Alright, let’s see what we have today. First up, the Patton Oswalt Star Wars filibuster (all from his head by the way, not scripted) has been animated:
Between 2000 and 2010 there were 649 million votes cast in general elections; 47,000 UFO sightings; 441 Americans killed by lightning; and 13 credible cases of in-person voter impersonation.
So this is really, really scary: a child has burst into flames…four times! And to be fair, he would more likely be part of the FF (Fantastic Four/Future Force, whatever they’re called at the moment).
Awesome music video from Mumford and Sons…and fiends:
A federal court has struck down a bigoted anti-Islamic law in Oklahoma. It’s really nice to see that, as there has been a rash of hatred in the south (and the west) and it all seems so knee-jerk racism with no grounds in reality.
Alright, let’s see what we have today. First up, the new trailer for Kick Ass 2 (NSFW):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nje6dcArZrI
A Firefly MMO has been announced, although it appears to be exclusively for mobile phones. Will be interesting to see what it’s like, but it may be too late.
A great ad campaign which uses national flags. Very well done.
First up, need a pick-me up? Watch this crazy video. Sometimes I really miss soap operas.
Or just watch this:
Just remember, the separation of Church and State is only applicable if it’s what you want. Or something like that.
I never thought of it this way, but second amendment extremists have met their match: insurance companies.
Whoever is running the social media accounts at JCPenny is awesome:
As a reminder, Orson Scott Card, the writer of Ender’s Game, is a hateful bigot. Like, he has said that he thinks members of the LGBT community should be rounded up arrested and put in camps. But now, he wants us to forget about that, so he can make money on his new movie. Needless to say, the responses have been epic, and I won’t be seeing the movie.
And this is what happens when capitalism goes unchecked:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvA1E2MgrI4
There is a cool documentary coming out about Walt Disney trying to secure the rights to Mary Poppins, and it looks amazing. Also, Tom Hanks looks exactly like Walt Disney himself. Check it out here.
Alright, let’s see what I have going on today. First up, before the Windsor and Perry rulings by SCOTUS, the Voting Rights Act was gutted. Justice Ginsberg summed it up well:
Also in the news, was Wendy Davis, who, with the help of other Democrats and the citizens of Texas, filibustered an anti-choice bill in Texas. And while I think that so many of the “three strikes” used to stop her filibuster were Republicans stretching the rules, they still (generally) played by the rules, except for not voting on the third and then trying to change the congressional record to show they voted before midnight. But my favorite moment of the night was the fifteen minutes of the citizens screaming nonstop to stop the bill. Check out Slog’s coverage here.
A great ad via Norway (it’s okay if you only speak English):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBiW5WGtcTI
The ad campaign from Italy for their alzheimer’s foundation, brilliant and moving.
And what is being called the best coupon in history. If I wasn’t lactose-intolerant, I would agree.
A few more follow-ups from the DOMA and Prop 8 cases. YouTube put together their #ProudToLove campaign:
Dan Savage hits it out of the park with a few articles. First up, “I Can Die Now,” which gets to the heart of why the Windsor case was so important, and what people take for granted.
And while they didn’t lose a single thing, we can celebrate what we’ve won, including a man, thirty minutes after the rulings came out that was saved from being deported:
At 10:30 a.m. EDT this morning in a New York Immigration Court, attorneys from our law firm (Masliah Soloway) requested and were granted a continuance in removal (deportation) proceedings for a Colombian gay man married to an American citizen for whom we had filed a marriage-based green card petition last year. A copy of the 77-page Supreme Court decision in United States v. Windsor was delivered to the court by our summer intern, Gabe, who ran five blocks and made it in time for the decision to be submitted to the Immigration Judge and to serve a copy on the Immigration & Customs Enforcement Assistant Chief Counsel. DOMA is DEAD and it had its first impact on a binational couple within 30 minutes of the Supreme Court ruling.
And of course, if you haven’t heard yet, Brian Sims, who was trying to speak on the Pa. House floor about the rulings, was silenced by the representative from Cranberry. He’s garnered national attention for “speaking against God’s will” as the bigot from Cranberry said. He keeps pushing for a non-discrimination ordinance and marriage equality, we’ll see how far he can get.
Garfunkle and Oates are back with “The Loophole.” Sadly, this is a real thing, and they are of course, pointing out the absurdity of it. Not at all safe for work, or for easily offended eyes. But wroth it if you get to the end to see the list of other rules they ignore:
That’s it for today, but I’ll be back soon with more. Have a great one!
NPH is going to be playing Hedwig on Broadway, and I need to go and see that. If you’re unfamiliar with “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” it’s the love story only made possible by a back alley castration in East Berlin before the fall of the wall. Seriously.
And America’s Best Christian, Betty Bowers is back:
That’s it for now, see, really short! Have a great one!
Alright, let’s see what we have today. First up, an awesome parody of the Cheerio’s ad:
If you didn’t see the news from E3, here is the trailer for the next Smash Bros game, which will include Mega Man!
So, Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio, who helped to write the immigration reform currently working its way through Congress, will vote against it if it includes protections for the LGBT community. And in case that didn’t convince you he’s a total asshat, he also thinks people should be able to be fired based on their sexual orientation.
And Texas Governor Rick Perry thinks that we should be able to discriminate against non-Christians. Because Christians are a harassed minority, or something like that. Read Goldy’s piece, it’s well written.
I’ll have a longer post up soon, but Pittsburgh Pride was this weekend. This is not from Pittsburgh, but a great sign nonetheless. And it is great because the only way to respond to hatred sometimes is with childish humor:
And finally, the new trailer for The Hobbit part 2:
There’s all kinds of info coming out of E3, but I’ll have to sort through it all, but suffice to say the new Smash Bros. is going to finally include Mega Man!
I was all excited about the great outreach the Pope was doing, and then the Vatican reminded us all that Atheists are going to hell.
An idiot Idaho sheriff is dropping his BSA charter because “sodomy is against the law.” While it is true that law is still on the books in Idaho, that law has been rendered void by the Supreme Court.
More about the Oregon bakery who won’t bake a cake for a lesbian wedding. Their version of City Paper called and was able to order cakes for Pagan ceremonies, divorce parties and even stem cell/cloning celebrations. The bakery claims it didn’t act with an anti-gay animus, just faith principles, but I’m not seeing it.
I spent Friday night watching the house floor of the Illinois legislature. Their marriage equality bill failed, and this was the tearful ending of the night. The bill however, in a surprise move, has been extended until August 31 by the Speaker, giving it a new chance.:
Alright, let’s see what we have today. First up, for those enjoying the fourth season of Arrested Development, or in case you want to get caught up, there are two great summaries of the ongoing jokes here and here, and a good article at Nerve about what you learn about love from AD.
This is very scary, ice tsunami:
Wil Wheaton explains why it’s awesome to be a nerd. Check it out here.
I will never ride this (also because it’s in Texas):
I’m not a huge fan of the Pope, or the Catholic Church, but this new pope has made some good in-grounds. Including his comments here. Fun fact though: a crazy bigoted former coworker who is on his way to seminary, is freaking out because in his own mind, you can only go to heaven via the Catholic Church. You know, ignore the pope, his boss, because he doesn’t hate the same people he does. Sigh.
In case you’ve forgotten that public transportation is important, to everyone on the round, check this out.
Google Glass from the perspective of a two year old:
And in sad equality news, a baker has denied a cake to a lesbian couple for their wedding. For those curious, just substitute, say, “African American” before couple and see if it’s still bigoted, and illegal. Hint: it is.
This has been floating around, and it’s awesome. Sad that it needs to be posted, but awesome:
