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News/Politics

Gulf Oil Disaster: The cap remains on British Petroleum’s oil geyser, but an apparent leak and “undetermined anomalies” mean the happy ending is still a long way off.

U.S. Intelligence: It’s a complete mess, according to the Washington Post.

Right-Wing Terrorism?: You’ll never hear the word “terrorism” mentioned by the media on this one, but it looks like the Oakland CHP saved a lot of lives.

Refudiate This: Sarah Palin demands that “peace-loving” Muslims “refudiate” plans for building a Mosque near Ground Zero.

Mark Williams Out: The Tea Party has kicked out race-baiter Mark Williams. That should take care of their whole racism problem.

HIV and Poverty: A new study showcases the link between HIV/AIDS and poverty.

Odd News

Feminism Alive and Well in Czech Republic: This May, the Czech Republic voted in more female members of Parliament than ever before, and to celebrate that fact they have got together to create a sexy calendar to sell to the public.

Five-Second Rule: Five seconds or not, if you drop food on the floor, it should be trashed.

Bible Verse of the Day

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good. (Psalm 53:1)

Blogs

Digby: A way to make Tim Geithner cry.

Science-Based Medicine: Peter Lipson rips apart the Huffington Post’s latest pseudoscientific “story.”

Emptywheel: Why Not Nominate God to Be Director of National Intelligence?

Say It Ain’t So Already: The Black Panther “Scandal” — a GOP Ploy to Bring Down Eric Holder and Barack Obama

Dog Fun

If you own a dog, here’s one reason why you should take care of it, and not leave a mischievous roommate handle things.

–WKW

Crossposted at William K. Wolfrum Chronicles