Miss Universe

So, last evening was the Miss World pageant, also it was won by Miss USA Olivia Culpo. USA! etc. This really is something which I normally wouldn't even mention, aside from the truth that, since you may recall, Culpo won Miss USA after giving a trans*-positive answer when requested (the bullshit question) whether she thought it might be fair if your trans* lady won.So yay on her and yay for all of us all.

Friday Blogaround

This blogaround introduced for you by homemade candle lights.Suggested Reading through:WJAC: [Content Note: Violence guns] Four dead in Blair County, Pennsylvania, Shooting Three military InjuredPeter: The 2012 Top List Nobody Wants to see [Content Note: Violence neglect.]Imara: We Can Not Fix Our Economy Without Facing Whitened SupremacyNikole: No Sting: Feds Will not Go Undercover to Prove Housing DiscriminationAndy: Chuck Hagel Apologizes for 'Insensitive' Anti-Gay Remarks States He's Dedicated to Open Service, LGBT Military FamiliesJennifer: Indonesia Declaration Provides a Progressive Vision for World's YouthFMF News: Gender Gap Drastically Increases After MotherhoodAmantha: War Widows Struggle Under Patriarchal TraditionsLiving ~400lbs: "Exactly what is a project for a dangerously obese lady?"Emjb via Libby Anne: How Fetuses Are MadeFuck Yeah Parks and Rec: Flush TonesTDW: Gangnam Style Reaches ONE BILLION ViewsNick: There should have been minimalism for the reason that old silk hat they found. Leave your links and proposals in comments...

John Kerry Nominated as Secretary of State

Leader Obama has formally nominated Senator John Kerry to exchange Hillary Clinton as Secretary of Condition. Okay. I've no particular feelings about this. I am disappointed in the manner it went lower, regarding Susan Grain being chased from the running by a lot of Republican dipshits. But Kerry is going to be fine.Chipsticks in the Obama Diary amusingly observes: "Ain't existence funny? To consider in 2004 an 'unknown' Obama was [then Democratic presidential nominee] John Kerry's keynote convention speaker."

John Kerry Nominated as Secretary of State

Leader Obama has formally nominated Senator John Kerry to exchange Hillary Clinton as Secretary of Condition. Okay. I've no particular feelings about this. I am disappointed in the manner it went lower, regarding Susan Grain being chased from the running by a lot of Republican dipshits. But Kerry is going to be fine.Chipsticks in the Obama Diary amusingly observes: "Ain't existence funny? To consider in 2004 an 'unknown' Obama was [then Democratic presidential nominee] John Kerry's keynote convention speaker."

Friday Blogaround

This blogaround introduced for you by homemade candle lights.Suggested Reading through:WJAC: [Content Note: Violence guns] Four dead in Blair County, Pennsylvania, Shooting Three military InjuredPeter: The 2012 Top List Nobody Wants to see [Content Note: Violence neglect.]Imara: We Can Not Fix Our Economy Without Facing Whitened SupremacyNikole: No Sting: Feds Will not Go Undercover to Prove Housing DiscriminationAndy: Chuck Hagel Apologizes for 'Insensitive' Anti-Gay Remarks States He's Dedicated to Open Service, LGBT Military FamiliesJennifer: Indonesia Declaration Provides a Progressive Vision for World's YouthFMF News: Gender Gap Drastically Increases After MotherhoodAmantha: War Widows Struggle Under Patriarchal TraditionsLiving ~400lbs: "Exactly what is a project for a dangerously obese lady?"Emjb via Libby Anne: How Fetuses Are MadeFuck Yeah Parks and Rec: Flush TonesTDW: Gangnam Style Reaches ONE BILLION ViewsNick: There should have been minimalism for the reason that old silk hat they found. Leave your links and proposals in comments...

