It’s going to be in the 90s in Seattle tomorrow. That is not okay.

– The depressing reality of programming and young women: To My Daughter’s High School Programming Teacher (h/t @baubert)

– Bloomberg sinks lower; I’m so happy that NYC will have a new mayor soon: A Lesson on Racism for Mayor Bloomberg (h/t @LaurenARankin)

– Interesting read: How the right plays with murder: The antiabortion movement’s cycle of violence

– A man pleads guilty to tricking his girlfriend into taking an abortificant. The problem: Undermining Our Rights In Order To Save Them (via @ShakesTweets)

– I do not miss the often disgusting and violating encounters I had on the subway in NYC: The Soapbox: Why Do We Feel Ashamed For Being Sexually Harassed? (via @LaurenARankin)

– Oh Richard Dawkins. Your a dick (TM): Richard Dawkins Pedophilia Remarks Provoke Outrage (h/t @SophiaPhotos)

– Bad. Ass. Fashion first when plus-size styles hit runway (via @ajam)

– Well this seems awesome: AFL-CIO Adds Transgender Protections To Its Constitution (h/t @SophiaPhotos)

– So, yeah. If I were to drink beer? This ad would totally win me over: An Incredible New Guinness Ad Breaks The Industry Stereotype (h/t @WomenActMedia)

– This pic still has me giggling. The Mister is not as amused. Whatever: SO FUNNY (via @AngryBlackLady)

– But tonight we end with something ADORABLE: An Otter showing you its baby.

Nice weekend for sports (if you’re me) – Huskies have a bye but move up on the rankings, Seahawks win, and most importantly, 49ers win. Football has begun! Now onto the links…

– Penny Arcade apologized. Much of it seems sincere, but I still disagree with the comment about pulling the shirts. Also, calling it “Some Clarification” is pretty cowardly. Just call it an apology. It’s really not that hard: Some Clarification (h/t the Mister)

– Taking white privilege to task: “South Side” Woman Writes Martin Luther King Inspired Letter To White Republicans (h/t @schemaly)

– This dad is awesome: Seeing a Woman: A conversation between a father and son – See more at: http://natepyle.com/seeing-a-woman/#sthash.AfmvsfxG.dpuf (h/t @baubert)

– Man, there’s a whole lot of wrong in the new Texas text books: Texas approves renaming slave trade as “Atlantic triangular trade” (h/t @DrJaneChi)

– This. Is. Horrifying. Americans use the Internet to abandon children adopted from overseas (h/t @Karnythia)

– Five women? Maybe two people of color? The hell? Digital Media History (h/t @JessicaValenti)

– Sexism in science fiction. The Curious Incident of the Novelette and the Hugo Ballot

– In other news, people still treat fat people horribly: Fat Body Politics (h/t @GradientLair)

– The U.K. is winning. The contest? Not forcing our children into gender roles: Toys ‘R’ Us U.K. Agrees To Stop Labeling ‘Boys’ And ‘Girls’ Toys (via @ThinkProgress)

– Now Forbes is recognizing the racist name of the team from our nation’s capitol: Dan Snyder Should Change The Name Of His Football Team Now (h/t @EdgeOfSports)

– Oh Russell Brand. Nicely done. Russell Brand Kicked Out of GQ Awards For Pointing Out Hugo Boss Made Nazi Uniforms

Spent the morning at the fair. Mmmm. Fair food.

– This dad is AMAZING. Would that all parents could accept and be happy about who their kids are: My Son Wears Dresses; Get Over It (h/t the Mister)

– I’ve never been to a con – not their target – but with the information I have, I certainly am not going to start: I Cant Go Back; or Why I’m So Bent Out of Shape About Penny Arcade

– More on Penny Arcade: Why I’m Never Going Back to Penny Arcade Expo (h/t @femfreq)

– So Hobby Lobby took out an ad in papers trying to suggest that the US in a Christian nation. Freedom From Religion Foundation picked it totally apart: In Hobby Lobby We Don’t Trust (via @ffrf)

– I look forward to reading her work on this: Breaking My Silence (h/t @JeremyScahill)

– Ah, rape culture: College students cheer sex abuse (h/t @JessicaValenti)

Zoolander, man. Good times.

