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Interesting Links for 07-06-2013
- Ugandan Minister: Gay Sex Wrong; Men Raping Girls 'Natural' | The Bilerico Project
Trigger warning for the obvious.
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- animals,
- another angry woman blog,
- awesome,
- biology,
- birth control,
- catholicisim,
- choice,
- comment,
- communication,
- crime,
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- uk,
- united nations,
- via andrew ducker
Interesting Links for 12-03-2013
- Antibiotics resistance 'as big a risk as terrorism' - medical chief
If anything, the risk seems rather larger than terrorism, in the UK at least.
- Capital rules for banks 'still need to be tougher', says Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards - Telegraph
- Dolphins may be calling each other by name - CNN.com
- Finally, a tablet simple enough for a woman to use | Ars Technica
'Do iPads or Nexus 7s scare and confuse you? ePad Femme is here to help!'
- The Sunday Times jails its source » Spectator Blogs
'My Guardian colleague Marina Hyde said that the lesson of the Sunday Times’ treatment of Pryce was that no one should talk to journalists.'
- Rape in the headlines: is there a war on? | Another angry woman
Trigger warning for rape, unsurprisingly enough. Discussion/disection of rape in the media ATM
- The religious right are wrong: all women have the right to choose | Liz Ford | Global development | guardian.co.uk
- KGB man will not assist British inquest into Alexander Litvinenko - Telegraph
'chief suspect in the poisoning of former Russian security services officer Alexander Litvinenko has withdrawn cooperation from the inquest into his death and accused Scotland Yard of political bias.'
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- xandar; our reign has gone on long enoug
Interesting Links for 04-02-2013
- BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Pink elephant is caught on camera
Sort-of on parade
- Swanson: Wombs of Women on Birth Control 'Embedded' with 'Dead Babies' | Right Wing Watch
- Police spies stole identities of dead children | UK news | The Guardian
'Undercover officers created aliases based on details found in birth and death records'
- wulfmojo • Twilight - Bella & Jacobs first kiss
Trigger warning for sexual assault/non-consent. Okay, I know Twilight is messed up. I didn't realise it was quite *this* fucked up. (Assuming that the quoted passage is from it; a quick google provided nothing that suggested it wasn't)
- Chris Huhne facing jail sentence after admitting perverting course of justice | UK news | guardian.co.uk
'Former minister resigns seat after pleading guilty over claims he persuaded his ex-wife to take speeding points for him in 2003'
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Interesting Links for 24-10-2012
- BBC News - Ex-Telegraph owner Black hints at return to Lords
Former media mogul Conrad Black has indicated he plans to resume his seat in the House of Lords, despite being convicted of fraud by a US court.
- How did Jimmy Savile get away with it? | Edinburgh Eye
(Trigger warning for discussion of rape)
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- business,
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- julian assange,
- law,
- lies damn lies and statistics,
- links,
- medicine,
- money,
- muppets,
- posttofacebook,
- relates to another of today's links,
- science,
- sex,
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- tv,
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- wikileaks,
- world war ii,
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Interesting Links for 06-10-2012
- The Kissing Sailor, or “The Selective Blindness of Rape Culture” | Crates and Ribbons
Interesting comment on the iconic photograph of a sailor kissing a nurse; the kiss was not consented to by the nurse. Trigger warning for discussion of sexual assault
- The Kissing Sailor, Part 2 – Debunking Misconceptions | Crates and Ribbons
Discussion of the reactions and misconceptions about the other article on this.
- Are You British? Did You Tape Any Episodes Of Fraggle Rock On VHS? Do They Still Exist? | Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movies and TV News and Rumors
'Out of ninety-six episodes, only twelve of the UK versions have been found. The most likely place they could be found is on people’s VHS cassette tapes, which are being landfilled by the day.'
- BBC News - Julian Assange: Bail cash decision delayed
Lets see, they put in their money as a surety that he wouldn't fuck off/run away/abscond. What has he done? Oh yes. And they should have any prospect of getting it back... because?
- The drugs don't work: a modern medical scandal | Ben Goldacre | Business | The Guardian
'The doctors prescribing the drugs don't know they don't do what they're meant to. Nor do their patients. The manufacturers know full well, but they're not telling.'
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Interesting Links for 17-02-2012
- 6 Real Planets That Put Science Fiction to Shame | Cracked.com
'our imagination has no chance of competing with the jaw-dropping, pants-peeing craziness outer space is capable of cooking up.'
- 5 Reasons Being Single Sucks Even More Than You Thought | Cracked.com
- Peta's vegan sex ad shows it has tofu for brains | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
'Flirting with domestic violence imagery in your shock-tactic marketing is not the way to promote an animal-free diet' Trigger warning for it somewhat discussing sexual abuse, also it has some scantily clad photos, so semi-NSFW