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moominmuppetIcestorm. Whee. It's ice over sleet, too, so extra pebbly-weird. Standing outside by my office fence did give me an interesting idea if I ever find myself needing to Plan a Caper. Ice barbed-wire well enough, and you could probably make it pretty easy to slide over, especially if the weight of the ice helps lower the top edge, too.
I'm not as manic as I was a few days ago, definitely more of a mixed state at the moment, which makes it easy to feel overwhelmed. It's part of why I've really wanted to catch back up on the Linketies; clearing my mailbox is the equivalent of cleaning my brain. I'm also still tracking a lot of lists of "things to do", with greater or lesser success.
If the world were less chockful of "OMG, WOW!" right now, I'd take a break from online stuff, delete news updates unread and hermit for a bit, just focusing on household obligations. I just can't do it, though. It's too incredible, too amazing to miss. Also, my intention of writing more personal ramblings is on hold until the world calms down a bit; if I have to choose between navel-gazing and watching/spreading the word about incredible political movements in action, I think I'll take the latter, thanks.
And with that, on to the Wow:
Crowd descends on Ohio Statehouse to protest changes to collective bargaining
LOTS of links and info about both the Middle East and North Africa, and also about the Wisconsin protests -- I'm seriously considering how feasible it is for me to get to some of these events; it's tricky with my work schedule and lack of time off due to FMLA, but I might be able to pull something off, especially if they're still going on here in Ohio during next week's "weekend" (Wed/Thurs), or if any events happen here in Cleveland (which seems likely, in my estimation).
The Betrayal of Public Workers
Wisconsin Crowds Swell to 30,000; Key GOP Legislators Waver
The teachers showed up en masse in downtown Madison Wednesday morning.
And then something remarkable happened.
Instead of taking the day off, their students gathered at schools on the west and east sides of Madison and marched miles along the city’s main thoroughfares to join the largest mass demonstration the city has seen in decades – perhaps since the great protests of the Vietnam War era.
Thousands of high school students arrived at the Capital Square, coming from opposite directions, chanting: “We support our teachers! We support public education!”
Thousands of University of Wisconsin students joined them, decked out in the school’s red-and-white colors. -- I'm getting positively mushy over here.
What Conservatives Really Want
Qaddafi’s Grip on Power Seems to Ebb as Forces Retreat
Cheeseheads Welcomes Tea Baggers -- Great story, great tactic!
Libya's UN mission asks world to defend Libyans from Gadaffi -- Wow. If this fails, I'm betting they won't be going home any time soon.
Gene Test for Prostate Cancer in the Works
Early Research Suggests Test Could Pinpoint Which Men Need Immediate Treatment
Don't forget your Rapture Pet Insurance!
We got Rick Rolled - Anonymous ain't doin' shit to WBC
Cleveland Clinic geneticist takes part in testing of Abraham Lincoln's DNA -- Interesting; I'd heard discussion of Marfan's Syndrome, but not this.
Oberlin College celebrates graduate's discovery of inexpensive way to produce aluminum
New wave of MRI-safe pacemakers set to ship to hospitals
Operation "Libya White Fax"
Materials, Structures, Standards -- Ooh, adding this to my amazon list.
Report: military aircraft are firing at protestors in Libya
Mystery behind two Libyan fighter jets landing in Malta, revealed -- Military officials say their pilots have asked for political asylum amid a bloody crackdown on anti-government protesters in Libya, in which air force pilots were ordered to fire on civilian demonstrators (see previous BB post). Apparently, these pilots refused to follow those orders. -- Much love to these brave pilots.
Pakistan: American arrested after shootings worked for CIA
Iran: crackdown on anti-government protesters grows more violent
Rheingold U: higher ed for happy mutants
LIVE POST: Govnt Violence in N. Africa/Mid-East (Part II)
Anti-government protests around the world (big photo gallery)
Human Reproduction Go Live Process Document
HuffPo declares Kristi Noem "hottest freshman"; Noem responds "unfortunate" -- Huffpo's getting way too full of FAIL for me recently. I'd already given them up as one of my primary sources of links (although I still end up there from other sites relatively often) due to their godawful woo-filled "health/science" sections. The buyout by AOL didn't make me happy, and this fucknuttery just adds to the demerits, imo.
Following the Libyan uprising
Increased U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan killing few high-value militants -- "Sourcing on civilian deaths is weak and the numbers are often exaggerated, but more than 600 civilians are likely to have died from the attacks. That number suggests that for every militant killed, 10 or so civilians also died."
quoting epicurus
FDR spent his entire presidency hiding the fact that he needed a wheelchair, and he wanted a memorial that would do the same. Future generations disagreed.
