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jenniferanne: pluralisms: drencrome: Meet Peter Waldron, the...

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 03:32:17 -0500

pluralisms:

drencrome:

Meet Peter Waldron, the Michele Bachmann staffer widely credited with being responsible for securing the Christian voters that led to Bachmann winning the Iowa Straw Poll last weekend. You’ve probably never heard of him before, because he’s spent a good portion of the past number of years in Africa.

Or rather, in jail in Africa. For terrorism.

Waldron, who posed as an American CIA agent (He’s not one.) while in Uganda, worked extensively with David Bahati and Pastor Martin Ssempa to promote the country’s internationally-decried Kill The Gays Bill – the piece of legislation seeking to punish homosexuals with the death penalty.

At some point during his pretend spy games or his campaigning to round up and kill off all of Uganda’s LGBT citizens, Waldron was arrested for illegal possession of assault rifles and ammunition just days before the country’s first multi-party election in two decades. Now what on earth would a good ol’ Christian fella need assault rifles for on election day?

Waldron was charged with terrorism, and locked in jail for 37 days until the Bush administration intervened and had him set free in 2006.

Which bring us to today. Peter Waldron has been hired to serve as a senior staff member for Michele Bachmann‘s presidential campaign. Again, a convicted terrorist who advocates the murder of an entire country’s LGBT population, and who allegedly planned on getting all assault rifle-y on election day has been hired by Michele Bachmann to help her win the American presidential election.

No – seriously.

there ya go.

more at the atlantic

WHAAAATTTTTT!?!?!? This is horrible but it’s also the most fabulous scandal ever. Wow.

What she said.

Fired For Walking – equality

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 08:52:24 -0500

Fired For Walking – equality:

icouldmakethat: (via WHORANGE: turn IKEA into I-CANDY: pränt...

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:28:58 -0500

icouldmakethat:

(via WHORANGE: turn IKEA into I-CANDY: pränt box modular shelving)

This is pretty, but I’m concerned about its structural integrity. Don’t put a fancy vase on top of this if you end up making it.

It’s a cool idea. but, it would be sturdier if you used wood glue before clamping. I might use wood glue and 1/4” screws to make it the sturdiest.

circumpolar navigation: murderandmetonymy: fuck. i’m 24. fuck fuck fuckity. fuck. shit....

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:46:13 -0500

circumpolar navigation: murderandmetonymy: fuck. i’m 24. fuck fuck fuckity. fuck. shit....:...

icouldmakethat: Design*Sponge » Blog Archive » sewing...

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:11:41 -0500

icouldmakethat:

Design*Sponge » Blog Archive » sewing 101: oilcloth storage bin

I have a whole bunch of oilcloth scraps I got at a yard sale a few years back. I used one piece to make myself a passport cover (which got me HUGE compliments from the AA check-in desk attendant at the Cancun airport and, four hours later, an admonishment from an immigration official in Dallas), but I haven’t been able to decide what to do with the rest. This project is an excellent candidate!

that storage bin *does* look super cool. btw, can you elaborate on the admonishment? I have a new passport cover and (not that I’m flying, much less internationally, soon) now I’m worried Imma gonna get in trouble for it. :(

Wu-Tang name generator

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:08:04 -0500

Wu-Tang name generator: jenniferanne: pterodactyls: Vicky Johnson from this day forward you you...

Life imitating Art. In a scary way. smarterthanyou: walex: So,...

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:25:07 -0500

Life imitating Art. In a scary way.

smarterthanyou:

walex:

So, Canada’s dissolution of Parliament this morning was so much more like Star Wars than we’d care to admit.

Conservative Leader Stephen Harper basically used the Emperor’s speech upon asking the Governor General to dissolve parliament.

Amazing.

Even The Cloud Needs to be Backed Up Routinely

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:06:00 -0600

After learning that my partner had his Google Account disabled due to a “glitch” in...

bluishorange: cesart: I smell Reddit. mattreyes: City of...

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:20:53 -0600

bluishorange:

cesart:

I smell Reddit.

mattreyes:

City of Austin’s attempt at crowdsourcing a new name for its Solid Waste Services Department.

This town is our town, it is so glamourous.

oh, Austin.

“Most Wind Power Production” …and you thought...

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 14:58:00 -0600

“Most Wind Power Production” …and you thought we were all cowboys and oil barons.

My $0.02 on the School District Shenanigans in Ohio

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:06:00 -0600

All the attention this story is getting about how racist and generally terrible it is that a mom got...

rocketboom: Kids Guessing The Use Of Old Technologies -...

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 10:05:45 -0600

rocketboom:

Kids Guessing The Use Of Old Technologies - http://mag.ma/andrew/939605

no, I don’t feel old now at all. on the positive side, some of their creativity is really inspiring.

On Suggested New Year’s Resolutions…

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 18:53:30 -0600

On Suggested New Year’s Resolutions…: I recently came across this Houston Press article discussing...

Star Wars (IV, A New Hope) vs Chase not really a fair fight....

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:04:22 -0600

Star Wars (IV, A New Hope) vs Chase

not really a fair fight. Annie First is pretty bad-ass, but c’mon Storm Troopers, The Force, R2D2? no contest.

bluishorange:

kleptolovestory:

suicideblonde:viereckige-augen:captaincadet:

The Naked Gun vs The Walking Dead

Frank Drebin wins. No contest.

Crazy Heart vs Community — Greendale students win, probably with paintball guns.

Music Composition Competition

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 18:36:04 -0600

Music Composition Competition: Our good friends over at Frame have a big announcement: “Frame Dance...

A 1995 Newsweek essay on why people will never buy books or airline tickets online, why the internet won't replace newspapers, and why "no computer network will change the way government works."

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:36:57 -0600

A 1995 Newsweek essay on why people will never buy books or airline tickets online, why the internet...

"Writer’s block doesn’t mean that you don’t have anything to say. Writer’s block means you are afraid..."

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:48:38 -0500

“Writer’s block doesn’t mean that you don’t have anything to say. Writer’s block means you are...

"When I was a student at Cambridge I remember an anthropology professor holding up a picture of a..."

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:39:48 -0500

“When I was a student at Cambridge I remember an anthropology professor holding up a picture...

"Q. And the term “rickroll” you said it tries to make people go to a site where they think it is..."

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:36:08 -0500

“Q. And the term “rickroll” you said it tries to make people go to a site where they think it...

pleasedonotfeedtheducks: fuckyeahstarwars: 1998: Lucas sent...

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:55:06 -0500

pleasedonotfeedtheducks:

fuckyeahstarwars:

1998: Lucas sent this to Cameron, when Titanic dethroned Star Wars at the box-office

I don’t know how some things are found, but I am sure glad they are shared.