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Muslims and Mormons and Scientologists and White Supremacists, Oh My!

December 4th, 2006 · by John · 11 Comments

I want to express my gratitude to Keith Ellison for tying the proverbial panties of many conservative Americans into knots. And all it took was his humble request to be (ceremonially) sworn into Congress on the sacred book most holy to him, the Quran. And pundit Dennis Prager’s undies have more […]

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Tags: Christianity · Current Events · Islam

Britney Spears’ Crotch

December 4th, 2006 · by Miko · 7 Comments

In solidarity with Women’s Space, I have decided to take her advice and call this post “Britney Spears’ Crotch” and add that link to her post of a similar name. This is partly to eff up (in deference to the owner of this blog) search engines for those particular search terms (I didn’t realize that […]

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Tags: Current Events · Feminism · Politics · Writing

Late to the Party…

December 4th, 2006 · by Miko · No Comments

I have finally seen an Inconvenient Truth. It is a lovely piece of propaganda and I encourage people to watch it.
As with Fahrenheit 9/11, it will be unlikely to change the mind of anyone who doesn’t already believe in Global Warming (although I am plotting to give it to my parents for xmas, so […]

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Tags: Current Events · Environment · Movie Reviews · Politics

Copycat

December 4th, 2006 · by Miko · 3 Comments

I’d be interested in people’s thoughts about the following:
- the ongoing wage gap
- WARNING: EXPLICIT LINK one atheist’s take on winter holidays
- I always think of Europe as being slightly more evolved than us. Their current issues with religion.
- the effect of expectations on results
- and finally, using the hard work of those who […]

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Tags: Current Events · Feminism · Politics