February 2012
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40 Days of Choice: Day 7 →
40daysforchoice:
Today we’re pleased to announce some great pro-choice action happening in Brighton.
The Brighton Pro-Choice group was set up in direct response to anti-choice protests from both 40 Days for Life and Abort 67 in the area.
You can:
Sign their petition against the extreme tactics of Abort 67…
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Doncaster 'is part of Scotland' after 900-year-old... →
“Ancient documents have revealed the birthplace of [Jeremy] Clarkson was signed over to Scotland in a treaty 900 years ago as part of the Treaty of Durham after King David successfully stormed large areas of northern England.”
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40 Days of Choice: Day 2 →
40daysforchoice:
It’s already day 2 of 40 Days of Choice and see below for our next action.
In recognition of legislation on abortion being introduced in the Dail In Ireland today our action is to donate to the excellent charity Abortion Support Network.
Abortion Support Network is a vital charity that provides…
#40DaysofChoice #prochoice #safeabortionaccess I donated. It was easy. You...
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40 Days of Choice: Day 1 →
40daysforchoice:
Hi everyone and welcome to the first day of 40 Days of Choice!
Opinion polls consistently show the majority of people support a woman’s right to choose, and this support cuts across lines of faith and politics. There’s a widespread understanding that women need to be able to control the…
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40 Days of Choice: Welcome to 40 Days of Choice →
40daysforchoice:
It’s that time of year again, when anti-choice group 40 Days for Life celebrate the run up to Easter by picketing abortion clinics, spreading misinformation and generally making life difficult for women using services and clinic staff.
This year, inspired by the lovely 40 Days of Treats, we…
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The RationalWiki →
From their front page:
Our purpose here at RationalWiki includes:
Analyzing and refuting pseudoscience and the anti-sciencemovement.
Documenting the full range of crank ideas.
Explorations of authoritarianism and fundamentalism.
Analysis and criticism of how these subjects are handled in the media.
We welcome contributors, and encourage those who disagree with us to register and engage...
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WofW: GARDYLOO
gardyloo
interjection
the old warning cry in Edinburgh and other cities before throwing slops out of the window into the street
noun
the slops so thrown, or the act of throwing
This is apparently from the would-be French gare de l’eau for gare l’eau, meaning ‘beware of the water’, a euphemism for the contents of the chamber pots in question.
(from Foyle’s...
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WatchThe Beautiful Math Of Coral
Margaret Wertheim leads a project to re-create the creatures of the coral reefs using a crochet technique invented by a mathematician — celebrating the amazements of the reef, and deep-diving into the hyperbolic geometry underlying coral creation.
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