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• SF Saturday: recommendations for a teen boy?

  By tigtog on 2009-06-06 • ( 13 )

  My son is currently absolutely fascinated by the idea of space propulsion systems and orbital habitats. He has just possibly been playing too much Halo. He’s full of questions and schemes for writing his own stories/future world. He’s got to… Read More ›

• Femmostroppo Reader – June 6, 2009

  By tigtog on 2009-06-06

  Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. Homeopathy kills – “The reality is that the antivaxxers’ work will result in babies dying. The reality is that belief… Read More ›

• A quick question

  By tigtog on 2009-06-06 • ( 2 )

  There’s a lot of finger-pointing in the anti-vaccine movement about how any doctors or scientists who accept the scientific consensus that vaccines are the single most effective life-prolonging medical innovation in human history are just greedy, greedy Big Pharma shills… Read More ›

• What “Elective Surgery” really means

  By tigtog on 2009-06-05 • ( 4 )

  And yes, Virginia, this does apply to abortion surgery as well. I’ve noticed an uptick in the number of people arguing that women having therapeutic late-term abortions don’t really have good medical reasons because the surgeries are classified as elective… Read More ›

• Femmostroppo Reader – June 5, 2009

  By tigtog on 2009-06-05 • ( 1 )

  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… Read More ›

• On late-term abortions and sex ed/contraception

  By lauredhel on 2009-06-04 • ( 7 )

  Something that’s been bugging me in the increased abortion talk after George Tiller’s assassination is the derail into talking about sex ed and contraceptive availability. Sex ed and contraceptive availability and looking after babies are extremely important things. They’re vital…. Read More ›

• Mabo – what it means, what it doesn’t mean

  By Guest Poster on 2009-06-04 • ( 1 )

  Jo Tamar is a human rights lawyer who blogs about things that catch her eye relating to feminism and equality generally. At the moment, she is attempting to post regularly about issues affecting Indigenous Australians in order to help raise… Read More ›

• Thursday Cheezburger: The Difference Between Dogs and Cats

  By lauredhel on 2009-06-04 • ( 4 )

• Femmostroppo Reader – June 4, 2009

  By tigtog on 2009-06-04

  Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. China's kidnapped baby brides – “I have three sickening words for you: Baby bride trafficking.” Protecting abortion providers – “She… Read More ›

• A Tale of Two Murders, by Guest Hoyden Slave2TehTink

  By Guest Poster on 2009-06-03 • ( 4 )

  Slave2TehTink is normally found making posts with no redeeming social value whatsoever[1] in her LiveJournal, or posting pictures of her small menagerie on her flickr. Offline she lurks on the Civil War battlefields of northern Virginia with her fawn Doberman… Read More ›

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