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gwydion* Revised figure for Oklahoma: 18 dead and five still missing.
* Rachel Maddow gives historical perspective on the Republican plans for IRS hearings:
* William Donohue is trying to Rewrite Magdalene Laundries as if they weren't a Human Rights Abuse. Screw that. http://whiskeyfire.typepad.com/whiskey_fire/2013/05/shame-on-a-paddy.html
* Various Coverage of Sen. Lautenberg and his legacy. (For the record, the smoking ban was controversial in our house. Mom, my sister and I were really happy as we had trouble breathing on airplanes, but my Dad was pissed. Weirdly, my memory of Abscam as a child is entirely that one of the defendants was related to a boy in my school.):
* "Scientists poke frozen mammoth, liquid blood squirts out:" http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/05/scientists-poke-frozen-mammoth-liquid-blood-squirts-out/
* "How the turtle got its unique hard shell:" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22715018
* "Iron in Egyptian relics came from space:" http://www.nature.com/news/iron-in-egyptian-relics-came-from-space-1.13091
* "Slow-motion 7.0 earthquake drags on for 5 months under New Zealand:" http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/05/slow-motion-7-0-earthquake-drags-on-for-5-months-under-new-zealand/
* "Fox's Stossel Dismisses Aid To Needy With Claim That No One Starved During The Great Depression:" http://mediamatters.org/video/2013/05/30/foxs-stossel-dismisses-aid-to-needy-with-claim/194265
* "Rick Perry Vetoes “Buy American” Bill Approved 145-0 by Texas House:" http://www.forwardprogressives.com/rick-perry-vetoes-buy-american-bill/
* "Megyn Kelly Has Another Broken Clock Journalistic Moment:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2013/06/megyn-kelly-has-another-broken-clock.html
* "Former Bachmann Staffer: Lies Okay Because Her Constituency Believes Them:" http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/heather/former-bachmann-staffer-lies-okay-because
* "Far-Right Extremists Chased Through London by Women Dressed as Badgers:" http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/473597/20130601/bnp-edl-hate-fascist-badgers.htm
* "Big Utah Gun Rights Advocate Arrested, Accused Of Domestic Violence:" http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/big-utah-gun-rights-advocate-arrested-on-domestic?ref=fpblg
* "Naw China, We STILL Haven't Forgotten What Today Is:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2013/06/naw-china-we-still-havent-forgotten.html
* It's funny, but these days, the phrase "under the weather" doesn't mean sick to me so much as that thing when the weather makes it hard to stand and walk.
* I was meant to do the errands I missed Thursday, but there was so little sleep that lying still a few more hours seemed my best bet. A handiman wanting to look at the broken screen stole about an hour and a half as I couldn't get back to sleep. Then there was Hector. Sigh. There's an appointment with the new Doctor tomorrow. We'll know how fucked I am for long term treatment and meds then.
* This unpacks some gender and class aspects of bullying. "Why Geeks Get Bullied (It's Not Necessarily for Being Geeks):" http://www.theatlantic.com/sexes/archive/2013/01/why-geeks-get-bullied-its-not-necessarily-for-being-geeks/272723/
* "The 5 Most Insulting Defenses of Nerd Racism:" http://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/the-5-most-insulting-defenses-nerd-racism/
* This fascinates me as someone of similar age who watched in real time and past time simultaneously and started watching so young I can't remember not knowing there was more than one Doctor. "Doctor Who: How Matt Smith helped me speak with ghosts in a no-longer dead language:" http://box-in-the-box.livejournal.com/557450.html
* Another thing to contemplate about reading fantasy. "The Flying Snowman:" http://whatever.scalzi.com/2011/12/11/the-flying-snowman/
* GOT: While I'm not up to the Red Wedding in the Books, I am confused by why people are so startled. It was obvious what was going to happen and I spent the whole episode expecting it. The thing that startled me was that the characters weren't expecting it and hadn't planned a response in case it did. We know Waldar Frey. We know his character and agenda. I guess it's another example of the Starks not being particularly bright.
