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Fever Ray - When I Grow Up

It's the sister from the pair who make up "The Knife," from Sweden, I think.

100 mph Winds Hit Paris / Time Lapse Xynthia

Any first hand reports?

Al Gore says global warming can't be wished away - Green House - USATODAY.com

Sad Final Day for Nocturnal House (Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle)

The Nocturnal House was an institution for those who grew up here or have lived in Seattle for some time.  We have watched Woodland Park Zoo grow from an Amusement Park with caged animals to a 4 star zoo that focusses on saving endangered species and on education.  In this age of science denying (whether evolution or climate change), it was a haven for animal and nature lovers.  The Nocturnal House was entered via the Reptile House.  

The new Penguin Exhibit is nice and the Northwest, Asian, Savannah and Rain Forest areas have been an improvement, but what budget cuts necessitated the closing of the Nocturnal House?  The electric bill?  Some of you will remember these educational exhibits.  There were lots of animals "out" today, by the way - vampire bats, fruit bats, sloths (running instead of sleeping), porcupines and armadillos, to name a few.  If you are a local, you probably know these exhibits like the back of your hand, and you will never see them again.

            
 

Paris Hilton Beer Ad Banned in Brazil

Democracy Now on Chris Hedges' New Book Linking Dominionists & Fascists

Sarapocalypse 2012

Frank Rich | The Axis of the Obsessed and Deranged

Frank Rich, The New York Times | I'd put my money instead on the murder-suicide of Andrew Joseph Stack III, the tax protester who flew a plane into an office building housing Internal Revenue Service employees in Austin, Texas, on Feb. 18. It was a flare with the dark afterlife of an omen. 
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Republicans, Health Care & Lesbians

 

Obama Rushing to Hawaii to Monitor Tsunami

Thanks to Robin, who saw this at Democratic Underground!

 Obama rushing to Hawaii to monitor Tsunami (Picture) - Democratic Underground

 

Van Jones - "I Love You, Glenn Beck - & There Is Nothing You Can Do About It"

 

He is shown here getting an award from the NAACP. Saw him at YearlyKos before & he is awesome.

Center for American Progress announced that Jones will be rejoining the think tank as a Senior Fellow and leader of the new Green Opportunity Initiative, which will focus on creating economic opportunity in distressed communities. He will also be teaching environmental and economic policy as part of a one-year fellowship at Princeton University.

Tea Party Exercises "Free Speach" Rights in front of Seattle Mall

The overwhelming thrust seemed to be to stop spending federal money derived from taxes on health care, though there were other side issues, like the prophetic skill of Glenn Beck and the danger of the H1N1 vaccine.