Delusions about The Giffords Shooting

WellAware1.com - The Power of 1 - Giffords Event: "Dave Weiss aka Dr. LeMole (Rep Giffords Arizona Dr) isnt a Doctor at all, he just plays one on your tv. Dave is a partner in a film, video, and CGI media production company located in Arizona called Radian Helix media. Its owned by Brandan Pittman (the person you see when you look at the Jared Lee Loughner mug shot) In Daves FaceBook friends list we find people that look alike and share the same genetic facial landmarks as do individuals either living or dead on the news. Here are just a few of the people you can find there:"

Hans von Spakovsky foams at the mouth

Supreme Court crime wave--Hans von Spakovsky - NYPOST.com: "It's not often that the murder, rape and assault of American citizens can be tied directly to a court decision. But that's the foreseeable consequence of the Supreme Court's outrageous ruling on Monday in Brown v. Plata."

Fuckwittage: John LaBruzzo wants to ban all abortions

Louisiana House committee approves ban on abortions | NOLA.com: "Rep. John LaBruzzo, R-Metairie, says his House Bill 587 would threaten the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling by prompting lawsuits from pro-choice groups. The measure would expand the crime of feticide to include fetuses that are voluntarily aborted."

Comment of the day at Pharyngula

Godless goals are progressive goals : Pharyngula: "Nobody actually likes surgery, but appendectomies need to be available for people who need them, promptly--no waiting period, no ultrasound, because with appendicitis, time matters. And if someone wants an appendectomy, obviously they have a good reason and nobody tries to stick their nose in, demanding you prove you've really *thought* about whether to have this serious, permanent alteration to your body.
All of which differs from abortion only in that men can get appendicitis."

John Cole on Naps

Balloon Juice » Open Thread: "Reasonably sure I was born feeling that way about naptime (and I’m sure there is a breastfeeding quip in there somewhere, but this is a classy joint and I will leave that to Punchy or JSF), then grew out of it for a few years, but now I am back to firmly believing naptime is the best part of the day."

Say It Ain't So Joe

3 Sheriffs In Joe Arpaio Office Arrested For Human Smuggling, Drugs | Oliver Willis: "An officer at the scene where one of the warrants was served confirmed to a 12 News reporter that the operation involved a Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputy suspected of smuggling drugs or humans."

Freedom is not a zero sum game

Report: Whites Think Less Bias Against Blacks Comes At Their Expense | TPMDC:

"It's a phenomenon that any observer of modern U.S. politics senses, but now we have a study documenting it: Despite all the evidence to the contrary, white Americans believe that African Americans' social progress in society is coming at their expense."

But privilege is. I am a white middle aged male. I am approximately as privileged in this society as it is possible to be. It will not hurt me to not have this level of privilege. Anyone that whines about loss of privilege needs to look in the mirror.