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Friday Fiction: 100 Word Challenge

Posted on | January 1, 2016 | 4 Comments

by Smitty

Looked left, down the street, toward the cathedral, as I paused before crossing at the corner.

Some common woman vigorously attacked road debris (glass? New Years revelers?) with a broom, keeping the street tidy in front of what I recalled was a cafe.

The acoustics were right, and I thought I heard her singing a jaunty song as she worked.

Like the dustpan in her bucket it hit me: standing here in bespoke suit, Mephistos, and shades, I was the object of pity, not her. One of us had joy in life. It wasn’t me.

Should I buy her cafe?

via Darleen

 

Category: Friday Fiction

LIVE AT FIVE: 12.31.15

Posted on | December 31, 2015 | 11 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho

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TOP NEWS
FLOODING THREATENS I-55 NEAR ST. LOUIS

Homes in West Alton, Missouri, surrounded by floodwaters

Officials prepare for possible shutdown amid historic flooding


Donald Trump On The 2016 Race: It’s War
Assails former President Clinton over infidelities, alleged sexual misconduct


Enrique Marquez Indicted By Grand Jury
Accused of false statements on weapon purchase forms, helping plan terror attacks



POLITICS
MAN CHARGED WITH HOUSTON MOSQUE FIRE CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN DEVOUT ATTENDEE

Gary Moore, arrested Wednesday, is charged with first-degree arson

Imam claims to be unfamiliar with Moore, who attended services at the mosque earlier on the day of the fire

Push For Article V Convention Energized By Rubio Backing

Obama Sets Record For New Rules In 2015

Cruz Campaign Raises $20 Million In 4th Quarter

Bush Campaign Redeploys Majority Of Staff To Early Primary States


Ailes, Drudge, And Limbaugh Among Most Influential People In Political News Media

CAIR Passes Off Bacon Prank As Hate Crime; FBI Offers $5000 Reward For Information

Rep. Trey Gowdy Endorses Marco Rubio



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude Ends 2015 On Downbeat Note: Brent $36.60, WTI $36.70
Puerto Rico Avoids Loan Default By Dipping Into Cash Reserves
Largest Container Ship In The World Unloads At Port Of Los Angeles
The World Economy’s Winners And Losers, 2015 Edition
Pending U.S. Home Sales Drop Again In November
Asian Markets Flat On Final Trading Day Of 2015
AT&T Ending Most Two-Year Phone Contracts On January 8
Facebook’s Controversial Free Basics Program Shuts Down In Egypt
Microsoft Will Warn E-mail Users About Suspected Attacks By Government Hackers
Debian Founder Ian Murdock Dies At 42 In Unclear Circumstances
India’s Mobile Phone User Base Rises Above 1 Billion



SPORTS
ESPN Hoping For Big Numbers From New Year’s Eve College Football Playoffs

ESPN’s College Gameday crew in Fargo, Sept. 13

Sports network hopes to take over NYE the way the NFL owns Thanksgiving and the NBA wants to own Christmas

Leafs Edge Pens 3-2 In Shootout

Kobe Bryant’s Double Double Downs Celtics In His Boston Finale

Stinking Badgers Edge USC In Holiday Bowl 23-21

Magic Top Nyets, 100-93

Caps Pound Sabres Late For 5-2 Win

Nats Still Looking For OF/CF – The Return Of Denard Span?



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
MARRIAGE NOT A HIGH PRIORITY FOR HILARY DUFF

Redbook’s February cover girl is ready to be a single mom again, maybe

“It’s hard to say that you really can have it all … You’re missing out on something, either on the career or on the family. When I’m really busy with work, I feel extremely guilty,”

Bill Cosby Arrested For Sexual Assault, Free On $1 Million Bail



Dave Grohl Inks Up To Honor Lemmy Kilmister

Girls Under Ten Having Sex Found In Mark Salling’s Computer

Nicki Minaj Goes Bowling With Brother Accused Of Rape

Gwen And Blake Expecting A Baby?

