Link round-up for 11 November 2018
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Darkness descends.
The gods must be crazy.
Don't beam me up yet.....
What's the name of your metal band?
Ann Coulter -- pwned!
Class resentment rears its head.
How many will read your book? (found via Calvin).
Are there bad people in "the caravan"? (found via Shaw Kenawe).
Look, when you dial a wrong number, just admit it.
I dunno, Melania might wear this.
Here's a guide to being politically correct for Halloween.
Organic vegetables, better in every way.
The real loser concedes the election (found via Fair and Unbalanced).
Check out the sky photography of Matt Bluejay Searles.
Here's a good collection of all those cases where Brits and Americans use different words.
Sometimes you don't know right away.
There's some truth in both.
Some people have goofy ideas about cardinals.
You just know he wants to.
Anti-vaxxers are this dumb.
Tumblr shuts down people's blogs for garbage reasons.
See fascinating views from above (found via Lady, That's My Skull).
These cartoons are right on target, and this one (found via Hackwhackers) is exactly what's going on.
"Wait, there's some assholes out there just letting their baby 'cry it out'?"
It's merely a social construct.
Don't use honesty as an excuse.
The "woke people" are annoying as hell (just as Bill Maher said).
The often-cited Bible passage John 3:16 needs to be understood in context.
To non-American readers -- yes, a lot of the US really looks like this.
A judge stands up to Trump's ruthless fossil-fuel fetish.
Gods are basically comic-book superheroes.
There's a price to pay for being a collaborator.
"Other countries don't do this.....not even Russia."
A powerful enemy of legal marijuana has fallen.
Google has made some concessions to its rebellious employees. But more must be done about the new corporate colossi.
Fascism has come to America, and yes, it is wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.
Some damned ugly religious shit is going on at the Air Force Academy.
Genesis may have evolved from an ancient parable of worker revolt.
American military fetishism is empty and meaningless.
Trump's lashing out reminds blogger El Jefe of a notorious movie scene.
While the ignorant still fret about "overpopulation", the world has gone through a dramatic drop in birth rates.
Soon, the House Committee on Science will be led by someone who actually accepts science.
Don't bash technology for what are actually social shortcomings.
Really fixing global warming will require doable, but radical, changes to the energy industry.
In Switzerland, new technology allows paralyzed men to walk again (found via Mike the Mad Biologist).
Britain's £50 note may soon honor a persecuted hero.
Happy are those who can get help for their problems.
Trump wouldn't enjoy German press conferences.
Empowering women is the key to prosperity.
Efforts to contain Ebola in the Congo are being thwarted by armed conflict and, apparently, the local equivalent of anti-vaxxers.
RedState warns that Republicans' grip on the South and Texas isn't as strong as they think.
Democrats can be competitive in red-state Senate races.
Driftglass has an evocative post on the labor and rewards of street-level campaign work.
Susan Collins's vote for Kavanaugh will haunt her in 2020.
Even if Democrats want to be bi-partisan, Trump won't allow it. He is not the President of all of us.
Voting felt different this time.
Yes, this is evil.
Elections have consequences, even in Kansas.
PM Carpenter has chosen his 2020 Presidential candidate.
Trump's weakened position may make him more dangerous, and the same is true of the Trumpanzees (found via The Mahablog). And the Republicans' dangerous fascistic leanings are just going to get worse (found via Mike the Mad Biologist).
The new Democratic House majority has a lot of work to do. Mike the Mad Biologist has some more suggestions. And they have won the power to protect the Mueller investigation. But they must avoid promising what they can't deliver.
Say it loud -- we won. The nation has rejected Trumpism. And there's more to come.
[Image at top found via Calvin]
posted by Infidel753 at 3:14 AM
6 Comments:
I've never seen a Cardinal in the wild. Pretty birds though.
I absolutely love great sky pictures. I don't take the greatest pictures but we get some of the prettiest sunsets after it rains and even if the pictures don't come out great I love looking at them.
As always, thanks for doing all the work to bring the links to me. :)
I particularly loved the nature photography and the seven square mile photos.
I was to read today that Kristen Sinema is poised to win Arizona.
Thank you again for your weekly collections of links. Much anticipated and appreciated!
I echo the comments before me -- thank you as always for the work you put into this and the support for other bloggers!
Thanks everyone!
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