Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries ….
- Park 51 Islamic Community Center Maligned As ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ Opens Without Controversy | ThinkProgress – Good.
- Economists Virtually Ignored by Cable News During Debt-Ceiling Debate – That’s because Cable News isn’t so much about providing information as it is about providing controversy which translates to ratings which translates to revenues.
- Illinois Charges for Recording Police Dismissed – “A statute intended to prevent unwarranted intrusions into a citizen’s privacy cannot be used as a shield for public officials who cannot assert a comparable right of privacy in their public duties.” Thank you, Your Honor.
- The Moral Toll of Executions on the Consciences of Executioners: Camels With Hammers
- American Family Association Doesn’t Want You To Taste Ben & Jerry’s Schweddy Balls – Somehow I suspect that if people are offended or “repulsed”, they won’t buy it. Which, um, is what the AFA is unnecessarily asking for, except that they want to make a political point about it (and drum up some publicity / donations). (Btw, I had no idea that ice cream was “innocent.”)
- Rick Perry Rewrites His Own History Again, Claims He Never Considered Secession | ThinkProgress – On the Internet, you can run, but you can’t hide.
- Cool Dad Raising Daughter On Media That Will Put Her Entirely Out Of Touch With Her Generation | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source – Ah, look — the Onion has nailed my parenting strategy!
- Ancient city of Apamea vandalized and looted: Sevaan Franks
- Conditions in Nelson’s navy uncovered by scientists – Telegraph – Nothing too surprising here if you’ve read any decent historical fiction set in the era.
- Dear Mr. Obama … – Obama’s never going to win the Support-Israel-at-any-cost contingent amongst the Right. Recognition of Palestinian statehood — esepcially with the suggestions here — would demonstrate a balanced application of principles over politics, and would be the right (and smart) thing to do.
- How many things can you find wrong? – Being successful in business is not a virtue. How you do it may be virtuous, and what you do with the results (after you spend $200K to “feed your family”) may be virtuous, but, prosperity gospel aside, financial success is not a virtue (nor is it a vice).
- The State-Sanctioned Killing of Troy Davis – We’re only fifth in the world in executions? China and Iran and North Korea and Yemen are doing better at killing prisoners than we are? C’mon, we’re not going to take that lying down, are we? If we put our mind to it, I’m sure we can bump up our rate! We’re Number 1! We’re Number 1!
- Osaka Station Water Clock – That’s awesome. I mean, it seems simple, but I’m impressed nonetheless.
- The Elizabeth Warren Quote Every American Needs To See | MoveOn.Org – No capitalist is an island …
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