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• Femmostroppo Reader – June 2, 2009

  By tigtog on 2009-06-02

  Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. All%20Creation3.gif – Click through and expand the graphic for THE HISTORY OF EVERYTHING TIMELINE (via Skepchick) California high school elects… Read More ›

• “Pro-life” terrorist assassinates Dr George Tiller in Wichita

  By tigtog on 2009-06-01 • ( 10 )

  Dr Tiller was one of the few doctors in the USA providing late term abortions (SotBO: which are sometimes sadly necessary and usually involve a traumatic crisis in a wanted pregnancy). He has long been a target of anti-choice activism, including being shot before.

  He was murdered as he attended his church for the Sunday morning service. A suspect is now in custody.

• Femmostroppo Reader – June 1, 2009

  By tigtog on 2009-06-01 • ( 6 )

  And we’re back! I screwed up the settings for this somehow, but sorted out again now. Bumper crop of links, so check out what’s after the cut as well. So, onto the items of interest found recently in my RSS… Read More ›

• Femmostroppo Reader – May 29, 2009

  By tigtog on 2009-05-29 • ( 1 )

  Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. Blogger, Walk With Me: BOB and Internet Feminism – “Traister actually made a pretty important point in that piece: that… Read More ›

• Thursday Cheezburger: I tawt I taw a cartoon reference edition

  By tigtog on 2009-05-28 • ( 8 )

  Post your own favourite Cartoon homage cheez o’ t’ week here, and wait for admin image magic to make it appear.

• Femmostroppo Reader – May 28, 2009

  By tigtog on 2009-05-28

  Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. Penny for Your Thoughtfulness – Melissa examines the extraordinary conservative panic over the concept of “empathy” in a judge. Why,… Read More ›

• Quickhit: Minor Hoydening for the long weekend?

  By tigtog on 2009-05-28 • ( 17 )

  We have at least one Hoydenizen coming to Sydney for the June long weekend, and I plan to meet up with her for food, drink and chat sometime over the weekend. I’m sure plenty of other Sydneyside readers have other… Read More ›

• Dutch ice yachting in Monnickendam

  By tigtog on 2009-05-28

  I was looking for something else entirely, and happened across this. The past winter was the first time in 12 years that the Gouwsea in the Netherlands has frozen enough to allow skating, and everyone who could got out there to play.

• Femmostroppo Reader – May 27, 2009

  By tigtog on 2009-05-27 • ( 1 )

  Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. Link Farm: Reactions To The California Prop 8 Ruling – from Pam’s House Blend Serial Rapist Convicted of Raping His… Read More ›

• Daily Fail cites H.A.T.- gets it wrong

  By tigtog on 2009-05-26 • ( 5 )

  Surprise, surprise, (as they say) surprise, eh? Yes, the UK’s Daily Mail has noted that a lot of people around the world have responded to complaints made against a poster promoting breastfeeding in a Manchester area hospital, and noted that… Read More ›