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Veterans For Peace strongly condemns any and all U.S. aggression towards Iran | Veterans For Peace

Posted on 8 January 2020 by Ashleigh8 January 2020

https://www.veteransforpeace.org/our-work/position-statements/veterans-peace-strongly-condemns-any-and-all-us-aggressions-towards-iran?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=9984706b-6140-4507-9669-2c2f76a9981e

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Posted in news articles | Tagged noted elsewhere, politics, Veterans

Thank you Venus Envy

Posted on 1 October 2015 by Ashleigh28 March 2019

Two stories flashed across my news feed today that made me profoundly angry. First: another treasured young trans person (Skylar Lee of Madison, Wisconsin) has taken their own life. Second: a local Ottawa sex shop received a bylaw infraction ticket for selling a chest … Continue reading →

Posted in news articles, Noted Elsewhere | Tagged gender, news articles, noted elsewhere, other people's thoughts, sexuality

Lesko, who says she's not Catholic and has "no moral objection against contraceptives," doesn't think many employers will take advantage of bill's provisions. Perhaps not. But one is too many.

Posted on 20 March 2012 by Ashleigh20 March 2012

And yes, this is exactly what it will come to because the people who think up things like “religious exemptions” generally only think in terms of their own belief structure. This advisory brought to you due to the following article: … Continue reading →

Posted in civil rights, news articles | Tagged opt-out/opt-in, privacy concerns

Can they really do that?

Posted on 20 March 2012 by Ashleigh20 March 2012

So, in the social media news of the day, we find the following story: Employers ask job seekers for Facebook passwords When Justin Bassett interviewed for a new job, he expected the usual questions about experience and references. So he … Continue reading →

Posted in civil rights, news articles | Tagged free speech, privacy concerns, social networking

Fed judges: Wash. felony inmates should get vote – Seattle- msnbc.com

Posted on 5 January 2010 by Ashleigh5 January 2010

Fed judges: Wash. felony inmates should get vote – Seattle- msnbc.com OLYMPIA, Wash. – Incarcerated felons should be allowed to vote in Washington to ensure that racial minorities are protected under the Voting Rights Act, a federal appeals court ruled … Continue reading →

Posted in civil rights, news articles | Tagged law

Blashpemy, free speech and the law, part 2

Posted on 2 January 2010 by Ashleigh2 January 2010

Continuing on this line of thought: http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/news.aspx?id=22454 Kansas woman charged in flag-desecration case files suit By The Associated Press 01.02.10 OMAHA, Neb. — A Kansas woman accused of violating Nebraska’s flag-desecration law two years ago filed a lawsuit Dec. 30 … Continue reading →

Posted in news articles | Tagged free speech, law, other blogs

Continuing linkage

Posted on 10 January 2009 by Ashleigh10 January 2009

Florida Conservatives Fight for Repeal of Transgender Restroom Rule Advocates focus narrowly in new legislative session Hate crimes to get more attention Connecticut To Consider Transgender Anti-Discrimination Proposal Upholding basic human rights Transgender Jews Now Out of Closet, Seeking Communal … Continue reading →

Posted in civil rights, gender issues, news articles

NYC National Debt Clock runs out of digits

Posted on 8 October 2008 by Ashleigh8 October 2008

NEW YORK – In a sign of the times, the National Debt Clock in New York City has run out of digits to record the growing figure. As a short-term fix, the digital dollar sign on the billboard-style clock near … Continue reading →

Posted in news articles | Tagged national debt, our government inaction {no - not a typo}

Nurses Speak out for Health Care

Posted on 11 December 2007 by Ashleigh11 December 2007

RNs Sponsor Hard-Hitting Health Care Ads in Top 10 Iowa Papers – Ad says Vice President Cheney “would probably be dead” without government healthcare, demands Medicare for all Americans. See the ad in PDF here Link from article at CNA … Continue reading →

Posted in news articles | Tagged health care, other people's thoughts

What is Ashleigh reading today?

Hekate Her Sacred Fires
Hekate Her Sacred Fires
by Sorita d'Este
Ingathering: The Complete People Stories
it was amazing
Ingathering: The Complete People Stories
by Zenna Henderson
Mean Justice: A Town's Terror, A Prosecuter's Power, A Betrayak
really liked it
Mean Justice: A Town's Terror, A Prosecuter's Power, A Betrayak
by Edward Humes
The Tarot: History, Symbolism, and Divination
really liked it
The Tarot: History, Symbolism, and Divination
by Robert M. Place
Meeting the Other Crowd
it was amazing
Meeting the Other Crowd
by Eddie Lenihan

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