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* Eric Holder is changing guidelines to Federal prosecutors so as to allow judges discretion on sentencing in drug crimes by leaving out drug amounts in the charges. What we really need is for Congress and the states to repeal mandatory minimums for non-violent drug offenses, but that's not going to happen.

* The Stop and Frisk ruling has complex results, and while technically a win, it's not going to stop the unconstitutional harassment of black and brown men in New York. I'm too disgusted to talk about it in depth, honestly.

* The Republicans in North Carolina are celebrating a major win in their War on the Right to Vote.

* "Massive excavation in Sussex spans 6000 years:" http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/08/2013/massive-excavation-in-sussex-spans-6000-years-of-time

* "Queens BEFORE Hatshepsut:" http://luxor-news.blogspot.ca/2013/08/queens-before-hatshepsut.html

* "Ancient man unearthed near No Mans Acres field in Hollingbourne:" http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent_messenger/news/bronze-age-man-talks-to-4223/

* "Gold and bronze artifacts found in 2,500-year-old tomb in Russia:" http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2013/08/07/Tomb-of-ancient-nomadic-noblewoman-found-in-southern-Russia/UPI-30221375919160/?spt=hs&or=sn

* "How Gaul-ing! Celebrating France's First Resistance Fighter:" http://www.npr.org/2013/08/08/209514127/how-gaul-ing-celebrating-frances-first-resistance-fighter

'Tis a silly piece and more about the myth than the man.

* "Vikings ‘ransacked Church gold for jewellery’:" http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/vikings-ransacked-church-gold-for-jewellery-238825.html

* "The day before death: A new archaeological technique gives insight into the day before death:" http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-08/uosd-tdb080913.php

* "Gold coin pendant 'a rare find':" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-23602056

* "Crossrail tunnel project uncovers ancient burial ground - including Bedlam patients:" http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/crossrail-tunnel-project-uncovers-ancient-burial-ground--including-bedlam-patients-8751737.html

* The Ugly American strikes again. "Finger broken off Florence statue:" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23588462

* "NBJC Statetment On Bayard Rustin:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2013/08/nbjc-statetment-on-bayard-rustin.html

* Dragon Cave:

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* Coverage of violent state endorsed hate crimes in Russia (TW):

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* Anderson Cooper and Greg Louganis discuss what to do in the wake of homophobic threats from Russia and the IOC:

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* "Removing Bad Tattoos in Antiquity:" http://www.wondersandmarvels.com/2013/08/removing-bad-tattoos-in-antiquity.html

* "Tomb of a Powerful Moche Priestess-Queen Found in Peru:" http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/08/130808-moche-priestess-queen-tomb-discovery-peru-archeology-science/

* "Giant Maya Carvings Found in Guatemala:" http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/08/pictures/130807-maya-frieze-discovered-holmul-guatemala-archaeology/#/new-maya-frieze-found-deity_70151_600x450.jpg

* "Islam’s Medieval Underworld:" http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/history/2013/07/islams-medieval-underworld/

* "Why getting sacked was good for Machiavelli:" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23546412

* "The Lost World of the London Coffeehouse :" http://publicdomainreview.org/2013/08/07/the-lost-world-of-the-london-coffeehouse/

* "Colonial Williamsburg's pioneering black school revealed by new archaeological clues:" http://articles.dailypress.com/2013-08-11/features/dp-nws-williamsburg-black-school-dig-20130811_1_colonial-williamsburg-mark-kostro-bray-school

* "The History and Psychology of Clowns Being Scary:" http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/The-History-of-Scary-Clowns-217771511.html#Scary-Clowns-Halloween-parade-631.jpg

* " In case there is any doubt on Sochi:" http://www.sparkindarkness.com/2013/08/in-case-there-is-any-doubt-on-sochi.html

* "The Rainbow Gallery - a New Resource for LGBTQ Fandom:" http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2013/08/the-rainbow-gallery-new-resource-for.html

* Yesterday was more bureaucracy, today was doctor prodding. I really need to get going on my research pile. Oh, and more bureaucracy turned up in the mail today.

* "A Hugo for Juvenile SFF -- or, as we know it today, YA, MR, and Children's SFF.:" http://sweetmusic-27.livejournal.com/103160.html

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