Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments.

• Man Allegedly Rapes Girlfriend Live on Webcam

– Trigger warning: highly disturbing

• (title unknown)

– From Hullabaloo, who still haven’t got their coding fixed to serve up their headings: “But aside from efforts to brush away anti-abortion activists as yesterday’s news, there’s another misconception that must be addressed in the wake of Tiller’s murder: the idea that a “compromise” on abortion policy that eliminates “controversial” abortions like those performed by Tiller will make the risk of violence–yea, even the conflicts over abortion–go away. That is dangerous nonsense.”

• Wednesday Blogaround

– Shaker links

• Monday Blogaround

– Shaker links

• I Write Letters

– “Dear Mr President, […] Still, our government is unwilling to call this orchestrated, overt, unapologetic campaign against women and their healthcare providers terrorism, even as increasing numbers of doctors say offering the legal service to their patients is not worth the risk—the very definition of effective terrorism.[…]I’m angry because you tell lies about pro-choice advocates in order to play your bullshit game of “both sides are just as bad.””

• Silence Is the Enemy

– A program to help a generation of women subject to systemic rape in countries in conflict around the world

• Hating on teh fatties

– Great post from Deborah, full of links

• Lynda Voltz

– Headline: It’s time to put women’s sport in the picture for all of our sake – great article from the SMH (h/t to FP)

• Re(a)warded

– Some awards are better not publicised (for those who receive them). Oopsie.

• Empowerful!

– Discourse from Pavlov’s Cat

• Sam has discovered the word execrable

– and is using it egregiously.

• A cunning plan…

– A very cunning plan…

• Some Big Lies

– Jeremy notes the anniversary of the massacre in Tiananmen square (and now this blog cannot be seen in China)

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