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- November 11th, 2008
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Harley Davidson’s Bikes for Women ads: Sexist/homophobic or empowerful?
Being a narcissistic nerd, I check the stats on my Flickr photos on a near-daily basis; the referring URLs, of course, are of particular interest. I must know who is discussing me, dammit. My Animals…
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Seven ways to “support the troops” on Veterans Day (and the other 364 days of the year).
Because slapping a gaudy yellow ribbon on the back of your SUV simply won’t do. 1. Volunteer to foster a soldier’s companion animal(s) while he or she is stationed overseas. There exist ve…
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Join the Impact - Protest Prop 8 on November 15
Join the Impact is calling for nationwide protests against California’s passage of Proposition 8 this Saturday, November 15: On the steps of your City Hall on November 15th at 10:30am PST / 1:30…
- November 10th, 2008
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Goodbye, my sweet pit bull girl.
Shadow came into our lives in the spring of ‘97. It was June 2nd - late spring, early summer. I was just finishing up my freshman year of college. Busy with school, busy with work, busy with fri…
- November 7th, 2008
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Speaking of Chris Matthews,
this Matthews/Obama skit from SNL’s Presidential Bash special is GREAT. Seriously, I’ve watched it at least a dozen times now. It’s even better viewed back-to-back with a Hardball se…
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Has the man never heard of Pound Puppies ™?
Updated to add: Here’s the exact quote; early accounts of the press conference on the internets only had partial transcripts: With respect to the dog. This is a major issue. I think it’s g…
- November 6th, 2008
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VeganMoFo, Day 31+: King Kong, Vegan Junk Food & Reflections on VeganMoFo
Spoiler alert! - Namely, for Peter Jackson’s King Kong (2005). Don’t say I didn’t warn you! OK, so perhaps this post is six days late, but I’ve been busy enjoying the last thro…
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I am seriously gonna lose my shit…
…if one more Obamabot trolls my Flickr photostream in order to call Sarah Palin a bitch, a cunt, a whore, etc., and/or call for her murder. Doubly so if they defend their misogyny by saying R…
- November 5th, 2008
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happysadsickangryfearfulhopeful
He wasn’t my candidate, but I’m relieved that today, the Wednesday-morning quarterbacks are discussing how President-elect Barack Obama triumphed over Senator McCain - if only because the…
- November 4th, 2008
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I voted.
Mr. Bitch and I headed out to the polling place around 10:45. Anticipating at least an hour’s wait, I brought a copy of the latest Bitch magazine. We even parked a ways down the street from the…
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- November 3rd, 2008
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Kelly’s Clinton County, MO Election Day Picks
Here I am, less than 12 hours from going to the polls, and I’m just now pouring over the Clinton County ballot and making my picks. Blame it on election burnout. Plus, despite all my blustering…
- October 31st, 2008
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Witches and leopards and piggies, oh my!
Happy Halloween, peoples. Shane and will be spending the day watching horror movies, good and bad (think Black Sheep and Poultrygeist), and chowing down on all manner of vegan junk food. (I’ll p…
- October 29th, 2008
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Shane’s Kalamata Olive Bread
Crossposted from yesterday’s VeganMoFo entry. Shane picked up some Kalamata olives from Wild Oats’ salad bar yesterday, so I asked him (demanded is more like it!) to make me some olive br…
- October 27th, 2008
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Rock the motherfuckin’ vote, you motherfuckin’ cocksucker!
Aside from the implication that McCain and Obama are the only two motherfuckers running for prez in ‘08, this video from MoveOn is awesome: You can personalize the video and send your frien…
- October 23rd, 2008
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Uh, no.
Just, no. Firstly, I’m not a “girl.” Nor am I bait, a prop, or an object to be used for your political ends. It’s nice to know, though, in a historic election year that nearly…
- October 22nd, 2008
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What’s the matter with Kansas (this week).
I rarely watch the local news, but happened to have it on in the background last night. These two stories ran almost back-to-back: Racial Slur on Receipt Shocks Family Last Edited: Wednesday, 22 Oct…
- October 21st, 2008
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McFailin, The Nation
People for the American Way whittled 4,000+ “McPalin Haiku Hysteria” submissions down to 12 lucky finalists: Is that Tina Fey? Because this is comic gold. Wait, she’s serious? 1 —…
- October 20th, 2008
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More human than (the) human(s).
In The New York Times, “Farm Boy” Nicholas Kristof “Reflects” on time spent murdering innocent, sentient beings: Then there were the geese, the most admirable creatures I’…
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Passive-Aggressive Proselytizing
Last month, I gave away 100 or so bags of apples through freecycle. I think we divvied ‘em up between five people, give or take. Everyone was rather nice and thanked us for the free food; one wo…
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Good on him.
This is pretty awesome: MR. TOM BROKAW: Our issues this Sunday: He served as President George W. Bush’s secretary of state and was once called the man most likely to become the nation’s first…
- October 18th, 2008
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Pumpkin-Applesauce Squares
Today’s VeganMoFo recipe was really good, so I’m crossposting over here. Now, if you’ll ’scuse me, I do believe I’m about to lapse into a sugar coma. I’m too tired…
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Dear Ms. Newkirk,
A “real” feminist wouldn’t employ such a silly argument in defense of PETA’s campaigns, whether sexist or not: MJ: One question I did have. I really do appreciate the work PETA…
- October 15th, 2008
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Blog Action Day 2008: Poverty - Eat Green, Save Green
In the wake of the current credit and banking crises, many pundits have been predicting that the presidential candidates will have to curb their proposed spending plans drastically when the winner tak…
- October 14th, 2008
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“Sowing the seeds of hatred and division” seems like a fair enough description to me.
