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Quicklink: NRA Press Conference

Quicklink: NRA Press Conference

By tigtog on December 22, 2012

Ugh. The hypocrisy of calling for a national database of the mentally ill while decrying any suggestions for a national database of gun owners is breathtaking.

Posted in crisis, ethics & philosophy | Tagged gun control, stigmatising, USA | 4 Responses

Quote of the week: Clinton's speech was so good...

Quote of the week: Clinton’s speech was so good…

By tigtog on September 7, 2012

that Republican strategists are demanding to see his birth certificate too.

A thread for discussing the USA election campaigns.

Posted in parties and factions | Tagged elections, USA | 2 Responses

Wednesday I-wish-it-was-merely Whimsy: Renegade Raging Grannies

By Orlando on August 29, 2012

Todd Akin’s medieval science + pithily excremental phrasing has brought out the musical in a number of people who are much cleverer than him.

Posted in gender & feminism, health, social justice, violence | Tagged rape apology, toxic politics, USA | 3 Responses

Capital punishment, the USA and Troy Davis

Capital punishment, the USA and Troy Davis

By Jo Tamar on September 21, 2011

A brief history of capital punishment and what it means for the Troy Davis case.

Posted in law & order, social justice | Tagged death penalty, USA | 10 Responses

US Congressional Mid-Terms Reader

US Congressional Mid-Terms Reader

By tigtog on October 26, 2010

A selection of US blogger commentary found recently in my RSS feed. What did I miss?

Posted in linkfest | Tagged elections, Read-ems, USA | 1 Response

It's Feminist Defence of Palin Time again

It’s Feminist Defence of Palin Time again

By tigtog on September 3, 2010

Which means it must be just about time for a US Congressional election. Yup, here come those midterms. So people are going to start talking to and about Sarah Palin again. Great.

Posted in culture wars, gender & feminism, media, Politics | Tagged elections, sarah palin, USA | 4 Responses

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Endangered Sunday: Sea turtles in the Gulf oil spill

By tigtog on June 27, 2010

A BOAT captain working to rescue sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico said he saw BP ships burning sea turtles and other wildlife alive.

Posted in environment | Tagged USA | 3 Responses

The political spectrum through red-state glasses

By tigtog on December 1, 2005

There are some people who, despite possessing more than a little wit, are so focussed on the so-called left-right divide that they classify political blogs thusly: 2005 Bad Blog Awards Worst Right-wing BlogWorst Left-wing BlogWorst Center/Libertarian Blog WTF? There are certainly more ways than one to divide people along ideological lines, and the differences between [...]

Posted in culture wars, language, Politics | Tagged USA

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