May. 10th, 2012

*sigh* The past two days have sucked mightily. Migraine started Monday, and Tues/Wed were nasty despite meds. Today's a lot better; still feeling a touch wonky, but nothing dramatic. Got a lot done on a really tough puzzle over the past few days, though (progress pics over at my FB). Really looking forward to getting home and finishing it tonight. And started rewatching Game of Thrones last night, catching up on the new season, so my head's full of that. Today I can't get Facebook to load properly, so if I haven't responded to someone over there, that's why. On to linketies.

Discover: What does it mean to say that something causes 16% of cancers?

ThinkProgress: MONTANA COURT STRIKES DOWN BAN ON BIRTH CONTROL FUNDING FOR LOW-INCOME TEENS

ABC: A delegation of female Canadian soldiers is in Australia to advise the Defence Force on moves to allow Australian women to serve on the frontline.
Australian women will be eligible to serve in combat by the end of next year, but Canadian female soldiers have been able to do so since 1989.


Feministing: For the past 12 years, Ai-jen Poo has been fighting for the workers “that make all other work possible.” Co-director of Caring Across Generations and director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA), she was recently named by TIME Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2012. And we’ve been fans of hers here at Feministing for awhile now.

Alternet: The Unbelievable Brutality Unleashed on Kids in For-Profit Prisons
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Grim Colberty Tales with Maurice Sendak Pt. 1

TheNation: MCA’s Feminist Legacy -- I agree with some of the commenters that there are problematic elements to this piece, but I still think it's worth sharing.

The Daily Beast: Melinda Gates' New Crusade: Investing Billions in Women's Health
She plans to use the Gates Foundation's billions to revolutionize contraception worldwide. The Catholic right is pushing back. Is she ready for the political firestorm ahead?



"Calls from Home: Mama's Day Special," a radio project that connects incarcerated mothers to their families, friends, and communities.

YesMeansYes: It’s invisible to the mainstream. There’s a war on within the BDSM community[1] about whether to face up to abuse within. There are a lot of dynamics overlapping here, and it’s hard to see the whole picture even for those of us who keep up with these things.

TED: Good news this week — we’ve got something extraordinary to tell you about. MAKERS is a video initiative to share the stories of hundreds of women. When you go to the MAKERS website, you can watch interviews with the leaders, thinkers, reformers and pioneers who have shaped and continue to shape our world.

IO9: 5 Scientific Explanations for Game of Thrones‘ Messed-Up Seasons -- Small moon's been my working theory up to now (I couldn't relax into it without coming up with some plausible explanation for the variable seasons), although the others are interesting too.

Plain Dealer: Ohio lawmakers on Tuesday repealed a controversial election bill that was supposed to go before voters on Nov. 6 -- the first known case in Ohio history in which legislators repealed a bill up for referendum.

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