Daily Blend: Thursday, December 08, 2011

U.S. Drug War

• Drug War ^[pictured] expanded: U.S. House votes to ban “synthetic drugs” and allow DEA to ban new substances before knowing their effects.
  (via @radleybalko)

• U.S. Gov’t: Documents released worldwide over the Web are still too secret to reveal.
  (via @ggreenwald)

• Sadly, too true: “Can't wait to see which GOP primary candidate will be first to condemn this, call for more rape of illegal immigrants.”

• Awesome: U.K. government launches first-ever transgender equality campaign.
  (via Joe. My. God.)

• Victory: Mississippi high school that prevented lesbian student from wearing tux for yearbook photo now abandons gender-specific attire.
  (via @todayspolitics)

• Every time you think Jim “Gateway Pundit” Hoft can’t possibly get any stupider …

• Woman allegedly hits teen with car, throws him Christian pamphlet, then drives away.
  (via @PersonalFailure)

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