Bruce Jenner Settles Lawsuit From Fatal Crash

Leonardo DiCaprio Reveals Why He Didn’t Take The Role Of Anakin Skywalker

Goldie Hawn On Life In NYC At 19



FOREIGNERS
Daesh Bomb Attacks Kill 16 In Kurdish-Controlled Syrian City
Brussels Cancels NYE Festivities Over Terror Threat
UN Refugee Agency Says Over One Million Migrants Took Sea Route To Europe
Heavy Rains, Strong Winds Continue To Pound Ulster, Scotland
UK Terrorist Couple Wannabees Given Life Sentences For 7/7 Anniversary Bomb Plot
Power To Name Polish State Media Chiefs Passes To Ruling Party
Freakish Weather Around The World – It’s Warmer At The North Pole Than In Chicago
Nigerian President Willing To Negotiate With Boko Haram For Chibok Girls
Freed Afghan Village Reveals Key To Taliban Success
Merkel Warns Germans Against Refugee Hate In New Year’s Speech



BLOGS & STUFF
EBL: #HillaryClintonHealthProblems
Louder With Crowder: 2015 – The Year Liberalism Imploded
The Political Hat: And Public Schools Are His Prophet
Michelle Malkin: Cruz/Sessions Bill Would Stop Sneaky Obama Sabotage Of Skilled U.S. Workers
Twitchy: Obama Family Rings Up Estimated $70 Million In Vacation Expenses

American Power: Voters Seek Vengeance Against Obama’s “Fundamental Transformation Of America”
American Thinker: The Obamacare Wolf, Scratching At Your Door
BLACKFIVE: A National Shame
Conservatives4Palin: The Worst Of MSNBC, 2015
Don Surber: That 90s Campaign!
Jammie Wearing Fools: Of Course – Fight Breaks Out At Newark Anti-Violence Rally
Joe For America: Pesky Facts About Hate Crimes And The Religion Of Peace
JustOneMinute: Trump Plays The “Bill’s A Predator” Card
Pamela Geller: German Anti-Islamization Group’s Anthem Dethrones Adele From Top Spot On Music Charts
Protein Wisdom: Houston Mosque Set On Fire By…Wait For It…Muslim Attendee
Shot In The Dark: The “Honesty” Cult
The Gateway Pundit: Bakery’s Bank Accounts Seized For Refusing To Bake Gay Wedding Cake
The Jawa Report: Extreme “Right Wing Fundamentalists” Ostracize Feminist For Breastfeeding In Public
The Lonely Conservative: Eighteen Things That Became Racist In 2015
This Ain’t Hell: Three Marines Saving The World Near Detroit
Weasel Zippers: Biggest Paper In Germany Reports Government-Ordered Cover-up Of Migrant Crime, 1.1 Million Refugees Taken In
Megan McArdle: Sanders’ And Clinton’s Fake Middle Class
Mark Steyn: Societal Stockholm Syndrome


I’m going to be out tomorrow night getting hammered and have similar plans for New Year’s Day, so Live at Five will be on hiatus until Monday.
Happy New Year!


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Feminism: Death Cult Chaos

Posted on | December 30, 2015 | 150 Comments

 

“Feminism Is a Totalitarian Movement to Destroy Civilization as We Know It” — this is a truth that cannot be repeated often enough as we watch the Democrat-Media Complex mobilize all its resources to elect Hillary Clinton president. Monday night I found myself assailed on Twitter by Clintonistas who resented my characterization of feminism as a totalitarian ideology as rigid and intolerant as the neo-Stalinism of the North Korean regime. The one thing Democrats cannot tolerate is the truth, and suppressing the truth about feminism — a movement that is not about “equality,” but instead is about power — is therefore necessary to Democrat success in the 2016 election campaign. If the truth is known, Democrats lose. Meanwhile, in England . . .

A student has spoken out about the challenges of identifying as neither male or female and also being attracted to both genders.
Speaking with the Liverpool Echo, Amy Toon – who studies modern history and politics at the University of Liverpool – described a feeling of relief at being able to self-identify as being non-binary and pansexual after years of being in the unknown.
However, despite being generally treated with respect, Amy told the site being referred to as “a girl” is upsetting and that many people think gay marriage is enough, but insisted the opposite. Amy also added how the option of hormone replacement would mean having to wait for up to five years, and said: “You have to live for quite a while being very unhappy with who you are.” . . .
Amy, originally from Leeds, described having to sign on as being female, however, services like the NHS provide the option of ‘Mx’ instead of the usual ‘Miss/Mr/Mrs’, and also told the news site “they/them” is a preferable way of being addressed, whereas others may opt for “ze, hir, hirs, and xe, xem, or xyr.”
Even though Amy has received support since self-identifying with both groups, the undergraduate highlighted feelings of anxiety and depression when being called a “girl” and added how students at the university “can be really transphobic.” Amy added: “They make stupid statements and our LGBT posters were torn down.” . . .

Amy Toon is a victim of society, oppressed by pronouns. How dare you call a girl a “girl,” you heteronormative transphobic bigot?

As easy as it is to laugh at such products of feminist ideology, we must not overlook the tragic dimension — what if it were your daughter who had been brainwashed by the transgender cult? — and the disastrous social consequences. A couple of weeks ago, I interviewed a parent whose child had been captured by this movement. It was a story familiar to anyone who has paid attention to this trend: A tomboyish daughter, a good student, generally well-behaved but somewhat socially awkward, quite suddenly becomes hostile and defiant, announces that she is “he,” denounces her parents as bigots for questioning the decision to “transition,” and pursues a new persona based on an extreme alienation from her female identity. Only after this dramatic and heartbreaking departure — their daughter not merely renouncing her identity, but rejecting her family — did the parents discover the precipitating cause. Their daughter, trying to cope with an adolescent identity crisis, had gone exploring the corners of the Internet where advocates of transgenderism celebrate “transition” as a miraculous cure for every confused teenager’s problem. These FtM (female-to-male) transgender blogs feature photos and videos showing the effects of testosterone injections and weightlifting in developing a masculinized physique, and the results of “top” surgery (i.e., mastectomy) by which tomboys turn themselves into simulations of men. Inside the transgender cult’s online echo chamber, the teenager encounters a very one-sided message.

“Propaganda” is not too strong a word to describe the transgender cult’s carefully calculated campaign to convert the confusion of an adolescent crisis into the certainty of “transition” into a new identity. Much like a porngraphy addict, the vulnerable teenager who is at first merely curious about transgenderism may quickly become obsessed, and parents whose children fall prey to the transgender cult often report that their teenager went from normal to weirdo to fanatic in a matter of months.

Laughter is not the appropriate response to these tragedies, and it is not just Christian conservatives who are raising concerns about the transgender cult’s recruitment campaign. Radical feminists have been warning about this trend for years. The blog 4th Wave Now was started by a feminist who watched in horror as her daughter was captured by the transgender cult. Understand that the feminist mom responsible for 4th Wave Now enthusiastically approved of her daughter’s lesbianism; it was when the teenage lesbian rejected female identity that her mother became alarmed. Feminist gender theory — the social construction of the gender binary within the heterosexual matrix — denies that there is any such thing as “human nature,” and feminists condemn heterosexuality as “the ideology of male supremacy.” Teaching girls to hate and fear men is what feminist motherhood is all about, so when their daughters want to become men — identifying with the hated male oppressor — we understand why feminists panic. Instead of smashing patriarchy, their daughters want to be the patriarchy.

 

The feminist crusade to destroy civilization in the name of “equality” has produced many ironic results, and we may be tempted to laugh when the debris of this destructive project lands on the doorsteps of man-hating fanatics who have fomented this War Against Human Nature. Yes, we can ridicule freaks like Tobias “Tobi” Hill-Meyer, whose career as a transgender pornographer brought shame on his/”her” lesbian feminist mother(s). However, the expanding cultural influence of radical feminism — promoted for decades in university Women’s Studies classrooms, and now increasingly extended to the public school curriculum — is aimed at all children, and every parent concerned for the future must pay attention. “The Queering of Feminism” means that “equality” requires the destruction of morality. All critical dissent must be suppressed while government schools indoctrinate children in the movement’s anti-male/anti-heterosexual ideology. Wellesley College Professor Julie Matthaei credits feminism with exposing “the oppressiveness of traditional heterosexuality” in a movement that “advocated lesbianism as an option for women.” By demonizing males and stigmatizing heterosexuality in this way, feminism seeks to create equality, but what it actually creates is decadence and chaos.

Meanwhile, in England . . .

The number of primary school-aged children, some as young as four, beginning to “transition” their gender is rising rapidly in the UK. The popularity of the fad appears to be clustered, with children copying others in the same schools.
Up to 80 primary school-aged children a year are now seeking help towards potentially changing their gender, the chair of Mermaids, a charity which lobbies for families who believe their children and teenagers are transgendered, has revealed.
Speaking to the Telegraph, Susie Green said that, in some cases, British children as young as four are already in the process of “transitioning” to another sex.
She also described how her organisation has observed a cluster effect across the country, with children following one and another in the same school; a school where there might be a teacher who promotes transgender ideology.
Her anecdotal evidence correlates with the results of a study by Mark Zucker at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, Canada, which found that transgenderism was more prominent and persistent among children when promoted by adults.
Researchers observed that children who saw therapists and others in authority who assume that they belong to the opposite sex can actually become more distressed, exacerbating their “gender dysphoric identity.”

