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Friday Links!

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Asteroid With Six Tails Looks Like A Lawn Sprinkler.

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn to Sign Marriage Equality Bill on November 20.

Meet the 32 Senate Republicans who voted to continue LGBT discrimination in the workplace.

ENDA: Stuck in a ’90s Time Warp.

A College Freshman Turned in Jezebel Blog Post as His Homework.

Rand Paul is sinking fast — but hopes we won’t notice.

Burglar Invades Old Lady’s House Only to Find She’s a Competitive Axe-Thrower.

I think he’s underused on Arrow, thought they had made better use of him on Teen Wolf, but in neither case did I know that Colton Haynes could sing:
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Today is the first day of National Novel Writing Month! If you’ve never tried NaNoWriMo I highly encourage it.

9 Rules for the Black Birdwatcher.

Wyoming’s smallest town, population 1, is set to become the birthplace of a Vietnamese coffee empire.

Surfers ride ‘biggest ever’ waves at Nazare during St Jude’s Day storm (and barely live to tell the tale).

Senate intelligence committee chair Dianne Feinstein, who has been a loyal defender of the NSA, breaks ranks to oppose US spying on allies.

“Lost World” Discovered in Remote Australia.

Creating Great Guerrilla, Sabotage and Ambient Marketing.

Op-ed: LGBT Kids In The Bible Belt Need Our Help.

I’ve had this song on my phone for six weeks… and this is not how I imagined he might make a video of it. And it’s a little freaky how a costume and facial hair change can transform someone:
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And a couple of naughty songs from Mister Chase:
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This is incredibly wonderful (and thanks to Rahirah for the link!)
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The Octopus That Almost Ate Seattle.

What year is it? KKK Battles With Town Over Renaming School Named For Klan Founder (Our local alt-weekly paper headlined it’s covered of this story, “If the KKK Doesn’t Want You to Change the Name of Your School, You Should Probably Change the Name of Your School” my thought is, if someone thinks refering to people uncomfortable with the name as “many bestial blacks and other criminal elements out for revenge” should seal the deal)

The creator of Calvin & Hobbes: Mental Floss Exclusive Interview with Bill Watterson.

This, Right Here, Is The Problem. “…this is why women are routinely mocked by sexist, skeezy shits who think that finding us attractive must necessarily invalidate whatever point we’re making…”

The Marriage Equality Movement Could Change Dramatically In The Next Two Weeks.

What we Teach Men.

Houston Chronicle Expresses Regrets For Endorsing Cruz.

Morning Radio Host Interviews Psychic and Puts Him to Shame.

The religious right is a fraud: Nothing Christian about Michele Bachmann’s values.

Rachel Maddow sums up the government shut down fight’s accomplishments (click here if the video isn’t embedding properly):
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And sometimes you need a band and a bus to propose marriage:
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It’s National Coming Out Day!

Set some time aside to look at all the pictures and watch the videos: The cave so huge it has its own weather system: Explorers discover a lost world with thick cloud and fogs trapped inside.

The Oatmeal explains: Columbus was an awful person, but Bartolome de la Casa was not.

While that was being shared, other people wanted to remind us: The Oatmeal Sucks, Even if Buzzfeed Was Wrong.

I don’t even know where to begin: Landlord discovers 11-foot python in rental property: undernourished, abandoned, burned because it had wrapped itself around a water heater for warmth. “the second time in a month that law enforcement has asked for assistance from WSU to catch a large snake according to College of Veterinary Medicine officials.”

25 years of National Coming Out Day:
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SCIENCE: JERKS DON’T UNDERSTAND SARCASM.

Public Couple Fights Anti-Gay Bullying and Alleged Censorship.

Why is Betty White changing her name:
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I’ve been a bit out of it all week, recovering from the convention, trying to get back into the swing at work, and then coming down with a head/nose/throat thing. So this week’s links are a bit shorter…

This is from early in the week, so you may have seen it, but Amelia (mother of a 7-year-old who came out when he was 6) asks, “Who is in a gay family?” My favorite line: “And to those who think that my baby boy needs to be fixed: Fuck you. My kid is perfect just they way he is.”

