News Round Up
Jul. 17th, 2012 03:54 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gwydion* The fighting continues in the Syrian capital. A high level defector has said that the explosions blamed on the opposition were ordered by the government to discredit them. He also says that it's likely Assad will use chemical weapons on his own people if he is cornered.
* It sounds like our navy shot some fisherman off the coast of Dubai.
* They think they may have found a NAZI war criminal hiding in Budapest.
* The BBC is speculating openly about a power struggle in North Korea.
* The FDA has approved a drug that lowers the risk of catching HIV. It's not a magic bullet; best to keep taking reasonable precautions.
* On the death of the reefs: http://psybelle.livejournal.com/763618.html
* On Food Stamps vs. corporate welfare: http://greenwick.livejournal.com/122795.html?mode=reply&style=mine#
* I wrote this primarily in response to a whole lot of assholery going on in Sherlock fandom, but I think it applies to pretty much any fandom, "It’s Elementary, Don’t Be a Dick!" http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/27400698810/its-elementary-dont-be-a-dick
* It sounds like our navy shot some fisherman off the coast of Dubai.
* They think they may have found a NAZI war criminal hiding in Budapest.
* The BBC is speculating openly about a power struggle in North Korea.
* The FDA has approved a drug that lowers the risk of catching HIV. It's not a magic bullet; best to keep taking reasonable precautions.
* On the death of the reefs: http://psybelle.livejournal.com/763618.html
* On Food Stamps vs. corporate welfare: http://greenwick.livejournal.com/122795.html?mode=reply&style=mine#
* I wrote this primarily in response to a whole lot of assholery going on in Sherlock fandom, but I think it applies to pretty much any fandom, "It’s Elementary, Don’t Be a Dick!" http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/27400698810/its-elementary-dont-be-a-dick