Citizens of Sichuan: Go Frack Yourself

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Please contact the Customer Service department if you have any queries. Image via circleofblue.org.

Apparently they’ve started fracking in China’s Sichuan province. You know, where they had that massive earthquake earlier this year?

Fracking, to the uninitiated, is a process of oil extraction that involves pumping a water/chemical mixture at high pressure into the earth. It’s known to cause tectonic stress if continued for sustained periods of time.

What could possibly go wrong?

Currently Residing In The ‘Where Are They Now?’ Files…


I’m loving this random post by Ben Greenman on the New Yorker website, entitled ‘Whatever Happened To Terence Trent D’Arby?’

It’s positively Bateman-esque in its scope and murderous intensity.

FEMEN: Inciting Mammophobia

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Image via facebook.

That model’s alarm is feigned, surely? No one with actual boobs is going to be that scared of another pair of boobs, even if they’re attached to a FEMEN activist making an unscheduled appearance onstage at Germany’s Next Top Model.

Well, unless they’re a complete dimwit, in which case anything is possible.

Amanda Platell: Making A Splash

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Amanda Platell being lowered into the vile, roiling pit that is internet child porn by the editors of the Daily Mail was one of the more enduring images of this weekend for me. Platell, who is an ex-advisor to William Hague, was obviously identified by Paul Dacre’s managerial minions as the intrepid journo most capable of traversing the darkest depths of humanity without getting permanent stains on her action pants, and traverse it she did, exposing herself to all manner of revolting videos to supply further ammunition to the paper’s contention that it’s the internet’s fault this kind of depravity exists.

Specifically Google’s.

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Gun Control: Anatomy Of “A Crazy Accident”

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Screenshot via crickett.com.

Two-year-old Caroline Sparks is dead today. She was shot in the chest and killed by her five-year-old brother, Kristian, at their home in Burkesville, Kentucky. Cumberland County Coroner Gary White described the event as just one of those crazy accidents.”

pink_crickett_7275The above image is a screenshot of the ‘Kids Corner’ section on the Crickett website. Crickett are the manufacturers of ‘My First Rifle’ – a range of guns designed to appeal specifically to kids. They come in a selection of colours and matching  accessories are also available. Kristian Sparks was given one as a gift last year.
So yeah. It was an accident. But only in the same way that it’s an accident when someone has been riding Jäger-trains for 24 hours decides to drive to the food court for a burrito and smashes into a wall/nunnery/family saloon/bus taking excited kids to the zoo for the first time.

Dispatches From The Feminist Frontline: Dissent In The Ranks

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Woman at Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) 2013. Image via politico.com.

Not every woman wants to associate themselves with feminism. But I’m pretty sure that many of those who reject it don’t do so because they enjoy being treated like sex objects, receiving lower pay and/or having their professional achievements overlooked because they’re not conventionally beautiful.

So why does it feel like some go out of their way to undermine the aspirations of those of us who do want to make a difference?

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The ‘I’m Sorry, What?’ Files: Descents Into Madness

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It IS an emergency! You should see me when I haven’t had five cups of coffee. Image via huffingtonpost.

Come on, it’s Friday. It’s not like you’re actually doing any work.

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Hate Rhyme: Ironic Omissions

 
H/T gawker.com.

Christian girl finds rhyming dictionary in woods, makes homophobic rap video without using the words Fellate or Masturbate.

Propagate, Hate, Date, Legislate, Reprobate, Innate, Trait, Replicate, Create, Dictate, Soul Mate, Imitate, Intoxicate, Fate, State, Originate, Eliminate, Debate, Regulate, Fornicate, Educate, Tolerate, Indoctrinate, Communicate, Participate, Calculate, Rate, Date, Hesitate, Fornicate, Donate, Violate, Candidate, Discriminate, Demonstrate, Devastate, Advocate, Hate, Late, Gate, Separate, Mate, Fate.

You think that was delib-er-ate?