I have always been amazed by the ability of conservative pundits and politician to exploit any minutia — with a strait face — to argue against scientific facts. They have done this with sex education and birth control, with toxic wastes, but most notably with global warming. For years these ersatz scientists have downplayed and [...]
Babies Caught Up in ‘No-Fly’ Confusion
“I understand that security is important,” Zapolsky said. “But if they’re just guessing, and we have to give up our passport to prove that our 11-month-old is not a terrorist, it’s a waste of their time.”
Yep.
The GAC for ICANN just killed the .xxx TLD (top level domain). It appears based on the correspondence from GAC Chairman to ICANN Board that too many other governments have expressed concern over the proposal.
The .xxx TLD was an idiotic and Orwellian idea at its best moments. It’s nice to see saner heads step [...]
Just a reminder a reading of “Guantanamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom” will take place tonight at Pick a Cup Coffee . The Chicago Tribune has a blurb about the reading in today’s paper
So tomorrow is Justice Sunday II – the continuing beratement of our courts by a zealous group of ‘christians’. The sequel, unlike the original, is drawing a great deal of mainstream criticism. In response to this theocratic event Harvey Knox has written:
How Christian is it to say poor people deserve their state, gay people should [...]
The FBI is warning of al-Qaeda truck bombs in Chicago, and other cities. It seems to me that the main function of the ‘War on Terror©” is to try to instill fear and paranoia in people.
I live and work around and in Chicago. Do I believe we are a terrorist target? More so then if [...]
My only regret about being gay is that I repressed it so long. I surrendered my youth to the people I feared when I could have been out there loving someone. Don’t make that mistake yourself. Life’s too damn short.
–Armistead Maupin
This wonderful insight is part of a series of quotes appearing on the back of [...]
