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* As I wrote this, the Somalian Presidential Palace was under attack by Al Shabaab.

* New elections have been announced in the Ukraine. 77 people have died n the fighting in the past week in Kiev, with many more wounded. Things seem calmer today, with small scuffles rather than pitched battles. Police remain much in evidence and the protesters are not disbursing, understandably wary of the government's promises.

* "Hurricane Sandy victim speaks out to All In:"

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* "Anti-science NC leaders no laughing matter:"

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* "'Tar sands are going to destroy tribal lands:"

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* "Abortion bans force women to 'new back alley':"

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* ""Don't Buy Shirts in Herat": the Lost World of the Hippie Trail:" http://bigthink.com/strange-maps/644-dont-buy-shirts-in-herat-down-the-hippie-trail

* "Growing Up Gay and Amish:" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/05/growing-up-gay-and-amish_n_1942538.html

* "The States: Meth Labs of Democracy:"

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* "Sport Report - From Russia With Love (But No Gay Stuff) - Buddy Cole in Sochi:"

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* "Guns N’ Roses “Sweet Child O’ Mine” Retooled as 1920s New Orleans Jazz:" http://www.openculture.com/2014/02/guns-n-roses-sweet-child-o-mine-retooled-as-1920s-new-orleans-jazz.html

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* Wow! The Ukrainian Parliament continued to stand firm against the President,voting in multiple measures, including going back to he 2004 Constitution, freeing one of Yanukovych's political rivals whom he had imprisoned for two years, and calling for elections in December. The troops have withdrawn from Independence Square, and politicians are defecting from the President's political party in droves. People are calling for Yanukovych's government to pay for crimes they perpetrated while in office.

* "Watch This CNN Anchor Stop The Spin On The Minimum Wage:" http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/02/19/watch-this-cnn-anchor-stop-the-spin-on-the-mini/198115

* "Let's get straight who is paying for whom:" http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2014/02/lets-get-straight-who-is-paying-for.html

* "Hole-y Phobia May Have Evolutionary Origins :" http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/fear-of-holes/

* A Roman Era Sussex Native of African descent's face is reconstructed. "Centuries old woman's face revealed:" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-25962183

* "Examination of Olmec offering from La Venta:" http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/01/2014/examination-olmec-offering-la-venta

* "8 Weird Anatomical Models From Throughout History:" http://discovermagazine.com/galleries/2014/jan-feb/anatomical-models#.UwgYJYWwLdj

* In Arizona, people are protesting against a law designed to deny LGBT people accommodation, the ability to buy things in stores, and most importantly public services their tax dollars pay for such as police, fire, and emergency medical care. Republicans insist imposing this draconian law denying basic human rights to LGBT people is necessary because Jesus. After all, they insist Jesus is a God of hate and bigotry who was firmly against healing the sick, etc., and the Christian requirement to hate and discriminate trumps civil and human rights of groups they have chosen to hate in Jesus' name even though there is nothing in the New Testament to that effect. As of this writing Jan Brewer had not signed the new segregation statute into law, but given her history, I haven't much hope of her vetoing it.

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