Ask yourself, why is this trend so noticeable in England? One reason may be the 2010 Equality Act which effectively criminalizes criticism of the LGBT agenda. By making “sexual orientation” a protected category, this law not only requires schools to hire gay teachers, but makes it hazardous for anyone to express disapproval of homosexuality. LGBT advocacy in British schools is now ubiquitous and exempt from criticism, as is the case in many American school systems, where such advocacy often takes the form of “anti-bullying” programs. Is it any wonder, really, that many young people are so deeply confused about their sexuality?

Many parents are clueless about what is being taught in their children’s schools, but when we see transgender children in elementary school and LGBT clubs in high schools, it becomes obvious that the education system itself is dedicated to promoting this ideology. However, at the same time, the feminist fanatics who created the phony “rape epidemic” hysteria on college campuses are now promoting “consent education” in K-12 schools — to make sure that all students are warned that males are dangerous and heterosexuality is “rape culture.”

Feminism is a Death Cult, whose only goal is destruction — destroying religion, family, liberty, morality and, ultimately, human life itself.




 

Category: Sex Trouble

LIVE AT FIVE: 12.30.15

Posted on | December 30, 2015 | 5 Comments

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TOP NEWS
MISSOURI ASKS RIVERBANK RESIDENTS TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND AS FLOODING CONTINUES

Death toll rises to 13 as of Tuesday, up from six over the weekend

State is on track to break records set in 1993, when 800 levees were breached

Carrier Harry S. Truman Has Close Call With Iranian Rockets
Live fire exercise with unguided rockets conducted within 1500 yards by Iranian Navy

Norks’ Top Official In Charge Of ROK Relations Dies In Car Crash
Kim Yang Gon’s death may further impair relations between the Koreas



POLITICS
TEXAS ASKS SUPREME COURT NOT TO REVIEW ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION CASE

Illegals seek help from Mexican Consulate in preparing deportation deferment paperwork

Texas AG says Obama’s DAPA program illegal and unconstitutional; injunction recently upheld by 5th Circuit

Former NY Governor Pataki Drops Out Of GOP Race

Kasich: Tamir Rice Protesters Need To Be Heard


O’Malley’s Iowa Event Draws One Voter

SeaWorld Sues California Commission Over Orca Breeding Ban

NH Union-Leader Publisher: Trump Will Be Soundly Beaten For Nomination

Homeland Security Push Could Make Some IDs Invalid For Flying



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Crude Slumps Towards $37 As Weak Outlook Prevails: Brent $37.46, WTI $37.22
Asian Stocks Erase Gains As Oil Rally Fizzles
Home Prices In Twenty U.S. Cities Rose In November
Buffett Subsidiary Faces Renewed Misconduct Claims
Whole Foods Pays $500K To Settle Pricing Dispute
DuPont To Cut 1700 Jobs In January
Twitter Hires New VP Of Diversity & Inclusion From Apple
Samsung Smart TVs To Be Internet Of Things Compatible In 2016
LG, Samsung Reportedly To Supply Screens For Apple
Google’s Issues In The Fast-Growing Indian Market



SPORTS
CHIP KELLY FIRED BY EAGLES

Former Ducks coach hoist by his own petard

Eagles missed playoffs for second straight year; Kelly’s player moves a disaster

Clemson Sends Three Home From Orange Bowl For Failing Drug Tests

Bruins Offense Ignites To Crush Sens 7-3

Thunder Tops Bucks 131-123

Islanders Run Wild On Leafs, 6-3

James Scores 34, Leads Cavs Over Nuggets

Blue Jackets Whip Stars, 6-3

Ex-Yankee 2B Stephen Drew Signs With Nats



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
ELODIE YUNG HEATS UP DAREDEVIL‘S SEASON 2 AS ELEKTRA

Last seen in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

Also coming to the Netflix series – the Punisher.


