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Originally posted by gabrielleabelle at National Protest Against the War on WomenHorrified at the latest encroachments on the rights and freedom of women in the US? Do charts like this freak you the fuck out? (Source)  Are you pissed off that your access to birth control is under attack? Or that some politicians are trying to enforce vaginal ultrasounds before abortions? Or that Santorum thinks your sex and body are his business? Starting to feel like we've taken a huge step backward in terms of women's advancement? THEN PROTEST! I know some people (understandably) don't have a Facebook, and this thing doesn't appear to have an off-FB site, but please take a look-see at THIS. The deets: On Saturday, April 28th, there will be a National Protest Against the War on Women. This protest will be at every state capitol, plus D.C. This organizing page has the links to each states' page (on the right sidebar, click "see more", and scroll down). EDIT: They now have an off-FB page. We Are Woman March on Washington compiles all the Facebook groups, events, and pages. I'm not the organizer of any of these events. I'm just another pissed off woman who's planning to attend. |
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Originally posted by From the flist:  Spread the word, even you're not a US citizen, it is important for everyone!! It easy to do and it can change everything. More info by clicking on the banner. Website BlockingThe government can order service providers to block websites for infringing links posted by any users. Risk of Jail for Ordinary UsersIt becomes a felony with a potential 5 year sentence to stream a copyrighted work that would cost more than $2,500 to license, even if you are a totally noncommercial user, e.g. singing a pop song on Facebook. Chaos for the InternetThousands of sites that are legal under the DMCA would face new legal threats. People trying to keep the internet more secure wouldn't be able to rely on the integrity of the DNS system. Read this analysis from boing-boing.net Get on the phone and call your representative. Express your disapproval. Tell him or her exactly how you feel, and that you don't support this. Tell your friends to call their representatives, their Congressperson, and complain. Mention that you are a registered voter that takes your civic responsibility seriously and that you will use that vote to express your feelings about this. http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_60/Int “We support the bill’s stated goals — providing additional enforcement tools to combat foreign ‘rogue’ websites that are dedicated to copyright infringement or counterfeiting,” the Internet companies wrote in Tuesday’s letter. “Unfortunately, the bills as drafted would expose law-abiding U.S. Internet and technology companies to new uncertain liabilities, private rights of action and technology mandates that would require monitoring of websites.” The chamber-led coalition in support of the bill includes Walmart, Eli Lilly & Co. and Netflix. Google and other opponents of the legislation argue that restricting the Internet in the U.S. sets a bad international precedent and that the language defines infringing too broadly. |
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 Join Team Hell at ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif?v=92.1){kind=small} luciferrises on spnland! We have lots of fun. Tell them mercuryblue144 sent you. :-DThis entry was originally posted at http://elliemurasaki.dreamwidth.org/1649 |
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Originally posted by ![[personal profile]](http://s.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small} neo_prodigy at Spirit Day It’s been decided. On October 20th, 2010, we will wear purple in honor of the 6 gay boys who committed suicide in recent weeks/months due to homophobic abuse in their homes at at their schools. Purple represents Spirit on the LGBTQ flag and that’s exactly what we’d like all of you to have with you: spirit. Please know that times will get better and that you will meet people who will love you and respect you for who you are, no matter your sexuality. Please wear purple on October 20th. Tell your friends, family, co-workers, neighbors and schools. RIP Tyler Clementi, Seth Walsh (top) RIP Justin Aaberg, Raymond Chase (middle) RIP Asher Brown and Billy Lucas. (bottom) REBLOG to spread a message of love, unity and peace. ETA: DW button no worky. Anybody know how I make it work? ( Code thisaway ) This entry was originally posted at http://elliemurasaki.dreamwidth.org/1100 |
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Signal boost: help_pakistan is in desperate need of offerings. (Why did I only just hear about this comm ten minutes ago?) My thread.This entry was originally posted at http://elliemurasaki.dreamwidth.org/1025 |
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Signal boost: leave prompts for mundane_bingo. Prompts that aren't US-centric and/or aren't Christian-centric especially welcomed.This entry was originally posted at http://elliemurasaki.dreamwidth.org/7337 |
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( Imagine a United States in which it is unthinkable that the inauguration of a new president not include lighting incense before a statue of Ganesha and asking his blessing on the new president's administration. ) Do you have an idea of what it is to be a Christian in that United States? That's what it is to be other than Christian in this United States. ETA: This rant brought to you by an argument with my mother over Thomas Jefferson. I emailed her the text of it yesterday. Her response: Your rambling makes little sense. And while there is religious freedom, and there is not a government-established religion (though the advocates of government-established secular humanism are making great inroads in restricting religious freedom), those who choose to move here knew it was a Judeo-Christian nation. Don't move next to the airport and then complain about the planes and expect that to be changed to accommodate them. News flash, Mother: when I came to the US, I neither knew nor cared that this was a "Judeo-Christian" nation. I am a native-born US citizen, as you know damn well, and I am an atheist, as you have known for eight years, and this is my country too. |