Bahraini army murders peaceful demonstrators
3D printing's first copyright complaint goes away, but things are just getting started
Most wonderful hat ever
PA Judge Accepts $$ to Incarcerate More Kids; Satan Raises Eyebrow, Admits Being Impressed
the international league for pizza and freedom -- Oh, I could do this! Even if I can't make it to the main event, once I get my tax refund I can order pizzas for them!
More: So Shines A Good Deed of the Day
Cosmic census finds crowd of planets in our galaxy
The Greenest Car Is...
I was a Mob Sex Attack Victim in Tahrir Square... Just Like Lara Logan
Pro-Union Rallies Spread
More Union Busting. This Time It's Indiana
China Cracks Down on Human Rights Defenders, Liu Xiaobo's Wife a 'Hostage' [VIDEO]
Libyan Protests Spread to Tripoli; Gaddafi May Be in Venezuela [VIDEO]
LGBTs Face Extortion and Blackmail in Sub-Saharan Africa
Notre Dame Accused of Mishandling Another Sexual Assault Case
Q&A with Randi Hutter Epstein, "Get Me Out -- A History of Childbirth" and Book Giveaway
How Clean Must Food Containers Be Before Recycling?
Female Foreign Correspondents’ Code of Silence, Finally Broken -- I think I already linked to this, but I'm not positive
Skepticism in the Face of Evidence Is No Virtue
Green Tree Python Babies Slither into Houston
Newly Released Documents Detail FBI’s Plan to Expand Federal Surveillance Laws
Debate Over Internet Backdoors Heats Up in Congress and in Court
10 Developments in the Huge Story of Wisconsin's Uprising (Multiple Updates)
Exposing the Republicans' 3-Part Strategy to Tear the Middle Class Apart -- Let's Stop Them in Wisconsin
Heartbreaking Stories: It's Time to Listen to the Powerful Voices of our Soldiers
Cultish Christian Leader Teaches Women Should Submit to Husbands -- Victims of His "Submission Theology" Speak Out
7 Bad Ass Comedians -- Including Dave Chappelle, Richard Pryor, George Carlin -- Who Refused to Sell Out
Seven funny folks have changed their lives for progressivism -- some on purpose, some not so much -- and made us laugh in the process. -- I'm sad to see so few female names on the list. I think Kathy and Mo definitely count, as does Margaret Cho, among many others, and I don't even follow comedy all that closely. And where the hell are all the funny as hell queer comics on their list? Like they haven't been taking a stand and making a difference for years?
Correction: It's a Ginned-Up "Crisis," but Scott Walker Isn't Entirely to Blame for Wisconsin's Budget Gap
Now Even Wisconsin's Business Leaders Signal They're Turning Against Gov. Scott Walker
From Montgomery to Los Angeles and Beyond: Formerly Incarcerated People Building a Movement -- Excellent news! "Land of the Free" my ass; we imprison more of our population than any other country. The drug war and the for-profit prison systems are huge parts of the problem, as are the ways in which our justice system recapitulates the biases in our society in general.
Women on the Frontlines in Bahrain: Dispatches From a University Student and an Expat Mother
'This Is What Democracy Looks Like' in Wisconsin, as Largest Crowd Yet Opposes Union Busting
WI Update: "It's Not About the Budget; It's About the Power," Weak Compromise Offered by Republicans
Reefer in a Bottle? The New Sedating Sodas
A movement for food justice must encompass the food workers that toil in sweatshop-like conditions, the often-invisible labor that help bring our food to the table.
Change We Can Believe In? Not for Medical Marijuana Research
So much for the American Medical Association's demand for clinical cannabis research.
Why Santa Barbara Is the Perfect Example of Our Messed Up Food System
The agricultural county exports 99 percent of what is grown there while 95 percent of the fruits and vegetables consumed in the county are shipped in from elsewhere.
A bill has been introduced in California that would allow landowners to install rain barrel systems and not only capture water for outdoor use, but for indoor use as well.
Major quake hits Christchurch NZ -- a lot of the reason I often link to the ONTD_P posts rather than the direct articles is because there are often commenters in the region directly affected, and I find I get more perspective that way.
250 reported dead in just the past 24 hours. Air force colonels defecting after being ordered to attack protesters. Libya is blowing up right now, and people need to get the word out.
On, Wisconsin
DA vows to help Scott Brown if he wants to pursue case against molester
So, not to continue on the topic of The Internet Makes Sady Cry and/or Sady Only Ever Talks About Bad Things, but I went through the comments on that “Is Lara Logan To Blame For Being Sexually Assaulted” poll.
