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May. 11th, 2010 02:03 am
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(From September 21, 2009)

Sidetrackedery, n.: the weird, interesting, and/or fun stuff I find via my ever-behindness in my LJ flist, from Twitter, emails, going back through friends' LJs, and elsewhere.

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:: This needs to be seen. From an [info]ontd_political comment thread, Michael Moore's SICKO In. Its. Entirety. (from video.google.com)
:: Lordy fuck. From @HumanityCritic, VIDEO: Watch Joe "You Lie" Wilson Yell at Dem, Rant about His Hatred of America"More Judges Are Punishing Wall Street's Bad Behavior While Regulators Do Nothing... (via bloomberg.com)
:: From Huffington Post, New Rule: Conspiracy Weary Well done, Mr. Maher. XD
:: And another from HuffPo: Carolita Johnson: Obama's Zombification Of Our Children WIN.
:: From @linktv, Veiled Voices. This is fantastic.
:: From @verucablue, Obama Accepts Wilson's Apology. Can we get back to the HCR discussion now, please?
:: Oh, lordy. From @shannynmoore, South Carolina Congressman Who Sreamed at President Obama Fought to Keep Confederate Flag (from firedoglake.com)
:: From @USArmy, 1st Armored Division Museum moves to Fort Bliss
:: *sigh* From BreakingNews, President Obama proclaims September 11, 2009 as "Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance". National Day of Service and Remembrance wasn't enough? :P
:: From @AnaMarieCoxShow, Barbara Boxer Tells Rachel Maddow How She Feels Inside and other great video. Now I just wonder how the fuck they get the MSNBC embeds to work. :P (from airamerica.com)
:: *boggles* From @ontd_political, Japan death row 'breeds insanity' (via news.bbc.co.uk)
:: From @newsminer, Effects of Arctic warming seen as widespread. Learn from my mistake and don't read the comments.
:: From @shannynmoore RTing @Franklin808, Sept. 8's This Modern World (from salon.com)
:: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA TOP GOV. From @Scoop44 and CurrentTV.

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May. 10th, 2010 12:39 pm
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[personal profile] orbitaldiamonds
(From September 16, 2009)

Sidetrackedery, n.: the weird, interesting, and/or fun stuff I find via my ever-behindness in my LJ flist, from Twitter, emails, going back through friends' LJs, and elsewhere.

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:: From @rkref, Paul Begala: Why I Loved Obama's Health Care Speech Right the fuck on, dude. (from huffingtonpost.com)
:: HAHAHAHAHA. From the links from the above link, Best News Blooper Ever? BBC Reporter Has Issues :D :D (from huffingtonpost.com)
:: From @ontd_political, AP FACT CHECK: Obama uses iffy math on defecit pledge and other checks.
:: From @partlyyellow via @harrislacewell, The look you do NOT want to get! The comments are priceless! (from twitpic.com)
:: Wow, that didn't take long. From @sarking, Joe Wilson Is Your Pre-Existing Condition :D :D (from joewilsonisyourpreexistingcondition.com)
Some examples:
:: Joe Wilson laid off your dad just before his pension kicked in
:: Joe Wilson let his dog poop on your lawn
:: Joe Wilson pilfered your grandparent's pension account
:: Joe Wilson doesn't respect the constitution of your United States
:: Joe Wilson didn't refill your Brita pitcher
:: Joe Wilson sued your gramma for filesharing
:: Joe Wilson is on your death panel
:: Joe Wilson readjusted your car seat and rearview mirrors
:: Joe Wilson farted during your wedding vows
:: Joe Wilson stopped seeding the torrent at 97% complete
:: From @natthedem, Obama's Speech Moves Swing Voters to Support Reform (from democracycorps.com)
:: From @rkref, E.J. Dionne Jr. - At Long Last, Obama Fires Back on Health Reform (from washingtonpost.com)
:: Also from @rkref, Republicans Behaving Badly by Eugene Robinson. (from voices.washingtonpost.com)
:: Another from @rkref, On Brink, Obama Is Resolute and Clear (from nytimes.com)
:: And another from @rkref: More Reactions to Obama's Speech (from politicalwire.com)
:: Excellent! :D From @militaryavenue, Navy helps families with special-needs children (from nayvtimes.com)
:: Also from @militaryavenue, DOD Targets Drug Abuse During Red Ribbon Week (from militaryavenue.com)
:: Another from @militaryavenue, Guide for Helping Children and Youth Cope with Separation (a PDF from the DOD)
:: From @chrislhayes, Does Joe Wilson Believe the President Was Actually Lying? (from thenation.com)
:: From @militaryavenue, Housing market crisis hits home with Soldiers (from militaryavenue.com)

