September 13, 2013
The First Starship
10 historic moments in Voyager’s journey to interstellar space. [rdbrewer]
Forbes: NASA Spacecraft Finds 10 Supermassive Black Holes [rdbrewer]
Michael Barone: Obama's Wing-it Diplomacy Undermines U.S. Credibility
But smart diplomacy! Because they're so smart. Also from RCP: Scott Conroy, Bloomberg's influence takes a hit. [rdbrewer]
Erick Erickson: Why the Media Will Never Treat Conservatives Fairly
Laundry list of bias and conflict of interest. As you read this list, consider that any lawyer in America with similar conflicts would be disbarred faster than you can say Chuck Todd. [rdbrewer]
Charles Krauthammer: The fruits of epic incompetence
"Assad, far from receiving punishment of any kind, goes from monster to peace partner. Putin bestrides the world stage, playing dealmaker. He’s welcomed by America as a constructive partner. Now a world statesman, he takes to the New York Times to blame American interventionist arrogance.... And Obama gets to slink away from a Syrian debacle of his own making. Such are the fruits of a diplomacy of epic incompetence." [rdbrewer]
Student destroys 9/11 memorial ‘to start a dialogue about American imperialism’
These young fascists don't understand their rights to speech do not include stepping on others' right to speech. [rdbrewer]
War News Updates blog: Military names new operation, designs patch
Thanks to CDR M. [rdbrewer]
Rain continues to fall in CO, Hickenlooper blames guns
"If it weren't for gun owners shooting all the time, the rain would fall somewhere else. We're asking everyone to register their rainmaking machines or turn them in, but in either case vote for me." [rdbrewer]