tag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-04:594065the eye of Nova's mindthe ear is a better witnessnovapsyche2014-08-15T01:20:18Ztag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-04:594065:2620901novapsyche @ 2014-08-13T10:15:002014-08-13T14:43:06Z2014-08-15T01:20:18Zpublic0<a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2014/0812/Mike-Brown-death-Ferguson-riots-raise-questions-about-police-immunity">Mike Brown death, Ferguson riots raise questions about police immunity</a> | <a href="http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-hands-up-20140813-story.html">Protesters use hands-up gesture defiantly after Michael Brown shooting</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/12/nypd-body-worn-camera-pilot-chokehold-death">NYPD urged to step up body-worn camera pilot after chokehold death</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/13/world/africa/ebola.html">Opting Not to Give Ebola Drug to African Doctor</a> (NYT)<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.sfgate.com/hottopics/2014/08/11/steubenville-rapist-is-back-on-the-football-team/">Steubenville rapist is back on the football team</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/08/13/stop-blaming-christy-mack-porn-stars-don-t-deserve-to-be-beaten.html">Stop Blaming Christy Mack: Porn Stars Don’t Deserve to Be Beaten</a><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=novapsyche&ditemid=2620901" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-04:594065:2605198novapsyche @ 2014-05-31T12:21:002014-05-31T17:06:40Z2014-05-31T18:26:29Zpublic0<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/26/opinion/powell-manhood-rodgers-shooting/">Shooter's rage at women too familiar in America</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.adn.com/2014/05/28/3490426/73-year-old-seeks-stand-your-ground.html">73-year-old seeks 'stand your ground' protection</a> -- "'The arm came up like a gun, and I reacted,' Burgarello said, according to a police affidavit." If you can't tell the difference between a human arm & a gun, you probably shouldn't be owning the latter.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/30/us-malaysia-crime-idUSKBN0EA15K20140530">Malaysian teenager gang-raped by 38 men: media</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.freep.com/article/20140531/FEATURES08/305310071/Watching-porn-linked-to-brain-differences-in-men-study-says">Watching porn linked to brain differences in men, study says</a> | <a href="http://www.livescience.com/46006-can-porn-shrink-brain.html">more</a> -- the striatum<br /><br /><a href="http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/give-them-your-breast-mexico-city-uses-images-of-topless-models-to-promote-breastfeeding/story-fneuz9ev-1226932927853">'Give them your breast': Mexico City uses images of topless models to promote breastfeeding</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/825822">Cynicism Linked to Dementia</a><br /><br /><a href="http://medicalresearch.com/addiction/todays_heroin_users_mostly_white_suburban/5578/">Today's Heroin Users Mostly White, Suburban and Initiated Through Prescription Pain Pills</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/serial-tickler-loose-boston-college-article-1.1809073">'Tickler' on the loose near Boston College breaks into students' homes to tickle their feet: report</a><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=novapsyche&ditemid=2605198" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-04:594065:2572177novapsyche @ 2014-01-22T19:12:002014-01-23T00:17:12Z2014-01-23T00:17:12Zpublic0<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/college-fraternity-holds-racist-mlk-day-party-article-1.1586776">Arizona State University fraternity holds racist MLK Day party</a> -- Drinking out of miniature watermelons. Yeah. If it weren't for that bit, the whole thing probably could have been plausibly denied.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.chron.com/news/article/Student-who-appeared-in-porn-can-return-to-school-5162537.php">Student who appeared in porn can return to school</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25840830">Dame Angela Lansbury 'relieved' as Murder, She Wrote remake is scrapped</a> -- I think her publicly expressed dismay is what doomed the project ultimately.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/kathleen-parker-give-marijuana-smokers-a-little-leeway/2014/01/17/4f26b392-7fb7-11e3-93c1-0e888170b723_story.html">Let’s give pot smokers a little leeway</a> -- <i>Kathleen Parker</i> wrote this?