So you're tired of hearing about "rape culture"?

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TRIGGER WARNING:

The following includes descriptions, photos, and video that may serve as a trigger for victims of sexual violence.
Please be advised. 

Someone asked me today, "What is 'rape culture' anyway? I'm tired of hearing about it."

Yeah, I hear ya. I'm tired of talking about it. But I'm going to keep talking about it because people like you keep asking that question.

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I have worked with sex offenders for most of my adult career. Lauren Nelson succintly describes rape culture. This should be mandatory reading.

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McConnell’s Own Words on Senate Gridlock : Roll Call Opinion

Let me take the set of issues that Reid and McConnell debated to a different level. Who is responsible for the Senate’s constipation? McConnell put the blame squarely on Reid for the practice of filling the amendment tree and shutting Republicans out of the debate. He has a point, one I have made often when exploring balanced ways of reforming Senate rules. But McConnell went on to talk poignantly about how Senate Republicans have repeatedly offered a hand for cooperation, only to have it slapped away rudely by Reid, the president and Senate Democrats.

via McConnell’s Own Words on Senate Gridlock : Roll Call Opinion.

 

Read this conservative’s article and tell me again how both sides are to blame.

I Signed Off On My Parent's Death Panel

Reblogged from One Pretentious Bastard:

The phrase, "Death Panel" is the biggest crock of shit invented by the Right since the phrase "Tax Relief." End of Life Planning is an essential part of addressing death. It doesn't matter if you believe in eternal life in some kind of Heaven or if you believe in oblivion: You are going to die. At some point you need to consider dying.

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Yesterday's supreme court hearing, upholding the constitutionality of the ACA makes this three year old post relevant. For the record, the steaming crock of shit know as Death Panels has been rated as a "Pants on Fire Lie" by Politifact

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Sophie engaged in civil disobedience

Sophie engaged in civil disobedience, a photo by officergleason on Flickr.

This adorable post is a test.

The Beard is Dead, Long Live the Beard.

 

The Supper Club imposed Mustache Day.  Before I said good by to the ‘stache, I trimmed what was left into this monstrosity.

 

The process of rebuilding begins today.

 

Happy Birthday Dad

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Update: Beer in the Shower

 

Two weeks ago, we took a trip to New Glarus, Wisconsin where we indulged in encased meats and beer. As is typical for our Wisconsin ventures, we brought back a few cases for our continued enjoyment.  Given the amount of beer we have, I was reminded that I have a post here about Drinking Beer in the Shower.  Version 2.0 is coming folks. The question is which New Glarus beer should I review?

 

Leave your answer in the comments. This isn’t attention whoring, it is for straight up science.

 

SCIENCE!

Version 12 Festival: Bridgeport, Community of the Future

I stumbled on this on Kickstarter, and I am supporting it.  Fuck. Yes.

 

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/66478352/version-festival-12-bridgeport-the-community-of-th/widget/video.html