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By mikethemadbiologist on May 2, 2010.

Water, water everywhere, but none to drink. At least I can provide you with a flood of links--but mine don't break. Science:

Found Alive: The Loch Ness Monster of the Northwest Prairie. Alas, It Disappoints
More from Eyjafjallajokull
Halted construction pollutes waterways: Buildup of silt floods areas and endangers wildlife

Other:

The trillion-dollar fraud
Being Poor
Exciting New Taxes Are So Much More Awesome Than The Old Ones
Watching The Deficit Hounds of Hell
14 Ways a 90 Percent Top Tax Rate Fixes Our Economy and Our Country
The Great Wingnut Fucksturm
Financial Literacy
Obama NOW puts things ON the table: ObamaRomneyCare meets Debt Commission meets taxpayers' wallets
How We Stomach Elitism
Arizona's bad, Oklahoma's worse
Nine Deficit Myths We Cannot Afford
Razing Arizona: How States' Rights Are Going to Hell

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