I never, ever thought I'd see myself in agreement with Nancy "Tragedy Maven" Grace, but here I am.

Nurses, cops, even 911 workers stand by as woman dies. In the LA Times, there's a description of how a janitor cleaned up around the blood-vomiting woman as she lay dying. (Apologies to Faulkner.) Anyway, it's all over the place.

You know why this hits ( Read more... )

Jesus Loves A Machine Gun
Usually when I play an alignment game, I play the good side first, the dubious grey, then all-out baby-eating evil. If I play this one, and I probably will for curiosity's sake if nothing else, I'll probably skip straight to the cloven hooves. =)
Left Behind Games
This really isn't a surprise, it has been reported in gaming ( Read more... )

Reuters, the DoD, and a Tall Tale

Okay, here's the story:

SonicJihad's Video
So apparently this little fan machinima dressed up with some political satire sits on the web for six months...

And then some DoD contractors get ahold of it, and present it to Congress...
Without doing any investigation or fact-checking... Islamists Using US Video Games in ( Read more... )

Finally, a Pill for men!
Male Contraceptive Pill Should not Damage Male Fertility

Flying Spagetti Monster Terrorizes School Board!
Yeah, okay, I made that headline up -- but the story is good.

Immigration Boycott Aims to 'Close' Cities
There are growing concerns about violence towards immigrants during this event. I'm in favor of it -- organized, ( Read more... )

Colin Farrell Tries to Stop Sex Tape
Court Choice Could Come Tuesday
Society a Must for Conservative Lawyers
Not exactly a secret society, but...
Edith B. Clement: the New SCOTUS Justice?
Just speculation at this point, but if it's right -- you saw it here first (okay, probably second or third, but who's counting?)
Family Planners Stand Up to Right ( Read more... )

List: AFI's Top 100 Movie Quotes

Evidence, Not Race, Split Rights Jury
Right --never mind that the case wasn't tried until most of the witnesses and participants were dead.
Sense of Relief with Civil Rights Era Conviction
Race Against Time

Will Rehnquist Step Down or Not?
Waiters Fired for Being French
Bill Would Allow "Intelligent Design" in ( Read more... )

Former Klansman Found Guilty
Egar Ray Killen gets manslaughter. While that doesn't really feel like ( Read more... )

Nutjobs
OMG, these folks are totally unbalanced! I don't say that because they ( Read more... )

How San Francisco Messed with the Wrong Hooker

Danzine (now defunct) interviewed Victoria Schneider for this article on how she won her case against the San Francisco Police and Sheriff Department.

The International Sex Worker Foundation
the International Sex Worker Foundation for Art, Culture and Education.

HIPS ( Read more... )

Deep Throat: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8047258/?GT1=6542

Huh.