Daily Blend: Tuesday, May 10, 2011

MP David Bahati

• Having been previously derailed, Uganda’s “Kill the Gays” bill [sponsor pictured] now being fast-tracked into law.

• Proposed Alabama bill would does all but castrate suspected illegal immigrants.
  (via The Agitator)

• Asshole Texas high school teacher who mocked a Muslim girl after Osama bin Laden’s death has been canned.

• Shocker: New Breitbart “sting” anti-teachers video is as dishonestly edited as anything else he and his group of hacks releases.
  (via Right Wing Watch)

• Two excellent infographics explaining why US healthcare costs are so exorbitant. And it’s not because of any higher quality of care at all. Nor because of cigarettes, alcohol, old people or obesity.

• Andrew Breitbart’s latest argument against being sued by Shirley Sherrod: But she really is racist! (Hint: No, she isn’t.)

• Republicans use false claims to support their defunding of school-based child health centers.

• WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange awarded Sydney Peace Medal.
  (via @BreakingNews)

• As if we needed any reminding that Rush Limbaugh is a stupid sexist pig.

• Cattle mutilation? Ghosts? Sailing stones? 10 Famous Unsolved Mysteries Easily Explained by Science.

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Supplemental tags: USA • Medical Billing & Coding • Racism • Republicans • WikiLeaks • Julian Assange • Sydney Peace Medal • Rush Limbaugh • Sexism • Stupid • Weird • Science • Cracked.com • Cool • Paranormal