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Damn it.

I left my plug converter in the library, and my computer’s battery is going to die in exactly 4 minutes. I won’t be getting the converter back for another 15 hours or so, which means that I will not be around to moderate comments. Which means that some of your comments will inevitably get stuck [...]

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Is she lying about rape? Just check out her pay stub.

This comment, left in response to my post about rape and power, ruined my morning: I don’t know what kind of women Marsalis targeted, though as the Duke non-rape case shows, there are good reason to be skeptical about women’s testismonies when low-class women are involved. There’s so much going on with that comment that [...]

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When is rape at gunpoint not rape? When it’s “theft of services.”

UPDATE 2: Mike in comments has provided a link to the Complaint form for the Pennsylvania Jucidial Conduct Board. Once again, be polite, and be sure to follow the instructions. Thanks. At least, that’s the stance of Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge Teresa Carr Deni. She dropped all the sexual assault and assault charges against Dominique [...]

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The Frosts speak

Crooks & Liars has video of the Frosts’ first TV interview, with Keith Olbermann. MSNBC also has photos of the aftermath of the accident that nearly killed Graeme and Gemma Frost. Also: Malkin kvetches. Text at the C&L link; I won’t link her here. What was the difference that S-CHIP made to Graeme and Gemma [...]

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