MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'hate'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:57:08 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4921389&cid=t_158311_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FVCGzljbsd4E%2F By Tim LynchHappy Birthday to my friend and Cato senior fellow Nat Hentoff.  He’s 86, but he continues to crank out columns and books on everything from censorship, torture, and the Fourth Amendment’s ban on unreasonable searches, to his passionate love of jazz.  He sat down for a taped interview last month where he offered his views on current threats to free speech and his personal encounters with John Yoo and, way back in the 1950s, with Che Guevara. Check out his books here. Happy Birthday Nat Hentoff is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4921389 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:17:07 +0100 4921389 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4911856&cid=t_158311_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2Fza8MNAQhAHM%2F The day started just like any other day. I slowly dragged my tired body out of the bed, started complaining and began the process of getting ready for work. I had about 2 full hours of sleep due to the new born baby that was sharing a room with my wife and I in our one bedroom apartment. After drinking a full pot of coffee, which burned all taste buds from my tongue, I fired up my piece of crap car and began the journey to work. I can remember it like yesterday. It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining so brightly that even the rusted spots on my automobile had a marvelous glow as the rays kissed the surface. The temperature was immaculate and I was in the perfect place mentally. I was a proud papa and the sole provider for my family. If there was a spot on the top of the world I was th... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4911856 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:25:34 +0100 4911856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4676823&cid=t_158311_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2011%2F04%2F03%2Fhow-to-comment%2F I'm tired of randos coming to my website and submitting bullshit comments to various posts. I've got better things to do than delete 3-5 comments  per day calling me an asshole, a meany head, or questioning my professionalism/ethics (and then banning the user)...as if you reading a vague story about a drug seeker / drug shopper compromises THEIR privacy. As if ANYONE reading these stories can find out what state I'm even in -- much less a patient's name. That's just not possible. Considering that I'm not a complete idiot, I change facts, details, and other things to keep the backbone of the story without making it so obvious as to the subject and subject matter. The person fingered in the story wouldn't even know they are the subject matter in 9 of 10 posts. I get talked to like I'm a pie... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4676823 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 05:26:05 +0100 4676823 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4464508&cid=t_158311_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2011%2F02%2F10%2Fattention-fools%2F Attention FOOLS: If you find yourself banned from my website, please grow a brain cell before coming back. Understand that I ban people for being a dickhead, spamming, or being a dickhead. Also, understand that I don't ban single IPs, I usually ban entire subnets. Why? Because if you reboot your PC, you usually get a new IP address a few numbers off. I don't want you back -- because your are a dickhead. Now, I understand that it's very easy to evade a ban -- I won't explain how, but it doesn't take a rocket scientist. If you happen to share a subnet with a dickhead, I can accept you being pissed at my forceful deprivation of me from you. Coming at me with a stupid comment at a spoofed IP address doesn't help you -- and it doesn't help me help you. You’re uh.. banning people now? It seems... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4464508 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 04:52:55 +0100 4464508 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4040551&cid=t_158311_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FcTYC6sXeQ_U%2F By Ilya ShapiroI’ve resisted commenting on Snyder v. Phelps, the “funeral protest case,” because, as the old saying goes, hard cases make bad law.  And in this instance, really weird and repugnant speech makes for a lot of sound and fury signifying very little. Still, the bizarre and inflammatory facts of the case — protestors show up at soldiers’ funerals to make the point that these deaths are God’s retribution for America’s tolerance of homosexuality — have gained plenty of media interest, particularly during this relatively uneventful term at the Supreme Court.  So I have commented a few times on the radio and yesterday attended the oral argument, the transcript of which you can read here and audio for which should be released on t... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4040551 Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:32:21 +0100 4040551 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3914921&cid=t_158311_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F08%2F29%2Fthis-is-intolerable%2F Some of you reading from outside of Tennessee have probably seen that we have our own intolerant folks making a scene about a proposed new Islamic center in Murfreesboro, TN (where I lived for two years before moving into Nashville). It has been skewered on The Daily Show this week and previously. Yesterday, construction equipment for the center was apparently doused in gasoline and set on fire. I don’t think I need to spell out how intolerable and sad and hateful that is, but I just wanted to say something to clearly oppose this type of action, and to say how disappointed I am that there has been opposition at all, but especially that it came to this. The local Daily News Journal has coverage. [hat tip to B] Filed under: Abuse, Rape, & Safety, Miscellaneous (Source: Women's ... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3914921 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:00:33 +0100 3914921 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3787130&cid=t_158311_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2F12-steps-to-wisdom-2%2F Twelve Step recovery wisdom can benefit everyone All of us—recovering alcoholics, addicts and non-addicts alike—can benefit from the practical wisdom of the Twelve Steps, first developed by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and subsequently adapted by other groups whose members struggle with various forms of addictive behavior. Recovering people know they are always vulnerable to relapse. That knowledge keeps them vigilant, and that’s why they take a mind, body and spirit approach to life every day to avoid slipping into behaviors that caused them and their loved ones so much pain. The strategies those in recovery employ to keep themselves clean, sober and serene are also good prevention tools. Awareness of what behaviors or "mind games" can lead to relapse can also keep a n... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3787130 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:31:51 +0100 3787130 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3701824&cid=t_158311_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FAzPii29ktT4%2F ‘I feel the most fulfilled and perform best when I am helping others in a direct capacity, and am learning in a collaborative work environment.’ I recently told a friend this.  Being able to put such thoughts into concise expression hasn’t always been easy for me.  In fact, in my past, I’ve actually had different ideals, which I’ve gravitated toward.  These ideals had little to do with my aforementioned paraphrase. I’ve done considerable research on my interests and passions as well as possible career options, which take advantage of the intersection of these areas.  I’ve read numerous books on these subjects, seen documentaries and lectures on the topics, and sought out a variety of mentors and a number of individuals in my own career search a... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3701824 Sat, 26 Jun 2010 17:44:00 +0100 3701824 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3691027&cid=t_158311_133_f&fid=35084&url=http%3A%2F%2Fballastexistenz.autistics.org%2F%3Fp%3D638 (For those who don’t know, he’s a guy who was arrested for sitting outside a library while autistic and black.) Before I even heard much more of the story than those details in the last sentence, I wrote the following: And the guy’s both autistic and black. In America that’s two counts against you and cops have been known to make up stories in either case and outright kill both disabled and black people who have not assaulted anyone and then make up some “well he was violent/he LOOKED violent” thing to cover their own asses. And as an autistic person who has been in similar situations (had the cops called on me multiple times for sitting and waiting outside for people, walking down the street, and other major crimes) the cops don’t even always appr... Ballastexistenz blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3691027 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 06:52:57 +0100 3691027 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3648616&cid=t_158311_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F06%2F10%2Fthe-situation-of-hate-crimes%2F Here is another segment from John Quinones excellent ABC 20/20 series titled “What Would You Do?” — a series that, in essence, conducts situationist experiments through hidden-camera scenarios. This episode asks, “what would you do if you witnessed a hate crime?” (and includes analysis from social psychologist John Dovidio). * * * * * * To review a sample of related Situationist posts, see “Jena 6 – Part I,” “The Situation of Racism in LA Gangs,” “Racial bias clouds ability to feel others’ pain,” “An Apathy Epidemic,” “The Situation of Blaming Rihanna,” “Situationist Theories of Hate – Part III,” “Obesity and Bullying,” “Hoyas, Hos, & Gangstas,” “Unrec... