Daily Blend: Monday, October 22, 2012

Anne Germain

Amnesty International: Secret US Drone Program Still Getting Away With Killing Children.
(via @AntDeRosa; RT: @radleybalko)

Federal judge blocks Arizona bill that would defund all Planned Parenthood clinics in the state.

Yet another psychic, Britain’s Anne Germain ^[pictured], is exposed as a Peter Popoff-style con artist.

Meanwhile, guess what happened after this “facilitated communication” practitioner was proven wrong. (No, really. You’ll be surprised.)
(via Rob F)

Why isn’t the IRS doing anything about all the tax-exempt churches breaking the law by endorsing candidates?

PZ Myers writes brilliantly about the problems with dismissing responsibility for online trolling with excuses of “free speech!”.

And finally: Paul Ryan poses for fake photo op at soup kitchen against their wishes. Soup kitchen owner complains. Ryan supporters lash out … at soup kitchen.
(via Dispatches from the Culture Wars)

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Daily Blend: Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Dinesh D’Souza

It’s hilarious infighting time as one misogynistic cesspit attacks another! I’ll get the popcorn.

Daily Caller writer really doesn’t like all we humorless, egomaniacal atheists and our civilization-saving ways.

The Illinois Family Institute is aghast that a local school district wants to help makes things better for “perverse”, “anarchist” trans students.

Today’s “family values” sex scandal: Obama conspiracy-monger Dinesh D’Souza ^[pictured] caught trying to divorce his wife in favor of his much-younger “fiancée”.
(via Dispatches from the Culture Wars)

Anti-gay lunatic Rep. Michele Bachmann’s (R-MN) lesbian sister speaks out.
(via Dispatches from the Culture Wars)

And finally, we at last get the details on the Romney/Ryan tax plan.
(via Joe. My. God.)

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Daily Blend: Monday, October 15, 2012

My new baby

I’m finally the owner of a laptop that isn’t brought to its knees by launching MS Paint. Goodbye, Acer Aspire One – hello, Lenovo ThinkPad T410 ^[pictured]!

The enemy of Romney’s enemy is his friend, until they become his enemy, before they re-become his friend.

How good is your color vision? Take this test to find out. (I got a 7 – relatively sure my monitor screwed me …)
(via @jennifurret)

In which Cracked.com points out that snipers are math prodigies and submarine fights are won by boring the enemy to death (contra what Hollywood would have you believe).

And finally, how could anyone possibly think the far-Right is a refuge for bigoted assholes? Just ask anti-abortion crackpot Randall Terry:

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