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• Skeptical Sunday: Stop Sylvia Browne

  By tigtog on 2008-11-02 • ( 24 )

  Exactly what it says, really. Sylvia Browne. It’s a name which causes strong reactions in a lot of people. To her fans, who believe that she is a “true psychic medium,” she is a down-to-earth, spiritually deep woman who, with… Read More ›

• US Election: 3 days to go, and Palin/”Sarkozy” prank call

  By lauredhel on 2008-11-02 • ( 20 )

  Oh my, this radio station prank call to Sarah Palin, from “President Sarkozy”, is, well, oh my. What were her staff thinking? What was she thinking? Just … what? You’re welcome to use this thread for any US election chat…. Read More ›

• Qld government revises baby packs plan; no more formula promotion

  By lauredhel on 2008-11-02

  In July, I published a call for people to let the Queensland government know that routinely distributing free formula samples to mothers was a bad, bad idea: “Call to activism: oppose infant formula promotion in Qld Indigenous communities”. Success! The… Read More ›

• ObGeek: some usefulness

  By tigtog on 2008-11-01 • ( 8 )

  I discovered a couple of nifty hacks while troubleshooting the commenting problems today. If you’re not using a Firefox browser while running a WordPress blog or using Gmail then this will be of no interest, but if you are then… Read More ›

• Otterday, and Open Thread

  By lauredhel on 2008-11-01 • ( 24 )

  This sleepy baby sea otter comes via Dependable Renegade. Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening in your life? Anything you want to get off your chest? Reading… Read More ›

• Friday Night Election Fun: Barack Wiggle

  By lauredhel on 2008-10-31 • ( 8 )

  Inspired partly by this post at obama_daily but mostly by it being 2 in the morning at the time, I present to you: the sixth Wiggle, Barack Wiggle, with his sidekick Bill. This will probably mean far more to people… Read More ›

• Why yes, I am upgrading stuff

  By tigtog on 2008-10-31 • ( 33 )

  Bear with me while I sort out the inevitable bugs. I’m about to put the blog into Maintenance Mode again, so this is just a heads-up for those of you on Feed Readers. UPDATE: ok, the biggest changes are done… Read More ›

• Doctor denied residency because of son’s Down syndrome.

  By lauredhel on 2008-10-31 • ( 22 )

  I’m seeing red. This is downright unconscionable. And in the face of a massive workforce shortage, too? This guy CAME to Australia answering the call for rural doctors in the first place. “Son’s Down syndrome forces doctor out of town”… Read More ›

• Last day to submit for the October Au/NZ feminists carnival!

  By lauredhel on 2008-10-31 • ( 1 )

  Last day for submissions to the Down Under Feminists Carnival! It looks like the Blogcarnival submissions form is back up again, so you can use that, or email your submissions directly to carnival host Penguin Unearthed, penguinunearthed at gmail dot… Read More ›

• Will the ISP-level filter get through the Senate?

  By tigtog on 2008-10-31 • ( 23 )

  According to The Age: A headline-grabbing election promise to crack down on internet nasties looks to be in trouble as Senate opposition grows. As the proposed legislation cannot be passed by Labor alone, and the Opposition is against the plan… Read More ›

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