Glee Star Mark Salling Arrested For Child Porn

Guns N’ Roses To Reunite For Coachella, Possible Stadium Tour


Dave Grohl Spins Tunes On Date Night

Jeremy Renner Finalizes Divorce, Will Pay $13K+/Month In Child Support

Stars Support Charity At Russell Simmons’ Party

Rocco Says Madonna Treated Him As A Trophy, Not A Son

What New Year’s Eve In NYC Was Like In The 1950s



FOREIGNERS
Daesh Suffers Double Blow With Fall Of Ramadi, Loss Of Leaders To Air Strikes
Thousands In Scotland Without Power As Storm Strikes
Voters In Central African Republic Hoping For Stability
Accord Over Cubans Stranded In Costa Rica Sparks Fear Of Illegal Migrant Wave
Eight Survivors Found Five Days After Chinese Mine Collapse
Burkina Faso’s First New President In Decades Sworn In
Al-Qaeda Training Camps Reappearing In Afghanistan?
NSA Spying On Netanyahu Also Snooped On Members Of Congress
Red China, Taiwan Inaugurate Hotline As Relations Improve
Russia Names Chechen As Mastermind Behind Nemtsov Assassination; Cover-up Suspected



BLOGS & STUFF
EBL: Nature Vs. Nurture
American Irony: Fourteen New Year’s Resolutions For Liberals
Proof Positive: In Defense Of Samuel L. Jackson
Doug Powers: Obama To Spend 2016 Wrapping Up Legacy As “The Irony President”
Twitchy: Baltimore Leads 2015 With Highest Murder Rate Per Capita; 23 Were Children

American Power: Radical Founder Of Femen Brazil Renounces Feminism, Declares Herself Pro-Life, And Apologizes To Christians
American Thinker: Clinton’s Bimbo Eruptions Vs. Trump’s “Sexism”
Conservatives4Palin: The Democrats’ Theme For 2016 Is Totalitarianism
Don Surber: Pundit Of The Year – Dilbert Creator Scott Adams
Jammie Wearing Fools: Belgian Cops, Soldiers Threw Orgies While Terror Suspects Were On The Run
Joe For America: Planned Parenthood Says HIV-Infected Have No Obligation To Tell Their Sex Partners
Pamela Geller: Mob Rips Apart Woman Falsely Accused Of Burning Koran
Shot In The Dark: Some Good News
The Gateway Pundit: Breaking Poll – 40% Of Blacks Back Trump, 45% Of Hispanics
The Jawa Report: Good Gun Control Dead End Edition
The Lonely Conservative: Video – 2015, The Year Students Went Completely Insane
This Ain’t Hell: Air Force Academy Ignores Mikey And The MRFF
Weasel Zippers: Trump Corrects NBC Host – Clinton Affair With Monica Lewinsky Not “Alleged”
Megan McArdle: The Force Awakens Has A Perfection Problem
Mark Steyn: A Tale Of Two Bills


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This Blog Gives Her Majesty 90 Days In Office #HillaryClintonHealthConspiracies

Posted on | December 29, 2015 | 111 Comments

by Smitty

Via Instapundit and Don Surber: Scott Adams, of Dilbert fame, thinks Her Majesty is hiding a serious health concern, but is setting up Donald Trump.
Let me lay out a few thoughts.

  1. Her Majesty and BHO are bound by Benghazi, though 13 Hours might change that situation.
  2. BHO is concerned about his “legacy” (I’ll wait while you vomit).
  3. Her Majesty only really cares about being sworn in as POTUS. Past the pomp & circumstance, actually carrying out the office could prove a Royal Bore.
  4. She actually has enough health issues to make a full administration  problematic.

So:

  • She ran interference for BHO over Benghazi in 2012, when the truth kryptonite would have wilted Superwimp.
  • BHO runs legal interference, stifling any proper Benghazi inquiry for her campaing, with the proviso that she permit him to name the VP (Corey Booker? Deval Patrick), who is really going to be the President anyway.
  • Her majesty enjoys the first 100 days of honeymoon, so that she doesn’t look as bad as William Henry Harrison.
    Then she retires for medical reasons, securing the Obama legacy.

Note that this is a Trump-free conspiracy theory. I still maintain that he is a mercenary, building up a large voter base to sell to whoever is writing the fattest check. If Hillary, he goes independent, or takes the GOP nomination and his speeches start giving it the Full Tarantino until the GOP implodes entirely.

If he stays GOP, he can either try to convince enough conservatives that he has a statesman bone somewhere under his ridiculous hairstyle, or just sell his endorsement to another candidate with something like a plausible political style.

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LIVE AT FIVE: 12.29.15

Posted on | December 29, 2015 | 6 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho

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TOP NEWS
HEAVY METAL PIONEER LEMMY KILMISTER DIES, 70

Good night, prince of metal.

