railing against what he calls "[[the homosexual agenda]]" for decades.'''»'''[the homosexual agenda]]" for decades.'''»''')
2014/06/18/Abu Khattala comes into sharper focus + ('''«'''The second [possibility] is that the suspected ringleader behind [[2012 Benghazi attack|the Benghazi attack]] is in on the [[2012 Benghazi attack/conspiracy|Benghazi conspiracy]]. Sure, the sheeple will resist, but don't you see it? The conspiracy is so broad, so all-encompassing, and so far-reaching in its scope, the White House has even gotten to [[Ahmed Abu Khattala]], convincing an alleged terrorist to stick to the talking points.'''»'''k to the talking points.'''»''')
2020/09/28/How A Conservative 6-3 Majority Would Reshape The Supreme Court + ('''«'''...Supreme Court experts [..] stress that we’re likely to see the legal [[conservatism/US|conservative movement]] seize this moment, and as such, we should brace for a wave of rulings that move the law fundamentally to the right – on everything from hot-button cultural issues like [[gun rights]] and [[abortion]] to more legalistic, but nevertheless important, topics like the power of the executive branch.'''»''' executive branch.'''»''')
2016/10/Sexuality and Gender: Findings from the Biological, Psychological, and Social Sciences + ('''«'''...this report shows that some of the most frequently heard claims about sexuality and gender are not supported by scientific evidence. The report has a special focus on the higher rates of mental health problems among LGBT populations, and it questions the scientific basis of trends in the treatment of children who do not identify with their biological sex.'''»''' This report ''also'' appears to be the entire contents of [http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/number-50-fall-2016 issue #50, Fall 2016], a "special issue" of ''[[The New Atlantis]]'', "A Journal of Technology and Society" which is published by the [[conservatism/US/org|US conservatist advocacy group]] [[Ethics and Public Policy Center]].Ethics and Public Policy Center]].)
Theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/07/when-a-child-says-shes-trans/561749 + ('''«'''Hormones? Surgery? The choices are fraught – and there are no easy answers.'''»''' ...except [[puberty blockers]] are generally a good idea. This article emphasizes the unknowns and the risks, and mistakenly implies they're not a good general solution.s they're not a good general solution.)
2009-04-02 Fake Faith and Epic Crimes + ('''«'''Spain's celebrated Judge [[Baltasar Garzon]], who indicted [[Augusto Pinochet|Pinochet]] and the leaders of the Argentinian military junta, has called for [[George W. Bush]], [[Tony Blair|Blair]] and former Spanish prime minister [[Jose Maria Aznar]] to be prosecuted for the [[US invasion of Iraq|invasion of Iraq]] – "one of the most sordid and unjustifiable episodes in recent human history: a devastating attack on the rule of law" that had left the UN "in tatters." He said, "There is enough of an argument in 650,000 deaths for this investigation to start without delay."'''»'''rt without delay."'''»''')
URL/verbicidemagazine.com/2013/08/15/enders-game-author-orson-scott-card-rant-obama-dictator-national-police + ('''«'''"[[Barack Obama|Obama]] is, by character and preference, a [[dictator]]," [[Orson Scott Card|Card]] wrote before [[Godwin's law|comparing]] the President of the United States to [[Adolf Hitler]]. "Obama will claim we need a national police force in order to fight terrorism and crime. The [[Boston bombing]] is a useful start, especially when combined with random shootings by crazy people."'''»''' '''«'''And then he added that Obama will reassert his power through puppet dictators.'''»''' through puppet dictators.'''»''')
2014/06/05/Scott Brown resigns from Florida firearm manufacturer + ('''«'''Yesterday afternoon, former Sen. [[Scott Brown]] (R-Mass.), on the campaign trail in his new state, was confronted by quite a few reporters asking about the same topic: his curious role as an adviser to a [[US/FL|Florida]] [[Global Digital Solutions Inc.|firearm manufacturer]] that doesn't actually manufacture firearms.'''»'''ly manufacture firearms.'''»''')