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May. 9th, 2010 08:47 am
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[personal profile] orbitaldiamonds
Sidetrackedery, n.: the weird, interesting, and/or fun stuff I find via my ever-behindness in my LJ flist, from Twitter, emails, going back through friends' LJs, and elsewhere.

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:: This is fucking awesome. From [info]forwrathandruinPartially Clips: Canoe in Storm *guffaws* (from partiallyclips.com)
:: From [info]antitheismStupid things Atheists are Assumed to Be. *sighs, shakes head*
:: This awesomeness from [info]antitheismJoss Whedon on Humanism :D
:: [info]thecuriomuseum suggested I look into RuneScape, and it looks interesting. I'm not an RPGer, but I'm putting the word out there in case any of y'all are. Some really spiffy graphics, it looks like.
:: This is so sad. From [info]aliyaskieAt an Age for Music and Dreams, Real Life Intrudes (from nytimes.com)
:: Dumbass NOM is dumbass. From [info]rahmbamaramaAnti-Gay Group Sends Letter to Colbert Thanking Him For Mocking Them *eyeroll* (from huffingtonpost.com)
:: From [info]rahmbamaramathe Racism Bingo Card (from amptoons.com)
:: This very good observation from [info]peapods42:
1. I am once again stunned by the fact that my head has enough room for all this snot.
:: Also, since RBR is locked, I'm gonna link individually all the posts from the April 19th mod post on racism.
:: On privilege: Unpacking the Knapsack, and Things you Need To Understand #4. (Also, Teabag Me and Ann Coulter really is a cunt, people.)
:: On how to respond when told your arse is showing: How Not To Be Insane When Accused Of Racism (A Guide For White People)How To Fuck UpHow to Apologize, and IBARW: Racism and intent.
:: Examples of racist imagery: The Jim Crow MuseumSubconscious Connection Between Blacks, Apes May Reinforce Subtle Bias (from ssri.psu.edu)Racist Historical Images of the Chinese, and Nazi Propaganda, 1933-1945.
:: Others that were pointed out: [info]ibarwStarkeymonser's "for clueless white people" bookmarksHow to Suppress Discussions of RacismSixteen Maneuvers to Avoid Really Dealing with RacismThe Angry Black Woman's Required Reading,...
:: continued: [info]rydra_wong's extensive archive of RaceFail09[info]sophy with More on RaceFail09 and racism 101, etc., from [info]paradox_dragonBaby-stepping away from racism: A guide for white people[info]debunkingwhite[info]deadbrowalking, and [info]mystickeeper's 101 Primer
:: Conversations about Being Afraid to Write PoC characters:[info]vito_excalibur's Being An Imaginary Conversation[info]friendshipper's Cruel little lies, and [info]shewhohashope's Cultural Appropriation and SF/F.

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Mar. 31st, 2010 04:23 am
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[personal profile] orbitaldiamonds
(From July 29, 2009)

Sidetrackedery, n.: the weird, interesting, and/or fun stuff I find via my ever-behindness in my LJ flist, from Twitter, emails, going back through friends' LJs, and elsewhere.