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3648616 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 04:01:45 +0100 3648616 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3563960&cid=t_158311_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhen-doctors-consider-a-career-change%2F2010.05.14 What awaits some physicians who decide to quit medicine: Source: A Cartoon Guide to Becoming a Doctor *This blog post was originally published at KevinMD.com* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3563960 Fri, 14 May 2010 14:10:10 +0100 3563960 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3435211&cid=t_158311_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F04%2F02%2Ftea-is-the-new-kool-aid%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on AOL’s Politics Daily. Tea Is the New Kool-Aid. Filed under: Politics Daily Tagged: chaos theory, hate group, militia, political cartoon, tea party (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3435211 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:34:28 +0100 3435211 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3429380&cid=t_158311_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fnew-top-10-super-diabetes-links.html After at least 20 minutes of research, here they are, in Letterman-style countdown order: 10. High Fat Diets Make Us Lazy & Stupid (Really? Us? Or just the rats?) 9. dLife: People are Stupid (a little dated, but still relevant?) 8. Eureka! It’s the Soda’s Fault 7. Ultra Diabetes on Wikipedia (sort of – eat your heart out, [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3429380 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:00:34 +0100 3429380 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3416055&cid=t_158311_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2010%2F03%2F28%2Freplaced-by-machines-outlook-not-so-good%2F Quick note: I’ve finally updated the CONTACT ME page so everyone can shoot me an email. This is the preferred form of contact as of now. (Because it logs use and filters spam) You can contact me for questions, off-topic comments, post topic requests, hate/love mail, and technical difficulties! The Angry Pharmacist shot down the idea. I concur. He had a particular pithy comment from some random assclown who called himself , Jim. Your post is typical of a technophobic Luddite. I’m sorry you don’t understand computers and fear them. The fact is, a computer program is far easier to fix and maintain than a mob of bad pharmacists. I would almost agree that the issues described above might occur during the first year after a deployment. These are called “bugs” in the software indus... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3416055 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:10:22 +0100 3416055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3354305&cid=t_158311_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FnyIuH6dDlwU%2F By Jason KuznickiIn my policy analysis “Attack of the Utility Monsters,” I wrote that one problem with hate speech laws is that the longer they stay on the books, the more they can encourage outrage over increasingly petty offenses. Here’s a story from the United Kingdom I’d certainly have included if I were writing that paper today: A ten-year-old boy from Weston Super Mare has been put on a school “hate register” after he allegedly made a homophobic insult in the playground. Peter Drury, a pupil of Ashcombe Primary School, is believed to have called one of his friends a “gay boy,” according to his mother. The boy’s mum says she was called into her son’s school to be told by head teacher that another mother had heard him using homophobic language. She c... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3354305 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:23:47 +0100 3354305 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3287941&cid=t_158311_133_f&fid=35128&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthiswayoflife.org%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D433 As most of my readers probably know, the US congress passed a hate crimes law late last year that covered violent crimes against five groups of victims: people victimized on the basis of sexual orientation, religion, national origin, gender/gender-identity, and, most relevant to this blog, disability (it also covers crimes against people perceived to be in these classes by the attackers and crimes against military servicemen). It also does some other things, like pay a bit to local law enforcement for prosecuting hate crimes and establishing new categories for the FBI to track hate crimes as part of their statistics on crime. (The rest of this post is likely US-centric, due to the nature of this law) What it does not do is limit anyone’s speech. In fact, the law specifically says two... NTs Are Weird blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3287941 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:41:19 +0100 3287941 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3273053&cid=t_158311_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Faspergers-remove-diagnosis-hate%2F I  previously wrote about removing the Aspergers diagnosis from the DSM and to my dismay there are people with Aspergers out there who are against removing it for very hateful reasons. One person with Aspergers recently wrote on a support group: I just don’t like the idea of being put in the same category as children [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3273053 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:48:26 +0100 3273053 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3045031&cid=t_158311_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2F12-steps-to-wisdom%2F Steps to Wisdom Twelve Step recovery wisdom can benefit everyone All of us—recovering alcoholics, addicts and non-addicts alike—can benefit from the practical wisdom of the Twelve Steps, first adopted by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and subsequently adapted by other groups whose members struggle with various forms of addictive behavior. Recovering people know they are always vulnerable to relapse. That knowledge keeps them vigilant, and that’s why they take a mind, body and spirit approach to life every day to avoid slipping into behaviors that caused them and their loved ones so much pain. The strategies those in recovery employ to keep themselves clean, sober and serene are also good prevention tools. Awareness of what behaviors or “mind games” can lead to relapse can ... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3045031 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:35:00 +0100 3045031 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2977532&cid=t_158311_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F11%2F09%2Fkansas-to-fred-phelps-hate-same-back-atcha-buddy%2F My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up: But with a small dose of gratitude from my corner. Let me explain. Pastor Fred Phelps and his flock (and I mean that literally, since church members are rumored to be first-degree relatives) are back in the news again. On Monday, the group staged a protest at a high school in Washington D.C., written up by my Politics Daily colleague Joann Weiner. The Westboro Baptist Church, designated a hate group by both the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center, may be located in Topeka, Kans., but most Kansans would be happy if Floyd Phelps and his church disappeared back into the time warp from which they came… Read the rest on AOL: Kansas to Fred Phelps: Hate? Same Back Atcha, Buddy. Posted in Politics Daily Tagged: gay rights, hat... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2977532 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:10:59 +0100 2977532 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2958819&cid=t_158311_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FiElC8kbJDPs%2F Stuart Taylor has a very good article this week about the Obama administration, international law, and free speech.  This excerpt begins with a quote from Harold Koh, Obama’s top lawyer at the State Department: “Our exceptional free-speech tradition can cause problems abroad, as, for example, may occur when hate speech is disseminated over the Internet.” The Supreme Court, suggested Koh — then a professor at Yale Law School — “can moderate these conflicts by applying more consistently the transnationalist approach to judicial interpretation” that he espouses. Translation: Transnational law may sometimes trump the established interpretation of the First Amendment. This is the clear meaning of Koh’s writings, although he implied otherwise duri... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2958819 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:42:40 +0100 2958819 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2946891&cid=t_158311_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Ftfa4F3zb0io%2F Law professors James Jacobs and Kimberly Potter make an interesting point: Laws do not spring forth from a groundswell of public opinion, but rather are the product of lobbying by interested (”interest”) groups that must mobilize support among politicians.  The hate crime laws are passed because of the lobbying efforts of organizations that advocate on behalf of blacks, Jews, gays, and lesbians, a few other ethnic and nationality groups, and in some cases, women. …Regardless of what it accomplishes, the passage of legislation boosts morale and the status of the organizations and their constituencies. That’s from their excellent book on the subject, Hate Crimes: Criminal Law and Identity Politics (Oxford University Press, 1998), p. 66.  If liberals write laws to ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2946891 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:01:42 +0100 2946891 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2920161&cid=t_158311_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FBKljAOERYaE%2F The Senate is about to vote on Defense Department funding with an expanded federal “hate crimes” bill. This well-intentioned piece of legislation threatens to make violations of the fundamental right against Double Jeopardy a routine practice, as federal courts will now have the power to re-prosecute defendants for what are traditionally state crimes. The House removed language that the Senate put in place to ensure that the “hate crimes” provisions did not stretch to encompass free speech, threatening to attach criminal liability to core rights of free expression. This expansion of federal jurisdiction guarantees that high profile cases will be retried until a guilty verdict is obtained to satisfy political factions. This politicization of justice will only harm ou... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2920161 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:26:57 +0100 2920161 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2876011&cid=t_158311_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F2fOmAu13ijY%2F Last night, the House of Representatives approved a defense spending measure that included a totally unrelated bill that would ban so-called “hate crimes.”  