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The Daily Tweets, 2009-09-26
@jansonjones Well, I came out of the night with a plastic cornucopia w/ protruberant French bread: I dubbed it the Diversity Dildo. in reply to jansonjones # @redrummy Thank you! in reply to redrummy # @katsylver Thank you! in reply … Continue reading
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True Diversity Dinner: Slideshow
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Tagged diversity, lgbtq, slideshow, True Diversity Dinner 2009
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Unity & union-busting
Workers fight for a fair contract with a union-busting employer — the Anchorage Hilton Hotel, where today two events featuring keynote speaker Lynn Swann are being held: an Alaska Republican Party fundraiser, and the Mayor’s Unity Dinner. Unity? — or union-busting?
Posted in Social justice, True Diversity Dinner
Tagged crossposted, Dan Sullivan, diversity, Hilton Anchorage, hotel workers, Lynn Swann, Mayor's Unity Dinner, True Diversity Dinner 2009, unions, UNITE HERE Local 878
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Q & A: What happens when you click "Volunteer" at the Alaskans for Parental Rights website?
Q. What happens when you click “Volunteer” at the Alaskans for Parental Rights website? A. You get taken to the “Volunteer” page for the “Yes on 8” website. Yes on 8 is the campaign in California to deny the equal right to marry to same-sex couples. Here’s further evidence of linkages showing how Alaska’s Christianist right is dependent upon financial, organizational, and ideological support from outside the state.
Posted in Alaska politics, Marriage equality
Tagged abortion, Alaska Family Council, Christianism, Jim Minnery, same-sex marriage
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The Daily Tweets, 2009-09-25
@createtomorrow Which link in which tweet didn't work? in reply to createtomorrow # @createtomorrow I just checked all the links I've made in tweets Sep 22 through now, & all worked for me. in reply to createtomorrow # Yesterday it … Continue reading
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True Diversity v. fake unity
Another aspect of the Mayor’s “Unity” Dinner: it’s being held at the only hotel in town, the Hilton, that is in the midst of an employee-encouraged boycott because of the employer’s refusal to bargain in good faith. Also, we could use a little assistance with costs of our dinner!
The Daily Tweets, 2009-09-23
Winter is a’cumin in: termination dust, fall equinox, & this morning my winter coat came out. # RT: @joshtpm: Poll: How whacked are whackjobs on each side of the aisle? http://bit.ly/1RmYQe // Bush was Voldemort, Obama is Harry Potter. # … Continue reading
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PFD = $1,305
Well, that should help pay for the tatami-style bed I’ve been hankering for. Thank you, Jay Hammond, may you rest in peace. Thank you, Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend Division.
Posted in Journal
Tagged PFD (Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend), Socialism is alive & well in Alaska. Yay!
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Termination dust
The seasons are changing, & the first dusting of snow on the Chugach Mountains is telling us in Anchorage that winter’s not far. (Photos.)
The Daily Tweets, 2009-09-22
RT @CapricaSeven: primary def'n of "seminal" is "pertaining to..semen". Now, talk of "seminal ideas" w/out giggling. // or wanting to spit # @jansonjones Aaaah, Eleanor Rigby! Wish I'd known about that constipation remedy a long time ago. Better put it … Continue reading
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