Daily Dose of Cute

We've got just a little snow.Sophie is remaining cordially ensconced in her own mattress."No thanks.Inch

Miss Universe

So, last evening was the Miss World pageant, also it was won by Miss USA Olivia Culpo. USA! etc. This really is something which I normally wouldn't even mention, aside from the truth that, since you may recall, Culpo won Miss USA after giving a trans*-positive answer when requested (the bullshit question) whether she thought it might be fair if your trans* lady won.So yay on her and yay for all of us all.

12.21.12

Simple

[Content Note: Guns disablism.]This piece by Adam Gopnik for that New Yorker concerning the simple means to fix preventing gun violence is fairly great (even though it does start adding some disablist language from the "using sane/crazy as synonyms for decent/indecent" sort).I absolutely accept the idea: You will find complex institutional failures contributing someone to get a gun and begin shooting, however the simplest and many sensible factor to repair is use of guns. And That I can make a side observe that, despite Scotland's very tight gun laws and regulations, individuals who need guns (e.g. maqui berry farmers) have them. This narrative in america that there are not a way to balance serious gun reform against involve possessing rifles for maqui berry farmers, subsistence predators, etc. is bullshit. Obviously that's possible.

Friday Blogaround

This blogaround introduced for you by homemade candle lights.Suggested Reading through:WJAC: [Content Note: Violence guns] Four dead in Blair County, Pennsylvania, Shooting Three military InjuredPeter: The 2012 Top List Nobody Wants to see [Content Note: Violence neglect.]Imara: We Can Not Fix Our Economy Without Facing Whitened SupremacyNikole: No Sting: Feds Will not Go Undercover to Prove Housing DiscriminationAndy: Chuck Hagel Apologizes for 'Insensitive' Anti-Gay Remarks States He's Dedicated to Open Service, LGBT Military FamiliesJennifer: Indonesia Declaration Provides a Progressive Vision for World's YouthFMF News: Gender Gap Drastically Increases After MotherhoodAmantha: War Widows Struggle Under Patriarchal TraditionsLiving ~400lbs: "Exactly what is a project for a dangerously obese lady?"Emjb via Libby Anne: How Fetuses Are MadeFuck Yeah Parks and Rec: Flush TonesTDW: Gangnam Style Reaches ONE BILLION ViewsNick: There should have been minimalism for the reason that old silk hat they found. Leave your links and proposals in comments...

Friday Blogaround

This blogaround introduced for you by homemade candle lights.Suggested Reading through:WJAC: [Content Note: Violence guns] Four dead in Blair County, Pennsylvania, Shooting Three military InjuredPeter: The 2012 Top List Nobody Wants to see [Content Note: Violence neglect.]Imara: We Can Not Fix Our Economy Without Facing Whitened SupremacyNikole: No Sting: Feds Will not Go Undercover to Prove Housing DiscriminationAndy: Chuck Hagel Apologizes for 'Insensitive' Anti-Gay Remarks States He's Dedicated to Open Service, LGBT Military FamiliesJennifer: Indonesia Declaration Provides a Progressive Vision for World's YouthFMF News: Gender Gap Drastically Increases After MotherhoodAmantha: War Widows Struggle Under Patriarchal TraditionsLiving ~400lbs: "Exactly what is a project for a dangerously obese lady?"Emjb via Libby Anne: How Fetuses Are MadeFuck Yeah Parks and Rec: Flush TonesTDW: Gangnam Style Reaches ONE BILLION ViewsNick: There should have been minimalism for the reason that old silk hat they found. Leave your links and proposals in comments...

Daily Dose of Cute

A Portrait of Watch Dog and never-Watch Dog.

Open Thread: Connecticut School Shooting

[Content Note: Guns violence terrorism.]The prior thread was beginning to obtain lengthy and unwieldy with updates. This is a fresh thread for discussion and knowledge discussing. I'll make updates came from here forward in comments.Please be certain to keep up with the recommendations from the safe space. Also: As I realize many articles significant updates will contain photos of sufferers/witnesses, I am likely to request that people not publish or link individual photos of sufferers within this thread for that reasons of talking about the photos. No sufferers/witnesses have agreed to obtain their photos taken. I understand nobody here would share all of them with not undiluted empathy and empathy, but nevertheless, I do not feel better about connecting towards the images. I can not make a worse factor than other people gawking at me within my grief.

Quote of the Day

[Content Note: Rape culture description of sexual violence.]"I am not really a doctor, but I will tell you something: If a person does not wish to have intercourse, your body shuts lower. Your body won't permit that to occur unless of course lots of damage is caused, and that we heard nothing about this within this situation."—California Superior Court Judge Derek Manley, throughout a situation about "a guy who threatened to mutilate the face area and genital area of his ex-girlfriend having a heated screwdriver, beat her having a metal baton making other violent risks before carrying out rape, forced dental copulation, along with other crimes." It had been Judge Johnson's estimation the victim "did not set up a battleInch throughout her assault, because her vagina wasn't "shredded," and that he sentenced the attacker to simply six years, "saying that is what the situation was 'worth.'"In reaction, the California Commission on Judicial Performance chosen 10- yesterday to impose a public admonishment of Manley.He ought to be taken off the bench. For fuck's sake.

Open Thread: Connecticut School Shooting

[Content Note: Guns violence terrorism.]The prior thread was beginning to obtain lengthy and unwieldy with updates. This is a fresh thread for discussion and knowledge discussing. I'll make updates came from here forward in comments.Please be certain to keep up with the recommendations from the safe space. Also: As I realize many articles significant updates will contain photos of sufferers/witnesses, I am likely to request that people not publish or link individual photos of sufferers within this thread for that reasons of talking about the photos. No sufferers/witnesses have agreed to obtain their photos taken. I understand nobody here would share all of them with not undiluted empathy and empathy, but nevertheless, I do not feel better about connecting towards the images. I can not make a worse factor than other people gawking at me within my grief.

Learned Hatred

[Content Note: Racism.]I spent the mid-day in the doctor's office, for additional tests with this ongoing whatever I have got leading to me chronic exhaustion. It had been a loooooooong stretch within the waiting room, however i was stored entertained by two wee siblings, most likely age range 4 and a pair of, who had the best personas and were natural comics. It had been a present they inherited using their mother, who corralled and scolded them within the most amusing way. At some point, a mature lady and that i lost our fight controlling laughter and exploded into gales of giggles in the trades between your boys as well as their mother, and that we apologized to her—"I am so sorry! They are so cute!"—but their mother was laughing, too.Another lady arrived together with her toddler, and that he immediately desired to wriggle from her arms to experience using the siblings, which she happily obliged. They welcomed him immediately, and much more silliness ensued.Shortly after that, two more wee siblings, an infant along with a boy about 5, putting on a Superman shirt and sporting a Kool-Aid stained face, showed up. Superman became a member of another boys in a children's table within the waiting room, and that he introduced themself and requested their names. It had been this type of formal little exchange: "Hi, I am Superman! What's your title?" And when the introductions have been made, all of them confabbed until they found consensus by what game they desired to play.Moms and Grandmas smiled their way, and also at me and also the older lady watching, because they performed together.Let me tell you the first couple of siblings are black. The 2nd boy is Latino. The 2nd set of siblings are whitened. And not one of them gave a flying shit about this.In the other finish from the waiting room, there is a middle-aged whitened lady grumpily and noisally completing documents, and from time to time searching for to be able to make choice about parents who'd let their kids watch cleaning soap operas with sexual content. As though the mother and father selected as to the station work had the tv switched. As though the children were having to pay the smallest little bit of focus on the tv.She reached the part around the form where it requested her to point her race, and revealed a commentary about needing to identify like a "non-Hispanic whitened.""Why can't they simply say whitened? America gets so blah blah blah. Individuals people blah blah blah." You realize. The typical.All of us faithfully overlooked her.I switched my face farther away from the seem of her bitter voice and viewed the boys who have been playing together and attempted to not cry when i considered how their world had been trying to socialize them from the natural affinity they'd found.

Daily Dose of Cute

This iz mah srs face.

Fuck Pranks

[Content Note: Pranking/bullying self-harm.]I have written before about how exactly I personally don't like the fuck from pranks, which so far as I am concerned are a kind of bullying, which story is, when the particulars of the story are accurate, the worst possible consequence of a "amusing prank."The particulars are these: Two Australian radio DJs known as a healthcare facility where pregnant Duchess Kate Middleton was remaining earlier within the week, plus they pretended to become the Full and Prince Charles. The nurse who clarified moved the phone call to Kate's room, in which the DJs could determine some good info about Kate's condition and care, that they then broadcast.The DJs heavily marketed their awesome prank, and also the call went viral, leading to lots of embarrassment for that hospital (even though the Structure was apparently very understanding) but for the nurse who placed the phone call (even though the hospital defended her).The nurse, a married mother of two sons, has committed suicide.Well. Hopefully was well worth the laugh.

Photo of the Day

In the Telegraph's Pictures during the day for six December 2012: An uncommon sundog is observed in heaven above Burqin County, Xinjiang Autonomous Region in western China. A sundog is definitely an atmospheric phenomenon triggered by ice deposits on the horizon, leading to vibrant spots of sunshine, frequently inside a luminous ring or halo on each side from the sun. [HAP/Rex Features]

Quote of the Day

"Basically did know, I would not let you know.Inch—Former Leader Bill Clinton, when requested whether his wife, Secretary of Condition Hillary Clinton, will run for leader in 2016.Because whenever a lady does not provide you with what you would like once you badger her directly and openly bully her passive-strongly, the very best factor to complete is attract her husband.This, around in our the almighty Jesus Johnson two 1000 and twelve. Inform us what's inside your wife's mind, mister!That's fucking gross when it is a salesperson who will not request us a direct question and rather asks Iain, like he's my owner and may read my thoughts. When it is the Secretary of Condition receiving treatment this way...Wow ,. OMG.

Question of the Day

What'sOrwas for supper?Tuna fish touches and celery here. Type of a strange one, I suppose, lol.

Two-Minute Nostalgia Sublime

The 4 Seasons: "December, 1963 (Oh, Exactly what a Evening)"

Discussion Thread: Why We Need Feminism

[Content Note: Rape culture.]Earlier today, the comedian Wendy Liebman, whom I follow on Twitter, retweeted this from singer and activist Chely Wright:Something to consider twitter.com/chelywright/st…&mdash Chely Wright (@chelywright) November 30, 2012If you cannot begin to see the image, it is a photo of the youthful whitened lady supporting a handwritten sign reading through: "I want feminism because my college shows 'How to prevent Getting Raped' rather than 'Don't Rape' at freshmen orientation."It helped me think about all of the reasons I want feminism, that is concurrently overwhelming (that is my positive spin on "discouraging") and strengthening.Now I place it for you: Why do you want feminism?

Two-Minute Nostalgia Sublime

Bow Wow Wow: "I Would Like Chocolate"

Daily Dose of Cute

"So why do we've a lot of remote controls?"

The Puppy Room!

For a lot of college students, faculty, and staff, it is the Most Not-Wonderful Season: Finals! This season, Dalhousie College includes a solution: the pup Room. Dalhousie College in Halifax is popping with a large, slobbery experts to assist students cope with the strain of approaching exams. A student union is opening a Puppy Room on Tuesday where students can spend time with several dogs, including Roc, a St. Bernard who is surely a therapy dog. "They comes in and sit lower, they are able to pat the dogs, speak with the dogs," stated his owner, Mark Grant. "That's our hope – the dogs brings just as much comfort towards the people that we are likely to meet because the people brings towards the dogs." Roc is going to be became a member of by other dogs, together with a Dalmatian along with a golden retriever. "Many of the people who we are likely to enjoy seeing most likely have dogs home. They miss their dogs, and would like to hug your dog,Inch stated Grant. I hereby decree that schools and places of work must have a Puppy Room. World: allow it to be so! (Until we obtain that factor going, though, this is a virtual version. No final exams needed.) The Whizzing Puppy! Food-Seeking Counter-Jumping Beagle! Tap-Dancing Corgi! An Very Excited Basset! The Truly Amazing Beagle Escape!

Attack at Casper College

[Content note: mass shooting, deaths] You will find reviews of the shooting at Casper College in Wyoming. Although details are still unclear, recent reviews indicate that three individuals have died consequently. It's being reported like a bow-and-arrow attack. Based on updates in the college's Facebook page, a lockdown continues to be lifted, but personnel not associated with the attack happen to be urged to visit home and advisors are for sale to individuals who require them. You will see a briefing at 1.30 PM local time, which is live streamed here. ETA: The briefing occured at 1 PM. My ideas and sympathies are with your family and buddies from the deceased, in addition to using the campus community who coping this horrible situation. Don't hesitate to make use of the comments as a spot for discussion, being careful with content notes along with other measures to keep this like a safe space. Update: The neighborhood newspaper comes with an update here which verifies the attacker is probably the deceased. (h/t Shaker Teaspoon, in comments.)

Photo of the Day

Leader Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney talk within the Oblong Office following their lunch, November. 29, 2012. [Official Whitened House Photo by Pete Souza]This is a crop Used to do from the hi-res form of the look. Here's the entire factor:The hat tip would go to Jordan, who captioned it: "NO MITT You Cannot Spend Time At THE DESK."

Everyone Hates Romney

The guy who got the Mitt Romney face tattoo, and vowed to help keep it after Romney lost, has switched his back face around the sore loser:30-year-old Eric Hartsburg of Indiana is getting rid of the Romney/Ryan logo design inked on his face. Hartsburg had vowed to help keep the tattoo, despite Romney lost and that he received a deal to be removed free of charge, but Romney's "gifts" remark transformed his mind. "It stands not just for any losing campaign however for an aching loser," Hartsburg stated. "He's pretty shameful so far as I am concerned, guy. There is no dignity in accusing someone else for purchasing votes and having to pay off people. I can not fall behind that or stay behind that."Mitt Romney: You stand charged of assholism! Your proper punishment will occur. Look pretty for the descent to oblivion, Mitt!

Heyyyyyyy, Breaking Baddies!

Aaron Paul, also known as Jesse Pinkman, is actually looking forward to the ultimate season of everybody's favorite show about terrible meth-making monsters, Breaking Bad.I simply finished reading through the very first episode from the final season of Breaking Bad and words can't express things i just experienced. Holy shit.&mdash Aaron Paul (@aaronpaul_8) November 27, 2012I can't waaaaaaaaaaaaaait!!![That headline ought to be sang towards the tune of Gangnam Style. Clearly.]

Daily Dose of Cute

Zelda, laying on me last evening as i was extended on the chaise.This dog consists of sweetness. When she crawls in my lap, because she's a 55-pound lapdog, and lays her mind on my small chest, and appears at me together with her large brown eyes which are just endless pools of affection, I actually do the only real factor that may possibly convey I really like her in equal measure: I let her know the storyline during the day we adopted her.It isn't which i think she knows what I am saying. I am quite sure she does not. It is simply which i can't tell that story—especially to not her, looking into her sweet face and rubbing the guidelines of her wee Dorito ears—without flowing in it my feelings of relief and pleasure that people found her. And she or he always knows things i am feeling.Nobody was searching to you except me, I let her know. I could not believe they might goinf too soon. Her tail wags and thumps against my leg. Her eyes hold my gaze, and she or he provides me with that grin of hers. I told the Dadsy I did not think I'd have the ability to place you in your cage. I imagine my fondness on her, my fierce protectiveness, my loyalty, moving through my tips of the fingers and into her velvety ears. They all are the items I see in her own face, and I wish to provide them with back.I understood you had been my dog, I let her know. You're my dog.

Two-Minute Nostalgia Sublime

Jim Stafford: "My Girl Bill"

Cease-Fire Reached in Israel-Gaza Conflict

[Content Note: War violence.]CNN is confirming that the cease-fire continues to be brokered carrying out a bus bombing in Tel Aviv and intense discussions caused by US Secretary of Condition Hillary Clinton and Egyptian Leader Mohamed Morsy.The cease-fire, introduced Wednesday evening inside a joint news conference in Cairo with U.S. Secretary of Condition Hillary Clinton and Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr, is scheduled to consider effect at 9 p.m. (2 p.m. ET).Using more than an hour or so to visit prior to the agreement formally became predominant, rockets might be seen streaking from Gaza in to the sky toward Israel. It wasn't immediately obvious if Israel had suspended its military procedures....No particulars from the cease-fire agreement were immediately available. Hamas have been requesting, amongst other things, an finish to Israel's blockade of Gaza. Israeli authorities stated these were seeking a lengthy-term solution ending the threat of rocket fire in southern Israel.As lately as Wednesday mid-day, Hamas authorities were with more strikes against Israel, that can be a country's military ongoing to press its campaign against suspected rocket-starting sites and just what it referred to as "terrorist hideouts."Eleven people passed away by Wednesday evening in Gaza, based on the Hamas-run al-Aqsa television station, getting the entire dying toll within the Palestinian territory to 142 in eight times of fighting.Five people died in Israel, and scores more were wounded.Again, be thoughtful in leaving comments and don't forget to take part in good belief.

Happy Birthday, Elle!

[Click to embiggen.]Happy birthday to youuuuuuuuuuuu!Happy birthday to youuuuuuuuuuuu!You appear just like a radical kyriarchy-smashing feminiiiiiiiist!And also you smell of one toooooooo!(Mmmmm...sage!)Happy Birthday, Elle. I really like you, girl!

Discussion Thread: Thanksgiving Food/Eating/Body Anxiety

[Content Note: Take note that participation within this thread calls for moving discussion of eating, disordered eating, food and the body regulating, dysfunctional and/or family dynamics, and anxiety. Proceed accordingly.]Tomorrow is Thanksgiving in america, that is an inherently problematic (colossal understatement) holiday for a lot of reasons: Its racist history its implicit enforcement of kyriarchal norms around "family" its preoccupation with gratitude for consumption that vanishes need and entrenches class privilege.Since it is each day focused on a feast, each day by which we should stuff ourselves until we distribute around the couch inside a food stupor, it's also each day that produces plenty of anxiety for those who have disordered eating and/or those who are obliged to invest your day with family people who food/body police.Thanksgiving could be a particularly vulnerable day for body fat people as well as for binge people in recovery.This is a thread to go over any food/eating/body anxiety you might have leading into Thanksgiving. Don't hesitate to solicit advice regarding how to react to expected food/body regulating. Please don't offer advice to anybody unless of course it's been clearly solicited.

Open Thread

Located by Chef Carla Hall.

Programming Note

Dear everybody, but especially Liss: Christmas With Scotty McCreery & Buddies airs on GAC Saturday, December first. Set your DVRs!

Question of the Day

Inspired by Shaker Constant Comment: In case your present-day self may go in time to speak to your more youthful self, can you? And, if that's the case, what reason for your existence can you choose and just what can you say?

Monday Blogaround

This blogaround introduced for you by green spinach.Suggested Reading through:Helen: ENDA UpdateHao Ko: These Highrises Are made to Give You Happiness should you Operate in ThemAkiba: The Large Military Story Nobody Wants to Discuss At This Time: Raperboylorn: Chasing after Time: An Expression of Thanks(giving) [Content Note: Reproductive and relationship auditing.]Jeremy Hooper: Essentially, the entire Marriage Inequality Game Is Crashing—Hard [Content Note: Racism homophobia.]Kim Adelman: Wanted: Female Astronauts: Geena Davis Remembers "Add Female Figures" Month at Third Symposium on Gender within the MediaMaya: Photo during the day: Hillary Clinton and Aung San Suu KyiLeave your links and recommendations in comments...

Number of the Day

[Content Note: Christian Supremacy homophobia.]$two million: How much money spent through the Roman Catholic Chapel and it is affiliate, the Knights in combat of Columbus, throughout the final election cycle funding anti-marriage equality efforts.Much like Jesus would do.It is a positive thing you will find forget about people not having food or shelter or health care on the planet, therefore the Catholic Chapel can spend metric fucktons of their tax-exempt collections on hate.

Another Star in the Republican Party

[Content Note: Consent issues reproductive coercion.]Meet Republican Congressional Representative in the great condition of Tennessee Scott DesJarlais:Ten years before calling themself "a regular supporter of professional-existence values," Tennessee physician and Republican U.S. Repetition. Scott DesJarlais supported his ex-wife's decision to obtain two abortions before their marriage, based on the congressman's sworn testimony throughout his divorce trial.Acquired through the Knoxville Occasions Free Press, the couple's 2001 trial transcript also verifies DesJarlais had sexual associations with a minimum of two patients, three colleagues along with a drug representative as they was chief of staff at Grandview Clinic in Jasper, Tenn. ...DesJarlais, a household-values conservative who rode 2010's tea party wave to Washington, claimed his ex-wife's earlier abortion turned from medical concerns."...[She] was with an experimental drug known as Lupron and wasn't designed to have become pregnant. There have been potential risks. It had been a therapeutic," he stated.DesJarlais backed another abortion after she came back from the military stint in Saudi Arabia a couple of years before they married in 1995."[It] was after she'd become back from Desert Storm and things weren't running smoothly between us also it would be a mutual decision," he stated.Now, it had been at this time within the linked story which i thought: Mutual decision, my ass. Reproductive coercion red-colored flags all of the fuck within the joint. After which, later within the story, this:The 679-page transcript discloses new particulars about DesJarlais' interactions having a 24-year-old-patient, who stated she grew to become pregnant with DesJarlais' child throughout a brief fling in 2000 which the physician later pressed her with an abortion.Sexual connection with patients isn't basically seriously dishonest it indicates quite a distant relationship with significant consent. Sexual coercion red-colored flags all of the fuck within the joint. After which, later within the story, this:In further proceedings, DesJarlais acknowledged the lady was only some of the patient he'd a sexual relationship with this year.DesJarlais mentioned in testimony he transported on the four-month sexual affair with another patient, a lady he recommended pills for throughout their relationship. He stressed that there is "no problemInch using the medications he authored, which incorporated the painkiller Darvocet, and was indignant when requested about claims he'd handled medication incorrectly."I do not feel real obligated to reply to that. I believe it's ridiculous," he stated. "I have never been challenged or asked when it comes to my integrity before."Wow. The reality is I believe it's problematic for any physician to become participating in sexual connection with someone with whom he's recommended an opioid drug.This story will likely engage in as yet another "Moral Values Hypocrite" tale, however this guy is really a predator who at the minimum has involved in emotional abuse. Will the Republican Party close ranks for this misogynist nightmare? They actually did throughout the election.DesJarlais "cruised to re-election past Democratic challenger Eric Stewart, persevering through October media reviews of sleeping with patients and advocating someone to have an abortion. The Tennessee Democratic Party had attempted to get the transcript prior to the November. 6 election, however the court postponed the procedure since the document wasn't typed in its complete form."Huh.This person is presently relaxing in the united states Congress making reproductive choices for ladies and folks with uteri. He should not be. Contact the Republican National Committee and nicely find out if they'll still let a guy who preys on, exploits, and abuses women to take part in their caucus. Send them a note here. Leave them a note on their own Facebook page here. Tweet their way here.[H/T to my friend Richard.]

