Daily Blend: Wednesday, January 04, 2012

Jacob Rogers

• Tennessee conservatives use persecuted gay teen’s ^[pictured] suicide to call for protecting homophobic bullies à la Michigan.

• Charlton, MA library sends police to retrieve overdue books from 5-year-old.
  (via The Agitator)

• Indiana Rep. Randy Frye (R) wants to ban novelty lighters.
  (via The Agitator)

• Republican presidential race just got a little less crazy. (But still really fucking crazy.)

• Glenn Greenwald and Ed Brayton on “sports fan politics” and the importance, if not eligibility, of Ron Paul.

• Meanwhile, PZ Myers offers a succinct summary of what you might’ve seen on TV news channels last night.

• PayPal orders buyer to destroy expensive antique violin over squabble about label.
  (via The Agitator)

• Christian kids somehow manage to make one of the shittiest songs in history even worse.

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