Aspersions on his asparagus

That ornament* to the Senate House of Representatives Louie Gohmert performed the difficult feat of making Attorney General Holder look good. I am happy to join in on the Gohmert pile-on.

*The German word for "ornament" is schmuck.

Hashtag brownies

Getting hep to a trend

Thanx to andrewducker

Foreign customs

An Australian politician has apologized for liking an illicit picture of a teenage boy on Facebook. In the picture, the boy was partaking in the time-honored Australian tradition of "sneaky nuts," whereby he was furtively exposing his genitals.

Gawker

Good news

In Cuba, a member of the royal family is leading the defense of sexual minorities, and Uncle Fidel has apologized for the bad old days. Good for them!

Thanx to Feministing

Alas

Why Society Still Needs Feminism