December 2011
The Nice Guy attitude is reinforced by society.... →
nudityandnerdery:
The Nice Guy attitude is reinforced by society. How many movies, tv shows, and books have a woman rejecting a guys advances over and over only to have her eventually “fall in love with him”. These stories teach men that if they are just persistent enough, “nice” enough, etc. that the object of their affection will suddenly realize they want to jump on their dick. No. What we...
November 2011
Secret panel can put Americans on kill list' |... →
wilwheaton:
American militants like Anwar al-Awlaki are placed on a kill or capture list by a secretive panel of senior government officials, which then informs the president of its decisions, according to officials.
There is no public record of the operations or decisions of the panel, which is a subset of the White House’s National Security Council, several current and former officials said....
Woman given 3-year prison term for food stamp... →
wilwheaton:
A Rankin County mother will serve more time in federal prison for lying on her food stamp application than a group of people recently sentenced in a multimillion-dollar mortgage fraud scheme.
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[Judge] Wingate bypassed sentencing McLemore under federal guidelines that suggested she receive two to eight months in prison and would have made her eligible for probation. He instead...
