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• Westboro Baptist Church gets Pwned by 5-Year Old

  By ticorules on June 16, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  You’d think the Westboro Baptist Church would just wrap it up.  I’ve already written about the WBC being scolded by the Ku Klux Klan.  Being talked down to by a terrorist group is pretty embarrassing.  But every time I think… Read More ›

• Partisan Views about NSA Surveillance Programs

  By ticorules on June 12, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  People suck. So Pew Research recently released a study that showed that the majority of Americans are fine with the Surveillance State.  Post 9/11, we’ve been a  frightened people willing to give up our most precious Civil Liberties for the false… Read More ›

• Happy Loving vs. Virginia Day

  By ticorules on June 12, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  For those that don’t know, Loving vs. Virginia was the Supreme Court case that invalidated laws concerning the criminality of inter-racial marriages.   The case was decided on June 12, 1967.  And yes that is in fact a picture from my wedding day.

• Blast from the past: KKK vs. WBC

  By ticorules on May 30, 2013 • ( 2 )

  So this blog tends to mostly cover political topics.  There are basically two flavors of those topics: Flavor number one is random political person will say/do something so stupid, offensive or downright racist that I feel needs to be responded to immediately. … Read More ›

• Trust me on this one, Christians are not a “hated minority”

  By ticorules on May 11, 2013 • ( 2 )

  I’m not certain if anyone has noticed, but recently a new member has been invited into the ranks of ‘hated minorities’:  homophobic bigots!  According to the barrel of wacky wingnuts at the Family Research Council, Christians who believe that homosexuality is sinful… Read More ›

• Here Comes the Hate for Jason Collins

  By ticorules on May 1, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  Despite the overwhelmingly positive reaction that Jason Collins has received for his courageous steps out of the closet and into the limelight as an openly gay player for the National Basketball Association, haters gonna hate.  Sportige compiled some of the… Read More ›

• Jason Collins Shocks the World by coming out as a Black man!

  By ticorules on April 29, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  Today Jason Collins shocked the world by revealing a secret in Sports Illustrated that precious few people knew about.  You see, up until very recently Mr. Collins had a secret that he kept from everyone.  Even members of his family. … Read More ›

• Sour Grapes of Wrath for Iowa Marriage Equality

  By ticorules on April 28, 2013 • ( 0 )

  Back in 2009, the Iowa Supreme Court voted unanimously in favor of marriage equality.  Since then, the justices involved in that decision have been under a constant barrage of stupid.  Unfortunately, Iowa is one of those states that elects judges… Read More ›

• Link Roundup

  By ticorules on April 25, 2013 • ( 2 )

  So we’re starting a new thing here on the Non-Blogosphere. It’s called Link Roundup. Every week or so I’m going to point out some cool links or stories online. I read a bunch or interesting stuff that’s either not worthy… Read More ›

• Some Final Thoughts on Gun Control

  By ticorules on April 25, 2013 • ( 4 )

  I was trying to come up with some way to express my supreme displeasure at the Senate for the farce they perpetrated on the American public. That being the failed legislation on any kind of reasonable gun control.  I’ve been… Read More ›