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by janiem 1. One weekend, years before I moved here, I was driving around the back roads of Maine with some friends. We came to an intersection, and I gazed out the window of the car as we paused to decide which way to turn. Right next to us was one of those little general … Read more
by liberal japonicus Cooler heads than mine have moved a previous thread to one asking for good jokes. Thread-jacking that we can all get behind. I lift the ones that aren’t insider content (nothing wrong with them, go back to see them if you want) up to the front page and invite more. From BrettB, … Read more
by Ugh So this is something I can support: On Monday, Chief Judge Robert Katzmann of the 2nd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals wrote that anti-gay employment discrimination is almost certainly prohibited under existing federal law. Katzmann urged the 2nd Circuit to reconsider precedent holding that employees cannot sue for sexual orientation discrimination under Title VII … Read more
by Ugh So here we are, 7 years and one day after the ACA was signed into law by B. Hussein O. and after eleventybillion prior votes to repeal the law when it didn't matter, the House might finally vote on an ACA "replacement" bill via a process that actually involves all the mythical process … Read more
by liberal japonicus Regular commenter hairshirthedonist asks: Also, too, isn’t it kind of weird that Chuck Berry and Chuck Barris would die within such a short time of each other? Why yes, yes it is. I may watch Confessions of a Dangerous Mind tonite and 2016 was a banner year for famous people going off … Read more
by wj I had thought that there were two views about “soft power” — influencing foreigners (individually or collectively) with persuasion rather than force or the threat of force. First, that it was an important and useful part of our foreign policy arsenal. This view has governed US foreign policy since WW II, and is … Read more
by janie m Blog communities are like “real life” communities in some ways, and not like them in others. In my experience there are very few real life groups where a departure wouldn’t be noticed or commented on, but with blogs someone can just not comment one day, and no one notices, because well, people … Read more
by chmatl Hello, Obsidian Wingers! This is chmatl. LJ very graciously asked if I’d like to write a post on the upcoming special election in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District to replace Tom Price. I thought I’d fill you all in on the situation on the ground moving toward the election. A little background – the … Read more
by Doctor Science Just a few hours to go! Don’t forget you have to save each category individually! Check under your seat for any stray personal items! Best Professional Artist Kathleen Jennings Her illustrations are good, but her papercuts are *outstanding*. This is from “Tremontaine, Season 2”. Victo Ngai Cover of “Everfair” by Nisi Shawl. … Read more
by Doctor Science I really dropped the ball on Hugo nominations this year. Or, to be fair to myself, the time and energy I had expected to spend on the Hugos turned out to be needed for historic levels of political action (and anxiety). Nominations will close on 2017-03-18 06:59 UTC (at 11:59 pm Pacific … Read more