2008-08-06 MO voter arrested for trying to vote + ('''«'''My son and I were grabbed by the arms and escorted outside. The two policemen who escorted us were soon joined by four others with two other squad cars. Surrounded, we were peppered by questions. Basically they were of the type, "Why are you bothering these people?" .. The answer, as clear as we could make it was, "We aren't bothering them! We are simply trying to vote, and these people are breaking [[Missouri State Statutes]], preventing us from voting." .. The police responded, "Look, you are breaking their rules. If you don't get out of here, we are going to arrest you!" .. The question I had in response was, "Their rules? What rules? Those are employees of the Election Board, they are under the mandate of the Election Board, and then the SoS. Aren't you more concerned about the breaking of state laws?" As it turns out, apparently they were not.'''»'''pparently they were not.'''»''')
2014/05/30/House votes to restrict DEA marijuana raids + ('''«'''The roll call on the vote is [http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2014/roll258.xml here]. Note that it passed largely with [[US Democratic Party|Democratic]] support – the vast majority of Dems voted for it; a clear majority of [[US Republican Party|Republicans]] voted against it – but the measure was backed by a bipartisan group of co-sponsors.'''»'''co-sponsors.'''»''')
2014/03/07/Yet another ACA horror story draws scrutiny + ('''«'''After all the recent troubles conservatives have had with "[[Obamacare]] victims" in attack ads that turned out to be wrong, the [[Koch brothers|Koch]]-financed [[Americans for Prosperity]] wouldn't push its luck with another dubious commercial, would it?'''»'''us commercial, would it?'''»''')
2011/02/22/Long-Term Follow-Up of Transsexual Persons Undergoing SRS + ('''Conclusions''': “Persons with transsexu … '''Conclusions''': “Persons with transsexualism, after sex reassignment, have considerably higher risks for mortality, suicidal behaviour, and psychiatric morbidity than the general population. Our findings suggest that sex reassignment, although alleviating gender dysphoria, may not suffice as treatment for transsexualism, and should inspire improved psychiatric and somatic care after sex reassignment for this patient group.”nment for this patient group.”)
2017/04/06/Breitbart publishes multiple anti-Kushner stories in the wake of Steve Bannon's NSC ouster + (''As [[Media Matters]] … ''As [[Media Matters]] [https://mediamatters.org/blog/2017/04/06/defend-bannon-breitbart-has-opened-fire-presidents-son-law/215938 notes], [[Breitbart News|Breitbart]] published four negative stories about [[Jared Kushner|Kushner]] on the same day that news broke that [[Steve Bannon|Bannon]] was out at the NSC.''[[Steve Bannon|Bannon]] was out at the NSC.'')
2017/04/05/Bannon threatened to quit if removed from National Security Council + (''Chief [[Trump-Pence administration|White House]] … ''Chief [[Trump-Pence administration|White House]] strategist [[Steve Bannon|Stephen Bannon]] was unhappy with the decision to remove him from his role on the [[US/gov/National Security Council|National Security Council]] and threatened to quit, according to a new report.''ened to quit, according to a new report.'')
2017/03/30/I worked for Jared Kushner. He’s the wrong businessman to reinvent government. + (''That same obsession with the tech world … ''That same obsession with the tech world permeates [[Jared Kushner|Kushner]]'s [[Trump-Pence administration|new project]]. Cost-cutting is important in situations where there is excess, but it is not what catalyzes evolution; if the point here is to make government more effective, not just more efficient, cuts alone won’t do it.'' more efficient, cuts alone won’t do it.'')
2017/04/05/Kushner Hires Hollywood PR Exec To Help Run White House Campaign To Privatize Government Functions + (''The [[Office of American Innovation]] … ''The [[Office of American Innovation]] is intended to be non-partisan and is working with several industry leaders such as [[Elon Musk]], [[Tim Cook]], and [[Bill Gates]] to make government more efficient and forward-looking. [[Donald Trump|Trump]] won the presidency in part because he promised to [[running government like a business|bring an entrepreneurial style to the White House]].''[[running government like a business|bring an entrepreneurial style to the White House]].'')