I’ve testified twice against federal hate crimes proposals.  Here’s the case against the law (in brief): First, the federal hate crime law is unconstitutional because it is beyond the powers of Congress.  Second, the law will not prevent violent crime.  Anyone already inclined to kill or beat up another human being is not going to reverse course because Congress passes a new law against violence motivated by bias.  Third, the law does take the state too close to the realm of thought crimes.  In order for a prosecutor to prove the “hate” aspect, detectives have to dig into a person’s life,... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2876011 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:44:30 +0100 2876011 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2790381&cid=t_158311_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fupon-careful-consideration-of-views_12.html IMG_1302Originally uploaded by NineTwelvePhotos Oh HELL no!Thank you for leaving no doubt whatsoever about which direction to go in order to reach Civilization from here.Please, as a matter of principle, I implore you to refuse any form of Government subsidized, sponsored or regulated health care.Your principled stand will make a lasting statement worthy of your sacrifice! (Source: Graphictruth) Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2790381 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:47:00 +0100 2790381 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2605941&cid=t_158311_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F7mNZfNFQ8is%2F Unsure about prospects on passing the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act as a stand-alone bill, proponents intend to attach it as an amendment to the Department of Defense Authorization bill. As I have said previously, this bill is an affront to federalism and counterproductive hater-aid. Federal Criminal Law Power Grab This legislation awards grants to jurisdictions for the purpose of combating hate crimes. It also creates a substantive federal crime of violent acts motivated by the “actual or perceived religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability of any person.” This is a federalization of a huge number of intrastate crimes. It is hard to imagine a rape case where the sex of the victim is not an issue. The same goes for r... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2605941 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:43:24 +0100 2605941 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2598447&cid=t_158311_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F07%2F13%2Fhate-is-a-word-not-a-crime%2F My new Politics Daily / Woman Up post: I don’t dispute that the characterizations of Michelle Obama and her daughters on some conservative Web sites are odious in the extreme, but the question of how to discourage offensive statements in a civilized society is anything but settled. Who gets to decide what is or is not offensive?… Read the rest on AOL: Hate is a Word, Not a Crime. Posted in Media, Politics, Woman Up Tagged: 1984, hate crime, michelle obama, thoughtcrime (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2598447 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:22:59 +0100 2598447 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2561206&cid=t_158311_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F9oyADo3qUv4%2F Last week’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearings (video at the link) on the proposed federal hate crimes bill showed the dark underbelly of the Senate. The road to undermining the rule of law is being paved with the best of intentions and casual disregard (if not outright hostility) for the principles of limited government and equality under the law. I raise some objections to the bill in this podcast: The bill federalizes violent acts against victims by reason of their actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. Never mind that these acts are already prosecuted by the states, and that violent crimes of this nature are universally perceived as an affront to justice. Matthew Shepard, the gay man brutally kille... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2561206 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:21:22 +0100 2561206 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512482&cid=t_158311_133_f&fid=35128&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthiswayoflife.org%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D379 This has been late in coming, but that’s in large part because I wanted it to be a considered post, not an impulsive one. Officer Johns and the millions of people affected by the holocaust deserve that. On June 10th, Officer Johns was at his post at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. It’s a sad testament to the state of the world that, at a museum dedicated to proclaiming the horrors of hate, that a guard would even be needed. But, sadly, guards are needed there. Spotting a visitor whom he thought needed assistance opening the door, Officer Johns unknowingly opened the door for his killer. The killer (this blog’s policy has long been to not deem people committing murder to be worth of a name, but rather place emphasis on remembering the victim) shot Officer John... NTs Are Weird blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512482 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:15:42 +0100 2512482 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441606&cid=t_158311_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F05%2F27%2Fthe-situation-of-racism-in-la-gangs%2F Thomas Watkins and Christina Hoag of the Associated Press have an interesting piece on the role of racism in LA gangs.  We excerpt it below. * * * In dueling newspaper opinion pieces last year, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca maintained that race fueled gang violence while Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton said skin color was seldom a factor. “If you do a survey within the African-American community . . . you are in constant fear that your young male offspring is going to be killed because of the color of his skin,” Baca said in an interview after his piece appeared in the Los Angeles Times. * * * Baca, an elected official, says his opinion comes from running the county jail system where he has to segregate inmates because of gang affiliations that break along racia... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441606 Wed, 27 May 2009 16:55:05 +0100 2441606 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405020&cid=t_158311_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FAnqYnHgMcgM%2F With the support of President Obama, so-called “hate crime” legislation is on the move in Congress. According to Cato senior fellow Nat Hentoff, laws that punish one time for the crime and another time for the hate violate the First Amendment, the 14th Amendment and protections against Double Jeopardy. In April, Hentoff spoke at the Cato Policy Perspectives seminar in New York City about the current expansion of hate crime legislation. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405020 Thu, 14 May 2009 20:17:49 +0100 2405020 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405247&cid=t_158311_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F05%2F12%2F1-to-6-of-10-things-your-pharmacist-wont-tell-you%2F BlueTech shared this article with me. I’m going to respond to each point, and I might even add a few at the end. Update (5/14/09@0055): Yahoo! must have seen the amount of hits pouring from my site to the above link and removed the article. (Or perhaps I think too highly of myself and there’s just an error). Fortunately, Google allows nothing to disappear permanently. http://www.smartmoney.com/spending/deals/ten-things-your-pharmacist-wont-tell-you-3937/ (I believe this to be the site of origin anyway. There are some comments on this page that hints at original publication in the Wall Street Journal. I HIGHLY doubt that it ran in the print version, but the website, SmartMoney.com is a part of the WSJ.com “Digital Network.” Wow…. 1. “I’m overworked ... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405247 Tue, 12 May 2009 06:24:17 +0100 2405247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405389&cid=t_158311_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F05%2F12%2Fgee-what-would-you-call-it%2F Coffeespew warning: The owner of an Austrian gasthouse refused a booking by a family because they are Jewish.   The mayor of Serfaus, Georg Mangott, defended Monz’s right to refuse guests, and said the incident should not be interpreted as antisemitic. (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405389 Tue, 12 May 2009 00:14:38 +0100 2405389 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2381445&cid=t_158311_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F05%2F01%2Fjudy-shepard-rejects-rep-foxxs-apology%2F It would be easier for North Carolina Rep. Virginia Foxx to drive a school bus through a subway turnstile than to try and explain herself via an attempted apology. Appearing on MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Show, the mother of Mathew Shepard, Judy, said the Congresswoman was apologizing for semantics, not the sentiments expressed. The bill ultimately approved [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2381445 Fri, 01 May 2009 07:09:11 +0100 2381445 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2324181&cid=t_158311_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspieweb%2F%7E3%2FXNm4NK0qD38%2F Yesterday I was laid off from my job.  Well technically I was terminated with cause, but everyone of the new hires is being let go today so I’m going with laid off.  