Via Color of Change: McCain-Palin rallies have started to look more like mob scenes than political events. The candidates keep asking “who is the real Barack Obama?” (a question that also…
- October 11th, 2008
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She shoots puppies, doesn’t she?
Writer-slash-environmentalist Nick Jans gives us an Alaskan’s view of Sarah Palin and her run for the White House. It’s a great piece - really, I could excerpt the whole damn thing - but…
- October 10th, 2008
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On the 10th Day of VeganMoFo…
…I gave my true love 53 birthday biscuits! (Crossposted from easyVegan.info, of course.) As you can most likely infer from the post title, today is the Ralphster’s birthday. My little ma…
- October 9th, 2008
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ur so jay leno.
I love these new “Think Before You Speak” PSAs from The Ad Council - and not just because the first stars Wanda Sykes: Now if only they’d tackle the word “bitch” in…
- October 7th, 2008
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Branded, with a dubya.
Via Joselle @ Vegans of Color, an interesting article in The New York Times about the origins of the term “maverick” - and how the descendants of the original consummate maverick feel abou…
- October 6th, 2008
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Sweet Strawberry Applesauce
I’m cross-posting today’s VeganMoFo post because this strawberry applesauce recipe is soooooo ridiculously sweet and fruity and yummy and you simply must try it! For more vegan food bloggi…
- October 5th, 2008
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Dear Bust, redux:
While I love that your latest issue features a cover story on “funny girls” Sarah Silverman, Margaret Cho and Kirsten Schaal, I’m less than amused by your “green party” m…
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The gift that keeps on givin[g].
Ah, fuck it. I can’t seem to get the video to embed properly, so just go here. I guess it’s all MAVERICKY like the McCain/Palin ticket.
- October 4th, 2008
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Papi says, “Don’t breed or buy while rescue Chihuahuas die.”
Seriously. He’s one of those high-falutin’ talking Hollywood Chihuahuas. And he’s a rescue dog, to boot. Kind of blows that “shelter dogs are broken dogs” myth of of the…
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The Handmaid’s Tale(s): On the BBC Radio Dramatization (2000)
This is part nine in a nine-part series on Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. A full TOC, complete with links for easy navigation, is included at the bottom of each post. Spoiler alert: Danger…
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Virus, detected.
Last week, after receiving the umpteenth “Obama is a secret Muslim/chain smoker/Communist/reverse racist/serial liar/anti-Christ” from my father - all of which are easily debunked via Snop…
- October 1st, 2008
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Vegan blogging like a mofo.
For those not in the veg*n know, fall is the time to be a veghead! Not only is today World Vegetarian Day (happy World Vegetarian Day, peoples!), October 1 also kicks off VeganMoFo, i.e., the Vegan Mo…
- September 30th, 2008
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Condoleezza Rice, Powerpuff Girl
Or perhaps she’s more of a Pussycat Doll, what with her sexxxay black knee-highs? No matter. CNN’s prepubescent headline writers are at it again: That’s U.S. Secretary of State Cond…
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Nope, no systemic patterns of violence there.
Ahem. The Denver police union is selling T-shirts that poke fun at protesters at last month’s Democratic National Convention, but the main target isn’t laughing. The back of the shirts re…
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Dear Gina,
I’m not sure whether you remember us, but two years ago this September 30th, my husband and I adopted two dogs from Friends of the Friendless. Gracie and Penelope were found abandoned with a third d…
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When “isms” intersect: Wild Versus Wall
Via the Arizona chapter of the Sierra Club, by way of Deb at Invisible Voices, an eloquent illustration of intersecting “isms.” In this case, racism/xenophobia (”ZOMG! ILLEGAL ALIENZ…
- September 29th, 2008
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Thought for the Day: God would totally hit that!
Another piece of mass-forwarded spam from the godbag wing of my family, for levity’s sake. Am I a douchebag for laughing at this, or a total douchebag for laughing at this? Or maybe I’m T…
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Sarah Palin, Live from New York
Oh, Tina Fey, you are a fooking genius! (And Amy Poehler, you’re no dubya, either.) Seriously, Hitch, suck on this shit:
- September 28th, 2008
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Whose Skin Are You In?
This video has been making the rounds, but I thought I might post it here anyhow, as an example of a PETA ad campaign that I quite like. It’s brutal, truthful, powerful and moving. It addresses…
- September 24th, 2008
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Pork & Tits
Hey! Feminists! You want to know why PETA continues to engage in (possibly) sexist, racist, classist, sizeist and otherwise “offensive” and “controversial” campaigns? I’l…
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And the Dems continue their policy of “capitulation at all costs”…
A 26-year ban on offshore oil drilling will be dropped as part of a year-end spending bill, said House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey. Eliminating the ban will allow the measure, which f…
- September 23rd, 2008
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“Animal Evacuations In A Post-Katrina World”
The five little terrier-mix dogs had been left behind on Galveston Island by their owner. Alone and frightened they watched as the storm surge began to rush into their home. As the water continued i…
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“Candied” Chai Pears
Last week, I shared a recipe for Herbal Tofu with Apples and Pears, a yummy dish for dogs and people. This week, I decided to try out a slightly different version, sans tofu and with loads of caffeine…
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Sing a song for the irony-challenged.
As part of this week’s Countering the Right assignment, I had to sit through this “trailer” for the Family Research Council’s 2008 Values Voter Summit. Before I embedden the vi…