2017/03/06/Steve Bannon in 2013: Joseph McCarthy was right in crusade against Communist infiltration + (''[[Trump-Pence administration|Donald Trump]]'s chief White House strategist [[Steve Bannon]] said in 2013 that Sen. [[Joseph McCarthy]] was right in his 1950s campaign claiming widespread Communist infiltration into the United States government.'')
2017/04/04/Are Butches Disappearing + ((video) "I've had enough of anti-trans les … (video) "I've had enough of anti-trans lesbians attacking me, or trying to "save" me, which is incredibly condescending and erases the years of research and soul-searching (I actually prefer soul-creation) I have done. So I wanted to put all my thoughts down into a (big) “bite sized” chunk here to direct them to when they start to vomit a word salad at me."n they start to vomit a word salad at me.")
2014/03/02/Ross Douthat looks at gay marriage + (...if you think that [[marriage]] … ...if you think that [[marriage]] is not a synergistic coupling of sexual variables for the express purpose of pooping out babies from a vagina Pez dispenser, [[Ross Douthat|Ross]] thinks that you are setting your sights way too low and [you] are probably callow and unthinking...you] are probably callow and unthinking...)
2011/07/20/1642/link + (1. Fed gov will have to cut back payments … 1. Fed gov will have to cut back payments for services. 2. ...which will cause "real people" to be hurt. 3. ...which will hurt the economy. 4. ...and raise interest rates significantly. 5. It will actually increase the deficit more than would raising the debt ceiling in a timely manner -- assuming the ceiling is eventually lifted.assuming the ceiling is eventually lifted.)
2011/07/17/1945/link + (19 common reasons that people stay with abusers)
2009-08-08 Reply to critics + (>“Several "yes buts" took issue with a comment I posted on [[:category:2009/07/20|July 20]] on this blog entitled "[[2009-07-20 Bait and switch - How the public option was sold|Bait and switch: How the 'public option' was sold]]."”)
2017/01/31/Tumultuous Tillamook street preacher in Portland Airport brawl + (A former [[US/OR/Tillamook County|Tillamook]] street preacher is back making headlines, this time entrenched in the recent social unrest at [[Portland International Airport]] (PDX).)
2010-06-07 Consumerist.com declares wolf whistles at women is not sexism + (A longtime reader of [[Consumerist]] … A longtime reader of [[Consumerist]] is dismayed by [[sexist]] comments on a [http://consumerist.com/2010/06/did-citibank-fire-this-woman-for-being-too-sexy.html post about sexism], sends a private message about the problem, receives no reply, posts a related comment on a [http://consumerist.com/2010/06/sexy-banker-chase-told-me-to-shut-up-about-citibank-lawsuit.html follow-up article] -- and is banned..html follow-up article] -- and is banned.)
2014/03/07/Millennial generation is cause for liberal optimism + (A new study by the [[Pew Research Center]] provides reason for political optimism: Members of the so-called millennial generation, born after 1980, are more liberal than the preceding generations on a range of issues.)
2014/02/19/Celebrities, European Leaders Push for Final Deal on Wall Street Tax + (A new viral video with Andrew Lincoln of "The Walking Dead" is one more setback for financial industry lobbyists fighting a [[financial transaction tax]].)
2018/07/01/Right-Wing Portland Rally Declared Riot Amid Clashes With Antifa Protesters + (A rally in Oregon sponsored by the [[right-wing]] group [[Patriot Prayer]] turned violent on Saturday as demonstrators clashed with [[anti-fascist]] protesters, who showed up in opposition to the event.)
2008-05-11 Three Names Shock Me + (A substantial list of economists sign a statement supporting McCain's economic policy, but it is revealed that they are nowhere near the majority in their profession.)
2011/07/20/1215/link + (A sustained default could undercut America … A sustained default could undercut American power in four ways. The first and perhaps most certain would be to force cuts in defense spending. Second, a default would make it harder for Washington to negotiate agreements or build alliances with other countries. Third, a debt default would erode American credibility. Finally, a default could help China, Russia and other major buyers of U.S. debt accomplish something they have been trying to do for years: find an alternative investment to U.S. Treasurys. alternative investment to U.S. Treasurys.)
2012/10/19/1424/Third instance of voter registration dumping found in Virginia + (A third instance of fraudulent voter regis … A third instance of fraudulent voter registration has been uncovered in the important swing state of [[Virginia]], where a [[US Republican Party|Republican]] consultant has been arrested and thousands of discarded voter registration forms were recovered from a dumpster earlier this week.covered from a dumpster earlier this week.)
2014/04/10/Rush Limbaugh Freaks Out About Stephen Colbert Getting Late Show + (According to [[Rush Limbaugh]], "[[Stephen Colbert|Colbert]]'s new job is nothing less than a grave political, constitutional, and [[moral]] crisis in American television.")
2012-08-07 11:23 pm/Mandan City Commission gives Wal-Mart $403,000 tax break + (After two hours of hot debate, the Mandan City Commission on Tuesday gave the [[Wal-Mart]] Stores Inc., its first property tax break in [[US/ND|the state]], to build a supercenter in the city.)
2012/04/13/12 Ways To Use Saul Alinsky's Rules For Radicals Against Liberals + (All [[liberalism|liberals]] are using rules set forth by [[Saul Alinsky]]; [[US conservatism|conservatives]] should use them too, because they work.)
2014/11/25/Bee deaths and neonics + (Although public opinion has coalesced around the belief that the bee death mystery is settled, the vast majority of scientists who study bees for a living disagree – vehemently.)

2014/02/17/Cheap Words + (Amazon is good for customers. But is it good for books?)

2011/07/19/1403/link + (An Indianapolis woman was shocked to discover she had been able to board a plane with a three-inch knife in her carry-on bag not once, but twice.)
Lawrence Lessig/blog/2002/11/27/0945 +
2008-11-03 How McCain Could Win + (An examination of recent voter purges and new voter "verification" practices enacted since 2004 paints a depressing scenario tomorrow for supporters of [[Barack Obama|Obama]] and [[American democracy]].)
2018/08/09/Protester Maimed by Portland Police + (Anthony, who asked to be identified only b … Anthony, who asked to be identified only by his first name, was injured last weekend when cops in riot gear unleashed flashbangs, pepper spray, rubber bullets and other less-lethal weapons as local [[US/OR/Portland/2018/08/04/protest|protesters demonstrated against far-right groups massed downtown]].[[US/OR/Portland/2018/08/04/protest|protesters demonstrated against far-right groups massed downtown]].)
2018/08/04/Portland’s Patriot Prayer Rally Could Be Most Violent Since Charlottesville + (Armed, proto-fascist gangs are set to rall … Armed, proto-fascist gangs are set to rally in [[US/OR/Portland|Portland, Oregon]], this weekend, stirring fears that the city could witness the kind of [[political violence]] not seen since the deadly [[white supremacy|white supremacist]] “[[Unite the Right]]” event in [[US/VA/Charlottesville|Charlottesville, Virginia]], nearly a year ago./VA/Charlottesville|Charlottesville, Virginia]], nearly a year ago.)
2017/08/05/Here's The Full 10-Page Anti-Diversity Screed Circulating Internally at Google + (Article reports the full text of the memo, … Article reports the full text of the memo, minus some graphics and links. “I value diversity and inclusion, am not denying that sexism exists, and don’t endorse using stereotypes. When addressing the gap in representation in the population, we need to look at population level differences in distributions. If we can’t have an honest discussion about this, then we can never truly solve the problem.”ever truly solve the problem.”)
2014/03/01/Russian forces in Ukraine could be a stabilizing factor + (As [[Vladimir Putin|President Putin]] … As [[Vladimir Putin|President Putin]] weighs using military forces in a [[Ukraine]] plunging deeper into political turmoil, [[Alexander Mercouris]], international law expert, tells [[RT]] that the presence [of] [[Russia]]'s forces could be a restraining factor for all the parties involved.ining factor for all the parties involved.)
