Daily Blend: Sunday, June 13, 2010

Red fox

Sleep comes like a drug
In God’s country
Sad eyes, crooked crosses
In God’s country

• The Bad Astronomer’s multi-species Caturday edition: foxies [pictured]!

• I don’t know why, but something about this pleasantly backhanded exchange between US and British embassies about bets on the oncoming soccer World Cup made me LOL.
  (via The Agitator)

• “The U.S. Coast Guard said Saturday it gave BP 48 hours to come up with a [better oil containment method]”. … Or what?? Need to know the discipline for failure to comply, please. I want to relish in it.
  (via @todayspolitics)

• Oh, nutty Texan Republicans.
  (via @todayspolitics)

• Another brilliant abortion piece in the Telegraph: apparently, “dozens of teenage girls have had three or more abortions” = “we’re all DOOMED”. Or something. Learn not to extrapolate an entire generation’s attributes from a few sour cases, journalists.
  (via @Martynnorris)

• Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R): The anti-immigration law is gonna tear mixed-status families apart? Why the hell should I care, hombre? Y’know, I really don’t like her.
  (via @todayspolitics)

• 10 things that keep Rightists up at night.
  (via @todayspolitics)

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