Link Me Up, Scotty - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Edition

From the "no good deed goes unpunished" file: A Hasidic Jew in New York City reported his son's sexual abuse at the hands of the head of a prominent Jewish family to the secular authorities. I'm quite sure you can take some pretty accurate guesses about what happened next. Closed communities with repressed sexual mores seldom handle these types of incidents well.
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Oh, Colorado, sometimes you embarrass me so much. Remember when I blogged about that raving nutbag Gordon "Dr. Chaps" Klingenschmitt? Yeah, well, guess what? He actually won a seat in the Colorado assembly. Colorado Springs is a very strange place. It's like the altitude sucks the critical thinking skills right out of people.
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There's a reason getting Miss Jackson Pi when we did was a good idea.I think I knew this intuitively, although I had trouble articulating it at the time. And while she's been challenging, she's also soft, and sweet, and wants to be near me all the time. Not a bad trade.
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Robochick provides unprecedented access to Emperor Penguins nesting grounds. Such stories go a long way in convincing me how clever and innovative people can be.
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Angels and Ministers of Grace, defend us.
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The problem with the rampant disrespect of President Obama, from the point of view of a Canadian. However, when confronted with this reality, his opponents will deny that it has anything to do with race, oh, no! H/T Juan.
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Video of the Week: Laci Green on why she's a feminist. Since I'm suffering from Imposter Syndrome today, this is especially apt.