I'm a huge fan of Rachel Maddow. I'm (still) a huge fan of Keith Olbermann. But someone else of whom I am a fan hasn't got enough love on this LJ, and that's Lawrence O'Donnell. Eloquent, heartfelt, a little bit vicious. Perhaps not quite as erudite as Keith, nor as personable as Rachel (how does she remain so calm and friendly in the face of ( Read more... )

Love Thy Neighbor.

I love all you guys. Hope your day is going well...?

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Now it gets very interesting. Who takes over, what's their agenda, and will Ari Fleischer still be involved?

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Susan G. Komen Foundation decides to not drop funding for Planned Parenthood, maybe. I dunno; the wording is that they'll continue to fund "existing grants", so they may not renew the grant next year or somethin'. Much better analysis here.

ETA: Yeah, that's kinda what I thought.

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If you haven't already heard, the Susan G. Komen For The Cure foundation has cut ties to Planned ParenthoodTheir stated excuse is that they don't want to be associated with an organization under Congressional investigation. Of course, the reason Planned Parenthood is under Congressional investigation is that Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL) wants to stop ( Read more... )

Just reverted the main page of TSO. Many sites, like mine, chose to go dark for twelve hours; others are going the full twenty-four. There were two good ones I wanted to call your attention to: fandomsecrets and The Oatmeal.

Any good SOPA sites we should look at before they go away?

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The main page of Tom Smith Online will be dark for twelve hours today, starting pretty much right now, to join in the protest against SOPA and PIPA. These bills are screwed up beyond belief, and would forever change the internet as we know it -- and not in any good ways. The most eloquent take I've seen on it, with the best links, is that of Wil ( Read more... )

As Barry Crimmins says, "It honors a great man, and it annoys racist nitwits."

The King Center has released a huge amount of archival material, everything from correspondence with royalty and the draft of his Nobel Peace Prize speech to letters from children to Dr. King to the wide range of public opinion about him and his causes. If you have a ( Read more... )