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A Rare Bird, A Strange Duck, One Funky Blog
random thought of the moment:
Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth more than ruin more even than death. Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit. Thought looks into the pit of hell and is not afraid. Thought is great and swift and free, the light of the world, and the chief glory of man.
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litigation
When Pigs Fly
Crushed flier wins obesity payout
"Virgin Atlantic has paid a woman passenger £13,000 (US$20,289) compensation, after she was squashed by an obese person who sat next to her on a transatlantic flight."
We Actually Won a Case?!?
Nurse fired over 'morning-after' pill wins case
A federal jury ordered a Riverside County public health clinic to pay $47,000 to a nurse who was fired for refusing to dispense "morning-after" contraceptives. The nurse, Michelle Diaz, said that dispensing the pills would violate her religious beliefs. The jury found that the clinic had violated her civil […]
