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OK, so the Pope is sick again. What’s a non-Catholic supposed to write about that — a pre-post-mortem? Much as I admire the man for his moral stance against Communism, I despise his moral collapse when it came to covering up molestation in his own church. There ya go.

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Think the next two stories are related? First, from the CSM:

“The shooting war is over, but … we’re engaged in a cultural war for the heart and soul of the South and for America, too,” says William Lathem, spokesman for the Southern Heritage PAC in Atlanta.

Second, from WOAI News:

From a newly established ‘capitol’ in the east Texas town of Overton, Daniel Miller, President of the Republic of Texas Interim Government, says a desire to be free, combined with ballooning concerns over rising taxes and property rights, will convince more Texans to support a ‘referendum’ on whether Texas should become an independent nation.

Mmmmm, could be.

It seems like Vlad the Bad is still a man we can do business with:

Russia and the United States signed a deal Thursday to control the spread of portable anti-aircraft missiles — a hot stock for militants around the world and a growing threat to civilian aircraft.

Washington has expressed worry over reports of planned sales of such Russian missiles to Syria.

Typing in your pajamas is a jailable offense:

An Iranian blogger accused of spying and counter-revolutionary activities has been jailed for 14 years. Newspaper editor Arash Sigarchi – whose blog criticised an Iranian crackdown on similar websites which has resulted in around 20 arrests – was himself cuffed in January on charges of “espionage, insulting the founder of Iran’s Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomenei, and current Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei”, the BBC reports.

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One of these days, some dictator is going to drop all the pretense about the how distributing publically-available information is somehow akin to spying, and just tell the world, “Fuck it. We jail and kill people because we can.”

An iPod Photo for $350? That’s going on my Amazon Wish List.

There are no blacks on the Michael Jackson jury? What’s the big deal? It’s not like there’s a black man on trial. Next, someone will be upset because there aren’t enough men on the panel.

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