The boss was really decent about it and gave me several job leads, and his phone number and email to use as a [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2324181 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:36:38 +0100 2324181 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2296754&cid=t_158311_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fstop-r-word.html You can read a full version of the argument at the link below:-Stop the hate speech: r-word dot org"ASAN" [Autistic Self Advocacy Network] are working hard to raise awareness of this issue.You can also nip on over to "Facebook."If you like what you read, send it to someone in 'need.' (Source: Whitterer on Autism) Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2296754 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:45:00 +0100 2296754 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2216672&cid=t_158311_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F02%2F25%2Fpiques-and-valleys%2F So, I’ve been rather absent from bloggery lately due to spending evenings sorting through vast boxes of paper archives, moving books, applying for jobs to keep a roof over our heads, or attempting to sleep off this virus. I now have removed a cubic meter of paperness from our house, and transferred a few hundred [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2216672 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:35:26 +0100 2216672 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2147681&cid=t_158311_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F01%2F30%2Flove-mail%2F I recently got some love mail from a drug addict. Odd…but very respectable! I just want to tell you, as a scum-sucking addict, how grateful I am for pharmacists who DO NOT cater to those in active addiction. Obviously, I used to HATE people like you, who were not only doing their job, but doing it well. I now attend Narcotics Anonymous meetings several times weekly, and I would likely not have gotten here if not for good pharmacists like yourself making it even more difficult to feed my addiction. I hope you continue to write informative and entertaining articles in this blog, and I hope that your day is a good one. An addict that admits to their addiction and seeks help is not a scum sucker — and will not be labelled or treated as such by me. Addicts that act like addicts and ... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2147681 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:00:40 +0100 2147681 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2134826&cid=t_158311_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F01%2F27%2Fi-apologize-to-my-subscribers%2F Dear Angriest Subscribers (those of you that receive my emailed post notifications) — I am so sorry. I apologize for getting you tangled up in what I have declared ZAZZLEGATE. All I wanted to do was ensure that more people were able to view the “Angriest Store” and receive updates on when I create new shirts. As you can see on the right, there are, as of right now, there are 266 of you. I let my guard down. I stopped being cynical for one moment. That moment allowed an inept online retailer do something so stupid, so brainless, so inconsiderate that it has essentially compromised all of your email addresses. I exported the email addresses out of my database (where they are very much secure) to my computer. I then formatted them into a CSV and put them into a specific form... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2134826 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:48:08 +0100 2134826 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2131452&cid=t_158311_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F01%2F25%2Fi-pissed-off-someone-with-a-t-shirt%2F As you know, I don’t give a flying f., but I figured you all should know about this. Honestly, this isn’t me being offensive. This is the doing of YOU — THE READER! I received a request for a FATSOMYALGIA shirt. Here’s the request: http://www.theangriestpharmacist.com/2009/01/19/question-and-an-update/#comment-11663 At first, I balked cause I didn’t know what to do. A few comments later, someone pulled the trigger and gave me a moderately funny idea. So, I published it! http://www.zazzle.com/fatsomyalgia_shirt-235816616102959384 Apparently, “Casty63,” took offense. Rude Many people suffer from FIBROMYALGIA who are not overweight. How can you make fun of this real and devastating ailment, why did you choose a profession that works with people as yo... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2131452 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 07:18:04 +0100 2131452 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2128812&cid=t_158311_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F01%2Ftopsy-turvy-in-netherlands-punishing.html I only bring this up because it provides a vivid example of how so much of the West has become, in the old Gilbert and Sullivan phrase, topsy-turvy. The Dutch Government is bringing a parliamentarian named Geert Wilders up on charges of hate speech for making incendiary statements about fundamentalist Islam. From a blog opinion article about the event:"The Freedom Party (PVV)," read yesterday's press release, "is shocked by the Amsterdam Court of Appeal's decision to prosecute Geert Wilders for his statements and opinions. Geert Wilders considers this ruling an all-out assault on freedom of speech." The appalling decision to try Wilders, the Freedom Party's head and the Dutch Parliament's only internationally famous member, for "incitement to hatred and discrimination" against Islam is ind... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2128812 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:16:00 +0100 2128812 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2065408&cid=t_158311_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2008%2F12%2F24%2Fcertain-poor-shepherds%2F “On the first Christmas, so say the Christians, a redeemer was born to save our kind from the consequences of our greed, waste, pride, cruelty, and arrogance. No redeemer appeared for the animals; however, none was needed.” Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, Certain Poor Shepherds 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2065408 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:01:37 +0100 2065408 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2061098&cid=t_158311_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2008%2F12%2F23%2Fwhy-i-really-hate-christmas-part-deux%2F Hey Luuuuuuucy….. I got some splain-ing to do. Let me elaborate…. I’m not sure I really HATE Christmas per se. I think I hate the idealized, commercialized IDEA of Christmas. I’m a Christian, and proud to say so. I believe in Christ, and I believe I will spend eternity in heaven with Him because I believe He [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2061098 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:22:41 +0100 2061098 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2007051&cid=t_158311_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Fphoning-facebook-about-autism-hate-group%2F As some of you have read there is a facebook group out that can be summed up as an aspergers hate group.  After myself and many others have reported this group to facebook abuse and recieved no response or seen any action I decided it was time to give them a phone call.  Read more [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2007051 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:36:07 +0100 2007051 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1999163&cid=t_158311_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2008%2F11%2F29%2Fdrunk-christmas-post%2F Group psychosis. Christmas Shopping. That “I must get that” tension embedded into one’s brain. It’s like massive brain washing. *I know, I said NO CHRISTMAS POSTS-but this example is one reason why-plus I’m drunk bloggin-so…yeah, there’s gonna be: typos, topic skipping around, rambling and stuff* So feel free to edit this you guys. Anyway, Christmas shoppers are psychotic friggin morons. [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1999163 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:20:45 +0100 1999163 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1969494&cid=t_158311_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F11%2F18%2Fsituationism-in-the-news-october%2F Below, we’ve posted titles and a brief quotation from some of the Situationist news items of October 2008. (They are listed in alphabetical order by source.) * * * From Battle of Ideas: “The dubious science of evolutionary psychology” “Evolutionary psychology prides itself on being a valid, scientific account of human psychology (and behaviour) by tying itself to the scientific theory of natural evolution. But evolution is an explanation of physical, anatomical traits . . . The plausibility of evolutionary psychology rests on the question of whether psychological attributes (patriotism, altruism, romantic love, aesthetic judgments, logical reasoning, recollecting your grandmother’s birthday, and studying to get into college) are analogous to anatomical structures in the... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1969494 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:20:36 +0100 1969494 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1964606&cid=t_158311_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Fprotection-force-from-autism%2F I just ran into a very disturbing face book group, that states its mission is l is to inform girls and women that a percentage, not most, of Autistic people are more likely to be rapists.  So what you are saying is because I have autism I am more likely to rape woman I find [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1964606 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:07:52 +0100 1964606 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1826159&cid=t_158311_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F401382384%2Fbrain_facts_to_improve_a_workp.html   It often surprises me that life-changing brain facts stream daily, from remarkably reliable sources, and yet so few key facts are used to transform firms. Here are 25 work related facts recently released from several brain sciences, but often ignored by most organizations. Could this failure to capitalize on the brain at work, be the reason why: 1. We rarely see significant changes that benefit all. 2. Most people surveyed state that they hate their work. 3. People increasingly report illness and remain home from their jobs. 4. The economy is groaning and yet without solutions in sight. 5. More and more people are leaving careers or country for good. What insights about the human brain could improve your situation at work?    (Source: BrainBasedBusiness) BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1826159 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:41:46 +0100 1826159 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1788756&cid=t_158311_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F09%2F13%2Fdark-stormy-days%2F It’s not just the weather. Christschool’s recent post, “Fleeting Innocence, Captured Before It’s Gone”, got me thinking and connecting distant points, much in the manner of the orb-weaver spider that connects a broadening spiral of nodes across our back door each night. We slide further into a scarier world.  