Fair and Balanced Bird Droppings

raaven @ 2010-01-07T00:02:00

2010-01-07T04:02:04Z

15:03 URGENT: Support marriage equality by telling judge to televise Prop 8 trial. bit.ly/6cLxIm @credomobile @couragecampaign Please RT #

15:22 Clothing destroyed instead of donated: bit.ly/5Nmcht (link to NYTimes) (via @marahverse) #

15:32 Bottled honey shuts down California airport bit.ly/4qRrZm (via @BoingBoing) #morons #

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raaven @ 2010-01-06T00:02:00

2010-01-06T04:02:48Z

12:39 Tell House progressives: Keep fighting for real health care reform. Please sign and RT bit.ly/6V2Wg3 #

12:40 Walmart sued for video recording employees and customers in a bathroom, for "loss-prevention" bit.ly/6trTMZ (via @privacyint) #

13:01 The Best Times to Buy Anything, All Year Round lifehacker.com/5440376/ #buyingguide #buying (via @Lifehacker) #

13:12 How Is Wind Chill Calculated? (Plus 9 More Wind Chill FAQs) -- bit.ly/7zslL7 (via @mental_floss) #

13:13 Gluten is bad for more people than just those of us with celiac: bit.ly/77DuLh #gf. (via @ymgf) #

13:18 % of the amendments in the Bill of Rights violated by the USA PATRIOT Act, according to the ACLU: 50 harpers.org/x/2009/1/25 ( #

13:23 In 1977 optimists predicted that by 2000 12% of US energy would be geothermal. It has yet to reach 1%. tw2t.com/VDW (via @factlets) #

13:28 Catholic Takeover of Denver Hospitals 2 Replace Medicine w/ Ideology bit.ly/5mGAaw (via @rhrealitycheck) #

13:35 'Swabs better than body scanners' say US security officials - bit.ly/4OHPrr #securitytheater (via @glynmoody) #

13:39 Facebook fighting privacy fights, for strange reasons, e.g. 'data suicide'. is.gd/5MFnO (via @privacyint) #

13:46 How to Bear a Job That You Hate bit.ly/58TYQG (via @wikiHow) At least until you can find a better one... #

14:34 In honor of today's weather: is.gd/5N4M7 Enjoy! #muppets #

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raaven @ 2010-01-04T00:01:00

2010-01-04T04:01:58Z

15:05 #Iran Gives "Star Students" Lifetime Ban on Education: bit.ly/5CGFTJ #IranElection (via @IranRiggedElect) #

15:12 Amazon deforestation reveals pre-Columbian geoglyphs on Google Earth - bit.ly/5Ftf6n (via @glynmoody) #

15:17 delicious: The Committee For Nuclear Responsibility: bit.ly/80FLeo #

15:25 Montana becomes third state to legalize physician-assisted suicide digg.com/u1JIBl (via @CSMnational) #

15:33 Ammonia-Treated Pink Slime Now in Most U.S. Ground Beef: bit.ly/4Nj8z8 (via @AlterNet) #

15:37 NY Times article on "pink slime"/beef processing safety: is.gd/5KYCK #

15:48 delicious: How to Make a Lemon Juice Air Freshener - wikiHow: bit.ly/6Xqovx #

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raaven @ 2010-01-03T00:00:00

2010-01-03T04:00:53Z

11:38 Full body scanners - not just a #privacy issue, but a cancer hazard too - especially for #women : is.gd/5JOfJ #

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raaven @ 2010-01-02T00:00:00

2010-01-02T04:00:56Z

01:27 May 2010 be all you hope it will be! #

16:08 WANT: bit.ly/7cwAsX #

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raaven @ 2009-12-31T00:01:00

2009-12-31T04:01:52Z

11:00 WANT: bit.ly/5svcj1 #

18:18 delicious: [LIVE] HOW-TO install XBMC Live on Acer Aspire Revo - The Complete Guide for Newbies - XBMC Community Fo... bit.ly/65HFOt #

19:06 WANT: bit.ly/90DhzM #

19:37 Blogger threatened by TSA over new screening directive: bit.ly/6NTesD (via @wired) #

