Daily Blend: Friday, April 02, 2010

I wish canker sores had been invented by someone so that I could give ’em ten. On the eyeballs. (Seriously, been having these freaking things nonstop, one-after-another and often more than one at a time, for probably about two years, now. Doctors don’t know why. Annoying.)

• Past top-secret Area 51 projects have been declassified and veterans are speaking out. Guess what’s not being mentioned? Aliens. Sadness … or conspiracy???
  (via Respectful Insolence)

• Simon Sigh wins his appeal and the libel case will now proceed to trial.
  (via @RichardDawkins)

• If online April Fools pranks had balls. And a modicum of originality.
  (via The Agitator)

• There are plenty of ways to deal with psychics (and mediums and clairvoyants and …). Mockery (and lots of it)? Yes. Shaming? Of course. Debunking them? Absolutely. But cutting their heads off in a public execution? Um – no. As usual, Saudi Arabia doesn’t seem keen on dragging its ass out of the Dark Ages. (Update: the execution has been postponed for the time being.)

• Just … whoa.

• Scott Roeder, self-righteous lunatic who murdered late-term abortion provider Dr. George Tiller late last year, has been sentenced to 50-to-life in prison. Good.

As always, if you have any story suggestions, feel free to send them in.