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Your Child Died Because ________
Another week, another mass shooting. The biggest one in recent history, the headlines tell us. And while it’s awfully, tragically familiar, I draw some small portion of comfort from the fact that I’m not so numb that I don’t feel … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Franklin, gun control, gun rights, Las Vegas shooting, Twitter
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A Republican Drama
Via @Billy, Just Billy, who saved screenshots: As a young adult in perfect health, why should I be FORCED to pay for insurance I don't want and likely won't need? — Sassy Gay Republican (@sassygayrepub) March 6, 2017 Don't throw … Continue reading
Posted in FFS, News, Politics
Tagged ACA, health care, Obamacare, Sassy Gay Republican, stubbornness, Twitter
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Of Course BillDo Endorses the Nashville Statement. What Did You Expect?
Bill Donohue, aka Our Lady of Perpetual Aneurysm, has issued a statement in support of the Nashville Statement, a non-binding statement by the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood to say, in brief, that it intends to keep its sexual mores anchored in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Donohue Is A Terrible Person, LGBT, Nashville Statement
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What’s Missing in the George Pell Story?
It’s just come to light that Cardinal George Pell is going to appear in court in Australia on sexual assault charges. Good. It’s about damn time. But what I’m not seeing in all of the coversage I’ve read so far … Continue reading
Pope Accused of Covering Up Child Rape in Argentina
Just a reminder that the Catholic Church’s child-abuse coverup scandal isn’t over. According to Le Monde (in French only; sorry. But here’s a story from last year about this case), lawyers are accusing the Catholic church of covering up child … Continue reading
Satire Is Officially Broken
Here are two items from recent media: Sean Spicer Walking Around White House In Sunglasses And Baseball Cap To Avoid Press “After Spicer spent several minutes hidden in the bushes behind these sets, Janet Montesi, an executive assistant in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Henry Kissinger, satire, Sean Spicer, The Onion, Washington Post
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Triggered by the Right Side of History
There’s a bit of controversy going on at Yorktown High School in Virginia, where teachers have put up signs: Patriots Know: Facts are not political Diversity stengthens [sic] us Science is real Women’s rights are human rights Justice is for all We’re … Continue reading
