I’ve just acquired a new turntable, the Audio-Technica AT-LP120, as an upgrade to my old AT-LP60. (For both, I chose the black version over the silver.) Is it worth it?
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Florida statewide recommendations 2018
I provide the following recommendations for statewide voting in Florida this year.
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Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2018
Five hundred and twenty-six years ago, Cristòffa Cómbo discovered America after convincing King Ferdinand II to let him prove the Earth was round. Or, at least, so goes the popular story.
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Two witnesses
In today’s hearing regarding accusations that lying serial rapist SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh is, in fact, a serial rapist, two witnesses were heard: Dr Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh. No others were heard — not Mark Judge, not Deborah Ramirez, not Julie Swetnick. And how did the two act at that hearing?
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Safely keeping zoetropes: Happy equinox!
Autumn begins today. I hope the weather will admit it soon — it’s still 33 ℃ here! As part of my celebration of the new season, I’ve decided to take stock with a quick tarot spread.
- Deck used: Tarot of the Silicon Dawn
- Spread: Interrobang Tarot Autumn Equinox spread
Brett Kavanaugh: Consistently anti-choice
When Donald Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh, everyone knew why the Federalist Society and the Heritage Foundation had put him on Trump’s list of twenty-five potential nominees: he wanted to overturn Roe v. Wade — or, as he coyly referred to it in a speech to the American Enterprise Institute, an unnamed “case that deserves to be overturned”. That, in itself, is enough to gain anyone the “anti-choice” label. But that’s not enough for him! In Doe ex rel. Tarlow v. D.C, Kavanaugh ruled that the government could force disabled people to get undesired surgery — including, for Jane Does I and III, abortions.
Kavanaugh is, of course, not the first person to oppose voluntary abortion while supporting forced abortions, but if he is confirmed to the Supreme Court, he may be among the most powerful of them. And given Dr Blasey’s accusation against him, it seems his opposition to people choosing what to do with their own bodies extends well beyond the topic of abortion; instead, it’s a consistent principle of his.
But hey, he’s really good at carpooling!
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