Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries ….
- Have House Republicans given up on border security? – “The answer, I suspect, is that House GOP officials don’t really know what they’re doing — they looked at the budget for the fiscal year like a pinata, and just started swinging wildly while blindfolded. It seems quite likely to me that Republicans slashed funding for the Border Patrol without even realizing it.”
- Republicans and the ‘beyond redemption’ threshold – The Far Right, like the Revolution, devours its elderly.
- Terry Planning Sit-In and Arrests At Boehner’s Office Over Planned Parenthood Funding – “We have been lied to and betrayed by Republicans in power for decades.” I never thought I’d agree with something Randall Terry had to say … albeit for very different reasons.
- Celebrating Jefferson Davis’s Inauguration, Youth for Western Civilization Links Obama to “Oppressive” Union Government – As someone of Anglo-Celtic heritage, I don’t hesitate to say these folks are dolts.
- Montana Legislature Moves to Stop Towns from Covering Sexual Orientation and Gender in Anti-Discrimination Laws – Wow. There’s some serious homophobia going on here — enough that it would be laughable, if the folks speaking it didn’t have the power of the state behind them.
- Bank Of America Demands Mortgage Payments From Yet Another Non-BofA Customer – “… Mr. Kafka … paging Mr. Franz Kafka …”
- Limbaugh Continues Attack On Michelle Obama’s Appearance – Dolt. And a pathetic dolt, too.
- TOM THE DANCING BUG: After the Revolution, with the Federal Gov’mint off our backs! – Boing Boing – Yee-ha!
- R.I.P. Dwayne McDuffie, the man who helped save superheroes from irrelevance
- Ex-SQUEEEE-site! – AAAAWWWWWWWW!!!!!
- What happens when you stick your head in a particle accelerator – And now you know! And knowing’s half the battle!
- Walker’s New Threat – Stay classy, Gov!
- BBC News – Mentally ill increasing strain on US prison system – Yup, sure sounds like the Greatest Health Care System in the World!
- China tells living Buddhas to obtain permission before they reincarnate – Times Online – Does sort of have an epic fantasy (“FIND THE CHILD!” or perhaps “Who is the real Heterodyne heir?”) sort of a feel to it.
- DC Women Kicking Ass – Why I’ll miss Dwayne McDuffie
- Bad Conscience: Obama Administration Rejects Oppressive Bush Medical Regulations « The Wall of Separation – This has been getting big play by Horribly Offended Religious Rightists I occasionally read.
- ThinkProgress » The GOP’s Anti-Health Reform Crusade Now Brought To You By Industry Lobbyists – Big Business: Saving your GOP Attorneys General Money by Working to Increase Your Health Care Costs! It’s a win-win … for someone!
- Amazon takes on Netflix with movie streaming service for Prime – Oooooh …
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