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raaven @ 2009-12-30T00:01:00

2009-12-30T04:01:27Z

14:09 The high temp today is supposed to be a whopping 25 degrees. Plus, wind advisories! Brrr. #

14:23 One Million Free and Legal Torrent Downloads, The Album bit.ly/6pX6DS (via @torrentfreak) #

15:01 Avg % change in median home values when the proportion of same-sex couples nearby goes up by 1 percent: +9 harpers.org/x/2008/10/30 #

15:04 After 29 years of space shuttle flights, #NASA plans the last five missions. ow.ly/QLot (via @Discovery_News) #

17:37 WANT: bit.ly/8Zcrfa #

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raaven @ 2009-12-29T00:01:00

2009-12-29T04:01:22Z

11:55 Right-Wing Racists: "There Should be a Separate Line 4 Anybody With the Name Abdul" bit.ly/8Phr3y (via @AlterNet) #

14:16 Greetings, Handshakes, Smiles and Disability bit.ly/5f9aJG (via @womanistmusings) #

14:18 wikiHow is matching $3000 in donations to @CreativeCommons today. Double your donation here: bit.ly/8pgfoo (via @wikiHow) #

14:50 WANT: bit.ly/8I17xq #

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raaven @ 2009-12-28T00:01:00

2009-12-28T04:01:35Z

21:33 OMG. Low-effort, high-volume hot water is truly what civilization is all about. Ahhhhhhhhh..... #

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raaven @ 2009-12-25T00:01:00

2009-12-25T04:01:45Z

12:42 In other news, our hot water heater chose last night to inform us that it needs a new thermocouple. Meanwhile, no hot water. #

13:54 I have a very fuzzy brain today. Apologies to anyone if I make no sense. Words are hard. #

15:17 Troll is on his way home from work now. Hopefully, he can locate a thermocouple along the way. #

15:20 Senate passed #hcr bill w/ anti-choice provision. We'll keep working to improve the bill. NARAL statement: bit.ly/6sflZz #fb #p2 #

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raaven @ 2009-12-24T00:01:00

2009-12-24T04:01:30Z

11:27 Did you ever have the kind of day when the inside of your own nose smelt funky? ...um...nope, me neither. #

11:54 I have been under the impression for *at least* a week that Xmas is tomorrow (Thursday), and that today is Xmas Eve. Whooops! #

14:06 The five critical flaws in the Senate health care bill that must be fixed: bit.ly/80WCeA (via @MoveOn) #

15:49 AIG to U.S. Gov’t: Drop Dead bit.ly/7bHrrs (via @harpers) #

15:51 Pregnant Servicewomen: The Canaries in the Mine: bit.ly/4wLLQy #prochoice #women (via @rhrealitycheck) #

15:56 Amazon Kindle DRM broken. Allows ebooks to be transferred as PDF files to other devices. bit.ly/56iBSr (via @michaelgeist) HAH! #

16:02 Find out why bees never crash land, and how this could help engineers to design new aircraft. ow.ly/OWad (via @Discovery_News) #

16:07 Verizon Wireless Denies It's Charging People Phantom $1.99 Fee, Despite Tons Of Complaints dlvr.it/9K9 (via @techdirt) #

16:50 Damn. Looks like one of our big media hard drives is starting to fail. Gonna try a different enclosure before giving up on it though. #

17:05 Can women rock sports? AP says "neigh" #feminism bit.ly/4qc8Nk (via @feminismtoday) #

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raaven @ 2009-12-23T00:02:00

2009-12-23T04:02:17Z

14:31 In 2007, Americans thossed 78.5 million tons of packaging—520 pound/person. A 71% increase from 1960: su.pr/6QzGAp (via @MotherJones) #

15:21 # of gas stations in France offering Fruity Vanilla Super, a scented gasoline: 3,500 harpers.org/x/1995/1/29 (via @harpers) #

16:09 A plant to dye for (newly discovered species yields indigo dye) bit.ly/5QCJU (via @newscientist) #

