ION, I am just totally man-crushing on Andrew Sullivan for his anti-torture posts.
From The Cocoon
James Taranto who fully backed a president who claimed the right to suspend the First and Fourth Amendments, habeas corpus, the Geneva Conventions and domestic law against torture, and who seized an American citizen without charges on American soil and tortured him, now offers his view as to the small possibility of prosecuting the perpetrators of war crimes. Drum roll, please:
What Obama is offhandedly contemplating, then, amounts to a step toward authoritarian government.
No, you couldn't make this up.
Just one of many excellent posts recently....
fellow grad student's reminder that this place is still buzzing away with intelligent conversation
So, is your friend still lurking? If so, hi, grad student lurker friend!!!
New people! New people with brains! Yummy brains!
It appears to be zombie Friday in my head. I should probably try to get to bed before midnight at some point in my life.
So, is your friend still lurking?
I believe she said she wasn't. I think she's a member of other fandom communities. I may attempt to rectify this anomoly.
New people with brains! Yummy brains!
Nah. My brains are small and mediocre and all gristly with research ethics. That's chocolate brains you're craving there, that is.
Welcome, Seska! (The plan is that if we all press "Post" at the same time, it might destroy the planet. Or at least a small city....)
Hey, Kathy, I just put that over in Bitches! Cat pic stealer!
Oh, noes! We're sharing braaaiiinnnsssss across the continent!!!
Welcome, Seska!
Dear Universe, I would like a week-long staycation, with the caveat that everyone else in my house has to go to work/school/daycare on their usual schedule.
I'm kinda going to get this in a couple weeks once my semester ends and Franny's still in school. Of course the glitch is I'm supposed to use all that extra alone time to clean, weed, redecorate the master bedroom, and write. But the way I look at it, a few indulgent outings won't hurt the budget.
