Well done, FDA.

I'm a proud member of the American Civil Liberties Union.  Here's an email I just got from the Executive Director and want to share:

Dear ACLU Supporter,

I'm angry and heartsick about what may happen in California on November 4th.

In the most personal way possible, I'm writing to ask you for a favor: help us ensure that gay couples all across ( Read more... )

Ga. cop killer gets last-minute execution reprieve

By GREG BLUESTEIN, Associated Press Writer 19 minutes ago

The U.S. Supreme Court gave a reprieve to a Georgia inmate less than two hours before his scheduled execution Tuesday for the 1989 slaying of an off-duty police officer.

Davis' Family and advocates of 39-year-old Troy Davis have long urged he ( Read more... )

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Georgia set to execute man for officer's death

By GREG BLUESTEIN, Associated Press Writer 32 minutes ago

A Georgia man convicted of killing an off-duty police officer was set to be executed Tuesday, even though witnesses have backed away from their testimony and questions remain about whether he is truly guilty.

Seven of the nine witnesses who ( Read more... )

 So I'm just finishing up Waiter Rant and after recent discussions of objectivism and altruism, this chunk struck me:

"I content myself with something I read on a bishop's coat of arms long ago - ' Love is ingenious.'  No matter how convoluted the motivations, love's impulses often triumph over our more selfish instincts.  Maybe that's the very ( Read more... )

 I can't believe that the stuff that happened a year ago happened a year ago.  These last twelve or so months have been totally surreal and mildly traumatic and wonderful.

I'm on Twitter.

 
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metasurreality.  blows.  my.  mind.