Daily Blend: Saturday, April 28, 2012

Thomas Clark

Troubling exposé on how the Bush administration torture regime began.
(via Dispatches from the Culture Wars)

Meanwhile, a U.S. Senate probe finds no evidence that torture ever helped uncover or foil terrorist plots.
(via ThinkProgress)

Police shoot man dead, then arrest man’s father ^[pictured] and brother for getting upset over it.
(via @radleybalko)

Doggycide slideshow. Alcohol probably required.

Another six-year-old arrested for throwing a tantrum at school.
(via @davidkozin)

Today in chutzpah: President Obama wants to sanction other nations who punish whistleblowers, shield torturers and evade accountability … because doing that is the U.S.’s job, dangit.

Catholic columnist wants Catholic protestors to be more like “da’ man” Bill Donohue.
(via Catholic League)

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