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Memorial for Hanne Lovlie

mardi 5 avril 2016 à 02:00

When a right-wing terrorist killed Hanne Lovlie, her family decided to help victims of violence as her memorial.

Scorn directed at raped women

mardi 5 avril 2016 à 02:00

The scorn directed from all quarters at women who have been raped pressures many of them to deny that it happened.

Why is it worse to be raped than to be stabbed? As a physical injury, the stabbing is worse; but there is no general pattern of scorning people for being stabbed.

In a healthy society, the word "slut" would be incomprehensible.

Another FBI order to crack iPhones

mardi 5 avril 2016 à 02:00

The FBI has replaced the publicly visible order for Apple to crack security on an iPhone with another case, which is being argued in secret. The FBI is trying to sneak this past the American people.

In this case, the targets of prosecution are gang members, not terrorists. In other words, this is part of the cruel and foolish "War on Drugs".

This should teach people to stop thinking of the FBI's demands as an "anti-terrorism" measure. It's an "anti-anyone-accused-or-suspected-of-anything" measure — exactly what our constitution is supposed to put limits on, for our freedom's sake.

The ACLU defends our constitutional rights. I'm an ACLU member. How about joining?

Erdoğan's visit to the US

mardi 5 avril 2016 à 02:00

During Erdoğan's visit to the US, his bodyguards attacked Turkish journalists as they tried to enter the hall in Washington where he was going to speak.

They also threatened to kill one of the journalists.

It looks like Erdoğan and Putin are Trump's role models.

Banks lying about rule change

mardi 5 avril 2016 à 02:00

Elizabeth Warren Warns Banks Are Lying About Upcoming Rule Change, Potentially Breaking The Law.