– Here’s part two of the article I linked to a couple of days ago: Teaching Naked, Part 2 (h/t the Mister)

– Another analysis of Orange is the New Black: ‘Orange Is the New Black,’ and How We Talk About Race and Identity (h/t @scaTX)

– Diana Nyad’s swim in perspective: What Diana Nyad’s Cuba-To-Florida Swim Tells Us About What It Takes To Make It To The U.S. (via @scaTX)

– One parenting technique: We Post Nothing About Our Daughter Online (h/t @FeministGriote)

– Really, Starbucks? Also, can we have a real conversation about how fucked up it is that corporations can pay below-poverty wages and the rest of the company ends up paying for their workers to have food stamps and medicaid? If they pay such a low rate, shouldn’t THEY be responsible for directly paying for the food stamps? Or at least have to account for the cost to society in their balance sheets? Starbucks Fires Employee on Food Stamps for Eating a Sandwich from the Garbage (via @StrangerSlog)

– I’ve worked for this man twice (first as a volunteer with Special Events, seeing him behind the scenes, and working for a City agency). I liked some of his policies. But I don’t like his racist police department policies and I don’t like him wasting money suing the City Council for trying to fight back: Mayor Bloomberg sues NY City Council over curbs on stop-and-frisk (via @ajam)

– You guys, make a note. DoJ is doing the right thing: Gay Veterans’ Spouses To Receive Benefits After DOJ Announces It Won’t Enforce Marriage Definition

– What’s up with the racism, Tulsa? Afros and dreadlocks are not ‘fads’ for Black children – they are natural hairstyles. Cripes. Tulsa school sends girl home because ‘dreadlocks’ and ‘afros’ are too distracting (h/t @DrJaneChi)

Fall is nearby, and I am excited about it. I like the crisper weather, and I still get that feeling like I’ve got a fresh start on the year. But the ass hattery just keeps truckin’ on:

– Add this to the list of things women can’t do because … vagina? But not all women have vaginas, so I don’t even know. Male conductors are better for orchestras, says Vasily Petrenko (h/t @MissRepresentation)

– Damnit I love philosophy: No, you’re not entitled to your opinion (h/t @JillFilipovic)

– NOPE. Texas Guard refuses to process same-sex benefits (h/t @DrJaneChi)

– Oh goodie. Let’s shame people on food stamps. Publicly. Shall we just get the stocks out of storage now? ‘Artemis of the wildland’ fliers target Portland neighbors on food stamps (h/t @JillFilipovic)

– Apparently we can’t even rely on network news to take the position that killing your autistic kid is wrong: CBS News Should Retract Report Excusing Mother’s Murder of Autistic Child (h/t @AngryBlackLady)

– And finally (h/t the Mister): this is everything – especially Lt. Uhura’s reaction shots:

I hope you all had a great long weekend. Here are some of the stories I’ve been following when I wasn’t out celebrating Angie and Dave’s wedding!

– Perhaps you’ve heard of the rapist who got only 30 days after the girl ended up committing suicide?  The Myth of the Teenage Temptress: or Why a Young Girl Can Not Consent to Sex with an Adult Man (h/t @AngryBlackLady)

– NYPD making bad decisions again: Muslim Teens Allegedly Beaten By NYPD In Bronx Park; Claims Made That Hijabs Ripped Off (h/t @Dr.JaneChi)

– I know I shouldn’t be surprised, but man, the level of disrespect: Teaching Naked, Part 1 (h/t @jenebbeler)

– Another take on consent: Acting Older Isn’t Being Older: How We Fail Young Rape Victims (via @JessicaValenti)

– Check out this ridiculousness from the 50s: If a Woman Needs It, Should She Be Spanked? (h/t @Schemaly)

– A 64-year-old woman accomplished something amazing athletically, but the media ignored it: The Uncommon Beauty of Diana Nyad, and the Relentless Corporate and Media Censorship of Real Beauty

A little late on this one. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

– Damnit Group Health. This is not acceptable. I don’t care that it’s still going to be available ‘without increased cost,’ when a group that has come out saying it supports reproductive health, it should SUPPORT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, not back down. Embarrassing. Group Health to omit abortion coverage on plans sold on state exchange

– Yeah, the man doesn’t have strong decision-making skills: Zimmerman Visits Factory That Made Gun He Used To Kill Trayvon (h/t @raniakhalek)

– It’s despicable how we treat those who don’t earn money by sitting in a cubicle: Largest Strike So Far By Fast-Food Workers Set For Thursday (h/t @scaTX)

