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Finished Deathly Hallows. Spoilers under the cut.

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My brother: I don't believe in free will.

Me: You don't??

Mom: He can't help himself.

I've been in and out of fandom and lj lately.  Can someone tell me why Hannah Marder's lj was deleted?  I'm figuring it's because it included her RL name, but did she say anything about getting another account?

ANN COULTER CHALLENGES PRESIDENT OF IRAN TO INSANE COMMENT CONTEST (This is link, not a cut.)

Comparisons are a popular rhetorical device, just as flies are insects. But if you use them wrong, you could be making a mistake, like those that allowed 9/11 to happen. Therefore, I have created this rhetorical rule of thumb, in order to clarify what NOT to do when using comparisons, like in the Old Testament when-- okay, nevermind, I can't keep ( Read more... )

Well, isn't that a coincidence? Just after thinking about slavery puts the marriage ban in perspective, I open the newspaper and see this ( Read more... )

Why does this bother me? I don't even care about gay marriage that much.  It's rather a minor issue, regardless of the strong feelings involved.  At least the administration is wasting its time and political capital on something it can't do, rather than advocating a war with Switzerland or something.  Or tearing down more environmental regulations ( Read more... )

( Moria's feminist rant-- In Which I Am a Broken Record. )

Since it's summer, I've been trying to figure out which story to work on. I've got a few different ideas, all developed while I was insane due to finals ( Read more... )