Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries ….
- State political giving by private prison companies – This is why we can’t have nice things.
- ‘Firefly’ and Anti-Fascism Posters Get Professor Threatened with Criminal Charges on University of Wisconsin Campus – (Rolls eyes.)
- Inequalistan: Chris Hayes debunks “top 10% pay 70% of all income taxes” baloney – Boing Boing – The top 10% own about 80% of the financial wealth in the country, make about 50% of the adjusted gross income in the US, and have an effective income tax rate of about 19%. We’re not really hurting.
- Fox’s Roger Ailes Produces New Series To Attack Regulators Who ‘Sit In The Basement’ And ‘Try To Ruin Your Life’ | ThinkProgress – Of course he does. Because, of course, bureaucrats really do hate Americans so much (themselves included, it seems) that they have nothing better to do than hire Ph.D.s to “sit in the basement and draw up regulations to try and ruin your life.” Really! It’s true! I saw it on Fox News!
- DNA clears Virginia man of rape, but court balks at full exoneration – Well, we wouldn’t want to throw the judicial system into disrepute by actually reversing a decision due to, y’know, EVIDENCE!
- More than 11,000 CA kindergarteners skipped a vaccine in 2010 because of parents’ anti-vax fears – That’s … just … ducky. Yeesh.
- Why Christians Need PA Systems to Pray – Because, of course Jesus was sooooooo into public praying (Matt. 6:5-6).
- Smithsonian: Top 10 Books Lost To Time – Fun article.
- FEMA disaster – Fine. For every natural disaster that attacks our country, we fund additional relief by cutting a defense program. I’ll bet we could easily do that without threatening the actual security of the nation.
- Obama slams GOP for booing gay soldier. A lesson in how fighting back works. – Inconceivable!
- Obama slams GOP for booing gay soldier. A lesson in how fighting back works. – Inconceivable!
- The Conservative Base Isn’t Gonna Like This – “And if Fox News reports this, Perry’s supporters might actually find out about it.”
- The 5 Best & Worst U.S. Cities For ATM Fees – Huh. Well, I don’t frequent ATMs that much. And when I do, I find ATMs that are tied in with my credit union for no fee withdrawals.
- A SHOC-king Disregard for the Constitution – You’d think all those sorts who are so paranoid about The Government would be more paranoid about the schools preaching a government-sanctioned and -promoted Christianity.
- Movement for Marriage: Chuck Colson’s War on Homosexuality – “It’s not about the sex, it’s about honoring the relationship that they have with these people … the same way we would for heterosexual couples.”
- The draining of color in modern movies – An interesting observation. Of course, I think the Big Technicolor era was charting a course as intentionally far from black and white as possible. This, though, too shall pass.
- Three Senators condemn OnStar for tracking former customers – Wow. Sounds like a great reason to physically disconnect your OnStar system after you unsubscribe.
- Shortpacked! by David Willis – Math – Yes. This. (Thanks, Stan.)
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