Oregon county bans all marriage PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) — In a new twist in the battle over same-sex marriage roiling the United States, a county in Oregon has banned all marriages—gay and heterosexual—until the state decides who can and who…
Bush Allows Gays to Be Fired for Being Gay
March 20, 2004 | Daily Mislead Archive Despite President Bush’s pledge that homosexuals “ought to have the same rights” as all other people, his Administration this week ruled that homosexuals can now be fired from the federal workforce because of…
Men & Feminism
Then we get the question—what does feminism do for men? The answer: a whole hell of a lot. –From Goddess Musings *throwing some water on the men who just fainted* By the mere (mere? ha!) questioning of gender roles in…
The 14 Defining Characteristics Of Fascism
The 14 Defining Characteristics Of Fascism Posted April 7, 2003 thepeoplesvoice.org by Dr. Lawrence Britt Dr. Lawrence Britt has examined the fascist regimes of Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Franco (Spain), Suharto (Indonesia) and several Latin American regimes. Britt found 14…
Today’s Miscellany
How Bush Helped My Marriage McClellan gets reamed about Bush’s service record From therevealerfeed—Unfortunately, I don’t read Hebrew: Too hum-drum? Max Gross recommends J.T. Waldman’s “180-page graphic novel [about] an orphan… taken to a brothel. She meets an alcoholic, lecherous…
I’m Addicted to Information
I’m liking what David Grenier has to say about Gay Marriage. From democracynow: RNC Warns TV Stations Not to Air MoveOn Ad Meanwhile, the Republican National Committee is warning 250 tv stations across the country to stop running ads from…
Monday Tidbits
Wherein I afflict you with selections from my email… hopeevey, are you still dealing with that cough? This was in Dr. Weil’s newsletter today: Today’s Tip: Dealing with Chest Congestion? To help relieve head and chest congestion, as well as…
From DemocracyNow
Eight Arrested For Wearing Anti-War Shirt At West Point Eight anti-war protesters will be appearing in court later this month following their arrest during a recent Army-Navy basketball game at West Point. They were arrested for standing in the last…
The Draft
Personally, I agree with Heinlein that any country that needs a draft to fill its military doesn’t have the right to exist anymore. BUT—I don’t blame anyone for not wanting to get into the bullshit wars that BushCo is supporting,…
Random Bits From Morning Mail and Posts
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