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* They have murdered four women for giving polio vaccinations in Pakistan.
* Richard Engle and his news team were kidnapped and held for five days after doing a report on conditions in Aleppo. The rebels rescued them and took them to Syria. The captors went with psychological torture such as mock executions. Of fifteen journalists who have gone missing in syria during the conflict, only eight have been freed including the three just freed.
* It sounds like there are a large number of scammers pretending to be the families of the dead children in Newton and soliciting money. Be careful who you give money too.
* Genuine American hero, Sen. Daniel Inouye has died of respiratory failure. Seriously, despite being labelled an "Enemy Alien" by our racist government, he went on to earn a medal of honor in feat that sounds like something out of fiction despite a shattered arm. There are no words for that kind of courage and self sacrifice. http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/17/politics/obit-inouye/index.html
* Greenwick found, People treating a teenaged rape survivor terribly in a town that values fooball over the safety of young women: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/17/sports/high-school-football-rape-case-unfolds-online-and-divides-steubenville-ohio.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&emc=eta1&
She was clearly in distress and not a single person tried to help her.
* "East Aurora, IL School Board Caves To The Bigots Again:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2012/12/east-aurora-il-school-board-caves-to.html
* "How Slut Shaming Becomes Victim Blaming:" http://big-wired.livejournal.com/313514.html
* I'm still sick, though clearly improving.
* Additional loot count:
1. Mix CD.
2. A huge box of candy and fudge. This box was anonymous. Anyone want to own up?
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* Richard Engle and his news team were kidnapped and held for five days after doing a report on conditions in Aleppo. The rebels rescued them and took them to Syria. The captors went with psychological torture such as mock executions. Of fifteen journalists who have gone missing in syria during the conflict, only eight have been freed including the three just freed.
* It sounds like there are a large number of scammers pretending to be the families of the dead children in Newton and soliciting money. Be careful who you give money too.
* Genuine American hero, Sen. Daniel Inouye has died of respiratory failure. Seriously, despite being labelled an "Enemy Alien" by our racist government, he went on to earn a medal of honor in feat that sounds like something out of fiction despite a shattered arm. There are no words for that kind of courage and self sacrifice. http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/17/politics/obit-inouye/index.html
* Greenwick found, People treating a teenaged rape survivor terribly in a town that values fooball over the safety of young women: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/17/sports/high-school-football-rape-case-unfolds-online-and-divides-steubenville-ohio.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&emc=eta1&
She was clearly in distress and not a single person tried to help her.
* "East Aurora, IL School Board Caves To The Bigots Again:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2012/12/east-aurora-il-school-board-caves-to.html
* "How Slut Shaming Becomes Victim Blaming:" http://big-wired.livejournal.com/313514.html
* I'm still sick, though clearly improving.
* Additional loot count:
1. Mix CD.
2. A huge box of candy and fudge. This box was anonymous. Anyone want to own up?
This entry was originally posted at http://gwydion.dreamwidth.org/266820.html. Please comment there using OpenID.