Sad, but worth the read: Children and Guns: The Hidden Toll.

Need a job? Know how to sew? A Wave of Sewing Jobs as Orders Pile Up at U.S. Factories.

Have some Gender-swapped Disney Princesses.

Lewis Black has a hilarious take on the homophobic pasta maker:

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Secret ‘Ex-Gay Awareness Dinner’ Fails Miserably Money quote: “Because.. making a belty, Broadway/Disney-style music video is the perfect way to prove to the world that you’re no longer gay.”
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Lots of people were sharing the “I quit” video posted by Marina Shifrin. This work from home Mom decided to film her own version:
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Since I’m at RainFurrest, this edition of Friday Links was collected earlier in the week.

NOM’s Brian Brown, the ‘Bigocrite’ – Brian Brown claims to be the victim, but he and his organization have bullied so many people in the past.

Lip Sync Battle with Joseph Gordon Levitt, Stephen Merchant and Jimmy Fallon (Joseph is awesome both times)
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Black Rhino Standoff
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Stephen King Fans Get Duped Into Buying a Seven-Page Review of a Stephen King Book

Former President George H.W. Bush was an official witness at the same-sex wedding of two longtime friends.

Texas Voter ID Law May End Octogenarian’s 60-Year Voting Streak.

Ex-gay confused proudly rejected books with banned books.

Speaking of which, this is Banned Books Week. Go see what you can do to protect the freedom to read. Or at least what other people are doing.

Don’t forget to check out Deer Me for a new comic strip.

And, of course, Mr Cow.

Justin Timberlake covers the Jacksons’ Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) on BBC’s Live Lounge:
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This music video is a chilling commentary on oppression:
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And for something a bit more uplifting, this is an awesome cover:
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Finally, too awesome for words (Thanks to Seashellseller for the link!):
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This is an (almost) all-video edition of Friday Links. Enjoy!

Better This Way:
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Ralph Bear, Father of the Video Game Console, still inventing at 90:
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Maru has a younger sister:
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A Capella Science – Bohemian Gravity!
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You don’t have to understand the lyrics to enjoy this music video (the dancing alone is worth it). The title translates into English as, “Dad, where are you?”
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Don’t forgot to check for a new comic at Deerme.net.
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And what week would be complete without a Mr. Cow strip?

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Every now and then, I just want to share cool things found on the web.

Patrick Stewart recites a poem his aunt used recite, in his native Huddlesfield accent and dialect:
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John Barrowman responds to a question at this year’s Dragon Con about finally be able to get legally married:
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And once you mention John and Dragon Con, you have to go look at this clip from last year’s Dragon Con:
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This one is in two parts. First, a couple opens a business on Orcas Island, and on the flagpole in front of their business they flew a U.S. flag with a rainbow flag beneath… until someone objected:

Guest Opinion: Fear is Ignorance; Anonymity is Cowardly

As news spread, other businesses were displeased that one or two of their neighbors had anonymously made the new couple feel unwelcome…

…so dozens of businesses banded together to have rainbow flags flying on their buildings by Labor Day.

Then, this not-safe-for-work response to the strangely homophobic “Roast of James Franco” on Comedy Central:

REMINDER: When anti-gay Christianist hate groups call for nationwide boycotts of LGBT-friendly companies, that is a righteous use of the free market in order to preserve morality, marriage, family, and The American Way. But when GAY groups use or threaten the use of a boycott, THAT is homofascist intimidation, intolerance, bullying, and a “mafia-style” attempt to deny the freedom of speech. (Hello, Oregon!) Just so we’re clear.

Jon interviews the UN Refugee Agency representative in charge of the refugee camps in countries surrounding Syria. It’s not comedy, it’s a serious interview covering a story everyone else is ignoring.

Mr. Cow adjusts after being returned by the aliens.

And check out Deer Me!

And now, your moment of What???

Edit: I was trying to link to a Daily Show clip, but it doesn’t seem to work. Try this link to a Crooks and Liars story that contains the video instead.