The Antisocial Socialist

Conservative senator Patrick Brazeau is a wife-beating racist shitbag, and it seems to have caught up with him. Read this, then read this, and then enjoy the happy memory of that time Justin Trudeau punched him out. (Note: I also enjoy the thought of Trudeau getting punched, but Brazeau is more of a scumbag. Note also that this typifies my feelings about the Liberal and Conservative parties, respectively.)

While we're on the topic of people who shouldn't be in positions of authority, the LAPD has now totally lost its shit. If I'm following the story correctly, an ex-LAPD officer went nuts and killed a bunch of people after trying to whistleblow about corruption in the department. The LAPD reacted by shooting him just kidding, shooting two completely innocent people who looked nothing like him (as in they were Asian women and he is a black dude, but, you know, driving a car that looked a bit like his).

My pension plan is evil. :( I mean, I knew that, but this is really evil.

If you need a chaser after that, here's a video of the first Hello Kitty in space.



I also like this list of 25 things you don't have to justify to anyone. I disagree with #22, though—who you vote for affects other people, and if you vote for someone who, for example, wants to take some of my human rights away, I reserve the right to judge you for it. Otherwise, though, I think it's got a message many of us need to hear right now.

In other news, the snow is really coming down, isn't it? I am really enjoying my classes this semester and I hate the thought of losing a day of teaching, but—you know, if it's a snow day and I can hang around in my pyjamas all day watching The Wire and cuddling with my cats, that's okay too.

First up, we have this must-read: What Right-Wingers See When They Read the New York Times. It's very helpful, especially for Canuckistanis like me who really do not understand what Americans mean when they talk about the liberal, biased media. The Klimt part is the best.

Next, you will be pleased to find out that Feministe has located a solution for The NiceGuy. Check out Big Bad Chinese Mama. Besides being my hero of the day, BBCM has made some articles of clothing that I covet.*

(Hat tip for both links: Feministe.)

If you needed another reason to mock Jacqueline Mackie Paisley Passey, she's got another post up about how she's still better than everyone else. In this post, she points out that she's particularly better than fat people and poor people. Predictably, members of the lower classes arrive to take issue with this statement, and predictably, Ubermensch RFJason leaps to her defense with:

We know, because we have reasoned it, that a person's reward is the sum of his intelligence, application, perseverence, and cunning. It is darwinism at its finest. We are fit, able-bodied and able-minded, and we are not afraid to use our ability, and to advertise ourselves as such.

For good measure, he inexplicably reminds us about 9-11 OMG NEVAR FORGET!!!one!! with this bizarre comment:

It should be apparent by now that Jacq, nor anyone else of her quality is going to bow down to those would condemn her. You know who else condemns and attacks you when you don't bow down? Dictators. Megalomaniacs. Psycho nutjobs. Yeah ... let's go have relationships with those types of personalities! While we're add it, why don't we up the fun-quotient by watching 9/11 tapes?

Love!

(The best comment is here, and you have to read it in its entirety.)

Finally, I promised that I wouldn't mention it again, so just hop back to the post that dare not speak its name that I made the other day, and read the edit. You won't be disappointed.

* Speaking of my poor abused VISA card, squee! and drool!

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EDIT: This is intriguing. I have no idea what some of these pictures are supposed to be.
( That interest meme that everyone's doing )