Monthly Archives: April 2012

First Two Seasons Of Star Trek

Here are all 56 episodes of the first two seasons of Star Trek. In their entirety, all at the same time. The audio is maddening, but if you’re like me, you’ll likely recognize multiple episodes within a few moments.

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Open Thread Thursday

When did you know?

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About That Bill To Ban “Ex-Gay” Therapy

I should have pointed it out myself, but Jim Burroway makes the astute observation that California’s pending bill to ban “ex-gay” therapy would only apply to licensed mental health professionals. Parents would still be completely free to ship their poor child off to whatever crackpot dirtbag preacher they found on the internet. Burroway also outlines another way around the pending …

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Civil Unions Pass Colorado Senate

As some had predicted, Colorado’s civil unions bill passed in the state Senate today. Now comes the tougher fight in the state House. Senators approved the measure on an unrecorded voice vote Wednesday after several shared personal experiences to argue in favor of adopting legal protections for all unmarried couples and their children. The Senate will take one more vote …

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Minnesota Parents For Equal Marriage

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Scissor Sisters Announce Tour Dates

Ticket information. Three NYC dates!

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USMC Boots Teabagger Sergeant For Insubordination To The President

Tea Party folk hero USMC Sgt. Gary Stein has been discharged from the military for public declarations that he would refuse orders from his “unlawful” commander in chief, President Obama. Brig. Gen. Daniel Yoo announced Wednesday that Stein will be separated from the service under other than honorable conditions. Stein, 26, a Temecula resident, ran afoul of Marine Corps and …

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Connecticut Repeals Death Penalty

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Frothy Regrets “Snob” Barb

Mrs. Frothy is sorry, too.(Via Think Progress)

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March Campaign Spending

Via Zeke Miller.

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HomoQuotable – Barney Frank

“I don’t need the president’s permission to get married. He’s doing a great thing against DOMA. I think you make a great mistake by focusing only on negative things, I think that’s a mistake politically. I think we ought to be celebrating the gains as well as pushing further. [snip] The president did an enormous thing for us when he …

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The Wanted – Chasing The Sun

The New York publicists for The Wanted sent me the below clip just as today’s appearance on The View had finished. I’m assuming they were unaware of my little Twitter kerfuffle as they send me items almost every day.

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Today’s Twitter Lesson

Never idly diss some random boy band on Twitter, otherwise you might get retweeted by their lead singer and spend the next hour reading hundreds of death threats from 11 year old girls. I am SERIOUS, people. UPDATE: This was a coincidence, one presumes.

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Facebook Deletes Manhunt Fan Page

Manhunt reports that Facebook has deleted their fan page. We have repeatedly filled out online form after form on Facebook, and sent numerous e-mails to any Facebook address we could find via research to ask for information on why our page was taken down and what we can do to get it restored. We have received a single e-mail back …

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NORTH CAROLINA: Senator Kay Hagan Speaks Out Against Amendment One

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Rubio Releases First Communion Doc:
I Told You I Was Totally Not A Mormon!

Because the talibangelicals would totally lose their shit if BOTH dudes on their ticket were Mormons, today Sen. Marco Rubio issued the above document showing that the first time he ate the flesh of Jesus was at the age of 13.

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MINNESOTA: Republican Lawmakers Block Bill To Ban Medicaid For “Ex-Gay” Therapy

Clip description: A move to stop using Medicaid dollars for programs that “pray the gay away” was defeated along a mostly party line vote in the Senate. Senator Scott Dibble (DFL-Minneapolis) argued that tax payers should’t have to pay the bill for “therapies that do real damage to individuals and are based on a particular, narrow religious perspective.” Senator Dibble …

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NORTH CAROLINA: Governor Bev Purdue Speaks Out Against Amendment One

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Gingrich To Drop Out

Twitter reacts: He was still IN?

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SAN FRANCISCO: Vehicular Manslaughter Charges For Castro Bicyclist

A bicyclist who reportedly blew through the intersection at Castro and Market streets will be charged with vehicular manslaughter. The 71 year-old man struck in the crosswalk died on the scene. Such a charge for a bicyclist is extremely rare. The case has roiled San Francisco’s blogosphere since the April 6th incident. The last time there was a fatal collision …

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