Another roundup of news, a disproportionate amount from the Middle East, disproportionately bad.
Old and Busted: “Never again!” The New Hotness: “Genocide? Meh. Case-by-case basis.”
More on the ISIS campaign to wipe out the Yazidi and other religious minorities.
Obama says he’s authorizing air strikes “if necessary.” Even when threatening military action, Obama manages to sound wishy-washy.
There are conflicting reports as to weather ISIS or the Kurdish Pesh Merga hold the Mosul dam.
Hamas demands that Israel kick their ass some more.
Rick Perry: “Since September of ’08, we have seen 203,000 individuals who have illegally come into the United States — into Texas — booked in to Texas county jails…These individuals are responsible for over 3,000 homicides and almost 8,000 sexual assaults.”
Quiz: Real Salon or Parody Salon? Difficulty: Impossible.
Leland Yee pleads not guilty to racketeering charges. (Hat tip: Dwight.)
Won’t someone think of the poor federal employee who have nothing to do all day but spank their monkey to online porn?
Why did Austin mayor Lee Leffingwell proclaim a day in honor of convicted Louisiana felon Ed Edwards?
It has to be said: Hillary Clinton doesn’t have the fashion sense God gave a turtle. Two words: Lane Bryant.
Soldiers’ military kits from 1066 to 2014.
There’s a website dedicated to the world’s tallest men.
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