Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries ….
- Simon Maloy: Pam Geller’s Imaginary Friends Back Off Their Treason Allegation: Simon Maloy
- Remember how much Republicans hate the individual mandate? – Heh.
- Disney Claims It’s Copyright Infringement For Dish To Offer Starz To Non-Premium Subscribers – As described, Disney has no claim here. At best, it can sue Starz, who (assuming there’s a violation here) can sue Dish.
- May the 4th be with you! – Some great Leia art. (And I always have to wonder how Carrie Fischer feels, seeing this sort of stuff.)
- The Cincinnati Bible Wars: When the Bible was removed from schools – As Judge Welch also noted, “A form of religion that can not live under equal and im,partial laws ought to die, and sooner or later must die.”
- Rumsfeld Flip-Flops: Now Says Harsh Interrogation Of Detainees Was ‘Critically Important’ In Bin Laden’s Death: Marie Diamond
- this company will build you a secret lair – DO WANT!
- Big Brother Is Evaluating Your Teaching [Uncertain Principles] – Charming. Let’s videotape teachers to monitor that they are hewing strictly to the curriculum, maintaining strict discipline, and minimizing non-instructional activities. And then let’s expect the kids will be more “engaged.” Um …
- 400 individuals earn 10% of all capital gains in the U.S. – And, not surprisingly, they’re the ones pushing hardest for eliminating all capital gains taxes …
- Blowing Bubbles In Her Milk – Well-handled. On a parallel note, I find blowing bubbles in my mixed drinks can help mix them up better than stirring when the bartender hasn’t done a good job.
- WELSH GNOMES KETTLED BY HEARTLESS POLICE: MadPriest
- FBI Lies to Federal Court : Dispatches from the Culture Wars – It’s worth noting (a) that such things do in fact happen, (b) the DoJ actually argued it had a right to lie to the court, and (c) none of the folks who lied will likely suffer any repercussions from it.
- The Legal Profession Has Come a Long Way : Dispatches from the Culture Wars – So has society, since 1961, come a long way concerning the equal rights of gays. There’s still much further to go, but let’s not lose sight of the progress, and the effort that went into it.
- Torture is wrong [Thoughts from Kansas] – “If the only thing holding you back from committing an atrocity like torture is the size of the payday, then we’ve established what sort of person you are, and everything else is just accounting.”
- Some Final (For Now) Thoughts on the Past 24 Hours: Peter David
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