Here are some links for you while you're recovering from the 4th. Science first:
"Contrary to their expectations?" Really? Personal experience in science communication
The Scacco/Beber analysis of the Iranian election is bogus
Prehistoric bloodsucker in Thames
Evidence of fraud in the Iranian election - a reanalysis
It's a good thing people in Brookline have something to eat beside potatoes
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