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:: From [info]atheism, Pilot who paused to pray in emergency gets 10 years FOR GREAT JUSTICE. (from irishtimes.com)
:: From [info]syntaxia, Oversaving, a Burden for Our Times (from nytimes.com)
:: Just saw this site mentioned on MSNBC Live. (Jul. 28) bakemeawish.com Soup from a stone, fancy that!
:: A public service announcement from [info]kawaii_not.
:: From [info]sarken, Keith Olbermann looking into the camera and saying, "tit." WIN.
:: From [info]exceptindreams, The Crickets Have Arthritis. Yeah, I cried. But I think a non-nutter would cry upon reading that too.
:: This recipe for microwave bread from [info]poor_skills:

Microwave Bread

2 cups of all purpose flour
2 teaspoons of baking powder
3 tablespoons of sugar
1 cup of milk
1 egg.

Mix all ingredients together in a glass bowl and stick it in the microwave for 5 minutes or until solid. Eat while hot.

If you like sweeter bread add some more sugar into it.

There are also several recipes similar to this on the internet if you want to check them out.
http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/312
http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=15995.0

:: From Fizzy via Gtalk, Shaken but not stirred by stadium-rock spirituality (from theage.com.au):

Christian pop, ’80s power anthems, Metallica meets Cheap Trick. A mosh pit for Jesus was jumping with teenagers in rapture and a balcony of Planetkids went off for Christ. Music blared from the stadium sound system while the screen seduced us with slick videos edited so fast the phrase ‘‘subliminal image" kept popping into my head. Lyrics flashed up: "Come like a flood and saturate me now." I wondered what Freud would have made of the disproportionate use of such words as ‘‘come’’, ‘‘touch’’ and ‘‘feel’’, and the phrases "move within me" and "being filled". My favourite was "King of Glory, enter in".

and

A pastor banged on about sacrifice and said it wasn’t important how much we sacrificed just as long as we gave as much as we could. No matter how small it was. I didn’t know what he was on about until the giving cards came round. And a little bucket for coins. No lid with a slot. A big open bucket, so you could be shamed by your paltry donation.

Then there were the plugs for the Mighty Men’s night and Beautiful Women Seminar. Male volunteers were encouraged to get involved with the ladies’ seminar with the promise of ‘‘being able to tell 3000 women what to do’’. Beautiful women. Mighty men. Note: not mighty women and beautiful men.

:: Bookworm WIN. From Fizzy via Gtalk, Library fan nears 25,000th book :D
:: From [info]klaudie via a train of links I can't follow back to its source, You Can Do Better!

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Mar. 31st, 2010 04:20 am
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[personal profile] orbitaldiamonds
(From July 24, 2009)

Sidetrackedery
, n.: the weird, interesting, and/or fun stuff I find via my ever-behindness in my LJ flist, from Twitter, emails, going back through friends' LJs, and elsewhere.

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:: WIN. From [info]metaquotes.
:: WIN. From [info]atheism, This was amusing. Perphaps I would take a less violent approach. :P
:: Things to make you go "awwwwwwww :D" From Fizzy via Gtalk, Boys will be boys - unless we stop them NOW!" (from smh.com.au)
:: Another warm fuzzy courtesy of Fizzy:
Baby whale's first breath 'the treat of a lifetime' (from watoday.com.au)
:: This and for the WIN. (from PunditKitchen)
:: From @milblogging,
SFC Jared Monti - Medal of Honor (Afghanistan) ;_;
:: From @sarking via @roomerholmes, Echo Chamber of Secrets: 30 Media Muggles and their Harry Potter Counterparts I disagree with nearly all of these, but I heartily approve of the Rachel Maddow/Harry Potter comparison!
:: The Star Trek Rule, courtesy of this entry in [info]atheism.
:: Pimping this and this for Raise the Roof, hat tip to [info]shiruartist.
:: WIIIIN. Fic: Going Down Under int he White House, by [info]count_nikula at [info]rahmbarama.
:: DUDE. From Fizzy, Elmer Fudd doing "I'm Too Sexy" (YouTube)
:: Ignore the [info]ljsecret text, I just want the rings as my wedding set.
:: From change.org, Recession Babies
:: Also from change.org, Violence Escalating Against Anti-Coal Activists

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Feb. 1st, 2010 03:28 am
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[personal profile] orbitaldiamonds
(From June 19, 2009)

Sidetrackedery, n.: the weird, interesting, and/or fun stuff I find via my ever-behindness in my LJ flist, from Twitter, emails, going back through friends' LJs, and elsewhere.

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:: MOUNTAIN DEW. IN MY NOSE. (from this TPM article)



:: Oh, shit. (from blog.foreignpolicy.com)
:: From @newsminer, Exxon told to pay $500 million interest on Alaska oil spill award
:: From @lid86, Showdown over "Hate Speech" at Garfield High school WBC getting the smackdown again FTMFW!
:: Also from @lid86, More of the Garfield High smackdown, with pictures!
:: COOOOOOOL. From @skywaterblue, Introducing the Warpship (from dsc.discovery.com) This could not have come at a better time, since I'm finally working on my novels! :D
:: From the previous article, How Warp Speed Works (from howstuffworks.com) :D :D :D
:: Further link on warp drive, Warp Drive Engine Could Suck Earth into Black Hole Then maybe they should kick it Trek-style and not go to warp in a star system?
:: The HRC's Corporate Equality Index
:: Not that his EPIC FAIL wasn't already common knowledge: Top 10 Rush Limbaugh Racist Quotes
:: From Fizzy via Gtalk, Guantanamo and the mosue that roared (from the BBC) O SNAP.

But perhaps the new administration has not yet caught up on the niceties of what powers the mother country retains over these "overseas territories". It is security, defence and foreign policy, if they ever ask.

:: From actually getting back to my flist, this thoughtful discussion from [info]atheism.
:: Via [info]ontd_political, Iran's Day of Anguish
:: From thehill.com, Habits hard to break about the GOP and young voters.
:: From boingboing.net, Cyberwar guide for Iran elections Very useful information!
:: From military.com, High Court Rejects 'Don't Ask' Challenge Most of the comments made me very sad... ;_;
:: FUCK YEAH HILLARY CLINTON. Partnering Against Human Trafficking (h/t @andersoncooper, article at washingtonpost.com)
:: Another from @andersoncooper, "Come on...It's just pot" An excellent article, and also some good conversation in the comments.
:: I'm disgusted, but not surprised. Abercrombie "Banishes" Girl With Prosthetic Arm To storeroom Because She Doesn't Fit The "Look Policy" (from jezebel.com)
:: I LOL'ed. The Big Money: A&F Loses its cool (from msnbc.com)

Teens who haven't abandoned the shopping mall altogether are buying their clothes at stores like American Eagle and Aeropostale, which are increasingly positioning themselves as budget-friendly. Both stores are currently pushing promotions online, like buy-one, get-one free deals. Check out Abercrombie's Web site, though, and while you won't find any such online promotions on the latest season's items, you will find (warning!) a model with his hand down his pants.

:: From guardian.co.uk, A fantastic page for up-to-the-minute #IranElection news.
:: Right on, Senator Gillibrand! From @ltdanchoi, I Stand With Lt. Dan Choi, It's Time To Repeal DADT (from dailykos.com)
:: From @JoinTheImpact, Equality is now. Demand it!
:: From gayrights.change.org, A petition urging Congress to support H.R. 433, the Stonewall Resolution Please sign and promote!

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Dec. 26th, 2009 05:18 pm
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(From June 16, 2009)

Sidetrackedery, n.: the weird, interesting, and/or fun stuff I find via my ever-behindness in my LJ flist, from Twitter, emails, going back through friends' LJs, and elsewhere.

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:: Aww! The Best-Selling Car In America has No Carbon Footprint and Costs $50: The Cozy Coupe From Air America Media
:: I'm not just disappointed, I'm devastated. Obama Defends DOMA in federal court. Says banning gay marriage is good for the federal budget. Invokes indest and marrying children. FIX THIS, BARRY.
:: I am ridiculously amused by this. Fidel Castro's son tricked in Internet love sting From miamiherald.com
:: The GI Special is a gigantic repository of everything Iraq war-related.
:: FUCK YEAH THIS GUY. AND HERE IS YOUR UNICORN CHASER FOR SUNDAY: A NEW YORK REPUBLICAN BEING ONE BALLSY FIERCE BADASS YEA From [info]ontd_political
:: Some goodies from textsfromlastnight.com:

