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

• PFAW on the litany of right wing fringe lies about hate crimes legislation

– If the US rightwing get away with this deceptive rhetoric, it will be repeated everywhere else that tries to pass hate crimes legislation

• Quote of the Day

– from former President Jimmy Carter, who has, after six decades, severed his ties with the Southern Baptist Convention because of their institutional gender inequality.

• Hottest 100 Women – Sisters doing it for themselves?

– a response to the JJJ testosterone-fest – read about it over at FP’s place

• Misanthropic men in movies and TV (by Suzie)

– “Brian gets praised when he finally sulks his way into doing something right. “

• The Oppressor Within

– thoughtful post from bintalshamsa, guesting at Feministe

• Websnark: Channel markers.

– excellent essay on blogging – ethics and expectations

• Blogger Ethics

– interesting questions

• In memoriam

– “It’s not too much to say that the liberal blogosphere began largely in response to the insane policies and the sheer level of invective in the runup to war in Iraq—not only from the right, of course, but from the Very Serious People who, just after promising us a rose garden and a cakewalk, described even the most measured critics of an Iraq invasion as raving lunatics unfit for serious public discussion.”

• O'Reilly attacks 'far-left zealot' Rick Perlstein for Newsweek piece on the rabid right

– “one evidently becomes an Enemy of the State — complete with grainy profile shot — for simply treading on Bill O’Reilly’s narcissistic ego”

Categories: linkfest

Tags: blogging, Read-ems