* "A Roll Cloud Over Uruguay:" http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130602.html
* The Clutch:
* Rachel Maddow gives historical perspective on the Republican plans for IRS hearings:
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* William Donohue is trying to Rewrite Magdalene Laundries as if they weren't a Human Rights Abuse. Screw that. http://whiskeyfire.typepad.com/whiskey_fire/2013/05/shame-on-a-paddy.html
* Various Coverage of Sen. Lautenberg and his legacy. (For the record, the smoking ban was controversial in our house. Mom, my sister and I were really happy as we had trouble breathing on airplanes, but my Dad was pissed. Weirdly, my memory of Abscam as a child is entirely that one of the defendants was related to a boy in my school.):
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
* "Scientists poke frozen mammoth, liquid blood squirts out:" http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/05/scientists-poke-frozen-mammoth-liquid-blood-squirts-out/
* "How the turtle got its unique hard shell:" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22715018
* "Iron in Egyptian relics came from space:" http://www.nature.com/news/iron-in-egyptian-relics-came-from-space-1.13091
* "Slow-motion 7.0 earthquake drags on for 5 months under New Zealand:" http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/05/slow-motion-7-0-earthquake-drags-on-for-5-months-under-new-zealand/
* "Fox's Stossel Dismisses Aid To Needy With Claim That No One Starved During The Great Depression:" http://mediamatters.org/video/2013/05/30/foxs-stossel-dismisses-aid-to-needy-with-claim/194265
* "Rick Perry Vetoes “Buy American” Bill Approved 145-0 by Texas House:" http://www.forwardprogressives.com/rick-perry-vetoes-buy-american-bill/
* "Megyn Kelly Has Another Broken Clock Journalistic Moment:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2013/06/megyn-kelly-has-another-broken-clock.html
* "Former Bachmann Staffer: Lies Okay Because Her Constituency Believes Them:" http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/heather/former-bachmann-staffer-lies-okay-because
* "Far-Right Extremists Chased Through London by Women Dressed as Badgers:" http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/473597/20130601/bnp-edl-hate-fascist-badgers.htm
* "Big Utah Gun Rights Advocate Arrested, Accused Of Domestic Violence:" http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/big-utah-gun-rights-advocate-arrested-on-domestic?ref=fpblg
* "Naw China, We STILL Haven't Forgotten What Today Is:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2013/06/naw-china-we-still-havent-forgotten.html
* It's funny, but these days, the phrase "under the weather" doesn't mean sick to me so much as that thing when the weather makes it hard to stand and walk.
* I was meant to do the errands I missed Thursday, but there was so little sleep that lying still a few more hours seemed my best bet. A handiman wanting to look at the broken screen stole about an hour and a half as I couldn't get back to sleep. Then there was Hector. Sigh. There's an appointment with the new Doctor tomorrow. We'll know how fucked I am for long term treatment and meds then.
* This unpacks some gender and class aspects of bullying. "Why Geeks Get Bullied (It's Not Necessarily for Being Geeks):" http://www.theatlantic.com/sexes/archive/2013/01/why-geeks-get-bullied-its-not-necessarily-for-being-geeks/272723/
* "The 5 Most Insulting Defenses of Nerd Racism:" http://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/the-5-most-insulting-defenses-nerd-racism/
* This fascinates me as someone of similar age who watched in real time and past time simultaneously and started watching so young I can't remember not knowing there was more than one Doctor. "Doctor Who: How Matt Smith helped me speak with ghosts in a no-longer dead language:" http://box-in-the-box.livejournal.com/557450.html
* Another thing to contemplate about reading fantasy. "The Flying Snowman:" http://whatever.scalzi.com/2011/12/11/the-flying-snowman/
* GOT: While I'm not up to the Red Wedding in the Books, I am confused by why people are so startled. It was obvious what was going to happen and I spent the whole episode expecting it. The thing that startled me was that the characters weren't expecting it and hadn't planned a response in case it did. We know Waldar Frey. We know his character and agenda. I guess it's another example of the Starks not being particularly bright.
* "A Roll Cloud Over Uruguay:" http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130602.html
* The Clutch: