January 2011
23 posts
"Everything was beautiful, and nothing hurt.": For... →
squashed:
Call your Congress people and urge them to publicly support the Egyptians’ right to self-determination and free expression.
Egypt is an important U.S. ally—and we do a lot to help Mubarak stay in power. Making it costly for the U.S. to back up the Egyptian regime’s crack down could…
Scans show difference in transgender brains →
A team of scientists has discovered differences in the brains of transgender people.
The researchers, at the National University of Distance Education in Madrid, Spain, believe their technique could help doctors identify transgender people at an early age, giving them more options for treatment, such as delaying the onset of puberty.
According to New Scientist, the study looked at the white...
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Sleigh Bells - “Rill Rill”
My dude Jon Watts directed this video.
“Half a century ago, when the Soviets beat us into space with the launch of a...”
– Transcript: Obama’s State Of The Union Address : NPR
Maryland to Restrict Reproductive Rights by... →
queerwatch:
Surgical centers are held to tougher requirements than clinics and doctors offices, where 95% of abortions are performed, according to the Guttmacher Institute. Surgical centers must have wider doors and hallways, and specialized medical equipment, like ventilators, that are not required at clinics. According to John Nugent, President of Planned Parenthood of Maryland, few (if any)...
“The Constitution bars warrantless searches except in certain circumstances — for...”
– Supreme Court Tackles Warrantless Entry Case : NPR
“These tragedies are part of an epidemic that unfolds before us daily. Just as...”
– Stephanie Mencimer in a 2003 WCP story on homicides and mental illness. Something to think about as we watch the details of the Arizona shooting unfold. (via washingtoncitypaper)
The full article goes in to more detail that presents a more nuanced view, but I’m still wary of statements like...
“Researchers working with the Fermi space telescope made the discovery while...”
– Thunderstorms Shoot Beams of Antimatter Into Space. Really! | Discoblog | Discover Magazine
The Guardian: Comment is free America: 'Psycho... →
The media were initially more reticent when it came to drawing conclusions about the circumstances of the shooting. National Public Radio even posted a condemnation of speculation, after an initial slip-up where they prematurely reported the congresswoman’s demise. After years of substantial work on the part of the mental health community, a growing number of media outlets have turned to a more...
“For knowledge whatever it is worth, from the most precise mathematics to the...”
– Witold Gombrowicz, Diary (via superfluidity)
“Standardized tests are also too crude to account for the possibility of...”
– Neither Fair Nor Accurate (via csessums)
Amen. Art classes are really important even if there’s no way for the state to evaluate them. Damn it.
(via popquizkid2006)
This whole article is good.
Don’t Dream It’s Over - Crowded House
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“Update 2: From his YouTube profile is the reading list of someone who is not...”
– Jared Lee Loughner
While they are right on the former-his list of favorites doesn’t point to a cohesive political ideology-the latter half of the statement is questionable; since when was the Communist Manifesto, or having it as a favorite book an indication of being disturbed?
WatchJon Stewart on Facebook: Transparently Hypocritical - Media - GOOD
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“How about some guesses as to the real cause? The Post’s Alexandra Petri...”
– ALEX BACA BLOG: ALERT: The aflockalypse is underway