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RT @mattyglesias: Lucky for us Christians never shoot anyone. Otherwise America might have the developed world's highest murder rate.7:08 AM Nov 6th from web
#FortHood Under category of reserving judgment, Army sources now report alleged gunman is alive - and in stable condition. Stay tuned7:16 PM Nov 5th from web
#FortHood Rules for judging News: 3rd - Reserve judgment. Reserve judgment. Reserve judgment. Reserve judgment.3:34 PM Nov 5th from web
#FortHood Rules for judging news: Is person being quoted in a position to know? Anonymous sources = unreliable. Not on scene = unreliable3:33 PM Nov 5th from web
#FortHood Rules for judging news: 2nd - evaluate the quality of the news source. Is the "reporter" on the scene? Who is he or she quoting?3:31 PM Nov 5th from web
#FortHood Rules for judging news: No REALLY... it will take days or months to learn exactly what happened & why3:30 PM Nov 5th from web
#FortHood Rules for judging the breaking news: 1st - Reserve judgement on everything you hear. Some of it will be false.3:29 PM Nov 5th from web
#FortHood No conclusion jumping! As reporter, I covered plane crashes & other disasters & learned it takes days/wks/months to learn truth3:20 PM Nov 5th from web
Oh Maine, are you going to break my heart? #LGBT8:45 PM Nov 3rd from web
Watching Maine is nail-biting miserable; we won't know Wash R71 for days; hooray Kalamazoo;some victories elsewere, but all in all: ARG!8:44 PM Nov 3rd from web
Will the National Equality March really make a difference? http://tinyurl.com/yzozluo3:10 PM Oct 12th from web
@ClipsNChips U of Cal Palm Center sets out timeline. See my column at http://tinyurl.com/yk2c7hl6:27 PM Oct 10th from web in reply to ClipsNChips
@ClipsNChips I'm not talking about a Congressional timeline, but timeline for action B4 Congress acts.6:07 PM Oct 10th from web in reply to ClipsNChips
@ClipsNChips Congress does have to act for repeal, but policy can be frozen w/ exec order & we can stop the tragedy of booting good troops6:00 PM Oct 10th from web in reply to ClipsNChips
@RobinJP I understand the emotion5:56 PM Oct 10th from web in reply to RobinJP
@ClipsNChips Prez did not use either the words "marriage" or "civil union." You could hear "marriage" if you strained, but nothing concrete5:53 PM Oct 10th from web in reply to ClipsNChips
@ClipsNChips 1 more thot: He could create DADT timeline, talk abt Maine & Wash balloting. Don't mistake me: Speech is great, but we nd more5:49 PM Oct 10th from web in reply to ClipsNChips
@ClipsNChips He has commited to this over & over again. It's great. It really is & I get about renewing pushing Dems, still, more of same5:47 PM Oct 10th from web in reply to ClipsNChips
@RobinJP Guess I'm too jaded. I wanted something new from him. I've heard most of this speech before. Greaqt speech. Still no action.5:45 PM Oct 10th from web in reply to RobinJP
Obama #HRCdinner: He makes the case for us. Great! But no announcements, no actions, just words - possibly empty.5:43 PM Oct 10th from web

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Bio Political IQ columnist. Writer specializing in LGBT, spirituality, climate change. Searching 4 meaning of life, politics, science fiction & women’s basketball.