Today the FBI released its findings on the Hillary email scandal. It turns out that mistakes were made (the same ones made by her predecessors, none of whom were indicted or even slapped on the wrist, because it turns out everybody makes mistakes at their job), but to quote FBI Director James Comey (who, it should be noted, is a Republican), “No reasonable prosecutor would bring a case against Clinton” for this (Comey’s full statement can be read here, this will... Read more
Happy day after the 4th of July! How are those hangovers? The wife, Dave, and I all took a trot down to Arkansas to spend four days with the family. Good times ensued: Happy family. We’ve all been asked “without god, what purpose is there to life?” Well, there’s this: family, friends. You don’t need a god’s existence to find things in life that make it worth living (read: purpose). For most, as the song goes, all you need is... Read more
Some of you may have heard of Zack Bresler. If not, he was the Audio/Video Coordinator and Videography Team Lead for the Reason Rally. He’s also quite a musician. He’s spent the last two years as an instructor and the director of the Audio Engineering and Music Technology program a Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, IA. Just a couple months ago he was accepted to a post-graduate study program in Music Production and Recording at the University of Stavanger in Stavanger,... Read more
OutServe-SLDN just issued a press release saying the military is lifting its ban on transgender people serving openly: Today Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced the recommendations from the working group formed last summer on the lifting of the ban on open transgender service. This announcement includes recommendations, plans and timeline to when transgender service members will fully be able to serve openly and authentically. OutServe-SLDN Executive Director Matt Thorn issued the following statement: “OutServe-SLDN applauds and welcomes Secretary Carter’s... Read more
Hrm, the news looks pretty slow today. However, here’s something cool. Recently the police department in Harper, Kansas (because of course, Kansas) made some questionable additions to their police cars: The police department in Harper, Kan., had placed a decal on the back of patrol cars stating: “Romans 13:4.” The New Testament verse in question reads as follows: “For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for... Read more
In Pulp Fiction the character Jules has a line to the tune of, “My wife’s a vegetarian, which pretty much makes me a vegetarian.” That describes my relationship to Game of Thrones. My wife loves it, which pretty much means I’ve watched every episode (ok, the show’s pretty rad). If you haven’t watched it, I really recommend it. Anyway, here’s some morning happiness from the show: View post on imgur.com And I feel kind of psychotic, but this video made... Read more
Back in 2013, Wisconsin passed a law like that in Texas requiring abortion providers to have hospital admitting privileges: Walker signed Wisconsin’s law on July 5, 2013, and required providers to have privileges in place three days later. Privileges were to be at hospitals within 30 miles of clinics. Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin and Affiliated Medical Services sued the state after the law was enacted, arguing that the requirement would force the shutdown of the AMS clinic in Milwaukee because... Read more
A district judge has ruled that any Kim Davis wannabes in Mississippi will be flying in the face of the law: A federal judge ruled Monday that Mississippi clerks cannot cite their own religious beliefs to recuse themselves from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves’ ruling blocks the state from enforcing part of a religious objections bill that was supposed to become law Friday. Reeves is extending his previous order that overturned Mississippi’s ban on... Read more
The SCOTUS has declined to hear an appeal to a Washington state law that would allow pharmacists to refuse to fill prescription for birth control if they don’t want to their religion prohibits it: The Supreme Court disposed of a case testing religious objections to contraception in May. On Tuesday, the justices refused to hear another one. The justices said they will not review a Washington state rule requiring pharmacies to fill prescriptions regardless of religious objections, while allowing exemptions for other reasons such... Read more
So, two years ago I got hitched to this fine lady: Love is a feeling, sure, but it’s also a process. The excitement and tingling you feel in a new relationship changes over time. In time it becomes more comfortable, more calmly fulfilling. You’re not screaming from the mountain tops that you’re in love, you’re just smiling every time they walk into the room. That’s the glory of being poly: you can have the new relationship energy and the fulfillment... Read more
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