2014-02-28/Crowd Detectives Reveal Billion-Dollar Heist as Inside Job + (As smoke clears on the implosion of the [[MtGox|Empty Gox]] … As smoke clears on the implosion of the [[MtGox|Empty Gox]] [[bitcoin]] exchange, thousands of people in the community committed to revealing the truth behind the stonewalling exchange. What was claimed first to be a technical problem, then an outside theft, has been conclusively determined that the MtGox management knew too much, too long ago, to have this be an ordinary case of theft.to have this be an ordinary case of theft.)
2017/03/04/how Jeff Sessions used his prosecuting power to target Democrats + (As the justice department’s man in Alabama, [[Trump-Pence administration|Trump]]'s attorney general indicted political opponents in remarkably thin cases, court filings show.)
Lawrence Lessig/blog/2002/11/08/1517 +
2012/10/20/Disgusting voter-suppression tactics still spreading + (Besides [http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpo … Besides [http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/10/18/163158185/swing-state-billboards-warning-against-voter-fraud-stir-backlash billboards in Ohio and Wisconsin] threatening enormous fines and prison sentences for "[[voter fraud]]," Harris-Perry noted the appearance of a Spanish-language billboard [http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20121014/LOCAL08/310149946/1044/LOCAL08 spotted in Pennsylvania] telling voters, "Si Quieres Votar Muéstrala," or, "If you want to vote, show it," a reference to the state [[voter identification law]] that [http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/10/02/judge-pennsylvania-voter-id-law-on-hold-until-after-election/ was largely struck down] in court earlier this month. down] in court earlier this month.)
2014-02-26/Why the Plan to Dig a Canal Across Nicaragua Could Be a Very Bad Idea + (By the end of this year, if a Chinese entr … By the end of this year, if a Chinese entrepreneur gets his way, digging will begin on a waterway that would stretch roughly 180 miles across [[Nicaragua]] to unite the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Giant container ships capable of carrying consumer electronics by the millions (or T-shirts by the billions) could begin making the passage by 2019, according to the most optimistic projections.ording to the most optimistic projections.)
2011/07/19/1347/link + (Congress was told that if the "too big to … Congress was told that if the "too big to fail" banks did not receive bailouts that there would be chaos in the streets and this country would plunge into another Great Depression. Since that time, however, essentially no efforts have been made to decentralize the U.S. banking system. Instead, the "too big to fail" banks just keep getting larger and larger and larger.keep getting larger and larger and larger.)
2015/01/08/Charlie Hebdo and Tsarnaev's Trial - Cui bono + (Conspiracy theorist [[Paul Craig Roberts]] … Conspiracy theorist [[Paul Craig Roberts]] argues that the CH massacre was a [[false flag]]: "France is suffering from the Washington-imposed sanctions against Russia. Shipyards are impacted from being unable to deliver Russian orders due to France’s vassalage status to Washington, and other aspects of the French economy are being adversely impacted by sanctions that Washington forced its NATO puppet states to apply to Russia."ts NATO puppet states to apply to Russia.")
2014/11/21/House intel panel debunks many Benghazi theories + (Debunking a series of persistent allegatio … Debunking a series of persistent allegations hinting at dark conspiracies, the investigation of the politically charged incident determined that there was no intelligence failure, no delay in sending a CIA rescue team, no missed opportunity for a military rescue, and no evidence the CIA was covertly shipping arms from Libya to Syria.overtly shipping arms from Libya to Syria.)
Lawrence Lessig/blog/2002/11/28/1134 +
Lawrence Lessig/blog/2002/11/12/1036 +
2014/07/06/A Company Liberals Could Love + (Douthat argues that liberals should support [[Hobby Lobby]] because of their internal minimum wage policy, and goes on to argue something about [[liberal intolerance]] of religious diversity.)
Lawrence Lessig/blog/2002/11/07/1400 +
2013/04/07/Wearing a Badge and a Video Camera + (Even with only half of the 54 uniformed patrol officers wearing cameras at any given time, the department over all had an 88 percent decline in the number of complaints filed against officers, compared with the 12 months before the study, to 3 from 24.)
