Doin' the Standing Still...

Tue Dec 8

“You don’t sell Atheism by running down a baby.”

Awesome quote.  And did Bill O’Reilly just call Jesus “just a baby”??  Blasphemy!

This video hurts me on several levels.  I fail to see how the ads are anti-god?  I think they go quite well with the “Christmas spirit,” commenting on the fact that you don’t need to be religious to treat others with respect, aka “be good for goodness sake.”  (as opposed to some who may be good for god’s sake)

So glad both sides are represented here, Bill.  Good work.  I’m amazed that you’ve figured us out.

(Btw, Thanksgiving to New Years, including Christmas, is my FAVORITE time of year).

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Sat Dec 5
Taxpayers will pay to have neo-Nazi's tattoos covered by cosmetologist each day of his murder trial

Seriously??  While I agree with the ruling that the tattoos could be unduly prejudicial, why are we paying for this?  I spend hours every month trying to find clothes for my jail clients to wear to court.  We do clothing drives every year and take donations.  We don’t ask for tax money to go shopping.

Slap a turtle-neck on this guy and move on.

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How Twilight Works

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Fri Dec 4
Amanda Knox sobs as guilty verdict read Perugia, Italy (CNN) — An Italian jury has found American student Amanda Knox and her Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito guilty in the stabbing death of British exchange student Meredith Kercher. Knox was sentenced to 26 years in prison and Sollecito was sentenced to 25 years. This story fascinates and terrifies me.  From what little I’ve read, I see that the Italian legal system has serious flaws.  Six jurors and two judges deliberated, were not sequestered, and were exposed to a media frenzy about the case.  If you read the article, you’ll see that the “prosecution’s evidence against Amanda Knox” really only points to her boyfriend who was convicted.  It always scares me when someone is convicted of something like this without any direct evidence whatsoever. Definitely feeling very thankful for our legal system right now.

Amanda Knox sobs as guilty verdict read

Perugia, Italy (CNN) — An Italian jury has found American student Amanda Knox and her Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito guilty in the stabbing death of British exchange student Meredith Kercher.

Knox was sentenced to 26 years in prison and Sollecito was sentenced to 25 years.

This story fascinates and terrifies me.  From what little I’ve read, I see that the Italian legal system has serious flaws.  Six jurors and two judges deliberated, were not sequestered, and were exposed to a media frenzy about the case.  If you read the article, you’ll see that the “prosecution’s evidence against Amanda Knox” really only points to her boyfriend who was convicted.  It always scares me when someone is convicted of something like this without any direct evidence whatsoever.

Definitely feeling very thankful for our legal system right now.

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Thu Dec 3

I thought the caption, “Cutest Video of All Time” was a bit of an exaggeration.  But it’s true and almost ALMOST makes want to get a kitty.

P.S.  How lame is posting cute cat videos?

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margeeka:

nedhepburn:

Diane Savino, New York State Senator, raddest speech in the world on gay marriage.

via davidpress and robhuebel.

And now I’m stealth-crying at work.

Seriously.  Best speech ever.  I can only hope that this passes by the time I make that commitment in NYC.  That would make that day even more special (although probably way more crowded).

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The Decline: The Geography of a Recession

Seriously shocking.  Here ya go, ilovecharts.

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Shake-up eyed after inmate in wheelchair escapes on foot

HOLY. SHIT.  On several levels…

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margeeka: chelsealeigh: Unfortunately I found my own Lamebook.  This type of shit depresses me. That is an automatic unfriend in my book. What the fuck is American about Christmas? It’s a Christian holiday. I had no idea you associated with ignorant assholes. Don’t worry, I still love you. Ha.  I agree—but that wasn’t a friend of mine.  My cousin “became a fan” of “Speaking English in the United States.”  So of course, I felt the need to read a bit… Ignorance abounds. P.S.  Worst part: that guy writes “speaking of racism within this site are blocked” over and over again.  Finally I realized he wasn’t banning racist posts, but rather people calling other people on their racism.

margeeka:

chelsealeigh:

Unfortunately I found my own Lamebook.  This type of shit depresses me.

That is an automatic unfriend in my book. What the fuck is American about Christmas? It’s a Christian holiday. I had no idea you associated with ignorant assholes. Don’t worry, I still love you.

Ha.  I agree—but that wasn’t a friend of mine.  My cousin “became a fan” of “Speaking English in the United States.”  So of course, I felt the need to read a bit… Ignorance abounds.

P.S.  Worst part: that guy writes “speaking of racism within this site are blocked” over and over again.  Finally I realized he wasn’t banning racist posts, but rather people calling other people on their racism.

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Unfortunately I found my own Lamebook.  This type of shit depresses me.

Unfortunately I found my own Lamebook.  This type of shit depresses me.

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