A Tuesday that feels like a Monday. Blech. Anyway, links for you. Science:
Whooping cough in California: deaths caused by the anti-vaccination movement
Big cats hunting pumpkins
Photo safari - lion's mane jellyfish (in an amusing case of tangled tentacles)
Other:
American People Hire High-Powered Lobbyist To Push Interests In Congress
Superman Does Not Exist and Teachers' Unions are Not the Villains
Musical chairs
Running For Cover
COGNITIVE SLAVES
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