Motorhead frontman felled by cancer Monday

Cleveland Policeman Won’t Face Charges In Killing Of Tamir Rice
County prosecutor recommended no indictment to grand jury


Texas “Affluenza” Teen Taken Into Custody In Mexico
Ethan Couch, on probation for killing four while DUI, fled with mother to Puerto Vallrta, where they were taken into custody



POLITICS
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Cuts Cuba Vacation Short

Emanuel at a December 7 press conference with interim police superintendent John Escalante

Intends to work on police reform after weekend shooting

Pentagon Pushes For Long-Term Presence At Bagram Air Base As Taliban Gain Ground

Clinton, Trump Still Tied In Rasmussen Poll

Soros Blasts Trump, Cruz As Fearmongers

Jeb Wants One-On-One Debate Against Trump

Bernie Sanders Stumps In Southern Nevada

New Iran Sanctions Fight Looms In 2016



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Falling Temps In U.S., Europe Lift Oil Prices But Market Remains Weak: Brent $36.82, WTI $37.02
ETFs Beating Mutual Funds Again
Higher Fed Rates To Dominate Markets In 2016
Yen Gets Boost From Souring Risk Sentiment; Crude Slide Hits Loonie
Icahn Sweetens Bid For Pep Boys To Over $1 Billion
Colorado Pot Banking Case Tests Federal Drug Rules
Samsung Pay To Launch Online Payments In U.S.
Switch To Verizon, Get Up To $650
Apple Devices, Phablets Dominate Holiday Sales
NYC Starts Turning Pay Phones Into Wi-Fi Hotspots
Nork Version Of Linux Extremely Oppressive



SPORTS
Broncos Barely Pull It Out, Beat Bengals In OT

Brock Osweiler rallies Denver in the second half

McCarron takes the blame for bungled snap, turnover

Harlem Globetrotters Legend Meadowlark Lemon Dies, 83

Habs Edge Lightning In Shootout


Wizards Fall To Clippers, 108-91

Kings Crush Canucks 5-0

Spurs Rake Timbermutts, 101-95

Trevor Gott Joins The Nationals



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
BENEDIT CUMBERBATCH CASTS A SPELL AS DOCTOR STRANGE

Ladies and gentlemen, Dr. Stephen Strange

Shooting just started in November, won’t wrap until March


Miranda Lambert Officially Over Blake Shelton

First Look At Bran Stark In Game Of Thrones Season 6


San Francisco Goes After Bieber For Graffiti Marketing Campaign

Exes Ben Affleck And Jennifer Garner Find It Annoying To Be Living Together, But It’s All For The Best

Naughty Celebs Got A Visit From Krampus This Christmas

One Big Happy Family For Katie Holmes And Jamie Foxx



FOREIGNERS
Belgians Arrest Two In Alleged New Year’s Terror Plot
Israeli Supreme Court Clears Olmert Of Main Corruption Charge, Cuts Sentence To Eighteen Months
Syria, France Deadliest Countries For Journalists
Bombs In Homs Kill 19
Fresh Storm Threatens More Misery For Flood-Ravaged UK
Putin Dissolves Roscosmos, Russian Space Agency
Did Keidanren Businesses Push Abe To End Sex Slave Dispute With ROK?
Aussie PM Loses Two Ministers Three Months After Taking Over
Suicide Bomber Kills 16 In Pakistan
Boko Haram Kills At Least 80 In Nigeria



BLOGS & STUFF
EBL: Hillary’s Secret Weapon
Da Tech Guy: Good Thing The Jews Didn’t Attack Us Or It Would have Been Worse
The Political Hat: Humpty Dumpty Goes Trans
Doug Powers: America’s Juiced – Obama Promises To Squeeze “Every Ounce Of Change” Out Of His Last Year
Twitchy: Reince Priebus Says It’ll Be Tough For GOP To Hold Senate In 2016

American Power: Today, Americans More Likely To Say Terrorists Are Winning Than At Any Time Since 9/11
American Thinker: DC NPR Family Another Victim Of Black Violence And Denial
BLACKFIVE: Book Review – Sidney Sheldon’s Reckless, By Tilly Bagshawe
Conservatives4Palin: Obama’s Lying About Gitmo
Don Surber: Muslims Sue Pam Geller For Wearing An Itsy-Bitsy Red-Hot Polka Dot Bikini
Jammie Wearing Fools: Visibly Unsteady And Confused Grandma Clinton Clings To Expensive Walking Aid While Mistakenly Wearing A Throw Rug
Joe For America: Three Black Women Find Homeless White Man, Teach Him Horrifying “Lesson” In Front Of Children
Pamela Geller: Czech President – Migrants Should Be Fighting ISIS, Not Invading Europe
Shot In The Dark: Our Nation’s Intractable Anti-Gun Culture
STUMP: Happy Christmas Season!
The Gateway Pundit: Daesh Military Commander Abu Omar El-Shishani Captured In Kirkuk
The Jawa Report: Naji Jerf Murdered In Turkey
The Lonely Conservative: State Department Counts Syria As A Win For 2015
This Ain’t Hell: Afghans Disappointed As Taliban Gains
Weasel Zippers: 191 Million U.S. Voters’ Data Exposed In Database Mishap
Megan McArdle: Bernienomics 101
Mark Steyn: Family Planning In The New Europe


