Daily Blend: Saturday, May 29, 2010

It’s early, I’m tired, and here be your links, yarr.

• Thirsty hippos, old apes, surfing dogs, curious giraffes and rural deer – your daily animal photos have arrived.
  (via @washingtonpost)

• The University of Virginia, where climatologist Michael Mann once worked, will fight back against kooky Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s unfounded and politically-driven witch hunt.
  (via Bad Astronomy)

• Lower than abysmal: Glenn Beck actually spent a chunk of his radio program attacking President Obama’s 11-year-old daughter Malia and belittling her intelligence. Fucking Christ, a kid? Really, Beck? How much worse can this douchebag get? I admit it, even I was appalled to read this.
  (via @todayspolitics)

• And the witch hunt for the “al-Qaeda Seven” continues: new provision in the defense authorization bill would demand an investigation into the seven attorneys who defended Gitmo suspects in court (often winning their cases for their innocence).
  (via Dispatches From the Culture Wars)

• Two Norfolk, Virginia high school teachers suspended for showing students pamphlets and a video on their legal rights when stopped by police. Money quote: “You won't believe what we are learning in Government. They are teaching us how to hide our drugs” Yes, I’m sure that was the focus of the video, now wasn’t it. Moron.
  (via The Agitator)

• Doggycide. I actually agreed with the cop’s actions in shooting an aggressive animal that was attacking an elderly woman and a young child – that is, until I read the last two paragraphs.
  (via The Agitator)

• Atheist math teacher fired from Iowa Catholic school when they found out she answered a Facebook quiz about beliefs saying she didn’t believe in God and joined Atheist Nexus, a nontheist social networking site. Once again, do be careful what you write on the Internet, folks. Be sure to falsify your height, hair color and number of teeth if and when asked.
  (via @religionnews)

• The two Malawi men who were jailed under charges of “gross indecency” and “unnatural acts” for trying to marry have been pardoned and ordered released by the Malawian President.
  (via @BreakingNews)

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