Israel-Gaza Conflict: News & Open Thread

A few notes: We've handled to possess thought-invoking and civil threads within this space on previous skirmishes between Israel and Hamas, and that i trust that may happen again. When the thread will get ugly, it'll you need to be closed. Please comment thoughtfully—and keep in mind that neither Israelis nor Palestinians are monolithic groups among Israelis are individuals who accept the Netanyahu administration's actions and those that condemn individuals actions among Palestinians are individuals who accept Hamas' leadership's actions and those that condemn individuals actions. There's not consensus among diaspora populations, either.I do not cash to state, except this: My position remains, because it happens to be, certainly one of frustration with leaders and sympathy for those involved. It isn't which i don't care (and have a viewpoint on) who's inherently got the greater principled position it's that sometimes, in a certain point, being right diminishes important than doing the best factor. Below, some suggested reading through (please be aware a few of the tales below include images of war and injuries as most of them are now being up-to-date, specific content notes aren't achievable, so continue but be careful):The Protector had excellent live coverage yesterday, if you want to get swept up. You are able to follow live coverage of present day occasions here.Al Jazeera includes a round-from worldwide responses here.Christiane Amanpour's coverage at CNN: Israel: 'All options up for grabs in Gaza.'This is how things were a couple of days ago—Haaretz: Egypt Mediating Israel-Hamas Truce weight loss Than 100 Rockets Hit South.This is when situations are now—Guardian: Egypt Condemns Israeli Air Strikes in Gaza and Demands Ceasefire.Jerusalem Publish: Egypt Calls upon us to prevent Israeli Aggression.CNN: 100s of Strikes Across Gaza Border Stoke Fears of Ground War.Jerusalem Publish: Un Security Council Divided on Reaction to Gaza Operation.Brent E. Sasley for that Daily Animal: Playing Politics.

Open Thread

Located by Susie Essman.

Two-Minute Nostalgia Sublime

Solution: "Fascination Street"

Question of the Day

Recommended by Shaker Secjwick: Exactly what do you order in your pizza?Of course, "I personally don't like pizza" is a practicable answer, too.I am pretty flexible about my pizza toppings. I am not thrilled with black olives, that we don't fancy in almost any context, and that i can spread eco-friendly all kinds of peppers, that we do like raw but overwhelm other tastes for me personally when cooked, but otherwise I'll have what you are getting.My own faves are pork and pineapple, or chicken and green spinach. Neither which Iain likes, naturally.

The Virtual Pub Is Open

[Explanations: lol your body fat. pathetic anger bread. hey your gay.]TFIF, Shakers!Belly as much as the bar,and title your poison!

Question of the Day

What's your preferred spot to relaxation? You might interpret this any way you like--your preferred place to snooze, a calming vacation place, or other things you discover peaceful. (Mine, obviously, is "a location having a snuggly, snoring beagle.")

In The News

News Where You Really Need It:Sarasota continues to be counting votes. I guess it is a positive thing this election has already been settled then.La County voters Tuesday approved a stride mandating condom use within the building of adult films inside the county.A poll has revealed 90% of gay males and ladies chosen for Leader Obama.InchGuy, sometimes God really sucks." — Glenn Beck, around the election.Meanwhile, America's billionaires are pissed at Karl Rove.Joe the Plumber's political carreer is basically over after received only 24 percent from the election.Sundance Funnel has revealed a brand new show in regards to a transgender guy coping with his new existence, and the past like a lesbian activist.Desire a good vegan fried chicken recipe? Watch this.Joe Biden can look inside a guest just right next week's Parks and Entertainment.Nigeria unvieled new currency featuring Nelson Mandela.Talking about: This is a classic video from the Special Also known as carrying out "Free Nelson Mandela".

Top Five

Here's your subject: Top 5 Favorite Movies About Friendship. Go!Please feel thanks for visiting share tales about why your Top 5 picks are what they're, though an upright-up list is okay, too. Please avoid adversely auditing other individuals lists, because judgment attempts participation.

Question of the Day

So...what next?DOMA. The Hyde Amendment. ENDA. Ending the Drone War. Relaxing People U . s .. Reinstating the Justness Doctrine. Universal health care. This. That. Everything. I would like everything. Let me know what's next. Let me know everything.