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Reproductive Regression

Reproductive Regression

Here’s where we go with right-wing policies on reproductive rights. We’re already seeing results …. Jen (not her real name) is administrator of a women’s health clinic in the South that provides abortions. She has noted with alarm the recent rise in illegal abortion in her community. For some of the women she sees—after their initial attempts at abortion fail—whether Roe v. Wade is technically still the law of the land is beside the point. The combination of the procedure’s…

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Take Action – Women’s Call for Peace

Take Action – Women’s Call for Peace

Women’s Call for Peace: An Urgent Appeal from CodePink Take Action – Sign the Call (Note: Men in solidarity with “Women Say No to War” are invited to join us.) We, the women of the United States, Iraq and women worldwide, have had enough of the senseless war in Iraq and the cruel attacks on civilians around the world. We’ve buried too many of our loved ones. We’ve seen too many lives crippled forever by physical and mental wounds. We’ve…

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Dr. Unheimlich

Dr. Unheimlich

With this generator, you get credit for the disease generated from your name. Doctor Unheimlich has diagnosed me withVirusHeadosis Cause: a significant alignment of the stars Symptoms: chapped lips, frequent hydrophobia, mild seizures Cure: take a day off work Enter your name, for your own diagnosis: Note: Not the Heimlich Maneuver, but Unheimlich (uncanny). A bit of a pun on both. The Uncanny reminds me of Freud and Beckett. I have been thinking about the uncanny again just recently –…

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Meme, Me, Me

Meme, Me, Me

Here’s a new viral meme. I’m a little late on this one… but thanks, Etherealgirl! Here are my answers, and anyone can pick it up from here, not just the people I name at the bottom. Here are The Rules: Remove the blog at #1 from the following list and bump every one up one place. Add your blogs name in the #5 spot. Link to each of the other blogs for the desired cross-pollination effect. It’s Morning Somewhere The…

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Beauty from Skin of Executed Prisoners

Beauty from Skin of Executed Prisoners

A Chinese cosmetics company is using skin harvested from the corpses of executed convicts to develop collagen for beauty products to sell in Europe. It’s traditional – but I’m sorry, it’s too much ick for me. Maybe time to hold up on scheduling that swollen lip look, ladies. I began to wonder where US collagen comes from? A brief look says “bovine dermal” – cowskin? – as well as human. Ok, do they test for mad cow? Where do they…

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Ben-isms

Ben-isms

“The tooth fairy must have really liked that tooth.” “The only states I know are Georgia, Florida, Texas, Mexico and Japan.” “When I’m a man, and you and Daddy are still alive, would you give me some money?”