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more about #hatecrimes more comments → ArtfulSlinger: I feel so bad for this woman and can completely understand her pain, and more than sympathize with her. The justice system can never really repair the... more » Flackette Goes Retro: I realize she's just speaking out of pain, and I respect that (heaven knows that if I were in her shoes, I'd be saying a whole lot worse, and probably... more » FatterKitty: My sister and I basically grew up in my dad's lab-- we played with the lab animals and did "experiments" with water and petri dishes and beakers. Our ... more » MIXED: I wish I were a Rhodes Scholar with a Rhodes Scholar boyfriend! Pshh overachievers! //congrats to both of them, what an achievement! more » shadesofmediocrity: "Washington D.C. is at the top of the list, with women making an average of $866 a week, only 7.8% less than men." My first thought: "Yay, we're gett... more » sweet_communist: I am so pumped that our President takes science seriously. It's about damn time. Attending a science fair at the White House would have been the hig... more » Penny: I can't imagine having to reconcile Justice and justice for one you've lost. I don't care how much someone wants to wax poetic about the law/system a... more » curiousgeorgiana: Once again, screw you VMI. They recruited me; heavily recruited me. And I made the mistake of visiting the school. They harassed me for 3 months wit... more » Ailatan: "They caused, allowed and permitted condoms to be distributed by school personnel to the students, many of which were opened during the school lunch p... more » Elaken: How amazing to be with someone who is just as intelligent/driven/capable as you. Very cool for Longino. more » AndPreciousLittleofThat: Boy, that's far and away the most creative argument against condoms in schools I've ever heard. Never mind kids having unprotected sex, because we ha... more » BytheSea: Local news is saying the couple arrested at the Lehigh Pub called the cops themselves. Methinks much of the story hasn't been told. more » amazoncowgirl: Up front, I live in Australia, where tipping is not mandatory or expected (although it is becoming more common) and I have to confess I find the idea ... more » Definer-not-defined: All white people need to be deported! McVeigh was white! The guy who killed an innocent doctor was a white Christian!* Oh wait, whaddya mean that's n... more » token_illiterate_commenter: Why the fuck would any guy want to numb his penis? It's pretty simple. If you pop too soon you do things that your partner enjoys until you're ready t... more » -
#leftovers
Shaniya Davis' Aunt Speaks Out • Teacher Sues After Slipping On Condoms
• Carey Lockhart-Davis, aunt of murdered North Carolina 5-year-old Shaniya Davis, is furious that the alleged rapist and murderer is being treated decently in prison. She told the Early Show: More » -
#leftovers
Going Rogue: The Condensed Version • New Spray Combats Premature Ejaculation
• If, like me, you can't quite stomach 432 pages of Sarah Palin's mudslinging, the AP has scanned the book for the most commonly used words to give us Palin in a nutshell: "Family," "kids," "oil," "energy," and "Alaska." • More » -
#leftovers
Counterfeit Condom Factory Found In China • Jaycee Dugard's Family Needs Help
• Chinese officials are cracking down on an illegal condom factory in the Hunan province, which produces "counterfeit" condoms that offer little to no protection. To make matters worse, the condoms were packaged by shirtless men without any sterilization. • More » -
#leftovers
Girls At "Weight Extremes" Less Likely To Use Condoms • Obama Considered Clinton For VP
• Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh report that girls at "weight extremes" - i.e. overweight or underweight - are more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior than their "normal weight" peers. • More » -
#lawoftheland
United States Senate Approves Expansion Of Hate Crimes Law
Yesterday afternoon, the Senate voted 68-29 to approve the federal hate crimes amendment, joining the House's earlier decision. The amendment (and the defense bill it's attached to) will now go to President Obama to sign. More » -
#leftovers
CDC Panel Approves Cervarix • Endorsement Of Oklahoma Abortion Law Delayed
• A CDC advisory committee has recommended GlaxoSmithKline's HPV vaccine Cervarix, which is similar to Merck's Gardasil vaccine, for use in girls and women. But, some say Cervarix is overpriced because it offers less protection than Gardasil. • More » -
#leftovers
Pre-Teens Buying Into Slutoween? • Arnie Signs Bill Commemorating Harvey Milk
• "It's going to be one happy Halloween for the Roman Polanskis of this world... This year, in a growing trend that is truly scary, fifth-graders are encouraged to dress like cheap hookers," claims the Daily News. • More » -
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#partypolitics
House Passes Sexual Orientation Update To Hate Crimes Bill
Let's start with the good news: the House of Representatives voted broaden the scope of existing laws to include sexual orientation as a federal hate crime. The bill passed 281 to 146. However, the comments from the opposition are revealing. More » -
#hatecrimes
Man Tries To Run Over Two Muslim Women At Gas Station
Joseph Ballance, 23, allegedly tried to run over a mother and daughter wearing abayas at a New York gas station, saying he'd "chop [them] up into little pieces and kill [them]." Ballance pled not guilty to aggravated harassment. [AP] -
#leftovers
Man Accused In Murder Of Neda Soltan • Dude With Woman's Cornea Now Likes Cleaning
• Pro-government militiaman Abbas Kargar Javid has been accused of murdering Neda Soltan, the young woman from Iran who became an international symbol after her death was shown on YouTube. The regime has yet to take action against Javid. • More » -
#daythemusicdied
White Pride Pendergrafts Are The New Prussian Blue
Charity and Shelby Pendergraft are two teenage sisters who believe that their music has the power to bring white people together: they're the latest additions to the white supremacist music scene! Fortunately for humanity, they really suck. More » -
#hatecrimes
Gunman Murders Gym-Going Women; Misogynists Approve
George Sodini killed three women and injured at least ten others at a Pittsburgh-area gym before shooting himself yesterday. His online diary reveals an obsession with "hoes" who refused to date him — and a connection to more "mainstream" misogynists.
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#toolittletoolate
Crazy Like A Foxx
You know Virginia Foxx, the North Carolina congresswoman who called the murder of Matthew Shepard a "hoax"? She's apologizing. Thing is, Matthew's mom isn't buying. [Politico, MSNBC] -
#justiceforall
Murderer Gets Life For Killing Transgender Woman
In a historic decision, Allen Andrade has been convicted of first-degree murder and a hate crime for his killing of 18-year-old transgender woman Angela Zapata (at left, her family reacts to the trial). More » -
#hatecrimes
Firsts: Hate Crime Law Applied To Transgender Murder In Colorado
Allen Andrade is accused of beating an 18-year-old transgender woman to death with a fire extinguisher, saying, "gay things need to die." The defense argues she tricked him by claiming to be a woman. More »
