WonketteUnfollowverified_publisherThe New Yorker - Adrian ChenShe was a prized daughter of the Westboro Baptist Church. Then she started to question her faith, one tweet at a time. On December 1, 2009, to commemorate World AIDS Day, Twitter announced a promotion: if users employed the hashtag #red, their tweets would appear highlighted in red. Megan …
WonketteErmahgerddon: The Untold Story of the Ermahgerd Girlverified_publisherVanity Fair - Darryn KingIn March 2012, 23-year-old Maggie Goldenberger was in the middle of a six-month trip to India and the Philippines with her then-girlfriend. They were travelling from India’s southern tip and heading north for Rajasthan, stopping in at Internet cafes around once a week, for 15 to 30 minutes at a …
WonketteA city’s immovable roadblock - The Boston Globebostonglobe.com - Michael KranishUnbeknownst to Dean, however, an extraordinary coalition was at work behind the scenes to take away the money before the check could be written. The …
WonketteThose who decry both abortion and gun control are anti-woman, not pro-lifeverified_publisherThe Guardian - Martha PlimptonPotential life – with all its promise and power – means far more to these demagogues than the actual lives of people here on Earth, now Another gunman opened fire on a classroom last Thursday, this time at Umpqua Community College in my mother’s hometown of Roseburg, Oregon. Nine people were killed …
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WonketteWas Pope Francis Actually Swindled into Meeting Kim Davis?verified_publisherEsquire - Charles P. PierceThe Papal chase: WTF edition. I spent a little time Wednesday night examining my conscience, as we used to say around the ol' confessional, as regards the meeting between Papa Francesco and noted civic layabout Kim Davis. This contemplation was prompted by two things: first, an e-conversation I had …
