Daily Blend: Wednesday, January 11, 2011

Rick Santorum

• (Last October) Rick Santorum ^[pictured] thinks it’s “wonderful” ^{[warning: auto-start video]} that Iranian nuclear scientists are being murdered.
  (via @ggreenwald)

• Two Houston, TX 10-year-old boys charged with molesting 8-year-old boy on school bus. Why do I get the feeling there’s something deeper and far worse going on behind the scenes?
  (via The Agitator)

• I was about to mention nearly all of these stories individually before deciding to just link to Balko’s post instead.

• Scorned health inspector shuts down respected NYC diner after owner records him with his cellphone.
  (via The Agitator)

• On whether prison inmates should be allowed to masturbate and enjoy porn. Seems like giving confined convicts the right to release some sexual tension in private might be a smart thing, there.
  (via The Agitator)

• Exploring the vertical slums of Caracas, Venezuela.
  (via The Agitator)

• List of the best New York Times corrections ever.
  (via The Agitator)

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Tags: Rick Santorum • Iran • sexual assault • rape • George's • Bill Koulmentas • Kenneth Reid • jail • masturbation • Caracas, VE • Venezuela • David's Tower • slums • The New York Times