(Canadian shack wankbroglio: whaaaat. I don't even know how to approach that. I... don't know enough about what sparked this? Links, anyone?)

How about something to do with actual Canada?

*The Current was broadcasting from Whitehorse today for a special episode:

Absent Aboriginal Fathers ( Read more... )

America’s Radical "Conservatism"
Lawrence Davidson, for Consortium News (via Truthout).
March 3, 2011Instead of the traditional conservative approach of relying on time-tested solutions, Reagan espoused the so-called Laffer Curve, which gambled on the unrealistic notion that massive tax cuts for the rich would generate more tax revenue for the ( Read more... )

I really liked this piece:

'Soul Of A Citizen': Make A Difference, Knowing The Outcome Won't Be Perfect, by Paul Loeb

When people hesitate to take a stand on issues from the Gulf oil spill to the horror show off the coast of Gaza, it's often because they're unsure of the outcomes of their actions. The issues themselves can be complex and ( Read more... )

Facebook, MySpace Confront Privacy Loophole (Wall Street Journal)

Facebook, MySpace and several other social-networking sites have been sending data to advertising companies that could be used to find consumers' names and other personal details, despite promises they don't share such information without consent ( Read more... )

Last night I talked about reporting Punch A Slut Week on Facebook. Sometime during the night, Facebook too the event down. \o/

Also, I can't recall if I linked to this article. Facebook’s Gone Rogue; It’s Time for an Open Alternative

Facebook has gone rogue, drunk on founder Mark Zuckerberg’s dreams of world domination. It’s time the rest of ( Read more... )

The EFF has put together a timeline of FB's privacy policies:

Facebook Privacy Policy circa 2005:

No personal information that you submit to Thefacebook will be available to any user of the Web Site who does not belong to at least one of the groups specified by you in your privacy settings.

Facebook Privacy Policy circa 2006: We ( Read more... )

Clinic: New Okla. abortion law hard on patients, AP.

The requirements of Oklahoma's new abortion law are drawing some emotional responses from patients, a clinic director said Wednesday, now that women must have an ultrasound and hear a detailed description of the fetus before the procedure can be done.

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The new statute requires the person ( Read more... )

In 2008, a San Francisco softball team came to Seattle to compete in the Gay Softball World Series. The team, named D2, made it all the way to the championship game. And that's when people started asking questions. No, literally. In the middle of the game.

Now the players are suing.

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After losing the game, five players from D2 were brought to ( Read more... )

This is a delicious must-read shredding of Bill Kristol's defense of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. With actual numbers to back them up The Economist exposes DADA for the blatant exercise in bigotry for what it is: a disgusting and absurd policy that's led to the discharge of 12,000 active duty soldiers, in the midst of two, large-scale, messy conflicts, ( Read more... )

The Walrus Blog's response to THE DUMBEST ARTICLE IN THE HISTORY OF EVER:

When a group with a longstanding, deeply entrenched systemic advantage - “privilege,” in the parlance of Women’s Studies and programs like it - speaks heatedly of its “rights” vis-à-vis a less privileged group, it’s usually seen as an expression of bigotry. “White rights” ( Read more... )