June 2012
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German court bans male circumcision, sparks... →
greaterthanlapsed:
The court ruled that involuntary religious circumcision should be made illegal because it could inflict serious bodily harm on people who had not consented to it. Male circumcision is part of Jewish and Muslim religious tradition.
The ruling said boys who consciously decided to be circumcised could have the operation. No age restriction was given, or any more specific...
‘Firefly’ reunion coming to Comic-Con 2012 | EW →
browncoats:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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“Don’t underestimate how much antagonism there is toward women and how many...”
– Nora Ephron’s commencement speech at Wellesley College in 1996 (via rachelfershleiser)
RIP Nora Ephron. (via motherjones)
popcornmassacre:
“Gender……………….” whispered the wind
the trees softly sang “i’m offended”
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“Obamacare” isn’t about President Obama. It’s about beginning to bring an end to...”
– E.J. Dionne: Will we love the health-care law if it dies? (via wilwheaton)
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femme/mess: a little bite about Warhammer 40K and... →
fuckyeah-nerdery:
fivelettered:
Warhammer 40K is a whitewashed game for white people.
The main person, the God Emperor, is an eternal being who has existed throughout time. Arguably, he is supposed to be Jesus as well.
The game creators did not do the research.
For Jesus to exist as an obvious Jew, he would look nothing like…
Wow, where to begin. First off, Warhammer 40k is grim and dark...
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New NSA docs contradict 9/11 claims - Salon.com →
wilwheaton:
The White House received a truly remarkable amount of warnings that al-Qaida was trying to attack the United States. From June to September 2001, a full seven CIA Senior Intelligence Briefs detailed that attacks were imminent, an incredible amount of information from one intelligence agency. One from June called “Bin-Ladin and Associates Making Near-Term Threats” writes that...
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Jerry Sandusky's lawyer just complained, on CNN,...
fuckyeah-nerdery:
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fuckyeah-nerdery:
It’s like he’s trying to channel Johnny Cochran and failing horribly.
I think he’s bitter he got stuck with a client that essentially had no defense as well as a public that had already decided he was guilty. Nevertheless, I’m glad that asshole is going to rot in prison.
Like I said, he tried channeling Johnny Cochran. :p
