The Sun UK is reporting that Michael Jackson has converted to Islam. The skint superstar, 50, donned Islamic garb to pledge allegiance to the Koran in a ceremony at a pal’s mansion in Los Angeles, The Sun can reveal. Jacko sat on the floor wearing a tiny hat after an Imam was summoned to officiate — days before the singer …

Maps via Freedom To Marry.

Sarah Palin does an an intereview after pardoning a turkey, meanwhile other turkeys are slaughtered behind her.

Well, the stock market dropped another jillion points today and now it’s at about 50% of what it was a year ago. But at least Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have announced a temporary suspension of home foreclosures. Via Calculated Risk: Press Release from Fannie Mae (no link yet): Fannie Mae to Suspend Foreclosures Until January In order to support …

Remember the dust-up earlier this month about Mormons posthumously baptizing Jews? A Daily Kos diarist has just posthumously converted LDS founder Joseph Smith to the family of homosexuals. Dear God of the Homos, With your great and everlasting love that blessed the covenants of Achilles and Petroclus, Gilgamesh and Enkidu, and of Jonathon and David, bless then the soul of …

“Rick-rolling” is much catchier.

There’s more to the story of Phylliss Burgess, 69, the “Styrofoam Cross Lady” that is currently the darling of Christianist websites after her cross was ripped from her hands and stomped during a Prop 8 rally in Palm Springs. If you buy the story being told on right-wing sites, Burgesss is a frail, elderly, innocent victim of “gay fascists.” But …

Here’s another Activism 4.0 project, only this one uses snail-mail. CivilRightsFront.com wants you to mail postcards to Barack Obama requesting the immediate repeal of the Defense Of Marriage Act. President-elect Barack ObamaPresidential Transition OfficeKluczynski Federal Building230 S. Dearborn St., 38th FloorChicago, IL 60604 WRITE A MESSAGE – I recommend that we all write the same thing, so that our message …

I love Dickipedia. Elisabeth Hasselbeck (née Filarski; born May 28, 1977) is a former reality show contestant—not even the winner, mind you, or even the runner-up—who somehow became co-host of one of the most popular daytime talk shows of all time, and a dick. Though not especially well informed, Hasselbeck is, nonetheless, an irritatingly vocal supporter of conservative viewpoints. Also, …

Tonight at 7pm EST there will be a LiveBlog hosted on the Bilerico Project during which the public can pose questions to Kate Kendell, Nadine Smith, and Barbara McCullough-Jones – the three women who led the anti-amendment movements in Florida, Arizona and California. The live Q&A will be hosted by Bilerico editor Bil Browning and Pam Spaulding of Pam’s House …

Count how many world leaders were willing to shake Dubya’s hand as they took the stage for a photo-op at the G-20 summit. How embarraskin’! (Via – AmericaBlog)

Today is the International Transgender Day of Remembrance. From the site: The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. The event is held in November to honor Rita Hester, whose murder on November 28th, 1998 kicked off the “Remembering Our Dead” web project and a San Francisco candlelight …

From the site: The worldwide media attention surrounding our massive grassweb efforts for gay rights has been tremendous. Join the Impact was a HUGE success and will continue to thrive because of our efforts. We’ve reacted to anti-gay ballot initiatives in California, Arizona, Florida, and Arkansas with anger, with resolve, and with courage. NOW, it’s time to show America and …

Could four more New England states get marriage equality by 2012? The group that helped legalize gay marriage in two New England states wants to do the same in the other four by the year 2012. GLAD — which stands for Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders — announced the campaign Tuesday, the fifth anniversary of the key court decision …

Shelley’s favorite show is Sunrise Earth.

Stats god Nate Silver interviewed radio host John Ziegler, the guy behind How Obama Got Elected, a cry-baby site that selectively asked some Obama supporters a bunch of misleading and unfactual questions, therefore proving that all Democrats are dum-dums. Let’s just say that the interview doesn’t go too well and ends with “Fuck you.” Click. Dial tone. Here’s the video …

Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano (D) has been picked by Barack Obama to be his head of Homeland Security. Democratic officials said. Napolitano is a border governor who will now be responsible for immigration policy and border security, which are part of Homeland Security’s myriad functions. Napolitano brings law-and-order experience from her stint as the Grand Canyon State’s first female attorney …

A new study shows that due to the influence of Christianists and the GOP, half of the surveyed HIV researchers dropped or changed their grant requests to study populations affected by the virus. Important US research to reduce HIV infection may have been prevented in recent years because scientists have censored their funding requests in response to political controversy, according …

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