Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries ….
- Energy and immigration – The Boston Globe – Yeah, that’s going to get ugly.
- If it’s good for food safety, does it translate to worker safety? [The Pump Handle] – While noting the bipartisan vote, it’s worth noting that over half the GOP voted AGAINST the bill. Unconscionable.
- The Proper Way to Hang a Confederate Flag (repost) [Thoughts from Kansas] – If the US flag may be burned as a political statement (a position I agree with in theory, if not in practice), then certainly the Confederate battle flag cannot be legally protected from protest.
- Stuxnet is a game changing weaponized computer virus – While the quiet assumption has been that Stuxnet was a US (or even possibly Israeli) construct, the WikiLeaks docs indicate there are a number of parties who were seriously unhappy about a nuke-possessing Iran …
- the SNCASO “Dever” VTOL interceptor project, circa… – Holy Moley, it’s Thunderbird 3!
- Mike Huckabee Wants Leaker Of Cables to WikiLeaks Executed – “They’ve put relationships that will take decades to rebuild at risk” … by revealing the truth.
- Anonymity Breeds Contempt: John Gruber
- Florida judge: We don’t look at the mortgage foreclosure paperwork we process – “What is truth?” asked Pilate, and washed his hands.
- Your Online Footprint – The Internet is creating an interesting “small town” reputation for everyone involved in it.
- WikiLeaks reveals more than just government secrets – Glenn Greenwald – Salon.com – “In sum, I seriously question the judgment of anyone who — in the face of the orgies of secrecy the U.S. Government enjoys and, more so, the abuses they have accomplished by operating behind it — decides that the real threat is WikiLeaks for subverting that ability. That’s why I said yesterday: one’s reaction to WikiLeaks is largely shaped by whether or not one, on balance, supports what the U.S. has been covertly doing in the world by virtue of operating in the dark.”
- Freeway-blocking Imperial Stars charged with felonies – There is a God.
- Conservatives Outraged By Smithsonian Art Exhibit (UPDATED) – (1) I am fairly certain I would not enjoy this art exhibit. In fact, I’m fairly certain I would mock it unmercilessly if dragged to it. (2) Eric Cantor is an idjit, and I would go off to it (and mock) just to spite him.
- This Chipotle Gift Card Is Kinda Chuckle-Worthy – Heh.
- Articles of Confederation FTW! – I swear to God, it’s like the 19th Century all over again … thanks, GOP!
- OFA Tries to Get Supporters to Write Letters to the Editor Praising a Federal Worker Pay Freeze | FDL News Desk – Um … on the one hand, a lot of private salaries have been frozen (or even cut) over the past two years. On the other hand, effectively reducing spending power over time does not a recovery make. This feels more like yet another attempt by Obama to make the Republicans like him and work with him than a serious budgetary proposal
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