Federal Judge tosses California gay-marriage ban as unconstitutional

Wed Aug 4, 2010 4:35 PM EDT

By Paul William Tenny (Clipped by yasmin)

Judge Vaughn Walker tossed the infamously bigoted "Prop 8" this afternoon, California's constitutional amendment that reversed a previous finding by the California Supreme Court that banning same sex couples from marrying was unconstitutional.

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Caprica - Rebirth

Sun Jan 31, 2010 9:42 PM EST

"...maybe Zoe was an artist, maybe her work will live on."

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Blind Canadian skier becomes first winter-sport athlete to compete in both Olympic, Paralympic games

Seeded on Mon Jan 25, 2010 9:16 PM EST (media-dis-n-dat.blogspot.com)

CALGARY — Canada's Brian McKeever (pictured) will make history at the Winter Olympics next month in Vancouver. The legally blind cross-country skier will be the first winter-sport athlete to compete in both the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

canada, sports, olympics, disabled, blind, paralympics, abled

A Return to Caprica

Sun Jan 24, 2010 8:19 PM EST

Half a century before the events of Battlestar Galactica, Caprica begins where you'd least expect it- with teenagers escaping into virtual reality simulations to participate in orgies and sacrifices. But this isn't the next teenage vehicle set to grace our screens.

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What will become of Iran's "stiletto revolution" now?

Seeded on Sat Jun 27, 2009 1:19 PM EDT (Telegraph)

One of the more striking features of Iran's political tumult these past two weeks has been the prominent role of Iranian women in leading the pro-reform movement.

iran, world-news, womens-rights, shah, iran-revolution, stilleto-revolution

Violent Government Assault Against Tehran Dorms Â« Student Activism

Seeded on Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:13 AM EDT (studentactivism.net)

Reports have been bubbling up on Twitter of a major police raid on dormitories at Tehran University last night. Photos and video posted online show destroyed doors, ransacked rooms, and students displaying their injuries.

iran, police-raid, students, protest, university, tehran, world-news, iran-election

Live-Blogging The Uprising: Iran. UPDATED WITH LIVE VIDEO.

Seeded on Sun Jun 14, 2009 5:22 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

Seeded by Dennis P. McCann (Clipped by yasmin)

This began as a seed of Nico Pitney's great coverage of the events in Iran on Huffington Post. It evolved into something else entirely. Nico has been posting summaries of the most important events, but what we have here is the most complete coverage anywhere.

iran, election, fraud, ahmadinejad, world-news, khamenei, twitter, neda, mousavi, sea-of-green

Lights, Cameras, Mayhem!

Seeded on Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:31 PM EDT (texasobserver.org)

On March 25, CNN's Anderson Cooper 360° rolled into El Paso to report on Mexican drug-cartel violence. Cooper was one more in a recent wave of national news heavy hitters to parachute in, scare the pants off millions of viewers, then jet off to the next headline destination.

el-paso, border, cnn, anderson-cooper, us-news, cartels, juarez, drug-wars

CBP Officer Sues Homeland Security for Violating Rights

Seeded on Wed Apr 8, 2009 8:21 AM EDT (kswt.com)

A Customs and Border Protection officer says the Department of Homeland Security violated his constitutional rights.

constitution, immigrants, us-news, ice, department-of-homeland-security, dhs, probable-cause, cpb, due-process

Time Warner Cable Expands Internet Usage Pricing

Seeded on Wed Apr 1, 2009 4:39 PM EDT (Business Week)

Web users, the meter is running. In a strategy that's likely to rankle consumers but be copied by competitors, Time Warner Cable (TWC) is pressing ahead with a plan to charge Internet customers based on how much Web data they consume.

netflix, business, internet, time-warner-cable, bandwidth, greed, cap, gigabyte, twc, internet-streaming

Battlestar Galactica - Daybreak, Part 2

Mon Mar 23, 2009 11:36 AM EDT

Major spoilers ahead. Read at your own risk. ''Whaddya hear, Starbuck?'' ''Nothing but the rain.'' ''Well grab your gun and bring in the cat.''

