Archives for October 1, 2009
Michele Bachmann: Get an abortion on your middle school field trip!
Posted by Greg Laden on October 1, 2009 Bachmann truly goes off the deep end. Even more than she was.
Baucus continues to screw the health care pooch
Posted by Greg Laden on October 1, 2009 Olberman’s overview:
Princeton MN Bombing Spree Update
Posted by Greg Laden on October 1, 2009 At first, the three “suspicious packages” were “possible bombs.” Then they were “incendiary devices” (a bomb that makes fire). Then, they were “potentially dangerous.” They said “if this is a hoax, it’s a good hoax” and at roughly the same time “we have no idea what these are.” Now, they are “inert” and presumed to…
Minnesotans. Jeesh…. (An OpenLetter)
Posted by Greg Laden on October 1, 2009 Dear Minnesotans. Here is what I’d like you to do. This especially applies to those of you who live in the Twin cities…
Who is your creator?
Posted by Greg Laden on October 1, 2009 You’ve heard of Who is Your Creator. I first discussed them back on Oh Six. Then, they came up again in Oh Seven. Then we heard from them more recently: New Creationist Videos Being Produced in Area High School. When I contacted them to ask about what high school was producing the creationist videos, I…
Democratic Congressperson Grows Balls
Posted by Greg Laden on October 1, 2009 There’ll be no fighting in the War Room! Or the Congress!
It is GLBT history month.
Posted by Greg Laden on October 1, 2009 Modeled after Black and Women’s History Months, GLBT History Month highlights annually the achievements of 31 gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender Icons–one each day–with a free video, bio, bibliography, downloadable images and other resources.
What do you think I fought for at Omaha Beach?
Posted by Greg Laden on October 1, 2009 The following is not work-safe unless your co-workers don’t mind watching you cry your eyes out and start screaming “Fuck you anti-gay people!!! Fuck you all!!!!!”
The Carnival of Evolution …
Posted by Greg Laden on October 1, 2009 Edition number 15 is at Pleiotropy. Go and visit it and then visit all the sites it points to!
Ardipithecus ramidus remains finally published after years of delay. Not all that interesting.
Posted by Greg Laden on October 1, 2009 Apparently, these papers will be available for OpenAccess later this afternoon. While they are important in the details they provide (and I’m VERY happy to see them coming out), they are not surprising or earth shaking, with respect to our overall understanding of human evolution.
“Gentlemen Shall Lean to the Left”
Posted by Greg Laden on October 1, 2009 For the last several years, the conservative religious right wing has been effective in winning over the hearts and “minds” of a large percentage of the American people. They’ve even managed this in areas that make no sense. Tort reform. Health care reform. Unions. Across the United States, working class people are embracing policies in…
Global warming and the Minnesota Moose. Part I.
Posted by Greg Laden on October 1, 2009 Minnesota moose experts generally agree that global warming is forcing the southern edge of the distribution of the moose northward into Canada, threatening this important US population of this ginormous deer species. Global warming denialists insist that this is the moose’s fault, and has nothing to do with global warming. This is the first of…
Everything but the kitchen sink ..
Posted by Greg Laden on October 1, 2009 … works. So I had to fix the kitchen sink. This is what I did in the kitchen yesterday: Kitchen Sink Strainer The reason that I mention this is that I wanted to tell you that Ask the Builder has the best info, in this case, of the places I checked out.
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