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China says no to live/cartoon combos

Thank goodness I didn't go ahead with "The Prophet and Peter Pan in 'Fire Island Follies'Project." Read below the fold...

UPDATE 3/10/06: roundup and discussion of yesterday's "resolution" to the PortGate debacle here. Read below the fold...

What Jane said:

South Dakota has now passed legislation making it illegal for a woman to have an abortion even in the case of rape or incest. It's a law perfectly timed to test the new Supreme Court now that Samuel Alito has joined their ranks. How exactly did we get to this place?

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All of we unworthy people should bow down before Brad's superior work. He's documenting how your democracy is being slain, technowidget by infrared sensor:
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This started off as one of the usual depressing morning reading selections that have been the routine of my day for going on six years now. But then I saw this, from the mouth of the beast itself:

Today we are engaged in the first war in history -- unconventional and irregular as it is -- in an era of:

E-mail;

Blogs;

Blackberries;

Instant messaging;

Digital cameras;

A global Internet with no inhibitions;

Cell phones;

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WaPo:

The White House yesterday released two 'fact sheets' on the port deal and on relations with the United Arab Emirates.

"'Fact sheets'"--in quotes. Snicker. Or, given this President, not. Read below the fold...

Are those pro-coathanger Republicans in South Dakota demented, or what? Is there some subtlety here that I'm missing?

Oddly, or not, the South Dakota tourism site won't load, but here's the 800 number: 800-732-5682. Feel free to call them and let them know you won't be travelling to states where daughters who are raped by their fathers can't get the abortion they should have. Read below the fold...

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CNN takes a closer look at what Digby and so many others have known for years: it's not satire if it's happening to you. Read below the fold...

I keep reading that phrase in the press stories about Bush selling American's ports to OBL's good friends, the oligarchs of the UAE, and now Grand Vizier Rove uses it. Just throw a few bullet points Congress's way, that's the ticket: Read below the fold...

It's kinda nice to look around once in awhile and remember that there are other people in the world who do science. We may be in our seventh year under thick damn clouds, but elsewhere the stars still shine. And sometimes they get all pissy and start spitting gamma rays all over hell and gone and then WOW! Shit gets interesting! Read below the fold...

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These events have been held elsewhere, but this Kansas party blew my mind for what it didn't have: protests, apparently, of any sort:
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(This may become a series, albeit widely separated by time and motivation.)

I don’t usually like to blog on personal topics, but I’m motivated to share because frankly, I’m confused and I don’t know what to think. I realized this past weekend how mature the blogosphere is, so I’m confident that some of you out there have some wisdom to share. Read below the fold...

Another episode of "Upstairs, Nowheres" here.
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Big thank you to Shystee for configurations both kind and desperately needed.

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