I don’t understand why it is that Samantha Geimer – the victim in Roman Polanski’s rape case – isn’t being listened to. She was raped by Polanski over 30 years ago. Her mother pressed charges against him on her behalf (and from what I’ve read, without her knowledge or consent). And now, the state is [...]

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..in two words: Ron Paul.  Okay, three, if you’d prefer to roll with “Ron Paul rEVOLution REVOlution.” A manarchist must have been hanging out at Passyunk and Bainbridge. Every time a member of Campaign for Liberty parrots off the “Ron Paul Loves Freedom” standard talking points, God kills a kitten, then Rickrolls some unsuspecting n00b, [...]

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…opposing affirmative action, yet hiring female staff members who write like, well, affirmative action hires. (Seriously, Ms. Mangu-Ward, your writing skills are atrocious, even for state university levels.  Now that I’ve found out you are a Yale grad, I probably won’t stop weeping for humanity. Yes, I have many more thoughts on this subject.) —- [...]

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Enjoy these links: Apparently, the scene of a rape in Fairmount Park is also a dead zone for cell phones and police radios.  The Inquirer makes this info public, making the info easily accessible for both victims and perpetrators of sexual assault. Livejournal turned 10, meaning that the internet itself is, indeed, old meme. Here [...]

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…and not with my female ex-roommate’s maturity. The irony being – of course – that this ex-roommate broke up with her first girlfriend and began initiating her relationship with that exes cousin within a few hours of their breakup.  Then, after she and the cousin – predictably – broke up, she moved onto one of [...]

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Am I the only one who has the following question about socialized medicine? I know this might come across as some snarky little “gotcha” commentary, but I have a 100% legit question: How can socialized/universal/tit-tastic/wtfever you want to call it health care simultaneously make health care accessible for everyone while not causing additional waiting times [...]

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I’m so glad that Sarah Palin can still inspire classism and sexism amongst progressives. Huzzah!

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Is that this hipster on hipster e-violence has probably netted Chapterhouse Cafe tons more business. -20 points for the owners/friends of owners for acting like douchebags on the Yelp boards -20 points for phillygrrl for labeling the owners as hipsters given the Philly related links on the right sidebar of the blog This is a [...]

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Middle class families will see their taxes cut — and no family making less than $250,000 will see their taxes increase. –President Obama O rly? In case you haven’t been following the word on the street with regard to cigarette taxes, you might not know that the federal government decided to jack up cigarette taxes [...]

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Now, dear readers, I know that I was once critical of Che Guevara shirts and the irony in fueling capitalism with one of the most fashionable and recognizable faces of the proletariat struggle. But I was totally, 100% wrong. When French foes of capitalism want to mount an effective protest, they phone Xavier Renou. As [...]

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