Co-founder of reddit Aaron Swartz hanged himself. The 26 year old was struggling with depression and the fear of decades in prison over what amounts to ‘checking out millions of library books‘. I signed this petition: Remove United States District Attorney Carmen Ortiz from office for overreach in the case of Aaron Swartz. It is too late …
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Jan 13 2013
Co-founder of reddit, Aaron Swartz, hanged himself
Co-founder of Reddit, Aaron Swartz, hanged himself. He was many things, a hacker, a free information activist, a tech guru. The 26 year old was soon to be charged for what amounts to ‘checking out millions of library books’ from JSTOR. The federal case was on shaky legal footing, but could have netted him decades …
May 13 2012
Photo of the planning meeting for those billboards you hate
We need quality control, and that’s what Martin Wagner’s blog post was all about. I just disagree with him for his sloppy aim, misdirecting his valid criticism. He praised an American Atheists billboard (that he didn’t realize was from AA) (EDIT: Michael from the Mid-Ohio atheists explains how we were both wrong about this in his …
Apr 16 2012
Really, Fort Bragg…Salvation Army is okay, but not atheists?
When Fort Bragg denied our plan to collect canned food at the recent Rock Beyond Belief festival, the news went viral, and was even front-paged at reddit. If you haven’t read it already, you really should take a look at that article. I broke down the regulations that their lawyers were ‘creatively interpreting’ in their …
Apr 07 2012
Navy atheist came out of the closet on Good Friday
Over the last three weeks I’ve been hammering home the importance of identifying as an atheist on your records. Most atheists in the military are still under the false impression that it’s not allowed. Most of us were told that “No Religious Preference” is all we can get. That hasn’t been true for at least a …
Apr 02 2012
Atheists just raised $3446 for homeless veterans
We raised over $1200 and a pickup truck full of canned food for homeless veterans at our after party. An additional $2246 was raised here at the blog, no doubt helped by the reddit community. It was unfortunate that Fort Bragg denied us the ability to do this on post (we could have raised so …
Mar 15 2012
“Nice chest hair, asshole.” This one’s for you, reddit.
Reddit’s atheist community has been extremely kind to the Rock Beyond Belief festival.Without their overwhelming support and pleas for me to keep them informed, I might have given up. But a recent picture in a news story made me think back to a surreal moment on reddit. One of my favorite things that I learned …
Jan 27 2012
SGT Nicholson and wife get atheist tattoos
Kelly sent me this picture: My husband (SGT Nicholson) and I in Texas while he was stationed at Goodfellow. These are the tattoos we got together. Think you’ll appreciate them. Don’t mind the drunk guy in the background. Awesome! I’ve written previously about military atheists getting tattoos. You might want to check out the story …
Jan 19 2012
Anti-gay nurse Lincy T. Pandithurai terminated from Dallas V/A Hospital
The incredibly shocking story of Marine Corps veteran Esther Garatie went viral here a few months ago. She left a Dallas VA Hospital absolutely determined to kill herself, after a 3 hour rant from nurse Lincy Pandithurai about her ‘lifestyle of sin’. This monster will no longer be able to terrorize gay and lesbian veterans. …
Dec 16 2011
The atheist Marine Corps recruit that fought the NO-REL-PREF and won!
I needed a bit of good news. I’m sure many of you are of the same mind. Readers may recall a short burst of posts about people being screwed over with NO-REL-PREF on their records at the first stop in their military career. It started with a Marine Corps recruit who was very adamant about …
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Free Thought | Free Festival
The free festival on Fort Bragg's Main Post Parade Field was a massive success! Expect updates, highlights, and other footage over the next few months.
UPDATE: A second festival is in the works for Camp Pendleton - a large Marine Corps base near San Diego, CA. Summer 2013
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