Archive for the tag 'Tirades'

Shop Small

If one more person points to the evils that Wal-Mart or Target does and sounds all surprised, I am going to scream. MoveOn.org recently sent me this: Did you hear about Target? The second-largest discount store in the U.S. contributed $150,000 to support a far-right Republican who supports Arizona’s draconian immigration law, wants to abolish [...]

A Short History of Compulsory Schooling

This just slays me. But then again, we all need a revolution we can dance to, yeah?

When the virus takes us — S. 909

Hey gang… this just in from Advocate Aaron (who is, believe it or not, cooler in person than online): The U.S. Senate is set to give legally protected status to pedophiles and 30 other sexual orientations. The Senate refused to define what is meant by sexual orientation in S. 909, the “Hate Crimes” bill. This [...]

Disabled II — Playing By The Rules?

I spent another half an hour on the phone with HR. They’ve upped they ante. The rules, if you’ll recall from part I of this rant, are that if you’re disabled during the focal review period, you are ineligible for raises, etc, until you come back, at manager’s discretion. I happen to think this is [...]