Link Me Up, Scotty - Social Justice and Fatigue Edition

Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Welcome to my world.
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And here's some more data that (may) encourage people to check their privilege at the door. Not that I'm holding my breath for the dudebros, the MRAs, and the baby boomers to suddenly leap up in inspirational enlightenment. No. No, I'm not.
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And the conflict in the Middle East goes on...and on...and on. While I realize that isolationism is not a political position that would end well for us, the continued bad behavior in that region of the world makes it very hard to keep it mind. My shippie Jim Wright explains why.
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From the "Thank you, Captain Obvious" files.
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My high school pal, fellow vet, and professional journalist Chris Tomlinson was featured on Terry Gross' Fresh Air on Monday to talk about his new book Tomlinson Hill: The Remarkable Story of Two Families who Share the Tomlinson Name - One White, One Black. My copy was delivered to my Kindle yesterday, and I can't wait to read it.
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The President has signed an Executive Order barring Federal contractors from discriminating in employment on the basis of sexual orientation...with no religious exemption. While I'm sure the religious right is currently having apoplexy, I'm chortling like a loon. Hehehe.

Now let's see if it sticks.
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Brother Eric examines Speaker Boehner's so-called "legal action" against the President with predictable results. Oh, how I long for the days of the loyal opposition instead of the puerile opposition.



1 comments:

vince said...

I hope that executive order sticks. It should, since no one has an inherent right to a federal contact. And I'm sure as well that the religious right is currently having apoplexy, and too damn bad. I'm sick of them whining about persecution and demanding people abide by their religious beliefs.