17:29 Feeling pretty decent today, despite yesterday's brutal migraine. Making beef stew & sugar cookies, and wrapping gifts. :) #

17:53 Sugar cookie dough made w/gluten-free flour is more fragile & more sticky. Refrigerating 2nd batch before rolling to see if that helps. #

18:07 Mexico City legalizes same-sex marriage & adoptions! is.gd/5xQ1I #goodnews #

18:34 I couldn't help myself. I had to take the Singing Monkey Balls out of the package & try them out before wrapping. is.gd/5xRuv #geek #

21:56 Nearly 1/3 of Americans' waste is packaging. Just 43% is recycled after use: su.pr/6QzGAp (via @MotherJones) #

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raaven @ 2009-12-20T00:02:00

2009-12-20T04:02:24Z

07:31 SNOW! (and Snow, hey oh!): ♫ blip.fm/~i10p9 #

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raaven @ 2009-12-19T00:02:00

2009-12-19T04:02:28Z

10:48 WANT: bit.ly/50LDUf #

12:49 WANT: bit.ly/8gR3dU #

12:49 WANT: bit.ly/5BzGfA #

13:06 CPSC delays lead testing enforcement of children's products for a third time ow.ly/NsgR (via @GoodGuide) #

13:10 Does Dockers have the right to say what gender is? R we as genderless as we r post-racist? bit.ly/4AYSAT (via @katebornstein) #

13:26 HOWTO make rim-perching adorable tiny gingerbread houses for your cocoa bit.ly/5qAuKJ (via @BoingBoing) #

13:31 Censored BBC radio's "Killer toxic waste" on #Trafigura, uncensored by WikiLeaks. tinyurl.com/ybxod4t (via @wikileaks) #

13:35 Checking Your Privacy at the Border: bit.ly/5TqXIf (via @ACLU) #

13:43 1st glint of sunlight to be seen by human eyes from a lake on Saturn's moon Titan bit.ly/5QCJU (via @newscientist) #

13:51 UK cops harassing, arresting & fining student for filming 'iconic' building[video]: is.gd/5smKO (via @privacyint) #

14:20 Angry About Bailout, Some Divest bit.ly/6UQ3VR (via @MotherJones) #

14:38 Lebanese Women Win Right to Open Bank Accounts... #feminism bit.ly/6DSVvD (via @feminismtoday) #

15:16 Give a Goat (or chicken or duck or alpaca!), get 2 free mp3s by Pomplamoose! is.gd/5sIEk #

15:56 Incredibly beautiful - eagle owl landing: is.gd/5sIEk WOW. #

16:02 Anti-groping cameras set for Tokyo train line #feminism bit.ly/6efQxA (via @feminismtoday) #

16:42 Fax your senators latest public option poll: only 33% support Senate compromise. bit.ly/77OzYu @credomobile Please RT #

22:24 When 3-letter airport codes became standard, airports that had used 2 letters added X to their code LAX for example. (via @mental_floss) #

22:46 Corrected link for the eagle owl landing: is.gd/5tc7w Really amazing, go look! #

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raaven @ 2009-12-18T00:02:00

2009-12-18T04:02:46Z

05:17 WANT: bit.ly/6u2SRI #

05:17 WANT: bit.ly/7KsBAk #

05:17 WANT: bit.ly/5k869e #

13:40 AZ GOP Chief used GOP voter database to facilitate creepy-ass, ILLEGAL stalking "We can do what we want with the list": is.gd/5rwxt #

13:44 Pounds of yak hair used in the Broadway production of Cats: 2,488 harpers.org/x/1996/4/14 (via @harpers) #

15:10 A partial and sobering list of aid workers abducted or killed in 20 countries in 2009 bit.ly/7iA9jY #humanrights (via @JonHutson) #

15:12 Hacking the Predator drone: Cheaper than dinner and a movie bit.ly/5y7liO (via @BoingBoing) #

15:33 Journalist Fired After Column That Was Critical Of Major Advertisers dlvr.it/6MS (via @techdirt) #

15:43 NYT: "Intelligence Improperly Collected on U.S. Citizens" www.nytimes.com/2009/12/17/us/17disclose.html (via @EFF) #

