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Interesting Links for 03-10-2015
Oct. 3rd, 2015 01:00 pm- Pope Francis: Kim Davis Is A Liar And I Don’t Support Her Bigotry
Admittedly, the Vatican didn't phrase it quite that way, but it's still good to know.
Interesting Links for 14-05-2015
May. 14th, 2015 01:00 pm- Cameron: "For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens: as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone."
And I find that sentence pretty fucking terrifying
- Justin Tomlinson, New Disabilities Minister, Voted Against Protecting Disabled Child Benefits
And for those undergoing cancer treatment.
Interesting Links for 19-02-2015
Feb. 19th, 2015 11:00 pm- The US definition of a hate crime
Possibly interesting to some people reading this, I'm curious how this differs from the UK definition. Interesting that some major stuff doesn't get prosecuted as such, because they're already going to get life imprisonment or execution, and the prosecutor doesn't want to have to prove the hate crime element as well
Interesting Links for 16-01-2015
Jan. 16th, 2015 12:00 pm- Louisiana Upholds Ban On Oral Sex, While Necrophilia Remains Legal
'while the law cannot be enforced and sodomy can’t be used as a cause for arrest, the House refuses to remove it from the books.'
Interesting Links for 03-10-2014
Oct. 3rd, 2014 01:00 pm- New Rules Segregate Muslim Women Wearing Niqabs And Burqas Behind Glass At Australian Parliament
- Where next for the Human Rights Act? | Second reading
I find the comment 'The suggestion that you’ve got to apply the human rights convention even on the battle-fields of Helmand' flabbergasting. THE ENTIRE POINT of Human Rights is that they apply everywhere.
Interesting Links for 19-09-2014
Sep. 19th, 2014 01:00 pm- Anti-trans trolling spree forces Wikipedia to ban U.S. House staffers for third time
- The Satanic Children's BIG BOOK of activities
Link is to a PDF. A Florida county let Christian organisations distribute action books in schools. So they have to let other religions do so too. And The Satanic Temple (who've also erected a statue to Baphomet near a Ten Commandments momument in some US park), put together a fun activity book!
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Interesting Links for 15-07-2014
Sep. 3rd, 2014 04:00 pm- I Can Only Enjoy Video Games With Featureless Blocks as Protagonists
'If you're a burger chef or a spaceship and you want to be represented in gaming, then either make the game, or become an economic force to be reckoned with.'
- Church of England General Synod approves female bishops
Finally entering the Century of the Fruitbat. Though I do wonder if this'll result in a fair bit of splintering off.
Interesting Links for 19-06-2014
Sep. 2nd, 2014 02:00 pm- Government bans all existing and future Academies and Free Schools from teaching creationism as science » British Humanist Association
I'd call that good news.
- Facebook down today, not working say users | Product Reviews Net
Probably will be back up before anyone reads this…
- Zuckerberg dies turning Facebook back on
'Internet user Tom Logan said: “That’s cool but I was momentarily inconvenienced so fuck him and Facebook, I’m 100 per cent Twitter now.”'
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Interesting Links for 20-03-2014
Mar. 20th, 2014 12:00 pm- What Life Is Like When Getting Your Period Means You Are Shunned
- Former nurse who persuaded online contacts to take their own lives while he watched via webcam is freed - Americas - World - The Independent
'Minnesota's Supreme Court finds that while 'assisting' suicide may be illegal, 'encouraging' it is not'
Interesting Links for 16-03-2014
Mar. 16th, 2014 12:00 pm- Fred Phelps, (known for Westboro Baptist Church) is dying
And apparently was excommunicated from that church last year.
Interesting Links for 19-01-2014
Jan. 19th, 2014 12:00 pm- UK storms are divine retribution for gay marriage laws, says Ukip councillor | Society | theguardian.com
Former Tory David Silvester says 'natural disasters' are result of David Cameron acting 'arrogantly against the Gospel'
- The future of Games Workshop
'On a single day, [Games Workshop] lost 24% of its value'
Interesting Links for 08-01-2014
Jan. 8th, 2014 12:00 pm- Satanic Temple Unveils Design For 7-foot Statue In Oklahoma
'The Satanic Temple maintains that the Oklahoma Legislature's decision to authorize a privately funded Ten Commandments monument at the Capitol opened the door for its statue.'
- The British Punk Band That Fooled Reagan, Thatcher And The CIA - The Daily Beast
- The Internet of Things Is Wildly Insecure — And Often Unpatchable | Wired Opinion | Wired.com
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Interesting Links for 05-01-2014
Jan. 5th, 2014 12:00 pm- King Tut's penis may help penetrate the mystery of his death
From the sands we come, to the sands we return, Horus guard our souls. (Also, tee hee, penetrating penis!)
Interesting Links for 21-12-2013
Dec. 21st, 2013 04:00 pm- IAC's PR Chief Apparently Tweeted a Bizarrely Tasteless Joke About AIDS and Africa | Adweek
She's apparently 'unreachable on an international flight'. Going to have an interesting landing then. Company owns Match.com, OkCupid, Vimeo, Ask.com, Dictionary.com, & more.
- Students win LSE apology over ban on T-shirts depicting Prophet Mohamed and Jesus Christ - News - Student - The Independent
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Interesting Links for 18-12-2013
Dec. 18th, 2013 04:00 pm- Children evacuated from swimming pool after prosthetic leg mistaken for paedophile - UK - News - The Independent
- Why does Wonga even exist? It's a question no one on the left asks | Zoe Williams
"Why do you need a payday loan? Could there be something wrong with your actual pay?"
