{"id":21478,"date":"2011-07-05T23:31:18","date_gmt":"2011-07-06T05:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/07\/05\/unblogged-bits-tue-5-jul-11-2331.html"},"modified":"2011-07-05T23:31:18","modified_gmt":"2011-07-06T05:31:18","slug":"unblogged-bits-tue-5-jul-11-2331","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/07\/05\/unblogged-bits-tue-5-jul-11-2331.html","title":{"rendered":"Unblogged Bits (Tue. 5-Jul-11 2331)"},"content":{"rendered":"
Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries …. <\/p>\n
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  1. GOP concludes consumer safety is overrated<\/a> – “Meet the Republican Party of 2011.” I can accept philosophical and political differences. When the differences, however, are, “Do we protect the citizenry, or do we protect the corporate interests who are donating to us,” then there’s no question which cause is evil.<\/li>\n
  2. Shocking Story of Violence and Police Abuse<\/a> – Disgusting. Utterly disgusting.<\/li>\n
  3. What Do You Know About the First Amendment?<\/a> – I got 16\/20 …<\/li>\n
  4. The Torture Whitewash Continues<\/a> – But remember … we’re the GOOD guys.<\/li>\n
  5. Families of service members who committed suicide now to receive White House condolences – The Washington Post<\/a> – Yes.<\/li>\n
  6. Mongolia Past and Present<\/a> – Better? Worse? Different?<\/li>\n
  7. \u2018Stuffed\u2019 Girl\u2019s Heads<\/a> – Gah!<\/li>\n
  8. Computer geek wedding cake<\/a> – HA!<\/li>\n
  9. No connection between cancer and cell phones, experts argue<\/a> – cellphones are the new aspartame<\/li>\n
  10. Why does the naked mole rat live 3 decades longer than other rodents, and never get cancer?<\/a> – Go, Rufus, go!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries …. GOP concludes consumer safety is overrated – “Meet the Republican Party of 2011.” I can accept philosophical and political differences. 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