Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot at a store where she was meeting her constituents.  She might be dead.

I can't write anymore, I can't think.

Fuck.  I hope everyone's ok, especially her.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rep-gabrielle-giffords-shot-grocery-store-event/story?id=12571452

All I can say, is if you've had an election, and you go forth ( Read more... )

Today is Voting Day, at least in Arizona.   Just a reminder.

And a scary-looking - but not particularly dangerous - tarantula for Halloween.


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 Primaries are today.  If you have any candidates you want to support - make sure you make it to your voting site sometime today.

And I can't tell you how to vote but.... please vote for someone who cares about our state enough to Not cut education and healthcare.

In the mean time:

Enjoy "Vote Your Heart".  It's from Avenue Q so it's a bit racy ( Read more... )

Attention all Arizona people:
(and anyone else who's interested)

Two very important Bills have been passed through the Legislature and are going in front of Jan Brewer to sign.  Please ask her to veto them both.

Teachers & Education
https://listserv.nea.org/t/30268/1996803/718/0/

This is yet another bill to undo all the beneficial changes teacher's ( Read more... )

The Minutemen are an extremist "militia" group that has taken upon itself to patrol the border and apprehend illegal aliens.
Three Minutemen entered a family home and fatally shot a girl.
www.nytimes.com/2009/06/27/us/27arizona.html

Sadly, this doesn't  suprise me at all, considering the reports of abuse of illegals by their hands.
It's mixed out here ( Read more... )

Many, Many Iranians are engaged in nonviolent protest.

This is important world news, but I'm going to let someone do the talking who's actually been there:

andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/

I wish I had more energy to post more on this, but it's been one of those days.

So,

Obama, in the middle of a speech castigating the Bush presidency for their attitudes towards the Guantanamo detainees introduced the idea of "Prolonged Detention". So now people can be detained for years "even though they might not be convicted of any crimes" just to protect us from the crimes they may commit.
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WTF???

I'm reminded of the ( Read more... )

Posted from my private blog ( Read more... )

Obama FTW!
www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/04/election.president/index.html

I'm Saddened by this.

Prop 102, which disallows gay marriage in AZ passed.

I'm not always sure about the usefulness of marriage.  I'm not even sure what marriage means, aka which are the important parts.  Is it the devotion to the other person, the "till death do us part", the fidelity, the social status of "being married"?  I do understand the ( Read more... )