Amigurumi Discworld
Calling Out Gendered Advertising
I'm not as manic as I was a few days ago, definitely more of a mixed state at the moment, which makes it easy to feel overwhelmed. It's part of why I've really wanted to catch back up on the Linketies; clearing my mailbox is the equivalent of cleaning my brain. I'm also still tracking a lot of lists of "things to do", with greater or lesser success.
If the world were less chockful of "OMG, WOW!" right now, I'd take a break from online stuff, delete news updates unread and hermit for a bit, just focusing on household obligations. I just can't do it, though. It's too incredible, too amazing to miss. Also, my intention of writing more personal ramblings is on hold until the world calms down a bit; if I have to choose between navel-gazing and watching/spreading the word about incredible political movements in action, I think I'll take the latter, thanks.
And with that, on to the Wow:
Crowd descends on Ohio Statehouse to protest changes to collective bargaining
LOTS of links and info about both the Middle East and North Africa, and also about the Wisconsin protests -- I'm seriously considering how feasible it is for me to get to some of these events; it's tricky with my work schedule and lack of time off due to FMLA, but I might be able to pull something off, especially if they're still going on here in Ohio during next week's "weekend" (Wed/Thurs), or if any events happen here in Cleveland (which seems likely, in my estimation).
The Betrayal of Public Workers
Wisconsin Crowds Swell to 30,000; Key GOP Legislators Waver
The teachers showed up en masse in downtown Madison Wednesday morning.
And then something remarkable happened.
Instead of taking the day off, their students gathered at schools on the west and east sides of Madison and marched miles along the city’s main thoroughfares to join the largest mass demonstration the city has seen in decades – perhaps since the great protests of the Vietnam War era.
Thousands of high school students arrived at the Capital Square, coming from opposite directions, chanting: “We support our teachers! We support public education!”
Thousands of University of Wisconsin students joined them, decked out in the school’s red-and-white colors. -- I'm getting positively mushy over here.
What Conservatives Really Want
Qaddafi’s Grip on Power Seems to Ebb as Forces Retreat
Cheeseheads Welcomes Tea Baggers -- Great story, great tactic!
Libya's UN mission asks world to defend Libyans from Gadaffi -- Wow. If this fails, I'm betting they won't be going home any time soon.
Gene Test for Prostate Cancer in the Works
Early Research Suggests Test Could Pinpoint Which Men Need Immediate Treatment
Don't forget your Rapture Pet Insurance!
We got Rick Rolled - Anonymous ain't doin' shit to WBC
Cleveland Clinic geneticist takes part in testing of Abraham Lincoln's DNA -- Interesting; I'd heard discussion of Marfan's Syndrome, but not this.
Oberlin College celebrates graduate's discovery of inexpensive way to produce aluminum
New wave of MRI-safe pacemakers set to ship to hospitals
Operation "Libya White Fax"
Materials, Structures, Standards -- Ooh, adding this to my amazon list.
Report: military aircraft are firing at protestors in Libya
Mystery behind two Libyan fighter jets landing in Malta, revealed -- Military officials say their pilots have asked for political asylum amid a bloody crackdown on anti-government protesters in Libya, in which air force pilots were ordered to fire on civilian demonstrators (see previous BB post). Apparently, these pilots refused to follow those orders. -- Much love to these brave pilots.
Pakistan: American arrested after shootings worked for CIA
Iran: crackdown on anti-government protesters grows more violent
Rheingold U: higher ed for happy mutants
LIVE POST: Govnt Violence in N. Africa/Mid-East (Part II)
Anti-government protests around the world (big photo gallery)
Human Reproduction Go Live Process Document
HuffPo declares Kristi Noem "hottest freshman"; Noem responds "unfortunate" -- Huffpo's getting way too full of FAIL for me recently. I'd already given them up as one of my primary sources of links (although I still end up there from other sites relatively often) due to their godawful woo-filled "health/science" sections. The buyout by AOL didn't make me happy, and this fucknuttery just adds to the demerits, imo.
Following the Libyan uprising
Increased U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan killing few high-value militants -- "Sourcing on civilian deaths is weak and the numbers are often exaggerated, but more than 600 civilians are likely to have died from the attacks. That number suggests that for every militant killed, 10 or so civilians also died."
quoting epicurus
FDR spent his entire presidency hiding the fact that he needed a wheelchair, and he wanted a memorial that would do the same. Future generations disagreed.
