@therealroseanne the hilarious thing about the birth certificate obsession is IT DOESN'T MATTER! One parent's a citizen? That's enough.

@robertfischer as an ex-Catholic, my answer to "marriage is a religious term" is "no, you're thinking of the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony"

@roy_cam @stephiegilley maybe accountability/transparency is what we should demand of ANY power, regardless of its organization

@brx0 @glethnohistory ...which is still about 100 years before the rest caught on

@brx0 @glethnohistory yeah, it took about 40 years for Quakers to say "hey, wait a minute" and another 60 after that to fully ban it

Apparently @reptoddakin subscribes to the Medieval belief that pregnancy is proof the woman enjoyed/wanted it. #legitimaterape

Photo: Letter to London2012 about getting the 10th Doctor to bear torch. THEY RESPONDED http://t.co/wXPc0t2u #drwho #olympics

@thinkprogress hold on, back up.... 5? ONLY FIVE? And this is "shut up, feminists, there is no sexism now *plug ears* LALALALA" party?

@jaspergregory @jonwatts did an album on the "getting naked as a sign" http://t.co/b8LntNWH History lesson here too: http://t.co/B8x02pYN

Just found out potential Green Party prez candidate @jillstein2012 protested in WI and spoke at #OccupyBoston - protestor politicians = WIN

#occupydc is like a staring contest between cops and protesters. Who'll blink first?

@marcidale @cafalk @natashachart @erinaz @linewrench @kahsai @blizzybe @nomoreteaforme @archangel0628 @catlem @actuporg baaaaaa?

.@repmikerogers I'm a software engineer who had to actually learn how and WHY the Internet was built as it is. I oppose #CISPA.

@threadbaresp or compare sewing patterns :P

Maryland and DC drivers, how to turn right when there's a bike lane:  http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/18422/a-misinformed-driver-almost-right-hooked-me/ … #cycling #driving #safety

@maxvayner @twitchyteam Fun fact: not everyone celebrates Easter on the same day. Not everyone even celebrates Easter.

@toshok @rockstar_ @ashedryden @stickwithjosh "is that a tattoo from the Book of Kells?!"

@kelsey_ocon @rantuch (historical note: Amish are actually older, but you're right on the part where we have pacifism in common)

You know those Amish (and sometimes Quaker) romance novels? Can they be collectively referred to as "bonnet rippers"?

When storms knock out power, maybe that's supposed to be a hint that we use it too much and are causing the extreme storms