2014/03/08/Obamacare-Lite + (Ever since [[Barack Obama]] signed the [[Affordable Care Act]] on March 23, 2010, the Republicans in Congress have tried to repeal it. This week's vote was their 50th attempt.)
2015/04/13/I guess I'm an MRA now + (First let me point out that the little twe … First let me point out that the little tweet I chirped out was because the TERFs were flocking to me — I hadn’t barged into one of their conversations, or invited them to explain to me what makes for a real woman, but there they were, in my space. So she doesn’t get to complain about me violating boundaries.. So she doesn’t get to complain about me violating boundaries.)
2011/07/19/1546/link + (For the Obama administration to adopt the … For the Obama administration to adopt the broad reading of Section Four would be bold (and I hasten to say I don't expect them to do it); but it would hardly be unusual in the recent discourse of presidential power--especially the Republican party's theory of the presidency.publican party's theory of the presidency.)
2014/01/08/Kentucky Democratic Congressional Candidate Goes Undercover + (For the past couple months I worked for [[United Parcel Service]], [[US/KY/Louisville|Louisville]] [[US/KY|Kentucky]], as an "air handler" loading and unloading cargo aircraft...)
2014/03/09/Bush's Defense Secretary Destroys GOP Talking Points Against Obama's Handling Of Crimea + (Former Defense Secretary [[Robert Gates]] pushed back on Sunday against conservatives who've blamed President Obama's "weak" foreign policy for Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]]'s decision to invade [[Crimea]].)
2011/08/15/2209/link + (Forum thread discussing the traffic death of Raquel Nelson's 4-year-old child, and similar car-centric situations around the US.)
2011/07/20/1816/link + (Fox's John Stossel criticizes politicians … Fox's John Stossel criticizes politicians for being careless with "other people's money". To his credit, the $700 billion military budget is the second item he mentions ("growing entitlements" are, of course, first), but then he immediately proceeds to ridicule a series of absolutely trivial expenditures, the largest of which is 0.0002% of the $700B originally mentioned and most of which are probably quite worthwhile investments of public money (including the bicycle helmets, which probably save money overall).lmets, which probably save money overall).)
2011/08/01/1059/link + (Google may have inadvertently swept up som … Google may have inadvertently swept up some users and handles that were legitimate or simply too innocuous to cause any brand any kind of harm, but I think the intention is clear: to protect brands and businesses from everyday Google service users who might infringe upon their trademarks and brand identities.pon their trademarks and brand identities.)
Lawrence Lessig/blog/2002/11/13/0949 +
2011/07/19/1425/link + (House Majority Leader Eric Cantor told reporters that President Obama walked out "angrily" from a meeting on the debt ceiling; Democratic aides say that Cantor was rude and Obama merely ended the meeting for the day.)
2011/08/01/1111/link + (How does this affect me</em&g … How does this affect me? As a member of a plural system, I would technically not be allowed to sign up as "Noël Dawkins," even though I prefer to use my own name online, rather than presenting as the "front identity." I would probably not be banned, as my name looks like a name, rather than an actual pseudonym, but it would technically be against their strict community guidelines. I suppose that I could simply sign up under the front identity (disclosure: we have already done so), but there is a difference between social networking under that guise, and social networking as myself.ween social networking under that guise, and social networking as myself.)
2014/02/28/An Analysis of Statements by Roger Pielke Jr + (I replied that the indicated comments by D … I replied that the indicated comments by Dr. Pielke, and similar ones attributed by [[Jeff Sessions|Senator Sessions]] to Dr. [[Roy Spencer]] of the University of Alabama, were not representative of main- stream views on this topic in the climate-science community; and I promised to provide for the record a more complete response with relevant scientific references.ponse with relevant scientific references.)
2014/02/27/Astonishingly awful Supreme Court decision + (I'll just defer [to] what others have already said about the court's ruling in [[Kaley v. U.S.]] this week.)
