The hell is this crap? I live in a different neighborhood so I get stuck with the crap cookies instead of the Tagalogs?

I feel like TED talks are the LinkedIn of speeches; you hear about them but they're just a world away form anything that seems relevant unless you're in a very small, ValleyWag circle.

And that's a terrible, immoral law that's a violation of the 8th Amendment. So no, I will not consider murder in a case.

Yes, and they are refusing to provide an essential service and asking to be funded for it.

I want to know what the tags were on this photo!

OK then. Me, I care about the Constitution.

Exactly. We're supposedly a civilized society and we shouldn't be murdering prisoners.

Also, it's murder.

a decision already (seemingly) tilted by the "death qualified" aspect of jury selection, in which opposing the death penalty precludes jury duty on a case like this.

I fail to see how refusing them federal money when they're refusing to provide services is a loss.

It can't be me, right? Jared Leto looks like a weird Rob Lowe in that picture.

Damn it, now I'm reading my own comment in a Dalek voice.

Well, duh. Everyone (alive) is awful at the moonwalk.

You're providing emergency services to refugees, not religious services. RFRA does not apply, exemption denied.

Maaaaybe? Also, several Mad Men episodes, including one where he punched Roger Sterling. He has WGA, PGA, PEN and Emmy awards at this point and at some point is going to score an Oscar nomination.

Yes.

Which is fine.

Ho ho ho Pat Sajak! You so funny, you whackadoo nitwit!

Yeah, I'm the asshole who doesn't think schools should shut down for religious holidays (also, that Christmas has no business being a Federal holiday). If people want to observe their religion, let them make arrangements. (A certain amount of floating holidays per student/person, for instance.)

May I make a small amendment to this? Illinois isn't working to ban them; the ban was signed into law in June and goes gradually into effect: