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Immigrants’ Children: A Foot In Two Worlds : NPR
This was a pretty good series that NPR had on a few weeks ago. Check out some of the stories on the immigrant experience, particular those of their children.
BBC NEWS | Americas | Women at war face sexual violence
It is bad enough that insurgents and religious radicals are trying to kill our troops. Our female warriors, however, also have to deal with the threat of sexual assault from our enemies and our pig-headed Republican types as well.
The Washington Independent » Smithfield Pork’s Got Problems
Never mind their advertising mouthpiece, Smithfield has got more than just public relations issues due to being the likely source of Paula Deen Flu. It also has a laundry list of bad practices and abuses to it’s name.
Swine Flu News
From Political Irony, a writeup on the GOP’s response to the swine flu. Pigs.
Also, some actual facts about the flu. Important note: you CAN NOT get it from eating pork. So please, ladies, quit taking bacon away from your men. I have heard about a half dozen stories of guys losing access to bacon and this HAS TO STOP!
More info from Wired as well as the first non-Mexican story linking the flu outbreak to Smithfield Farms.
Also, NPR has a blog called Flu Shots that I plan on returning to throughout the outbreak. Just in case.
Google has a map of reported incidents of possible and confirmed cases of flu exposure. Give it a look.
Meanwhile, Nevada now has it’s first case as do nine other states.
I’m not ready to panic but I sure the hell don’t plan any major road trips for awhile either.
The Politics of a Potential Pandemic: From Sebelius to Smithfield :EnviroKnow
Look Kids! It’s the Paula Deen flu. The second story in this article covers something I heard yesterday on how a Smithfield Farms pig lot in Mexico may be the source of the swine flu ravaging Mexico City.
The more racist of Americans have been blaming this on Mexico. Instead, they should be blaming an American agribusiness giant if any of this is true.
As for me, I’d rather blame their “let’s cook everything in lard” spokeswoman, Paula Deen. Why? I don’t know why, but I do know that I just don’t like that lady.
Don’t Mess With Texas … Get Rid Of It : NPR
Can’t say I’m having a hard time agreeing with this commentary.
There is already a group out there called Please Secede who have an online petition up. They just want Texas out of the Union, no more, no less.
Plus, 48% of Texas Republicans WANT to secede.
I’ll say it again: LET THEM!
Nate Silver looks at how to divide Texas into five states. Three of them full of lunatics, one proudly Dem and one full of Austin citizens who would likely vote the Red out of their part of the map.
That said, let the bastards go if they want to leave so bad. Once I can hire a Force Recon unit to escort my family into that hellhole, Gabriel can visit his relatives again.
Shakesville: Rank (and File) Bigotry
Today’s Read This comes from a blog that tells Republicans that by appealing to hated and bigotry, they hatred and bigotry is what they get. You know, you reap what you sow. If you actually read those bibles you are thumping all the time, you’d know that.
And what are they sowing? Well first the Million Militia March, which wants to have a bunch of heavily armed anti-government treason bunnies and have them run amok on the Washington Mall.
You know, probably end up shooting up some gay couples, some non-white children, all good Republican values.
In Oklahoma City, a teabagger is arrested for offering to behead any police officers who might have arrested him during the Tax Day Double Entendre.
More on the nationwide problem that the few rational Republican politicians increasingly have with their bigoted Talibangelical supporters.
The GOP: divorced from reality – Los Angeles Times
Funny, yet accurately damning attack on the GOP’s stupidity in this editorial from Bill Maher.