Bahraini army murders peaceful demonstrators
3D printing's first copyright complaint goes away, but things are just getting started
Most wonderful hat ever
PA Judge Accepts $$ to Incarcerate More Kids; Satan Raises Eyebrow, Admits Being Impressed
the international league for pizza and freedom -- Oh, I could do this! Even if I can't make it to the main event, once I get my tax refund I can order pizzas for them!
More: So Shines A Good Deed of the Day
Cosmic census finds crowd of planets in our galaxy
The Greenest Car Is...
I was a Mob Sex Attack Victim in Tahrir Square... Just Like Lara Logan
Pro-Union Rallies Spread
More Union Busting. This Time It's Indiana
China Cracks Down on Human Rights Defenders, Liu Xiaobo's Wife a 'Hostage' [VIDEO]
Libyan Protests Spread to Tripoli; Gaddafi May Be in Venezuela [VIDEO]
LGBTs Face Extortion and Blackmail in Sub-Saharan Africa
Notre Dame Accused of Mishandling Another Sexual Assault Case
Q&A with Randi Hutter Epstein, "Get Me Out -- A History of Childbirth" and Book Giveaway
How Clean Must Food Containers Be Before Recycling?
Female Foreign Correspondents’ Code of Silence, Finally Broken -- I think I already linked to this, but I'm not positive
Skepticism in the Face of Evidence Is No Virtue
Green Tree Python Babies Slither into Houston
Newly Released Documents Detail FBI’s Plan to Expand Federal Surveillance Laws
Debate Over Internet Backdoors Heats Up in Congress and in Court
10 Developments in the Huge Story of Wisconsin's Uprising (Multiple Updates)
Exposing the Republicans' 3-Part Strategy to Tear the Middle Class Apart -- Let's Stop Them in Wisconsin
Heartbreaking Stories: It's Time to Listen to the Powerful Voices of our Soldiers
Cultish Christian Leader Teaches Women Should Submit to Husbands -- Victims of His "Submission Theology" Speak Out
7 Bad Ass Comedians -- Including Dave Chappelle, Richard Pryor, George Carlin -- Who Refused to Sell Out
Seven funny folks have changed their lives for progressivism -- some on purpose, some not so much -- and made us laugh in the process. -- I'm sad to see so few female names on the list. I think Kathy and Mo definitely count, as does Margaret Cho, among many others, and I don't even follow comedy all that closely. And where the hell are all the funny as hell queer comics on their list? Like they haven't been taking a stand and making a difference for years?
Correction: It's a Ginned-Up "Crisis," but Scott Walker Isn't Entirely to Blame for Wisconsin's Budget Gap
Now Even Wisconsin's Business Leaders Signal They're Turning Against Gov. Scott Walker
From Montgomery to Los Angeles and Beyond: Formerly Incarcerated People Building a Movement -- Excellent news! "Land of the Free" my ass; we imprison more of our population than any other country. The drug war and the for-profit prison systems are huge parts of the problem, as are the ways in which our justice system recapitulates the biases in our society in general.
Women on the Frontlines in Bahrain: Dispatches From a University Student and an Expat Mother
'This Is What Democracy Looks Like' in Wisconsin, as Largest Crowd Yet Opposes Union Busting
WI Update: "It's Not About the Budget; It's About the Power," Weak Compromise Offered by Republicans
Reefer in a Bottle? The New Sedating Sodas
A movement for food justice must encompass the food workers that toil in sweatshop-like conditions, the often-invisible labor that help bring our food to the table.
Change We Can Believe In? Not for Medical Marijuana Research
So much for the American Medical Association's demand for clinical cannabis research.
Why Santa Barbara Is the Perfect Example of Our Messed Up Food System
The agricultural county exports 99 percent of what is grown there while 95 percent of the fruits and vegetables consumed in the county are shipped in from elsewhere.
A bill has been introduced in California that would allow landowners to install rain barrel systems and not only capture water for outdoor use, but for indoor use as well.
Major quake hits Christchurch NZ -- a lot of the reason I often link to the ONTD_P posts rather than the direct articles is because there are often commenters in the region directly affected, and I find I get more perspective that way.
250 reported dead in just the past 24 hours. Air force colonels defecting after being ordered to attack protesters. Libya is blowing up right now, and people need to get the word out.
On, Wisconsin
DA vows to help Scott Brown if he wants to pursue case against molester
So, not to continue on the topic of The Internet Makes Sady Cry and/or Sady Only Ever Talks About Bad Things, but I went through the comments on that “Is Lara Logan To Blame For Being Sexually Assaulted” poll.
Amigurumi Discworld
Calling Out Gendered Advertising
