Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries ….
- Confederate History Month, The Conclusion (?) – What the lessons of the Civil War actually are, and why it’s worth remembering it — not as some quasi-patriotic self-justification of “states right” (to keep slavery), but for all that the issues around it still resonate today.
- Quote of the Day – Okay, I hate hackers as much as the next guy — but, no, I don’t think we should freaking NUKE THEM AND THEIR COUNTRY. Yeesh.
- ‘Purposeful idiocy’ – Criminitely — “purposeful idiocy” from Fox (Hannity and Gingrich, in this instance) indeed. Money graf: “It’s worth emphasizing the fact that Fox News personalities got just about every aspect of this story wrong. And by ‘wrong,’ I’m not just referring to areas of judgment and consistency; I mean they told viewers things that aren’t true, making claims with no foundation in reality.”
- Introducing the Twettle: The Tea Kettle That Tweets | Discoblog | Discover Magazine – Wow, that’s … really lame.
- Analysis: Strong Carbon Cap Would Cut Iran’s Petrodollars By Over $100 Million A Day – An intriguing idea … but, no, it’s just easier to bomb them.
- Gingrich Pledges Government Shutdown If GOP Wins Back House And Senate – Because that worked so well for Gingrich back in ’95. This is the party of new ideas?
- ephemera assemblyman: Vintage Computer Brochures – Ooooh … these will be bear some looking through.
- Two more glaciers gone from Glacier National Park – USATODAY.com – But remember, global warming is all a conspiracy by left-wing autocrats, green crazies, and evil mad scientists. Nothing (left) to see here — move along.
- Saying Hello: doghouse
- Wrong question, right answer – Cue the outraged hordes on the Right saying Obama hates women and has a personal vendetta against Ms Palin.
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