Ugh, my Facebook timeline is all Kim Davis or 9/11 stuff. I'm sorry, maybe its callous of me but I'm tired of treating this date as a yearly funeral. We have all grown since then, well, a good chunk of us has that is.

So instead of the typical pictures of American flags, the Towers, fireman and all those other overly patriotic things lets have some that are more joyful or funny. (I'm going with funny )

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25 comments (Latest Comment: 09/11/2015 20:25:03 by wickedpam)

The Romans used bread and circuses to keep the masses entertained while their empire slowly slid into the dust of history. Nowadays, it isn't bread so much as a non-stop 3-ring circus of stupidity being thrown in our faces by a complicit media.

Religious zealot Kim Davis has created a maelstrom of hyperbole and hackery with her self-crucifixion this past week. People - who would recoil in horror if their churches were regulated by the state - exercised zero self-reflection in their demand for the church to regulate the state. They also didn't see the irony of how their demands mimic those of the Sharia Law of which they are so terrified.
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26 comments (Latest Comment: 09/09/2015 20:01:24 by Scoopster)

It's not funny enough that we have Donald Trump running for president; possibly the strangest act since Andy Kauffman's death. Today we learn of a protest of sorts held in Washington DC to honor the confederate flag. Again, this was held in Washington DC. Yep.
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3 comments (Latest Comment: 09/06/2015 20:03:27 by AuntAzalea)

Couldn't pull together the threads was what I wanted to write about ( the new selfishness of the American people and their Don't Tread on Me flags they appropriated so they could tread all over other people) but I'm having a hard time.

So instead enjoy this.
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7 comments (Latest Comment: 09/04/2015 17:11:06 by TriSec)

This past Friday, Raine and I went to see Lizz Winstead as she brought her Lady Parts Justice program to the Black Cat in DC. It's a serious look at the anti-abortion movement, wrapped in comedy and a little pathos. Eight women came to the stage and described their abortion experience, destroying the pre-conceived notions that the anti-abortion crusaders wish to sell to advance their horrible agenda.

Part of the underlying message, perhaps not overtly spelled out, is that controlling the message is important. We're not "pro-abortion", we're pro-choice and pro-women's health, and pro-women's autonomy over their own bodies. They are not "pro-life", they are anti-choice. The Lady Parts Justice team kept referring to them as "anti-s", which I think should be the norm for everyone going forward. I will never refer to them as pro-lifers again.
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23 comments (Latest Comment: 09/02/2015 20:35:08 by BobR)