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Blogospherics: Recommended reads

Category: Blogospherics
Posted on: August 5, 2008 10:42 PM, by Greg Laden

Two follow-ups on Sizzle. From Almost Diamonds, "Stereotypes in Comedy"... and from Uncommon Ground, "The crisis in science literacy"

And then, this. If you are a US citizen living abroad you MUST click this picture:
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Jelly fish are the canaries of the ocean. Only instead of warning us by dying, they warn us by becoming very nuermous, swimming all around us, and stinging.

Jellyfish are booming in oceans all over the world, thanks to people messing things up. Now jellyfish swarms are a problem every day on some beaches. According to jellyfish expert Dr. Josep-María Gili "These jellyfish near shore are a message the sea is sending us saying, 'Look how badly you are treating me.'"


This is where Obama reminds me of Bill Clinton. I'm not sure why:

Hat tip: Josh

Oh, John McCain is a moron:



(hat tip My View of it)

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1

The Almost Diamonds link also points to Uncommon Ground... FIXED (thanks)

Posted by: Coturnix | August 5, 2008 11:20 PM

2

And the picture is not a link....and you did not link to me today boohooo ;-(

Posted by: Coturnix | August 5, 2008 11:31 PM

3

Bora - I think Greg is tired. But when he fixes the link for Vote Abroad people will see that it includes a h/t to Blog Around the Clock.

Posted by: mike Haubrich, FCD | August 6, 2008 12:50 AM

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