It is not just a world where there [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1788756 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:38:10 +0100 1788756 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1763983&cid=t_158311_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2Fk7gJECunBBg%2F It’s not unfitting that a week in which a new study further disputing the MMR vaccine-autism link appeared would end with the publication of a book with no less a title than Autism’s False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure, and by no less an author than Dr. Paul Offit, chief of Infectious Diseases, the director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. In the words of Orac of Respectful Insolence, Dr. Offit is the “Dark Lord of Vaccination” himself, and the special target, now for some time, of the ire, rage, and general hatred of proponents of a vaccine-or-something-in-vaccines-autism link. One of those proponents, Generation Rescue founder and Editor At Large for Age of Autism J.B. Handley, has exp... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1763983 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:21:22 +0100 1763983 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1754778&cid=t_158311_133_f&fid=35128&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthiswayoflife.org%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D335 On a list I’m on, there’s a lot of talk about how to respond to hate speech. As many readers know, what one would think is a non-controversial idea - that autistics have a right to enjoy life, communicate their experiences, be free from cruel or unusual “treatment”, and be treated as full members of the human race (not lesser or partial beings) - is in fact quite controversial to some. We’ve been called sub-human, empty shells, and damaged. We’ve been told that it would be a better world if people like us did not exist, and even that it would be more human to murder us before we “knew what was going on”. This is hate speech, plain and simple, and must not be tolerated. But there are tons of ways of responding. The responses need to vary with ... NTs Are Weird blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1754778 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:24:24 +0100 1754778 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1729771&cid=t_158311_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Fmy-hateful-fanclu%2F I’ve noticed I have a pretty hateful fanclub now - which could mean only one thing.  My voice is being heard and its upsetting some people.  Now after looking at the people its upsetting and why I really don’t see this as a bad thing. The first thing I’m noticing is the guy over at Autism [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1729771 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:41:21 +0100 1729771 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1700995&cid=t_158311_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2008%2F08%2F12%2Fwe-got-a-hotshot-here%2F So this guy flew off at the mouth in the comments on Circle of Spite by my former accomplice, Lil Laura. Here’s his comment and below that is my rebuttal. Hey, I think it is important that patients be given the same brand that they have been taking. Its not the same, no matter what you learn in pharmachology school. Studies show that two brands of the same drug can vary as much as 20% in concentration. That is a big deal if your epilepsy dosage is a carefull balance of seizure control and side effects, or if you are taking psychiatric medications whereby flucutating concentrations can lead to mental instability. 20% can be a big deal and patients diserve reliabaility. Taking the same brand may at least lessen the likelyhood of dosage differences or drug release patterns in the case o... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1700995 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:02:41 +0100 1700995 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1686287&cid=t_158311_136_f&fid=35315&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkrankipantzen.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F08%2Fone-of-those-life-posts-filled-with.html Do you ever find yourself in the same difficult and perplexing situations over and over again? You start to wonder if the universe is trying to teach you something or it is some heinous personal defect since the only constant element in all these situations is you. Or in this case, me. My particular situation is that am finding it increasingly difficult to be in the company of people. I have a couple things going against me. First of all I have terrible social anxiety complicated by some pretty weird phobias. Any social situation is pretty agonizing on most levels. Secondly I am very sensitive to the emotions of others and so called ‘vibes’. Just very aware of the undercurrents of most interactions. Some therapists think this is why I have such bad anxiety. It is like I am lacking s... Von Krankipantzen blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1686287 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:12:00 +0100 1686287 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1652387&cid=t_158311_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F07%2F25%2Fhate-crime-spinning-out-of-control%2F I spent many happy hours spinning around in circles as a child: on the front lawn with arms flung out, on the back yard swing, wheeling in circles on my bike at the end of the cul-de-sac, circling with one hand clinging to the post that held up the floor joist I-beam in the basement, [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1652387 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:55:40 +0100 1652387 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1618146&cid=t_158311_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F334210005%2Flose_talents_abroad_or_certify.html  It’s no secret that secondary schools stunt teen talents and universities often lack intelligent actions that business craves. Nor is it surprising that disillusioned seniors seriously suspect they are over the hill and simply stop developing their brain’s peak potential. Increasingly workers vent about problems at work … while organizations struggle against staff who hate their work, and competitors who move their most successful operations abroad. It's no wonder we see absenteeism and financial loss on the rise here in the US. The talent shrinkage in our country will continue to tighten the public purse due to conflicts that follow.The time for innovative thinking has never been greater, in order to turn away from criticism generated by so... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1618146 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:36:59 +0100 1618146 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1451924&cid=t_158311_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2008%2F05%2F18%2Fproving-the-public-is-clueless%2F I got this from Pharmacy Chick. I’m not sure who this motherfucker is that sent this to her, but his name is Scott. I hope he gets a case of malignant hyperthermia and his “medication vending machine” didn’t know what he (or his doctor) wanted and instead of spitting out numerous bottles of dantrolene spits out a few aspirin and a cyclobenzaprine. “I’ve been reading your blog and you seem to be upset when people treat you no better than a cashier at Walmart. To top it off, you compare what you do for a living (counting pills and dropping them in a bottle) with the work of skilled trades like carpenters, electricians, and plumbers who work on your house. Let’s face it: You work behind a counter in a retail store, you hand things that you didn’... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1451924 Mon, 19 May 2008 04:44:25 +0100 1451924 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1451873&cid=t_158311_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F05%2F18%2Fhate-speech-not-just-for-strangers-any-more%2F (Apologies for unsettling anyone’s recent meal.) My news aggregator came up with this doozy of a quote the other day. It was an editorial reply to an article about Kathleen Seidel, and I’m not going to quote the entire letter. (Follow the link to read it yourself — if you want to reply to the [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1451873 Mon, 19 May 2008 03:36:41 +0100 1451873 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1446405&cid=t_158311_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F291361417%2Ffrom_brainpower_to_support_at.html A shocking 75% of workers dislike their jobs … while others find support to help them advance in their career goals. Have you noticed that in your organization? More importantly … have you wondered why some grow in the same settings that take others out? It comes down to using your brain at work as both a tool to reduce toxic barriers … and a map to locate the support you deserve. Regardless of how you feel … simply do a few things differently … and watch the brain’s plasticity propel you to new peaks. When relationship problems surface … for instance … people win support by building goodwill … even with those who disagree. How so? Try discussing the opposite of your ideas in tone that welcomes others’ perspectives. In tha... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1446405 Fri, 16 May 2008 03:34:02 +0100 1446405 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1423635&cid=t_158311_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F284364296%2Fdoes_your_workplace_fit_your_i.html  Have you noticed that people who have confidence that they will do a good job … also tend to work in an organization or department that uses their unique mix of intelligences? It’s as if their talents and problem solving ability make work an easier place to be.What’s the difference between people who go to work feeling new zip daily because of the challenges they’ll face and the success they expect ... and workers who hate their jobs?   The difference is not usually the workplace itself. The difference is how people view and present their offerings.What was your offering at work today? Did it capitalize on any of your multiple intelligences? Add any brainpower to your organizational intelligence today? Does your workplace fit your intelligences... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1423635 Tue, 06 May 2008 04:25:47 +0100 1423635 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1344257&cid=t_158311_93_f&fid=34891&url=http%3A%2F%2Fshortwhitecoats.