Daily Blend: Friday, January 20, 2012

USAF LCpl Esther Garatie

Busy news day, wot.

• VICTORY: After U.S. House shelves SOPA, Sen. Harry Reid now postpones Senate debate over PROTECT IP Act.

• FOLLOW-UP: Christianist VA nurse who harangued a depressed Marine veteran ^[pictured] for being a lesbian is being forcibly retired tomorrow. Sayonara to garbage.

• 2011: The 9th hottest year on record. (But, hey, it’s all a myth. Scientists are pranksters like that.)

• Karma alert: Quackery-peddling Burzynski Clinic sued for fraud by former patient.

• WTH: Missouri law requires fledgling moving companies to get permission from other moving companies first. I’m sure they’ll all play fair, right?
  (via The Agitator)

• Utah school board vetoes “cougar” mascot after parents complain that it’s offensive towards women.

• Insanely grandiose quotes from Newt Gingrich, compiled by Mitt Romney’s research team. I know I first talked about saving civilization back when I was trying to stop those monstrous Skedar from disintegrating the planet …
  (via The Agitator)

• Real subtle, there.
  (via @briandaitken)

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Tags: Harry Reid • PROTECT IP Act • PIPA • US Senate • Lincy Pandithurai • Esther Garatie • Veterans Affairs • VA • Global Warming • climate change • Burzynski Clinic • Stanislaw Burzynski • Lola Quinlan • fraud • Missouri • Department of Transportation • Transportation Department • moving companies • Michael Munie • cougars • women • Corner Canyon High School • Newt Gingrich • Subway • Hawaii Five-0 • product placement