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LOOKA WHAT __tiana__ WROTE FOR ME FOR help_haiti.This entry was originally posted at http://elliemurasaki.dreamwidth.org/5239 |
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(text courtesy of synecdochic)* Gender will be a mandatory field at account creation, * LiveJournal is removing the Unspecified option for the gender field. That's right: you get to be male or female. Period. That's it. (Source.) If this pisses you off as much as it pisses me off, go to Edit Profile and select Unspecified for your gender option. Then, go to http://www.livejournal.com/contact/?dep (This will likely take place at the next code push, which given LJ's history will be either this Thursday or next, so spread the word fast, especially to the genderqueer community. After that point, you will no longer be able to pick "Unspecified" as your gender.) Here is what I wrote; copy and paste as much as you'd like: ( Feedback letter ) To also reach someone who's higher up the food chain than the poor staff members who have to read and reply to Feedback, also email anjelika@livejournalinc.com who is Anjelika, GM of US operations. Anybody wants a Dreamwidth invite, poke me, I've got like a dozen. ETA: they are backpedaling liek whoa. This entry was originally posted at http://elliemurasaki.dreamwidth.org/4874 |
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If the world were going to end on December 21, 2012, how would you spend the last of your days on earth and why? First question listed was submitted by Key word: "if". |
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My fandom_stocking! Stuff it, please?This entry was originally posted at http://elliemurasaki.dreamwidth.org/4709 |
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Is there any song you'll never grow tired of hearing? If so, what is it, how long have you loved it, and why? First question listed was submitted by Heather Alexander's "March of Cambreadth". It's not so much that I love it—though I do—it's that if I play it on repeat several times through and caterwaul along at the top of my lungs, well, amazing what singing the line "how many of them can we make die" a few dozen times will do to a bad mood. |
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Black Friday is the unofficial kickoff to the holiday shopping season. When are you planning on beginning your holiday shopping? Sponsored by Best Buy. Find holiday gifts for everyone on your list. Begin? Wtf do you mean 'begin'? I started my shopping for this December back in January. Forethought and planning, folks. Of course my sisters' lists of DVDs what they want more than anything shifted sometime between then and now, but they haven't developed a sudden hatred for any of the ones I bought and none of them have appeared in the house, so I'm still good. Also, LJ? Please to not be messing with my tags. |
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Depends how we're defining interruption. At one point this week I watched six Supernatural episodes in a row (the eps with the yellow-eyed demon look so different this side of "In the Beginning") and followed that with Rachel Maddow, Countdown, and Stewart and Colbert, so seven hours at least, unless pausing the marathon to microwave food to eat in front of the TV counts as interrupting. |
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Who needs superstition to be worried about bad luck from breaking a mirror? MIRRORS ARE GLASS. No matter how thoroughly one cleans the area after breaking anything made of glass or ceramic, there will be little bits left over, and I like to walk around barefoot. Is under a ladder the quickest way to wherever I'm going? Yes? Then there's no need to dare me, unless there's some reason for me to worry about knocking the ladder over. No? Then I might or I might not. Probably not. Whether I'm dared to probably wouldn't matter. Spend enough time with people who own black cats and you're sure to cross one's path sooner or later. I'm sure I've done it more than once. Um. Is animism superstition this week? Because I swear the other computer's modem is demon-infested. |
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Heather Alexander's "March of Cambreadth". Follow orders as you're told Make their yellow blood run cold Fight until you die or drop A force like ours is hard to stop Close your mind to stress and pain Fight till you're no longer sane Let not one damn cur pass by How many of them can we make die! I'm just trying to figure out how plausible it is for any of the Winchesters to know this song. |
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Ah what the hell. From callistahogan and bedlamsbard:Rules 1. You can ONLY answer 'Yes' or 'No'. 2. You are NOT ALLOWED to explain ANYTHING unless someone messages or comments you and asks—and, believe me, the temptation to explain some of these will be overwhelming. Nothing is exactly as it seems. ( overwhelming temptation, check ) |
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For y'all's entertainment, my crazy brother's commencement speech: Congratulations to the Class of 2009. I am very proud to be here before you today. We have had so many experiences together over the last few years that it took me a while to decide what to say, but I finally realized: our high school experiences are in many ways similar to those of someone with whom I am sure you are all familiar: Harry Potter. [Pause for laughter from audience.] |
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