15:49 Moving #Gitmo is NOT Closing Gitmo ow.ly/N9em #Guantanamo #torture #terrorism (via @amnesty) #

15:51 Not Just Drones: Militants Can Snoop on Most U.S. Warplanes bit.ly/5MWFiX (via @dangerroom) #

15:53 If Congress doesn't reauthorize the Patriot Act, America's companies will step in: bit.ly/89rLfG (via @privacyint) #

15:56 At one point, the U.S. Mint was spending $35,000 a year to store 122 million unwanted Susan B. Anthony dollar coins. (via @mental_floss) #

17:18 Become a Guardian of Liberty with the ACLU. Sign up today! tr.im/HVNW #aclu (via @ACLU) #

17:23 TV characters can spread racial attitudes among viewers, new research suggests. ow.ly/Na0A (via @Discovery_News) // NO, REALLY? #

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raaven @ 2009-12-17T00:02:00

2009-12-17T04:02:58Z

12:31 One reason I hate shopping (even for gifts) is that I always find a zillion things *I* want. #

12:32 Today, printed t-shirts at Think Geek are getting to me. #

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raaven @ 2009-12-16T00:02:00

2009-12-16T04:02:42Z

15:32 I have 4 out of 5 cats on my lap (or as close to it as they can manage). #

16:54 #Evil, discriminatory zoning stops Hurricane Katrina victims from moving into homes: ow.ly/MsPm #nola (via @amnesty) #

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raaven @ 2009-12-15T00:04:00

2009-12-15T04:04:21Z

00:05 It's been a long, busy day. Time for bed! #

15:58 3 pro-choice wins in omnibus spending bill passed by Congress! bit.ly/74LJFK #p2 #fem2 #dc (via @NARAL) #goodnews #

16:10 Woman writer starts using a man's name: gets more work, higher pay: bit.ly/8GsYym #fem (via @abbydwhitmire) #

17:47 Think lost luggage is the worst of your air travel problems? Try radiation exposure. ow.ly/LYOM (via @Discovery_News) #

17:55 Austin, TX Op-Ed: Beliefs aside, abortion is legal in the U.S. bit.ly/7MvQkk (via @PPact) #

17:59 First tool use in invertebrates! Octopuses use coconut shells as portable shelters bit.ly/7PVrY9 w/ v cool video (via @newscientist) #

18:04 RT @WestWingReport Wall Street lobbyists have spent an est $344 mil fighting reforms - after being bailed out. (via @MotherJones) #

18:27 Microsoft DRM Locks You Out Of Your Own Documents - bit.ly/4wQjlW (via @glynmoody) #

18:32 # of seconds that the avg person can wait for an elevator before becoming visibly agitated: 40 harpers.org/x/1997/2/35 (via @harpers) #

18:38 WSJ: Thousands flee #Iran as noose tightens is.gd/5n8IX #iranelection (via @IranRiggedElect) #

18:47 RT @torproject donations4tor.org/ Help us help people around the world keep their online privacy. Thanks! (via @adamshostack) #

18:54 Guardian: Iran to try American hikers charged with spying is.gd/5n7EK #iranelection (via @IranRiggedElect) #

19:00 NYTimes: Menopause, as Brought to You by Big Pharma s.nyt.com/u/vWy (via @dermdoc) #

19:26 Taliban stalls key hydroelectric turbine project in #Afghanistan - @guardian bit.ly/6B4rdC (via @JonHutson) #

19:50 Our dinner soup contains "Latino Flavor Concentrate". Won't be buying THAT again...both disgusting & #racist. #

20:38 Microsoft Fined For Abusing Power to Harass Pirates bit.ly/8c5PJv (via @torrentfreak) #goodnews #

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raaven @ 2009-12-14T00:03:00

2009-12-14T04:03:24Z

10:04 If you're worried about a #waronchristmas, you should probably read some #history. Here, have some! is.gd/5lQ8T #

11:03 I got my Park Seed catalog yesterday. Already I am garden-hungry! Does anyone know where I can get some hyssop? #

