Conservative MP Nick Fletcher Blames Crime On Female Doctor Who

Doesn't he look tired? [Link]

Fairness Friday: Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance

I’m posting Fairness Fridays: a new community social justice organization each week. I donate to each featured organization. If you feel so inclined, please join me. This week, I’m donating to the Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance. Based in Scandia, MN, NAFSA supports Native communities nationally with advocacy,

It’s not ‘polarization.’ We suffer from Republican radicalization.

“The polarization argument too often treats both sides as equally worthy of blame, characterizing the problem as a sort of free-floating affliction (e.g., “lack of trust”). This blurs the distinction between a Democratic Party that is marginally more progressive in policy positions than it was a decade ago,

Thanksgiving 2021

As an adult in the UK whose immediate family lived thousands of miles away in California, I sometimes threw Thanksgiving dinner parties. I think my friends were confused about why I did this on a Thursday night, but whatever; we had fun. When I joined my parents in California, we

Since the Thanksgiving Tale Is a Myth, Celebrate It This Way

"It was the Wampanoag in 1621 who helped the first wave of Puritans arriving on our shores, showing them how to plant crops, forage for wild foods and basically survive. The first official mention of a “Thanksgiving” celebration occurs in 1637, after the colonists brutally massacre an entire Pequot

The abolitionist history of pumpkin pie and Thanksgiving

“The Northern farmer, just by existing, was a natural-born abolitionist, she argued. Pumpkin pie and Thanksgiving were celebrations of a better, more godly way of agriculture without the institution of slavery.” [Link]

Octopuses, crabs and lobsters to be recognised as sentient beings under UK law following LSE report findings

"Octopuses, crabs and lobsters will receive greater welfare protection in UK law following an LSE report which demonstrates that there is strong scientific evidence that these animals have the capacity to experience pain, distress or harm." [Link]

'Dog phone' could help lonely pooches call owners

“"Whatever form that takes, we've taken another step towards developing some kind of 'dog internet', which gives pets more autonomy and control over their interaction with technology," she added.” [Link]

ICU is full of the unvaccinated – my patience with them is wearing thin

“Translating this to the choice not to take the vaccine, however, I find my patience wearing thin. I think this is for a number of reasons. Even if you are not worried about your own risk from Covid, you cannot know the risk of the people into whose faces you

Fairness Friday: Justice for Greenwood

I’m posting Fairness Fridays: a new community social justice organization each week. I donate to each featured organization. If you feel so inclined, please join me. This week I’m donating to Justice for Greenwood. Based in Tulsa, OK, Justice for Greenwood “aims to revitalize the Greenwood Community and

Work is no longer the meaning of life for some Americans

“Before the coronavirus pandemic, nearly one quarter of all Americans said that they find meaning and purpose in their lives because of their work and their jobs. Now, that number has declined by more 9% in a new Pew research study, affirming anecdotal stories about the American population's

Theranos patient says blood test came back with false positive for HIV

“Erin Tompkins, who got her blood drawn from a Theranos device at a Walgreens in Arizona, said the test misdiagnosed her as having an HIV antibody, sending her into a panic.” [Link]