Oglala Lakhota says YES to Abortion

The president of Oglala Lakhota native reserve in South Dakota is looking to have abortion clinics on their sovereign land. South Dakota recently passed a bill that makes abortion illegal, even if it is wanted after a “simple rape.” The law makers were mostly males, and they decided that women can’t make their own decisions about what they can (and can’t) do to their bodies.

“The President of the Oglala Sioux Tribe on the Pine Ridge Reservation, Cecilia Fire Thunder, was incensed. A former nurse and healthcare giver she was very angry that a state body made up mostly of white males, would make such a stupid law against women”

And for a little direct action, I encourage all females to call Senator Bill Napoli at work at 605-348-7373 for help making decisions since he thinks women can’t think. So if you don’t know if you should watch Brokeback Mountain or V is for Vendetta give him a ring!

For some more info check out BoingBoing.

If you think abortion is not a “good thing,” please leave a comment as to why. I am very curious as to why people think abortion is wrong.

CRIA Study Says: Downloading Not So Bad

The CBC reports that a study put up by the Canadian Recording Industry Association may be showing that music downloading is not harmful to the recording industry. The study shows that the largest music downloading demographic is also the largest music buying demographic, among other interesting results.

The interpretations are being debated over by recording industry heavyweights. I think the real good news here is that the question is being earnestly considered.

Emote to Live Longer

“Every time a person is forced to repress his true feelings there are negative consequences for his health,” said Professor Dieter Zapf, a researcher into human emotions.

Psychologists at Frankfurt University have done some research and discovered that the more true emotions you show the longer your life should be. The key to success is to show your real emotion, faking it causes more stress and a quicker trip to the grave.

Be true to yourself.

Make Love, Not War

Thousands of people showed their love for peace yesterday by protesting the war in Iraq, Afghanistan, and many other conflicts around the world.

Forbes has an article on the peace movement (in their technology section for some odd reason) and the CBC has a much better article that covers the international scale of the peace movement.

For those of you who couldn’t make it out to a rally you can always email your representatives in your government.