500 Internal Server Error 500 Internal Server Error none Nyiragongo Crater: Journey to the Center of the World In June 2010, a team of scientists and intrepid explorers stepped onto the shore of the lava lake boiling in the depths of Nyiragongo Crater, in the heart of the Great Lakes region of Africa. The team [...]
The Infographic that Spoofs Infographics none The Theory of Two Truths in Tibet [Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Sonam Thakchoe] Tibetan philosophers argue that the two truths theory is not only core ontological doctrine as it is understood within the Indian Buddhist thought, it also makes the central theory behind epistemology and soteriology. The Indian [...]
Association for Women in Science Perhaps the most comprehensive analysis of the data presented was outlined by Cathy Kessel and Marie A. Vitulli of the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM), who point out the various ways in which authors Ceci and Williams distort the facts in order to strengthen their argument. For example, by [...]
Capitol Police Blocking Access to Building in Madison This is all tied to the joint legislative session on the budget on Tuesday. Governor Walker really doesn’t want to have to deliver the budget in a building under occupation. I think initially he planned to move locations, but that would not have been legal under Wisconsin [...]
BBC News – Belarus breaks Ivory Coast arms embargo – UN chief none BBC News – Education reduces blood pressure none BBC News – Student protest halts asbestos factory in Bihar, India none BBC News – Barack Obama backs Bahrain king’s pledge to reform none BBC News – Libya unrest: Benghazi gripped by anti-Gaddafi fervour [...]
BBC News – Saudi terror suspect Aldawsari appears in Texas court none BBC News – Canadian rescue plane leaves Tripoli with no passengers none BBC News – US billionaire Warren Buffett upbeat over US future none BBC News – Al-Qaeda ‘military leader’ Abu Suleiman killed in Iraq none BBC News – Iran nuclear plans: UN [...]
500 Internal Server Error 500 Internal Server Error none 500 Internal Server Error 500 Internal Server Error none [In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. Signal boosts are awesome! --L.]
neo_prodigy: The War On Women For most of my life, I've been [against abortion, but] I never sought to repeal Roe v. Wade or tell women what they can and cannot do with their bodies. …I believed in not shaming or condemning, but getting to the root of why abortions were needed and fighting to [...]
Don’t See This Every Day [Talking Points Memo - David Kurtz] Ryan Reilly just sent in this shot from the residence of Libya's ambassador to the United States here in DC, where the ambassador in a very unusual move took down the Libyan flag and raised the country's old flag from pre-Qaddafi days:… pan-arab_revolt Amish [...]
The Man Behind The Curtain in Wisconsin Rather surprisingly, Fox News tells us what Nazgul Walker tries to achieve in Wisconsin, and that is the end of the Democratic Party. union-busting politics Indefensible [Obsidian Wings - Doctor Science] Yesterday President Obama ordered the Justice Department to stop defending the Defense of Marriage Act. In honor [...]
This is why I love Stephen Colbert "A rising tide lifts all boats and when the tide goes out I want to drag you down with me" none Friday Genius Ten “Lemon Out” Edition If I may shift to seeing the character of Liz Lemon as an individual person with her own idiosyncratic needs, instead [...]
BBC News – Afghan probe says Nato killed dozens of Kunar civilians none BBC News – At least five dead in Iraqi ‘day of rage’ protests none BBC News – China calls for renewed fight against Dalai Lama none BBC News – LinkedIn hit as China clamps down on dissident talk none BBC News – [...]
Wednesday Geek Woman: Beatrice Shilling, aircraft engineer and motorcycle racer [Geek Feminism Blog] Born in 1909 in England, Beatrice Shilling saved up for and bought her first motorcycle at age fourteen, at which age she was already able to take apart and reassemble its engine. A year later, she decided on a career as an [...]
Judge: Eric Holder Violated DOJ Policy With Public Statements On FBI Terrorism Sting | TPMMuckraker none Indiana Dems: This Is Our Moment And We’re Seizing It | TPMDC "At first we thought the Governor was being the good cop and [House] Speaker [Brian Bosma] was being the bad cop," state Rep. Scott Pelath (D) told [...]
Santorum On DOMA: Part Of Obama’s ‘Effort To Erode’ America | TPMDC marriage_equality asshattery Barney Frank: White House Move On DOMA Is A Political Winner | TPMDC marriage_equality Prop. 8 Foes File to Lift Stay on Same-Sex Marriages – The Bay Citizen marriage_equality [In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every [...]
BBC News – John le Carre donates archive to Bodleian Library none BBC News – German minister loses doctorate after plagiarism row none BBC News – US ‘kidney sisters’ must lose weight before transplant none BBC News – Shuttle Discovery poised for final flight none BBC News – Yemen’s president orders forces to protect protesters [...]
BBC News – Thousands at Indian Army recruitment rally in Kashmir none BBC News – Yemen protest: Ruling party MPs resign over violence none BBC News – Belgium ‘a boat that will sink anyway’ none BBC News – Most locked-in patients ‘happy’ none [In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every [...]
BBC News – Europe races to evacuate expats from Libya none BBC News – Greece general strike: Clashes erupt none BBC News – Coral reefs heading for fishing and climate crisis none BBC News – Zimbabwe holds 46 for attending lecture on Egypt unrest none Teacher Layoffs Will Strain Ailing Pension System – The Bay [...]
Women Still Face Barriers in Hong Kong – NYTimes.com patriarchy sexism BBC News – DR Congo colonel Kibibi Mutware jailed for mass rape none 30% of Libya in Hands of Youth Movement [Informed Comment - Juan] pan-arab_revolt We Can’t Break AIG Bonus Contracts – But Worker Pensions? No Problem! [Firedoglake - Jane Hamsher] It seemed [...]