Daily Blend: Sunday, December 18, 2011

DNR

Posting at the 11^th hour again … #WellActuallyThe23rdHour #PedantryRules

• Investigators: Catholic Church covered up the widespread abuse of up to 20,000 Dutch children (one in five) in various Catholic institutions. Cue Bill Donohue’s braying defense in 3 … 2 …

• Bullshit artist extraordinaire Kevin Trudeau ordered to pay $37.6 million for violating FTC order to stop scamming. Phil Plait has more.
  (via @BadAstronomer)

• North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il finally snuffs it. I don’t think the “don’t speak ill of the recently deceased” folks will mind with this one.

• Dog disguise kits to get around breed-specific legislation. I applaud the initiative, but I don’t see how it could fool much of anyone.
  (via The Agitator)

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Tags: Catholic Church • Netherlands • child molestation • clerical child abuse • Kevin Trudeau • scam artists • con artists • fraud • infomercials • commercials • FTC • Kim Jong-il • North Korea • dictators • dogs • breed-specific legislation • dig disguise kits