Secrets and Lies

So a good friend of mine decided to try her hand at some fanfic. I'm not big into fanfic, but I decided to give this one a go, and I am glad I did, great read so far. It's Buffy-related, but no knowledge of the show is necessary. It's already been nominated for a thingy. Check it out:

http://jasmydae.com/wt/stories/Jasmydae/Constants/

Check it out, and let her know what you think. (Or hit her up on her LJ.)

"Unless the Republican Party ends its self-imposed captivity to social fundamentalists, it will spend a long time in the political wilderness. On Nov. 4, the American people very clearly rejected the politics of demonization and division. It's long past time for the GOP to do the same."
-Christine Todd Whitman

"Will we ever find out what President Bush really did in our name? There's so much we still don't know - about torture, warrantless wiretapping, and the politicization of the Justice Department, just for starters."

Follow-ups! FiveThirtyEight on dispelling Prop. 8 myths. (Courtesy robin_d_laws.) Related: on blacks, science, and homosexuality. Also, are gun sales really skyrocketing? (Courtesy vwvortexer.)

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