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Category Archives: military
Ender’s Game
Moderatrix’ note: If you have not read Orson Scot Card’s Sci-Fi novel, Ender’s Game, (and why not?), this post is not for you. You man want to consider skipping it, as it will contain spoilers about key characters and plot … Continue reading
Posted in military, politics, pop culture, random babble
Tagged books, Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card
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“Just A Parent”
I had an interesting experience the other day at the 8-10 year old basketball game here on the USAG. We were watching the game of the son of a friend of our family at which The Kid was cheering with … Continue reading
Posted in military, parenting, random babble
Tagged ass hats, classism, failure to meet basic human requirements, jerks, sexism
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#DearJohn: Speaking of Releasing Your Privacy to Prove Rape…
So, according to the language of H.R. 3, the only way that a person would be able to have an abortion covered by any insurance covered under the new plan would be to prove rape, or incest if that person … Continue reading
Posted in military, politics, random babble, violence against women
Tagged #DearJohn, @SpeakerBoehner, H.R. 3, John Boehner, military abortion ban, women in uniform
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#DearJohn: Military Women, Civilian Women, Shouldn’t Have to Justify Their Choices
You may have heard of this act that is attempting to sneak its way through Congress right now, with my new BFF John Boehner (don’t worry, Elaine Donnelly, I haven’t forgotten ya! XOXO) taking up the gavel as the 2011 … Continue reading
Posted in health, military, politics, random babble
Tagged #DearJohn, @SpeakerBoehner, H.R. 3, military abortion ban
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You Will Buy Your Mothers Lunch
“You will buy your mothers lunch” the cocky Boatswain’s Mate (you pronounce it “bo’sun’s mate”. The Navy likes to spell things with all kinds of extra letters. I could name parts of a ship for you sometime, like forecastle. Not … Continue reading
Posted in disability, military, random babble
Tagged boatswain's mates, mental illness, Navy, societal expectations
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Why Act Surprised?
So here’s a funny story for you… With an all Democratic Congress, and a Democratic President, we weren’t able to get a lot of shit done that was promised to us, and without saying “I told you so” (oops, a … Continue reading
Posted in military, politics, random babble
Tagged abortion, reproductive justice, rethuglikans
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Great, Dan, But I Think You Missed The Point…
So, LT Dan Choi apparently feels that it is OK to call someone a “pussy” as an insult, as if that is the worst thing you can call someone, when something doesn’t go his way, and then, when someone speaks … Continue reading
Posted in military, politics, QUILTBAG, random babble
Tagged DADT, Lt. Dan Choi, misogyny, sexism, SWAN, trading oppression
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A Message From Lady Gaga to The Senate
Note from imissedtumblr: This transcript is going to be quick & dirty because I have a meeting in 30 minutes. None of the names are spelled correctly, I’m sorry. (I’m typing this part at the end and I have to … Continue reading
Yokota Teens Pull Childish Prank With Adult Consequenses
A group of teenagers from Yokota Air Force Base, Japan, thought that a fun prank would be to pull a length of rope across a road, for whatever reason that some (not all) teenagers decide that things sound like good … Continue reading
Posted in military, news
Tagged international, military, oy w/the poodles already, systemic violence, teens, violence against women, Yokota AFB
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The 60th Anniversary of The Korean War, Hillary Clinton Visits the Korean War Museum, and Some Musings on Classism and Disabilty…
It’s the 60th Anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War. The Forgotten War, as some will call it, but if you ask my Papa, and many of the other veterans, and many of the people living here in Korea … Continue reading