11:11 Hundreds of billions in crime money knowingly laundered by banks during credit crunch bit.ly/80so3Z (via @BoingBoing) #

11:24 Poor women being turned away from free cancer screenings: 20 states cite budget probs #feminism bit.ly/62n8R8 (via @feminismtoday) #

11:33 .@AnniseParker named mayor of Houston making it the largest city with an openly gay mayor!! Congrats! (via @JoinTheImpact) #goodnews #

11:41 Implicit Hollywood rule discouraging non-traditional female characters? #feminism bit.ly/4pB9Ky (via @feminismtoday) #

12:00 Cleric calls for slaughter of opposition, if Leader allows it: is.gd/5lUNz (via @TehranBureau) #

12:32 delicious: The Hathor Legacy -: Site mission: to create a record of dissenting voices, so the film/tv industry is f... bit.ly/5BUzhK #

12:50 Facebook and Google: Contrasts in Privacy bit.ly/4tCFUE (via @privacybytes) #

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raaven @ 2009-12-13T00:02:00

2009-12-13T04:02:16Z

13:27 Feeding America (was 2nd Harvest) has lots of ways to donate: We signed up to give (small $) monthly, for instance. is.gd/5l9lq #

13:40 Where the wind blows: Wind farms don't affect property prices bit.ly/5gMhkQ (via @newscientist) #

13:42 There is only one way to achieve happiness/On this terrestrial ball/And that is to either have a clear conscience/Or none at all.--O.Nash #

20:25 We were supposed to go to a party tonight - ::waves at party goers:: - but alas, domestic issues intervened. #

21:19 People who surf the internet for fun at work are more productive than those who don't. tw2t.com/qdI (via @factlets) #

22:57 US Lawmakers Want to Criminalize Whistleblower Sites Over TSA Leak: bit.ly/88fPiD (via @tpb) #

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raaven @ 2009-12-12T00:02:00

2009-12-12T04:02:08Z

16:40 Piracy Destroying Hollywood Right To Yet Another Record Year At The Box Office... In A Recession dlvr.it/49L (via @techdirt) #

16:44 NYTimes Suggests Science Behind Ass-Toning Shoes is...Well, Ass #feminism bit.ly/8gjNuG (via @feminismtoday) #

16:52 Scrollable timeline of secret copyright treaty ACTA from Michael Geist: www.dipity.com/michaelgeist/personal #acta (via @EFF) #

16:59 2 nights in jail for filming a birthday party at a movie theater (case dismissed, now): bit.ly/4uKFY0 (via @torrentfreak) #

17:13 SF writer Peter Watts (Blindsight) beaten without provocation & arrested by US border guards Tuesday. bit.ly/650w8H (via @Danjite) #

17:21 When Did the CIA Become a Blackwater Subsidiary? bit.ly/5jKCSq (via @harpers) #

18:08 Is brrrrr. #

19:29 Unhappy with FB's new "privacy" settings? I signed the ACLU's petition on FB's new non-privacy policy. bit.ly/8Ff4HK #

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raaven @ 2009-12-11T00:03:00

2009-12-11T04:03:39Z

16:48 What happened to Hope Witsell : Stop killing our daughters. bit.ly/7hMGbK (via @cimness) #

16:52 #Vermont challenges the gap btwn public will and corporate power in the human right to #healthcare ow.ly/KIVn (via @amnesty) #

16:58 Est annual $ on med treatment for foot deformities caused by women’s shoes: $2,000,000,000 - harpers.org/x/1994/2/30 (via @harpers) #

17:04 What the hell, Dockers? #Sexist bullshit, much? is.gd/5iEQG Tell 'em where to stick their pants: is.gd/5iFhZ #

17:38 Anti-Piracy Group Wants To Ban You From Talking About Copyrighted Material on Usenet bit.ly/5KnuoQ (via @torrentfreak) #

17:43 Google And Microsoft Sued For Linking, Indirectly, To Infringing Music dlvr.it/3qD (via @techdirt) #

21:15 #Women from #Zimbabwe, #Tajikistan and Western #Sahara talk about challenges in protecting #womensrights ow.ly/KIOM (via @amnesty) #