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F04%2Fhomeland-medicine.html A family friend has recently returned from a holiday to her homeland - a place of sunnier climes, good food, breathtaking scenery - and, unfortunately, plenty of medical BS. This weekend, I was asked for my advice on a drug that said family friend had been prescribed out there and had brought back with her. When I say advice, I mean an elaboration, or an explanation as to why it's important that she takes the drug at the required time. The family friend is elderly, and has little understanding of what her different drugs do, but she's happy to follow instructions if she understands why she has to do them. I asked what the drug had been prescribed for. "My high blood pressure," she replied. "Oh, I didn't know you had high blood pressure," I said. "Did the doctor out there measure it for you... Of Short White Coats and Stethoscopes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1344257 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:21:00 +0100 1344257 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1327583&cid=t_158311_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2008%2F03%2F25%2Fohh-snap%2F Well - I’ve got yet another enemy. The Blonde Pharmacist has taken a cheap shot (albeit 13 months after I started this website) at me. She has pretty much demanded that I rescind my domain, change my name, and start anew. Isn’t that cute? Apparently, she missed last September - when the entire pharmacist Blogosphere was in an uproar. Hell, we even got the Lawyer Blogs involved! Now, she comes to me…wanting to pick a fight. Alexa ranks me as the 1,363,981st most popular site on the internet. Blondie weighs in at 11, 300,468th. Decision: The *Angriest* Pharmacist (Yes, I’m aware TAP is ~500k) I now pose this question: What it a beautiful brown-headed female pharmacist wanted to jump into the pharmacy-blog-world? Would you insist that she just GTFO? I mean, The Brunet... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1327583 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:31:58 +0100 1327583 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1274999&cid=t_158311_151_f&fid=35793&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thejunkyswife.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fsoup-toss.html I've been avoiding including many of the details of my amazing life as a junky's wife here lately for a few reasons...partly because I'm trying to be more aware of anonymity. I've been bad at anonymity, and as I progress through the program, I want to work it right. That twelfth tradition matters as much as the rest of it, so it's important not to compromise myself. I've also been avoiding too many details because the details are really rather ugly. There are beautiful transformations happening in my life, but they are happening to me, alone. They aren't happening to my husband, not yet. They aren't happening to my marriage.But I need to talk about this stuff, and it's probably too early to start making program calls, so I'm going to tell the internet my business like I used to. Welcome to... Heroin Addiction Codependence blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1274999 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:04:00 +0100 1274999 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1179246&cid=t_158311_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F01%2F26%2Fthe-3-pound-exemption-disembodied-woo%2F You gotta feel sorry for Topeka, Kansas. The state’s capital city is not only home to the infamous Fred Phelps and his Westboro Baptist Church, and has recently been the battleground for Intelligent Design vs Evolution counter-counter-legislation by the school board (currently with the majority ruling pro-science), but now the capitol is host [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1179246 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 04:39:12 +0100 1179246 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1176161&cid=t_158311_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2008%2F01%2F25%2Fpetty-offer%2F Hello *Angriest* Readers! Does your email address suck? Would you like an AWESOME email address? Do you want to make me happy? If you’re answer is YES to at least 2/3 of the questions above, send me a comment using this link and you can have a free email address from me! You can use Webmail to check it or you can set your regular email client to POP it with settings I can provide upon request. I can set you up with a mailbox at any of the following domains: angriestpharmacist.com theangrierpharmacist.com theangriestpharmacist.com In your comment, just let me know what address you want, and I’ll set you up. Also, let me know what you would want as your initial password. You can change your password after you login. I’ll have no access to your account after that point &#821... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1176161 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:24:44 +0100 1176161 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1152829&cid=t_158311_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F217243003%2Ftop_10_reasons_people_hate_wor.html Follow dissatisfied peers around for a day and you’ll likely see one or all of these reasons people hate their jobs.1. Relationship problems surface in projects at work … so that people take potshots at rivals without elevating any discussion. The turnaround would be to build goodwill with others – especially those who disagree. 2. Boredom comes from routines. Why not start work today with the question … “What could I invent?” 3. People expect too much … and you fail to catch many new ideas that fly by and are to be implemented. You’d be able to apply what you are learning more … if you hook new ideas onto something related that you already know or do.4. Problems rarely get solved and so people tend to complain and vent. Recognize t... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1152829 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:52:43 +0100 1152829 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=918034&cid=t_158311_133_f&fid=35128&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthiswayoflife.org%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D252 A man who is suspected of being a guard at a Nazi concentration camp has been found by US officials in Atlanta, GA. Despite the fact that the things he is accused of doing occurred 65 years ago, it’s still very important - vital in fact - that human rights abusers face justice. It’s not a matter of revenge or preventing them from harming others, neither of which is likely to be served by picking up senior citizen Nazis. Instead, it’s about justice - and respect for the millions who died because men like this man refused to stand up to a system, and, in fact, joined that system. It is for the victims, both living and dead, that we must seek justice. We must never forget. The consequences of forgetting this history, failing to seek justice…it’s something that mu... NTs Are Weird blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=918034 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:08:53 +0100 918034 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=894206&cid=t_158311_136_f&fid=35315&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkrankipantzen.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Finbox-surprise.html This nasty little pervert fucker just emailed me with a friend request from Facebook. Fanfuckingtastic. (Source: Von Krankipantzen) Von Krankipantzen blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=894206 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 21:25:00 +0100 894206 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2510391&cid=t_158311_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F09%2F10%2Fthe-thing-that-people-with-diabetes-hate-the-most%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Childhood, Drugs, Opinion, Allie Beatty, Retro Review, PersonalitiesI don't mind high sugars as much as I loathe lows. Personally I'm not so ruffled by shots either (but my liver begs to differ). However, in a message posted on The Islet Foundation, Pfizer reported that insulin-dependent diabetics declared they most hate taking shots. Was this the warm-up for the Exubera campaign? Here's a fact I support! A close second to this hatred is the hypos. Any diabetic will confess -- hypos are unforgiving. So what if you could catch two birds with one capsule? I must reiterate the scientific genius behind the Oramed gel caps. The encapsulated insulin bypasses destruction in the stomach cavity. It reaches an entry point in the intestines where it reports for duty to t... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2510391 Sun, 09 Sep 2007 23:00:00 +0100 2510391 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=840702&cid=t_158311_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.TheAngriestPharmacist.com%2F2007%2F09%2F04%2Flike-ya-know-whatever%2F Okay, so The Angry Pharmacist is pissed. He’s pissed I didn’t come up with a more unique name. Rightfully so, but it’s too late now. Might as well cope. In the mean time, all you cronies that are here on his behalf to pick apart my posts and send me filthy, disgusting comments…please don’t. I did nothing to you. I didn’t make fun of your fat ass, bed ridden, welfare drawing mother. Just remember, all comments posted and submitted to me can and will be used against you…If you are a super asshole, I might feel compelled to post your IP, whereabouts, browser version, and even those naked pictures of your wife I took. Anyway - I can’t right a wrong that was made 7 months ago. I changed my header a bit ago. Honest to God, I had no idea my header w... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=840702 Tue, 04 Sep 2007 22:56:45 +0100 840702 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=839030&cid=t_158311_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.TheAngriestPharmacist.com%2F2007%2F09%2F04%2Fhate-mailsorta%2F Well, it took much longer than expected, but I finally got some hate mail! Well, it wasn’t necessarily hate mail, as much as it was some idiot douchebag sending in a rude comment. I’m so happy - I’m touching lives! Hey angriest pharmacist guy. To reply to one of your earliest questions, you do not have a fan club because you are what’s called a “biter”. Are you in some way related to theangrypharmact? To me, you are like those people on state who come in and say “I don’t want the generic metronidazole, I know the state for brand”. The drug would work the same, you just think your better than everyone else so you get the brand. Have a great life. ~John Very clever, using a colloquialism and all. You must have graduated high school! You ... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=839030 Tue, 04 Sep 2007 06:10:22 +0100 839030 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=835474&cid=t_158311_136_f&fid=35315&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkrankipantzen.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fcrush-your-cats-head-friday-my-head-is.html I’ve never claimed to be a patient person but right at this moment I am losing my fucking mind. So much so that Yoshi is in danger of a head crushing for reals. After my own head explodes. Ok, here is the thing. I went to sign-in to my Flickr account today and was immediately diverted to a Yahoo sign-in page. Ok, whatever. I know all about how these sites buy each other out so I did what they told me and signed into my Yahoo! account. It then took me to a page where it asked if I wanted to start up a new Flickr account or associate my old one with my Yahoo! account. Well, obviously, yes, I would very much like to merge the two accounts opposed to starting up a new one. So it asked me to provide my Flickr account ID and password to do that. This is where it gets very ugly. I have all m... Von Krankipantzen blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=835474 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:23:00 +0100 835474 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=821995&cid=t_158311_136_f&fid=35315&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkrankipantzen.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fcrush-your-cats-head-friday-on-strike.html Yoshi here again. I refuse to come out from under the bed (except to post this important notice) because my stooopid Food Hag brought over two ugly and dumb dogs for the whole frickin' day! My dinner was 3 hours late and my mom is covered in dog fur. She also smells.So I am boycotting a photograph today and will only consider posing over the weekend if the following demands are met:-1 (one) can of tuna served in 2 (two) installments for my dinner.-uninterrupted use of the lap.-my litter box scooped every hour on the hour.-scratching of my chin combined with light bum spankings on demand.-unrestricted access to all hair clips and elastics.-undying devotion of all mortals.Only if all my demands are met will I attend a photo shoot. If any of these conditions are not met in a timely manner I w... Von Krankipantzen blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=821995 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 04:15:00 +0100 821995 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=806584&cid=t_158311_136_f&fid=35315&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkrankipantzen.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fhi-yoshi-here-well-my-mom-food-lady-has.html Hi! Yoshi here! Well, my mom, The Food Lady, has been hard to shift off the couch lately. Something about several ‘The Office’ DVDs needing to be watched. I have to really bitch and moan to get dinner around here and it is totally starting to piss me off. I am waiting patiently for her to leave the closet door open so I can make my displeasure known. *clenches butt* The Food Lady blogged about some sort of 8 Random Things topic recently. I think she called it a Meme. Well, since Fat Ass, um, I mean Food Lady is soooo buuuusy laughing at the large flickering cube I am going to do my own post today. Yoshi’s “8 Things You Don’t Know About Me” Meowmeow I’ve been told that I have very expressive ears. When you live with such daily incompetence The Food Whore is lucky it i... Von Krankipantzen blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=806584 Sat, 18 Aug 2007 01:37:00 +0100 806584 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=794298&cid=t_158311_151_f&fid=35793&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thejunkyswife.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fwhy-is-everybody-always-picking-on-me.html I wish I had nothing better to do than make up reasons to be pissed off at someone. I wish I had so much goddamned time on my hands and was so fucking lame and bored and boring that all I could do was find some fucking junky's wife to bother.People SUCK! SUCK!Go look at Vowels. You can see pictures of me and her lezzing out, and dancin', and lovin' with kitty and puppy, and my husband being scary, and all kinds of things. (Source: Heroin Addiction Codependence) Heroin Addiction Codependence blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=794298 Sun, 12 Aug 2007 20:34:00 +0100 794298 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=775394&cid=t_158311_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fjohn-john-why-persecuteth-thou-me.html Mike Savage needs a hug. He's clearly gotten all tense and irrational, though I should resist suggesting that he could benefit from some Hot Savage Love. I wouldn't wish to presume upon Dan Savage's sense of decency and propriety. (Dan Savage is the Liberal answer to Michael Savage and is therefore completely unsafe for work outside of Portland, Seattle and San Fransisco.) Media Matters - Savage: "You're telling me there's no possibility of a conspiracy by the Democrats" to cause Roberts' seizure?: "Savage asked, 'Am I to believe there's no connection between Charles Schumer on Friday saying he would never appoint, or never, excuse me, approve another Bush appointment to the court, to any court? And then the chief justice suffers a so-called seizure two days later? You're telling me there'... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=775394 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 775394 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=773364&cid=t_158311_135_f&fid=35263&url=http%3A%2F%2Fronhudson.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fnc-senate-waters-down-school-bullying.html I just received this note from Equality NC. The NC Senate has removed the list of protected categories from the School Bullying Prevention Act. This is a critical part of the Bill to ensure protection for the most vulnerable students in primary and secondary schools in North Carolina. We need your quick action to help preserve the inclusive nature of the bill as passed in the NC House.RonFirst the good news. The School Violence Prevention Act is finally moving through the Senate!Now, the reason I need your help. The Senate's version of the bill removes the list of categories of students most impacted by bullying and harassment, including sexual orientation and gender identity. We need the House to vote NOT TO CONCUR with the Senate version, so a conference committee can work out the differ... 2sides2ron blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=773364 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:27:00 +0100 773364 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=762965&cid=t_158311_87_f&fid=34591&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.badscience.net%2F%3Fp%3D475 One for the small print maybe, but I think this is culturally quite interesting, because to me it tells a small part of the story on how you can maintain a belief system by avoiding appraisal of your ideas. As you will remember, Craig Sams, a confectionery millionaire, recently wrote an article which I suppose I’d [...] (Source: badscience) badscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=762965 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 20:50:41 +0100 762965 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=761524&cid=t_158311_136_f&fid=35315&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkrankipantzen.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fi-just-finished-watching-entire-first.html I just finished watching the entire first season of 'The Office' (US version) and can’t quite get that ucky feeling out of my gut. Don’t misunderstand. I laughed my ass off and really enjoyed the show but it is almost a little too lifelike in many ways. I guess that is the beauty of it. You watch and relate viscerally on some level based on your past or present experiences in the work-place. Those ugly and dark employee moments one tries to forget every Friday night at happy hour before you go home and have a real life on the weekend. Here are just a few lovely work related past incidences I wish I could scour from my memory.-When I was in high school I had a cushy summer job at a nearby town’s city hall. It was not unusual to find yourself sharing an elevator with the mayor. He ... Von Krankipantzen blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=761524 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 02:04:00 +0100 761524 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=740469&cid=t_158311_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2007%2F07%2Ffaux-outrage-ellison-under-fire-for.html This article really says little against Rep. Keith Ellison, but it speaks volumes about Faux News, and what it doesn't want you to think about. And that, by the by, is the way to read and source Right-Wing propagandists, such as Faux News, "Newsbusters" and Freep. Consider the source and it's intended message along with what any particular message it might have.That and a good fact-checking will keep your credibility intact when opining upon such matters.Edit: I found this article at Right Web just after I hit "publish." "A Great Little Racket": The Neocon Media MachineNot by any accident, the neoconservatives' time of greatest influence on U.S. foreign policy coincided with the explosive growth of mass media outlets from which they could promote their policies. The omnipresent fluttering ... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=740469 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 740469 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=728458&cid=t_158311_135_f&fid=35263&url=http%3A%2F%2Fronhudson.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fnews-round-up-11-july-2007.html US House Keeps Cheney Budget IntactYesterday, I was heartened to hear that a bill had been introduced in the US House to cut off funding for the Office of Vice-President Dick Cheney. This bill was introduced in response to the Vice President's legal efforts to avoid providing documentation and details of his activities to House oversight. The apparent secrecy of this administration is unprecedented in my lifetime and I lived through the Watergate scandal and the Nixon administration. I had hoped that his bill would succeed in bringing the Vice President into line to recognize that he and his office are not above the law. Sadly, the bill was narrowly defeated today.URGENT: Please call your Senators to support Senate Bill 1105, the Matthew Shepard ActFrom the Human Right Campaign:Today Sen. ... 2sides2ron blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=728458 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:05:00 +0100 728458 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=690032&cid=t_158311_135_f&fid=35263&url=http%3A%2F%2Fronhudson.