(804): I just woke up in bed with 4 girls. Either i dont remember the best night of my life or they think im gay.
- - - - - - - -
(626): Funniest shit happened at the grocery store. This kid kept asking his mom for candy over and over and she told him 'daddy said no' and he screamed 'he isn't my dad' so loud everyone in the store was silent it was awesome.
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(603): could you grab mr moo while you're at his apt?
(1-603): you brought your stuffed animal to a booty call?
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(780): Is it awkward that I've slept with every guy in this room?
(1-780): Only if they know about it too.
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(512): Played the LOTR drinking game last night. Ended up in boxers running thru the lot at ross's place screaming "for frodo"

:: From military.com, Liaisons Smooth Transitions to VA Care. Still sounds complicated.
:: What the living FUCK?! The world was shocked by Italian sunbathers ignoring dead gipsy girls... But now Italy is showing a chilling interest in Roma children
:: LAWL. Happiness is a warm bogan. (Go on, Mullet over) (from watoday.com.au)
:: Via Twitter, Iran's Clarifying Election (from online.wsj.com)

Mr. Ahmadinejad was credited with more votes than anyone in Iran's history. If the results are to be believed, he won in all 30 provinces, and among all social and age categories. His three rivals, all dignitaies of the regime, were humiliated by losing even in their own hometowns. This was an unprecedented result even for the Islamic Republic, where elections have always been carefully scripted charades.

:: Also via Twitter, Army takes new approach to suicide prevention (from army.mil)

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Nov. 6th, 2009 08:39 pm
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[personal profile] orbitaldiamonds
(From April 8, 2009.)

:: ganked from [info]samikayy:

"You know that point in your life when you realize that the house that you grew up in isn't really your home anymore? All of the sudden, even though you have some place where you can put your stuff, that idea of home is gone. You'll see when you move out, it just sort of happens one day and it's just gone. And you can never get it back. It's like you get homesick for a place that doesn't exist. I mean, it's like this rite of passage, you know. You won't have this feeling again until you create a new idea of home for yourself, you know, for your kids, for the family you start. It's like a cycle or something. I miss the idea of it. Maybe that's all family really is. A group of people who miss the same imaginary place."

From the movie Garden State

:: ganked from [info]marlykins:

Relationships don't work the way they do on television and in the movies: Will they, won't they, and then they finally do and they're happy forever -- gimme a break. Nine out of ten of them end because they weren't right for each other to begin with, and half the ones that get married get divorced, anyway. And I'm telling you right now, through all this stuff, I have not become a cynic, I haven't. Yes, I do happen to believe that love is mainly about pushing chocolate-covered candies and, you know, in some cultures, a chicken. You can call me a sucker, I don't care, 'cause I do... believe in it. Bottom line... is the couples that are truly right for each other wade through the same crap as everybody else, but, the big difference is, they don't let it take 'em down. One of those two people will stand up and fight for that relationship every time, if it's right, and they're real lucky, one of them will say something.

-- Dr. Cox, [Scrubs], episode 1.15 "My Bed, Banter, & Beyond"

:: quote from [info]sdmrks10's LJ:

Well, if it makes your friend fell any better, I didn't think I could live through the 1st Bush administration after he wasn't officially elected and all... but I did. Then I was certain that no one would re elect a war mongering President who took away our freedoms and made us less safe, but they did, and I cried, BUT I survived. Stupid, useless John Kerry...

The stimulus. It is not an unnecessary occupation of another stable (albeit tyrannical country.) It is not war. It is most likely not going to kill any Americans. It is not the Patriot Act. It is not a document taking away anyone's rights to habeas corpus. It is not violating our or another country's human rights. So, from where I sit, while it is not the bill I would like to see, it is worth a try and it holds proper perspective in comparison.

:: quoted by [info]gillen in [info]atheism:

"Religion is not the opiate of the masses. Religion is the placebo of the masses."

--House

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