Link Me Up, Scotty - Get Your Groove On Edition

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Are you a Harry Potter fan? Consider joining the Harry Potter Alliance, a charitable group brought together by their love of the Potterverse and dedicated to making the world a better place.
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It appears that the AARP is funding ALEC, so now I'll have to dump my membership in a huff. If you don't know what ALEC is, check out this Bill Moyers report on the organization, and learn about how they bypass our democracy like the shitweasels they are.
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The Military Sealift Command (MSC) will name one of its new oilers after gay rights advocate and Navy veteran Harvey Milk. Those are MY shippies.
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John Scalzi on Hillary Clinton, and the ethos of service. Say what you want about Hillary Clinton (and I know you will), but she has lived a life largely defined by her dedication to service. Since service is a core value for me, I find this characteristic in her worthy of my admiration and respect.
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The indomitable Margaret and Helen provide their opinion on the Trumpsicle and how miracles can happen. I love these ladies.
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Shortly after we lost Moe, I commissioned a piece of art from some artists who were her friends. That piece is now available for purchase from the group's RedBubble page, as well as the piece depicting Moe as the "Champion of Stars."
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A retired Army General offers his opinion not on our presidential candidates, but on why retired Generals and Admirals should keep their opinion of our presidential candidates to themselves. Indeed. At least pretending to be impartial towards who sits in the Oval Office allows both parties to trust their senior military leadership when they have to make life-or-death decisions for our Armed Forces. This should be a no brainer, but of course it isn't, given today's extremely polarized political climate.
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From the What the Fuck Files: Malawi's "Hyena Men" are paid by parents to have sex with their daughters, some as young as 12 years old. Extra special fucked up bonus: The man featured in this story is HIV positive, and did not disclose that fact to the parents who hired him.
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Video of my Heart: Khizr Khan, the father of a fallen Army Captain, speaks at the DNC and tears my heart out. The look on his wife's face is one that I recognize from my own mirror, and together they give a powerful message.

So instead of doing the smart thing (never mind the RIGHT thing) and thanking their dead son for his service, or least just shutting the fuck up for a change, OF COURSE that ignorant tool who passes for a presidential candidate tried to criticize them, saying that HE, TOO, HAS MADE SACRIFICES. Like...having to pay off his first wife when she accused him of raping her? Eating his caviar Luke-warm and from a metal cup? 

Thus, he earned a well-deserved spanking from Gold Star Mother Ghazala Khan. How can anyone believe that this entitled bully is the best that America's Republicans have to offer? THE MIND BOGGLES.


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