Lawrence Lessig/blog/2002/11/12/1507 +
Lawrence Lessig/blog/2002/10/25/1809 +
2012-09-10/Mitt Romney's epic incompetence + (I've been following politics for many year … I've been following politics for many years; I've written a book on presidential campaigns and I've delved quite a bit into the minutiae of the [[US/president/election/2012|2012 campaign]]. And I'm increasingly convinced that [[Mitt Romney]] is the worst national politician I've ever seen. worst national politician I've ever seen.)
2011/07/20/1415/link + (If a survey asks men, for example, if they … If a survey asks men, for example, if they ever "had sexual intercourse with somone, even though they did not want to, because they were too intoxicated (on alcohol or drugs) to resist your sexual advances," some of them will say yes, as long as the questions don't use the 'R' word.g as the questions don't use the 'R' word.)
2011/07/19/0814/link + (In May, copyright holders sued Internet se … In May, copyright holders sued Internet service provider Elisa, one of Finland's largest, to get the provider to block access to torrent site The Pirate Bay due to charges of media piracy. Finnish public service media company YLE reports that Elisa refuses to comply with such claims, however, citing the technical difficulty of compliance.ng the technical difficulty of compliance.)
2014/03/11/Somali farmers benefit from al-Shabab reforms + (In [[Somalia]]'s breadbasket, many welcome [[al-Shabab]]'s move to expel foreign [[non-governmental organization|aid group]]s and build canals.)
Lawrence Lessig/blog/2002/11/27/1203 +
Lawrence Lessig/blog/2002/11/28/1140 +
2012-09-12/YouTube Blocks Access to Controversial Video in Egypt and Libya + (In an unusual move, YouTube announced toda … In an unusual move, YouTube announced today that it was blocking access to a video showing clips from "The [[Innocence of Muslims]]"– an [[anti-Islam]]ic film that depicts Prophet [[Mohammed]] as a philanderer who approves of child abuse – after the film sparked violent protests in [[Egypt]] and [[Libya]].bya]].)
2014/04/27/They are agreeing to being spiritually married to their father + (In certain [[Protestant fundamentalism|fundamentalist Christian]] … In certain [[Protestant fundamentalism|fundamentalist Christian]] sects, fathers are encouraged to "spiritually marry" their daughters in order to keep them "pure". In the context of this "[[purity culture]]", it is entirely acceptable for fathers to have sexual thoughts about their daughters as long as they don't actually have intercourse.g as they don't actually have intercourse.)
2014/02/03/The painful case of Pastor Scott Lively + (In fact, I argue, minorities are much better off in a system that protects [[hate speech|hateful or discriminatory speech]] than in a system that protects them from it.)
2018/08/16/Rapid-onset gender dysphoria in adolescents and young adults + (In on-line forums, parents have been reporting that their children are experiencing what is described here as “rapid-onset gender dysphoria,” appearing for the first time during puberty or even after its completion.)
2011/07/25/0658/link + (In the [[corporate ethics|eyes of the corporation]], [[US prison system|inmate]] labor is a brilliant strategy in the eternal quest to maximize [[profit]].)
2017/08/02/Allen Pucket + (In this article, we will highlight a member of the [[far-right]] that moved over to explicit [[white supremacy]]: self-described white nationalist, [[Allen Wesley Pucket]].)
2014/03/11/House Republicans Introduce 3 Bills That Improve Obamacare + (In what is a major victory for the president, House Republicans will vote on three bills next week that correct small issues and unintended consequences in the ACA.)
2011/07/23/1523/link + (Interestingly, this criminal is described … Interestingly, this criminal is described by one unnamed Norwegian official as a "madman". He may well be, but this is one way that the motivations for heinous crimes can be airbrushed out of the story before they have the chance to take hold in the popular imagination.e to take hold in the popular imagination.)
2014/02/27/One-third of California town's police force arrested + (Investigators say King City police ordered hundreds of vehicles to be impounded – most often those driven by Hispanic immigrants – and then either kept the cars for themselves or re-sold them for profit.)

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