– Newsroom had a small story line on this earlier this season. It’s horrifying. People can be such assholes: The Crusading Sisterhood of Revenge-Porn Victims (h/t @JessicaValenti)

– Well this is actually awesome: Treasury Dept.: Married Same-Sex Couples Will Be Respected for Federal Tax Purposes (via @freedomtomarry)

– Interesting take – yeah, relating to someone just because she’s female isn’t my experience either: The Myth of Shared Female Experience and How It Perpetuates Inequality (h/t @sophiaphotos)

– Such great points: “Breast is best” is about race too (h/t @JessicaValenti)

– More on cultural appropriation, and recognizing the differences: From Miley to Macklemore: The Privilege Spectrum (h/t @scaTX)

I gave blood today – second time this summer. If you’re eligible to donate and haven’t in at least eight weeks, you should get on that. You can read these articles while you donate!

– Well this is (sadly) surprising: Private Manning’s Transition (via @nytimes)

– Fast food workers striking for living wages: Courage Is Contagious: Fast Food Workers Expected to Protest Low Wages Nationwide (via @allisonkilkenny)

– Another take on Macklemore: It’s Not Macklemore’s Fault That … (h/t @gradientlair)

– UNACCEPTABLE: Unfit judge rules rape victim who killed herself ‘was as much in control of the situation’ as rapist (h/t @stavvers)

Finally – please watch this if you care at all about online harassment of women: Online Harassment, What Drives it and How it Lowers Visions (via @anitasarkeesian)

Today is an off day. And I really wish my thumb would just be healed already.

– Assange is still an utter shit: Julian Assange Says Being Anti-Choice Represents ‘Non-Violence.’ Non-Violent for Whom? (via @laurenarankin)

– Follow-up from the awesome conversation started a couple of weeks ago: After #solidarityisforwhitewomen: So you want to be an ally, now what? (via @Karnythia)

– Read this: Why I Got Banned from Israel (h/t @PennyRed)

– And for some more utter bull shit: Veterans benefits for gay married couples still denied (h/t @JessicaValenti)

But then the internet gives me this, and so I share with you (h/t @allisonkilkenney)

I have a new job. Same office, same team, new work. Woot! Now, on to what I’ve been reading this weekend …

– So, the TSA, FBI and JetBlue all being horrible to this man: Don’t Fly During Ramadan (h/t @allisonkilkenney)

– Ooof. Really, SF? San Francisco Police Department Falsified Racial Statistics For Arrests, Report Finds (h/t @rhaniakhalek)

– What’s wrong with the justice system? So, so much: Raped and Impregnated at 14, Girl Must Now Share Parental Rights with Her Attacker

– Well this is an interesting development… Snowden: UK government now leaking documents about itself (h/t @irevolt)

– This is fascinating. Portraits of Albanian Women Who Have Lived Their Lives As Men (h/t Keren B)

– So, PoC are being targeted with bleach at UT? The hell? Minority Students At University of Texas Attacked By An Epidemic Of ‘Bleach Bombs’ (h/t @allisonkilkenney)

– This could be handy some day: Just Delete Me helps you painlessly wipe out all your Web accounts (h/t @sophiaphotos)

– What’s that? Commercial interests will always win out over racism? Blacks Asked To Leave South Carolina Restaurant Because White Customer Felt Threatened (Video) (h/t @jbouie)

– Janelle Monae They Tried To Make This Pop Star Dress And Sing A Certain Way. She Refused And Said These Words. (h/t @mollycrabapple)

– Out to fix Wikipedia: Can These Students Fix Wikipedia’s Lady Problem? (via @motherjones)

– Cultural appropriation *cough* Miley *cough*: Cultural Appropriation in Music: From Madonna to Miley Cyrus (h/t @DrJaneChi)

– Another point on this: Rosen: The 2013 VMAs Were Dominated by Miley’s Minstrel Show

– And finally this, which, to my mind, the best of the three: Solidarity is For Miley Cyrus: The Racial Implications of her VMA Performance

– More CNN fail on trans* issues: Behind the scenes at CNN: How the media fails on Chelsea Manning’s gender (via @ZJemptv)

– Oh goody. Credit default by association? Oh Facebook. Facebook friends could change your credit score (via @Q13Fox)