<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=novapsyche&ditemid=2572177" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-04:594065:2564933novapsyche @ 2013-12-16T14:27:002013-12-16T19:32:33Z2013-12-16T20:33:24Zpublic0<a href="http://www.theprovince.com/news/Bogus+Nelson+Mandela+interpreter+among+group+burned+death/9291911/story.html">Bogus Nelson Mandela interpreter was among group who burned 2 men to death, say friends</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Florida-police-say-man-lied-about-abandoned-baby-5068577.php">Florida police say man lied about abandoned baby</a> -- The whole situation could have been averted, as "under Florida law, a newborn can be left at a public place, such as a fire station or police station without any legal repercussions."<br /><br /><a href="http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/12/16/oakland-teen-declared-brain-dead-days-after-routine-tonsil-surgery/">Oakland Teen Declared Brain Dead Days After Routine Tonsil Surgery</a> -- I wonder if her wounds were properly cauterized. One of my closest friends had surgery to remove polyps from his throat & he also experienced heavy bleeding due to improper procedures.<br /><br /><a href="http://news.discovery.com/history/archaeology/ancient-pig-shaped-baby-bottle-found-131213.htm">Ancient Pig-Shaped Baby Bottle Found</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2013/dec/10/women-men-sex">Can women get sex whenever they like?</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/16/thousands-germans-legal-warning-letters-copyrighted-porn">Thousands of Germans get warning letters for watching copyrighted porn: Letters ask recipients to pay €250 fine for watching films on streaming website RedTube.com</a> -- I tell you, if I receive one of those letters, I'm not paying shite.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=novapsyche&ditemid=2564933" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-04:594065:2558743novapsyche @ 2013-11-16T20:51:002013-11-17T01:54:03Z2013-11-17T03:49:57Zpublic0<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/15/pornography-culprit-rise-labiaplasty">Pornography is not the only culprit behind the rise of labiaplasty</a> -- Labiaplasty. Just think about that for a second.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-library-users-should-go-back-to-mexico-says-official-who-wants-to-divert-library-funds-to-jails-20131114,0,7474904.story#axzz2kgma5F99">Official wants to defund library to pay for jail instead; users should 'go back to Mexico'</a> (by way of <span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='https://supergee.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://supergee.dreamwidth.org/'><b>supergee</b></a></span>) -- Consider this screed: "Them junkies and hippies and food stamps [recipients] and all, they use the library to look at drugs and food stamps [on the Internet]. I see them do it." Why in the hell would a person "look at drugs and food stamps"? Looking at them does nothing. Gazing at a digital image of a substance does not get one high. Staring at food stamps (which don't even exist anymore in tangible form) will not make one fed. What in the hell is this guy trying to peddle, besides abject racism & discrimination?<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=novapsyche&ditemid=2558743" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-04:594065:2494821novapsyche @ 2011-11-23T23:28:002011-11-24T04:48:30Z2011-11-24T05:33:47Zpublic0So I went the entire project without updating. Such is life.<br /><br />Here's what I've been thinking about:<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wage_slavery">Wage slavery</a> vs. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gift_economy">gift economy</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/the-pepper-spraying-cop-meme">The Pepper Spraying Cop Meme</a><br /><br />In other news:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/World/20111123/amish-attack-charge-111123/">7 charged in Amish religious haircutting attacks</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.11alive.com/news/article/214413/40/Former-FAMU-band-member-directors-knew-about-hazing">Former FAMU band member: directors knew about hazing</a> -- This is graphic.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2011/11/17/porn_that_women_like_why_does_it_make_men_so_uncomfortable_.html?google_editors_picks=true">Porn That Women Like: Why Does It Make Men So Uncomfortable?</a> -- Spot-on analysis.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.11alive.com/news/article/214228/3/Company-Policy-We-are-not-hiring-until-Obama-is-gone">'Company Policy: We are not hiring until Obama is gone'</a><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=novapsyche&ditemid=2494821" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments