30 Shevaṭ 5768: Ro’sh Ḥodhesh/National Frozen Yogurt Day/Ash Wednesday

Greetings.

Worthy cause of the day: “Help Us Stop "Libel Terrorism"”.

Today’s news and commentary:

• “Proof Positive”
  
• “Guardian Video: One Minute, One-Sided”
  
• “Keep tortoises in the fridge for winter” (No, I am not making this idea up.)
  
• “DHS official moots Real ID rules for buying cold medicine”
  
• “Minority Christians keep faith in Pakistan” (Considering how rotten Christians are being treated in Pakistan, why is Pakistan being treated as if it were an ally? Is this the sort of country the US should be supporting?)
  
• “The Israeli Lesson”
  
• “Physical Sciences Win Out Over Biomedicine in 2009 Budget Proposal” (No wonder I am still unemployed.)

Today’s weird thing is the Dominion of Melchizedek, a micronation whose purpose is solely to scam people out of their money. Enjoy, share the weirdness, and happy new month.

Aaron