On this dKos page, which also has links to US statistics and resources (more in the comments).

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Tremendous. And epic.

More information at The Maddow Blog.

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Congressman Steve Stockman (R-TX) has a new Official campaign bumper sticker: If babies had guns they wouldn't be aborted.
I don't even know what to say to that. I just don't.

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Alabama state representative Mary Sue McClurkin, who is of course sponsoring anti-abortion regulation, says a baby is the largest organ in the body.

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I haven't been having the best day.

• First, of course, came the NRA's repugnant ad (and their remarkable bullshit response to everyone's disgust).
• I'm waiting for a callback from a U-M clinic (no big, about a procedure I'll have next month).
• I'm trying to wrestle with writing some, y'know, music.
• A woman who was my housemate back in the late 80s passed ( Read more... )

Necessary for your philosophical advancement. Probably NSFW, although it is technically, I guess.

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No, it has nothing to do with Captain Jack Sparrow. It's an indiegogo crowdfunding project creating cups, straws, and glasses that change color if they come in contact with a date-rape drug. They've got about 64 hours and a fair chunk of change to go, so won't you help?

(h/t cluegirl)

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Warning: triggery regarding rape.

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Republican Senate candidate Tom Smith equates out-of-wedlock pregnancy to pregnancy by rape.

Severe quantities of WUT I DONT EVEN.

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Jeez, get off the internet for a couple of days, and you miss all kinds of WUT I DON'T EVEN:Rep. Todd Akin, a tea party candidate who is challenging incumbent Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill in the closely watched race, was asked in a local television interview about whether he supports access to abortion in the case of rape ( Read more... )