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- American Friends Service Committee belief in the worth of every person
- American Indian College Fund Ensuring access to higher education
- Center for Victims of Torture reclaiming human dignity
- Planned Parenthood,MN/ND/SD protecting women’s health
- The Woodland Trust conserving British native woodland
- United Negro College Fund Ensuring access to higher education
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- Athena Kildegaard my friend, a poet
- College Visit Tips Nic and Tom share tips
- Funkomaticblogotron A man of sheer awesome who likes music and typewriters.
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- Jane B my friend, very cool person
- Jess Larson my friend, an artist
- Lisa Bevevino Smart woman
- MEM biking biologist
- Sub-Evil Boy’s frantic scrabblings We’ve created a monster …argh!!!!!!!
- ThomasMcPhee.com His page
- UnhinderedByTalent playlists our KUMM radioshow playlists
Feminism
- A Day Without Rape speach by Andrea Dworkin
- I blame the patriarchy blaming the Twisty way
- Orchids in the Arctic for women who love men
- Shakesville feminism
- Shapely Prose Fat positive blog
- Someplace Safe local shelter
- The f Word UK feminism
Food
- Cook For Good recipes
- Easy Bean csa on the prairie
- Pomme De Terre Food Co-op local and organic food stuffs
Media
- TV Renewal Scorecard show comings and goings
Miscellany
- Crone of Cottonwood County Twisty Faster’s alternate site
- Sony Headphones manual
- Wirecutter reviews of all the things
The Arts
- Aerogramme Writers' Studio for emerging and established writers
- BBC radio stations
- Bibliodyssey eclectic bookart
- Lake Region Writers' Network support for regional writers
- PRCA helping the arts happen on the lone prairie
- Rural America Contemporary Art We even make it out here on the prairie
- WARM supporting regional women artists
- Writing Systems of the World a source for scripts to use in art
Thinky Thoughts
- A Don's Life Mary Beard lets us have it
- Ill Doctrine intelligent commentary
- New Kid on the Hallway a whole new corridor
- Pharyngula evolution and squid and pirates, oh my!
- Whatever SciFi writer with an opinion
What's Happening
- BBC News what’s going on in the world
- cyclingfans.com grand tour coverage
- Indivisible Morris Resistance is not futile
- Morris Theatre keeping first run movies in our community
- Morris, MN weather keeping an eye on climate change
- TheGuardian what’s going on in the world
- Tortoise an experiment in news media
- WordPress
A Little Cloud of Content
Category Archives: What the heck?
UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
The following comes from the Centre for Victims of Torture (CVT). This is what you need to know about how torture is actually used in the real world of despots and repressive regimes. Clearly the current US administration lives in … Continue reading
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And the fun just goes on
So England have made it to the quarterfinal round of the World Cup and they still haven’t played a decent game of football. Just think what will happen if they ever get their act together! Wow, they’d be unstopable. They … Continue reading
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Telling it like it is
This is from Jonathon Porritt on BBC Radio Four’s, Any Questions, Friday 23rd June. On George Bush and his attitude to climate change, … scientifically dishonest, politically inept and, from a humanitarian point of view, completely cynical and immoral. The … Continue reading
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ESPN World Cup Commentators
I’ve worked it out. I know why the US coverage of the World Cup is so crap. See, I was on the road to Damascus and I had this revelation!!!!! One of the great things about this piece of knowledge … Continue reading
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It brings back fond memories
When I was a kid, Saturday tea times would be spent hiding behind the couch in terror. A good kind of terror I hasten to add. All sorts of monsters would be loose in my imagination while watching a certain … Continue reading
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The Boy Plays Ball
Sub Evil Boy decided he’d like to play Little League this year so we signed him up and have been attending games for the last few weeks. We were a little nervous at first because of his complete lack of … Continue reading
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Restoring Human Dignity
From Article 2 of the United Nations Convention Against Torture: No exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether a state of war or a threat or war, internal political instability or any other public emergency, may be invoked as a justification of torture. … Continue reading
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Google.com is having way too much fun today
You really should check out google’s latest product To quote from their page With Google Romance, you can: * Upload your profile – tell the world who you are, or, more to the point, who you’d like to think you … Continue reading
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Turq is no more
Sadly, Turq has finally bowed to the inevitable and met his end. After so many years of evading the grim reaper, his houdini-like talent for confounding the experts failed him. Twelve years wasn’t a bad run given his inclinations. Who … Continue reading
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Where I’ve been in the States
Given that I’ve only lived this side of the pond 16 years, I’m not doing so bad on my state tally. 70% and counting. Of the main land 48 I’ve really only missed the east coast. create your own visited … Continue reading
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