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Battlestar Galactica - Daybreak, Part 1

Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:47 AM EDT

The following contains spoilers from the most recent episode of Battlestar Galactica. Read it at your own risk.

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Battlestar Galactica - Islanded in a Stream of Stars

Mon Mar 9, 2009 12:17 PM EDT

Here there be spoilers. Don't proceed if you don't want to read. "All this has happened before and it will happen again."

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Play it again, Starbuck: Talking to Weddle and Thompson about 'Someone to Watch Over Me' | The Watcher

Seeded on Mon Mar 2, 2009 12:54 PM EST (Chicago Tribune)

Below are interviews with Bradley Thompson and David Weddle, who wrote "Someone to Watch Over Me," Friday's episode of "Battlestar Galactica." I've also posted a few of my thoughts below that Q&A.

entertainment, review, interview, battlestar-galactica, starbuck, bradley-thompson, david-weddle

Battlestar Galactica - Someone to Watch Over Me

Mon Mar 2, 2009 12:42 PM EST

Spoilers ahead. Read at your own risk Friday night I rewatched "Deadlock" with a friend because she had missed it. Sat back and grinned as she gasped at those moments that had gotten me too, and she was sad at the end. Was I sniffling?

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Battlestar Galactica - Deadlock

Fri Feb 27, 2009 8:59 AM EST

The following contains spoilers for last week's episode. "I am offering you the last human solution you will be ever presented with."

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Battlestar Galactica - No Exit

Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:48 PM EST

The following contains spoilers and tons of info concerning BSG. Read at your own peril "This has happened before and it will happen again" Ellen (past)

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Battlestar Galactica - Blood on the Scales

Mon Feb 9, 2009 11:45 AM EST

The following contains major spoilers for the most recent episode of Battlestar Galactica. Read it and weep. I warned you. "I think you should leave now Mr. Vice President." Recap

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[Rumor] Peter Dinklage To Play Tyrion?

Seeded on Wed Feb 4, 2009 6:38 PM EST (aintitcool.com)

HBO is turning George R.R. Martin's series of "A Song of Ice and Fire" fantasy novels into a TV series. The plan is to adapt one novel each season, starting with 1996's "A Game of Thrones."

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Bear's Battlestar Blog» The Oath

Seeded on Mon Feb 2, 2009 3:58 PM EST (bearmccreary.com)

The conspiratorial pairing of Gaeta and Zarek from last week is developed much further in The Oath, and as a result, their two themes are woven throughout the score. As I was composing, I couldn't help but feel a great deal of empathy for Mr. Gaeta.

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Battlestar Galactica - The Oath

Mon Feb 2, 2009 11:53 AM EST

The following contains spoilers for the most recent episode of Battlestar Galactica. "Every revolution begins with a small act."

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Battlestar Galactica - A Disquiet Follows My Soul

Mon Jan 26, 2009 8:17 AM EST

The following contains spoilers for the most recent episode of Battlestar Galactica. Read at your own risk. "There is a languor of the life. More imminent than pain. Tis pain's successor when the soul has suffered all it can."

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Battlestar Galactica - Sometimes a Great Notion

Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:13 AM EST

The following contains spoilers for the most recent episode of Battlestar Galactica. Read at your own risk. "Sometimes I live in the country Sometimes I live in the town Sometimes I get a great notion To jump into the river an' drown " - Goodnight Irene

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Lawsuits filed over Bush rule on health care workers

Seeded on Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:50 PM EST (CNN)

Seven states and two organizations have sued the Bush administration in an attempt to block a federal regulation that would further protect health care workers who refuse to perform abortions or other medical procedures because of religious or moral reasons.

abortion, health, plan-b, contraceptives, physicians, the-pill, the-morning-after-pill, phamacists