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LIVE AT FIVE: 12.28.15

Posted on | December 28, 2015 | 1 Comment

— compiled by Wombat-socho

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TOP NEWS
EXTREME WEATHER CONTINUES TO POUND MIDWEST, SOUTH; FATALITIES CONTINUE TO RISE

A heavily damaged house in Rowlett, Texas

Snow and ice causing whiteouts from New Mexico to Iowa; Texas lashed by tornadoes and flooding, killing 11; states of emergency declared in New Mexico, Texas and Missouri




Iraqi Army Declares Victory In Ramadi Over Daesh
Central government complex retaken; on to Mosul?

Japan PM Abe Offers Apology, Compensation to ROK “Comfort Women”
Japan, ROK agree on final settlement; Japan to contribute $8.3 million to victim fund



POLITICS
Attempts To Rename Something Hawaiian For Obama Fail Again

Lanai Lookout, the latest failure

Locals balk at abandoning traditional place names: “People here believe that land has spirit and feeling,” said Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell. “It’s not just dirt.”

Trump Slams Virginia GOP For Loyalty Oath


Rep. King Demands Better Surveillance Of Mosques

Jim Webb Rips Clinton’s Record As SecState While He Mulls Independent White House Bid

Sen. Sanders Declares Truce With DNC

Huckabee, Kasich Campaigns To Continue Despite Weak Poll Numbers

Trey Gowdy To Endorse Marco Rubio?



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude Slumps After Christmas, WTI Maintains Premium Over Brent: Brent $37.73, WTI $37.87
Dollar Struggles To Make Headway As Year Winds Down
Japan Output & Retail Sales Slump
China Telecom Chairman Targeted By Anti-Corruption Investigators
FedEx “Scrooges” Some Christmas Celebrations With Late Packages
Oil Plunge Means Alaskans May See First Income Tax In Years
LeBron James Lip-Syncs In Samsung VR Ad
Japan Gets Nintendo’s 2DS In Limited-Edition Pokemon Colors
Why India’s Net Neutrality Activists Hate Facebook
Deadline For Verizon, Sprint “Cramming” Claims Fast Approaching
Rise Of The Tomb Raider Out On Steam



SPORTS
FALCONS’ JULIO JONES SPOILS PANTHERS’ PERFECT SEASON

Jones catches a 70-yard touchdown pass to put the Falcons up 14-10 in the third quarter

Victory comes two weeks after Falcons fall 38-0 to Carolina in an NFC South game

Red Sox, A’s World Series Hero Dave Henderson Dies, 57

Benson Scoffs At Suggestion He Sell Saints, Pelicans

Sens Beat Bruins 3-1

Hail To The Redskins: NFC East Won With 38-24 Trouncing Of Eagles

Panthers Edge Blue Jackets 3-2

Vikings Rape, Pillage & Burn Giants 49-17

Leafs Thump Islanders 3-1


Cardinals Crush The Pack, 38-8

Jets Blank Pens, 1-0

Steelers Stunned By Mallett, Ravens 20-17

Flames Torch Oilers 5-3

Nats, Daniel Murphy Agree To Three-Year Deal



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Blake Shelton And Gwen Stefani Spend Christmas Together In Oklahoma

Shopping at Madill Atwoods

Same store Shelton and now ex-wife Miranda Lambert were photographed at two years ago

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Makes $1 Billion In Just Twelve Days

Madonna’s Humiliating Oversharing May Be Driving Rift With Son

Sunday Stroll With The Royals

Meredith Vieira’s Show To Be Axed

Carson Daly Marries Longtime GF Siri Pinter


Craziest Red Carpet Moments Of 2015

Rapper French Montana Donates Million-Dollar Bonus To Charity

Bristol Palin – It’s A Girl!

