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• Victim-blaming files: 12-year-old an “enthusiastic participant” in her own rape

  By lauredhel on 2008-08-27 • ( 49 )

  That’s twice today that words have failed me. Suspended sentence over sex with 12yo (Emphasis is mine.) A 24-year-old man who had his first sexual relationship with a 12-year-old girl has been given a suspended jail sentence in the District… Read More ›

• Expressing milk? Call the cops!

  By lauredhel on 2008-08-27 • ( 21 )

  I can barely see through my anger and disgust right now. I’m going to let the story speak for itself. “Express delivery furore” The mother of a five-month-old baby was followed and questioned by police and security guards after she… Read More ›

• Whoydensday: hey, who turned out the lights?

  By tigtog on 2008-08-27 • ( 23 )

  THIS THREAD CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR SEASON 4 EPISODE SILENCE IN THE LIBRARY. PLEASE NO SPOILERS FOR FUTURE EPISODES ON THIS THREAD. Well, the spoiler warning simply had to be done properly for this one, didn’t it? Wait until next week,

• Go and read: feminism and families

  By tigtog on 2008-08-27 • ( 5 )

  I’ve been too busy this week to do much participating at LP, but Kim has just written an absolute cracker of a post: Feminism good for families Check it out (and let’s get it nominated for the Down Under Feminists… Read More ›

• If anything suddenly looks different

  By tigtog on 2008-08-26 • ( 13 )

  that’s because I’m tweaking CommentLuv and a couple of other plug-ins which aren’t working as efficiently as would be ideal. Let me know if you see anything odd. Update: OK, we have one commentor who’s having trouble getting out of… Read More ›

• DNC protests – live stream

  By lauredhel on 2008-08-26 • ( 3 )

  Denver Post: “Police use spray to force back protesters in Civic Center”. The protestors are thought to be part of Recreate 68. For those following the protests outside the Democratic National Convention, here’s a live stream. [Via bfp’s twitter.] Feel… Read More ›

• Newsflash: Kyle Payne jailed

  By lauredhel on 2008-08-26 • ( 36 )

  Iowa Independent: Blogger Kyle Payne sentenced to six months in county jail Payne received 360 days, with 180 days suspended on each of two counts of invasion of privacy, a serious misdemeanor charge. He was also given one year of… Read More ›

• No more funding for Queensland Mothers Milk Bank

  By lauredhel on 2008-08-26 • ( 7 )

  Australia has only two milk banks, one in Perth and one on the Gold Coast. They do important work. The Queensland non-profit Mothers Milk Bank, based at John Flynn Private Hospital, has noted that premature and ill babies fed human… Read More ›

• Virtual travelling

  By tigtog on 2008-08-26 • ( 4 )

  Candy colored Portobello Road (365/145), originally uploaded by jennipenni I love these colours, and can imagine how cheering they would be on a grey day. It reminds me a little of the La Boca district of Buenos Aires, except the… Read More ›

• Wringing every last drop out of that coverage

  By tigtog on 2008-08-26 • ( 5 )

  What a joke. Channel 7 currently is showing footage of a plane taxi-ing on a runway as its Breaking News. And cutting away to a woman in the terminal who has baked some muffins to give to her sister when… Read More ›

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