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Unnatural Natural Women

April 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Hot Off The Presses, Only in Utah...

Say what you like about the religion, it’s not natural for women’s faces to be this lean. Even for nursing mothers, these women look like they’re not getting enough to eat. The one in the middle is becoming famous on Flickr for that monobrow, by the way. Their body language is weirdly out of [...]

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FLDS Polygamists: No Records of Births, Deaths, Abuse

April 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Hot Off The Presses, Mini-Posts, Notty Problems: Even Leaving Doesn't Solve Them, Only in Utah..., Religion

One thing to remember: the FLDS compounds are as self-sufficient as possible. Medical care is handled “inhouse.” State mandated reporter laws for suspected abuse cases and records keeping: forget about it.
More Clarity About Abuse, Intermarriage, Child Breeders, and the Fundamentalist Church of Later Day Saints | PEEK | AlterNet

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Obama Played BBall with the Marines

April 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Uncategorical Weirdness

From the Obama Campaign Flickr Stream - it looks like there was a friendly little B-Ball game between Obama and some Marines in Indiana. One of the comments on its Flickr page reads:
“That’s the next President of the United States you’re about to foul!”
Via: Flickr Title: 25April2008_BBall5 By: Barack Obama Originally uploaded: 26 [...]

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Opposition reunites in Zimbabwe

April 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Hot Off The Presses, Mini-Posts

This is in advance of the official announcement of the election results (which I assume is in the MDC’s favor). Ironically, it took place at a swiftly called press conference at South Africa’s main airport, as President-elect Tsvangirai has been in Botswana waiting for results.
BBC NEWS | Africa | Opposition reunites in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwes divided [...]

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