22:00 More murderous plants than we think: is.gd/5iYOx #

22:04 #insurancecompaniesRevil - Health Insurers Caught Paying Facebook Users Virtual Currency To Oppose Reform Bill: is.gd/5iZ24 #

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raaven @ 2009-12-10T00:02:00

2009-12-10T04:02:54Z

16:54 WANT: bit.ly/7QqiI1 #

16:54 WANT: bit.ly/6Ym1dX #

16:54 WANT: bit.ly/5DnRy7 #

19:00 WANT: bit.ly/5lvw1l #

19:00 WANT: bit.ly/7KC5kf #

19:00 WANT: bit.ly/4Dkawx #

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raaven @ 2009-12-09T00:03:00

2009-12-09T04:03:41Z

15:02 Judicial Modification Of Mortgages In Bankruptcy Is Returning bit.ly/7r6yYQ (via @JayFleischman) #

15:05 Google again fails to live up to their "Don't be evil" motto, says only evildoers need privacy: bit.ly/4vYOGk (via @Danjite) #

15:08 Sen. Cardin (D-MD) in oppo. 2 #StopNelson amndmnt & idea of abortion rider: "Who plans for unexpected pregnancies...Ridiculous."(via @NARAL) #

15:14 Active obese people are almost 50% less likely to die of heart disease than sedentary thin people. su.pr/28kzP3 (via @MotherJones) #

15:21 MO Gov plots undercover sting operations against families selling raw milk bit.ly/7ZtxD4 (via @Danjite) #

15:28 Disney CEO: I Can't Figure Out Ways To Adapt My Business, So I Need Government Protection dlvr.it/33z (via @techdirt) #

16:10 Dear Marketing World: If you cannot be interesting, creative or funny without being sexist & misogynist, you aren't the first 3 anyway. #

17:54 #Iran says will show no mercy to opposition protesters: bit.ly/8LOD9K #IranElection #16azar (via @IranRiggedElect) #

18:28 Eight Million Reasons for Surveillance Oversight bit.ly/8cZSER (via @harpers) #

18:28 The abortion coverage ban failed in the senate tonight! Find out how your senator voted. bit.ly/6SAQzW (via @PPact) #goodnews #

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raaven @ 2009-12-08T00:02:00

2009-12-08T04:02:41Z

14:12 There must be a storm incoming -- I'm so sleepy I can barely keep my eyes open. #

14:53 Our car is kinda broken. I'm hoping that our budget for repairs will be enough to actually succeed in fixing the problem. #

15:58 delicious: Shakesville: If You Really Mean It About Moving To Canada...: bit.ly/2yy2Ld #

16:03 How many hell points do *you* have? is.gd/5fhpX #

16:55 Yahoo Doesn't Want You To Know It's Spying Price List; Issues DMCA Takedown dlvr.it/2mT (via @techdirt) #

16:57 My Life is a Non-Negotiable Demand: TELL NELSON TO PUT DOWN THE AMENDMENT #feminism bit.ly/7Abz7b (via @feminismtoday) #

17:10 Days after the US invaded Iraq that Sony trademarked “Shock & Awe” for video games: 1 harpers.org/x/2009/1/30 (via @harpers) #

17:14 13 Religious Groups Tell Senate to #stopstupak bit.ly/8491ko #stupak #hcr (via @rhrealitycheck) #

17:19 Record Labels Face $60 Billion Damages for Pirating Artists: bit.ly/76aKF6 (via @tpb) #

17:26 Target fails at Christmas: calls the cops to kick out Mary, Jose & their baby. #feminism bit.ly/8jZGwH (via @feminismtoday) #

17:54 EPA rules that greenhouse gases are harmful to human health bit.ly/8OghAi (via @CSMnational) #

17:56 Mass arrests in #Iran - gov't considers all protests illegal ow.ly/JEz1 #freespeech #womensrights #iranelection (via @amnesty) #

21:43 Telegraph: Iran police shoot at unarmed protesters during Tehran demonstrations is.gd/5fvO0 #iranelection (via @IranRiggedElect) #

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