Three only vaguely connected items that I thought you might want to know about:
From Amanda Marcotte: Skepticon Demonstrates That Pro-Fun Means Anti-Harassment
From Jessica at The Friendly Atheist: Uganda Passes ‘Kill the Gays’ Bill
From Think by Numbers: Government Spends More on Corporate Welfare Subsidies than Social Welfare Programs
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The Arkansas Supreme Court has handed us another major victory for gay adoptions, ruling that the state's child welfare board cannot prohibit gays from being foster parents.
Two decades ago, President Bill Clinton signed the “Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act” (PRWORA) and heralded the end of “welfare as we know it.” The law lived up to that promise, but the outcomes for families who depend on it have been problematic.
The Pump Handle is on a holiday break. The following, which was originally published on August 29, is one of our favorite posts from 2016.
by Liz Borkowski, MPH
Well, there is an appropriately ironic countermeasure to take against Uganda.
It works like this (youtube video).