Gov. Jerry Brown Pardons Robert Downey Jr. For 1990s Offenses

Inside Sean Penn’s Defamation Lawsuit Against Lee Daniels



FOREIGNERS
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Hey, You Guys, It Is Now ‘Anti-Feminist’ to Say Feminists Are ‘Not All Lesbians’

Posted on | December 28, 2015 | 53 Comments

Carmen Rios (@carmenriosss) has described how she “became a women’s studies major and a raging lesbian feminist in college.” She is communications coordinator at the Feminist Majority Foundation. She speaks on behalf of the movement, and Carmen Rios is tired of hearing heterosexual women say the wrong thing:

3 Things ‘We’re Not All Lesbians’ Is
Really Saying (And Why It’s Anti-Feminist)
I came out and of age in the feminist movement, which means that I have done a lot of work alongside straight women – a lot of which has centered around bringing people into the movement, educating folks about what feminism is, dispelling myths about what it isn’t, and doing modern-day consciousness raising to get more people involved on a global level.
And it’s in those feminist recruitment spaces that I find that many well-intentioned, totally awesome, usually straight colleagues pull out an old and tired line we’re all familiar with: “We’re not all lesbians!”
Unfortunately, many of the myths about feminism that scare people away are more concerned with who feminists are than what we do or believe in.
People are worried we’re all bra-burning, man-hating, witchcraft-practicing lesbians who refuse to shave and don’t give a damn about looking good.
To which I say: So what if we are?
If all feminists were queer women with unshaved legs who embraced their bodies regardless of what they looked like and gathered in the woods to cast spells, I wouldn’t give a damn. Because none of that matters! . . .
Feminism is a movement that’s based in breaking norms.
It’s often perceived as being, first and foremost, about breaking gender norms. . . . Feminism rejects a gender binary that pits women against men, and then renders them subordinate. And feminism rejects the idea that there is any part of our genders or sexualities that should be dictated by other people’s expectations. . . .
No, we’re not all lesbians. But some of us are. That’s one of the things that makes up the fabric of the modern-day feminist movement and shapes its direction. And that’s why proudly telling people “we’re not all lesbians” isn’t okay.
When we apologize for the things that make feminism radical or the aspects of our community and movement that smash normative ideas, we misrepresent what we’re all about.

You can read the rest, but my question is, if feminists are “not all lesbians,” why not? Or, to express the same idea differently: How could a feminist be heterosexual? As Carmen Rios says, feminists are against “gender norms” and believe that the “gender binary . . renders [women] subordinate.” She herself feels complete revulsion toward males. A “raging lesbian feminist” like Carmen Rios would consider it an insult if anyone so much as implied that she might ever be romantically interested in a male. Her feminism is at least logically coherent.

What is mystifying is when Carmen Rios says she has “done a lot of work alongside straight women.” Who are these women? How does feminist heterosexuality happen without reinforcing the “gender binary”? And what about the males who are (allegedly) involved with these (allegedly) heterosexual feminists? Exactly what purpose do these males serve in the lives of feminist women? Because feminism denies that males have any distinct social role or function, it is logically impossible that a feminist would ever actually need a man. Why, then, would a man wish to associate with a woman who considers him useless?

If a woman actually likes men, why is she a feminist? Why does she support a movement that condemns men for their “privilege” and tells women that relationships with males are oppressive?

When we talk about the norm, we’re talking about a series of hurtful and oppressive social structures that maintain imbalances of power.
The norm is patriarchy, white supremacy, classism, heterosexism, cissexism, and a slew of other systems of privilege all wrapped up into one tiny phrase. . . .
It’s societal norms that tell us women should do all they can to please and attract men, and then define themselves in relation to those men. . . .
And it’s societal norms that define queer women — and lesbians in particular — as unattractive, broken people who failed to fit into that rigid set of expectations.

Carmen Rios wrote that, and we can be certain she believes it is acceptable for lesbians to “do all they can to please and attract” women, “and then define themselves in relation to those” women. Feminists enthusiastically approve of lesbian relationships. It is only heterosexual relationships that feminists criticize, denouncing them as expressions of “patriarchy,” “heterosexism” and “systems of privilege.” It is only heterosexual relationships that feminists condemn as “hurtful and oppressive social structures that maintain imbalances of power.”

Feminists do not believe any woman should ever do anything “to please and attract men.” Feminists believe women should “smash normative ideas” by rejecting all “societal norms.” Because feminism is an anti-male movement, it is also necessarily an anti-heterosexual movement.

Carmen Rios understands this, which is why she is correct to say it is “anti-feminist” to say feminists are “not all lesbians.”

And aren’t we all glad she said it?




 

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