Posted in society and culture on April 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Tennessee Schools Cooperative has been using an internet blocking service to exclude LGBT educational websites. The ACLU has given them until April 29 to show good faith in a plan to restore access to the educational sites or face legal action. Sites blocked include: Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, The Gay [...]
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In a paper entitled “Right-wing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment,” the Department of Homeland Security deliniates the threat of right wing hate groups to the stability of the nation. But we knew that!
“Paralleling the current national climate, rightwing extremists during the 1990s exploited a variety of social issues [...]
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The Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 will amend the Family and Medical Leave Act to provide up to 12 weeks of paid leave benefits to workers who need to care for an ill domestic partner or child of a domestic partner, in addition to family members hitherto recognized under FMLA.
Under the new law, once [...]
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I have among my toys an item called the Chelsea Filter, from the time when I was a jeweler. It is a round object resembling a small magnifying glass and it contains a flat disc of dark green glass. Of course if one views something green with it, a green sapphire, for instance, it looks [...]
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