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Rep. Giffords Speaks About Violence
What an intelligent, eloquent woman. The anti-Palin, one might say.
Feminist Bullies
One thing I’ve learned since joining Twitter is that feminism isn’t dead. It’s alive and really irritable. A post at frockwriter about American Apparel seemed perfectly reasonable to me, but caused quite a commotion among super-sensitive feminist tweeters. Frockwriter author … Continue reading
Palin Poverty Porn
Sarah Palin gets her hair fixed during a visit to a cholera treatment centre in Haiti. Photograph: Dieu Nalio Chery/AP Palin emerged from one of the refugee camps housing the hundreds of thousands of Haitians who are still without homes … Continue reading
Sister Wolf Progress Report
In the last six months, I have gone in and out of various states that are not stages, just different emotional terrain. Shock, disbelief, rage, denial, guilt, and unspeakable agony. It isn’t better as time passes. If anything it is … Continue reading
Mrs. Palin: What a Stupid Fucking Cunt™!
“I want to help clean up the state that is so sorry today of journalism.”
Dictator Chic
Libyan leader Col. Muammar al-Qaddafi knows how to rock several different looks without missing a trick. As far as I’m concerned, we can take our style cues from him instead of Daphne Guinness, . From left to right: 1. The … Continue reading
Personal vs Political
The poor boy who jumped off a bridge has captured the public imagination, and it’s easy to see why. For me, it has triggered symptoms of PTSD that are never far from the surface at the best of times. The … Continue reading
Please Don’t Jump
“Suicide is not a rational act. It is an act of desperation, carried out after a monumental struggle.“ If only we could all form a safety net for those who can’t see a way out of their suffering! Please Don’t … Continue reading
Guest Author: Lucas Revolution
I received a newsletter from Lucas on the road, and I’d like to share his adventures with you. I hope he won’t mind. (He can always file a restraining order.) ~ Dear Friends and Lovers, I made it. Today I … Continue reading
Free Speech and My Hair
Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself. ~ Salmon Rushdie