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F06%2Fhate-crimes-human-rights-campaign-and.html You've got to watch this video. It was produced for Cyndi Lauper's True Colors tour this summer, and it's a pretty amazing testament to one of most heartbreaking problems in our country today. Thousands of people are attacked every year because of their sexual orientation, and there's still no federal hate crimes law to protect them. It would mean a lot to me if you could take a minute to watch the video and write your Senators. Feel free to share this link with your friends.If you would like to learn more, please visit the Human Rights Campaign website.Categories: homophobia intolerance hate+crimes Human+Rights+Campaign+Fund Cyndi+Lauper Fight+Hate (Source: 2sides2ron) 2sides2ron blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=690032 Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:51:00 +0100 690032 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=674855&cid=t_158311_87_f&fid=34591&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.badscience.net%2F%3Fp%3D430 This post is only if you’re not bored of the rather trying electrosensitivity lobby. Here is a letter which has popped up all over the interweb, I assume it is genuinely from Dr Carlo, who is hawked about as a rather eminent figure, and not a fake created in an effort to smear him. [...] (Source: badscience) badscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=674855 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 20:46:41 +0100 674855 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=612148&cid=t_158311_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fholier-than-thou-finals-southern.html I haven't said anything about the passing of Cousin Jerry, as "Good Riddance" seemed rude and dismissive, while anything more seemed a waste of precious photons. But as others have said more, it's not too much effort to quote them.the adventures of a boy and his computer - Home of the Tyranny of the Minority: "Now I don't hate the old bucket o' lard, and I don't care about christianity or any other religion, though for myself, Marx' view on religion is an apt one. It is the opiate of the people. Like any opiate, it requires a pusher, a distribution system; and unfortunately, like any addictive substance, it tends to suck the user dry while benefitting the pusher. and make no mistake, Jerky benefitted quite nicely. He lived a comfortable life.Like any pusher, Jerky cut his religion with a v... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=612148 Thu, 17 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 612148 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=612150&cid=t_158311_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fwe-liberals-feel-your-pain-neil.html Cue the tiny violins...Media Matters - Boortz accuses Media Matters of trying to manipulate "some whimpering old woman executive somewhere": "On the May 14 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, host Neal Boortz accused Media Matters for America -- which he referred to as 'Media Myrmidons' and 'Brocksters,' a reference to Media Matters President and CEO David Brock -- of 'waiting for one little statement that you can take out of its total context and just go on a rampage with, with your Web postings and see if you can pull that Don Imus thing off all over again, see if you can find some whimpering old woman executive somewhere that'll just [say], 'Oh! Oh, my God! We've got to do something now.' ' Boortz also said, 'And it's not just me, you're doing the same thing to [right-win... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=612150 Mon, 14 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 612150 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=587990&cid=t_158311_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2007%2F05%2Forielly-less-nuanced-than-father.html In this study, O'Reilly is a heavier and less-nuanced user of the propaganda devices than Coughlin."tag: Hate Speech, Hate Radio, conservative radio, Authoritarianism, integrety. Bill O'Rielly, Fair and BalancedYou can syndicate this site using our atom feed. (Source: Graphictruth) Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=587990 Thu, 03 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 587990 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=559847&cid=t_158311_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fattention-bill-orielly-and-melinie.html tag: Media matters, Hot Talk, hate speech, KSFO, Fox News, Melinie Morgan, Bill O'RiellyYou can syndicate this site using our atom feed. (Source: Graphictruth) Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=559847 Sat, 21 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 559847 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=547986&cid=t_158311_87_f&fid=34591&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.badscience.net%2F%3Fp%3D398 Craig Sams is the founder of Green and Blacks. He made his money from chocolates, ice cream, and biscuits, and he is very angry with me for questioning the science behind Dr Gillian McKeith PhD and their corporate world. This gem is from Natural Products magazine, the in-house trade publication of the nutritionism industry. I’ve [...] (Source: badscience) badscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=547986 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:29:42 +0100 547986 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=546171&cid=t_158311_135_f&fid=35263&url=http%3A%2F%2Fronhudson.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fthank-you-mr-fierstein.html Our Prejudices, Ourselves By HARVEY FIERSTEINApril 13, 2007AMERICA is watching Don Imus’s self-immolation in a state of shock and awe. And I’m watching America with wry amusement. Since I’m a second-class citizen — a gay man — my seats for the ballgame of American discourse are way back in the bleachers. I don’t have to wait long for a shock jock or stand-up comedian to slip up with hateful epithets aimed at me and mine. Hate speak against homosexuals is as commonplace as spam. It’s daily traffic for those who profess themselves to be regular Joes, men of God, public servants who live off my tax dollars, as well as any number of celebrities. In fact, I get a good chuckle whenever someone refers to “the media” as an agent of “the gay agenda.” There are entire channels,... 2sides2ron blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=546171 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:23:00 +0100 546171 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=551372&cid=t_158311_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fpsa-after-imus-what-you-can-do.html Press Release from freepress.netThe controversy over Don Imus' racist remarks goes far beyond one bigoted commentator. But getting rid of Imus won't fix the media problem. Most of our TV and radio stations are owned by giant corporate conglomerates. They don't represent the views of most Americans -- and they make huge profits off the public airwaves. What we need are more diverse, independent and local media owners. Yet right now less than 10% of TV and radio stations are owned by people of color or women. But instead of addressing this national disgrace, the Federal Communications Commission is actually trying to let the largest companies buy up even more stations! Tell the FCC: We Need More Diversity in the Media What Imus said is just the tip of the iceberg. Scores of other TV and ... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=551372 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 551372 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=540684&cid=t_158311_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F108651277%2F CBS and MSNBC have dropped Don Imus’ radio show over his racially insensitive remarks about the Rutgers University basketball team. An article in today’s New York Times notes that “millions of dollars in future donations” for children’s charities may have been lost “as a result of his ill-considered remarks”: For four and a half hours this morning, he turned his radio program into a live fundraiser for three charities — two benefiting children with cancer, and the other for families that have lost babies to sudden infant death syndrome — an endeavor he has undertaken each of the last 18 years. Among the guests were children and parents who had been the beneficiaries of his efforts — particularly the Imus Cattle Ranch for Kids with Cancer, a p... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=540684 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 23:07:32 +0100 540684 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=535436&cid=t_158311_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F108093617%2F I really don’t have anything to say about Don Imus — I am no fan, to be sure — but living here in New Jersey, and my husband being a Rutgers alum — I have been appalled, or just outraged, at his use of “crude, offensive language” about the Rutgers women’s baskbetball team last Wednesday while discussing their defeat in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship. I do not know understand how any national autism organization can be associated with someone who can use such hateful words. (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=535436 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:11:42 +0100 535436 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=488324&cid=t_158311_133_f&fid=35128&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthiswayoflife.org%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D132 I report abuses of autistic people in a few different places, as I become aware of them. (For instance, LiveJournal Autistic Abuse Community) I try to be fair, and try to minimize any editorial comments about the abuse, as I think it is really important to not make abuse reporting into a political game. Some people still see my reports (mostly linking to news reports) as political. I’ve been accused of being anti-parent. Usually what happens is several abuses (or murders, in the worst cases) occur at the hands of parents. I report on each of these, as I think they are worth mentioning in the context of the abuses autistic people face. I don’t report on these because I hate parents, think parents are all abusers, or anything else. I certainly don’t ignore other abuses to r... NTs Are Weird blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=488324 Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:00:32 +0100 488324