2009 November | Justin Fung

25Nov/090

Links of the Day, November 25

Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

Eugene Cho blogs; warning: some disturbing images.

News

The first state dinner: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Google refuses to take down a racist image of Michelle Obama from its search results. I find it interesting that we (in the US) often defend freedom of speech even when it rolls into abuse/misuse of this freedom.
On Deadly Viper: An open letter from Sojourners to Zondervan.

Green

Climate policies improve health.

Miscellaneous

Cathay Pacific has toilet problems.

24Nov/091

Muppets + Queen = AWESOME

The Muppets do "Bohemian Rhapsody."

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24Nov/092

For those who doubt America is a Christian nation …

Oh, the US is a Christian nation alright; check THIS out:

"54 percent of U.S. adults attributed a Bible verse about caring for the poor and oppressed to celebrities, politicians, and others including Oprah, Bono, and Angelina Jolie rather than the Bible. Obama received the highest percentage of attributions."

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24Nov/092

Sarah Palin in Columbus, OH

The lovely folks at New Left Media went along to a Sarah Palin book signing.

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24Nov/090

Links of the Day, November 24

News

Greater access to anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) has helped to cut the death toll from HIV by more than 10% over the last five years.
Research shows that climate is a major cause of conflict in Africa.
The death toll in election-related violence in the Philippines rises to 46.
Americans are split over Afghanistan.

Politics

Unexpected headline #2408: Bill O'Reilly keeps Sarah Palin honest. One of the highlights has got to be her questioning of Joe Biden's experience ... oh, psh, it's only 40 years.

Miscellaneous

Yet another racist iPhone app: Meet a Chinese Girl. Really?!

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